SHARP & FAUST

CAPE MAY CITY, N. : J.

Carpenters, Builders and Contractors

Jobbing promptly attended to

Estimates Given and Plans and Specifications fiimisbed at Shortest Notice.

Shop 703 Decatur St

Office 1003 Washington St

mmt tMoonUe _ tlM artlc explorer. "With my .Ml I vaa proceeding ■outlnvorcl Is the hope of obUluln« help, aud atxtat the 20th of October we enaconcod oureelrex In a little hut at Cape Sabina. Our supply of food was rawing vary low, aud we were on T**7 short ration*, erer> on* being allowed Just food enough In aacb twen-ty-four hours to auataln life. I these depressing circumstances amid the awful alienee of the polar night the cheerfulness that we continued to maintain waa-remartoible. "Cbrtatmas day cams at last—Chriattnaa In the arctic regions! At 6 o'clock we had our breakfast—thin soup made of Peas, carrots, blabber and potatoea. Our Christmas dinner was served at 1 o'clock—flrat course, a aten of seal t, onions, blubber, potatoea and idcrumbe: second course, served one hour after first, a atew of raisins, blubber and milk: dessert a cup of hot chocolate. One of our party had some tobacco still left and be very kindly made a cigarette for each one ‘ i our little party “1 will wager that In all ChrUtendom that day not another present was given or received that gave such Intense delight to tbe recipients as did those little rolls of tobacco apd paper. They were <|qlckly aflame and being puffed assy at for dear.llfe. and thus toy most memorable Christmas-b Christmas near the north pole—ended In smoke."—Pittsburg Dispatch.

PURE WATER.

Tha One RevereThat la the game Yesterday, Today and fferevee. Water la tbe king of beverages. It la the bevwage to which all turn when they would cure themselves of the Injurious habit of consuming other beverages. But water that is not pure may be more harmful than the moat harmful of other drinks. Water la tbe basis of all other berergea. Ali beverages of nun's manufacture are water that has been adulterated by admixtures and chemical treatment Pure water la the one beverage which baa stood tbe teat of science and come down to us unscathed through contlrSuous use for counties* ages. It Is nature's chlefest blessing to man. Other beverages tindergo many changes with time. Each age brings them forth in new styles, new methods of manu-

treatmenb aging and keeping. Fdods change with each successive generation. Wa sat different kinds of foods from time to time. Each generation prepare* them differently. There are different methods of compounding them, different methods of cooking them. Pure water la the same yesterday, today tad forever.—What" to Bat

WALL PAPER

Prior to the year 258, which ed Ita Invasion by the BcoH. a tribe who Inhabited tbe northern portions of tbe country now known as Ireland, Scotland bore the name of Caledonia, literally tbe hilly country of tbe Caela, Gaels. Tbe word cael. or gael. Is a corruption of Gadbel. signifying In the native tongue "s hidden rover,” while Scot derived from tbe native aculte, means practically tbe same thing—I. e„ a wanderer. The Caledonians were tbe Inhabitants of tbe highlands, tbe termination don expressing the Celtic for bin. fort, stronghold. The Scots were tbe Invaders from Beotia, who appropriated tbe Hebrides and western Is lands, whereas tbe lowlanders were tbe Piets, so called from their description by the Bomtns, pled, painted men. —“Names and Their Meaning."

(ape May Baking Co

MANUFACTURING BAKERS.

406-408 Washington Street, Cfmo Mai/ 1\I 1 620-626 Broad Street tdpC May, ill. J

New 1908 Wall Paper

In an Interesting paper M. Moure sad M. Bouyer relate tha extraordinary eare which the Emperor Nero took of his role*. At night Nero lay on Us back, with a thin plate of lead on Us stomach. He abstained from fruits

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1907 PAPERS

REDUCED 30 PER CENT.

W. LENOIR

020 Washington ©t. Cape May

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at MECRAY BROS.

Turkeys

Chickens and ducks from our own iarm

FRESH VEGETABLES

Celery, String Beans, Egg Plants

Cauliflower, Water Crest, Etc.

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