CAPE MAY HgP.U.'P. THURSDAY, JANUARY a, 1908

DIAS CREEK

Items ol Personal Interest For Oar

DIAS I'KKKK, Jan 1. Wm-IWell of Court House ass doing some repairing to the RaptWt Churt-b rlilnine* last Krtilay. Mr* John Herman aoit »ou Jo*-pb areooaeiut wl'li friend* In Jrnre

city.

J. K Carroll of Dennisrille *a» .lolni; some business here for tbe Cumbrrlaml Klre Insuram-r Co. last Friday. Holman Stile* *a* at tbe lumber y.nl Jes- 11

crabbing

Ibis *'

Thei

ullil a large mom box social in the rrulog lor the be! et* of CK-ean City ie o: Capt Hmer

r foi

eillage and but few fan* lies are free from its >lf<ela Choir atlendanre is «really Interfered with. IVrey Uouglas* is seriously ill sit

pneumonia

l Ijllie

ild lain.

ard of Washli n speudiug the

Tbe rroritanuation of tbe M E. S. H has been postponed until next Monday evening because of so mocb slcknrs*. CAPE rtAY COURT MOUSE Caps MavCoi'BT HorsK. Jan l. Tbe Reliance Leather Compiny babecome so rushed with orders that the* hare been compelled to put on a nighi force, and bare installed ligntiDg facilities la order to carry on their growing businssdt Stanford Willis, son of dr. and Mrs J Swing Willis, has been spending tbe holilays here. He ts an insiuctor tn the Easton Business College, Easton, Pa. Mayor Gilbert 8. Smith, of Avalon, was aaover Sunday visitor here. SheriiJ Robert R. Corson has been brought to his borne at Palermo, but it will be many weeks before he esn assume the duties of his office. In the meantime, ex-Shenff Wm. H. Bright continues to set as Shenll It is reported that when tbe Cbosen Freeholders choose a successor to County Collector Jofeph 1 ccull, Ocean City, they will select former collector Lean* 8 Stilwetl, of Ousben He served the term preceding Mr. Scull A mechanic's lien bs* been filed against I>ovle and Doak, • builders, tbe Cape May Hotel Co., owners and Ibe C'lomsl Trust Co. of Pittsburg, trustee, mortgage, of the New Hotel Cape May, by tbe Mosair Marble and Enamel Co. for 12776 44. balance due by Doyle aud Doak to tbe Marble Company. Eugene C Cole is the attorney for the lien ir. Messrs. Joaepb B. Hughes and aon ol Cape Mry, bas completed the repairing of tbs county alma boose, apd it is pronounced by all who have seen il to be an excellent job of work.

FI8HINQ CRICK. ‘ Pianino t'xxxx. Jan. 1. 1908. Charles Howard entertained his brother, Clarcooe, of Salem, part oflaat eek. Philip Barnett, of Cape May, called on relatives here on Friday. Mr. Wynne, of Heading, is vialUng his aunt at the post offlor. Ruth MarPberaon entertained Ml nte Ualanger, of Philadelphia, last week. Rev. James B. Shaw and ife of Aldine, *iicnt Uie first of thewcv . *»’ I C. S. .'haw and wife. Emily Thompson, of Cai>e May •pent part of last week with Mi» Sarah Snyder. Jim Brown, of Camden, la vUIUig | friends here. illiam ..ate, of Philadelphia, was a Christmas visitor at home. Sencer Taylor, of Knna, is employed y A Woolson. Samuel Schellenger, wife and non Russell, took tea with Olive Dougina ■ MondayMLdamea Anna Woolson, Emma Shaw and daughter Jennie, spent Friday last with Mrs. James Shaw, at Holly Beach. Thomas Chester, wife and daughter id children, of Cape May Point, called on Mr. Jere Woolson on ChristAuguatu* MacKeon, of St. Paul, and William Swain, of Cold Spring, were illing on friends here Thursday. Albert Johnson and family and Mrs. A. Pierson, of Erma, spent Wednesday ith Herbert Shaw and family. Walter McNeal, of Erma, spent Wednesday night with Enoch Miller. Kietla and Geneva Shaw, Sarah and Irene Woolson, spent part of last week ith relatives at Holly Beach. Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder and son Kli r siient ChristMas with Mrs. I»avfd Reuben Mount, of Holly Beach_ took tea with D- Woolson and family a Sunday. Shade trees were set out in front of the Chapel on Monday. Mrs. Nora Bate entertained her Sunday nichool class Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shaw enter'»‘"~i their Sunday-school clsssea on Saturday evening.

handsome smokioK jacket oo Cbriatma Dar. Tbe gift being from a Pbiladelpbi. friend. Now be is looking for the amok log material.

CAPE MAY POINT. Cars Mar Poisr Jan. 1.

The Mission at this place held its annual Christmas exerpi*e* and dinner last Thursday afternoon and it was a^ decided tucoeas. Mis* Matilda Kornan was in charge of the event, and Rev. Mr. Hess, of the Advent Church, Cape May', addressed the children. Great improvemcnis have been made to tbe Seaside Home at this place during the past autumn and early winter. Mr. William R.' King, of Philadelphia, has been paying weekly visits to the house, superintending the work. Mrs. William King, president of the organisation manages the home The home has been thoroughly repainted by Joseph ft. 'Hughe* and Son, of Cape May, and M. C. Swain has done considerable cement work, and the house has been thoroughly repaired and renovated at a bast of about I2UU0.

Legislative Session. l»OS No legislative session of recent yeare will bare greater interest than that •bleb will assemble January 14, 1D08. Both bouses will again be Republic*! , oni the New Idea element of that party will again wield an interesting influeoce. Joveruor Fort baa gWen evidence that: ■e proposes to keep a sharp eye on legRation with a riew to having tbe Lezdmture fnlfill every promise made dorng tbe campaign, and the opposition of « large and influential portion of the Republican party to many of tbe mralures proposed promises to bring tbe Governor into conflict with this antireform element. Tbe acuona of tbe Legislature will sve an important bearing on tbe forthcoming presidential election inaamocb at tbe Republican party's impotenev to behalf of the whole people in tbe State will be addeu to tbe evidences of its Inability to administer tbe-fcflaira of tbe nation for tbe benefit of the masses. Tbe True American has' arranged t folly cover every detail of this impor u its orelode and aflermatb. Not alone will it report the actual proceedinga, but It will also publish coin meats on the proceedings in tbe lobby where explanations will be found for transoire* in the balls of tbe legislative bodies. Subscription* fer tbe foor months during which tbe aaaslon will pronabiy be received at tbe uniform rate ofooedolltr. cash in advance. It l* advisable that subscriber* order at once be abla to anticipate Liter bap perungs by knowing those which precede ibe formal openings ^ Address orders to TRUE AMERICAN 1'UB. CO . Trenton, N. J. Remit by check or mooev order.

Instinct 8

A NOVEL OF NEWPORT So mocb baa been written by dmagina U*a reporter* about tbe exlravagaDre and frivolous dreaipatioo* of the very rich, that it ^rold hardly surprise tbe. general

that Ibe . . form whet we koow as society are , aa sane sod sensible In all Ibey do as they who coont tbeir money IB lb»osi in.trsd of millions A very trua ptciore of society life as It actually is is glveu In Edltb M .cvsr.r's new nov*l. "Tbe Ducbeas of Dreams." which Is published comp la tbe January Ijmjran'a. Tbe am of tbe story are laid In Newport, and plot la baaed on tbe efforts of a so climber to torae Um Inner portals or cwiy by fair means or fool. Successae ass■■ red when a Rnmrfnn grand dud o psy.ber a visit, bat

the raurter ts CurrVd from c'lmst la eltm ax a I lb ben lb less uastv Toe character drawInjMsescelleut. especially that of Ibe “watvouaTffipU. MMrftfMtMt brvare "A Vision of Cold. ” a maivrllons

ly imam by Kills <f*Joo#a. R sad PbUlp haefcas Goats; som. parunaot of hnmor," Walnuts and Wioa." It ia aa tacepttopaUy Boa uumbar.

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which appears to have more religious instinct than tba majority of animals Tbe horse boa been naed by Mr. Smith tor the last 26 years to draw the family to the village chorch. In tbe last 20 years there have been only two Sundays on which Muggins didn't] have to carry some member of the family to church. Tbe second occ •Ion was a few Sundays ago. A yei ago the hone was turned into U yard for a little Sunday recreation aad nothing more was thought of Mngglni until the far distant toll of tba church bell was beard. Then the horse

pricked np bis

be was late, started off at a quick pace for tbe chorch. He went dir under tbe abed and took hla a tome3 place, where be remained It was ‘time to go home. A couple of weds ago the 1 made hit second appearance ol church alone. Mr. Smith hod placed Muggins In a stall and hod left the stable door slightly ajar, bell tolled exceptionally load and long, and Muggins could not resist the call, la some manner he slipped bis halter and mad* hla stay from the stable to tbe chorch. where he remained until the service was over. The par son patted the horse affectionately aa he trotted up to the door, sad then he started oe his -- -

Conceit, if strong enough, ts Blmoat as useful as talent In the tar of pushing.

THB HEART OM THE SLEEVE. | •rtrbrtaaM When a child I tired tn summer by the acuxborv unit grew np amphibious. One July 1 went to tbe old place far a rest, but 1 met rather an very Important adventure While walking on tbe Mach 1 ladles, evidently mother aad daughter. The daughter was pretty, bat a* aha gave me a passing glance 1 noticed a at range antagonism on her young fsco. 1 noted on her steers juat above the uff a little gold heart nodded with i:t Ie*. Tbe next morning w* got a northcoster. and tbe bulletin said "DangerI sauntered down to the beach. But few were In tba water, though 1 noticed on* person far oat among the rollers and was not long In determining that It was a woman. I bod scarcely made the discovery when a faint cry. "Helpr cam* In above the wind. The bathing master ran tofb* water. I threw off my coat and shoes, crying him. "Go back and get your boatr Then I plunged In sod after a struggle reached a woman who was being whirled away by a aea pooaa* or whirlpool. I ranght her and kept bsr op ttn the bathing muster reached as in a boat. xrith’Ut which a be could not hare been saved. Whan pulling her tbe boat, I first noticed that the tbe girl 1 bad met on the beach, and there on the aleeva of tar bathing drees was tbe red heart. learned that her noma was Chris to bel Keith. I learned t great many other things about tar. but onn thing I did not Irarn—her reason for snaring the Uule red taut. The quotation, “I will wear my heart opon my sleeve for daws to peck at" was familiar to me. but whether It had anything to do with the trinket In question I did not know and was not so preUia* Keith a* as the bad recovered sent tor and thanked me for lev log her life, but she seemed to speak the words under some constraint of tbe nature of which I was Ignorant Hci mother, on tbe contrary, plainly felt every word with which she expressed her gratitude. Sbe was a lovely old lady, aud H waa plain that ber daughter was all Ibe world to ber. We toon found that we bad vlaltrd tbe aamc countries and bad mutual frlenda. In abort. I became lutlmate with them. Chrlxtoliel Keith—1 learned that aba ad been so called from the poem of that name, and tbe partook of It* weirdness—seemed rather to regret that I bad saved ber life and waa cer In my company without that constraint she bad evinced while g me for doing so. Her motbtbe contrary, waa friendliness Itself, and I waa not long In detecting that the was giving me every opportunity with ber daughter. Nor was I backward tn availing myself of IL While Christo be I Keith attracted me by bar personality, the mystery surrounding her drew me with all the force wT ae from which I bad saved while sbe seemed not to have made op ber mind just bow to treat me. whether to encourage or bold off; then suddenly she seemed to td to me with her whole eoal. This, In turn, was followed by icy coldness. By this time I tad got my bearings and surrounding* and laid my coarse. an’old hand at the game the lady seemed disposed to play and went Into tbe contest with all the coolness who had been often under fire. Fortunately a party ° r “J Mends cam# down for a few weeks, and for them I deserted the girl who wore her heart upon her sleeve. An old Borne of mine waa among the number. devoted myself tn ber. Bat oer „ __r a moment were my thoughts diverted from Christobel Keith. At Bret this change was parried by Miss Keith when we met with that look of defiance with which sbe bad first greeted me. Then It was a troubled look. and. tnst’y. one day when I noticed that the red heart waa missing. Then I learned that mother and daughter bad left the seaA note was left for me. adIn tbe mother’s band writing. On opening It I was thunderstruck at Boding within a bit of tlaene paper, tbe heart. Mrs Keith bid me a friendly goodhy and added, "I leave yon. without my daughter's knowledge, tbe trinket ah: has been accustomed to -ear. Keep It aa a Joken of oar gretndo." Suddenly the meaning of tbe gift beim» plain to me. 1 bad a stanch friend In tba mother, who had Informed !. by t)ie token, that ber daughter'* heart was mine. The rest of the mys

AGAINST THE MIDDLE.

When Bill, the ranch mac, com* from Denver to New York to play the races he put np at one of the most expensive hotels In the city and took

rbon he went broke. Tbe proprietor jt the hotel and the clerk held a pelrate consultation. •'V/a will let him stay here," they decided, "bat from now on we will >ed him liver and baoon until be per* ilU. Nothing does he get in this none* from now on hat liver and be They fed Bill liver and bacon for breakfast, dinner and supper for about three weeks, then hla luck turned. He forthwith walked out to a strange cafe to get something to eat He looked over tbe bill of fare. “What's this In the middle?” he naked. “Liver and baoon?" "Tea. air.’ the waiter answered. "Give me everything on the bin of fere both ways from liver and baoon." ordered Bt!L

ipt evening I astonished my

;lfriends by disappearing from the eeai' shore. I went to the city and the next

a seat In my cord to the

Keith*. Chrlotobel come down to meet me. and as sbe advanced, biting tar Up to retain ber composure, 1 threw opeu my coat and showed ber Jeweled heart pinned against mine of flesh and blood.

Sbe started. I boldly threw my ora* about ber. and tba did not resist. The mystery of the little rad heart

on only be partly explained except to n* wbo woo Id know Christobel. for bar wearing It would only be In keep

rltfa her personality. At seventeen bod loved and teen Jilted. 8b«

declared war on all srooere, and the token was a challenge wltlj no mercy tn ceeq of their defeat. My oaring Lev Ufa for a time mod* me am exception, but Mm finally decided to treat me like the rest. Her mother, seeing that eh?

EDMOND COMPTON

prisoner. -*f Td knows* Ing was a hanging have steta.'

spate aiw&js

YIELDING TO YEARE.

Almost every day, now. the foreign 1 laps tehee report the partial fall or J>* dangerous weakening of on* of he famous building* of Europe Tolay It I* tba Vatican that Is beglnalng to crumble, yesterday H was the Vlbambra. and a dozen such annonneeivente eon he remembered before one ret! back even to the reccxl day when ■he groat tower In Venice come down arltb a craxh which reechoed through, sat the whole civilised world because ill of that world knew about tba.

ower.

There la really some exeuxa for 'earing that the architectural marvel* tt the middle ages are nearing the Imlt of their endurance, and that, nnlea they are subjected to repairs and raetoratloas which sot many of them are likely to receive, the

s will t

» to

without these vial bis reminders of the pan of tbs peat which forma so large a part of our history and literstors. This will be a lots, Indeed, and yet the restorer and the repairer are almost as much to be feared a* rath- • time, and on* does not call them too eagerly, even when somebody • must pay their bllio^-N. T.

Pious Hope. Forty yssre ago the wickedest perin In Allen county. Ohio, was Old Mas miaou, a well-tonlo farmer. Not until be approached three-score and ten did be mellow down, and then but a little. Once when attending a raising bs soliloquised thus os his own decadence: “The ole man's been potty tuff, ►ys- He's rasa led with acme mighty hard caaam, the old man baa. Bot It's about over. Tha ols devil la after him hard an' faa'. the ole devil la. an’ by 'a' by k*TI get bint. But ha won't keep long, the ole devil won’t By V by he'll be glad to fetch the ole man ick." "Wen.' apoke up Bin Petit hla freest foe. "all I hope Is when be ms be'H forget where be found you." —N. T. World.

to be a dety to aotlfy the goreroiag body of of tbe amouaTir^icb will be ) iefded by the legal rate oe tbe aaxeaaed true valuaiion of property witbia it* limits, will be permitted to be **ae**fd. sod tbit places upoe these bodies tbe duly of saccrtaiulug before appropriations are made, bow much money be legally raised, in order that embar- _ meats hi the finances of municipalities may be avoided by the making of appropriations in excess of tbe amounts which can be legally raised The total tax rate inclnde* tbe sum of tbe ts e foe State School faa. the rate far Consty Tea. the rates for local school aad city, borougb or township rax. under the bead of Local Tar Suppose the total rule tMu rear to base been to 05. deduct $ mo. rate for State School Tax and (flere is left gi.qs for county aud local tax Deduct I .*1. which was the rale for county tax tbi* year (1907) and there it left $1 for local tax. Since tbe rate for county and

‘ •■-75 sad the ts maximum o'

d by 3 cent* t •1.58, available fo

Jealousy. “Talking about Creole Jealousy." sold the obserra. t man. "I saw a men of Chicago Jealousy the other night that hnd It beaten to a frxxxle. A handsome fellow wax at dinner with two girls, whe* a young in came Is. caught a corner of the tablecloth, and yanked the whole tableful of dishes and dinner off onto the floor, .the* walked out of the om. "What did the man do? Followed her and made friends with her again. She was his ftancee. He gave ber a diamond ring afterward, they aold. If she had been hla wife he would in all probability have beaten Instead of giving her a present."—

| Cape May and vlrintv to look after renewals and la .•ub«cripi i oo list «f a promtnsnl monthly magazine, 00 a salary aad enmn heals Experience desirable, bur a . Good opportanltv farrlicbi res* Publisher. Box SB. Station O. New York

Wanted

One thonaand cords of oak wood cut lost wi^B or spring, delivered 00 car* atanyVlalioa on ibe West Jersey A 8. 8. R. R., deliveries to be mode durF*B and Winter.

Apply to Salem Glare Works, Balei N. f. July 96, ’07.

ECZEMA and FILE CURE

Kao* Ing what It waa *0 suffer Twill give FREE OF CHARGE

to aos afflicted a po-IUre cure for * *slt Rbenra. Erysipelas. Piles a

' i*ni relief. Don’t anfl

NOTia TO COTEKRDW BOMES To the CoTvruing Bodies of the TaxlagDistiicU of Cape V ay Cosaty. A* tbe time is at hand for the prepantioe r sour tea badget. tbe Caeaty Board of Taxation feel* il to be it* dsty to-direct year atteatioa to certain poiate which it will be oeceaesry for yon to consider io

appropriations for tbe

'The new tax laws provide that ia all municipalities in which tbe tax rate for — -sty and mnnicipatiiies ia which the *— for county and mnnicinal | over 41 73 and aader to.00 am tbs -jessed valuation, ihcrr shall be^

the State School Tax required mnalcipallty- Tbe Sraul'owali

and Law* require that all property ah— _ assessed for purpose* at taxed ja at ita true value aed thU Is interpreted ts mesa each sums aa it srRI sell for by cash boas kdc asle

m priv-

1

T HE term "Net-Oost Insurance” defines the NEW Low-CohI Policy of

The Prudential*

It is Life Insurance at as near cost of production as mathematics and experiencecan determine it.

tbe law. Tbe gentlemen composing t governing bodi— *-* "— ——* «•.—

Cope May Cool

lac them selves

presented so tbal iu foraulatiac the list of appropriations fot the coming year they *“ -ble to form a more or less accurate

f bow much money can be rsi-ed of the rate allowed by law on tbe 1 of property in the mnnldpality for which they ere responsible

-’d of Taaatii

Tbe County B-

I Taxation deems i

ruination IS <1.000,000 Ibere'can be raised

ly to Is year aad if a n — Meiawdxmererei be used aa a basis of calcu'ati ' out of tbe way. AAEON W HAND. HLL1* H. MARSHALL. STILWELL H. TOWNSEND. Couoty Board of Tazatiou. A tier t:—T. C. HAMILTON.

SHERIFF’S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias dc bo. ter on Docketed Judgment, to me directed, issued out of the Cape May ’^ornmnu Pleas Court, I win expose to sale at public

udae. on

Monday. January 6th, 1908

between the hour* of twelve and five o'clock

..atone o’clock in the afternoon of

day, at tbe Sheriff's office. In Cape May Court House. Cape May County, New

Jersey.

All that dwelling jtuale in Upper County, New jer-

foUOWK

“ ' or ie the line of Elixa

of tbe toed leading

j'a Point to ('ape Island, h bei ng also a corner of tbe Baptist Parsonage tut. and tunafrom thence (first) along tbe center * 3—.*- • aw j Wndjo, on ,he

northeasterly, five

right angles with the I liue of said Elixa Yocng aforesaid, to ner ia the centre of the aforesaid

reenTteester”

A Happy and Prosperous New Year to All. Is the wish of Chas. A. Swain

from thrner (t! southwesterly and parallel to the road aforesaid five perches measured re aforesaid at rjtat angles with (be Uoe of Elba Tonne'. I^; sod tg) tbcecc along her

piece of begin acre of laud, be

. Took'. >9:

si*tern perches to

Containing one-

Being the same premise* eyed to Kate Hartman, wife of Geoige Hartman, by deed from John Hartman, dated December, 8th. 1896. aad recorded January joth. 1906. in the Clerk'- Office of Cape Mas County, in Deed Book No. *05,

of G orge Hart-

man, et uz. defendants, taken in execution at the soil of Smith S. C ■dirty, complaiu-

vt. sad to be sold by

ROBBKT L CORSON, Sheriff.

Dated Dec 4. 1907.

C. Cote, Atty.is-j p f >9 00

For Rent THE SECOND FLOOR OF SMITH BUILDING Three Communicating Rooms and Toilet

City Water.

SHERIFPS SALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, to _. directed, leaned out of the Court of Chancery of New jersey, oe the Ifth day of Decern ber, A. D- 1907. in a certain cause wherein Charles Koeb ia complainant, and Cold ’trines Land Company X ala are defend its, T shall expose hi sale at public vendue, Roaday. January 13th. 1906, itweee the hours of twelve and five o'clock ... m. to wit. at one o'clock in tbe afternoon of said dey. at the Sheriff's Office, ia Cape May Court Hoase. Cape May Couety. New

with the’

__, _ being tbi riven Get westerly of tbe centre of tbe *4uoe bridge ovcr sAW ran: thence up tbe dilrb or raid mu by tbe Presbyierisn Parsonage line 1 norih thirty three degree* and fifty minu.es

. styes boudred aud fifty-oae feet set is the brud of arid res; still ree uanh thirtr-three degrees ztta&z.’srsz o a leeest post set ia ibe corner wad red aad thirty rise '(Mr to

the Ms George Bennett.

1 oee beef red end twvrev cue aad WJit.'fffis.-HjSifs

APPLY TO I. H. Smith, Jr. or Lewis T. Stevens, On the Premises.

mce by hi

sgree* west, two bandied feet; (jrdl eorth •r feet: Ul earth six aad three qwarter :gre*s west, sme hvadred aad sixty-sight et;(*h) south cigh(y and a half dvgrwes ct, (brev hundred feet; (6«b)..ortb thirteen id a quarter degree cast, two huadred gewedow aaar the edas of tie creak;

bund red and eighty five feet to "Mill Creek" to s txdccdsr post steadies Jaat north of a am.U "gut" still the same course south twcsty-uioc dei •

thirty minutes east to the mid. Creek; theoee up tbe middle of the several courses thereof to O dredth's mill pond dam. parallel

of counts ras on the north aad . af said creek, as follows: Prom tbe red radar

(i> south thirty degress aad thirty mia _ one hundred sad thtrty-two feet; (jrdl west study feet; (#h> north, oiartasa ices west, three huadred a ad-sixty fact;

_ JaSsrsIffysjSi ~ up to the dam; (6th) thewce up the ariddle 2si.“ak'B2 saTriJg! •eves feet to • post os top of the damahcnc* by the MU pood dam worth nine degress

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(lofiA.xR.tjfi

sSkSESrMS ’ - (Jm. sodsseaeOsdM ttavSerk'srijka :fSuatyofCape Mav. et (.pc May

by the tall pood dam oath aiae duress of tkt Gousty of Capa Max. at ( ape M*y p§ss,r4«.-s:4sr“