CAPE MAX HERALD, THURSDAY DECEMBER 5, »9<>7

A HUNGRY GHOST. •«»r r ol a Raeant Riwiatgra Burial In China. Tbia u lit** mlc of a cIhmI I bat rota. r .,l .1 .1..;, •Uum-u the town* of tbe 'S aii^tu Ji»:rH-t of rblua Into a com ■milluu The fact* an* rclat«**l In tbe North China llernl.l On March 27 the thirty-year-oUl «.u of T*l l.uu«. a ■ctHulirucber. wa* tbouebt to bat* >:u*d of t}|.hu» fever Ilia family beiuk very iwor. the body «a» idacetl In a fmil wood coflln ami burled only a !<•» I.irli**i* under the aoll ontalde the we.fern cite of I he town of 8lau*mu* On April 0 a man put bla bone to cure oil the (|iOt. Tbe bcuat found c-KHl cr ." near tbe crave and tmmebt it* foot down upon tlie aoll above tbe , I he lid of which wa* broken. I i a Uttlc while tbe owner of tie borae . ,w a ciuut white arm tbruat up I .much ihe hole made by the borae * hoof. Think Inc tbe dead man's Cbost wa* about lo rise to arcuce tbe insult ofr red In (he broaktnc of the coffin, tbe watcbei hurried up and becan abovellac eatth Into tbe bole to keep tbe ; h.iat doe u. A mudled voice expoaiu!at.*d and. becced lobe freed, clalmtnc to U* Ibe ll« tuc son of Trl Luncf'.ie w:.t. her fled In terror to the town, where b.* told every One be met of n hat bad hainiened. The ghoat'i l her utv*-d that tbe Cho«I should be let ulone and not further disturbed. A large crowd, however, went of the c.ty to view tbe wonder. The chiwt kept hcccinc most piteously to be let out. One man bad cdu) enough to unearth the cover of coffin completely and open It. allowing tbe “reaurrected” man to alt up. soup and wine were bronchi and cnoualj devoured by the ghost, still alttluc upright In bla coffin Imbedded In tbe earth. Finally tbe unhappy aplrfl wa: leaned and confiu.il In a temple untH he could prove hlmaelf to bo a living inan—Chicago New*.

•award’s Proohacy Raalixad. tVTioii. shortly ‘ before bis death In 1872. WIO.am H. Seward was asked wbat he liellevbd to l*e tlie greatest achievement of his public career, be answered. “Tbe annexation of Alaska.” He added, however. “But tbe American p»^ile wTI not grasp the value of aniutsltica for a third of a century yet.” Tha abowa that Seward, tbe plre btilHcr. wa* also a pro|>bet- Seward has been dead for tblrty-flve years, and It Is only In recent times that his countrymen lurre appreciated tbe Importance of Alaska as a posaesalon. Strong opposltlau wa* oOeecdr.ln tbe house of representatives In 1887 to making the appropriation of J7.200.000. the price which Seward paid'to Buasia for tbe province. Said one of annexation's opponents In that chamber. "All that Alaska Will eeer lw aide to produce nre polar bears and Icebergs.” For several years n nickname for tbe res on was -Swward's Folly." But time has fully vindicated SewanL—Leslie's

Weekly „ The Oldest Text Book.

Within tbe isat few years a reroloPon has been accompllshud at Oxford which’ ought really to affect the mind of the nation more than the difference between Lord Carson and I-ord Bosebery. . A text book baa been discarded which was altyady venerable for Its antiquity • at tbe beginning of tbe Christian era.” JCeedtcaa to say, w# gre referring to Ewclld'a “Eleuwnts.” for wbat other text book ever bad such a run as that? It has been accepted ever afnee Its publication, which was In tb# reign of tbe first Ptolemy (B. C. £23 851. So writer has ever become so Identified with a science as Eudld with , geometry. Tbe nearest ap • proacbe* are to be found in tbe. rehfion at Aristotle to logic-and of Adam Smith to political economy.—London Spectator.

T.JE HALL CF FAMZ. - Janie* l^wl* of Terrell. Tex. wa» ■xi-uwd-from Jury duty reevutly I**auae bo bii»'tw«itv.|\vo cb'Mrea. * Henry Thjmpwm- of Pbdndelpbia b«t bliuaclf two ycor* ago. and uow ie must explain In eourt whether he -lid It accidentally or Intentl unlly. For thirty-oue yenra John F. Twlao ha* been atntlon agent at Shaker 8taimt. Conn. He ha* also tweu postmaaler of tbe town for tbe name length of

Hue.

Albert Sutton o' nearer recently discovered a pure nugffit of gold at the fost of a |M-arb iree. supposed to have bii'ii buried there by a former owner of tbe farm. Complying with an order of tbe court lo pay bis wife Cl. Joseph Ft*, a New York car conductor, tendered her 800 (H-uulea. Tbla abc refused, but the rourt dn-lded that It wa* legal tender. I>r. James L. Wellington of Hwanaaa u. |.. puaaeaacs tbe oldest militia commission In that state. It beers tbe date of Sept- 21. ISW. and was si Qoveruor Mnrvua Morton. Tb* doctor la eighty-nine years of ageAlthough Daniel Kinsley Is seventy eight years okl. bis face la atlll free from wrinkle*, hi* eye* are clear and steady and Ida step 1* elastic. He has been employed for fifty years In the Worcester (Masa.1 courthouse. Frank B. Mowrer of Ohio, a consul general at Leghorn. Italy, has been transferred to be consol general at Copenhagen. Denmark, exchanging places with Ernest*A. Man of Florida, who become consul general at Leg-

horn.

F. B Kilns, a railroad bridge builder, fell sixty feet from a bridge at Brucevllle. Mil., recently and landed In ahallow water. He was smoking when be fea He didn’t Isoe a bit of tobacco and kept on smoking when be walked out of tbe stream uninjured. Dr. Franklin Slocum of Lodlngtoa Mich, has been advised by tb# Bn* slan ambassador at Washington that tbe caar baa derided .tbit be la entitled to the $1,000,000 fortune left by his father and confiscated by the Russian government In the uprising of .1818. Senator Til!man Is by birth and by education a poll-died gentleman. No man la more familiar with all the engaging con ven I tonal it lee of social Intercourae. and few men In tbe senate are better vursed in literature aud history. Mr. Tillman I* growing richer every ly. He is one of the popular lectur--a of today. George Mayhew Moulton, who will e tbe first major general of tbe 1111 ois national guard. Is an architect and builder of grain elevator* aud has been connected with Ibe national guard since 1880. He was boro In Readsboro.tVL. In 1851. and when two years-old wa* taken to Chicago by hi* parents. General Moulton baa been brigadier general since 1902. and previously was Insiiecfor grperal of tbe a tale forre* nud colonel of tbe Second regiment OLD FASHIONED.

FACTS FM)II_ FRANCE. Pari derive* a huge revenue from {be r.lc of doile’ dreeeaa., , •, \ ’ brer hundred and fifty Hebrews .. offi'em In the French army. From Puy d# Dome, an extinct volenuo In France, rartmolc arid Is procured for commerrial purposes Sixty persons In France annually die of snake bite. Mx cents Is |ield for tbe head of a viper, and there are men who make their living by killing snake* In a single department 300.000 vipers were killed in twcuty-eeveu

year*

Captain Humbert, a French deputy, complains of tbe excessive number of officersjfittacbed to colonial troop* He says that tbe artillery of tbe colonial corps con Id on mobilisation turn out eight foor-gun batteries, which Would be commended by eight generals, eighteen colonels, twenty-elx IWntrnant colonels end eighty-five commandants, to say nothing of mere captains aud lieu-

MODES OF THE MOMENT. There Is apparent a derided tendency Toward the scmltallored rather tbgn tbe strictly tailored costume. Lingerie walsU are sbowing a g deal of butter colored lace Ip their construction. and vary often It la used U connection with pur* whit* Tb* fancy for waab gown* strong a* It la. doe* not seem to have diminished tbe vogue of tbe separate blouse, which has taken nnto Itself new scop* and new beauty. For morning wear there Is notblt* prettier or more generally satisfactory than percale. It baa all of tbe wearIng and laundering qualities of linen and la modi leas expensive. Indications of tbe return of tbe tunic grow dally more significant, and, although as yet It la only suggested by tbe decoration, tbe suggest iocs are • pro-

Ous of Uki-nuaU novel, useful and pleasing nse* to which cement baa been pbt GTInUrlor construction Is the banging concrete stairway. In lt» constnaOlBo' BO_ »jrilctnral Iron whatever U meed, only gmall.channel bars one-quarter Inch by three-quarter Inch spaaed about foui^fncbes and covered wUU expanded metal- lathing. Tbe false worfr-een be- tmoormC Li two weeks. Tbe stairway support* not only Its own weight but. In addition. g pounds of marMe. nud a load of 2/jtiO pound* baa been carrfHT op tbe stale* without . Injury or deflection. Only tbe best quality cement should t* used In IntetJor work.—Phllafi*phla I Alger.

SHORT STORIES. Chalk contains 500 different kind* of Huy shells. Taken tbe world over, tbe annual average rainfall Is sixty lucbe* Tlie utilisation of herring for fertiliser baa been stopped by

Tbe highest flag pole In Connecticut la _Aid to be to Burlington Center. Tb# pole I* 100 feet long and stands 08 feet out of tbe ground. From It floats a “ by 14 flag. Mechanics to tbe Klondike get $10 a day and common laborer* $4 to $5. with board. Everything consumed to tbe way of tiring coats from two to three times as mneb as It doe* In tb* tats* When the chimney on the old Trietram Ooidtb watte boose to Fort HHL was torn down recently 10.000 bricks were token out or enough build four ordinary chimney* This

Tow* With** s Poatoffie* Wbi e In Scotland last nutuinu I arrived at Maxwclltowu. Kirkcudbrightshire. and wflnfTniftrWatnp tar ture, postcard * ' " **“

offir*. but to

formed tb# t<J wi -p , , » telegraph office Iiivciir.ganon revealed that the town _ bad o population of more thaa s'/wo Inhabitant* being •Iso a burgh, with Us provost, town conncll and haltto* This nnlqne town, ha< to depend on Dumfries, nearly three nilUa distant, for everything of a puetal na’tnw.—Londoa Tlt-Hto.

loned man who aald of hi* dog, “It does everything but talk V What has become of tbe old fash toned man who told of bla great fear by saying. “My balr stood on endr Wbat has become of the old fashioned woman who prepared for a company supper cold sliced ham. fleeting Island and marble cake? Wbat has become of tbe fellow who went to see bla girl every other Tuesday night trotll they were engaged, end then be went regularly every Toe*'dey night? What has Ix-coroa of tbe old loned hoy who went down tbe street holding op two (hirer* at a sign that be was going swimming and wanted company?—Atchleon Glob* NEW YOPK CITY. New York city has 106 bank* New York city has 3.927 firemen besides the memlrcr* of twelve volunteer companies In Ulcbmood borough New York city's acreage Ja than that of Chicago end Fblladelpbla

218.218 196,757.

Although New York S' a “hitching post less" city. tbca_ are lea* runaway bore#* In Ito street* than to tbe everge city of ooe-teotb of Ito population. Thousand* of traveler* on New York’* elevated railway* regret the poorly maintained and dilapidated atotlonk on the line* and In several Instances tbe a ttcation of tbe board of health baa been called to fbelr utiaanltary eondlttoo.—Kew York Herald.

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Th* First Troi

rockets were one of tbe-great sartorial objections urged against trouser*. and * writer on male faahlous eighty yeafs ago declared: “No pocket# can be tolerated on any acconnt whatever. They make' a man look DVa a TantaK-sT

Then ghe’ll Tell Vou. “TUI mr.” said tbe lovelorn yootb. “what’s tbe licet way to find out what a «#mao mink* of year’ “Jinny ter!" replied

turned to tbe ojber and said. "I woo der^f that dock is rtgM?“ •

Iter aad Instantly replied-. “Great Bent *o! It wouldn't be bare If It wasr*UpplncotT*

D# «?iei-cal A yuan * brick and ha mat*, obtougatsd object and h*Tl re

When they enter a tbs* tee «

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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

tbe London reviewers, waits In ’The Merry Widow” baa “created a perfect furors." Dorothy Tennant, wboag original guc ess was scored In 'Tbs College Wld.

H TOE COMING ELECTION TEAR 3W

On

The Review of Reviews

o4«, broy peegL — » mat of time, edoct a rALL THE MAGAZINES IN ONE I WtoDr. AWl SW. wawUr tmtafli P_ W to. wkk 4. ri-d sMsaa hamv si to* mstfik wak Bad re to* iMr iiMiMir - J ■— tricSri*.' ’ WE WANT REPRESENTATIVES

THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. U ASTOR PLACE, NEW YOU

The History of •:Cape May County: FROM THE ABORIGINAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY EMBRACING

AN account of the Aborigines; The Dutch in Delaware B.i) ; The Settlement of. the County; Tlie Whaling; The Growth of the Village,; The Revolution and Patriots; The Establishment of the New Government; The War of i8u; The Progress of the County and Soldiers of the War.

By LEWIS TOWNSEND STEVENS 480 Pages. 45 Illustrations. 31 Chapters. 5 Append!-* , SENT POSTPAID ON B1CEIPT OF g2.ee BT LEWIS T. STEVENS, Publisher 610 Washington St. Cape May, N. .»

Pierson n ncl (Hon. |cire|MftY|iiABKifi

Cor. Washington and Union Sts. Where you will find choice Grocies, Vegetables, Provisions, and fruits. We also handle “Micheners Star Hams.** Local Pmonk

THE HOMESTEAD East Cor. Washington and JacKson Sts. Cap^ May THE CAFE is thoroughly up-to-dlte in all appointments. Handsomely appointed parlors for ladies. Cottages served with choicest Wines, Liquors, *>' Beers J. J. RATTY, Manager

GO TO L J. D. CRAIG’S.. ^ 108 Jackson St. Cape May TO Shoes RePairecl You will find a,first class Shoe Maker, and he wil do your work Satisfactorily, as nothing but the very best of Leather if used. to b Oa Hb In Cu lit Imri b Oa lai b bn! tola: I »o* meet will- wetornt whilf trawling, the Empire ErgiMry Company will p*. TO* FIVE TAILLAK* PEE WEEK for Iota of time In caw of death, flooo. WE ALSO INSURE AGAINST SICKNESS OF ANY KIND. Sewing Machines And Organs Sold on Instalments ALL KINDS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TUNED AND REPAIRED. STRINGS FOR VJOUNS, BANJOS AND GUITARS ON BAND.

J. D. Craig,

108 Jackson 8tre»

Established 1886.

Bell Phone 97x

The Daylight Store No Danger

THE VIRGINIA OCEAN END OF JACKSON STREET CAPE MAY, JN. j. ROOXifg Z72Sr SUITE -WITH 3PETV ATE R. HALPIN, Formerly of the Windsor.

■tore to twinkle n**2 One of tbe scene* to Tbe Marry Widow.” tbe new Viennese opera, U located In Maxim's, where tbe people re said to be tb# moat frolicsome jund In any resort In Pari*. A boat of. American open torere will be Interested to know that tb* weU remembered contralto, Marlon IreiLkas been engaged to to Nan to* for tb* Ada Lewis, wh terixationa are making her oami moat In that line of wortt. has mad* Winnie Wiggle* In “Faaetoattng Flore" one of tbe most talked of roles la New York. ENGLISH ETCHINGS. Tb* capital represented by Greet Britain's cotton trade 1* *2.000.000.000 a year and tb* profit* $390,000,000 a

Tr|Jp A I fllNp DECATUR ST. (Pint house I JTl 11* Lv LJI i v E-j from beach ) Open all the year. JL»tb- argr and airy. Appointments first-class. Cuiriue exRates, $a per day, upwanl; $io per week, upward.

Theodore Mooller.

THE DUTY OF HAPPINESS.

I know an old man who baa bad a groat deal of trouble and many loaaai and misfortune*, but he started out to

a Ann determination to ex-

fromlt aabe _ _ not to dtoalnation, but In recreation and fun. He haa always trifid.': to see tbe hnmoroua ride of things, tbe bright aid* and th* duty of

happiness.

The result It that, altbougn this man . as bad more than bla share of sonow to bis career, be has developed tbe Inaettmnble faculty of making the best

EOlTORIUlf'FLINGS.

» oru they cute Should check tbelr tbtnrt.—Chicago Nc

Even Lulber Burbank baan't yet aueseeded In grafting the milk weed to tb* strawberry plant and producing ■trawberriae and cream-—SomervUle

Journal.

Poeatbly tbe aboIltJou of reduced railway rote* to ctoritymea will mult in tb* congregation* paying tbelr mtofat*r* enougli to travel as other per-

jns.-Kanaa* City TtUCO.

Wbencvn * ball player make* an rror Jt Is publmhed In the paper* If tbe astne thing «bwild be done #f ue whenever we make error* there would

bl»-k record*.—Akroo

An enterpriatog Londoner advertise* that be la prepared to teach Journallam. literature and public ipeaktag “to five Fined at Butberland on tbelr wedding day for willful damage while drunk, a young couple could not obtain tb* required money and wen driven off to prison amid the cheer* of * hundred of tbe bride's girl friends. Among tbe causes of rdfsJ depopulation 111 England are tbe attractions of cl ties, tbe conversion of ersbl# land Into psiture. tbe consolidation i' farms, tbe use of-labor saving macht tbOow average wag* of $3.90 u A* eras* to get rich quick, th*

ra^c-Jtmnlsl ;

Nil* River Fish. Tbe flab population of tbe Nile is ■aid to present ■ greater variety that of any other body of wi

. Basting Carpet*. When beating carpets remember first of all to beat very thoroughly on tbe wrong aid* and then very lightly on tbe right. Too rigorous beating da tb* right aide Is liable to texture of ■ carpet. Imt ■ a bard carpet brush

totter than bis fellows, though be makes bla tent In Ito wilderness path to Us door, soya

D* Style—When a ctreus Is stranded

envy of all tbe parformera. Gonbusts-How so? De Style-Why- be Is tbe only oes who Is able to walk boro* on tb# ecoplc railroad track -Judge.

The Jeeret Out.

my wife. I toll her everything. N ext door—Y e*. I know yon d*. Neighbor*—How do yen knew It? Nextdooc—Ob. your wife tell* wbat

yon toll bar to fey' wMC and she t*a«

with a firm 1 Jtot *a i

of every altuatlo* and *f always toe-

tness of character and s poise and . ..dty of mind which #re tb* aovy of all who know him. Although be baa property and tbe most of bis family and relsttvas. yet be radiates rash! no end b^^lnea where! A man who can laugh outside be Is crying Inside, who can be feel* badly, has a great aeIlAimeuL We all levs tbs ons believes tbe sun shines when be cannot set It A potted roes to a window will tarn Its face sway from the ward tbe light Torn It you will. It always turns away from the darkheaa and lifts Its face upward toward tbe sun. Bo we Inatlncttrely ah rink from cold, melon (holy. Inky nature* and turn our I faces toward the bright tbe cheerful | and 3b* sanablnj. There Is more virtue to one sunbeam than to a wbola atmosphere of cloud and gloom. Your ability to carry your own sunhlna with you, your own lubricant . our own Hgtrt, so (hat, no matter bow heavy tb# load or dark tbe way. you - to equal to tb* emergency, will — ability to eonUnua an#

MTOto

’TSaad R3E ~ Fine edged tool* loro tbelr U to tbe light of tbe st length of time.

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MIRTH! WiSHINETON B r,VWh 0 5L.. Joel Keat olfitbAve.

To remains W< Hole! Excluak. 1 Bl'ck from 281

Bob way. 29 th d Iowa ears pass tbe

_ door.

Over ffiOKoomt.Absolutely Fireproof. RATES *.100 RER DAY »nd UP Bolaarsal lor ladks eaf Cotkmta Convenient to Shopping and Theatre Lisirict. Cater* eeprolall, to lAeae travallne ep vleltln* Mew Veto atoee BEND roa OOOKLCT *'Hotel Westminster I6ih M.ee# lr*l*gPi*c«. Mrw York QwMekltogbwiw,. K leaadto Betel la a gold Lacrtioa

That your Millinery if its sold herq. will be duplicated elsewhere. Not only is the STYLE exclusive and the workmanship superior, but the materials from an out of the common stock.

O. L. W. KNERR. 518-20 Washington St.

ISAAC H. SMITH CLOTHIER

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FURNISHER IFULL UME OF THUNKS ALWAYS OH HAND

Opposite Reading Depot.

608 WASHINGTON ST.. CAPE MAY. N. J.

Dry Goods

AND

Notions,

19“ Ask ftor oar FASHION HHiOn MRS. E. TURNER 323 Washington fit.

Cape Mnr.

Tempered Cepper.

Copper la atatud to to so

aa to take, a rotting edge by adding to It while In a molten elate about 2 par ''I cent of poUaalum ferrocyanide. Th* eotec It wet affected The reason fur tt* change la not clear, but It la auppoeed to result (rum lb* Introduction

ef iron aad peeaibly carbcm

• £ZX2$3gg£i.E. tafr to* to* kaewa to wto#

HOWARD F. OTTER GENERAL UPHOLSTERER Dealer la FURNITURE and MATTRESSES WINDOW SHADES, AWNINGS, aad BEACH TENTS A SPECIALTY ill-13 Mansfon Street. Cape EUi WM. S. SHAW GENERAL G0NTRAGT0R Dealer U JZime, Shriek, Sand, Cement and 5$uildtn 3'hBko** Tfto. to. Sfiaterials. it* Simtm &n+.

SHOD—Delaware A tie.

B- S. CURTIS Plumbing, Steam and Gas Fitting,' All orders rkckivk prompt attention

Cape May, R. /.

SAMUEL E. EWING General Contractor, House moving a special! 11 inse? arMBX aimiiiEitaB.amsmtaaiaa, e a.

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Offictul Stop-Car. Corgi* tad Jefierson Sts. CAPS KAY. K. J.