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CAjj MAY HERALD AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY.

PublUhcd Every Saturday Morning at S06 Washington Street, Cape May. N. J.

AMkm all Communication* U THB H KHALI), CAPE rtAY. N. J. ,1 at thr poat office l* x-o.ml cUc* mail ni

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10. 1903.

\ Our Prospect*. *

It ia prulmhl,- that thr reaiiienta of Ch|h May tlo not realize the prosperity in store for this charming ami unrivaled resort uht-U the plans of the Cape Y*y Kz-al Kstate' Company are carried out.

This corporation has steadily continued

to purrhu

ti. Edwards. There are as yet

e property, hut in the name

of Anthony M. Zane and Capt. Frank

onl» of the transfer irom these gentleUietrio the Cape May Heal Kslate Company. "Ay this has not been done is it matter which is purely the businea* of the men interested in the syndicate, «Itieh will speitd-et least five million /dollars iiefore they got into sKapepdhe property they want to put upon tn», market. Thtjy are men who are not given'to puhlishing to the world what th«:y will do, but rather what they have done. That is one of Uie reasons, and the principal reason why the syndicate means business in its efforts to develop their newly acquired land, and consequently advance Cape May to the position where it should stand, as America’s

May and they have usually come “sounding biass and tingling cymbals", to decieive the public. After they have told what they were going to do, and gotten what free grants the city could give, they have gone away and left visions of what might have been. Because of these former experiences |jape May people are incredulous of many proposed schemes of improvement, and for that reason there unpeople here who seem to be suspicions of the present movement of the syndicate ko develop East Cape May. Our people should dispel such suspicions, replace in their minds thoughts as to bow to encourage the men, in their efforts to boom and develop Cape May. American Claims Against Russia. The decision Just rendered by I»r. Asser of The Hague International court of arbitration in the case of the i sealing seizures is wholly In r of this country. The case grew ont of the seizure eleven years ago of American sealing vessels by Busalan Warships in Bering sea. Complaint was made that the seizures were Illegal. and two years ago arbitration was agreed upon. The .United States did not claim jurisdiction, either In the Bering sea or In Its bordering waters, for a greater' distance than a marine league from the coast and admitted the .Jurisdiction of any state over territorial waters only to the extent of a marine league, unless a different rule had been Hied by treaty between the two states interested In the question. In deciding this point Councilor Asser

warship* should be p. mortal water* to ch

e permitted beyond

mortal waters to chase a vessel whose ■ cr«-w_ha* been guilty of unlawful fishing

f In these waters or on territory Of the state Is, nol In conformity with lawful principles. The reason la that the Juris-

diction of the state extends only to the limits of Its territorial borders Unless this rule has been abrogated by special treaty. Two Important doctrine* are laid down In the dechdon-fllrst that no arresting officer can oblige foreign Bailors ^to navigate the arrested vessel 4p port: second. In calculating the damage* It Is proper to regard the prospective catch of seals which a vessel might have made bad she not been seized. This, we believe. 1* the first decision by a properly authorized arbitrator that damages for a prospective catch are allowable. Damages arc awarded to the American claimants amounting to more than'$100,000. As tu> questions of sovereignty or national Interest are Involved Russia will doubtless pay the claims promptly.

SelecfLg State Flowers.

The school children of West Virginia are Just np* engaged in a rather spirited campaign preliminary to a vote which mil determine the floral emblem of that slate. Laurel, which flourishes In mountsltf region*, appears to be *

favorite In tbc contest.

Many of the state* of the Union have neb—ted by similar method their emblematic flower. Them- are: California, the poppy: Louisiana and Mississippi, the magnolia: Colorado, the columbine: Maine the pine cone; KanJaa the sunflower; New York, the rose; Rhode Island. tM violet: lows and North Dakota. the wild rose; Vermont, tbs red clover; Delaware, tbs peach bkamorn; Utah, the sago Uly; Idaho, the Syria**;

mb; Oklahoma, the mistletoe, Oregon.

rhododendron, and Mlnnssota. the lady slipper. Several states are discussing the matter of Mm adoption «f * Mate Sower, and 'It la thought Ukslyi that Florida will choose the orange Mosaom. Mexico the cactus, Kentucky the blue gras* and South Carolina the palmetto, though there Is much more palmetto In Florida than la tbs Pal-

metto State. There has also

regarding tbs selection of a national flower, but our flora Is so abundant and varied that it Is quit# .mptoalhie to single out one more represeutatlv* than another. Unquestionably, however, the uni vernal favorite Just about this time of year la a sprig of holly and mistletoe hanging above the bead

of a pretty gtrL

Considerable unfavorable comment bus been !icu|mh1 upon the heads of City' Council for its recent action in appointing a city solicitor from without thei bounds of Cape May. There are no pb-l jet-tin s raised to the selection of the min chosen, liecause be is able and veil known as a native. He has, however, been acting as attorney for the Cape Island Gas Company, in iU certiorari proceedings to'set aside the r^cinder of the alleged contract made by the city with the Company in December, 1900, and which action is still pending in the State Supreme Court. There are resident in Cspe May City three lawyers specially eligible under the city charter, and two others eligible under an act of the Legislature passed within the lakt four years. Four ot the five are taxpayers, and all have an int-

erest in the place.

They would all be called ungrateful should they go.out of Cape May to purchase their groceries, to secure their insurance, to employ carpenters, or to have any kind of contraft_qr,other work done, and yet Council has laki itself liable to being at least indiscreet.

Stories Fmo the Nationil Capital

u 6.—The automobile

Washington. Jan. has become quite

for transportation In this CUy of Msgnlflcent Distances, and a goodly nmningnseamen are conveyed to and from Capitol hUl In the "bus* wagons.” Tbs other day two United Bute* sens tors who In times past were familiar with the bucking broncho of the west had a novel and interesting experience

with a "bucking auto." They were. Clark of Moots-, na and Elkina of West Virginia. The Montana senator came to the White House pf-i flees to pay his]

respect* ti

Benator Elkioa to ] Accompany him; to the capltol in | bia big French automobile. Mr.'i Elkina accepted, and. putting the chauffeur upon

upon

ir seat, th«

icr kli

™^rarn!xcvn! “ cop ^ r klB *" the wheel. He guided the machine all right In making the turn toward Pennaylranla avenue, but a abort distance In front an old cab borse occupied the middle of the street, cutting capers and

At the -annual meeting of the City Council, Councilman Dosk hinted that a new building ordinance will be shortly taken up by Council. Such a measure has been badly needed. Sometime ago the matter of a new building ordinance was suggested to Cornual by Building Inspector William T. Steven*. At present there-are no building lines prescribed and Cape May’s architectural beauty and town plot style basin a way been deformed. It is not too late to pass such an ordinance. As to the material to be used in certain buildings there are guards, and this is also a (natter of great importance, especially for the prevention of couflagiutiona. Let have the i

while manufacturer* w 1 to P««tloc «ongre~ I

Tbe automobile

have decided

an appregwtotlon of HfrflCVKlfl for a national reed propose that the 1 of tbe highway shall be sbuei ly by tbe natloaal government, tbe states and tbe counties through which tbe reed peaae*. In other words, coo gross will order tbe expenditure, tf tbs bill become# * law, end will pay owly ooc-third of tbe Mils, goeb a greet aehlgbway would undouMedly-b* a fins thing, but It la highly tmprebable that congress would sesame to t*x tbe status and counties through which it would puss without their OMMOWL A hotel man In CrawtordSTflle, lod, discharged a waiter who wa* courting tbe employer’s daughter. Tbe daughter disappeared and later wrote borne saying she had joined tbe discharged man and married him. It I* apparent that the waiter waited for the girl 'after be quit waiting for her father. Tbe Trenton (N. J.) man who hid |05 Inp stove In which his wife afterward built a Ore Is at least ooe point better off than If be had spent tbe money lbe nigbt before In baring ”* glorious time with tbe boys." He bed

no headache.

While a hatpin may be useful na a weapon or as a tool for doing various odd jobs. It baa Its ^n.wbsrim aa a surgical Instrument A Hoboken (N.

J-J.giri Us* teat her

LB 4m

The European suggestion to sarita the United Bute# responsible for Vote reuela'a debts Is more easily mad* than executed.

»• >

■1 has lest her life through pick

r ear wHh a -hatpin.

The -Match for the alleged Kruger $600,000 gold treasure promise# to b# almost as protracted aa that for Captain Kite's.

And b«r wary chsstaut hair Do** U>* merry ch«*tnut act— Taaates lover* la Us soar*. CueM lurk* In marry cuts*. With his Quiver full of darts; Sot th. MMS.Ia kU. jsfefi.w£sr Softly otasas U scale. ■wgr-sjanar* ram would fl»d th* tore timy sash to her are. .hut cm U>* tosh. Fsrfaet are hsr form sad tao*. And hs» wards ar* * caress. ■jL’s.'ssttjsiyr ■he la but a work of art Kawwmc asucto «* Mr srjmto. AndtoSTMU’tMjytKdu.*^

a collision. In g ■n his big red n

tbe street

Senator Elkins braced himself by grabbing tbs sides of tbe seat, but his look of uneasiness disappeared when tbs trig machine was brought to a stop. Then Senator Clark attempted to start

again by slowly applying the power, but tbe machine was contrary, bocked and plunged across the street and was brought up with a shock against the opposite curb. This time Mr. Elkins concluded that he would rather walk and hastily got out of ths automobile. The big French racer started and stopped, snorted and bucked for a few minutes, but was finally subdued by Senator Clark, and when It bad been reduced to a good temper Mr. Elkins’ courage returned, be re-embarked and tbe two millionaire st*tturnon sped toward the capttot At as high speed as tbs regulations per-

There waa a congenial party of story teller* In tbe bouse cloakroom tbe oth-

r day. Representatlvs lorseof Kentucky was

ne of them.

"Well" remarked tbe

•"Wall there in the Whits moontains. They are chock fall of granite Bkd Will furnish nor* tombstones thin Will ever I* needed tp Oklahoma.' ” "Down At my bom* to Mississippi," said Representative John Sharp WH11ams to h number of his colleagues, "w* hare * dear old before tbe war negro mammy who never learned to read, bat who baa au Intense curiosity about the proceaa. “One day I waa sitting in my library reading a bopk..and.mammy came and M*ad ore* jp»,ito«mer. " <Wbat to Jtj mafiimyT I asked. “ * 'Dead, judge,' she ssld, ‘I wus dee wonderin' which It Is you read-d* white or d* black.’ ” A party of congressmen were tbe other day recounting .their experiences doringp tbe last coo-Xn-asloual campaign when Senator Helt-

feid

during tbe camOne day up In tbe northern t of tbe state a wheel came off tbe

ed along tbe read a piece until I cum# to s rancher's bouse. Tbe only person I could find was a big. shock beaded Swede. " 'My friend,’ 1 said, ’can you tell ms where I can find a monkey wrench V "He looked at me blankly for a minute and then said;

Representative Candler of Mississippi waa peaking on tbe pure food bill la tbs bouse and toek tbe occasion to praise tbe food products of bis own state. “I should like," broke In Representative 81ms, "to ask a question about Mississippi—a question about another product of ttfst grand old state. How are tbe bears bolding outT' * "Wonderfully well.’’. Candler replied. "Even presidents cannot get them. Still we all hoped tbe president would shoot one. so he could see what pur* bear food w# produce.” Rev. Mr. Gooden, tbe blind chaplain of tbe boose of representative*. Is s candidaie.for tbe chaplaincy of tbe senate, left vacant by the resign* lion of Chaplain Milborn, who Is also blind. “What do yao want to go to tbe senate for?" asked Representative Cannon of the chaplain. "Why do you want to tears the flower garden of the bouse for the graveyard of tbe senate! It's a graveyard over there." "I know." said tbe blind chaplain, "but a fellow stays longer in a graveyard than in a flower garden."

Orifta el tbe

lows bare told a bunch of mighty stale stories and perpetrated a pun as an atrocious climax. I think 1 can -tell on* that will bread up this party- It to suggested by my friend's reference ‘ ‘ £ I

ever

tbe mint Julep.'

r beard tbe story of the origin c

gee, tbe new member from Connecticut, elected to fill a vacancy. To him this story was told: "In the early days In Kentucky a stranger stopped over night with a distiller, who had some fine liquor and a very notable spring of water. Growing about tbe spring was s quantity of mint. Tbe stranger mixed the mint with tbe liquor, spring water and some sugar, and he and the distiller got ter into the night repeating tbe dose. "Next spring the stranger passed that way again. A woman came to tb* door. ‘Where's the qfd manT tbe

“ Dead,* replied the woman. "Deadr “ Tap: a fellow came along here last Mtrlng and taught him to put grass In bis Ucker, and It finally Wiled him.’" A short time before tbe ressaembUng of the present session of coogrr*s,Senator Burnham of New Hampshire, who, by tbe way, does not wear a foil beard, visited Oklahoma In company with other memof tbe senate subcommittee on tertes. While la Woodward county the New Hampshire senator had a rare experience with one of the progressive Weahly journals of the territory now seeking admission to the Union ea a stele. The enterprising editor waa apparently short on photographs of the^ distinguished members of tbe subcommittee on territories. Nevertheless be bad plenty of pstont medicine pictures, and from the assortment did the best be could to show bis readers whst kind of looking senators they bad in their midst For Mr. Burnham be guested badly, having selected a statesman of long, flowing beard. To make goodf tbe territorial editor wrote an article around tbe plctuieA

With them. Of the New Hampshire senator he aaM la pail: "Just here Colonel Wiggins dapped old man Burnham on tbe Nkek and asked him if they had anything to etf New Haapeklre trigger than Wood-

Tb# bill to appropriate $1 tbs cradtcatton of tbe foot and month disease among cattle waa being dtorasseri the other, day. ' "I'd vote to make It $2,000,000," said Representative Bbattue of Ohio, “If we could apply some of It to tbe month dlsSehator Elkins of West Virginia, who In his young days was a railroad station agent out west, his office being a box car on tbe siding, tells this story on himself: One day In checking up a carload of tmastgrants’ effects be cottd not find s bureau called for by tbe way bill. He was la powraalor, however, of a vigorous .yonpg jackass was not down in the bill. Bo b« wired tbe shipping agent: "I am short ooe bureau and long ooe

The answer a “Too are O. K. That bureau was a burro." For the benefit of tbe eastern tenderfoot It aaa> bfi.tnrptolned that tbe burro is a small pack animal of tbe

Tbe

in tbe

other day John, tbe big barber

aOv* brushing his hair. “ ’Deed, Judge; yon mustn’t thank me for a-bruahln’ of your hair. It’s suttinly bad lofk. Why, if* moa’ as bad as a-beisHn* a'boot owl." AU the bouse barbers believe that if

tomer’s hair they v

II have bad luck.

Representative Charles Joy of 8L Louis, Who was defeated for re-elee-

wss dining tbe day with a stran-

Belplafi

Hire HeU

other fig »

A 4

norant of tbe identity ot the man with whom Joy was dining, stopped a moment at tbe table and said: “Mr. Joy, I undemtand you are going to bt tbe next postmaster of ,8t. Louis.” Mr. Joy blushed and wriggled in his chair. "Oh. no." he lsald iieprecatlagly. "But I bear that tt-to aU fixed and that you win succeed the preset, peetmsster," tbe reporter pefslated. The etrangsr at the tpble looked at Joy with a strange ugptoMlon of mingled Inquiry end reproach. “Don’t you believe It," put in Joy nastily. "It Isn't sa 1 assure you it tort eo." at away. A tew tatbe rsem be saw aa“Wbe’s that man totlag with JegT ‘That," said the fit Louis mao. Ta Fred W. Baumbiff.'the peanut postmaster ef *. Lets, whs to trying to ■et Jey te-btop ktos hold kie job." IAMUKL HUBBARD.

CHOICE J^sSCr _V*NY The LmI Msteeslb •( a Srruud. If oue grain uf sand on tb<- sltofr of tb# ocean were lost and scion tint* wore to spead years In trying to find It. they would ha attempting a task resembling that to which leading astronomer* of England and France are now devoting themselves. One-slxtccnth of a second tz missing, and no ooe can tell where it ha* gone. Between the sun's time as recorded at Greenwich snd as understood at Paris there le that brief and seemingly unimportant discrepancy. No expense la bring spared to trace the missing fraction. A special building has been erected st Parts, costly Instruments Installed, a carp* of matbamstlclans engaged and a process that may take years to complete bus been commenced. The Inaccuracy 1*1 more Important than will njqiear to ' tbe lay mind. Longitude le calculated on the basis of Greenwich time. It def many counof time may change the nationality of thousands of people. The pursuit of the mlitfug fraction of a second la therefore of worldwide Importance. We shall all be much relieved when It has been found, for then not a grain of the sands of time will be missing.—Toronto Mall and Empire. Trlb* mt EektsiM r»a*4. The remnant of a remarkable and hitherto lost tribe of Eskimos has recently been discovered on Southampton Island, at the extreme north end of Hudson bay. It Is said that until recently these people have never had sn opportunity of ted dr a white man. Their huts are built of tbe great Jaws of whales, covered with skins. In tbe middle U sn elevation, on which is a stone lamp need for lighting, beating, cooking, molting snow and drying clothe*. Tbe lamp Is only a dish of whale oil. In which Is a wick of dry mosa Indeed the whale Is tbe chief means by which these people live, tbe bones being utilized for making plates, cup* and sledges, but they also use sledges of walrus tusks, with deer entisrs for crosepieces. Tbs tribe is almost extinct, si only some sixteen are ak a dialect peculiar to 1 are very daring hunt-

A TaBdcr BeartvS GtrL Borte: than swaydown waa- her heart more tender tffan spti

New Year Styles

y Hlandsrd Patterns ji

received by us contain ibr fot-

iu*ry H ived by

low luy novelties. Jfirop Shoulder Waists Strapped Skirt Ualsts Xante Carlo Skirl Wats! Costume Standard Patterns are Sesut-Allo* Iny and absolutely reliable. - Visit uur Paltenon Department tbe next time you come Ci our store. DRYGOODS NOTIONS Millinery LADIES’ and MEN’S Furnishings 0. L- W. KNERR 518-20 WA8H1H6T0H STREET. CA PE Myu V. N. J,.

a spring tints In

She could not Bear to give pain to any Bring thing. Aa they walked through the woods each was bis love that he went first and brushed sway tbe spider webs with his face. All about them lay the beauties of nature and tbe habitations of clrllix*tion. "SeeT' be cried, pointing to a forest giant "Seer* And on It she saw a graven heart with their names cut inside It. “Oh. cruel, crueir’ ehc wept. “Our engagement is broken. I would not ms try a monster who thus inflicts pelo on"— •‘What!" be cried. "What have I done that is so croriT' “You have cut a live oak tfeer

the Alps where damage from hailstorms during harvest time la always

that look like sentry boxes. When they are fired, they boom like “sura enough" cannons, bat Instead ot a bell or shell or other similar projectile they emit s ring of smoke which grows larger and larger aa It ascends until at last before it breaks It to big enough to surround a ten sore field. Instead of hail only rain fall* when the guns are used, and damage to crops to prevented.

Mlafilraate* Mail.

The postofflee departn. mt has prepared a set of ItatlstKa, says the Springfield Republican, which amount to an indictment agmlpst. every fourth person In tbe country for mledireetlng

ment handled ISRfli. last year which were

wrongly or Imperfectly directed; Nearly 10JX»,000 of there were either forwarded with correct addresses or returned to the sender. The taken from the letters that found tbeii way to tbe dead letter office and fpc which no owners could be found, together with the amount realised from the suction sale of unclaimed article* accumulated in the office, a

ta* T*i*»a«><.

In Stockholm almost every housebolder to "cm the telephone,” and practically every kind of basin ess to dtecassed by means of tbe Instrument. This fact has been turned to account by the police authorities in a carious

>f s bt Ms of

ty employed a detective to obtain In formation about him. Tbe deteettvt "tapped” tb* telephone wire frees a •t which the suspect was stay * 1 Irate con

The costermonger has found an aj ogtot in the London Lancet. It Is hi* business to watch the markets and to, boy extensively whan there is a glut end to distribute the purchases aa quickly as possible. He. thus prev— the wholesale destruction of psrtohi goods and he also discourages the to-'

Cut Prices on Blankets and Rotes for Saturday. Blankets at half the price to close ont this lot. as we have bought a stock lot snd moot sell this before they come in. Also Kobe* snd Harness. Stable Blankets, regular $2.50. now (1.35. Robes st tj-00 are worth kMj. ” Buffalo, $6.00, worth $10.00. Single Carriage Harness. $10.00. onr make. Open Wagon Harness. $11.00, onr make. Bridles. $2.00, onr make. Lines, $1.75. FOR SATURDAY ONLY*. W. A. LOVETT New Savings Bank Whv don’t von Bur ronr Clothing and Furnishings Boots and Shoes at I. Tenenbaum’s And get 10 per cent, off for every dollar that is purchased in this store for cash, snd tbe prices are the lowest in town. The largest assortment to select from. Come snd convince yourself that my prices are the cheapest in town. My New CHRISTMAS GOODS sre arriving daily. Come, get a more on yon, and get some of the cream before U is all gone. I. TENENBAUM, The Leading Oothicr, Shoes and Hatter, 421 Washington St CAPE MAY, N.J.

All Millinery at Cost We offer you all sizes of Misses' Vests, worth 25c. for 17c. Lots of Ladies' Flannel Waists greatly reduced. Ladles*, Misses and Chll> dren's Coats A Furs Skirts and Tailor-mitde Suits, In fanls' Dresses, long and short. Ladies’ Cambric and Muslin underwear, slightly soiled. There are bargains throughout the Store. Come and see. Lot Ladies’ Kid Gloves, worth $1, now 69c.

Double Green Trading Stamp sale, month of January. Double amount of the genuine Green Trading Stamps with every purchase. Two Stamps instead of one; ten

five; twenty instead of

ten; one hundred instead of fifty. Take advantage of this offer to

help fill your books and start flew

ones.

Hr*. E TORHEB, d£y goods, uiluneky, 516 Washington St.

Pop Coni, shell.-.I for (sipping, sagai00sted with plenty of sugar, si Hngau's.

Beet Sun-

■catwl Prsimte 10c p--und.

We offer \ou hi lunhiiig <■ each week, si ili«a»'«

Spe-<l»U:—Ce -e May Cream lee. I*tiqt Pong, Cspe M*y Ouudlr*. Maplrttr*, Dixie DikxIIih, only at Hogan'*. Popular price*, ft.a eaiaplra.