Habitual v umstpftuon of the** truly \iu«ttve , rc-xcd* >}ra»ofkp .aJBulr^W . i lure IHay bv ^vdtlucf)/ dispensed with 1 vdwti no longer n ceded as the best o) remedies, when required, are to assist nature atwl not tofuipplant the not ur. 1 •lA»netio-'',v.hicb mu6t depend ulti- j matcly upon proper nourishment, ' proper efforts, and light lit io6 genera!!/ 4 Toget lis beneficial effects, atna s 1 buy the genuine ' ' Syrupffi&^EIuirrfSwiw i > rn.SfcA.nil,*, 1 California Fig Svedp Co. «niy SOU) STALL LEADING DRUGGISTS one «ue only. - .--.UK*- Bottle j INTERESTING NEWS NOTES '

We are asked to make the suggestion that Council employ expert accountants, who follow this kind of business exclusively, to give the city's accounts a thorough overhauling, for a period of five years" We have not apace this week, for thp communication in full. (k <• • Neither Supervising Principal H. B. Moyer, nor any teacher in the public -schools'here or elsewhere, so far as we are informed, wrote or had knowledge of the communication signed "Indignant," which appeared in last week's issue. » » » The W. C. T. U. will hold a Frances! Wiliard Memorial service on Tuesday | ' afternoon next at 8 o'clock at the home 1 of Mri. Henry Rntherford. The mem- 1 berg are requested to come and take ! part in this meeting and help make it i interesting. A thank offering will be ' taken. <• (p » There i* a great deal of complaint I coming from pedestrians, over the use of the sidewalks for roller skating. It should be stopped|at|lea8t[on Washington street, and other business streets. 8everal complaints havegbeen made to Major Melvin. e» (• (• Isaac Tenenbaum has opened a flourishing branch store in the Hotel Bellevne building at Court House. « t» (. John Kit nxle, of Philadelphia, who claims the "largest seed potato bouse in America," at 126 Dock street, Philadelphia, invites farmers |to place order • with him for their seed potatoes, sod will he found perfectly reliable. See advertisement. * * « Cottages haw been renting and the prospects are apparently excellent for , a good cottage season. « «> (• Rev. Dr. James McLend. pastor of ' the Presbyterian Church of thia city, ' opened Tuesday morning's session of 1 the bute Senate, with prayer. 1 «• « «• Samuel B. McCabe of Philadelphia, has had his Columbia avenue cottage i very tastefully painted by Joseph B. ' Hughes, Jr., and lis greatly pleased ' with the result. « » « 9 1 Horace Tomkinson has displayed his < j Words of Praise For the several ingredients of which Dr. ' Pierce's medicines are composed, as given ' by leaders in all the several schools of ] medicine, should have far more weight than any amount of non-professional tes- ! timonials. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip- 1 tlon has the badge or honesty on every I bottle-wrapper, In a full list of all Its in- ( grcdients printed In plain English. If you are an Invalid woman and suffer froc. frequent headache, backache, gnawing di»tr«J in stomach, periodical pains, disagredKyle, catarrhal, pelvic drain, dragginfcdown distress in lower abdomen - 1 or pelv/, perhaps dark spots or specks dancMg before the eyes, faint spells and < kindSai sym atoms caused by female weak- j ness. (its t hut derangement of the feminine ■ organs. y*\J can not do better than take j Dr. Pier Jut. Favorite Prescription. i The hfsiital, surgeon's knife and operating tali /may be avoided by the timelv . use of Vavorite Prescription" in such j cases. Thereby the obnoxious ovarr i.y. r-- ' . : - ~ 1 ' ' , ■ . — . ■ cgr-c j! T t i;u;i . iS-ins. Primer qj I lip hpme. -Kav^TTt" 1 description - is^ composed of the very best native medicinal roots known to medical ' science for The cure of woman's peculiar ailments, contains ho alcohol and no I harmful or habit-forming drugs. Do not expect too much from "Favorite | i Prescription; ".It will not perform mira eles; it will not disoive or cure tumor No medicine will. It" will do as much to ' esublish vigorous health In most weaknesses and ailments peculiarly incident to women as any medicine can. It must be given a fair chance by perseverance in its I use for a reasonable length of time. Yon can't afford to accept a secret nos* , trum as a substilute for This remedy of ' .. known com posit i. m. Sick- women are Invited to consult bv i latter,. /ree. All correspondence is held as strictly priva'estnd cacredlv confiden- . tial. Add- 1 : V- urM\« Dispensary Med- i * leal AMociatiuu. I ■!'. R. V. Pierce, Pres., . No. 663 Main Street. Buffalo. N.Y. Dr. Pferce'A Pimaunn i'ellets the best laxative and regulator of the bowels. They invigorate -toraach. liver and bowels. One a laxative ; two or three a •athartic. Easy to take as candy.

artn.ic taste by securing anoih-r photograp ic view of the moonlit sea which is beautiful enough to arouse , the enthusiasm of connoisseurs. « • » Peterson's Cafe, Sl5 Washington street, .is the* popular place for the < lodge bimquets which} are of quite fre- 4 quent occurrence. Recently the Royal « ATranum, Independent Order of Mechanic , Odd Fellows and others have enjoyed fine spreads prepared by « the skilful chef at Peterson's. (•(•<• 4 Another newspaper has been spded i to the list in Cape May County ^mnii j is called the "Stone Harbor Herald." 1 It is published by the syndicate now j engaged in developing Srone Harbor i and is replete with . i. formation re- i specting the present, past and luture I of the Store Harbor. Holly Beach i has fcthe eleventh newspaper pub- < lished <n the county, having launched < the "Holly Beach Tribune." a neat 1 four paged sheet of email size, replete i with sparkling local news. i BALL GAMES \ i The basket ball game at Wildwood ' Friday evening between Wildwood Jra. . and the Cape May High School

team was an exciting contest, the score throughout the game being very , ciose and ending in a tie, IS to 13. Shields threw four field goals for Cape ,g May and Clark three for Wildwood. The lineup: . Wildwood -Cape May ' Clark Forward Mecray Banks Forward Shields Sieber Centre Bobbins, Needles Ewan Guard Hines Meauy Guard Little C Field goals— Meany ; Clark 8; Banks e 2; Shields 4; Hines 1; ;Needles. Foul e goals — Clark, Needles. Fouls— On Wiluwood 3; on Cape May 6. | The Woodside basket ball team of I Bridgeton played a fast game here 8 i Saturday evening with the • West Cape y May A A. team anil, won out |by a ® j score of 25 tb 8. -Reeves made five foul I "jxoais for West Cape May and Faust c : the only field goal for this team. Hurff j scored six field goals for Woodside. e j The lineup : i Woodside Wear Cape May I I Piereon Forward Nichols e j Johnson Forward _ Faust t j Hurff Centre Reeves, Creamer Woodruff Guard Greaves i Lovelaud Guard Teal, Channels i Field goals— Faust; Pierson 2; John : 3 son 2 ; Hurff 6 ; Loveland. Foul goalsReeves 6 ^Greaves! ; Woodruff 8. Fouls : . on Woodside 10; on West Cape May 10. < . Referees— Collier and Hoffnar. — I Vineland High School basket ball 1 ' team met and .vanq uished the Cape : May High School team Monday even- 1 ■ ing by a score of 47 to 11. The locals " were clearly outclassed. The lineup : • Vinelaud H. S. Cape May H. S. c Morris, H. Forward Mecray Mennis Forward Shield? * _ Kennino, Read Xienire Robbius ' | Morris, G. Guard Hines r Cunningham Guard Little Field goals— Mennis 11 ; Morris, H. I t 3; Morris, G. 5; Cunningham 3; Me- , cray 1 ; Shields 2. Foul goals— Hines c ' 6; Mennis 3. Fouls— On Vineland 11 ; ^ on Cape May 7. n i The Cape May High School team de- a feated the West Cape May A. A. team ' evening by the close score I ' of 12 to 10. This is the first of a series | S of three game which are to be played I for the local championship The lineup : i e Cape May West Cape May I » Forward Nichols : j Shields Forward Channels! ; Needles Centre Reeves 1 | Guard Greaves I I Guard Faust a i Field goals— Mecray 2. Shields 2; 1 Reeves ; Faust. Foul goals— Nichols 5; : Hines 3 ; Little. Fouls— On I v Cape Maj 18: on Wes' Cape May 13. |« ABRAHAM LINCOLN ■ 8 tenteanUl Exercises K 'Introductory Remarks. Rev. J . E. 0 Cook, Master of Ceremonies ,, Music The Star Spanglt-d Banner „ Invocation Kev. W. W'. Johnson Music Battle Hymn of Republic b Reading of Governor's Proclamation on Lincq|n Pupils of the Public Schools Music ^ Our Fiag i Recitation Story of American Flag ! w Miss S. Eulalis Vance ; ol Reading Ode to Lincoln | Miss Maud Curry ! in Declamation Tribute to Lincoln b< Mr. Harry D. Armour Address Old Soldiers ana Lincoln I ni Set. Chas. Key j ni Liberty Bell March i Miss M. Rayfield ; rt Address Lincoln as a Statesman Rev. W. W. Johnson j al Music Keller's American Hymn ! ir Address Lincoln as Conversationalist ' and Public Speaker i w Mr Wm E. Tr*nk.« ' ' Recitation Black Regiment I di Miss A. M Boricar. Address Prof W. J. Moore j a Lincoln's Brief Against Slavery Address The Moral Status attained by h< the Negro since Emancipation C ' Prof. J. Ryiand Fortune To these exercises the public is mns* j tl cordially invited. o SGT. CHARLES KEY. i pi S.J TRUSTY r J. RYLAND FORTUNE. I !« Committee, w s

v A DELHHTTRr. BIRTHDAY PARTY • I Mas Carrie Ink Eatertaka a NaaOee V | Frieadx Arinoat delightful party was given on Fridav evening of Ust week hy Miaa Carrie Bush, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J"hn Bush, at tbelr E nod street^ome. The event was in the nature of a irthday party, and to make the oc" casion more pleasant a number of friends had been invited to be preeent . -apdjou-iiv-rtw; festivities ofj the even-' After^>peading some time in playing gatnes. singing and other forms of amusement, the con pany was invited to the dining room, where a most templing lunch in the form of cream, cake and different kinds of fruit was spread for the guests snd to which all did, ample justice. Miss acted her part as hostess of the even ng to perfection, and made all i at home. At a late hour godN nights were said and the merry lads and lassies atartecf for their homes, much pleased with the eyening's enjoyment. Those present were Mrs. <5us Hand,- Misses Mildred Long, Merinda Stilwell, Ida Bush, Rae Curtis, Bessie Holerns, May Bush ; Messrs. Harry Holmes, Charles Shields. Robert ! Entriken, Eftchard Hand, Sidney" Bush. .

; WEST CAPE MAY At the last Council meeting the question of fire protection was die- . cussed and it was decided to call a . mass meeting on Monday evening, Febs ruary 8th. .at 7:30 o'clock in the borB ough hall, for the purpose *of re-organ- § izing a fins'* company. All men] are . urged to be present as this is an .im8 portant question to all residents of the I borough. , Miss Ethel Stites was an over Sunday visitors with friends in Atlantic City. f Alvin .Fisher and friend, of "Court, s were guests of -Mr. and Mrs. Harry i Fisher, this wees. ' Charles Corson, who har been in poor I health ^during the winter has grown t rapidly worse during this week and is ' now in a critical condition Mrs. John "See and daughter Edith were Philadelphia shoppers *Tue^ay. Miss Alice Hand was a recent visii tor in Philadelphia. . Mrs. Robert Hill, of Philadelphia, ■ spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. i Carrie Hand. Mrs. Hand has been i confined- to her room through illness i for the last six months. William Nichols and daughter i Mamie, are visiting relatives in Philadelphia. Mrs. Charles Perkins was amonj the Philadelphia visitors during the week. Mrs. Clara Hughes has been home on a brief visit to her parents. Mrs. H. H. McPherson and son Michael spent several days in Philadelphia laat jyeek. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hoffman are to take up their abode Jamong us. We wish them much happiness in their new estate Mrs. Zenie Stevens was callii g on in the borough recently. Rev. Mr. Louden has .had numeious I calls to make in this locality among I people owing to the colds and sick- j prevailing, Mrs. H. S. Smith. I Mrs. A. McKean, Mrs. Cummings and I host being on the sick list. Mrs. S T. Hillman and daughter Miss Ethel Hillman spent Friday and I of last week in Philadelphia. ! I Captain James Eldredge is making : extensive improvements to his Broad- ! 1 cottage. cape hay point. j George Bohm is erecting a bungalo ! ' | and it is located uear the life saving : . station. . | | The st'hool entertai nment passe doff,.1 I nicely giving satisfaction to all | ! j concerned. The Lankanau Villa is to be rebuilt", i ! and ie to be larger and have many ! ■ more improvements than the builiing 1 \ which was destrot ed by fire a couple , of years ago. Bids for the work are ! be presented by the 9th ,o{ this ' month and the work must be com- j pleted by July 1st. court house. ; Albert A. Howell, of Ocean City, j • transacting business here the first 1 * *.hc week. The boys and girls have been enjoy- |t ing the dold snap, as the skating has < fine. , Leslie S.-Lndlam spent Mondav after , r with his parents' at South Den- jt A. B. Corson sper£ Sunday with » relatives and friepde>i South Dennis ! r Hollis. P Mickle, of Petersburg, was a attending to official ^isiness here dur- 0 the first of the week. ' William Christian was a recent visi- b at his home at Deonfsville. William Powell entertained company the first of the week. I . Joseph I Scull, of Ocean City, was I c recent visitor here. The County Board of Chosen Free- ! t holders have accepted the bond of County Collect r Scull. i g The trimming of the underbrush on j the property of Morgan Hand along Creek Run, makes a great improvement to the appearan. e of the I r >aq and the property. How much i C it would look if other owners would follow the example. rl

s! Mr*. Michael Bloom of Isewtatow*. ■ I P»L, who Is 80 year* of age. nys; ' Tor | a long time I hare been ao fertile that i I hare had to be wheeled around In an Invalids chair. I had no strength r and took oold at the slightest provoca- ; tlon, which invariably settled on my . I lungs, and a cough would result. My ( son learned of the cod liver prep- , aratlon called Vinol, and procured a ' bottle foh me. It built up my strength 1 rapidly, and after taking three bottles J I am able to do most of my work, and I can walk & quarter of a mile easily. '■ Every aged or *e»k person who reI quires strength {foould try Vtnol. I am i delighted with what It has done for , me." ; A* a body builder and strength creaI I tor for old people, delicate Children, weak, run-down persons, and after 1 sickness. Vlnol Is unexcelled. If It falls to give satisfaction we will return your money. For sale at MECRAY'S PHARMACY

WILLIAniS-KINQ February 3rd, noon, at the 'borne of Mrs. M. L. Dillon, 802 Pine street, le Philaftlphia, Miss Helen Walker King, s- daughter of Mrs. L Francis King, of a Cold Spring, N. J„ was married to. b- Mr. Albert Williams, of Philadelphia, r- The bride wore an embroidered Emn- pire gown of grey voile, tr mmed with re Marquise lace. She carried Killarncy n- roses and orchids. Mr. Amass Walker, ie uncle -of the bride gave hsr away. She was attended by John and Ruth n- Davidson, who carried baskets of white ic lilacs and pink peas. After a trip to Florida Mr. and Mrs. Williams will ret, side iq Huntingdon, Pa., where Mr. y A iliiams, who is a civil engineer in i he rmploy of the Pennsylvania Rail>r road is stationed. n : , S. ■ is To put the brake on the wagon going down the hill is a help to the horse, when the wagon is heavily loaded." 1 But what driver would think of apply- " ing t< e brake "o a loaded wugon going - j. up hitl? If he did. his sensible horses would probably balk Many a man is in the condition of pulling aload up hill with the brake set against him. When i. his stomach is out of order, and the n allied organs of digestion and nutrition impaired in theii functions, a friction is set up which]has to be overcome'in-addi-tion to the performance of daily duties, ir A foul stomach makes a foggy brain and the man with a disordered Btomach has often to grope his way through the day's business like a man in a fog. 6 He forgets appointments. Problems e seem presented to his |mind "wrong end to." This condition is entirely remedied by the use of Dr. Pierce's ' Golden Medical Discovery. It puts the j stomach and digestive and nutritive n system into a condition of perfect ' . health, and gives a clear hrain, a I steady hand and a light step for the | day's duties. _ Dr. Pierce's medicines! o do not contain aclohol or other injure ious ingredients ; they are not "patent _ medieinea" because their ingredients are printed on the label of each bottle.

' COMMISSIONERS' SALE OF LAND j - 1 ape May County Circuit Court I Hamilton Godfrey i , vs. On Partition, i Henry Olav et ale. By virtue of an order of sale~entered - in the above stated cause, we, the subI scribers. Commissioners appointed by | the above sta'ed Court, shall sell by public vendue, at the Sheriff's Office. 1 1 at Gape May Court House, Cape May ! ' County. New Jersey, on , THURSDAY. THE 18th DAY OF I FEBRUARY. A D.. 1909. between the hours of twelve and five in the afternoon, to wit, at one o'clock i p^m. , the following described land' ALL tnat tract of land and premises and buildings, situate in Upper Town- 1 ship. Cape May County, New Jersey, ' | beginning at a corner in the middle of j the puhlie road a littl • southerly from ! the house where John Chattin lately j resided, opposite the northwesterly end *1 of the li"e fence as it stands (or form 1 erly stood) between the lands of Ed- ' ward Taylor and Richard B. St' tea' land, (or formerly owned by them), 1 said stone rtso being a corner to said Stites' Ian*: thence alone the road north twenty-five degrees oast, twentyfour perches to low water mark in Great Egg Harbor River and Bay : thence down the bar south seventy- ' I eight degrees east twenty-four ant a half perches ; thence south ten degrees i west thirty-one perches along said j | Taylor's line to a corner of Richard B. | Stites' land : thence ngrth sixtv-four i I degrees and thirty minutes west thirtv- ; one rods ard twenty links to the place . of beginning Also all that Riparian Right adjoining said land as conveyed j Hamilton Goffrev by deed lrom the State of New Jersey by deed recorded I in Deed Book 193, page 424, etc., of i the County of Cape May, now owned in • ; moities hy the parties to this aforesaid ; ' : action. The said land and premises [ . ! containing focr acres, two quarters j j and thirty perches, more or less, and j t known as the Beesley's Point Hotel | I Property . : This property will be sold subject to t the lien of mortgage held by Mabel | thereon, and also to'the lien of the | ' [ unpaid taxes now due or to grow due' j thereon. I Conditions of sale will JbeT made | : by the undersigned on that date, j I HORACE E. RICHARDSON. LUTHER T. GARRETSON, I ' CHARLES L..CHAMPION, Commissioners I A. BONNELL. Attorney for Petitioner. ' p- f. $11.16 1-16 5t

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I— — |i Lest you forget we send you these N. B. February Jottings. Procrastination may I , mean discomfort.

FEB UNDERWEAR. f It saves Doctor's bills RICH TONED CRAVATS They are very becoming j

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O L. W. KNERR, 5I8-2o WASHINGTON STREET ■ . - . "r » • .t- - ' W ~Qr | BOTH PHONES » ' LADIES ENTRANCE | A full line of Imported and Domestic Wines and Liquors jg No. 6 Rye t Mount Vernon Rye SMoroney • Three Brothers " Monticello fl Sunny Brook S Gibson f " S Philadelphia " Standard Whiskey Monogram Special ■ Four Bottles of Wine for ^i.oo

CAPE MAY BRANCH DEPOT 'I CAMDEN BOTTLING CO. I 312 AND 314 WASHINGTON STREET | I 5 Agents For Baugh and Sons Fertilizers Agents for Landreth's Field and Garden Seeds 1 We will have a large stoek/if both on hand this Spring GET OUR. ^PRICES AND SAVE MONEY I Bra ILS JEL PUMPS 5™ ' WIRE II NCING VMIM . PORTLAND 1 ROOFING PAPER ~ CEMENT til In Any Quanity Chii be obtained here- OwingJ to our large stockf of GOOD FEED I are able to supply your demands at ordinary rates. Car loads of 'CORN and OATS are received here each week, and all of it is of the finest quality of its kind, | Whatever the grade of goods needed the goods arc here at the lowest prices. Favor us with your order. RENT, Fine large Hall, Maple flouring. Fully equipped with dressing rooms, toilet and stage. . Suitable for Public Meetings. DaDCing • or Entertainments. Prices Reasonable. Cape May Grain ® Coal Co. I K-SfStSie 'Pbooe No 16 A Waihihgton'St.|Ne*r Reading Terminal j Bill Pbom Hi 206 X. 1. H. ELDREDGE. Man>ge7.