CAPE MAY IIERALD, THURSDAY. FFBRUaRY 9, 1905.

rACT’S TOLU IN I

Happening* of Tha Week Briefly TolU—Other Matter* of Interest. —Thr ground-bog mw hU *hndow—*U more week* of bad »raU»*r. —J. K. Carroll, of DrnnUrflla, ha* fitted up • wludtnlll that grlnda feed while be

■ieep*.

-Kealdent* of Uwo Creek ar* boaetlne of baying tbr Urgent wwodpllea of any owe

etae In the State.

-The Twentieth Century OlrU’ Club U a new orKanlaation of young women in

Fiye-Mile Beach.

—It I. reported that many rabbit# and »eni*a **.*-. quail bare fmaen to death durlug the ex-1 »loo and dbipulatlou of any in the blatory

of cirtllxation For tbla reaeoo it U moe: mmnrkable that -cieooe baa made ho little

MOSQOITO MCOtSLATION. * More Facta About the Feaky Uttle

Mnegulto.

Probably A—eniblytuan Hildreth, of Cape May. b«* the right Idea about get ting rid of the moDulto Mr. Hildreth propoaea bgtbduUug bint out of exlaU-nea. That •uggeail-oi la at leaat an imprueerueut on Profeanor^mlth'a acbeme of bunting them from' ate*I cagea ou the oiradowa aud. after catching them, eutiug them with chloroform, or other

mratik of a»u vxUtlon.

Probably the uioaqulto problem baa pre

aented the moat frullfqT thei

treiue cold Weather.

—Oiil reaidrota aaaert there

more aoow tn Cape May county tbla win-

ter than for 40 yearn pant

-Harry Tbomaa’ hrn rooat at South Denuta waa vNiicd on Thuraday evening by a weawl which nearly killed the entlge

dock.

- Big catchee of eela are being made at Denuiartlly and flahtug through the loe la declared to be a moat profitable m mu He-

men i.

- Ocean City eouncil ha* awarded to E. E Coraou a contract for atreel'lmproyeroeota toToleing an expeuditure of more U>au •l&.UII. - The Cape May County Boanl of Free holder*- baa appointed Cranford Buck, of Sea iale City, keeper of the turnpike drawbridge at that place. -Kev. T. >. Ruah. of Laurel Spring a, la aettug a* pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Green Creek and hold* service* two wundaya in each montl^ —Hollia Mickle, of Peteraburg. Is haring hla corn busked by somebody whom he would like to meet. The work la dour at night and the corn carried away. —The Young People’s Union at the Baptist Church will be led tomorrow evening by Mrs. L H- Townsend, and the subject will be “Christ a Servant and # are Servant* " —The Ice cream festival iRren for the benefit of the First Baptist Church on Thursday evening last, tn spite of the cold leather, waa a »uccr»« and a good sum waa realised for the benefit of the church.

progress towards the solution of the question of ridding the world of a peet that is recognised. In tropical countries, as the moat dangerous medium for the diaaeinlnation of disease. In this latitude, the mosquito la simply an annoyance. Thu* la no danger In bis atlng, but there la a heap of annoyance In it. Mr. Hildreth’s bill I* along thellotaauggesUal by Prof. Smith, and proposes to extend State aid to tbe muoiclpalltiea in fighting the peat. Although science declares. that it la possible to abolish the moaquho. It haa not yet proven its ca rn to otologists agree that the only through tbe destruction of the larv* and tbe draining of all stagnant water. Hildreth’s bill proposes to appropriate tbe sum of t&i.OOQ to be expended by tbe state on tbe application of municipalities that will pay sixty percent, of the expense. Th^propoaed measure looks all right, and the siae of the appropriation is small enough to justiiy a trial, at least —Atlan-

tic City Press.

Classified idnttissmsats.

Advertisements under this head, set in -lais type, five cents a tine per iaane in DVANCK. Display type, ten cents per

Filbert brittle aud all kinds

• It you ar* looking for good sabatamlsl news, read tAe Hkhalo. Head Sol. Needles’ coupon in this issue aud It Will tell vou how to get ten gl trading stamp# f roe.

COTTAGE WANTED. Wahtku: Furnished Cottage for six months, from May 1st. to November 1st, large enough for (unllj Of five. Addreaa HKHAIJ)office. -

REWARD OFFERED. A reward will b# riven for the arreat of tbe person or persona who broke Into the McFlIlln boctsge. No. 8S6 Gra^t street, the night of Wednesday, January M.

- We make a specialty of ladles’ shoes the largest assortment that can be found in Cape May, consisting of wnite, tan, red black and patent oolt akin. Greeu trading stamps Hoi Needles.

BOARD WANTED. WAMrcU: Board for tba Bummer, from May lai. to November 1st, for lady, three young children, aged 1, 8. and 5 years, respectively, aud nurse. Private family preferred. Address HXKAI.D office. St

THAYELLING FACILITIES

“Ye Oltlrn Time" v#. “Up To Dale.” Not many years ago a trip even as far as New York was quite an event, long anticipated and arranged for some time In ad vance, and a person who had made several

was viewed as a great traveller.

Tbe car* were low roofed, boxlike arrange in rut*. dose and stuffy, with stiff oocumfortable seats, and drawn by slow engine* ore. a rough, uneven track, enabling you to teti the miles traveled by bumps reedvrd. ana most traveler* bad s basket contain.u* ratable*, etc., to sustain

them on tbe journey.

But Americau PtogreaalrauMS could not long cuuur* this; obutlnual improvements

A FEW FLASH-LIGHT ITEMS. t'aogbt as Yoo Pass In Different Parts of tbe County. It seems rather strange that a person, who, living in the country the majority oi their life and within six miles of the county seal, cannot distinguish tbe county jail from a dwelling tonne or cottage, but nererthe.eas the incident happened. On a recent afternoon three young ladies were senate ring along the path and came to tbe j«ll, suddenly one of them said, “what a peculiar residence, it is s queer-looking house”, but when rightly Informed as to what it was. Miss F formed different views of it Immediately and stepiied back On a recent evening of last week daring the terrific blisxwrd, when it was nearly ImpoHsible for either man or beast to be out « young man was notireo making bis way across‘the pike to the lighthouse, notwithstanding the snow bands which were then nearly ftrar feet deep, bat steadil • pressed onward, upward toward hi* mar. which he was sure to gain If be eonhl, ou.* then in tbe cottage by the light house a yonng Miss was anxiously await, ig his coming. Allle says “it was a ratberchUly wMk, bat be didn’t mind it.” Troc love will run Its course.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. The Philadelphia Record will publish s

supplement with Its Sunday edition of February 5ih which will bribe moat novel interesting and instructive ever given

away by a Philadelphia newspaper. This novelty, so baffling to science, con-

sists of so spparrntly blurred picture and tbe plastogrsph or “Magic Spectacle*.” Upon properly adjusting the wonderful

spectacles in scoordsnce with tbe direction. and looking at lbe picture with tbe eu>uei , ntll „ toda7t | onu journej- — proper focus, a re ult. entertaining and made al ut . rlr . moment’s notice and

interesting, will be at nee produced. Save the pictures, os “The Record” will

continue this eupptemeat indefinitely, giving it* readers an opportunity of col-

lecting a novel end entertaining •erics. In view of the probable demand for next

Sunday's Record, place your order at once

with your newsdealer for a copy. The Philadelphia Sunday Record,

917 Cbestuut Street, Philadelphia. Pa.

Tbe Mosquito Bi d. Tbe Hildreth mosquito bill before the Slate Legislature la one worthy of much consideration as It is a m-aanre intended to practically destroy mosquito-breeding areas aad thu* an far as possible eliminate the mosquito pest. It Is to be hoped that the members of tbr Legislature will tbe Importance of this Mil and aid in Its passage. The mosquito pest is a menace to the greater growth and prosperity of our State sad anonally much mooe] kept out of the State beesnne people dred the mosquito plague sad will not come in-

reaidenta. Tbs dimmattou of to nuisance or the minimixing thereof will not only give desired relief to our own

Two Weeks' Tour via Pennnylvanla Railroad. Tbe srooud P- i.iieylvanla Railroad tonr of tfaeVe«*.>« t.iJncknonrlile.ailowing ti weeks In hiori.la. will leave New York, Philad.-lp-.ia, Baltimore, and Washington >jr s;wcial train on February 14. Ex.-uisihn tirk.-ts, including railway -’-.ii-p'jrtAtfon. Pullman accommodations ,ue berth), and meals en route in both di--c<ions whl'e traveling on the special rain, will be s .id at the following rates: New York. 140.00; Trenton. $49.00: Philadelphia. Harrisburg. Baltimore, aud Washington. $43.00; Pittsburg. $53 00; and at proportionate rates from other point*. A similar tour will be run February 98 For tickets. Itineraries, and other Inforution, apply to ticket agents, or to Geo. W. Boyd. General Passenger Agent, Broad at rest Station, Pblladslpfcla.

e Into th#Slats and Investor ooey here.—Mill villa Hspub-

Tbe will of tbe late Captain P. It Wheaton, which had been la tbs Coarts morn tbsa two years, and attrsetod much atteoUon. has b— sustained by a dartslsn of fb«a~wHoe Magle, at tbe Prerogative

Oo«Tt.

Captain Wheaton was one of tbe wealth- • last xnea of Cape May Oonntg. his amau being valued at about $900,000 at tbs time

of bis death. Hla

second irtfs, wea cut off

lam. whs was hla

dt.rta' tfc.Uat lnc.itiM of'hWUtawMfall sfistanat. x \ l j \ A larga part of th* aatal* will be eatea

Doat to read 8aL

MiOHIDA.

wooderlully difft acoommodoi |/ns

A striking example Is tbe Reading Sys--m’s line between Reading Terminal, Philadelphia, and Liberty siraet, New Y'ork, leaving riiber terminus “Every boor on tbe hour,” irom 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. weekdai s, and at firquent oonvenient iutenrals

rat of day.

Flue Inxariously furnished coach. Pullman Parlor Cars are drawn by swift locomotives over s smooth, doable-tracked road, fuliy protected by Automatic big. nals, many trains running entire distance in two boars and tbe others not much longer. Cafe Can are attached to trains at appropriate boars, furnishing either lunch or a regular meal at moderate rates At Philadelphia dose connection made with well-equipped, speedy trains to and from tbe Coal aud Lumber region* and other parts of Central Pennsylvania.

Pointers fbr Advertisers. tW When a merchant tells you It dqes not p*y to adveriise he admit* bis bo-loess U not worth advertising. Try an ad In the Hckald. and watch tbe results.

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w Advertising Is the forerunner of ,1th to many instaima. Many a bnsioes* man says •'mlthoatadvertlslng bosi m would le a UIRLV*

+%*-

or The paper that carriss your ads should be tbe one that is read the most and me that exceeds others in circulation. Glance over the ads of tbe HUAU> and be convinced of Ue superiority. ”

roia^M

The Cape M^ Hxkalo invites letters

h the views of this

The only conditions attached thereto areas fellows: T!fce name of tbe from offensiv* personsllUr*.

Probably There Is No Country in the world where the benefits of Life Insurance in The Prudential have not been felt. Claims are paid in «I1 lands.

The Prudential Insurance Co. of Imerlca. *«“ “ B *» ,TCk - *• '• (3T Incorporated as a Stock Company by thf State of New Jersey • JOHN P. DRYDEN, President LESLIE - t>. WARD. Vic* President. EDGAR B. WARD, ad Vice President FORREST F. DRYDEN, yd Vice IJrefidrut. WILBUR S JOHNSON. 4$h- Vic* President and Comptroller. EDWARD GRAY. Secretary. H. B. Richakdsok. Asst. Snpt., Cape May Court House. N J 1»«»

pm @haisles p. Swain’s

- NEXT WEEK I WILL HAVE A -

You will wonder how I sell them at 10 CENTS.

CHARLES A. SWAIH. Local Phorte 65. 305-7 Jackson Street, CAPE MAY, N, J.

SUET, StUSH: SLIPS, SLIDES Snow. Sleet and Rain Interfered Generally With Traffic. Sleet and rain, which cut what promised to be a big snow storm In the middle on Monday, loaded trees, poles and wires with a glistening coat of ice. Tbe trolley service to and from Cape May Point was badly handicapped by slush which clogs the rails and cover* tbe roadways of tbe surface Hues many Inches eep in places. Pedestrians experienced great difficulty in travelling along tbe sidewalks, many of them taking to tbs middle of tbe streets.

PLNEHURST, N. C. Low - Rate Personally - Conducted Tours via Penna. R. R. M benefit of those d*dris* to vlMt PI Dehurst, N- C., during th* bright of the * i golf maaom. tbe Psansylvanl* Oonroaay bro Instutnrated a sories at peisonallv-conducted tours to this ttraetlre mid South resort. Two tonr* wHl beVun this season, Tesyd Oen.

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CAPE MAY, N. ‘

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