CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905.

A FINE PROGRAM BY IMF BAND Vocal and iM'rumvnUl HelccUona Heard at the Aadltorium. The tnntioale b» the Cape MmJ Hand itlren in the Auditorium ou Moudaj erculua wm a mueioal treat. A atar piece of the evening waa the cornet aolo bjr .Mr. O. K. l.loyd. who W a gifted performer upon thla inateninent. Hia aolo came aa a anrpriee, he* haring volunteered hie eontribai ion at the laat minute, and it «raa well rvorlrcd. Evarr number waa roundly applaudrd. and reflected < redit upon the performers, following l» 1 he pruan.ni In full: March—"Sddiere of Fortune'' The Rand Solo—"Wbeu star* are lu the Qule Sktee* Mlaa Marion Kelaoa Solo- Mr. latwrenoe Keerea Reading— Mrs. Sidney Gaff Overture—“Nlohe" The Band Centre **ol«— Mr. O. K. Lloyd Solo—“Knava” Mlaa Rebecca Surma Solo—•‘Oh. Dry Thoae Taarr" Mlaa Kirk Serenad<—••Twilight Dreama" Tha Banu Solo—•‘Under the Apple Tree" Mrs. J. W. Eldredge Overture - “Star of H *pe" The Baud Solo—".Mv Heart'a Deal re” Mr. J. W. Kldrtdge Solo— Mlaa Ada Kadcliffe Comic Song—“He Waa a Careful Man" Mr. Wm. Porter March- “Collect Girla" * The Band

97k SPORTING WORLD Coautag Shot CTaauploa. Wesley W. Coe of Boston Is generally hailed as the coming champion shot putter. He recent:y beat the record of Ralph \Y. Rose, but the mark war not allowed to stand by Secre-

tary Sullivan of the A. A. C. However, Coe will soon make another attempt to lower the colors of Rose, who has left the Cuiversity of Michigan and Is now in Chicago.

The Stupid Recruit

Britt Drain C h-.rgn. Emphatic denial Is made by Jimmy Britt and his brother. WOlle, to the charge made by Bllly'Nnlan. manager of Battling Nelson, that Willie Britt refused to post forfeits for the BrittKelsou fight unless Nelson would agree to "lay down." So Intense Is the feeling on the part of the coast pugilist that another match with the Chicagoan now seems Inevitable. When the charge readied the ears of Jimmy Britt the “native son" turned white With rage. Then, abutting his Jaws firmly, he “went looking" for Nolan. bnt did not find him. When be bad a chance to cool down he said: "Having gone this far, I think Nolan should come forward with some proofs. Well. I*Q tell yon what I will do. If be ^can burnish one lota of evidence showing that any such thing as this took place I will give $L500 to any charity which the newspapers will name “I will fight Nelson any time. I can Bek him any time. I gave him hia chance to fight me. and be balked at an agreement which be had already signed. Coffrotb has my contract for • match with Nelson. He also has my contract for a match with White. Which one he puts ou first la Immaterial to me."

t age of Signor Manuel Garda, the Inventor of the taryngo■ntly celebrated bis one r Gasette. ; Giovanni Auzanl, was alive la the'idaya of Bach 1 Handei that Schubert and Bet-

born. that Chopin and Mendelssohn wan bora Just before him end that at s greatestjtrtumpbs Wag : were schoolboys. \Erery

By. I ban not a p. fbr a player wbo make* a stwpid ph bat wear momra wWn a amw to k

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Just before the opening of the spring of 1M2 a tall, lank, green looking man entered one of the camps of the Confederate General Johnston at Naab^ vllle, Tenn.. and say be would like to Join the "rigiment." He wn* turned over to a drill sergeant, with Instructions to try to make a soldier of him. The Confederates were never conspicuous for soldierly api*arance; Indeed they were best noted as lighter*. Yet notwithstanding the want of a:tento the army regulation* the recruit mce became noted for being the moat duaoldierly man among them. The bump of discipline seemed to be a hollow in hia bead. He was constantly wandering from, bis command and spending long terms lu the guardhouse fbr doing so. Though the sergeant spent hours drilling him. the recruit could never learn the difference between "carry" and “shoulder" arms. At least if be did he was sure to forget It the next day. On i>oat he was continually making blunders. He was the butt of bis regiment and the subject

for Innumerable tricks.

One morning be appeared at hia colo nefa tent and told him that be had been appointed s]K>keamiui for the enlisted men of bis regiment to say that they desired to be led at once against the ehetuy. The colonel looked at the man, astonished, then quietly wrote a note, gave It to him tuid told him to take It to the regimeutnl surgeon. The surgeon after reading It examined the bearer for bis sanity, but sent him back with a paper slating that be was

perfectly sane, though stupid.

The recruit next appeared at general headquarters and reported for ••orderly.” It was never known whether this was by mistake or for a Joke, but the adjutant who mad# the detail waa Bent hack to his company for doing so. The recruit attracted the attention of the staff for his awkwardness and when the general's tent was vacant blundered Into It and was caught reading the general's pa|MTH. He waa arnt back to his colonel under guard, with a rei«ort of his couJucC whereupon the colonel, after considering the propriety of ordering him 'x-fore a court martial, decided to recommend hia discharge on the ground that It would be

for the good of the service, i

Confederacy at that time not being ovetdnrdened with powder food, the general commanding declined to grant the discharge ou the ground that If the man waa a fool be should be placed In the front rank, where the army might

ri rid of him to a purpose.

One night when the recruit waa on outpost duty n shot waa heard coming from where he was stationed, and he came running in. crying: “The Yanks air coinin': The Yank* air cornin'!” The long roll was beaten, and the command turned out forming In line of battle. Bnt no enemy came. After waiting the attack for some time skirmisher* were'thrown out and found the body of the major, who bad been officer of the day visiting the pickets. He had been shot through tin- head. The men were aent back to their tents, and the recruit was sent up under guard to the general. After considerable. questioning the general sent him back to his regiment undew-care of an aid. Ttie colonel was directed either to have the stupid ass shot "by mistake” or connive at his desertion. The colonel jabosc the hitter course. He called the recruit into bis tent and told him be had decided to bare him shot at sunrise the next moriiliig. Then he sent him to hia regiment with orders to bis colonel to place him where he could escape during the night. That waa the laat seen of the stupid recruit^ in that army. When the sun rose'in"the morning be was far away. The officer of .the day reported tha-es-cape to the colonel, who received ♦ . with great satisfaction and at once ported it to the general, who was delighted at the wise coarse he bad pursued. He sent back a congratulation on getting rid of a man so stupid that he didn't know a friend from an my. But the officer moat relieved waa the captain of the company to which

the recruit belonged.

Early In April of that year the battle

down thar. sent me south fo' In

formation. 1 run across the major and

i with him. When yo a go beck

tall tha general ef be missed any pa

era ha'll find 'em In the adjutant gen

ral'a office of <mr army.”

At tha micest of die man who bad ronght him valuable information the Union general under whom the stupid recruit served iwrolel Mie Confederate captain until be should be exchanged. "Goodby. cap." said the stupid recruit. "Tell the curnel I hated to fool

him. bet I ciqilUu't help If.” CLARENCE M EACH AM.

EXPRESS ROBBER TO GO FREE scatote of Limitations Protects Man

Who Fled Nine Years Ago.

Eugene D Ferguson, the Kansas man who enrreurtered to the police a week ago. saying that be. In IflM, while agent for tl>e United State* Express Company, at Cape May. stole *300, will not be prosecuted for the crime for which be gave himself op, as

told Id laat week’s Herald.

Follow Ins the surrender ot Ferguson the police notified the express com, any of the ca*e and asked what action they wanted taken, lusamncb aa the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland had hrea on Fergnaoa’s bond and bad mads good the shortage, tor matter waa pot np to the Maryland concern. The Fidelity people notified the police that they were deslrou* if proaseuting providing they were in a

position to do so.

Chlsf Foster then oommnnlcaied with the Cape May county authorities and received a reply from sc'Ini; Prosecutor Joseph Douglas*, who staled “that inasmneb i them was no complaint or indictment ■ lend here within two year* of the com mission of the offense and having no proof that be fled the jurisdiction of the court or that he was a fogitira frem justice, I do it see that we have anr claim on him. 1 When Chief Poster communicated this intelligence to Ferguson and told him that be wonid be released later In the day the oocTermed tnlef eaid that he -wee glad he was going to be eel free and could go forth into toe world with a clear conscience, as be had shown a willingness to be punished

for bis crime.

prisoners taken by the Union force* was this very captain. One of the men who marched him in stepped up alongside at him and sold: “Cap, jo' don't remember me." “Great heavens, the stupid recruit!" "Not v ao stupid as 70' all supposed. To" was very patient with me, cap, while I waa under your command, an’ I hope to do somep'n for yoV Later Abe stupid recruit visited the captain and made him open hia eyes aOU wider by the following Hon: “To- sea. yo r major and 1 was t

! *r.rtrttS'<*tr *ua

* turned oat in a winter's night, and b died from exposure. Tha 1 that

FACTS TOLD IN BRIKT^YIENTION

Breaking 307 targets straight, W. H. Heer of Concordia, Kan., recently tabllsbed a new world’s record for trap open tournament at the last day of the Iowa State Sportsmen's

He defeated

both Fred Gilbert, who holds a record of 392 straight in a practice shoot, and Crosby, 345 In one day's match. ggi During the three ddys’ shooting 44.000 targets were thrown, the average number at the traps being seventy-five. The amateur state championship a to A. P. McDowell of Adair. 98 out of 100; diamond badge. NeO Layman; Smith *cnp. to Aron; for expert high average. Gilbert Crosby, Heer, Stannard. Borden shot off. Stannard winning fifty straight; best average for Wotar-

Porm a habit of throwing off before

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Hagan's Rabbits. Chickens, Docks. CaU od etc. are doing rxtra mtuuD for Easter. Easter Baskets 14 price. Hogan's, a.rs. sisvy f5rji::t-Crnmer. sister ot rbe late iTrsi.icsd V. S. Or.uit suJ daw of v I)r. ri 1 fluid J. Cramer, was finnd tlcnd In ht-1 at the home af lu!*ter. Sir*. Yhgnhi Oraat-Corhln, In Cast Orr.nge. N. J. Mrs. Cramer retired In the !w*tt of.health apparently. She v.ns found by her sister, having

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AtumnnceuH-Lt is made of the engagement of J. O. Phelps Stokes, millionaire and philanthropist, son of Anson 1’helps Stokes, to Mias Rone Harriet Pastor, formerly of .(Tfvelnud, O., and later a writer on the Jewish Daily News of New York, from which she recently resigned to accept a clerkship

In the University. Settlement. Quail Thriving Nicely.

The wrareru quail which were distributed chrouicbont Cape May County by direcioo of Senator Crease and Aasemblymnn Hildreth six weeks into are said to be thrlv inn nnd a big crop of young birds Is looked for bj t te sport-men and those iotere-ted be prupaxatlon of this game in the

coubly.

Toe new boardwalk at Ocean City will be opened to lbe public on tsatuiday. Mar fkr Champion will drive a golden spiky to

celebrate the event.

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Kiaar*«w Could Hurt ut Polo. LAKEWOOD. N. J„ April 18.-King-don Gonld. son of George J. Gould. Is nuralng a painful but not aertoux wound as a result of a tnixup in the Rockawsy-Lakewood polo game at <Fe *rgian court. EJad the blow been half an inch lower young Gonld might have lost the sight of the eye. As It was. he was so badly hurt that he retired from the game.

WASHINGTON. April 1H—Several of the ten pension examiners against whom Commissioner Warner has preferred charges have handed in their resignations. If they are exonerated Is the re;*r*t reinstatement win be sought

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