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yr Annans. In Advance -Siome and (Sounfg. . The Consmulonal Dlalrlct , JBsassgj^j "*5? : ctilncn i-'y xii::,': The Dttuocratic voters of Cape Mav Ouuotj- ere requeued to meet io una Detains at Cape May Court Hot*, oil - tteHtrdar, September Sbd 1882, .»» -S o'clock 1*. M-, for the purpose of makinp •ilka for the government of the party. J. D. Lrnuv, Ctialmaia Co. Com. Jl Cooteoti'm of tittoena "favorable to the casrti'utionai prohibitioo of the manufacture and aloof Inti.ilratme benrages . ToreverT ni told Tuesday laat at the Court Howe, undir the awpioea of the Bute Tmn| ivenar Alliance, the object being to promote the movement lonkiofl to the submission of a conKitulkioal amenilment accurinc prohibition, to a pop u. < lar vote in tbia Kate. The mere fact that many abla, Influential and reapeclabl# poinle desire auch en amendment lefied la i sufficient reason why it should be aub- < milled. and from our Hand-point we fannot aee why tbere sho0i4.be objection on the pert of any candidate for the Legists- 1 tare, be be Druvcrat or Republican, to an < arccptinc* of a pisiform, ooe of the planks of which pkdora the party and 1 ttrket to the support of the measure pro- | posed. The com! folks who arcctu in • t I tiig the scheme, however, make a fntstrke In calling themselves temperance people, t for prohibition is as fer fiom real Jerni- r- : anre in ooe directioa ss is drunkenness in ' the other, and moat of tbeqi. no doubt. < would with equal xeal urj.e a txmMilutii ins! < prohil-iton sgslDSl the manufacture 01 sale I of cigars snd tohaneo : but, nevertheless. In the absence of any fair test of popular : sentiment _ on the subject, they .bjtierc ; themselves' to be vary popular In numbers. • A vnte oo the question would serve a! 1 least tbe good purpose of showing a Rood' 1 many people bow easy it la to be mistaken 1 in some thinrr. Tbere are bnndreds of 1 thousands of temper* nor people In this | Stale, but comparatively few who believe 1 that tbe l*m way to keep ooe man from i geular drunk Is to my tn que hundred others, "You shall, ixtfurce, not touch i that^ which proves hannlul to your neigh- | Llndlcy M. WUliamaoo, tbe youngest 1 and beat ionkiocf livingdramstir mini es. and ooe of tbe nrigb'esl and moat prnmiatog of PhUadelpht* journalists. Is puttinr 1 to at present a ealkl two weeks' rent at the i Ohalfoete, after eitra editorial duty dur- 1 ing tbe hot wmlhrr. Mr. Williamson is I co tbC frsrv.ine BuTrtin stall, a Journal 1 which has ever displaced e friendly con- | cans to tlape Mnj snd lu best intcrera 1 Tq tbe sanitary coodluun at tbe Island I Bro. Williamson is devoting some art en ! tioen sjd^he has alnmM arrived al Ore experiemv alnoc hli arrival, that tbe ma- i larial influences of Oroe May or whatever : other name they msv.lv termed, extended to some Vjtber places be Is acquainted with ' would be at incadculshle benefit to the health of the inhabitants of said places Means. Kra^if snd (Baser, corner : Washington A Jackson Krarta, bare re- 1 coolly entered into a co-partnership and : have consolidated their lax* and shoe and t gents' 'urulshlag goals' interests, and at ' the same time introdoeed a new depart- 1 with ready made ciilhtoi;. They have *l»enlarged their burimas card to tbe B'oee. 10 more Imposing dhaepsbns and to a , perusal of winch we Invite the attention of ratr Caps May tuvlru They bar, a large stock Of rnrvb 00 hand, but they do not prop. we keeping them any longer than tliey can help, and as the searon Is now here when a replenishing of tbe gent# wsMrobek a necessity. tbe a. !rlaaml-.tr of an Immoliste interview with the Messrs' Knopf A U laser srill become apparent to tbe popular understanding Tbe Gas Company is taring tank at its worta on Lafayette street a huge iron tank with a capacity of 10,000 grlluos int. . which they | to force direct fregp tbe railroad freight Marion 00 Jackson street, by meeas of a three-inch pipv. tbe 011 need by tbe new process for tbe manufacture of tbe g»". and which la brought . here la tbe o-ig'nal ra- tanks from tbe _potroleum rrgicn m Pennsylvania. Tin ' company a also prVlirlng economy to the ] maun »f water. Us UBa under tbe new Water arrangement recent1} introduced bv ' tbe city, being from thirty lo forty dot ' hra aimotto This was found to be too costly, ami so tubular Weill are being sunk on tbe premises and a steam pump iniroiagtlflr raking tbe water to a rn Hides'. Collector WUlkmKO, assisted by City Solictor Hlhlrerii. lias .urompli-hrd s g. «<** tatb^ t^raofjtrtUr^ln «haE«* Within tlx tast two mouths. Ilk defln quants have W« oomlng up bravely. to toMlI?iIhra^Siihsrt^' tore™bdd ^ flee, at enrollment under tbe dfr or bare | municipal contracts jaid fix from .iie citv treasurr Buctr people never par tn Is of , T t*SSM»tiou. &tky can jxlrjt, «d , Company "H" propose trying the ex- j neriarcrhomr lime Una fall of .an ali-sreak , fsir- Tbe treasury at the organ ixst lot bat far s kmg while been to a depleted state, end to preserve (be rapeii d- ffn "EStigpE; Ibe company. ** M|tlftla I Tbe botol man who baa been doing a ettrtwrasw auchpwiple wrec^nusHr lure ret up at . ■KfltoSJ'ta ah the tow 7hty •mtaqaiabsa Lre- kase .4 the Page Ohtsge. but etp«4t to hive a larger and ;

llltsle Heeling. ' I The 82d snnusl meeting of ibe Csjx , | Mty County Bible Sorkt'r was held at the Court Bouse, 00 the lkb inat.. in the Jl. £. eburcb. - ^ Tbere was a morning ecssi^ devoted , : so even ing eeasioe chiefly given to rrlie- ( The time ftwbolding tbe annml meeting was chanced, from the third Tuesdm: in 1 : September to" tbe thliffi Tixsdsy in Say. A clrruiir ws* received from tbe parent f society, Rating that for the fourth time they were engaged In supplying tbe Cnl- J tod States wiibllibkA , A kSter was slso received from the . r Oorrreponding Secretary of tbe Parent • Sodety, auggretlng tbe Importance of ; having the chaeohaa to tbe county tctnil ' - tlieir eolkctlooa to tbe county treasurer. 1 Favorable action wis ' taken 00 both ;; these ootnmnnieatkios t 1 The treasure rk annual tcport showed t - receipts amounting to f» 2! and a bal1 ance on band of t&ViO. t Tbe report from lbs Court House de- f POUlotT showed books on baod al tlie , doaeof tbe year to' Oio value of _ Tbe report of tbe Cape May City depoal- J lory war received too late fur insertlou in . this year's minute*. Tbe piece for holding tbe next meeting f WSJ ffxcfl at tbe Preebytcrian church Cold • !/ 'Spring. The following offloert were elected f President - Downs Edmunds. a Vice- Presidents— Iter. A. P. Johnson. J. B. Huffman, Isaac Smith. Her. P. c Townscnd, Samuel Steel man. Iter. W. J. „ Exccutlre Oommittee— Samuel Town- . I send, Hod. Abeam llmvcs, J. Q. Williams. . i Rev. J. IL Wilson, J. E. Hugbea, Her. J. " B. Divertyr Secretary— Her. G. F. Biahop. * Treasurer— Greirge Ogden. . « Deporitsries— Court Bouse. George Ogden; Cape May City. S. C. Prior. a A unanimous rote of thanks was given 11 Rev. E.- P. Shields for bis faithful set vie . t. 1 as secretary of the society during tbe past p eight years. A sermon wis prracbed by Rev. G. F. ,■ Bishop 00 "The supemx position snd , auiliority of the Bible as s religious leach- ^ eraod guide." .. Au rddram was delivered by Rev. W Jones riloOing the Bible and the lm.portsnoe of organlxed effort for It* dislri- ' butkn. By an oversight tbe lefnpersnce con Ten ^ tion was appointed for the same day snd 1 place es the fiible mteting.aod may bare to »mt extent interfered with it, but it seems si erideot that tbe twelve or more churches " of the onunty which endorse gad oontri- q to tbe support of tbe American Bible P Society, with their memtwrabip of at least 'I 3100, do not fully appreciate tbe Importof three county gatherings to view \ of their possibilities for good in connec- a with tbe Bibk cause. And while n ' sorb gatherings do not idler any lucrative fi offices lo be ulled or votes fag pecuniary a advantages, they do afford excellent op- a put unities fat united action in defending the best bonk in J-e county and extend- 0 tog iu benefits among tbe people. 1, Tbe time for holding tbe annual meet- j tog has been changed to meet, as was tup- . posed, tbe convenience of tlie people, and (| we hope an enlarged attendance it llit | next meeting will prove tbe wisdom of tbe change. . The circular address from tbe Parent r Bocktyia worth more than a passing no. * ; tier. Three times in the history of tbe _ i society it has engaged to a general supply '' Of tbe United Stales with Htbles and now ^ tar the fourth time. baa undertaken k. In t 1889, at tbe time of the fire; supply the population of tbe UnHndSlstes was - OOP, while al the present time it is nrarlr 88.000,000. In view of which the society «sy "tbe wort now proposed Is tbe largest 1 that has ever been attempted for the dis- a tribution of the Sacred Scripture, to any e land " TlJt Dorasity of the work Ls aug- 5 re<ed by the fact that in the partial sup- e ply from 187S to lfBS, there were found 1 1 iSklUfsralllea destitute of the scripture s. | Tbc-socirty should receive liberal cmitri. 1 Tbe suggestion of the Onrapinding 1 Secretary referred to above is not en nnf ( onteesiry one. Of the twelve or more J fratemlaing churches, only fixe repcctcd ( I their coUeclkeia to "e county treasurer, t : remaining seven tooit collections but • llicy reached tbe Parent Sxdety through ! some channel other llian'tbe county treas ( 1 ury, and because of Ibis the annual show- 1 , inr of ibe county society la not as favor- 1 aide to tbe Rihle cauae as «he facta In tlx case would warrant. t 1 Some of the meetings of ihla society in j > the past have bees of great Interest, and c 1 the but cne was by no means devoid of 1 interest, and if in connection with the 1 more favorable time sclcctod for tlie next 1 I meeting, a proper degree of attention is 1 ' given lo it by the churches. It may lc 1 > made by tbe blcgslng of God, an occasion ■ of much profit and pleasure. f SicEtffaCT. ( — 1 Harvest Heme. | Tbe lad lea of tbe Baptist church are I , making thorough arrangrmrnU to aervr , In old-faabloaad dinner at their harvest , . home next Thursday, (kept. 38th. -The , place will be published in a few days The convenience of tbe public will looked after this year to n way unprecedented, so that no perenu need stand on tbe grounds. Tlie committee srill furnish wane noveltire to arrangement and pre ride for public comfort with a generous auoply of oLura fur India, it is also tbe purpose of tbe - ; friends to inar e.trf r, while tbe bret of tbe . market far served to mom palatable fqem. We Jodge by tbe plans Of work Ibis festival will lie like lbs famous old-times dinners the Baptists used toaerre. i Tbe Scgir Mill at Rio Grande baa bc-a active upnalioa Ore mug two weeks on t is summer's crop id cane. -Mr. L. E. | idler, who baa elaaige of lbs Bennett r atktn' section, estimates tbe dotal crop-of t ; lie company at from eight to nine tboos- 1 ing al the works from 130 to 1M Iran a 1 day, running day and night. The return, r oaeotne of the ground bare la-en extra good, Mr. Miller baring cut off eight 1 . arna near tbe .atatkm at Bennett'* 13u 1 loos at splendid cant, a portion of the r ' tract produciog as high as 18 tons to Ibe ( acre. At present the Company are run- c 1 ning 138 men to lis employ, all of whom t are fwk) regularly every week. The yield 1 to seed, allowing for a heavy waste, will < be not lrea than 18.000 bushel* worth at 90 cents a bushel. '■ f Our pubkv school building baa been ' brightened up >,j a coat of paiot, a new i department furnished, and our of the flrtt ' depurtuu nu veCMVivl improved foreitore 1 , that will edd.g.-eatiy to the fealiilic- few 1 conducting the school work. X perfect svaem of drainage has town Introduced. 1 ' Water elects modwmixtd.tnd vanouaother , imprercmenu maik whid; plane our 1 , scbooi buUdrng aeoood to naoe in Soatb 1 1 The school opened kR Monday, wilb , Prof. CbaA LelUiy Wheeler as Principa'- ' . Firm Aaa'ti-Mw Emily Wiliisiasou. Bare od AsaT not yet appointed. Third 1 r KeUie Miller k dead. Ttowr are sad j wnrf. Ob. thai we nrighl bare been :Biwpifg5 , niuaity is sad-Jedcd. Her yonsg friends ! • mourn. But wtot of the revrered tomHy* , 1 Tbry have tbe temderem sympathies of mil. - tmt only God can orenfort tbenx Nrtlre : I . CodncUmnn JcfenVg baa rticrted the 1 iiS: '

IjOCAL chit-chat. I'rmoiial and Graeral It it lime to sioot tbe straw bat. Indian summer need ox be expected until next mpnlh. ( Pp'.ecdld weather *0 far fur augur cane operations al Rio Grande. L It it a- good rngxim never to write what you are afraid to speak R. H. Brattle and family are atill occupying tbgir Beach Avenue cottage. j O tinners are getting ready foe the reel apart, which opens next month. Dr. Akx. Marry. • of Camden, arrived frxp bis European trip but weekMr*. John W. Forney expects to occupy her cottage oa Stockton Arenac nnlil . October. Mr. Kromrr, nf tbe Arlington, baa moved wilb bis fsmlly to Wroooah for 1 It rem upwards of a thousand dollars I fix tbe Cape May township primaries for Robeaoo. ' ' Sir. T. T. Lines and family, I*biladeiphia, "hold the fort" - in their Stockton ' avenue cottage. Mr. William Sbeppard is pursuing a t course of study to Pierre's Business College, Philadelphia. - , Housekeepers arc sending to Yiucland 1 grapes, where the finest quality sic •old at 8 cents a pound. c Mr. Al. Beoezet will make aome radltal 1 changes in tbe arrangement of bis Amusement Ball by next season. f • The members of the Fire Company will f assemble this afternoon at tbe engine at 1 o'clock for practice. t Tbe bathing la the finest of tbe season, k and late visitors ere cnlbusleslic in their cujoymeol of the beach attractions. r ■A few friends of Mia* Anns Church 1 spent Thursday evening with her very t pleasantly. Mr. H. L. BrubncM gave several fine musical selections upon the |< piano. i A meeting of tbe Democratic voters of 0 dry will be beld Monday evening at e tbe City nail for tbugmrpose of electing delegates to the congrretional convention 1 to be btdd Saturday ur xt al Bridgrton. i . Tlie PhilsJlclphla Tina appears to t have a peculiar grudge sgslrut Cape May, [ sod yrt iu publisher gives the lie to lu censorious policy by Investing some of bis b spare thousands In Cape May real estate, t We have beard of no* cottage people r off this jmr (a la Btvard) srill- t nut laying their rent, but it seems that quite 1 sprinkling of them have left un , pe:d gas and newsjaper bills, behln.1 , [1 Mrs. R. T. Brosrn has returned from c and brought to bcr popular store L at 35 Waabington Rreet a lur^e assortment of dry. goods and notions tbe is u'- , al the lowest puaribl^ flgurea. Call • and tee her great variety of new fall goods, | and make eelecicnt at once. a Tbe Reamer Rejmblic has bad a succeasful scssg, and the trip to Cape May | delighted many thousands of persons. , offiucra have all made IkaMm t popular, and among tbe most eflicirnl of ] tbe employee* has bees the courteous Mr. j tbe baggaxe-maatir. Mr. Cbsrlie iibsw bss tbe contract for a ( cottage to be built at uoee on c M r. -VrrGallagbei's lot recently purchased , of Mm. Wbilklin on Jackson ttres-t. The f propjaod improvement will cos; ti.OOl 1 end be after the design of the residence . jus; finished by Mr. Shaw for ChpL Goo. Hi'.iheUi 00 the sense street. ^ Pursuant to a previous call issued by c the Cape May City Temperance Alliance, number of ladies and gentlemen interested is the lemprrhpoe movement to Cape May County, aaaembled to the M J:. church -»t Cape. May Court House, at I . o'clock, p. m.. Tuesday laH. for the pur- ' of forming a coun'y taroperence orTin mrrting was ca'lod lo order by Dr. ' F-. H. PhllUps, Chairman of Cape May < City Temperance Alliance; and on motion B- Huffman, Esq., was called to the I and Dt. J. F. Learning wmsielccted ■ ""olfnStion Measra. E. V. Btitra. of C*pe , "May City, Geo. Ogden. c* Cape May . House, and Rev. S. B. Jarman, tt were appointed s committee on The anil for the couvenliesi was read by 1 the Secretary, and CSpI- Geo. XV. Smith, ' E. P. Stiles and Dr. E- H. J'hll!i(» addressed tbe conventi'm in fwof-of uTgsn- 1 couniy tempers ncv tlbanoc with ankUiary societies to each of tbe townships | and borouglix in the county; and 00 mo- • tioe of Dr. rtilllip* a committee 1*1 perm I anent orgsn'xation of one from each town ' shin, city and borough was appointed, as follows cape May City^Geo. W. Smith, , Cape May I'oint.C. Sirajwon ; Lower toirn- • shin. R. S. Hoffman: Dennis township, 1 John W. Young: Upper township, Ber ( S. B. Jarman; Ocean City. W. H. Bur 1 ret I. 1 The committee 00 reflations reported We recocuixe iu tbe preemt ! licrnee rrawn and ibrsttquor traffi. |bat rinanauw therefrom, tbe source of most , of tbe crime committed to tbia country, , that our aftnabour.es, our penitent iarie* 1 our insane asylums and scaffolds arc filled thereby; that one hundred thousand of bur countrymen are -yearly apt ' down and fall Into drunkards, grsviw ' untold millions of treasure sod the roT J source* of our laud are annually watted j and doath.dearth and mlaerr are entailed wherever rum basa-fivwbold; and Wnisaa* Hie politics of our country ir ! used bj the rum power as' the" chief agency to perpetuate It* abominations: I therefore, be it ' -J. &>W That are hail with Joy the I rising tide of ic.omstlou list k now I •weap Ing over our land, especially as we 1 believe that the ballot is the tine agency < w hereby to effectually disenthral calf ' otherwise free people from toe blight of 1 BrwiAed, That we, the cltixens of Cape May county assembled, endo-re the action * of our sister cosnties and tutes who arc , moving for an suien lmentto their .Stole t Cooitituiion prohUrLing the manufactore 1 ode of totoxieatinv liquor* iu any form. 1 that we rndcrse probibiiiou es the quiekeR , surest and moat effectual wry of ridding State of Ibe rum pe r'cncc-. Anefnsf, That berrto'ove the temperance people have been feel by tbe two exparties very la gely upon promises srtiesliav* ilodgod He 'en -ri -n even f! ' have no cvwfltknce in prouiiaes or ph-t-fO.un onlv, Eoairvd That we proceed 10 pcrfro a regular county organirotinn fia active srfirk. lookipg to ibe plicing of-rea! temmen In office that may be treated at all tin|eiand emergencies to adranoe IVThe rr*)!n:lcms were read, distressed an-1 adopt ed. The caumirce ,e iennanebl urganrxatioo made the follqwirg report ; "The comm'uee would renmroeni that an organ '.nation be formed to escfir township. rity and birrougt-.. with a Presideol' and Secretary, to act In harmocy with tlie county orgsnixaiiim. and atao if it should 1 found that no candidate of any por'y 1 is wiling to pkdgt- himself to support tlie I proh'Utlo.y ccsiatitulksal amendment in I I the Lrgk'a' urv. ye 1 t-c-.r-iaicod the f-enda • I sn Independent nomhuukm and dsckring > that .the pruhibitlou of the menu ocurre j 'rend sa'e of brtoxicatln* OqOOn can be moat wisely and permanently established i through and by an amemimeu to tbe One- > > atitutfon at the Stole. Io coodueioc the ' ■ members of this oonveotice deckle St u ' ! he their intention lo support only soch • I : candidal es for the lorgislafure as sbs'l be • ! ^"tyttemroul£t'^(iM9>(kdt totoit : ~ ^ 'a a"cm '

Cape nay 1-olnt Orrnlnas. I "ay your Ux. Delightful tremiu-pc ! t Late potatoes promise to be cheaper ' this falL " Small hoarding nouses bare done well , this aamuirr. j W e now bsve two church bell/ for ringing people to cbureh. L The electric lights were discontinued . the 15th ln«H lark-birds are eoogregatlng previoaa * to their migration south. B The kK trip of tbe steamer Rr; vl!i i b •vis that of Suodaylast. Flickers are aakl to be very plentiful 00 i tbe adjacent farm lands. c Tby average temperature of the surf al \ 1 this place Is forty degrees large sun-fish are numerous in a ° pond mar l^e light blftae. '■ J Seaside Borne, Brarfa avenue, and tie*- ' , view cnt tapes cluaefl UK work. W. V. SicKtan. of the I'abiU Ltdgtr. ; , In town tbe first of the week. , j Tbe mean tcmpcraiure for Augrut at ! , this place was eighty-three, degrees. j , Seventeen hundred dollars was tbe ; •mount received by our collector for taxes t, Tuesday. . Ten cuws belonging to tbe improve- u meat rompanj' were sold at public sale u Wednesday. - a Five' new dump wagons are being built *■ for the Improvement Company to be used grading this [all. • Crmkfia were very oumcroua on tlie - f shore. Tbe flavor of tbe fisb is simi- » to that of mackerel. Judge Clement Ik Penrose and family * returned to their borne in Oenrfantown _ Tburadsy last, after an enjoyable sojourn Tbia is the tray ooe of our young men j| reported to Iwsr popped the question to , awoctbrarto-. We lire between Abe I j ocean and the hay and get rfiarried whenever you say." A grrcn-houtc it to be erected north of the Carlton Boust this talk for the recrp- , lion at tlie numerous flowering plants that- liare Ixv-n used fur decorative pur- , JoliuV-TawTorU. of Bristol, Una. who | ably conducted Uie affairs uf the i ticket office of the D. B. It It at the i Steam !► s»I I-anding tbe past summer, relurbcd home Wednesday last. | The alarm as to the sanitary conditio:) a of seaside resorts tt spreading. At this * place much carr is taken iu tbe arrange. - mrnt of the wells, sinks, Ar..'aod as yil do complaint baa been made as to the r health of llxyilaoe. < 'ike best Grove Buitding Aaacclalion * met at tbe school bouse Monday evening, | 18th inK. , for the purpose of transacting f busiuras fur the ensuing pionlb. Tbe t assodation is in a flourishing condition. Mr. Hariy F. Sllrcra and Miss Ella M. •! liotn of this place, were unltr-d in ) wedlock under Ibe rajs id the dashing - moonlight, at Burlingtoa. mi "Tbursdiy, ( inn., by Rer. A. M. North, of.the ' , street M. E. church. : 1 Public school opened last Moudsr untbe management of Mr. A. W. Hand. ' a cfurnge* hare been made to tbe - I school prtrjicriy during the vacstioo. — i ] SFicial new hkck-lioards bate Urn in- : i trxloced, milling es alto la-en placed on I Arrangement* have been made by thr j * of tbe D. Ik Ik Ik, to thai the ■ in™to'and"}rom Pluladelphw'durln^lie I rons the Count! Heal. Miss K. Learning, daughter of Dr. (°. F. Ioeanilng. is reported lying-IU In Fbiia- 1 dripbi*. Mrs. A. Hewitt, of this place, we arc • to bear, it reported lying very ill al ! May City. - | . Our clever townsman, Th. Youriaou, ■ » licen beautifying .his premises by tlx ; application of a fresh coat of paint- I Tint was a Jolly party which render- ' touted 00 tbe leach Thursday, trot it was had tbe laitineat arrangement* of some ■ prercntod them from participating. j 1 J. L. Burk. Secretary of tbe Holly : enterprise, dropped in upoo your < correspondent Wednesday, and reports 1 the proq*e-t» for that youthful KlUemcot Tlie Wsvx's rorvespondent brnl tbe j pleasure Monday of seeing with fits own eyes forty barreir of sugar en route Inr , from the Rio Grande sugar , works, six miles south of this point. : Messrs. I. Abrams and S. Ludlam en- ! countered a lively raltleaoake Tueadsy. , while working near Holly Bsy on the 1 • Goaben road. It showed fight, but tbry speedily settled the reptile by killing It. j measured over four feel and bad eigbl rattles. Miss Elmirah Hand, recently appointed - • Uke charge of the telegraph office al , HeRonrUle, I "a., has since entered upon j the discharge of bet duties, having left home here but Thursday. She lakes with ber tbe laat wishgs of many Court fi1 friends. Tbe morning express train down very j often leaves off passengers here fur Bio . Grande, which tbry reach hy tbe local . j - -train a few minutes later, tbe express no", •topping at "Rio Grande. It is hoped tbat J by another season the rogar company will hare tbe same express train aeooauuods- . li OS as Court Hoose. . Rev. Dr. Orsw, of Camden, attended J tbe temperance convention field here ret j Tucaday. and delivered ooe of bis cbanu-- , , tcriRic lecturra in advocacy of tbe pro- ; ' |mcd prohibitory amendment to the on- • Rilntion of |he Rate. Dr. Graw served , during tbe war as chaplain lo tbe Tenth j 1 ■ Jersey Volnnteera, anrj his visit here t afforded mnch pkasurc 10 some of bis old comrades of Port TO. 1 Our old friend tbe "Jumbo" doctor is 1 I reported as having aa extended practice 1 > the bay aide. This is said to-be owing 1 the late warm sveatber, aggravated ' somewhat with malaria symptoms which cropped out here and tbere in that . ~UM' __ , From tbe ravage manner in which oar , brother over the way flies off at a tangent , I to bit tbe Wars man with ooe of blsleft- , bstbdedj ccsnplimr-nu. when are haven't . - even opened our mouth, tbe public can , only infer that our oorvrspontienl "Fair ! PlST- mud hare Rrock home that Ume. ! It la the truth that cuts the koenert at times. Whether the Wava baa a mort- . gage on it or not is no affair of the public ». though our good-natured ontempoj rary would like to make it appear aa One . Uiiug is certain, however, bad we re-. cclvod ooe-fourtb tbe financial support 1 given the Star In the part twelve yoars in the way of party subscriptions and political aaaasRncnta, iu editor would never have had tbe opportunity of going out of . hie way lo crow over the fact tbat be baa "DO cbauel mortgage 00 any of bis |" property," U though, figsooth. be owned . half tbe real estate ao tbe Island, when j lie don't own a foot of ik . • Capk Thomas IViuglaai, our vclexan » friend from Dyers Creek, was 00 Ott • Island Wednesday, and as le his root fiM c not fail to pay tile reap- or « to-the Wars 5 ofBoc. Toe Captain brings favorable ree porta at the barvurt now being gathered e I in his section. PodUca, W says, have 3 been quiet, but since tbe CttnKlm r->r.veo-H tiac, the indicutioos fee m lively fall rame paigu are rporc apparent. Who tbe Cap- • tain regards as the coming man at bis h party foe tbe senatorial nomination, we « are nrt at libartT to ray, but upon qure- " j lions <9 -Use kind, we have geoerally found e oar ertecmed frieod not far a^y from >- 1 the popular expression. n ! Lotos guano, per ton. 940.60. No. 1 ' f-indsni xuan.1. per too, 9flt00 Deliver >- ed at Mt- Peasant Starioo. S.M only for :p - | flfi-m Prteraburg. 5. J.

Ml Christopher Leke,'Csindcn. is tbe I of bis farbcr-in-lsw, Mr.- 8. Corson | M'. Harry Fell, from the far weak is 1 Visiting hie udcIca cousins aud aunu in North and South Dannlsville. . - llandd BetTy, of Rabsrav, N. J.. b visiting bis rrandparenta, Mr. rod Mrs. Ludlam. Sooth Dennis Miss Julia Adams, Ibe ainsnme dacgb- - ex-Sbcritf Adams, of South Sea- 1 villi-, is visltingber sister, Mrs. Dr. Wqy. 1 Iter. C. Ik Elder and wife did not for , atene rearoo, make a trip iu the new schnoqer as they anticipated, and returned 1 on Wednesday. Ttir numerous Deauiiville friends of I Charles T.fflilin offer bim end -b'« 1 chosen bride ' tlieir congratulations and I ' sinoere good wishes. ■ The services of Miss Fanny Holmes as 1 ; iR in the M. 5, gburcli are greatly ' ; appracialcd. On Sunday ercning she pfl - nded. and among other pleasant feature* sang "Darrtttrbe a Daniel." In the absence of the pastor. Mr. J. W I conducted thcacrvicva in tbe North . [ tinisville M. E. church last Sahlwih v uen ing. and gave an earnest temperance j address. From husineas to politic*, from politics I whisky, is a downward course which i will anoo lay under the ublp tbe heal of us, but more quickly _a >'"ung business man. It is to Is. luqa-d such results tray 1 not he attributed to tbe m-Vute of RobeRobe* m rays bis nomination is tbe result of tbe ap-rutaaeuus w3l of the people. deceitful old foal We happen to - 1 know aometbiDg about the beocat "will of • the people" in thtt -neighborhood. Here, ' I as elsewhere, bare s|istm-ful proceerbngs - t in this ' Robewtn business astonislied rei spiel abic pwiplr. J Mrs. Alooto Hewitt, of Cape Mty. ! daughter of Mr. and Mrs- John Tbnsrip1 son. S ruth Dennis, arrived home 00 Tliurs1 day, necampanhxl try ber hu-lantl Mrs. Hewitt has been seriously ill, and is tt'H quilr debilitated, but enjoys the prospect of a speedy restoration to hiallh. Mrs. Sarah Beealey and her daughter, Rhu Besalry l.sve derived 10081 S'-asuro io tlie eotertaloment at Mr. and In, Eogeue Kendall, of PbQaddpbia. Mr. Kendall is ooe of Philadelphia's most S msl daughter uf Mm. and the late l)r. Maurice Bemley. *1- F : 1 Lod'am. boghrr uf H-ki. J. D. Ludlam. Somh Dennis, ia lu from the slate of ll'lrqls, after several years ah. His two little daughters he finds giownjto be prcposarasing young ladies. Miaa Bella P. Wilaon. of New York ritv. is visiting ber .esteemed friend Misa Sadie Alcott, and the two young ladies fa be enjoying themselves immensein each others soeleiy.'sonKwbat Interfered -with, we regret to state, try Miss auff-.Ting a slight attack of chills. Our popular resident painter, Mr. J. M. •Pete-son. 1s beautifying tbe exterior of j Mary Carrol IS residence by • coat at point ibat is pleasant and attractive to tlx t This, wilb the addition of a new veranda in front of tbe building, inprores j tbe bouse greatly. Mr. A.'Benrtet bas're-upencd bis Rove ! and tin ware and house furnishing estalij liabmeni al D-mulsviiie Landing, cvideut- • wilb lire intcatioa of rt-maiuing for ao indefinite ikriod. lie has two rrr. lbree ' fllh-d with goods, and his main bulinnqt bat been recently lettered exteustvely, to that be tliat run* may read. Mr. ' Milton Schultr, of Cape May. did the ar- ' listic wovk in a masterly manner. Mr. J. (.'. Sbeppard will commence another vessel in t short rime. Mr. Jonas Siceimsn Is "schooling" at - l'enningtuu Seminary this season. Mils Martte Su-clman is visiting ber •later. Mrs. Ogden, in l'hila.. tl.is.wett.Tbe mials arc about to be planed in tlx j srrall schooner beii-g ballt by Mr. llai'.cy ! at tbe bridge. i Mr. Harry Baker will carve tbe name ; lor Cald. Ik W. Godfrey's new schooner I at fiisrsballvlUe. _ Well water sdfiT prohably not be ao I tbia winter as iart in this county, are full. ' Tbe mason work was commenced on Monday of this week for the new draw 1 , over Tockahoe Iliver. The school house h>*« very much iniproved in appearance tiocc it has been repaint. d. Sir. John Champion the artist. Mr. Frank Parker is leaching tbe Marshall villc public school. As ao inrtnictisr of youth Frank invariably give* MliafacThe Williamsburg school of this place : opened Monday. Prof-R- C. God-, prindr«l. and Miss Lirella GofI as- ' Mr. Harry Stniili has returned to a "life ' on the ocean wave," and will trade during : the ss mler between our southern ports "ami Europe. Harry is ooe of llic tert 1 officers in our merchant marine 1 ; asvvioe. . : Mia Mclllc Bteclman, after spending r several weeks as a guest of ber grandmother. Mra. Btnlaall, returned to Philadelphia hut week, i Rev. C. W. Hii-sley was disabled by a so Iwdlv that he could not reach home last week from Red Rank. ' His pulpit w»s filled by Ber. Mr. YanaanL'of Peters j -burg. - . Cant. J. W. Godfrey arrived borne a few (lavs since- He will take the vessel I his father now sail*, aa ('apt. A. 6- Godj frey will take command of a new schooner , ; to be Isondied at Leesbur* in • short it mas rsgarslud as a lingular colnci tienee that our reahrus r-M,es|«Hid'nt of : tbe Star and tlie steamer /.Vulva PtUrr ■ 1 should be "laid up" simultaneously. 1 Tbe steamer Bantu! Boon failed to make eoooectloo with tbe morning liain ! at Haulers' Point with ber lffiiladrlplus : passengers on Tuesday morning. An un- . certain 1 jute. ' KtellcIMmln. 1 Mia Dura Guff, of Wert Creek, ha. employed a* teacher of the public school aj this plaoc. She ia a young lady ' of very estimable traha, and bu a Ibor- - ocgb English education. Twa of our old residents, familiarly 1 known av Uncle B-lly Weidon and Aunt 1 Sally Mason, united tbeir lingeringfivr tunes in matrimony UK Saturday. Tbry ; were knotted br jurtire Bk-klcj', Ewiog's I Neck. This was bis fast t>. Our neigbburs of Wig Creek bsve an exodknl teacher fur lix.r public seliool iu ; &i»^s-*£SV2rti'i!S ( Mamie Cbriatian. of tbat place. 1 Tbe Wot Creek milldam, which suf- - feral an extensive break during the rer cent storm, has boeu sr|airrd. Tbe EaM r Creek milldam also suffered damage. • The recent heavy rams lnterferea anme- » what wilb the brick mar.ufaciu-ing works 1 of Mr. D. Guff, but wilb reoew.d rigor » tbe yard Is bring worked by iu enteipnaing proprietor. This neighborhood sends iu cuntribu- ■ ti m of cane to tbe Rio Grande Sugar t Mills, a quantity having been freighted fl down this week a Miss Re; tic Goff has entered open ber *■ ouUes as teacher of ilenantsco publ e d sokob, and reports being mucb ptoasrJ » wflti the position and its work. Meoans- tics school ia under the Miilviile Ciiy i A raat and comfortable dwelling bouse " baa been planed upon Hie new farm of • Mr. Samuel Towuacnd. of Pbiladeinhia, 'j and is rarcup-.ed . by Mr. Srr'lb Hand, The demand of tbe people for an cuter tarttrac ot preparing KMncj-Wort Jus ttKnoto 07 lag. a»S t-lug eqoattj "to"; m preleir~t ts

A nolewortby coincidence of names ap. the -C.'S Iron Clad faadr, in Mi 186S. lbs paymaster w.. 1 Mr. Trippv, in one cngiober Mr. Hoppes and another Mr. ,4 Dripps. The circumstance Is brought u: fresh to mind by an aoadenta! meeting a ic few dart ago with mesa-male Dripps 11 rfbo is now a resident of West Walnut ii Street. Philadelphia. Our Naval friend h; participated in Ibe reception tendered tn II Chief Enginoor Mellrilh- al Philadelphia 00 Friday but at the Continental Hotel. k "Tbere gore thore red blanket fellows > that took the prigc at York town." was C; beartf remarked V-f our Sixth Regiment a1 ' as tliey weruuren in the various pa:- 1 n adreof tin- recent "OiIdIc" ce'-ebrations tn j-j, I the Moouuv'-qta! city. The toidiaiyqua'i-lp rtiea divplaywi by Ibe Oape May ineri-.lvt* 1, , of tlie regiment 00 the occasion named v . Worthy of the wannest roiramendalion. g Tbe artist "t the ssnkmer Ingrdlag $ bouse sauce pan ought tp spend tbe fv'l n ' and whiter vacation in improving lirr 1; knnwlcdgr of plain cs-uking u Our evSrnty roaddiles are suffered to 1 produce, {without Irt or hindrance of scytlx 09 hoe, 1 tangled mass of lilack I weeds, wild carrots and briers. Tbe fooj ; • , |>*tlii are overgrown and lust to sight; 1 1 1 pedertrians itttm Jake tbe road way or ' c 1 walk tlx fvnrvs. lo avrad impaasat-h- . a I thicket*. Souit- try to ktwp the wroir : a I down, but U is poor encourageineot wlen ■ J ' f.n to-.h lulre they are p -nnitlrd to flouri.li, A shirt lime ago tUlrsy-three convicts I were marched out uf V1'-' state prison at I . Frankfort, Kentucky, and under a suffi- s . cient number at guards armed wilbSpcnI cer rifles all of tbem wercjiut in wag mt, . t conveyed to the river and baptised by the , evancelirt Barnes. A picture of th.oo 1 convicts, dressed in prison garb with close 1 . cropped hair, under tbe charge of a don-n j 1 guards carrying loadnt rifb-*. and IsiptlHvl . , while tbe nearest patrolmen bolda bis gun 1 1 with unusual reaoinere to do its diSTilly j ^ 'work, forma a terror that would be ridicu- . I- -us if It were 11 1 upe s • .aerod s sub- j Jrct, snd^if It.werenot so painful to con- ' Tlle svcrage life of one of our ooaRlnc Vfsaels .is raid hy gra-d authority to he eight yrera. Ot course many su-vije ■ hnrrr. but after that h-ngth of sciVie.- 1 ' the tnfimiiries of age will begin tflTfifl up 1* on litem, l'aint and putty msv conceal 1 1 tbe wVstcd and rolien |>arts while tied up r ! weurely to the wharf, but when lie- winds. 1 ; blow and the waves lieat npra t-IJ ocean . tramp sbe la very likely t" go toward* t . the l-otUHii. Ir as a cargo causes timber - : to rot prematurely. ' I wonder unvoue . ■ will carry it." said a captain in our hear- 1 1 ing while speaking upon the subject. 1 "Do not pity yourself, srif-oompasalon . ; it * morbid luxury, a caricature of self , , respect. Dq not mourn your grief, aud I brood over ll. Do not lead it wilb thoughts , , till it grows big. Forget yourself. Think , . of the World with iu want* and iu woe. . , Think of God and His help. Wing your- | self, sorrow and all. up>n the distress of . man, and you shall find bow God com- , ; f.iru those tbat mourn.""" , ' araslde Notes r Next week wv shall givr an ilrtn of liv 1 * cal inlerrat referrin1; to Ux first palace car 1 run in Ihla counh v nearly twenty yrara Captain Springer. Townsrtrd Irk-f, and - C-Ji.'ain 1/ivd, tvutb Seiville. leaving 1 Uirir rrraelsrn tlx part of Iffilladelplr'a, ra. Suite a-o^rxrkctcd in Millr] lr. A gang of laborers, with Geo. H. D..11 lonuiuc.ion of a rv.l Ixuk It* Ibejault-c-Liun uf tlx Sra Jde raibuad across liu. t meudowa. ogairtR the l-igb lUtn which jfs. I.irxie Stitea. fonneriv of Seavil e. * now of Connecticut, has juw rloaed a very ^ i-learanl visit of fievera^weeks -mong old 1 r A lodv of large intell.t- net- and -an- ■ •». verraiiW. powcta. Alts. StilJ-s is one of \ e the bret of social '-uropaniou*. r The tk-a Isle City roaarm is rarer. Now that a Building nr.d Lran-A— v . tiou Ins 1 0 lieen orgsnlled, building 0[etaiioru may . be etpectcd to be resumed under the ad- 1 vsntsc- s it will offer. Agent I.trdhrm l or , moved h,« effects from Denqisvilte :n Ed J waul Wells' oH-sge, wbirfi Mr. Wei's I family hire jon rncatoL K-»olt. G Iamb chore hi% pastorate at 1'alcruKi Baptist cborcb tliis week, and 1 has sccepUsl a charge a call at Reckless- 1 to* d. Butliugton county. He Is every ■ u-urh cRi-cuus). and dopaita with many ' eapnasloos of regret among, bis cbure-b ' " uiernb'-rBblp. A bark was reported aground off . c Poverty Beach ycRerday morning, with - U, a-HAg on the ajnt giving aaaiauncc in ] u bauling her off. Kx -Sheriff Adafna would make a strong 1 e csn-bda'e to: tlx Su e Senaiuisblp. He ] c has bo«s of friends In upper Cape Alay , ■ anda'ongtbc abore in bub parties who 1 t would support bim. He is known as a ; e Die > la-OCR in bis couyictioas. and , th- < riuchl , lioocR in all'matlersof buii-En-it It wouM he we!! to give political trirkKrra the cuid shoulder, and nominate ^ and eko-: an boncot man. StRe Senator Thomas Ftrre-U, of Glon- ■ eerier city, instead of John Hood, was the 4 gentleman selected at tlx conference re- . 'l ccnlly held at the "Continental Hotel, b Phlbtk-hdila, by bomncrau of Ux Km New Jersey Congrcraioua! tllKrict ar their ebolec for tbe nomination artinri :1 Robeaoo. Senator Fend! is exceedingly 1- popular io Gloomier county. He it a tr worklngnian and a special cbampioii of rt Ux labor iotctwu. He lias been twice elected to tlx Assembly aud was elected i. Senator two years ago. Senator Fcrrell if does no; wan! the nominalion, but arill r nudoubtedly foel it bit duly to accept if nominated. By many prominent Dcmo- „ crals Mr. Ferrdl it regarded 3,000 votes * stronger than bit party in this district. * The Camden Courier ays; ''-The sugar works at Hto Grande, Cajx May county, are running full-handca. and on* 809 acres of aorghum cane is now nesrly ripe fur cutting, and considerable of It lr ia being ddleered at the rr'lL A ride 00 tbe K Wert Jersey Railroad carries Ux tounrt j tlirocgb^acre after^ acre^uf llx^ refloety broom corn sritb iu bi-uch of see-li turning black at tbe top when ripe. Tlx rea- ? son has been propitious, the crop to abore tlx average nod the result uf tbe t ■ajxi i- '' mcnt to now bring demonsuated under 7 most faroralilc auapicea" .- most tavoraiix auspit-es. -

If the new owners of tbe hotels at Cape Jn May Prknt wrtob to have k aueccasf u! sea- c' in soo in "88. they must make different sr. X rangvmenu shout hagrage. Tliis- year tlx at is four or five thousand visitors hare been almost entirely dependent, upoo a Cui- -red ^ j, man with a sorry Joohiug nag and a small *1 Jersey wagon, and extortionate pritcs, w U rnlssent trooksand broken article* of value hsre.txefi too mrmerona to be tolerated at .1 '■ A Cane Alay correspondent says that a JJ lloatoa tody at that plane wore a drcas u 4- trimmed wltbfringcof fresh •iolcU.wbich I it were renewed every time the dress srsi I ® u- worn, al a cori at klW. We have no 1 0 ar particular objertion to tbia able liar's In- « -d venting an infernal foal, but we do- pro- 1 - test agtiinrt bis tucking bcr off ao Boston. I j [J A Detlclou* ApssctlBcr, I > That ensures digestion and enjoj-mcnt of | v f ' food; a tonic Uxt brings strength to tbe I r weak and rest to the nervous; a kamiles* ' dtorrbcaa cure Uxt don't constipate— JuR ; * what every family needs— Parker's Ginger I : ii Private Roche, oi'ibe Kfth Maryland, I j and tbe correspooduil of tbe Baltimore j ytmrriean. dunngjhc regimont^O^e I - toimeCf^^roiwrdination and uubocoming fi' conduct^wlil be^Uied j t ^ More ratea^of si^ batoaehe.^>ilioumas j ' r j'

Mr. Ib-ulen Toarnarnd, Sotv'.lle, luri a ! ■ toxre on Tuesday morning u rater j>reo- ! a load of oyster* to tbe atatiou about ! ,4 o'clock io tbe "morning, and tbe driver undrrfakiturto turn out from a srashuut ■ the road, caused tbe burse to Rumble. fall heavily with a creon. and died immediately It wis at Bret thought be broke bis nark, but such wave at tbe case injuries were internal. The Sear ille school house ,1s an "oldand of tbe rnoR unoimfosubte irt 10 the targe number of children which crowd, info iL There is little or nothing it* ioteri * arrangement that to iff a j modem <• i»rar:er. Tbe dra4**a(*xea4>jtvUi feae'e." in-1 pupil are psinfut'y sp- • parent. AaU then i; itos an unpieoSanl locwtlob Imek frvgu tbe highway near the wuudSL 8'jperiatrodeut Kb arid* sbuukl ,tx getting after audi "a district wilb a sharp The intelligence snd wealth of the people to proverbial, but lack of enterprise some inRters are noted, from which they kbould easily be lifted. IVroxs indebted to tlx Oa|£ Island j ; Gas C-ompaay under its former manage- | mcnt, are Ixreby a«ifled that tlieir aeri-ral | ,-accuunu are at the office cf tbe subscriber, t an-1 unless aeltted on or before October I the same will lx placed in the hands - ' uf an attornrr for imroedtote collection. James IL Enwrsaq 38 Washmgton St., s23-3t Capg May Tilly, j Uctct'te SfreltiiK. I The Democrats ol Luw(v lownsliir are ' j -rifled by Mr. Stcjihtn Weeks, clair- j j of l«*t mtctiug. to mral at tbe J I Academy this (Saturday 1 evening. 33:d I inaC, at S u'clock, to elect delegate* to the I tagrvui.ioal (kxventton to to- held in ] on the -.'Mb last. ' Jlfir ^dicrtisfrarnts. tlH'u pT j 1 l-j the wr.-..> vurtj tl.e: ti-p ltittrfawu moplcu! UK Nsatrj hsl esi-resseO mem* fenag ir.vX;Js to ui-rae^lnn I'tis'rsii. erpwv ing 10 msXe money oa JnerreLt *nl cost nime txmea lu which the wont -Hop- "or "Hops' teej tosfa USS same ss Hop Bi-.-t*. All uch it, tr Kyu- or name K tag *rt|- rally mow snth the wore '*Hop"oro-llop«~lii their name or tn' Hop B«ter*.-wna 1 bunch ora-luster at ereeu | E. L. RICE. Jr., I Arclatl ai Spfiw, 430 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. : I'l SXSASOSPSrmCATIOS8CAltF/UIAY £rg3l advfrtismfnls. 1 (JURTOftATE-S OFFICE. " vt' co toroeiwrtrourt I MS rtcnyasuff ue 8VKK0GATK <lF TMOOCifTT OP CAP* , »-. the on re St Cape Miy court House, on or earn week. wiLUaM uiLDBrrn. QllDEIt TO SHOW CAUSE. , At an Orphan.- Bonn hell «t c*p» Mar court II, H.»r. the rtth^ifsy at Ajvli. 1W4. befoev oan-le sn-t Abram Itferro. Rmja. Jn tees. ■ . 1 I -lroesaed.^wbrcrtiy n apprir* that the persouai , jSra U'sal^t''teeOw Jto Ux ; Ml^Ttiornll0 a°peu to-torc th^Qmrt j 'Apnl niL1|yxW^fei-*'kL«l'' ! Q.U ARDIAX'S SALE. . thecoenty of Cape May heW at'Pape Way ciiort . H-xse. on tVeUo~!Mte- 'wtifth dST^ot July. ■ catokm^iw^tt^rrlCTM. BaUie HallwrtOfJ 1 fheoj^ uudtviiihl'rhreoirteventh pari of the i t-ie^te Mhhism !tath--rt'irL^lrtug|Ootli^Sii-1 r°rot 'l °rai'|l«tIiuP* x*Se " SSraaa r rmto^tteUwrtoeuTne inii'si^olne I bungKUa&l twenty-yht UrH ^»oota^0re ^eF Br^liy theeswrse^yhe?"iSe*el teJhe^AI- : /^^^"ttlKti:^,. *• 'gITERIr F'S SALE. 0 ^ « y, „ w

" 'Triil i'.^^tnT<iHEK b"t. A U_^OSL ^ Ttomtni WpEflUj 's^f biate sey as alorevald. a'l thai certain lot or piece a! til. .. ." ■- V- I th.'cir. ot^CR^ Way.Jn the ocunty o^Cs.-jr^hti^aral "trait p':. o";-.i^\.racn I ur radrae<l. lxh:j hewfri tavuil to MtMraffito I lie Inu-iucUou or ^bJurTuu' "racL yTrunI'ltoax art 1 street aragt Oitrgrcos wc« S percaes 1 Hrt^5 UXWureUKMPrtoTU^S. l^t.ia^reyeUag ' j HS'iSs Sasssxu "■ ri" r

JUtr Sidrfrtismrats. ■ ) j ; INVITATION. ~ Strangers passing through ! the citj' are cordially invited » to visit the store, atffl" make free use of its conveniences ; ' leaving their luggage under . ,. check at any of the doors, or - in the Luggage Room in the r. Department of Public Comii fort. Really we meant to have this important department in j full operation before every•j body got back from sea and ' mountain. It is made for ■r strangers ; and they seem " to enjoy it. so far as it has got. It consists of a free . Reading Room for gendemcn, a free Resting Room for ladies, free writing-lactli- ' ties in both, closets,and other litde conveniences ; a soda t and mineral-water fountain - that isn't free ; and a lunch- " room to be added. We make the great public welcome there, beyond the ~ wont of any other house, so - far as we know. We think ; it will pay us to look after at Public Comfort a litde, as " a means of advertising, i'l There's nothing sly or crooked about it. We want visitors to Philadelphia to have a good time, arid to conned Jp our store with it. *, New things are coming, 1 and fall trade is already " begun. New things do not n' come- all together. They *; come in a steady stream from * now till Christmas. And r° they go in the same way. " They have to. You may easily believe it, when you sec our house full all the time, of goods and of peo1 pie taking them away. It 1 would be hardly wtfnh speaking of so obvious a fact, but for the moral; which is: Buy when you find what you want; for tomorrow somcv body else-will be after it - New things will crowd upon us now for mention - every day. Only a few can get into the papers, except " in the most general way. ,E It will be fair to come for whatever you want,' and expect to find it - New foreign wraps have come. There are jersey n coats, jersey ulsterettes, pelisses, and others. The • writer of this hasn't eyed n. seen -them. He has only f: heard of the fluttef1 they ii are going to make, j Si Wonderful silks have 15- come. But we must say ;,!i more about the least ol them than we have time for " today. ~ We have neither time nor. knowledge today to go into rrf particulars. Tliis is only an early notice that tfie store is Si filling up with goods for fall. We need to say further to you who live at a distance $ that you needn't go to tlie ,','j city .every time you want any- « thing. We take so much J', pains to send you what you £ want, that you ri k little in £ writing for goods. Let us £ know, as dearly as yob can, what you Want, and we will oh send you samples and prices, "» or take dther 'it- . ins of finding out via; il; ,.iiat you do John Wanamaker. "^yoRTII '.SENDING FOR. "r- Dr. J. n. sthra«.a( rhna-trtphla. has )a« j,o:, i..iui a book cm "jJtoraacs ol uie^LaDxi^ija ^2 ; ApDB^E^gg '°A O.iraiSt^' " SS ^AXDI^ A. A.. TOOMM. ST: on- Soprte* Court : and RI rissorao: riatm 22: tB-olmax^T - Ota 1-ICTOK1AL rAJJILlf BIBIJh uol ooDUla^toah 1 ,^52 dto '^"rtsE*1 nttrnxjaa™ albcms