For Philadelphia

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Dally at 3.15 P. 1£. frop_ Cape May Landing. _ Bead fron’. IroUty direct to the Pier. Daily connection for Wilmington, D)l., via P. and R.R. R. at Delaware River Pier. St.ts at Chester Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. ; ‘ ’ St-n: * I., -vcs Philadelphia, Pier 3, foot of Chestnut street, daily for Cape May at 7.30 a. m. Excursion, » day Ticket, $t .00. Excur- j tion, Season Tirtct, *1.25. single rare, 75 cts. Gape May Steamboat GomDany.. 101 Arcade Building, Philadelphia, and Washington and Decatur Sis., Cape Ma

Then no more 1 mw tbs workman! nod tbo walls uaflalahsd stood Liks *oas wlad-wrsokod forsst monarch Id But^MdTVhlVltm'l irsttsd o’ar tbs strooturs Inoompists. Man appsarod aU>*» «ta walU a«mtn Witt bnay bands and task And 1 learned that wbils Td wondered why sueb Udolsaos abould be They'd been bulldlOK up the corners that my own eye* oonld not ass. Xou bars assn a man of promUa atartlng out (or a career; Ydu bad not a douut about him, you had ne’er a qualm of fear. Day by day you mw bim growing, and you 1. lor led lu b» atrenicth Just u ir yourself pu>a-sasd ft, but there came a time at lenatb When tbs structure, a* you mw It, strove n<W mors to roach tns sty; And your anxious bean was anguished that bis glory bad gone by. But again you looked, end marveled; for me man wm growing a.Ill, And you watched bis rise to greataasa with a sympathetic thrill... For the wbils you thought tbs struggle basely gives over, bs<. Bravely bulldru up me corners mat your own eras could not see. —H. W. Ul,Ilian, In Baltimore American.

CeNGRESS HALL. . DIBECTLT OH BEACH.

By a CUBTZ HAHW.

The only Brick Hotel in Cape May. The xuost modern, up-to-date hotel in Cape May. Surrounded b a magnificent 5-acre lawn,, with an * UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE OCEAN. The hotel has been thoroughly renovated and improved at a large ex cr.se, and service, cuisine, etc., are unexcelled. ORCHESTRA. *

For tenns, information, etc., address

R. HALPIN. Prop.

Jf-Ctel .'foafayetts,

CAPE MAY, N. J.

Thirteenth year under scwte_ management. Fronting dirgclly on the ocean. All modern improvements. Room: en suite with private baths. For terms’Spply to JOHN TRACY & CO.

NOW OPEN ..Finest, Location in Cape May... B. HALPIN Also of Congress Hall.

THE COLONIAL

OCEAN END OF OCEAN STREET. UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW PRIVATE BATH?. ROOMS EN SUITE. WM. H. CHURCH.

THE ELBERON.

Enlarged, improved, accommodates iso guests, private baths, larg< piazzas, opposite Congress Hall, two minutes walk from beach, P. R R. and R. R. R., near post office and churches. The table supplied with

sea food.

J. R: Wilson & Son-

THE GLENWOOD Huphes Street.

Centrally Located for all

Near Beach. Finest', Location

W. F. WILLIAMS,

wm:. 8. SHAfW, GKEtTER.A.X. OOlTTXiA.OX'OIl

DRAUCR IS

LH£E, bricks, sard, ceksut and builders

MATERIALS.

Tr'.mhone Ni. x>.

523 Elvisa SXBSST.

"How did I manage to aolve tbe ! myitery of tbe great diamond robbery at Senator Morgan's reception? I asj lure you It wai «U an accident and I J received far more praise than waa due

j me.”

Tbe speaker waa Randolph Lyman, tbe great detective, wbo h*d, seemingly with tbe greatest ease, and certainly with great speed, run down tbe robber and secured tbe diamonds wltbln a week after they had been stolen from Senator Morgan's bouse out on West Faraam street, Omaha "Yea." be repealed. ’It waa all chance, or luck." "Alighting from tbe train at tbe Union depot, I went up to tbe viaduct, and. balling a cab. directed tbe driver to take me to the Her Grand. After supper—and It waa dark by that time —1 started out for a stroll around the city. At Sixteenth 1 turned down Farnam and passed by tbe Paxton Hotel. Accidental!) my eyes glanced upward to the barroom window which faced on Farnam. The curtain *as down. Tbe glance was only momentary. But in that moment a shadow appeared on tbe barroom curtain, the shadow of a face in profile, a peculiar faos with vyo.octlng eyebrows, prominent nose and very retreating chin. And what was more, it appeared very to me, although I could not place it. The man was evidently standing dose to tbe.wlndow and tbe strong brilliant arc light cast bis shadow upon the curtidn clear cut as a slmouette. ‘The first thing I saw In tbe papers next morning was an account 01 Mrs. Morgan's reception, and In tbe afternoon, when tbe evening papers came out, there, with double column ■scare beads,' was an account of tbe theft of her diamonds. 'As soon as 1 read tbe account my mind, for some unaccountable reason. Dew back to tbe evening before and to that shadow upon tbe curtain of tbe Paxton bar. And a* it did so. in a flash recalled whose face It was—Jim Kelly's, tbe most expert diamond thief In tbe whole country. No amount of disguise could bide that face. “There waa my clew and It did not take me long to decide wbo bad committed tbe robbery. Jim Kelley was noted for Jqgt this kind of work, and 1 In Omaha, or, at least. I was convinced In my own mind that be I was so certain now of tbe face upon tbe curtain, that Instead of continning my Journey to Colorado I took the first train back to Chicago, after Investigating tbe guest book at tbe Paxton Hotel ‘As It happened, tb* only man registered whom the clerk did not know Norman WblUng, San Francisco, and be had departed t^at very morning tor 8L Louis. Or, at least so he Informed the clerk his destination wonld Anyway he was gone. After traveling a hundred or more miles southward be doubled on bis tracks and mads straight for Chicago. ‘It was s foolish move, but the most expert thief wlU give himself away some time or other. Once In Chicago. I set the police force on tbe lookout for Jim. and within two days they ban found him, easygoing and self-contalhed as ever. 'Now, I had not a particle of evidence that wonld hold In court against him, so a game of bluff was tbe only thing to piny. I was safe in sueb a iswve, for Jim’s life was too shady for him to make trouble over .a false arrest If my diagnosis of the ease was wrong. So I secured a warrant and. went to the place where the police had located him. I did not waste any words either. He was in (he back room of a saloon on State street, and as soon as I approached him 1 snapped a pair of haadculta on his wrist and said: “Jim, I want you at the station." I thought be turned a trifle pale, but his nerve was still In working order, and he coolly said: XHad to meet you, eves 1/ ypu are k trifle unotronoaious. But may 1 be pardoned for asking what you are so

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robbery of 1100J>00 worth of diamonds from Senator Morgan s house In Omaha four nights ago.' “Tills time he smiled. “Ah! Another case of clumsy deworfc. I wonder sometimes wb) idiot asylums when there are iy available places on tbe detectlts foret. Pour nights ago? Tbs'. was Ttahday night And here u> broke off and turned to the'fcarkeeper. who had left his station aad war standing at tbe door. ‘Say. Johnny, where was I last Tuesday night? Do yon remember? “ ‘Playing poker in tbe side room— at least up nntll midnight.' T will confess 1 was a little uneasy at that reply. What If I had made as Idodc move? ! would be the laughing ptook of the city, for such things cannot be kept quiet "But I determined to keep up my bluff. '“So.' I replied quietly. 'Then It was not you wbo registered at the Paxton hotel in Omaha Tuesday as Norman Whiting of San Francisco. Really, Jim. I did not think I could be mistaken in that face of yours. 1 was dead certaUtJ aaw you standing In tbo iurtei'pafroain.' c— -- “1 could see that this shot 'told, for be paled perceptibly. "Were you there?' he asked bur riedly, and then, seeing that be bad given himself sway, lost bis swagger and remained silent. " ‘Yes, 1 was there. Come along ti the station and if you will put us on tbs track of tbe diamonds I will se/ what I can do to make it easy lor you. You tee 1 show you my band. 1 know that you did tbe Job. But I don't know where you bid the plunder'. And 1 was telling the truth in both statements. "He went with me to tbe station and on tbe way told me where I would find tbe diamonds. Tbe same night 1 telegraphed to Senator Morgan, and br came on next day. Of course, such quick work created a sensation, and I was puffed np as a second Lecocq anc all that."—New York livening Journal-

WOMEN AND DRESS. Gentler Sex Adorns Itself Without

Regard to Man.

If there Is one point concerning dress on which women are continuous ly and permanently agreed. It is tbai tbe desire to attract the eye of tbe impressionable male does not entei Into the subject at all. or. at any rate that It Is very far from being tbe rr«toa d'etre of dress and fashion. "Wo dress because we like to sec. and fdel. and make, and wear, pretty, dalnt) things, and all nice women are as care ful of their appearance, as delicate In tfelr dislike to ugliness, coarsenes.* and vulgarity, when they are wholly in tbe society of other women as tbe> are in that of men. In fact, more so, since men are • • •" And here, lx. this very general confession of faith, follows a more or less contemptuous dismissal of tbo male biped, which lo designed to emphasise bis utter on worthiness, and so to prove tbe Impoe siblllty of considering blm even in tbe

light of a critic.

However, It cannot be denied that (t nine cases out of ten tbe normal man is beneath even contempt in his ap predation of tbe niceties In dress. Tbe husband wbo replied, when eagerly

Ined by bis wife (prevented attending tbe marriage of tbe

town .by a new baby) as to what tbe bride bad worn. "Worn? Dear me! Walt a bit. Ill remember—Yes! She wore white," is. perhaps, an extreme case of Invincible Ignorance. If not of . hopeless depravityy—though tbe answer, shocking as It Is, shows that tbe honest gentleman bad at least tried to obey his wife's evident In-

junction to "use bis eyes."

But. lairing one with another. It Ir both astonishing and refreshing to And bow small a place dress occupies In the mind at the average man. while it Is almost patbgJc to notice tbe constancy and simplicity of the likings and dlsllklngs In regard to 1L He never desires change for change's sake, and each new fashion is to him at first an outrage on the old. Then there Is a curious unanimity Also In tbe taste of men whicb Is almost mysterious. Take, for Instance, their perennial approval of dark blue and black, be It In serge and braid, or silk and lace. If there be such a combination In view, it will Invariably be singled out for approval, and-should tbe observer belong to a woman, tbe remark. “My dear. I wish you wonld get a dress like Mrs. Blank's" follows as a m'

ter of courte.*^-8t. Louis Mirror.

cross from

Wouldn’t Lend a Cent. The late Henry Q. Morse .president of the New York Shipbuilding company. waa one day vi sited by a man of questionable repute, who wished to borrow money therewith to launch a questionable enterprise. Mr. Morse gave some polite excuse for his anwillingnefs to lend, and the man declared that he regarded this excuse as somewhat fishy. Thereupon smillnf grimly. Mr. Morse said: - “Let me tell yon a little story. Once upon a" time an Arab went to his neighbor and said: " ‘Lend me your rope.' " 'I can’t,' said the neighbor. “■Why cant you?' “•Because I want to use the rope myself.' . . “ 'What do you want to do with It?* tbe borrower persisted. “ 'I want to tie up live cubic feet of water with It.’ was the reply. “ ‘How on earth.’ the other sneered, ‘can you tie up water vrlth e roper “'My friend,' said tbe neighbor, 'Allah Is great, and be permit* us to

a rope when

rings with a roi it *0 lend if"

OArtTAta, •86,000.

r'moiri-nn a.md Surplus, 81800

CAPE MAY CITY, H. J.

OFFICERS: Warm R. Walbs, President. IUicokl T. SuDnnooa. Vloe PrsekUnL Fbakk 8 Llotd, Cashier. Lewd T. Bravura, Solicitor

DIRECTORS: Ssmosi. V. Eldrbdok, WnerLsr R Walbs, William N. Nokcboss, Lawn T. Sravaas. A. L. Ham, Gao. W Moaoaoss

Accounts of Merchants and Individuals solicited. Certificates of deposit be»r» jig three per cant. Interest Issued. Interest beginning on tbe date of Issue. Bankers money ordsra payable In all pans of tbe United States sod Foreign exchange payable In all parte of tbe world, sold at lowest rates.

THE H0MESTEAB East Comer Washlneton and Jackson Sts. CAPE MAY, N. J. THE CAFE is thoroughly up-to-date in all appoiiri "" ments. Handsomely appointed parlors for ladies.

Cottages served with Choicest Wines, Liquor* and Beers J. J. BATTY, Proprietor

ID. (s. Beng^erip § Sons, ' - - ^lumiors - - , - J and §t eam SAHliriiaV TOUBK A aiPl$]a!!,7V Etttlmntea Rumlmhed. *10 WA.MHINOTON St., CA.PE NaAV. N. J.

TRE ALDINE

DECATUR ST. (First houat from beach). Open all ih* year. Rooms large sod airy

n._ .« i Appoint mem* flrst-clssa. Cul Joe excellent. Rates, *2 per day. upward; 910 per week, upward.

THEODOBE MUELLEB.

MANUFAC1 URERS OF

M. C. SWAIN k Co.,

AKT,FICI,L sto* CAPE MAY. N. J.

Twenty-five Years Experience. OF any COLOR OR design.

PAVEMENTS, CELLARS

FLOORS, &c.

HO'FECx GrORDON

(FOUMBXLY PXBK A VENUS INN.) UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. RENOVATED THROUGHOUT.

OPEN ALL THE YEAR.

BOARDING} BY THE DA.Y OR WEEK.

13® DECATUR STREET, CAPE MAY CITY. N. A

A. R. CORDON.

MECRAYS’ CENTRAL MARKET, Corner Washington and Ocean Streets, 6oa Washington Street, 217, 219, 221 Ocean Street

CHOICE BUTTERS - Sharpless' Gilt Edge - X SPECIUTT. Country Produce, Fresh Daily from our own Farm. no, oimu, oLin at mum. tmio pocltbt. {EsTThe Largest Market in Cape May City.

TRFIC^K’S..

CIGAR EMPORIUM, Ocean ami Hugh* Streets, Can Mat, H. J. IMPORTED, Key West aad Domestic Clgaa, , Turkish and Dowtte Cigarettes. BRIAR AND MEERSCHAUM PIPES High grade aufoking and chewing tobaccos, And all articles for the Smoker

A PULL LIMB OP I

iTfimofiBsr.

HOWARD F. OTTER, Hu purebaaod tb* bualnmsof tba late O. t'OUDER, and rwnovsd to

311-313 Mansion Street CAPE MAY, N. J.

RURNITURE AND MATTRESSES Window giiadw, Awalugaaud Beach Tente a Bp. etalty.

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