■■n

I ^ Hi t CAPE MAY HERALD. THURSDAY, |UNE 15, igo S

CAPE MAY HERALD

Lewis T. Stcvchb Fhomuktok. Warmkn C- Wk*u Mswsssit

.AW IWOKyKWDKHT WKKIU.Y.

P«b!l»he4 Every Tb«r»4sy Msmlsg ml tOt-WsslilsttMi Mreet, C«m May, N. J.

subscription: One Doilam Pcs Yeas in Asvance

THK HERALID. CAPE HAY, N. J. Kntncd at the poet o«cc at Cepe May. K. J.. as secood clau mail matter. March n lew. Advrrtiping rates upon application.

THURSDAY. JUNE IS. l«Of.

■os JUKE

05

It

Ml. Tl 7“:I

Wc.

Ti 1

iL

Sa. 7

4

• • j * e 5 6

r

8

9

10

11

1213

14

15

16

17

18

1920

21

22

23

24

25

2627

28

29

30

••

Philadelphia's City Government For luliv forty yearn the civic admin ft

{ration of Philadelpblahas been very mnch in the public ey$.-''It used to be the "Gas King." which was aa much talked about

as Tammany Hall. That reign t

an end almost twenty years ago, wt.eu

what la commonly called “the Bullitt bill

went into effect. This was an entirely new charter, drawn by an eminent lawyer, in-

to which were supposedly injected the vev

beet elements of admiaistratire potential ity as exemplified by experience in this, country and In Kurope. The mayor, who before had been simply chief of police, was msdc the controlling force in manta pal government. Elected by the people, be bed, through bis appointments, practically absolute control of every city department. It was intended to fpve him all power, and

that bold him to a stricter accountability. ***** ® < ** t * 0 Q Tm * oe ^ To the two branches of couodls were JaU ** $XA ^ work • bookoOv-enty the raising of taxes and appropriation if 0re l,agm AUd 0Clut,lM «*>• aL

appropnawon « ^ QM ^ghis word* the

Lord's and other prayer*, catechisms and epigrammatic veraen. These bear

the caption, “Learn by iTeart." It Is claliaed that the deepest punc-

ture the earth baa ever received was recently sustained at the hands of James Tobin, an labpemlng man, who,

Johannesburg. South Africa,

punched an orifice in the ground to the depth oMLSfifi feet He used a diamond drill with a rated capacity of 4*000 feet Tbf weight of the rods need In the drilling was over fifteen tons, which la a monstrous load for such a

and Impartial enforcement of the laws and ordinances applying to the one of firearms and explosives. No one •ires to abolish tbs observance of tbd Fourth of July as a Joyful holiday, but the desire t« to rescue thi« grealrat and heat of our national aniveraaries frbm ihi present estate as a there carnival of barbaric and eenaetcaa noise, and to restore to it etane of Its former and Umvhooorsd fsaturmaa a day for the ittculcatton of s sound and rational patriotism and the psrpsmmlop of tbs fathers aodfoaodersof tbsretiatfllc. Celebrated In this meaner and spirit the anniversary of the Dsciarelation of Independence may serve a nobis and (aspiring purpose In oar national Ilfs, and term a powerful influence for good which we can Hi afford to miss.

Center's fur June 17 says: Barking against Mr. Bonaparte aa Bee retary of the Nary because he la -independent in local politics shows the penury to which partisan entifuslasts are fruqorutlr reduced in the matter of tuleUlganoc. Even if the new Secretary had been a Democrat in national elrctloos, the crime of putting him in f hr Cabinet would have

A N , A M A Z O N "What'S that yYe gtrln' us? aimms?" asked the sumkeeper. sitting on bis counter with bis feet dangling.

-Tea.*' replied

*Tt>ay were a nation of women warriors who founded an empire In Asia Minor ZtMJU year* ago. They killed their boys and brought an.their girls

to bo soldiers.*' '

"H’mr grunted the storekeeper contemptuously. “Women ain't no good „ for soldiers. I don't believe that uto-J Cflr *° n briskly angling bis way op Broadway, u serenely happy expivs-

“Womeu are. very courageous so tlmce." ' “That’s the queer part of It A man in face of real danger is brave an a lion because site doesn't realize wtut she's buckin' up agin, but yoc - re her a scare about nothin* and aL^.- pent

but as he Is a thorough Bfcpubliraa h la doubly ridiculous to see bla impartial hostility to both machines in Maryland, foretag pollticans to brand him as a Democrat One of tbs things we most need to Isuru. if ws are to bars honest State and City Gov it* in the United Slates, is that Mayors. Aldermen. State legislators. Gov-

and Commissioners of Public

Works are to be judged not from their vtewa of Thomas Jefferson,the Philippines, tariff reform, or diplomacy in tbs Orient, but from their honesty and fitness for the task with which they are intrusted. Few of our time hare made this distinction

lolly than Mr. Bonaparte icmher of a party without

being Irrelevantly and foolishly a partisan. Hb standards of civic life are high. be b eminent in hb profession, fearless in hb acts, and of snch general Intelligence that ha will do something to slam the degeneracy of the Cabinet stnes McKinley’s death. H* agrees with the Pre-idsnt about the nary, although hb vole* b not so

■ selection b

one In which tbs country should rejoice. George W. Woodhouse has presented the public library at Rutland, Vt, with a copy of the New England Primer printed in 1777. The book Is rare now.

given the power to veto appointm It was also provided that there be erected a ciril-eervice system which should curb the maror in attempting n personal domi-

nation of affairs.

All restrictions have amounted to nothing. Councils hare been in almost every esse willing toobof mayors, appoint menu have almost invariably been approved, while the dvil service regulations ai farce. The mayor has had just exactly as be bus chosen to exercise, home mayors have been moderate in thpir rule, and some have been arbitrary to an extent that would make aa autocrat envious. To the Gas Ring succeeded a triumvirate, which Was followed by the so-called “ Hog Combine” of wasd leader*,' and finally the present organisation, whose gnp to apparently the strongest of ali The mayor was in or out of these combinations aa be chose, but he.ha* never very vigorously fought them. Originally, there were three great departments. The Department of Public Safety including the fire and police bureaus; that of Public Works looked after the streets, ga>, water, constrution, and the like. Each of these had a director. - The public charittee were in oommtoaion until recently, when a director was placet over them, and finally a purchasing agent for city supplies was made s director and a full member of the cabisst. The upper branch of councils cooatots of one member from each ward: the lower, at members according to ssEtom voten. Kecently, the lower body became so unwell' dy that It has been cut down one-half. At trod I* are almost without elder the control of the “organisation,” compneed of flee tW six Republi leader*, wittrJsrsel W. Durham at their head. There to no politics in councib, and sf late thm has hean only the very slight

' Bills

out the-slightest debate Philadelphia no ,Jo«uaw has what may be termed a dellbei stive assembly. - From “ Philadelphia’ Civic Outlook," by Joseph M. Roger., in the American Monthly Review of Reviews

The appearance of the toy pistol in . a aa early and vftor-

*vaal yean fast la no uncertain »

a tf It

Day in a annua upon towdyha and t U spirit which roruM in dan -‘•is* —and peettane. — setoseaad towaa wft be

A little xad button worn by some SOU women, old find young, married and ■Ingle, among the leading soda] sate of the City gf Mexico, marks a new doparturo, or, rather, i hew step In progThis little round red button slg-

iberablg In what to known as toeing league. Members of

the league take a solemn pledge not kiss one another In public or private on the ground that kissing Is contagious. or, rather, the means of conveying contagious diseases from one fab-.

Up to the other.

For one of the moot Important collections of Napoleonic relics which under, the hammer only 180 guineas was giten at Cbrtotle’s roams. Is London, recently. It covered hi* whole career, starting with a silver statuette of the first consul and ending with a lock of bis hair and the death mask taken at 8t_ Helena. There were miniatures of the great Corsican himself, of hto son. the IU fated king of Borne, of Desiree Beeuhamato, Marie Mme. Bonaparte, medals, of the Legion of Honor, Waterloo relics and ■ remnant of the flag which bis coffin was wrapped, with

splinters of the

Who has tbs *, You as* sad ertdsuce of this Around you svurp day. You bear m*

The speaker lit hto pii>e. then told the Allowing story to Ulna irate bin point; “I know'd a cose o’ woman flgbtin' onct that I halu't never forgot When 1 lived down In L. there was a widder there that owned the bouse she Uved tn. Durin’ her husband's last sickness, when be .wasn't doin' nothin' they was obleeged to put a mortgage on it Ef the husband had a died right off It wouldn't 'a' made so much difference, but by the time be petered out the mortgage money was aU gone. This was pretty bard on the widder. but she was a plucky woman and went to work with a will to support her two little children. By strict economy she managed to keep the wolf from the door, bat couldn’t pay the interest money on the mortgage. The man that held the loan was a mean cuss and begun to figure oo giftin' a bold oo to the boose. He let the interest money accumulate, talkin' soft all the while, then aU of a snddent fore

firae** a hard weapon for woman to •taad-agta. And ft want mighty hard with Tata. Them tsars tow fired *• him was worss'n balk**, god Whs ft wo*uer uffft was tbs softer he taikad the mure tear* she Died tux-h. "Waal. Tom married tbs wtdde- iind paid off tlm mortingi-. Amamn*' "o»hr MARK ANDERSON.

HUMOR OF THE HOUR

slon on hto face. At lust hto efforts had been crowned with siuvees, and yet this jewel he hod found and possessed liluweli of was well worth waiting for. No wonder be was buirying forth to acquaint thetu at home with bis great

good luck.

“Rbe is miner he cried to himself. “Mine, miner “H«h>: Kir Cupid landed another viatlm ?“ Inquired a cheery voice from KK And then as hto friend turned about and faced him Oebhard added: “Too shouldn't talk so loud, old map, Well, since the secret is out. what's

Mrzxrsjsi.is':

“Waal, in time be got legal slon, but yer know real poaseaslon ’s nine points o' the law. and the widder held the fort. Tpm Edgerton, the sheriff, it up to put her out but found she'd barricaded the i>remisea and bad collected a lot of firearms. Everybody laughed at Tom's trytn' to do snch a job, because be was a good lookin' widder was still young and all fired pretty. But Tom knowed women better 'n they reckoned on. lie tried all sorts o' good natured dodges to git the widder to come out where be could fit the better of bar, and at tost, by glrtn' hto solemn promise not to harm her, go to the wood shed JTnln' the rear o’ the bouse, where she would be protected on bar flanks, aa the soldier* say. for a parley. “But the result of fl •asn't satisfactory. Tom was a-puttin' on a lot o’ blarney, teilln’ her bow good lookin' she was. when she stopped him and said that if be bad anything to propose by way of compromise she would listen to him; otherwise they'd call the parley off. Tom hadn’t nothin' to say to this, as hto duty was simply to git bar out; so the widder went back to the

nous a.

“But Tom wasn't to be beaten by a woman. He .goes off and thinks the matter over. By and by be goes back, and this time be takes suthln' with him be considered more powerful *n a gun to flght ■ woman with. He asks for another parley, and the widder. hopin' that be brougfel a proposition from the r tbat owned the property, goes into woodhouse ag'ln. ~ mighty pretty ytandlq* there with a rifle In her bands, a light in ber eyes, a mQot In her face, and Tom, rememberin' her misfortunes and bow plucky she was defendin’ per borne and the shelter of ber children, felt more like goto' up and puttin' bis arms about ber than turnin' ber out “If It wasn't that be was a nateral woman hunter and wanted to bag this one particularly he'd 'a* thro wed up the Job. Aa It waa. be nuked ber a few tp whaf aki Induce ber to git out, expTalnln' at the same time that the law was too powerful for a poor woman like ber to tackle. Ha waa a-doin' this wo’b he op a little cloaer. at the tame time giftin' hto hand on the gun in hto pocket that be proposed to fire at her. She didn't seem to mind hto cornin’ fairly dost, for she kep' the rifle pointed right at hto bead. “Waal, all of a snddent Tom gsvey yell as though he’d been bit by shtlita' and pulled ills band buter hto pocket. Openin' hto fingers there was a tnonaa. Girin' another screech, he dropped it. shooin' ft so 1 * ft bad to for the widder. flbe dropped ber gun ‘-was up oo to the » Tom. be walked "When the widdar seen bow she’d been outwitted she began to cry. Now

"NameI" exclaimed Carson, with a twinkle in bis eye. “Wait until this evening. Come up, and I will Intro-

duce yon.”

Gebbard knitted hto brow. Then I don’t know ber?” “No. but yon wlIL Don’t forget to wne up. Sbe's a peach." “What! Your prospective"— “Quite so," broke in Canon. “My prospective cook.”—New York Press.

RECEIVER'* SALE of Valuable Hotel and Wharf Property •* Cupr May Point, ft. J. The euUrrifaer, rroriver appealed by the Coert of Chancery of New Jersey, la a cauw • Herein Lotcnao H. “ 1

wWu

. PUBLIC VENU E

« , ‘h*,h« T ^Ml , er drocrihed premise* at < spe May Point, Cape May County. New

Jvr»ey, on

Saturday, June 17, 1005.

at twelve o'clock nooo, all the following described lots, tracts or pieces of Uod. situate. lyins myl befog fo the Lower Township county (Vue May aud rlate of New Jersey: The Pint Lot (being Lot No n. at told onffciehe Map of the CumwtosiowrT. »ppototed to toy out sud*divide the lands of Ezekiel Stevvru snd A- H Beeves) Regno nlng at the southeast comer of fto.yi. in the westerly line of the “Saloon Lot", and running from thence south twenty sod a half degrees west three perches to the southwest comcT of the Saloon Lot"; Oenc* south seventeen snd three-quarters degree* west three perches to the northeast comer of No. 93; thence north siitj-nne ai.d a half degrees west lour perches to low water mark; thence along Ion: water mark north seventeen snd three-quarters degrees east six perches; thence north sixty nine snd a half degrees east four perches an,' t en links to the beginning, within which i~ nnds

■d twenty-four and 1

shore, be the

perches of land a

irnths

A ft ere one Busts. "The trouble with you Americans is that you eat too fast." said the European. “We cant help It" waa the contrite answer. “We feel like getting through a meal before the waiter brings back the check with an announcement that the meat trust has raised prices."— Washington Star.

Hot Her “She striken me as a woman of constant singleness of purpose. Bbe'a

“She does seem likely," interrupted the spiteful thing, “to be a woman of constant stngtfuees, but I wouldn't say 'of purpose.' I think she cant help herself."—Philadelphia Press

The Kecood Lot 'being Let No. *4 on said Map) Bcginmmr at the westerly aide of a road given by Ezekie*. Steven* and Andre* H- Reeve* for public and private use. and wig®teen pcrchc* from the northeast comer of the “Saloon Lot”, ami running from thence by the westerly side of said road eonth seventeen and three-quarter* degree* west six perches to the nortbeart comer of No, «; thence nonh sixty nine and a half degrees West thirteen perches mud seventeen hnkz to l«w water mark, thence along low water mark north seventeen and threequarters degrees east six perches; thence south sixty nine and a half degrees east thirteen perches and seventeen links to the beginning, within which bound* -are contained two rods and two perches of land, be the same more or less. The Third lx* (being Lot No. 96 on said Map) Beginning at the southeast comer of Ko. *5. where the Westerly „de of the given rosd meet* Isaac Whiildin’* line and running from thence by said line south eighty degrees and ten minotes west fifteen perches . and ten links to low water mark thence along low water mark north seventeen and tore*■quarter* degrees east seven perches and fifteen links; thence south • sixty -i-r snd a half degrees east thirteen perches sad seventeen link* to the beginning, within which bounds are contained cue rod and twelve perches of toad, be the same more or e

rsa.

The Fourth Lou AU the undivided moiety r ooc-half part of the following described **- Beginning at the westerly side of the given road, sad eighteen perches from the northeasterly comer of the “Saloon Lot", K-r iheasterly earner to Lot No. lb sixty-nine and a half deEree» west, nine perches snd seventeen links to southeast comer of Lot No 93; thence by Lot No. 93 and No 99 north seventeen degree* and forty-five minutes east, nine perches to the southwest comer of the "Sal 000 Lot?’ thence by the “Saloon Lot” south ofgiren road; thence bv wrM *i<Hf giiwn rood south seventeen degree- Ml forty-fire ndiinte* west, nine perches iu,» place of beginning; with the nrht. titie'and interest of the Cape May Steamboat Co. .and the subscriber, in the building erected ou any pert of the above described property. Together with all the toad lying Between the premises shove described and the extenor line, sad for solid filling established hr the Riparian Commissi oner* of the Saate of New Jersey, ss the same is store particularly described fo a lease dated March 16th, i«7«. male by the State of New Jersey to t math an Cone, recorded In the office of the iParian Commissioner of New Jersey, fo. Liber D. page 363. etc-, together with all the rights and privileges granted therein, to the ansae extent ss they are now vested rir .t^,

Grec«—He Inxlxtrd upon kissing me uod night when be left. Virginia—The idea! Wasn't add? Grace—I don't know whether it was odd or aveu. I didn’t keep count.

“Yea, I bdievc that brevity to the “Don’t be hssty. Look at little Cod ling—four feet one lu hto eocks. He’s tbe briefest thing we have about here, and he doesn't know wit from a watermelon.”—Cleveland ruin Dealer.

First Duke—WriL do you think Mias Van Bulltoo intends to buy you? Second Duke—My dear boy. I don’t now. Some days 1 think she does. At other tiroes I fear'she to merely shopping.—Louisville Courier-Journal.

"Yes, .air; be was honest when I ent into polities." f “That's nothing remarkable. Plem of hooesttocn have an treed politics.” "But ha; was 1

old youas give sr |

man wot to starvin’ something tar sat? Physician—Certainly. That Is t£e proper thing to give him ondar the Mr-

Two dollars, piesae^-De-

1 the time of sole, had! •soon «* may be desired can be obtained by applring to tbe subscriber. • „ LEWIS STARR. Receiver. Cape May Steamboat Co. P.GAddress,!!! Market st-, Camden, N. J. Dated May nth, 1905.

SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtne of a writ of fieri facias de boato et terrto to me directed, iasoed out of the Cape Mar Coooiy Circuit Court. I will ex-

pose to sale at public vendue on Monday, July 3. 1005.

between the hours of twelve and fire o’clock P.M., to wit. >..t t JO o’clock in the afternoon of said day, at the office of Lewis T. Steven*. No 610 WaabMatoa street, fo the City of Cape May. County of Cape

May. New Jersey:

ALL 1 ha! oertah. _ _

situate,lying and bcUg~a_ _ the County of Cope May. in the State of New Jersey, known und designated as Lot Dumber twenty-one (71), in Block 1. Section D, an laid down on a certain “M of Town Let* at Wc " ~ -

County, New Jerasy,”

as not iS

BEGINNING at n point in the northwestwardly side iineof Adsmanrenue four hundred <400) feet aouthwentwardly of It* Intersection wnh the south wustwardly side line of Avenue Dc Hlrsch; thence south westward!/ along said side line of Adam* Ardhu# fifty (80) fast to the corner of Lot number twenty-four (M) In said block: thence northwestwardly binding by Lots two (IB) test to a comer of Lot* numbeiu twelve (111, thirteen (U), and twenty two (») in said Block, thence northeastwardly binding by said Lot number (tt) fif^^aO)

. • •