CAPE MAV HERALD, THUR8DA\, MAY 14, 1908

CAPE MAY HERALD LEWS T. STIVES.

AN IN1EPENBENT WEEKLY

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reappear, a

ait ol president Kooaevell recently painteil by the Hungarian artial. 1‘hitip Laaalo, and caterinr.1 by many who have aeen it as the oio.t character tatlc of the I’reaident'a portraits. A brief sketch of the artist's career i» printed in connection with the por-

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ttuocea* Ma*aalne Kor May The May number of Success Mainline contains an argument lor a tarift commission by H. K. Milei. of the Nation-*! Manufacturers' 'association. There I* an article by Kenneth Augustine upon WUb dm Funk and Ida art, and one by James L. Ford about "The Men Who Manufacture Fame." The result ol s stra* vote among 10,000 life subscribers upon national policies and presidential candidates is given. The short stories are "The Little Ool I Gold,” by Porter Emerson Browne, "Up in the Family Tree," by Mabel Martin; "liarrigan and the Anarchists," by Lsroy Scott, and “The Money Bay ol Maltao," by Ernest Poole. There are poems by Bannister Merwin. Clarenc. Urmv. Charles Button Going. Edna F Valentine. Grace Agnes Timmerman, William J. Lampton and Harold f»us-

man.

Other features o' the am O. Stanley's Washington i Chariei Lee Scovil's discussion of railroad equipment bonds and an article on the art of Walking by William Johnson New Glory for the American Navy The wonderful voyage of our battle ship fleet from Hampton Hoads to San Francisco has attracted World-Wide attention and has aronaedintenseenthnsiasm on the Pacific coa t. In recogni tion of this great and unexampled naval feat and of the universal interest in It, the enrrent issue of Lcsux’s Wkxxly the ••American Navy Number,''present* a wealth of illnsiraUons and letterpreacommemorating the event. On the beautiful cover in colors ia shown especially good portrait of the famous commander of the fleet, Kear-Admtrai Evans, while on the inside trout L printed a sinking picture of the flag ship Connecticut movi .g at foil speed

THE NIMBLE KLIPSPRINGER. An African AnUlops With Hips Lika an American Rabbit. The kllpsprinser la a kind of antelope found in Africa, being abundant in the mountainous regions as far north as Abyssinia, and. If South African sportsmen are to be believed, it furnishes the finest kind of venison These animals are about forty-two Inches long ami twenty-two inches high, and the males have sharp spike horns, sometimes fire Inches long. These animals are remarkable climber*. running on the tips of their hoofs and going np rock faces apparently as steep aa the aide of a house. The hoofs »re made on th» iioeumatic principle, being nearly cylindrical and cup shaped underneath. In order to break the fall by compressing the air. The same plan gives so extra fiem bold on the

rocks.

They are the most remarkably bnlH antelopes, with a hip development equaled by no animal in America save the rabbit which they resemble an very much that 'a sportsman aceing them going up a bill or In rapid locomorioo might easily think they were the biggest rabbits tic had ever heard tel) at let alone area. The I .ondon Field does not say that they ait upon their hind legs, like the rabbit or bare, ah though It la possible that they do. Jndg big from the hind leg*, which. If the animals were to straighten them out. would give them the appearance of a ■ ail fours. iport la to be had banting aals. The banting tm. of the rocky hi’ i who has banted the sheep stKiTasrally would find little trouble In killing them. dThr shots are taken when **-^ • 1 *— - 1 —•—>- — —

Tbs Bird Tliwss. There are three little girls living la a small New Jcmry town wha wars anxious to make some money far charity. Fairs were too common pises, and they were bound not to beg. ao what you supposa they did! They edited i small bimonthly pa|*er and sold It fur 2 coots a copy. This paper la called tb.- Bird Tluica and S» vi-ry. vary cunning nml amusing H Is written on <u-.< aide of a plet-e of foolaa-p and coop. mi all the very latest W»« from bid land. Inc lading little Jlugh-s od .• immdnima. every one of which la •n Urcly original. One of the editors I* quite an artist so In every edition ilB-n- are several little drawings. Ulus trutlug different events in bird land, aliieh greatly Improve* the Tlmeo' ap-

p-nrsnee

At present ’here are al*out thirty subacrlliers. wh, fi bring* them In 80 cents

•very two weeks, which, of iiiuouuts m S1.20 a month. A dollar and twenty cents rge sum. hut when several earnings are put together and

amounts to quite

md these little girls are able to help of people, to whom a dollar may n bread enough for many hungry

little ones

The First Bricks. Professor Banks. In charge of the idea go university Babylonian expedition. writes In the Scientific American that bricks were used lu Meocpotamlp 10.000 years ago. Tbc country to n groat alluvia! plain and be bnllt of clay- The builders found t placing chunks of day to dry In sun rendered building aask * de the wails more durable; the first bricks. About 4500 B. C. some Babylonian discovered that bricks could be burned, and the art gradually progressed. Six thousand years age makers began to stamp thetr signs oa the brick*, and the royal builders adopted a series of marks which able* the era of tmlldlngs to be a rately fixed Professor Banks found any bricks In vast edifices stamped N'ebuchadncKxar. king of Batg-km.' Harry’s Waird Translation. Harry. »ccd eight years, was directed y hi* mother, who was not feeling ••It enough to go to church, to remain after Sunday school for listen carefully for the text from which the minister would preach and repeat It to her when he returned. This he faithfully promised, says the Chicago Tribune, and when the aennan ended hurried home and in a breathleas way asked his mother to get oat her Bible and see how well he had remembered the text. The minister had preached from the text which reads. “An angel came down from heaven, took a live coal and laid It upon the altar." but this Is the way Harry remembered and repeated It: “An in Jon came down from New Haven and took a live colt by lbe tall and Jerked It through the baiter." Common Spidors. Spiders are more varied and plentiful than Is commonly supposed. In almost every locality. In the country at least. 300 or 400 spec lea may be coltocted. In summer spider* abound oa all kinds of plants, from gram to trees. It to only when the web* are covered with ■lew that they become especially con vplcuons. The we be are then no more plentiful, but I often hear the question asked on dewy mornings or foggy days. “What makes ao many more cobwebs than usual todayT' The collecting moisture makes wqw-clolly no tloeaMe the flat webe on the grmm. n.ese are made by members of the scalenldae family of *pliters. Each noticeable tube at one side In which the igilder Uvea.—SL Nichols* Print*** Maria's Nast Houss. Princes* Marie of Ron mania, wlfa of the crown prinoe of Hounumla. baa a most delightful retreat It to a neat bouse bath high up among the branches ' " ‘ tree* and in It tha priceem spent the greater part of lavt summer • neat la a miniature cottage, bnllt her by the king of Ronmanla at BL * A small statrea: to It Two rooms and prise the nest and they are furnished i a simple and elegant way. Conundrum* Why la a man who has nothing to boast of tint his ancestor* liha a potato plant! The best thing belonging to ~ 1m is under the ground. What Is It that

rve * arvbv-i la lh* Cl A ad .vsn In grandfathers chair. Only this morning I had a boy. A kab) In spotltaa whit* But now h. lias left ma and gon* t shan't sleep a wink this night Ho little arms to ooddl* and hug And amother in* tight In their hold. Could any on* find my baby boy I'd gtr* him my weight In gold. A allvory laugh f*ll oa my ear And twe rod tips of ruby rod ■aid. "Mamma, your baby still la bar* Dough now h* smarm trouser* In-

stead."

-Washington Star. His Only Chans* Dreamer—I wish I bad an airship. Dreamer -What for! Dreamer—I'd like to visit some of my tnstles In the nlr.-Datrolt Tribune. Went a-Whian. Ovorgs held h*r hand and ah* held hlaa; Boon they huggsd and wont to ktaal Ignorant, harip* had rtanMaddcr'n hop* and simply aUsloT • I • t O * it* O**. but Oaorg* want out whlanl

CITY DIRKCTORY. Mt) or—Frederick J. Urlrla Jan. 1, IU0 Alderman—F. K. Duka, ...JarnLUM Oor-dl—Wm. B. Shaw ...Jan. ).IBM Bant H. Moore, . .inn. 1.1911 * Jon. Hand Jan. 1.1919 " BUI well Hand ... Jut 1.1*10 J*a. J. Doak ... .Jan. 1.1911 Joseph H Klarell ..Jan. 1,1011 Sam. F. Ware .. Jan. 1.1909 Louis c. Sayre .. .Jan. X, 1000 F. S. Townsend. .Jan. 1.1909 Recorder—J. W. Thompson. Jan. 1,1910 Aaaeteor—4Jka* T. Campbell Jan. 1,1909 Collector—BoL Needles .. .Jan. 1,1909 “ turer—I. H. Smith Jr, Jan. 1.19U9

WOMANS REALM. In Bohemia 24.000 men and women have signed a petition to parliament for universal suffrage irrespective of

sex.

The petitions of women again*! i an suffrage lately presented to the British parliament have been throout as Invalid. The signatures w< found to be largely bogus Baroness Alexandra Gri pen berg, who has Just been elected to the parlla meat of Finland, received the largest vote of any candidal* nominated by the old Finnish party. A granddaughter of the famous English statesman. John Bright, has refu* ed to pay the income tax on tha ground that "a parliament In which no women are represented has no right to levy taxes open women without their coo-

Medioal Notes. The fact that no death from hydrophobia has been recorded in England since 1902 Is cited aa an Illustration of the preventive treatment of diaeai Medicines are made almost absolutely tasteless, according to a new German. process, by causing them In liquid form to ha absorbed by natural agar, then granulating or pulverising and drying. A machine fur the prolonging of life by keeping the circulation of the body to a normal condition without loss of energy on the part of the patient baa been invented by H. C. Prentiss of Boston. Hie invention will no doubt be of considerable Interest to tha med-

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Samuel R. Btltes. President 1999 Dr. A L Leach 1910 A'Ultam Porter ................1908 Edw. H. Phillip*. Clerk. 1908 William K. Sheppard 1911 William B Gilbert 1909 George S. Douglass ■ .1999 Luther U. Ogden —..1910 Charles York — —.1910

BOARD OF HEALTH. Dr. A. L Leach, President.Sept 1.1999 Dr V.M.D.Marcy, Health oflioer " 1908 Robert a Hand " Samnel F. Eldredge. “ William Porter, Secretary “ George L. Lov ett "

COUNTY DIRECTORY.

94. Perry street and Beech avenue. 96 Washington and Jackson street* 97. Colombia arrnur sod Decalai

Justice Supreme Court—Thoa. W. Trenchant. Rep 1914 .trcult Judge—Alien B. Bndlcott Rep 1911 Law Judge—James M. E. Hildreth Rep - 1911 Prosecutor of Pleas—Ernest W. Lloyd, Rep.— 1918 Sheriff—Robert R. Corson. Hep ■ 1910 Coroner—W. A. Lake. Hep, 1910 Coroner—Wm. H. Thompson 1908 Coroner—Nathan A. Cohen 1909 County Clerk—Jullua Way, Rep...1910 Surrogate—(.baa- P. Vanaman...,191£ County superintendent oi .-chool* Oscar 0 Barr 19C8 County Collector—Joseph L Scull, Rep 1908 County Board of Elections—Learning E. Hughes ■ - - - 1909 County Board of Elections—Henry F. Daugherty, Rep. 1909 County Board of i£jctlona—Chaa. T. Norton, Dem 1909 County Board of Election*—Michael H. Kearns, Dem. 1908 Term* of Court—Second Tuesday In April, September and December.

Adontram Chapter, No 89, Koval Arrb Masons—Conroe*!Ions, third Monday of h at lodgs room, Washington and Franklin si rve la. Cape Island Lodge. No. ». F. and A. M -Cornmnniaatloa* second and fnartl Tucwdays of eaah month at lodgs room. Washington and Franklin at reels. Capa May CateP. No- 8T7A Modern Wood tea of Amtrlea—Most* first Wadueada) f each month at Aadltoriam. Cape May Conclave, No. 188, lmpr> val Order of Heptaaopba—Meets at Ogdru , Hall,819 Washing!on street, on second am tonrth Thnradays of each month. Cap* May Connell. No. 1891: Royal Ar anam—Meetshret and thirdTburadays ol each month at Auditorium. Cape May l-odge. No. 81. A. O. U. W - Maets drat and third Tharedsy* of aaci month at 811 Washington street. Cold Spring Council, Jr. O. U. A. M. No 1SS—Meet# in ball at Cold Spring, ever) Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Colombia Lodge, No. 98. Independent Order of Meebanlea—Meets each Moods; at Auditorium. Eureka Lodge, No. , Ladles’I. O. M.Mreta every Tuesday evening at 8 00 a No. SOt Washington street. Friendship Connell, No. 97. D. of A.Meeta on Tuesday afternoon of reck weel at tso, in Jr. O.U.A.M. Hall. Cold Spring The John Mecray Poet No.. 40. G. A. K meets on the third Friday of each month at 7.80 o'clock p.«m., at Franklin street school bnlldlDR. Mayflower Lodge. No. 958. Independent Older of Odd Fellow*—Meets each Frida) at the Aadltoriam. Jackson street. OgaUall* Tribe. No. 157, Improved Ordci of Bad Meo—Meets at 810 Washington

street.

Cape May Fire Department, meet* flrsi Monday evening in each month at corner Washington and Franklin streets

We Carry a Full Line of

Gas Radiators, Gits Portables, Gas Ranges, Welsbacb Lamps, All kinds of Gas Appliances.

All Kinds of PLUMBING & GAS FimG Promptly Attended To

> fur. or hair, watte* that with tha regloo* being » almost like quills, la BomaB

Tb ■ moon What happened to the hired girl who nt keroeene on the fire! Bbe h benzine since

Investigation of "black" snow, which fell In Carlnthla. write* oar Vienna correspondent, ebowed that tt was full of tiny black mix legged Insects ("snow fleas”), well known In tb* Alpln* dto trieta.—London Dolly Mall. Parrot pie It ooe of the drlicacfsa over which visitor* to A oat rail* rev* Aa the fruit and parrmker locusts, and. settling on the true* fi upon the fruit until nothing ■tone* la left behind. They i while gorging tbi meters* Tb

me pa." tings J the Houston Poet Then he to new looking a bet If be talk to ed copy of tee poem

Train and Track.

■ miles of railway than any other

The regular first d

■ travel rata In

BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS B. Smith, Palermo Jan. 1.1910 W. 8. Johnson. Ocean City .Jan. 1,1910 John P. Fox, Ocean City ..Jnn.1.1910 Hylveater Spence, Goshen..Jan. 1, 1911 J. D. Ludlam. So. Dennis . .Jan. 1,1910 D. Schellenger. Erma Jut. L1909 J. T. Bennett Cape May . .Jan. 1,1910 H. 8. Rutherford. Cape May Jan. L 1909 Cbariea Barre.Bea Isle City. Jan'. 1,1911 Cbaa Clouting, Sea Isle City, Jan. 1,1911 Anthony B. Smith. Director Samuel Townaend. Clerk State Senator—Rob. E. Hand. Rep.191. Assemblyman—C. E. Stllle. Rep .19C 1 TAX COMMISSIONERS. Ellis H. Marsh*11, Seaville 1909 Stilwell H. Town vend. Cape May Court llonae. —JWl Aaron W. Hand, Cape May Gty....l910

JJBWIB T. STEVENSCOUNSELLOR AT LAW, 614 Wsanurmoa Sr., Cara Max, N. J. Master and Solicitor in Chancery. Supreme Court Commissioner. Notary Public. Commissioner for Pennsylvania.

charged for at the rate of 2 cents per mite. Tha Nome-Arctic railroad to the moat northerly railroad on this continent. From the shore of Boring aea at Nome tea the flowering tundra and and bump# Its way Into the boart of the eternally at

State Lines. Idaho baa nearly 6.000.000 acres of ind under cultivation. The Irrigated tea reaches over 1.000.000 acre* California has A500 artesian weU* Their average depth to 248 feet. Each gives on an average 164 gallons of wa South Carolina enjoys the distinction of being tbc only state In the Union where It to impossible to get a divorce except by appeal to the leglalatur*

Industrial Items. Paper wood fiber to now made into yarn and woven Into doth, the Bazoo ran tor. Emil Carle* having perfset1 the procee* The government of Victoria. Australia. Is going to build a factory for wire Dotting, with a capacity of 880 mite* of wire a year. This. It to exported, wm lower the present price of 1196 per

Things Theatrical Katherine Grey to said to hare scored ono of the artistic successes of the seeaon In “The Reckoning" Robert Edeeon has been favorably received by English audience* in hi*

George W. Fawcett to to he featured BF'W. “ " ' - dose of bto of the Hour.* Mtoi Ellen Mt* J, name In private life of her newly married boa band. James Carew. her toed tag men.

Science Siftings.

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Cfanrcb Directory

Her. Father D. S. Kelly. Rector. -Sunday* 7 and Sam. Weekdays, 7 JO am

p. k. chubch or TM ADVXjrr. larfayette St., brtwaea Jackson tc Decatur. Rev. Arthur Hi ~

Weekdays-Wedneaday*Erenlng Prayer

PMsnmauag causes. James MoLeod. D. D..Minister Sunday services at 10 80 * m., i

8 00 p. m

Sunday school at 2 80 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 JO p. Junior C. E. Friday at 4 16 p. m. Y. P. 8. C. E. Friday at 7 JO p. m. Strengers always welcome. nesT a. * cHuaca. Bey. James Burnt, Pastor. Preaching on Banda) morning at 10.10. In the evening at 7.48 Matting* at 9 a. m. and 8.90 r. K.

Bnndaya.

Bandar Bobool at 8 p. M.

Epworth League Snuday evening

7 80 o’clock.

Mid-week prayer service Wed Deads) evening at 8 o’clock. Class meetings, Toaaday, Thu red*) and Friday evening*. BAPTIST CUDBOM. Rev. H. F. Crago, Pastor. Hmachine on Sunday morning at In the evening at 7 JO. Bnnday morning Worker* Meeting *1

10.00 a. m.

Sunday Bobool at 2.80 p. n. Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting at

7 JO o’clock

Yoong People’* Mm log Friday

log at 7.80 o’clock

Men’* r o'clock.*

COLDSPRI1VQ raXPHYTOIAX CHUBCH Rev. J W. Lowden will conduct tbr trice* at the CJ Id Hpring PreabTtern Church Benday morning at 1080.

^Meeting Saturday evening *18.00

KIRK ALARM CALL*.

The Fire Depart! . Its fire alarm hosM. and the following are the nnmber* and new location of

boxes 96 Wi

— street, near Scbi

gertr Landing/

SI. Washington street, aear Uni 47. Washington aurel ami Mm

86. Broad end Ehnire street* sea and Qwrec street* ' Taahiaftoa street* oppotot* Block ton

groffMional Card*.

James J. Doak (Carpenter & SBui/aet Jobbina Promptly attended to No. 833 Washington Street CAPE MAY, N. J. Local Phone 97

Contractors & Builder? YORK BROS.

P. O. Bo* 661. Cape May, N. J.

W H BRIGHT, FIRE INSURANCE la aar Part ef Cepe May front) Holly Beach. N. J

We Make Harness

and make it right. The quality of the leather and the other materials used, l» the best obtainable, and It* ent pat to gether and itltched by skilled hand* Doable or lii'gie Harness, for farm, delivery or road wagon* Fine carriage a specialty of ours, etc.

W. A. LOVETT Cwr. Washlngtoa and Perry Street CAPE ftAY. N. J.

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OP OUR OWN STAfTPS FREE FREE ' With your first cash purchase of $1.00 and upwards, by presenting

this ad! '

-SEW STAMP SYSTEM-

The Secret of Success

The secret of success is not so much in knowing how to make money as in the ability to save it. We assist people in their efforts to s ve money. If this mailer concerns you, call and sec us abont it. THREE PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

Security Trust Company, WASHINGTON AND OCEAN STREETS r Cape May, N. J.

GAPE MAY ILLUMINATING CO.

0. A Merchant, Jr- Mgr.

Both Phones.

WALL PAPER New 1908 Wall Paper* Before Decorating your Room look at my Kew Stock. You can save money by it. BURLAPS, LINCRUSTA WALTON. All 1907 Papers Reduced 30 per cent. W. LENOIR 626 Washington St. Cape May, N. J.

M. C. SWAIN MANUFACTURER OF Artificial Stone Pavement, Cellars, Floors. Etc., Etc jizhd eir&sss sswaa®* say coma ok duici a specialty.

All Work Guaranteed and Best of Reference Furnished 3C ’grrA fta Eat3»ESiXR2>TCE. Office and Residence, 237 Windsor Avc. Cape May. N. ).

Pierson anci Son.

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

MECRAYS’ CENTRAL MARKET Cor. Washington and Ocean Streets 602 Washington SL 217. 219, aal Ocaaa SL :-s Meats, Groceries, Provisions and Fruits t-r Choir* Bnttare-Skarploaa GUt E4g*-A Specialty Country Produce fresh daily from our own farm Fish, Oyatara, Clams and Ttrrapln. Dressed Pwaitry The largest market in Cape May.

'Jshomas 'JjQ. Jflillot &, ^od COAL & WOOD

Office 420 WASHINGTON STBoth Phones

CAP* MAT

THE HOMESTEAD E*« Cor. WuhlugtoB ud JocKloa Sit. C*y, M*t THE CAFE is thoroughly up-to-date in all appoint* menu. Handsomely appointed parlors for ladies. Csttsge* served with choicest Wines, Liquors, ^ Boers J. J. RATTY. Manager THE VIRGINIA OOKAN KND OP JACKBON STREET CAPE MAY, JN. J.

ZtOOX^S 2327 ST7xTE ■WITH X’XtTV'A.'X’SS BJLTS8?

a HALWIN, Formally of tt

th* Windsor.

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