Mississippi Mosquitoes. iiMme ^ — Qi TV raPrmti union at Miaaisaippi City » looted unc tbe pint*, nod ibe way Ibe mneij.iltoes were timing tbc.T even lu April TO eooogb to keep s mute moray. After » v. bite w gw to talking about tbe I inserts, sod I asked a nallre of the country; ••Are tliey (ticket than Ui'u In Uie aj>n>-J "Thick -ri Wliy, In July there's a rail lion lease!" "And larger?" "Larjrert JTty, sir. roe of the regular ,, 'ikniHi «*dnla section could carry iwcn- u ly..f!brw nobis back and slill.fly high." „ I thought I w«*ild down htai at once. "Now. sir. answer me Intfbfully. Do " yon belters that |ii ol your hints! nun- , qulmrar »ild kill a mule if be was lied op u oot brae!-" ,, He looked at me In amatcmeot U* a „ minute, and then went to the door and j mckwri in the nan xturtr on « tkor; and n-alcbing Hie borers Wlkti the roan came in tbertetfrc said: "Wilfiatn. yonreraemhrr thai air man rank of rouraf" j "1 reckon." "In I effect health, wasn't her "He was. " "Could ran Kte a deer and kick like a •aw lor.** ."He could." , U "And he to all alooe in a ten acre lot, 1 - Willlanr "He to." "And twoof tbem rand swamp 'akcetcra | ' got artr r him one morning and run him . down and killed him and devoured both hams, andaoefced every drop of blood la , 1 bis body? William, apeak npr ••Stranger, if Ibey didn't. tben I hope to | be diawcd to rnga."' aaid Wrlhara, and be •aid it exactly like a man who wouldnt .have allowed there were two 'akeewH if . -be hadn't been earnestly ooovinced of the Ml. He walked out doors, snd a deep silence fell upon us two, broken only af-•"■ii-z.'&t&sx. two 'skrexert had areiarxnw from a bora'akeeters had aralranre rrom nora-

By. but I can't prove IL I kinder think ■ i tbe boss. fly held him down till the murder Wo was commute#" is a Bad for tha Crops. ifae There are old men in Detroit who "Jcouldn't, If put noon the witness stsnd, •wear to within thirty dayi of the limf when corn and potatoes should be planted, when grass is ready-far mowing, what, weather is favorable far wheal, or indeed any point about farming, and yet there are the men moat sollritioua ale ml Ibe wealhre and the farm On the W~sH-.nl av~ j « one car yesterday to a pair, and Ibey ! ■j* h^Awful atonn, wasn't itr ,u "Yea, terrible." 1 Ko "Tlier ray it baa raised the wheal." "Doe* doubt K, sir. Wheal was |usi la the right stale to be rained.' " And it has killed all the fruit, I pre aume?" "It probably has. I daol expect to sec •%>p have rjtlcd the corn?" "Oh, of course. Corn was just In the susceptible stele. We shan't have any corn this year." "The farmers must lie alKoursged?" - "Entirely so. My boreter wu lelUng I me' that the tnilktnan told him that tbe .owner of the dairy had seen a farmer who j said be would plow up his orchsrd and try to raise a crop of late pout oca.' "Indeed! Still If vrc hare a tele fall, eo that wbcet can bold on IfrOotober. it B may ripen." " "Barely possible. 1 andentend that ■ the hay crop has been Iroxen up." ™ "Do teli! Seems to me that our lire " stock could be taught to reBabfrouro bar, „ but I due do. I think we may ooeAilently - aspect a drought " a "And those will probably be follower! « by sn epidemic which will sweep Ibe r country." " With Ihle Ibey sealed back to enjoy J; then. selves, and neither ooc betrayed the c least interest when a paarenger rose up a and inquirerl: "Won't one cf you gentlemen please «] arrange for Judgment dsylo come between b this sod Ibe Bret o( July? I doo't wart « to live bt this vain world ever six works longer' - Detroit Free Prat. J "Bid 1 ever ten you bo* Ibe deacon r gave himself awsy?" asked Fogg, as be a look bis ctgsr out . of his mouth and £ knocked off tbe aebea: "Owe himself , away?" exclaimed two or three of the boys bt a breath. "Yea," replied Fogg. _ after taking a few whiffs to get b is cigar wall agoing; "the deacon, you know, TO one of those temperance chaps who never drink but water, and can't tell ooc * kind o f Uuuor from another. We bad a Hule ait down, d'ye are. and plenty to drink as well aa plenty to eat. Tbedcmoon wouldn't touch anything but water: itever it tested liquor in tea life, he (aid. and be ui didn't mean to begin now. Won. one of - the toys poured out a glass of gin on the ». sly, and tben put It down In plane of tbe o iS^Uie'dllioon did? "Why, *,"be drank it off at -ooe gulp, remarked care- li aj^swasss : Wr thougbtit to all right, though. We u didn't know what kind of water be was used to drinking, you know. But the a deacon carried the thing a littk loo far. e What be tried to open a champagne hot- , shamming, and the old man bad to ov;n up to it, too."— Baatoo TntteHf*. , prayer for rain went to prera at three Quinine Superseded. "My saw- b»«*vwiggina w U hain't the weather, but when I go Mrs. Sm'tbrra finds it out 1 ran reckon oo ae otrt wortli-raater every time.-- -tionorriSa JbwHsa. ' "UP LL""1* "Is — . I, -I , ™— Wat V.„ I. e-E~ — ~ — —

THE HEI PATfflT Siei Wiilim Op Fate Case, i mxrgsni KEi) ET tux i American Watch Oo.,| WALTHAM, MASS. jJtdte*w. prater m feat -'rioM ovate- ! tee aasatOro. sad aesortag greater rereiiiih j and durability, throe Warners are all tpa /tee. The rami. aorspsraaltr iraparod waier-ar^romee^.. trams snsir-ortt Jooeuoo wlte tee body at too esso. wbkes ts proor agatore dare and moisi -nmllrawdAfii. trevelvre.tw^ ; sslct, tture qnalul-s are ot f" utmost uop"r- ' Tht following; letters tell their own story. Tamorra. Oaoauti, Jtilj OS, twx I "t vOW one of your Patent Dust Proof Cases 1 turn Moteenm. sgo, and me other dsj n came i bact tame mth tee rotao^u,^ mUe^U wlod ' I was roaty, and t tnqoired lino tee caaae oftt. Toe gvotlcmea mated to me that tu was starting aoaw mw-togsteat had lodged to the beua of tbe 1 rrvvr. worn hlsebaln caogtrt ta • bush sad threw , hi. watch into about t valve fore of wotev.and . fat was aboal two boors Hading U. When be r"t [ nootltwranmnrngond he tfao^uoMng^. rout sod mil mrtL II. W. BEffTLT.". ! '-Cusrvoa, leva. Aran, re, ion .

rta.XUreyWatek • • ' Br "*e va^iy XUrey ten slight tnjuty to tbewsteb— onlj a balr^pelrg. I c. ttuavuuxn.- - The alsne were very severe'eon, artde»°owter water It wootd^occire do tnjnry whatever ^ me these cases to bote pj l-abt sUvtr. " WlndlngWalcb cssav.ctsnltvnge world to Produce Its iteiual. For Sale by all Firvt-t'lam Jewelers. ^ : * Tha Wonderful Efficacy of - I SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE a PILLS maSmaams l«* in glass sadsroaiog dsmandt jUd-tv. TSiMFfa ALL seemed a ggluSstfcr Proves Happily Correct Why flbe Was oo< Recognlied. aseaue, Jersey my. the writer at this ^sa'te tte pereural'i^erraro-^^-^ •'» -ah." laogbe-t tee lady. -I«»w»* Its are hsatng fpr tee'Mrs. mane Umt wra, ao-t ar. awe the yoaale. I Utbl. Pot twenty y, .r. ami tbe Sidneys * year ago last summer, being si T^Sswrnra attmlk! Davtd Kremreyv oteew aa located she 'persua-lM mr to icy Kennedy. rpHE I'KEMU'MS OF lrW roa THE NEW SILK IKDHSTBY. ntTossv sa cmp tsmraso ei o» • . MP pgtAlM, so Ooravhdadteso TTDt PKBMITtlX. as InUowv;- | ^ m -IS?; : ' wUXahe piacrtvit. m tes new year, aa-l en;r .. • SfiSMlSgSfeVS « : aaaBas^srhsjarji: g rjTHOMAS EEBKSON > ° N EW Bltdtx AT UBBKK CHECK. GROCERiES, PROVISIONS. > istcs 6eEirx;:i Mom Ta ;JPATENT^ -

Clotklaj. 'I 'I ^41® f ' 1 1^^ I i ■'Srm^ ft \ 1/ li j i 1 YJ wn \ \ * in Ughuwciftht CiQtbing -t-d ie Summer wear we have a fine as- \ sortmcnt, well made and at mod- j crate prices, ir Full lines of Summer ' I Cassimgrcs. Cheviots, j x Serges, Worsteds, £ , Alpacas, . Linens. i re Etc.. Etc., Etc. t ™ Evcr>' sale guaranteed or n?on- =« ey refunded. E A.C.YATES & I Leiltr Wliii CUB 1 611 Street'. PIIU.ADKI.P1I1 A. I

building $Batrrial. ""tr. JEREMIAH b. SCHELLENGER'S LUMBERYARD "aencmsgvrio La»nn», Oape May H.J. . 100,0m PLASTXaiSU LATll. bUlNGLKS of ALL KIKIW. flooring. nuMgtmvr. pickktS, And in sbori every Xjnd ot roa Bnuuwn or rrnv Dasraimtre tWORDKltS PROMPTLY FILLED -pjARPWARK. Noa. IIS AND 197 FEDERAL ST.. SAB IL POOILS, BUNDS, ! sniTTEltS. MUfJLDINO t* {©ST j SCROLL SAWINON Ml-'. " I i AND BRACKET* HOT-BED SASH. n*XD RAILS. NE^EL Pom*. BAU'STEHS: BUILDISU AND not'SEKEEPINO HARDWARE OF EVERT DESCRIPTION. j PUMPS. PUMPS. PUMPS. ] I gweKni-cialilre. vu; Bra Kinin. Rtngere. and | SLATE MANTEL SHELVES, g ?i. <?. Griff's ^torr. * . -JyT C. PRICES' STORES, So. 17 PERRY ST, CATS MAY CtTT, £ GROCERIES. DRY GOODS ami NOTIONS, ' PAINTS, COLORS. OILS. VAKN1SBES. BLABS and FITTT. 1 SO. 11 I'EIIRY STREET, ' ^ FEED n8TORE. ^ WOOD YARD. , ^ ; WINDOW GLASS WABSHODSI I BBNJ. H. SHOEMAKER. OOS. »<>7. too a ass * North Fourth Streot, Philada., ; fed FreicfoPlati Glass, ' Bote Arret 10 Philadelphia for FffiM FliTE GLASS CQMPAMES. * 5&^SfeIrarmS^,sSifso>rlmdti PETER COOPER. *- usuaiU rwoauva. Ail* woe Ward. v.. JOHN K. aLDEMNP,a.br- .• 1 ra-T »VI; t ; JJAVjM. battles of the * Si IIIIIMp WoRMSl

i —I I W! V- ' -i. SEND" TO BTMA W1KIDCE h CLOTlixB l H j . JbkMW * * and pleasant, and in every JHHk way as satisfactory to shop by mail J error*, and when any occur they ^ I 1UK are always willing to exchange goods ^3 | .1 which do not please after being received, ^ condition and within reasonable time. ^ Samples of Dry Goods of all kinds ^ | even the most exjiensi ve, sent free of Q charge on application. ^ TY VERY lady who sltops by tnail should send i * -* for a spcrimen copy of our Fashion Quarterly. # nV 1 '^r'c|^c ^ Clotliicr, V !

AT HALL'S OLD ESTABLISHED DBT GOODS HOUSE, 20 So. Seq^pd St., Philadaa* LIGHT WEIGHT GOODS ' FOR Bl'MMEB WBAM, INCLUDING Lacc Veilings. Lace Buntings, Silk and Wool ■ Grenadines, Nuns' Veilings, Her- ■ nanies, Etc. Also. A Full Assortment of Jerseys in all Shades. LEWIS S. HALL, ^^26J5outl^jj^ond^StreeLj®hiladelphia. I " CAPE MAY POINTLUMBER YARD. Building Lumber of all kinds in Quantities to Suit Customers. ( ' 1 UAYK A FULL STOCK OF 1 FRAME TIMBER, SREATHING BOARDS. SHINGLES, FLOORING BOARDS, LATHS. Ac. Sash, Doors, Blinds <fc Mouldings . — ' AT CITY men FOR CASH. Vt^.^r-'. '52^ 2L teOfc city, will rerrtve WESLEY G. HUGHES. WRITE FOR NUMBER 5 YANGILDER'S "DRUMMER," ^ Petersburg, Cape May County, N. J. I IHtat'I'llS II Y W. K.<?ANGILD1K ICE! ICE! ICE! THE KindSERBOCKEE ICE CO., , ^ OF PHILADELPHIA. supply lumtLA. hknta^' hants and cottage* with PURE EASTERN ICE. I also U'lTli COAL! COAL! COAL! BEST GUAUTY, CARXFrm' PREFARro FOE FAMILY USE, AND FULL „ weight guaranteed; ssnd your ortwa to tec Branca Offrt. B„w BAsniNGTON STUKKT .M. if OCEANTCArE MAY. X.J. OUR MOTTO— "QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS!" THE PEOPLES RELIABLE STORE. No. 43 Washington Street. Cape May City, CHARLES NEEOtBt, MANAGER. £ NEW STORK. INCHEASED STOCK. FIRST CLASS GOODS AND CHEAP PRICE" JUST RECEIVED, A FULL LINE OF LADIES' COATS I DR. WARNER S CELEBRATED CORALINE COR8ETS, - All -dare for m rem. wuimra^ tricro. Dreft ; Sisyrerara ' CHAItLEB 7Q3DLE?. Mmnsger. ; A. F. KENDALL, . MANUFACTURER or j DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, SITTERS, MOULDINGS, I • SCROLL WOKK. WOOD TDBNIKGS, MOSQUITO SCI1EBNS, DEALER IN LUMBER. 5 ™a"' r*0™'* A. F. KENDALL.Iiravtll»tVt'r-! W.J.KR

i durability SEA SHORE PAINTING' SECURED BY USING 1111013' LIQUID PAINTS ' •CAPITOL LEAD. references in caite mat! ! ware a KLllBKtur- lla.l.lcr». - f- v-t a. b. little. Pslater. ] SPRING OPENING J. C. HAND & CO.'S, 1205 Market Street, Philadelphia. GOOD FURNITURE PATENT SOFA BED . J. C. HAND & CO., *!'"• I 205 Market Street. Philadelphia. The Best is the Cheapest! . """

BENEZET'S \ BOOTS AND SHOES, " ^ 5 1 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. ' ^^p"WALKER SHOE." Aprtll-lf WJI. H. BENEtET. BOOTS AND SHOES! Lararat and Most Complete Stock at Good, CbFa|. Hojis sad .Shoes la Cape May Cs. STYLE, QUAUTY AND PRICE CANNOT BE SURPASSED. A OiSTE PKICE OiSTLY. | isailsfifflisrsT.'.'iss; kkse, r:;: " ui-l-.yrrlminatr crrfut ^Ran. j FINE'' WALL-RAPERS I ^^me^oaarodilo lb '<«' *ka"Uul'l"*1K Call and prnviamplea before parebasutgelaewbare ELDREDGE JOHNSON, " BB WASHINQION STREET. g BOOTS AND SHOES. 1 Tbr auenuoo of the paWk at Urge k calked m tbr fact iSst ibe nn-terelgned hs» opeort bis siore, ^ BOOTS, SHOES AND SLIPPERS. " fsretnlac Mr own aioeh we claim to lw enablrj to give treu-t'rolii'rsctbMi In tee way'oi quaBly - and^rteev teaawe eotidtere VWreolmy from tee msnulacturcre. ^ LT. KNOPF, Opposite Congress nsli. !■»- capchtsy aty.N. J. L. F. WJPARQUET .& HUOT, FHl'.NCII t^Mh rUR OOOEKO MJI S°T^SSteamboats, han"*kJH^9MH nuulLEKS WmEo restaurants' Also, Copper, Tin and Cast Iron Utensils. "'4"> 24 &. 26 Wooster St.. New York. " BUY YOUR FLOUR AND FEED ^ AT ' ELDREDGES' GRAIN DEPOT, ; No. 3 picttuf Street, Cape May City, bag.'mdteJtS^iuL uj'j * * ""VXa ItertwbreaafgsJsa'etfC ttreiau Mrol si gf as a ewe: Own *ra bavr as'iow as to roott - • busbel. <%t- Is q noted st 75 "ml.; Mrol and Ciaehrel Cnra.*]« a owl ; •««». per bosket, 1 M^tanurot far' tee^raie nf^s'a'^'^wraiTKral'ws'a'ursaafNa's Aureus Grsvo. ''a'""""" WM. B. ELDREDGE. » Mrs. R, DILLON, No*. I 8 and 20 WASHINGTON STREET, CAPE*MAY CITY. DRT GOODS, NOTIONS, MILLINERY. FEATHERS, PIJiU EP.s. SILKS. SATINS. VELVETS. J RIBBONS. CRAPES AND VEIL*. FANCY Ol<M*. TOYS AN'M STATIONERY. i LADIES' GOSSAMERS, MEN"* OIL CLOTH fl|TS. UMBRELLA*. AND 1 PARASOLS. GERMANTOWN. SAXONY AND KEPI! YB WOOL. Wilson & Co.'s Library $3 per Year, $1 for Three Months, j BnttEricUs PattorEs will ic ami to any Adires pus! raiS, ni»D receipt ol Ue Priffi - ^ If you come to l*pe_Msy. call In and leave yoor Luggage. We will tabe rare or u wlibooi J FRENCH & REEVES, Nos. 13 and IS Federal Street. CAMDEN. N- J. GRlSTXrixtoUR AND FEED, i Mlnorarea rateu Fkour. Min reed, Bat Driod 'Beef. Kara, "coarse and Pme Ball. Hay sad Straw - by tee Bale ot Boodle, Axle Oreaae, Cattle Powder. Cask Ac- }ete-y Fertilizer*. Agricultural Implement* and Truck Basket*. ! NEW CLOTHING STORE NOW OPENED. . No. 41 Washington Street. Cape May City, CHARLES NEEDLE*. MANAGES, largere and ebraprat stork in tbr <*nnty of 1 Gits' Beafly-Mafle Clstli si Fmiliii Goofls. OUR READY-MADE CLOTHING, !'

lailrnad Siau-Siblr. "^Y^EST JERSEY KAJtBOAT > TIME TABLE IN EPFECT MAY U. I-S PUILADELPItlA: 6.50 ou * '«tati™l.*rem1ra *t nuhS.*t?M•AO A. M. Coanret. .1 N «0-.sl fro Atlnrtv , si Camden l-r Tr.-nvm and New York. 4D0 3,30 rtirea'st mGirTphS " FROM PHILADELPHIA "OSN"'A '•■yFORl"1 ^ »rfliral. I^TarkerT1I HAIR BAlsSAH TVb"'1'"a j*^" I II Never rilb Is Eextere tie Ysobtsl Cek. J PARKER'S GINGERTOMSC * Sspcrtstive Htans aidStrthjth RxUorer. If yansre'n l.-;rr,rT-T.»rrf. Nnj^wwnc.- ^

L~«L. tied ~atr.ro. y.-p cnSeynd l-T^^r-»i Btit sr.i Scrat Ce:^ Core Ever Bstf. di'thdi r?.V" A GREAT CAUSE OF HUIAX MISERY Is the Los* of ^l Lr.;tpreoothe Naiorr. Trrottorot and Had. b?Sareugr' rrotralli^'JvloiwUon. Kptkiwy sn-^Fll^ Ui-t.U! nnd l-hvdrol ItKOlMrttr, he.— lware.'rirorty pram rniwkiVs rara'eg^troro gical oiernivni% iMagien. loenitnrnu. nog. or rrnsin inl dinuil.lv whlrh every saffrrev. on metier wbit bis rtindliem may br. may ciua r^. iiropn. r.n..lely aadradtauj^ ^ iftfarblf ^Uard. QATE MAY CITY MARBLE WORKS, S. t cdr.Jtailrnad Trae* ATarafike. MONUMENTS. TOMBSTONES. STEPPING PATENTS ' 1 mr '( tmeeT i "ip rei'lfe 'lb et' "s^Troi rei'"M71 e', terae*reran!e litln'Wrabmgltin. "** palenutdlify^bre of ehsrgr; and we make -no r i nMb'e^bbry>oni« IMv.ud u'ttnclakTat'ibe f. APileel nun*. For eirmlir, sdvlee. lenn., ' ellenu in ynar own WISE if Su »'b«rokd'prai'*rror* "juSlrora *TTN»ON "k Portbod. Milne. dl-y .TJraACENTS WANTED FRIf ESSIOIAL p-mro. ronbb.nl THIEVESi^p in inicTira. „Li. S.15T iaj^DSJF.HOTELSffUES lead ibnp fcrlllncretod Ossakane nod PrtovLM^ PMlLi. ABl KKTISlie CoOmftee SL, PMUu, Pa ' PAYNE'S I O Horse Spark-Arrestl ng J!t£ ftSSgSJISStK-SS ■■Sn r~ I'.I- I "Wd teen W "■ -