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I WELLS a SOOTH AFRICA.

L*r«* Ar*aa la Tkat Caaatrr An

Wllkaat SarCaa* Watap—tiataraa»aat Uartaa rtaal Krpl Saar. Over Ursa arraa In South Africa th«

■urfaca u itraamlraa. and henca without a vlaihle watar *upi>lj-. By borinf to no fraat dapth. tboush. the d«alr«d anJela can alnii.»t Invariably be found. aay» the New York Tribune An enslnaer In tha public work* depanment of the Capa

&ATB TO IT LOVD WORLD'S TAH.

Tick Hi to to laid at rtry low raUo via

TBnanjrlraai* lailroad.

For the LoulaUna Harchaa* Rapoaltion to ba taald at St. Loula. Mo., from April W <V Ifaoanibar I, 1KH< aeveral forma of as* i-unlon ticket* to St. Loula will ba plarejl on aale by the IVanaylranU Railroad on

April S&, aa follow*:—

Sraaon ticket*, good to ratarn Until December 15, ISM. to be aold dailv at rat*

government aa.vt that In the laat fire of S3B.20 from Cap* Maryear* the authorltal* hare made 2,000 J Sixty-day excunion ticket*, final limit borehole* at an averace co*t of £Ko*ach. not Uter than Oaoamber ii. IBM. *to ba

and at least three-fourth* of theee nare ! aold dally at rat* of S8S.7T) from Cap*

produced water In aatltfactory quant I- | May.

lie*, the dally ottput from *uch well* Flft«rn-day exanndon tickata Ja. b* aold

now belnrt about 38.000.000 snllon*. The j at rat* of #3&5o from Capa May.

Transvaal government ha* also ap-j Ticket* of th* form* named above will pointed an expert to study local poMlblll- ba sold from other station* oa the Pc-

tie* mylrania Railroad

These fact* are naturally of interest to ; rate*,

manufacturer* of well-boring plants, j Ten-day special coach axcurslon tick*** who are already doing a considerable , will be sold on May 10. and on other date* bu*lnea* with South Africa, and who may ; to be announued Uter, good golug only on expect to, see that business multiplied . *i>*cial coach train*, or in coache* on dr*many time* over during the next few igo«ted train*, and good returning In year*. During 1SB8.1899 and 1800 appli- coache* on regular trains, at rate of £9) up cation* for the tt»e of Cape gdvernment ■ from New York.B1A50 from Philadelphia drill* averaged about 500 annually, and |and proportionate rate*, approximating at present, so Urgelrhave these appll- j one cent per mile from other points cation* Increased, no fewer than bafT a I Kxcurslon tickets by variable routes, hundred drills are In constant operation. 1 Season tiekel* and sixty-day excursion and the government la said to hav* j ticket* will be void vU variable routes; booked sufficient work to keep the exl*t- that l*. going by one direct rout* and re Ing plant fully occupied for at lea*t three ! turning via another direct route. Variable year*, and further applications Will route ticket* will be told applying through

ANLTKNT MAflKIAUKM.

A Iteoord of Tbooe of <>wc Anti Twi Onturir* Ago. Below re give a 11* U)f taarrfage license meeds In the office of the tiet-feUry of HUte of New Jersey. These trill be continued from week 'o reck and ought to lie interesting to those who wsnt to delve into fonilvhUUiry. Youwlllwi the Cart B*v Hesald to follow thi U*U. -They began in the iasue of August 20th last. (copnacKi) raog i.avt wemk.I RilMbetb Htile* and JeredUb Mill*. FeWnary 1A IT*?. KUmlipUi Htile* and Richard'Janvier. Drrvmtwr M, IMl. Cl lx*bet h Stiles and Philip Scull. April

18.17W.

K«thrr Htilrs and Nathaniel - Jenkins,

proportionate , , 5 I7Si

Hannah Stiles and Elijah Hughe*. Octo-

ber its. 1T40. *•

Margaret Stiles and Jonathan Learning,

January 25.17TW,

Martha St lira and John Nlckrlsou. Octo-

themfom have to be met by large lacrease* of plant, and by extensive private enterprise In the same dlrrrection.

COIRS WHICH HAD THEIR DAY. ColE IMeees Whlrh Are Rare aad Cart* gas—Some Whleh Collectors

Are Aaaloaa to Obtaja.

Recent mention of the disappearance of the $2.50 gold piece from circulation and the premium this coin command* at a curio ha* set many to rummaging in old pocket book* and the bottoms of cash boxes and drawers In search of odd or out-of-date coins, say* the Portland Oretonlan. Some have found a $1.50 piece, 1 but not many. The $3 piece, once quite common, but always a sort of curiosity. Is oftener found, and many hare .specimens of the little gold coins representing 25 cents and 50 cents, which wer^ not minted by the government and pnmably have not so much gold In them as they represent. They used to pass as coin, but were never in general circulation, being so easily lost that they soon became scarce One of the hand*omest coin rtllcs seen U a $10 gold piece bearing the mint stamp of 1789. It,is larger than the present $10 piece. The owner has it hung In a band and wears li as a charm oq his Watch chain. The owner says he fefnsed an offer of $150 for this relic. The old octagonal $50 pieces were quite common in California In early days, when gold dust was largely qsed as a cir» tu'.stlng medium. They Were made of bore gold, Lnd while they had not the elegant finish of the gold coins minted by the government In these days, many still remember them as the handsomest coin they ever saw. Many people now would consider them handsome on ac-

count of the $50 in them.

Chicago In one directioa at the same rates aa apply for season sod sixty day excursion ticket* to Hi. J/Miia. going and returning via the direct route*. On all one-way and round-trip ticket*, reading to point* beyond St. Lonl*. ■ stop ovt r of ten days will be permitted at St. Lonl* oq payment of a fee of fl.Oo and de-

posit of ticket.

Foa Sal*—A splendid building lot on the north uda of North street.AfT front by 100 ft. deep. Will be sold on

reasonable term*. Apply to Lewis T..

Stevens, 006 Washington street.

THE MODERN INDIAN.

Charges White Mmm m» Agailasloa Fee If Be Waal* to See Mala •make Daaea. Tbs Indians are rapidly "catching on" to the ways of the white man. The Moki snake dance for 1903 at Wolpl. Arizona, on the Santa Fe, is a good example of how the modern commercial spirit ts spreading. Untjl now visitors have been permitted to witness' this spectacle without money and without price, the Indians being content with what they could pick up from the camera fiends for posing, and from the toRrists generally for baskets, pottery and blankets. This year each visitor was charged a dollar, with a sliding scale of special favors like going down, Into the kiva where the snakes air kept. The d^nce was Just aa weird as ever and the spectators more than got the worth of their money; but the old-tim-ers sadly viewed the change and predict that the dance will be discontinued before many seasons have passed. You would better go to the next one. or It may be too late to see this most remarkable pagan ceremony. The Santa Fe has on exhibition In Its Chicago offlie a notable painting by Cross of a snake dancer, based on a sketch made by him while In Moklland tn 18V. The difference between then and to-day is quite evident in minor details of costume, but the main ft tares are much the same..

Dr. Samuel 1 Johnson married a Mrs. Toner of Birmingham. That lady's daughter thus described tbe doctor's oolng: “His appearance was very forbidding. He was thou lean and lank, so that his Immense structure of bones was hideously striking to the eye, and tbe scars of the scrofula were deeply risible. He also wore hla hair, which was straight and stiff, and sepa ' rated behind, and be often had, seemingly, &nvalsive starts and odd gesticulations. which tended to excite at once surprise and ridicule. Mrs. Porter was so much engaged by bis conversation that abe overlooked all these external disadvantage* and said to her daughter, Tbto Is the moat sensible map that I ever saw In my life.'” Mrs. Porter, who was twice Johnson’s age. was not easily won. Urged by her learned lover to say why abe still refused him, she said an uncle of hers bad been bung and she did not wish to bring disgrace on him. “Is that alir said Johnson. “Why. though _ have never bad an ancle bung. 1 have two or three uncles who deserve It. So let's married and say no more

about thatT

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SfeNTENCL 8EK1C0H. Home-made yokes‘are Always heaviest. A cbVap religion never made a valuable character. BId in itself la to be dreaded mors than Its congsqaeneea. It I* easy when you have a seat to tail the other man how to stand up. It Is do nee talking about your yearntags for Ood. when yon an taking your earnings from- the devil. The world Is quite willing to accept poor plala of Heaven, if yon will only tot U lay oot the streets ban —Bsa’g

Mary Stile* and SIUs Luptua. May 11, 175ft. Patience Stiles and David Creaae. September 8J. ITUS. Kbodg Stile* and Matthew Whlldm, December 8. 170*. Sarah Stiles and Dan Bowen. March 88. 178ft. Temperaaoe Stile* and Samuel Matthew*. Angnst 10. 1171. Wllleramiua Stllra and Nathaniel Jenkins. Angnst 15.1786. Elisabeth Stillwell and Aaron Eidredge. January 35. 1781. Hannah Stillwell and Rem Cparaeu. January 17, 1730. lie be It ah Stillwell and Exekiel Steven*. April an. r.as. Sarah Stllwell and Mom* Oriffiag. October 17. 1770. Stllwell and Richard Somers, i her 3. 1781. Zrrial Stllwell and Richard Stile*. Sep tern her 0.17«. Martha Stllwell and Joseph Hildreth. January 36,1780. Phrby Swain and Henry Si (lea, July 11. 1700. Elisabeth Swain and John Yates, April 0, 1706. Jane Sw la and George Taylor. October 8,1775 Jude Swain and George Taylor, February », 1756. Martha Swain and Elijah Godfrey, November 8, 1700. Mary Swaliuand John Hunt, Jr. February 11. 1775. Sarah Swain and John Townsend. Jr., January g. 1777. Talbott and Elisabeth Quinton, April B. 1780. Benjamin Taylor and Hannah Holden, October 8, 1786. (to n coxnxcxD xkxt week.)

Can Dark* Saaetlt

It has been often asked whether or not docks can soreii. Some hunters cite from tbelr experiences instance* that seem to show docks can smell: ethers say that docks cannot. Sow the naturalist would say that ducks, owing to tbelr habK, hpve no need to smell and hence cannot Tbl* rule Is oot infallible, but generally Bolds good. Any wild thing with auch eyes as docks have does not need to smell. Nature seems to have given blrth^a discerning eye and animals a discerning l . A fox will look' straight at a man and not see him, even when only a few feet away, provided be doc* not smell him or the man does not move A duck will not only sec a man standing perfectly still at a long distance, regardless of the wind, but will notice any change in the landmarks of Us haunts or feeding grounds.—Outing.

A Oaa* of MUiakra idewfttrResidents of a certain part of Hprucc

street have often seen two charming

old Indies, twin sisters who look so

much alike that oq one ever bothers to distinguish between them, comlhg out from one of tbe bouses. Tbe fact that they hotb dress almost alike makes It still harder to tall them apart. Some

who knows tbe old ladles very well relates that Ann. while making a hurried departure for one of tbe big department store* last w eek, put on 8usan's Unmet by mistake. In walking through the store abe came suddenly in front of a fulj length iftirror and stepped back la astonishment, saying,

coming down town this morning!”—

Philadelphia Telegraph

Tfc* Seal** He '

The hardware merchant showed Ms customer from Cpcreek another pair of scales. “This ©ns." bs said, .weigh twenty pounds to ounces." “natal y* got asy, * “

SSStt'Se

TEX 7All AT IT. LOOTS. ▲ Blarleu Triumph of iBsrien Progrsu. Every true American is Interested lathe ■art Exposition which has just been openad to the public Base at St. Lenta It is grand In conception, snperb In detail and no branph of aolence. art or Industry has bare overlook In tbe allotment of apses for the proper exhibition of Q»e which they severally hare made. Likewise amusement* are a prominent feat are of tbe Fair, and all that 1* best and most wholesome have been Included. Tbe bnildingsarebeantifnl In deaign and mammoth in proportion, while the landscape surroundings are elaborate and fully tn keeping with the architectural monument* for tbe buildliprs can be called nothing else. No other Exposition can compare irom tbe standpoint of aoope or vartness. and a visit to tbe St. Lonl* Fair U nothing short of a great educational treat. Tbe New Jersey Central in connection with tbe Royal Blue Line ha* an I Hurt rated booklet which will be sent to any address opoo application, and for rate* and like Information drop a portal to Ged’l Pausenacr Dep't, Division H, C. R. R. of N. J.. Nqw York City. Dentistry. Office of Ur*. Loranoe and Bcbutl, *uoissoni to Walter J. Learning, corner of Ocean and Hughes aireeta, open for tbe practice of dentistry In all It* branch**, (Dr. W. B. Sickler, ssaodata.) Office hoars daily, from 8 tu 12 a. M., 2 toll*. * to 8 evening*. Narcotized air for tbe painless extraction of teeth, endorsed by the' mpdloal. fraternity of Philadelphia.

nANAOER WANTED.

Trustworthy Lady or Gentleman toman age huaine** in this county and adjoining territory for well aud favorably known bonse of aolid financial standing. B straight cash salary and expense*, paid each Mondav by check direct from beadquarters. Expense motley advanced. Tv -

“Wby. Bne, 1 didn't know you were .Won permanent ^Addre*. Manager,^

Como Bldg., Chicago. Ul-

W all, Papers Just received s large invoice from which you can select. The prices range from 5| cento to 30«*to a piece. A. C. (iax, 416 Washington street.

panto. Boys' koc-pant* i las'and gat gresRtsadtogatai

NssdWaadgst

Isaac H. Smith, -CLOTHIER AND FURNISHEROpposite Reading Depot. 608 WASHINGTON ST.. CAPE MAY. N. J.

A FtylX LINK OF TRUNKS Constantly on Hand . .

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CIGAR EMPORIUM* | ktran and Hughes Streets, * Cam Mat, M. J. IMPORTED, Key Wast and Domestic Cigars, “ Turkish and Domestic Cigarettes. BRIAR AND MEERSCHAUM PIPE* High grade smoking and chewing tohaocos, And all articles for the Smoker * FULL LI** OP P1NB STATION**

MFhfimiliH and

Ereniaj^japers

served to OsMdf aad Pstoh W*

JOSEPH B. HUSHES & SON. Contracting Faint ers

CJLJE'E Suf-A-TT. XT. T. ESTIMATES GIVEN - SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

Drop a line, and a representative will call and give Estimates and other information desired.

THE H0MESTEAB Cast Corner Wathlrurton and Jackson Sts. CAPE MAY, 41. J. THE CAFE “ thoroughly up-to-date in all appoint meats. Handsomely appointed parlors for ladies. *•

'Cottages served with Choicest Wines, Liquors «*nd Beers J. J. RATTY, Proprietor

TRE ALDINE -MWii

Mm ——n—♦ Rates, $8 per day, upward; $10 ps» week, upward. THEODORE MUELLER.

— ..... « ... „ n MANUFAClURCRSOr M. C. SWAIN & Co.,—“

ARTIFICI AL STONE PAVEMENTS. CELLARS

FLOORS. 4c.

OFFICE *» RESIDENCE,

Corgie and Queen Streets

CAPE MAY. N. J.

Twentv-fiv- Vreuv Kxoerience.

of awv cocon on design.

WM. S. SEiA-W. o-estera-Xj oo^rxEA-crroE DEALER Dl UKB BRICKS, SAND, CEHBNT AND BUILDERS MATERIALS. SAMUEL E. EWING ... Gsneral Contractor ... HOUSE MOVING A SPECIALTY. ✓ Post Office Address, Capa Hay Court House, N. J. ~ B. S. CURTIS, ^Plumbing, Steam and Gas Fitting..* ALL ORDERS RECEIVE PRO/IPT ATTENTION. SHOP—No. II Decatur St. CAPE MAY, N. J.

Contractors & Builders YORK BROS.

CMAAkSB *•#*

p. o. Box 66J. Cape May, N. J.

WH BRIGHT, FIRE INSURANCE I. ... P.rt •( C.»« M.y Curat, HoU, Bad,. V:};