CAPE MAY HERALD AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY. Published Every Saturday Morning at S06 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. subscription: Onc Dollar Pea Year in Advance

STATE LEGISLATORS. End of Session May Be Said to Be In Sight. BUSY WEEK FOB THE LAWHAKEKS

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IBpeclal Corrrapondenca ]

Entered at the post office at Cape May, j Xn>nU>u. Ft-b.26.—Washington'* blrtbN. J.. aa second-class mail matter. March n, I dnJ . tot( . rfered wU h the usual MoixUj l901 - night scKsiou of the legislature this CATtienAV PFRODADV 2A 1003 WWfk - bUt • 0l0n • g ° t t0 WOrk brlHk ' SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28, '903. , Iy eI|nusU ou morning and ---r-.— . lloon n)-( j e U p f or ||, e time lost In oh-

Kerrlng the natal day anniversary of

A Matrimonial Trust.

The enterprising women of Troy. N. T-, have organized a club which appears to he something In the nature of t matrimonial trust. They have appar-

the Father of Hla Country. The Uwmakers are at last down to work In real earnast and the end may Be said to he in sight. There ate some who he-

™ur On. « !« U.. !"tould b.-

reached in about three weeks more.

young men of that famous town of collars and cuffs to propose and will take matters Into their own hands. The men of Troy—aa In the time of -Paris, who, not content with Trojan society, went to Sparta for Helen—are evidently an overexacting and unreasonable set, and if they seek wives at all go out of town few them when they could do Just as well at home. Aa one of the leaders of the spinster uprising remarks. “In Troy a woman has got to combine all the virtues, be pretty and have lots ad money, and then she only stands half a chance to get • husband." No wander that there should be an indignant protest and revolt against this unjust condition, and aa this la an era of combination the formation of a matrimonial trust la the most natural thing in the world. The Troy girls have learned that there is a demand for wives In the far west. By combining they are in a position to supply the demand. Such a demand has already come from Tacoma, where the ysung men are more sensible that those of Troy. They understand that handsome Is as handsome does and. being prepared to earn their own living, do not Insist that their brides shall bring them a fortune. For young men of this sort the Troy Matrimonial dub Is fully equipped to furnish wives. The most violent trust baiter can find little fault with this Trojan combine, and all good people will wish it success. If as an outcome of it all the Troy girls, pretty and otherwise, shall marry appreciative men from Tacoma or elsewhere, utterly ignoring finicky Trojans, it will serve them right Most of them. It may fairly he presumed, do not combine all the virtues with good looks and wealth, and they will get scant sympathy In their enforced bachelorhood. They have brooght it upon themselves. The Slot Machine and the Law. What to do with the slot machines Into which one drops a nickel and gets back sometimes 10. sometimes os much as 50. cents, but usually nothing at all, has been a perplexing problem to the authorities of many cities, and there have been almost as many remedies suggested for the evil as there are cities where they have been put Into opera-

tion.

The Law and Order society of Philadelphia recently burned up $20,000 worth of them In one grand reform bonfire. In Chicago, at least In certain precincts, there have been raids on the machines found in cigar stores. The police there hare adopted a novel method of treatment. They break open the machine* with hammers and chisels, take out all the money within and apply it to the fund of the Policemen's Benevolent association. In Seattle, which had a general "cleaning up" a few weeks ago. It was decreed that the slot machines sbonld have their faces turned toward the wall. Uke^gughty little boys. In Portland, Ore., the automatic gambling devices are hot to be molested at all If they bear the label. "These machines can be played for merchandise only.” Expert machinists have begun the work of altering the mechanism so that It delivers checks which may be redeemed In drinks or cigars. In another western city the only Interference of the authorities was with machines of the type which displays five cards as in a hand at poker. In the city referred to the powers are said to have made careful tests to ascertain If the machine provided a reasonable proportion of straights, flushes, etc. After seeing that they were not "fixed" with an endless succession of worthless bands the {towers let the devices alone. Here are five different ways of dealing with the same agency of temptation In aa many different cities. The Philadelphia method would seem to be the moat effective, while that of Chicago is the most unique.

New York Is to have a thirty story hotel. The bridal chamber should be located on the top floor In order to lend realism to the notion of loving oouples who think they are Is heaven.

At Short Hills. N. J., the other night a dog named Dewey broke hla cable and chased away a burglar. He was evidently intent upon living up to his

which would make the session eleven weeks long, but there are others who profess to know th^^inuernes*" of things and who axsc^That It will be at least four weeks more before the legislators are ready to pack up and go

borne.

It will be Interesting to watch during the closing weeks of the session bow the legislature will deal with the several recommqndatious contained in the governor’s message submitted at the oiM>ulng of the session. The subjects upon which the governor urged legla lative action were aa follows: A trunk sewer outlet for the Passaic valley to be built with state aid: a primary election law; the purchase by the state of voting machines to be used In all localities; the abolishing of fo-s In county offices nod placing such officials ou a salaried basis: raising the minimum ago for children employed in factories from twelve to fourteen years and giving the governor the power to remove the factory Inspectors and his deputies; a liberal appropriation for the establishment of the State Hospital For ('onsumpyves: to Increase the governor’s emergency fund from $10,000 to $25,000: Increasing the salary of the state banking and Insurance commissioner from $4,000 to $0,000; tjie crea tion of a commission to Investigate and report bills for regulation of tenement bouses: to limit the speed of automobiles to fifteen miles nn hour; the extension of the statehonse grounds and the purchase or erection of an executive mansion; passing of the constitutional amendments for the reorganization of the Judiciary, and the requirement of indemnity bonds from litigants enjoining corporations. It Is not at all likely that all of these suggestions will receive favorable consideration at the hands of the legislature. In fact a few of them arc already doomed, and a dozen governors could not bring them back to life. Notable among these are the anticounty fee bill and the primary election lair. The voting machine bill is banging back for some unacconutable reason, and It may be that this Important measure will be Introduced too late to enable It to be passed. tip to the Committee. One half of the session has passed into history and only one of the blUa recommended by the governor has been passed. This is the bill embodying Judiciary amendments. The tenement house bill did not make Us appearance until last week, and this will probably ge through without any question. The blU for Increasing the salary of the state banking and Insurance commissioner will probably be sent to the governor in a few days, having gone throngh the senate without opposition. The proposition has yet to be considered by the appropriations committee, which must also act upon a few of the other recommendations of the governor before they are finally determined upon. The bill to appropriate a liberal sum for the State Hospital For Consumptives has been introduced, but the committee will have to fix the sum. The amount asked for Is $500,000. The appropriations committee also has authority over the governor’s emergency fund Increase, but there will probably be do difficulty about this, as there la no provision for an outlay ot money, the governor being authorized to call npon any or all of thla amount in case it is needed, this move being prompted by the fact that the governor was without authority to pay the state troops ordered to Paterson last spiing to quell the labor riots, the-money nec-

troller and state treasurer. The bill for the statehouse grounds extension and a gubernatorial mansion is half way on it* Journey, but thD Is another matter which the appropriations committee will have to take into consideration. It is thonght likely that the matter will receive favorable consideration. Child Labor and Aatoaaobllr*. The Newark members have broket) away from the governor In the Passaic pollution matter and disregarded his advtoe to have the bill provide for state aid In this gigantic proposition by having the section relating to this matter stricken from the bill now before the honse. There is a serious doubt as to whether thla bill will pass. The child labor bills suggested by the governor have created no little stir, but it may he that the hills now before the bouse may die in committee, unless the labor men agree to accept them as they are, being content to get a half loaf rather than no bread. The antomobile bill is another that has caused no little interssC. and the original bill presented by Mr- ioovel of Camden, whiii was extremely drastic, bas been replaced by a

lid to be acceptable to

WU

which Is said

measnre suggested by the govcrnftr

requiring

bond* by litigants enjoining corimratlons will meet little or no opposition. Itntlrnnd LrffUlRfIor. Some of the pending nillroad bills received an airing before the committees this week. There were Important bear-

in a cab" bills,

common

Haines

lemn •ther

purposes within 1 tracks. Tills last u to have for Its obj

likely that li bill will p

It railroad lobby ugalns

Ings on tbe “three men

the Colclougb bill empowcrli councils to grant railroad cot: tbe right to use streets and the hill authorizing railroads to coudt property for freight stations and oi

irposcs within 1.000 feet of their

named bill is thought ■ object tbe laying of a

double track th rough tbe streets of Burlington, and It lias provoked bnrsli criticism, other municipalities being liable to Its provisions If It pusses. The Colclougb hill has created a stir In Hudson county, where It Is claimed Ui* measure takes away certain prerogatives from the mayor. The railroad commission bill Is dead and It is not

thought likely that tbe Hall

bill

lug a strong i . __

“throe men In a cab” bills. It Is probable that one of them will become n law. even though It Is modified to provide that tbe third man need only be s pilot and not an experienced engineer.

The \cst Kornutl School.

The assembly baa passed tbe bill to establish a new normal school In tills state, the location to be at the option of tbe state ls>nrd of education. The Hudson men. who were combined with Mercer’s representatives and others to defeat the Colby bill, tbretg up their compact and this gave the Esaex members a sufficient number of votes to whip the hill through. The Hudsonltes gave as their reason for this action that they luul become satisfied that the southern counties were determined to defeat any hill for a'new normal school which did not locate the institution In Hie lower part of tbe state, and they decided to take tbelr chances with the state educational board rather than have no provision at all for an additional normal school. In opposing the bill Mr. *I>eavltt of Mercer said he did not object to the proposition to have two normal schools In the state, but be feared that If a uew uonunl school

i Jersey It of the ap-

lecnusc north

rger representation In 1

Uve body. Tltero were only six votes

I get tbe lion's share <

lotions, because north Jersey iw

'presentation in tbe leglshi

a synopsis ni Instead

against the bill when It came up on

final passage.

The senate lias passed tbe bill vidlng for tbe publication of of the laws !u tbe uewspup*

of In pamphlet form,

> 8. tl

ross.

land and (ieblmnlt advocated Uie bill. The latter said that such a bill would enable tbe masses of tbe people to become familiar with tbe new laws ns they were enacted, and the expense would be inconsiderable as compared with (he cost of publishing them under tlie old system. He declared that comparatively few iieople understood the pamphlet publication method and fewstlll will take tbe trouble to write to

the cellars of tbe statehouse.

Tbe constitutional amendments changing tbe judicial syatem of the state by creating an ludejn-ndent court of appeals and a new court of pardons have isued tbe bouse and will now be sub-

tbe vote of tbe people at a •lal election before they go Into ef-

passed mined spec-la

feet

Senator Brown’s Spring Lake annexation bills went through the bouse last week and are now In tbe hands of the ernor. Another bill that was paasby the house was Assemblyman Miller’s bill Increasing the number of committeemen in townships of over 4,500 IKipuintlon. A measnre of wider stope and which will affect more townships Is 111 presented in the house by Mr. Stalof 1’assaic and which meets with Fie approval of tbe committee and will ably pans and take precedence tbe Miller bill. It fixes the limit

at 2.500 population.

For More Good Roads. There was nn Interesting discussion in tbe senate last week when tbe bill Increasing the appropriation for stone roads came up for final passage. Mr. Haines briefly explslned Uie provisions of the bill, stating that it raised tbe amount from $150,000 to $250,000 and that there was s genera) demand for s still further Increase. Mr. Wnkelee questioned the advisability of advancing thla road appropriation each year without a more definite idea of where the money goes. Mr. Hudspeth favored the bill and said be l>e!leved tbe money well spent that tgas expended for roads. This appropriation was worthy of support In preference to fome of tbe appropriations songbt for the establlshment of new state institutions. Mr. Lee agreed with this view and said

| state's money than to Improve our roads. Atlantic county bad been reclaimed from a wilderness by means of good roads. Good roads, be said, constitute a worthy monument and a lasting investment Mr. Bradley spoke in tbe same strain and advocated the bill earnestly. There , was not a dissenting vote to tbe bill, whlcti passed. The senate has confirmed thee nominations: David D. Zabriskle, Judge of the common pleas court. Bergen; WHd, and William B.

Hewitt, deceased,

as commissioners of the Palisades park commission; Charles W. Parker of Jersey City, circuit court Judge, to succeed Henry M. Nerlus: George R. Gray of Essex as judge of court of errors and appeals, to succeed Gottfried Krueger:

JERSEY HUNTER8 PROTEST

Opposition

toning of Doe

Vigorous

Shortening of Deer Seseon. The annual question of the New Jersey game laws Is on to the disgust of sportsmen throughout the State. Senator McKee, of Passaic County. Is fathering the bills that be hopes will revolutionize the shooting seasons In the State, reg.rdless of tbo conflicting opinions of the North and South Jersey sportsmen The fact that gaire matures earlier la Upper Jersey than It does In tbe southern section of the Btate, and that Legislators, who know little about game and shooting, are appointed on Game and Fish Committees bas aroused s bluer feeling between the sportsmen of the two section* that Is given fuel st every session of the LegislatureWhen Colonel Geofge PfcllW. of Camden, was President of the New Jersey Game and Fish Commission he compromised mailers by giving the North Jersey people an earlier season than that fixed for those of West and South Jersey. Then at once there waa complaint among the sportsmen o< the lower section They shoot In North Jersey until tbelr season Is ended, and then they come down here to shoot our game.’’ they complained. The poo-

e upi

Iful. and wneo game became scarce from everyday shooting they went back to their own cop^e to shoot where rabbits ran In myriads and quail alighted on the gun harries As a result open seasons were fixed to cover the entire State Nona Jerseymen wanted the rabbit, quail and grouse season to open early lo October. and the South Jerseymen wanted It In November, ’i ue Legislature fixed tbe open season for Novemoer 10. and sportsmen all over the Slate seemed satisfied. There came a dose deer season for three years Deer wire never more plentiful In Atlantic and Cape May Counties, owing to only a ten days’ season, with $100 fine for its violation, but Legislators thought deer were being exterminated and a close season was ordered. Now there Is more tinkering with the game laws through Senator McKee. of North Jersey, who has five game and fish bills introduced, and the sportsmen of Camden. Atlantic, Cumberland. Cape May. Salem, Gloucester. Burlington and Ocean counties are up In arms. The State Game and Fish Commission complains that the seasona for shooting are too long, and declares that the present game law ts not only peculiar In Its provisions, but difficult in iu enforcement. They object to a law which allows for shooting from July 4*to January 1 for various kinds of game, but admit that the July woodcock shooting, the August dove and plover shooting, the September and October reed and rail bird and squirrel shooting are Indispensable, but declare that the summer and early autumn pot hunters do not hesitate to

rise in f;

In the

deer there Is a general complaint because the Commission asks that this close soason shall not apply to game reserves, but only to ’wild deer,” contending thm those In reserve* like cattle might b» slaughtered at any time The South Jersey old deer hunters indignantly protest asalnst Ihis. as they do against tbe propostiion to make tbe open season two years hence only on Wednesdays In November The suggestion to make a shorter reason for rabbit, quail and grouse is also vigorously denounced There must be a toleration of the summer woodcock shooting, but tbe October shooting for this game bird tbe Commission wants repealed They propose to shorten the season for reed and re bird to only September and Octobr and to cut the season for doves r plover to July and prohibit shootinr this game In August The Bouth J« sey sportsmen ask that there be no material changes In the present laws, except that the close deer season be repealed and the old ten-day season, from October 25 to November 6. be at

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County Directory.

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OUR SECRET SOCIETIES Whirs To Go To Pass An Evening

Your Brethren.

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Thomas 8. Stevens, Jr.. V. H. P.; O. M Cape Island Lodge. No. SO. P. nnd A. M.—Communications, second and fourth wESss- -ss;

headay of each month at Auditorium. Offionsul, Charles F. Quldort; Worissr Frederick W. Wolf: Clerk

G. Blattner: Banker. Bat

ihcllenger; General Man; F. Otter; Escort. William 1 Watchman. William 8. Shaw.

E. Romlx;

State School Tax.

County Collector Stllwell bas received notice from the State Comptroller that the amount of school tax apportioned to this county for the year ISM Is $23,2115 The Legislature having passed a law to aid counties by paying J5 per cent, of the amount from the Btate Treasury tin the case of Cape May. $8142 75) reduces the amount thm this county must actually raise to $15 122 25. This Is tbe kind of legislation which leads the people to (onunue tbelr support of the Republican party

each month at Auditorium. Offlctrs: ReSamuel T. Ballsy; Chaplain. Joseph P. Cbarmell; Foreman. E O. Doughty: Overseer. George W. Reeves: Recoi ter. A. 8. Bush; Receiver. A. B. Little; Financier. Samuel F. Eldredge.

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Look to Your Roofs.

All sorts and conditions of roofs can

be attended to by Charles A. Swain, of No 2<i5 Jackson street Mr Swain also carries In his More at that place a full

Hoe of hardware and boiisefnrnlshli goods He is one of Cape May’

business men. snd well liked socially,

as well as in Ms occupation.

The Aldlne.

Cape the %

popular an-of-the-year hotel at I Ogaiiaila May I* the Aldlne. which W under ; Re 5,

Jennie 8. Wales: Miss Kate Conley.

John Mecray Pott No. 40. G. A. R — Meets on second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 31C Washington street. Officer* Commander. Peter W. Smith. 8. V. C_ Francis K Duke; J. V. C.. Samoa! R. Ftites: Officer of the Day. Joseph H. Brewton; Burgeon. James Mecray; Chaplain. Bwatn 8. Reeves. Qusrtermae-

j ter. John D. Craig.

i,| n . | Mayflower Lodge. No ». Independent , Order of Odd Fellows-Meeta each Fril,v I day at 110 Washington street. Officers-, i Noble Grand. Grant Vnnaman; Vice I Grand. Somers L. Lloyd; Treasurer. Ben- | Jamln 8. Curtis: Secretary. Tbomas_B.

Stevens. Jr.; Fit ! Bam G Blattner

Financial Secretary, Wll-

Tribe. No. U7. Improved OrMen—Meets at »0 Washington

Officer*; Sachem. Gilbert C.

Sagamore, William “

Judge Parker; A. B. 1

eott, Judge. AtiantiotoJ. E. P. Ah

perb management ot Mr Theo- j Hughes;

dore Mueller This house lx the first : Smith; Jr. Sagamore. Arthur Chaster; on. ntw lb. b..,b .os „ .pl.MMI, ISTob. a “?’Bo T rt'™.'k£w

A B. Little; Collector of Wampum,

~ Blattner.

culiloe Is excellent.

It tpiendl

equipped for this season ot tbe year i pum. A. T wlfh steam heat and sun parleys. The william <

se la e

Excellent Work Pone.

M. C Benckcrt A Sons are plumbers.

Hotel For Sale.

A handsome hotel property for sale.

Lot 50xl3« on a street, and very close to the beach. Has 44 bed rooms, ntitun-

atp. tion they bear U a guarantee of satis- hwit * nd ,,un P»rii.«. Will be mild at a»Ai- --— to h'if I rice. Furniture included. Ad-

do it dress I.ewi* T. Stevens, Atty., 509 Wash-

ington street, Cape May, N. J.

faction, and they use every effort dlo work whan promised and to

Shall ll be foil. Ilim-quntter or hip h-i-glli? Pt-lbsps you are nhrcrtxh 1 . Thi-ii mc advba you to look over the Standard Patterns juat rccrivi-d for Match. Three M* ‘ it patterin'fl.ow Spiicg J o-krti, aori < o~l . new doigna id Shirl W-oim O-altilu- a and the latest niotb-L tortihln Wnl*i» mi * ash material*. The Rtaudard P»]- r Pattern Department should always I c isulteri m Ih-ii m doubt.

DRYGOODS MOTIONS MiCinety LADiEo’ and MEN'S Furnishings 0. Le W KNERR 518-20 WASEIFGTlH &1R.EET, CAPE MAN. N. J.

Cut Prices on Blankets and

Robes for Saturday.

Blanket* at half the price to dote out this lot. as we have bought a Mock lot and must sell this before they come in. Also Robes

"Ui

ible Blankets, regular <1.50. now $1.2$.

iiugdo.$6oo. wo

Lines, $1.75.

00, our make.

FOR SATURDAY ONLY. W. A- LOVETT

yyZST JEESEY 4 SEASHORE RAILECA2 6 *° A L^=«r?-3-45

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4 ' 55 FROM

Me Cit5\ A,rives at Philadelphia

SUNDAY TRAINS.

, P.M- ACCOMMODATION. Slops .t principal stations. Arrives Phil-

:OM PHILADELPHIA.

r^ 5 oLYoo. S ^ h ^rs^y A iS: press, 9.00 A. M. Accommodation, S.00 A. M.

TKAtNS LEAVE PH1LJ

BROAD STREET

FOR NEW YORK.

Express, weekdays, 3 », 4 ao, 4 40. 5 00, 5 ««. 5 53. 7 33. 8». 9oj. 950. *10 21. 11 00, A. M., *1200 noon. 1235, (limited •100. •4 11P. M.) 1 40, *T 30, 3 oo, 3 50.400. dim ited *4 ii.) •500, *5 56.6oo, 7 02, *805, loot P. M., 12 02. night. Sunday*. 3 20, 4

For Boston without change, 10.50 A. M. weekdays and 8.05 P. M. daily. WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH. For Baltimore and Washington. 3.45, 7 sc* 8 32, 10 20, ‘u 30. 11 33 A. M.. *1236, »i 13. 3'J-3 39-4 46. 5 J5. *6 °S. 6 *>, '655. •731. P. M.. and 12 u> night, weekdays Sundays, 3 45. 7 ** 9 >*• 3». i> 33 A Si., 'i it. 3 ra 3 20, 4 46, 5. *5. *6 05. *655. *7 31 P. Sf. ai^ •and 12 10 night For Baltioor 2.16 and 4.01 F P. M. daily. •Dining Car.

•S—!-— _ 11 ... - — PHILADELPHIA & BXADIKS ROUTE. ^ ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD. ENGINES BURN HARD COAL. NO

SMOKE.

TIME TABLE in Efleet NOV. 24th, 1*02. Week Day?” C * 1 " *** ^ n,,taddphta: 7**5 Accommodation. Arrive PM8.00 A ’ ^ — ^kxpma. Arrive rhUadeh 3-35 p ^*‘- Sundays — ^ P- M. — Express. Arrive PhlladelTrain* leave Philadelphia for Cape Msy ; Week Day* — 8*45 10 60 ‘ ~ ExpPr ’‘’ A" 1 ” - C*!**’ Way 4.15 *'■ — Express. Arrive Cape May 5.15 J!' Accx-mtnodatiou. Arrive

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