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liWt: Published Every Saturday Morning. ( - CAPE MAY. JTOGUST 11. <883- i rss. p^^m tyimmtt tt aa em cat J Dig at Hornt. I la our ritaUM look for thi onsttainable i sight is oftfn lost ot the wealth that to i n niter oar fast- We early in life acquire the far-off Inok jtxrt as we lesre to walk ' and talk. That there should be any wraith at. oe-a home, or meaha of obtain- I log i>. if '.lore, to a prepoattroua idea. The trrai .iee of the world are elsewhere. It may he ibuaoandsot mllre towards the artiing sun, or acroas the ocran lotte raw, soy way there are dodo at home. c'

The brains, too, hare gone to Jola the treason*. 60 in many tnietto there «• « California. Aurtralla. or s«ne Utopia '» where the wealth of this world may Le * had in abundance. But, alas! bow often ™ it happens that disappointment, weariness of and often death comes opnn the pilgrim " searching (or bitoteo treasures i> strange ot While it may be a gowlthtoy sometimes P= 10 p! abroad and prospent, it to o( tenet a "< better one to suy sl home and dig. The " ' diamotala " *ri here, it out acre* of 1" tb. in yet enough to pay for I!* search. P The National Rifles. ^ The U flea, «.! Washington, our laic mil- d itsrygucwj, held tortr monthly meeting at h their new armory the oUier evening. A n large attendance of the snembcra waa oh- b acrted. The annual report of the treat- b orcr was prswentcd, showing the command r to te to « solid and suhsrantia! condiUoa. si The following named gentlemen were on g *ppllrali-«i elect od booomry mem hers of b the com; -any : William hchwlng. W illiam d a Ksai'-n, Cliarics Neate, O. T. Thomp- a mm. Got irge C- Hcnnlng and Frsnk O. fi Beckett. V, T. llcnsey was unanimously S elected a member of the finance commit- a tee. and J. O. Manaoo treasurer. The a! compeay, by a unanimous rote, extended 0 ilsgraUfaUhanks to iu honorary members a . to the command 00 its return (10m Cape 1 May. Also a similar role of thanks to the a stay-aUume members and the cadet corps ( for eaoort doty ; to Messrs. Crump Bro s 1 of the Cokeoade Hotel, for the elegant t lunch giren the command 00 Its arrival In. t Philadelphia from Cape May ; to Co. U, J of the Blxto Mew Jersey, Capt Magrath t commanding. for military courtesies ex- t tended the Rlflea at Cape May ; to J.T. Cake, of the Stockton, and Chat. Duffy, of the New Columbia, Chpe May. for the magnificent receptions giren the Rifles at 1 their respective hotels; to the press of this I and other cities for the very liberal notion 1 given of the trip, and to the lady friends 1 of the company for the donation of the ' beautiful gsrrta 10 flag. A donation ef fi 100 • In oath from an honorary member of the Rifles, to be applied to the first Interest payment, and a donation from V. odder at hindsrme pneumatic bells for the ' drill rooms. A vole of thanks was tendared to each for the dooaBoos. An individual cannot have toO much temper providing he dP shfl maintains control of It As an important element of character it b of the largest importance. A man without it is like a body withoat a skeleton. all musdc and flesh, or be b like a mors! Jdly fish g dcf hither and Uiilber as the winds sod waves of public opinion carry him. He make* no headway against anything thai opposes because there is no main spring of action, no battery or dynamo of reserved and carefully guarded power stored away under the name of temper. A person without ternper, not chronic lraadbilHy, b a real nooentily ; lie b of no apparent use Jo the world whatever, unless It be to fly kites like Mr. Dick in David Oopperfield. ILil ite niwtsnf ratable reflection remains But the uncomfortable reflection

that there are thoee of hasty temper, iu Stake offense when none U Intended, to dynamite. I hey explode upon the ci lost }w. Their lives are made up of an it tnooaunt aeriea of mishaps cause I by to taste or a too ready rttaparifloa to fly off h in a fury of passion. Such, for Jack of it faalantn or equlpotac. are shirt llred ; tbey liurn out before their time. A hundred c things are said by them that are not re m'11, but they are spluttered out never- a thokai. A poisoned arrow in the form a tit provoking woeds is sent into yon li nbicli. If withdrawn, leaves a sting be- c hind. A person with a hasty temper is an unpleasant companion ; you do not n linos: when an explosion will take place b or what it wsJT result in. But while the b hasty temper is the cause of much trouble t, . to iu owner sad those a beet him. Hie x ugty-lsmjiered man b worse. He has c ban 1, Itched to a mole the: cannot lie 1 He s ill ruin any dlipositioo with which Mrt. .11 thai i. klnil in eoe'a nature to * that b kind io ode's *

the wtoda. If you bare any temper of • any kind in you tha hart disposition will ' dereiop it. 8 TV trouble in Ibeae.caara to ton rnoc:, l be" i' burau the bounds .4 prop-tety ' and ramramaov* gro»»e wreck 00 the shoo- of time. It is a eft rvflretkro upon 1 human nature to know bow many nobs' 1 lives, that built Ibdr moral character by I the p-:»wn»g toll of yean, bare in a ■ mooewt of hasty posswa totally ruined ' the nnth stnxiore. II* "ST 'shall sr erotnd temper and not ' kill U out .entirely b the qbtntion to be ' sol red. Certainly. if done it must be by 1 the must careful vigil over the things that < are ferae apt to provoke. A «ood rule is the oM trete ,«e. to count a Ibouasad be- < fare y*u speak when temper to amrtkg tu .ireogih If yea an far meres*! as to 1 do this, tske your temper mk! tremble to be.1 and steep ovre them. Pvrttap. the provoking circumstance* will bare dir. appeared with the daftness. Remember, too. that the sun should never go down men. torn. to marriage, to start with, the .and her name. Husband and wife are one. art! the husband is that rare. The husband gains power In the world by selfWraaRWtfclfcl oho** tbe stattoo of ha hatband. Bhe dh* flgwytrety to lire had' has great steriScra and cares. The man is the hmd. A* woman b she heart of MMT. HaaMMn it grand, but Imarttbip I. IS. Ill" fct rehgi." aad tore tha safcdarsrs re.

Tha Umlpralla Camp. I Where b it f Ob the strand dally .slurtag the hathinehours. TT»e piers will •baTy sritosrblch totejvq- the sights of the surf, so recourse b had to huge sun- 1 shadra It is a novel arrangement. bat < fills the MIL Some of there leot-likr affairs sre so btge that a small family ! may find room and shelter from the bea' 1 of a midday sun under Item. For past- 1 . sre ladies— Indulge in pretending to rend 1 t seaside novel, or sre working "np aplil 1 arpbyr Into fantastic patterns Here and ; there b a combination that suggests of , lore-maklof. foe three are In these In- . stances bat two persons and tbey are of . tbs proper sex to make it "infeerttag In [ the line of wooing nod' winning. That is s very pretty theme foe s sea i rifle romance. "Ure-maklng under an You may see the beginning ah:

Of the story almost any day on the bench fl.i aad the piers 8b*. from the ODcer- in) tainty of mind that cornea and may go of with August, has not yet made up her a mind to say yes But then bis manner cii coming to the point U terribly vcxa- an thus and uncertain : the month and the on um'irelb camp will both disappear before Tl be flods out what his mind Ik in the be premise*, let alone making a plain ye* or H possible to hb uncertain questions la We saw the same loving couple si the sr and 00 the music pavilion; they are fr everywhere about town, and the wonder is"i hit they do not sometimes tire of each vl other's society like married folks seem to rii do, and be go off to the mountains while 11 his dnlctoea remains here. But they are .1 not married yet; when tbey are there will to no mere little UU-a Utt under the um- m brella, or sweet whisperings on the bote! th verandas while the orchestras fill the surrounding air with sweet sounds To s! get back under the shade again, we saw a at striped umbrella sheltering s round w of little ones who were digging li sand and performing some extraordinary suggestive of Jhe sawdust ring si New by a nurse was asleep coder one, 8 while the children for whore comfort the lisd teen provided, had wandered a off in the su« Then there was an invsHrt; 1 she has bad an umbrella made 00 purpose for the beach, il has a long pointed liaodle a which b thrust Into the sand, thus doing y sway with the difficulty of holding it. y Our *camp U a big one and must grow s larger; unless the city or some wide-awake n man bolids shadftpsviiiousllonc „ the white sands foe the comfort of to- a there In the auOiroer season, com- e with the accommodation some v branch of trade. I Chin. 1 Because s person b food of talk and , ; indulge* in s good deal of IL It does not , 1 go le prove that be or (be b a mischief. , I making gowlp. These harmless talkers c , endlessly discussing everything anJ c , everybody in a sort of guileless spou- j I uneout way, devoid of any evil intent. t • The flow of thtor murcitaUau runs in every , 1 direction, and like Hie rain they impart , . the news upon the Just and unjust with- , . out wisdom often, and without dbcritnl- | | nation oflener. , If you are about to plant your garden , or paint your bouse, tbey will hare so , endless number of variations upon the , 1 pursue in the business: Tbey vrooder if , t you know bow beans and cabbages grow, , f and it you can afford to paint your bouse. , - If yon lire In the country you sre getting , - ahead, or going to take reamer tKMera, ( e or expect company. Perhaps Mary Jane 1 Is to be married or John Is going to bring , c In one hb blushing bride. Suppose you - set npa modest establishment in the form e of s horse and carriage, Il belongs to your - wife who has. recently, gorten s legacy r from her grandmother, or it is booghi from e her savings when she was a Shop girl or i. seamstress. The Sheriff, who happened 1- to be In town, b after Mr. A ov B, tbey e hare been tottering some time In thi ir a business, and now the result b certain. I. They will be told out. >s All of thb b an cxhlbhioo of Ibc itnagiof this km c

nation going to seed. It those persons u wooden and guess so much had only , cultivated the heaven-born gift of imagineand have brdogtat it undur discipline, Q the world might bo made belter by their c having talked so modi and as It b to ao iiuta purpose. As it now stands tbey are pot Into s * class to which tbey do not belong. W< refer to the whisperer*, who get the ear of neighbor, and stuff it with the poison of their own minds, tell what sraa spoken 0 the doart as a wicked surmise, b proclaimed upon the house tops as truth. 1 Those whe think too little and talk loo r much are always with us. and ever will 1 ; but we ought to measure them more c Intent, and not regard a voluble 1 as pi Class illy s mischievous oof, ' and that language b anroetlmre used to ' conceal the mind Instead of revealing its workings Folks must talk, you know. ' Where They Oo. ; A man In Chicago has stopped long i enough to Ull us where the Mgtopicka go. < tugthpicks

thinks there are toothpick sharks, as W well as match Aeons, who haunt bote! counters and flU tbdr pockets with both m the loss of the stand and the great grief te of the boy who has the little glasses used. A that a first class establishment, hotel or si picks a dav. Where they go U best m stated in the words at the man who has ■>< u*de the reinject » stody. He says: ft "Gamblers, sporting men. and men of 0 use more picks than any other n , class. The leas a man has to occupy his " ■ mind the more amusement he needs, and P 1 toothpicks, with cigars, seem to All thb U , void better 1 ban anything rise. Old men u . ose very few of them, and old maidens t' . oerer use thrtn, as far as my knowledge " i gore, perhaps from peculiar dental tea- • , sons best known to themselves. The 0 , fashionable My uaea them in plenty, hut P . never in public; ft but nod form, yon B , know. Bbc never presumes to take them ' j from the basket brrarlf, bat. ssheresoat ' pays the check, whispers something in P hit ear which cauw him to Oil bis vert a ; pocket. The 'giddy girl' usee them 1 ' one vIporoosl^Tbc man wL lake* oolr 1 * qtrenUy castas a fire-eeni check, carries 1 away more toothpicks than anybody, and ' spUb as nwey 00 tbe floor as be gets ic ' Z hb pocket in hb haste. The sohd busi- ' * ores man pfctaoMJoe that is ronod and t e snmcat and uses it carefully, while the , ; ; t Tbe renowBsd Dr. Otondsanity says * * oot itird of all hb dissrdthsis sbowrd ' ; I tor. %1. pes bouk ".druggnta

wava. a Shooting tbe Rapids. ^ 4*oxg roi xaonuxD tsLsa. f. c 1^1 11 *ji trit jti 1. ngusi sta. tari. b HerVweareon Inard the ftrie steamer " CortiM, going rapidly down Ibc plciar. * St. Lawrence, and among the famed J1 Tbouasbd Bands* These Isles begin a! « Ontario, and continue for flftv 1 milts down ts Brock vi He. Tbdr sctual 1 number b 1,800, and 00 ather rivar in the 1 1 world has such s numerous pnHectloc. a I Many New Yorkers aad Csnadlana have • I here romantic sumner homes Bright 1 I colored villas look pretty, peeping oot 1 r from dense Miage and half hidden among 1 . clustering vines Frequently one college ■ r Is sufficient for a dozen villas 1 1 These wooden and rocky spots sre of ' divers shapes, from proj-rxing rocks to 1 - angular acres Many sre of rich foliage 1 1 and grassy surface, others ere locoocelrt beautiful in climbing vices sod wild vices

am] rounding smear all this tore linos* Del-work of feroai beauty, bat, after circuitous windings among miniature bays and zigzag passages, we suddenly speed out into the broad waters of lovely lakes b a paradise for fish and wild fo^l— ' the sportsman's' dream it realized. 1 parties camping sloog the 81. 1 are frequently teen. So close c many points tost rustic bridges span 1 isle to ble. We land at Alexandria Bay, a summer 1 village, bnil( upon a few seres of rocky \ It b the nearest kin to s town of notice. Here art two palatial hotels 1 and here, among toe mossy rocks we 1 a half dozen bridal couples What 1 romantic spot for tbe boorymooo this? Near here tbe wide-famed Dr. Holland, ' ml SerOmm, spent hb summer hoars 1 amid toe sweet breeze that continually 1 waft* over the "Eyrie" on Hogden Having now passed the lake of s Thousand Islands, wc speed no down the wild Lawrence. We are soon passing Morrisburg. near where tbe English and Americans fought a battle in 181S. That small hamlet on the Canadian side we sre oow approaching, b Long Saull— those leaping-* ud whirling waters ahead, are the " I/oog Saull Rapids" •0 called from lis being s long rapid of nine miles Our Indian plk*. Baptist: , now lakes the wheel, all steam b shut off. tiller b fattened to the rodder, and to safe steering four men go to the wheel and tsro at the tiller. We plunge IS10 the angry current sod seem to be going down bill, the sensation b novel and brightened by the thunderous roar of tbe •retiring waters Many ladies are considerably agitated.and gents likewise. Tbe steamer b pitching and tossing at the rate of < weniy-oine miles an hour. No craft csild ever come up against the rapids canals are cut around each one through which the return trip to Toronto is made. Tbe rraam for oot going down through the canal, Is, that much distance and lime b raved. Don't be frightened although toe wild " Lactone Rap. Ida " Just ahead is the moat dangerous of all. remember lib the shortest of all and sre have the old Indian, " Baptist!" at the helm, aad he never struck a rock. 1 The current here is swift and wild and tbe least deviation from the proper course might result In daahlag our craft into : plunei* frantically in the whirling tide and tables and chain go boo ncing about ' the cabin at random. High screams cs- ! cape through sweet lips and the famous 1 "Lschlue Rapids" are passed. We have 1 n-iw done tbe thrilling scene called " Shooting the Rapids." The Canadian metropolis b now b full 1 view. Thai grand structure spanning tbe ' river J.ist .head, u tbe Victoria Bridge, 1 which g'rea the QueroClty an all rail out- : let to all |wrt* of the United States. The r bridge contains three million feci of cubic ' masonry, and ten thousand tons of Iron, lis length is two miles, its oust seven millions Our good ship U now coming 0

to her dock, and hungry cabmen sre ^ already shoaling " carriage," " carriage." Off we go in a victoria, behind a bobriall ' nag. shooting through the streets of Mootrcal and dashing sway for the "Windsor." f Yours W. ^ "nous from Old Quabac. , ~~ qcssac, A at. s tsss b Here we sre, right iotfie midst of drowsy , old Quebec, right among rusty cnrios in c the shape of seventeenth century habits- ^ linos, massive wills odd shops angular, u rectangular and triangular streets It b t said that an Indian, fall of fire-water, bid out thb town in 1830. Wc believe lL as , sober Aborigine* could have got in as , many zigzags in Ibc same space. What , valise waa set upon this point, thb key to , Ghnadt's back door, may he Imagined when you aee tbe "andeul wall" three , miles of hewn rock, piled up foar feet t thick and forty feet high— how many men took to build it, ov how much money it , coat, would make one's bead1 hum like a ( coat, would maze one s ocau nuui use n (

buzz raw— we wont conlempliic. t Did nature build this mighty hill at the t month of these two rivers ? We cannot t tell; a legend has It that Princess Jane , of toe mound d iggers had toe plateau , built by her worshippers, whose pay con- , In looking upon her booked nuee at , tbe ctoee of each day's labor. 1 And no , mention of thb to -Eeope' fables and. , doubt lL Yes that ponderous , on tbe hilt-top b the Citadel, il , 40 acres. That is the British flag _ and that epanieued hero stalking , slowly over the ramparts Is not rise major | general, he laks opro himself the loving , title Of toe "Queen's own." Are tbsre , thousand cannon which we sr* frown , am- toe parapet* dangerous? No, child, the triggers ore broken, and swallows have staffed the havrels full of ■audio osrry no lbe peaceful calling of propagating swallows. These grim reminders of bloody days gooe by, are left relics of the times when "Loo, the poor Indian, was chased over three hiUa by peaceful Englishmen." Betwixt ravages, and Frenchmen, and Englishmen, and Americana, ft b raid rasohgh gore has been spilled here to redden tbe St. Lawrence. b certainly a democratic yam. as toe river rune both wide and deep. SL John b a good name, but tbe vtreel of that name, toe principal Mmpping place, pass-three fat women must file behind, aad toe Mock up of >by carriages often inquires the whole Irish police force to dear toe gang-way. The shops are also men. as nearly ail 1 saw w^e dumpty iiuie Fpwh'tanadians. Lots of Ib-«iB!» rtt<nr to town with skiaa of rater, ntok

whooping tbe "LaDy-gag," a festive Insong of Noah's time." Merchants to- E form me that Quebec b growing and business b good, which, from the fine ranches some of them dwell to. I lake as * afacL Six months to the year libs tough 0 Job to keep from f reeling to death, and ' ever; man must carry a brick to hb bah 1 Even to August thb hotel toe Louis, has 1 the atovn s roaring. No, tooss ladies 00 1 Use winding streets are not dad to irons- ' those flowing robes are of mink, and ' sable, and otter— tbey are wearing them 1 August because toe fag end of Canadian < winter b lasting all summer. We curl up ' a multitude of blankets at night 1 and listen to rise winds bowl, and wonder 1 tbe sleighs will he out to the morning 1 A party of rraeelera left this evening, aay- I log they wished to get away while the ' river was open. Years, ^ ' Preparing for tha Light Infantry. ' ^

now tb* *ot» wiu. ex BBCgrvp^xTCAIT jni Special Correspond race of rne Wa*un*ron Sea water, acnlimcnl and a general dl* * position to take things easy are usually the d moat marked feature* of thb atrip of alien ™ Boil, but toe dwellers In the munidpslity Cl of Cape May City are oow agog over the approaching visit of tbe Washington Light Infantry Corps, who are billed to '' arrive here on the 16th Instant and en- »c camp on Congress Hall town for ten days, or r The naiivc Jeraeyman has a strong relish C for such incursions upon hb naiivc sand, u , as it tends to lengthen tbe season and in- 01 [ erase hb board of shekels. " [ Tbe arrival of Colonel "Billy" Rooee on 5" Saturday afternoon brought things to s " focus, sod yesterday and loriay tob dp- « tlnguisbed Washington i*n bsa been in * 1 secret session with tbe M roars. Crump, a , Colonel Cake. Mayor Melvin. and other dty and State dignitaries, mapping out a programme to cover tbe cntte_atay of j our crack corps upon Jersey soilT Thb b may now be summed up as follows : - Sunday, the lfllh Instant, arrival of the 1 , Infaatry, who will be received at tbe depot by toe Mayor and City Council J t and a committee of prominent dlixeur, . headed by M. Hall Stanton. Esq, of Phii- , adrlphia, andaacosted to ramp by Com- | - pany H, SIM* Regiment N. J. Stele « f Guard. ' ' , i Oo Monday morning, formal reception [ of the corps and il* honorary members by „ tbe Mayor and Council, upon which occa- < e si on Company H will again escort the | , visitors from their ramp to tbe City HalL | v Tuesday, excursion to Delaware Brrakd water upon the mammoth ateamer Repub- € lie, tendered to tbe corps by tbe dtinens j . and dty offlciab of Cape May. x Wednraday evening, grand complimeo- ^ tary hop and garden party at tbe Stock Uffl ft llotel, upon which occasion the corps will 1 t be the gurats of Colonel Cake. x On Wednesday morning the vbltors to will be taken charge of by Superintendent J. Henry Edmunds, of the Delaware Bay x & Sesrelb Point Railroad, who has planned a most enjoyable excursion to Sewelb PoinL toe State headquarters for big blue fish, deep-water oysters and Bass' ale. . Oo Tburaday evening, at tbe New u Columbia, Colonel Charles Duffy will tent der tbe boys a complimentary hop and j reception. ^ Friday has been act apart for the rifle w match, upon which occasion picked teams a from Company II and the Infantry will ^ compete for a handsome prize. The rules ot of tbe match will bar oot all professional ^ shots, and no postponement of the conte« us wl" h® P8™"1®3 10 ,llf visiting military to receive fixed ammunit ion from ^ Washington in the shape of expert (boot late. „ Tbe members of the Infantry who par- ^ tici paled to the late International rifle ^ march will, however, nor be regarded as f ' OnSdurday evening toe grand military fnll-dreve tail will take plaoc at Coogiras • Hall, and oo the Monday morning followlog the corps will return to Washington covered with glory and sunburns. covered (

Iietldcs this set programme 1 here are a ( whole host of minor projects that will fill | In the Intermediate hour* and make toe f wo k one round of enjoyment for the , members of tbe corps sad tbdr many . from Wasbtngtos »od lulttooro . who will accompany thorn. The loralioa of toe ramp will be toe ss last year, and forty new tents will erected on tbe lawn between the hotel electric light, Ac. Tbe Messrs Crump make matters pleasant for the visitors and friends Parks, of the Fron-ylTanla Railroad, will have charge of Ibc traniportatioo, and. with wrll-appotoh d cars, will guaranlee a comfortable trip to the soldiers and their friends There is a dean cut rumor extant that a enteric of prominent Democrats from toe South will assemble here the laUer pari of this week : in fad. that quarters already been secured for them at Hall. Wade ll-mpton, who Congress Hall. Wade ll-mpton, who

came here to spend some rime, beard of } the scheme, which is to be worked lathe , of the old ticket -TTtflro and J and as be regards such a < Domination suicidal • a toe part of toe , rmcracy. be promptly decided to recreate elsewhere, and only stopper 1 loog 1 1 enough in Philadelphia to have himself 1 thoroughly interviewed oo the Tilden J ' topic- Judge Joel Parker, who Is again J ■ aspirant for the Gorernorahip of New J 1 Jersey, is figuring to the matter, and I : iar who are to bis confidence ray that, j ' Kb Mr. Tilden and Mr. Heodrkki will fl i the guests of t wealthy cottager here, | ' and that Mr. Watienoe will be 00 hand j to reconcile the conflicting elements from a • hia section. The matter has been kepi as J 1 quiet ss possible for the reason that il is , ' not desired that the adverse elements to )| ' toe party shall pot to an apprarance or 1 ' have an opportunity 10 give the alarm un- _ 1 til tbe proper amount of enthusiasm has . ' bran evolved and a boom started for tbe I f " barl ticket of 1878." Whether this I • effort U successful or not H matters but I 5 Utile to tbe happy Jersey DraRcsata, as I ° they expect to profit by toe 'little poUeal I ' breeze to rah np their State machine and I e have it ready for service next year. Hre. j 'l ' Though moat hotel keepers at Atlantic " W-W.wwfJ'wt' ° which has achieved such wdi merited I o prominenoe in toe part two year*. Is rn O jovtog its full measore of prosperity, toe ; - st j r doe to toe fart thai il is managtd by men ! » who underaund their buatoesa, and is ran > k With svtew to giie hs patroos r*«ire mtis-

Obltuary. DXivrr or carrxnt osnaux h. nrpmu. Captain George H. HuddelL the veteran ! ateaiubnat manager, and life long friend I of Cap* May. died at his reeideocc at to this state, Mondsy morning, j was suffering from general debility, j tboogh It baa oolv been a aho. I time since 1 be was oo toe Island, and l.st week-ire the pleasure of meeting bun on toe I ferry to Philadelphia. Captain Hoddefi- -I was born In 1818 He was carefully edu , rated by Jamra CroweU. a scboid master who enjoyed a wide reputation lor learnl O* attaining bis majority be weal . to New York and entered into partnership with Ezra Wheeler ss s wholesale The partnership expired In 1811. , when be returned to Philadelphia and was appointed assistant to William J. Asbmead, principal freight manager of the Wilmington and Baltimore I ' m I : II- «, ■ ft —r wards made superRailroad. He afterwards

intesdent of (bo department, which be I held until the road passed under the 000. _ trol of toe P- >;n-yl< n . Railroad. He ] wa« then given charge of tbe boats used by that company on the IMaware river, J which position h. l.-id at lite time of his - d wth. He «!*> rook great Interest to lie matter of river communication between n Cape Slay and Philadelphia, and on more „ titan one occasion to the past ten years ■' but for his personal intervention sod effort Cap* May would have been without its death he was one or the directors of the - Cape Island Turnpike Company, of which . unprofitable institution be was one of toe , original stockholders The captain was a widower, having bat his wife about tore# ago. 80c tally he was one of toe , roost genial and coortly gentlemen that ever walked, and to hosts of friends everyvtltere the news of bis deorsse will be re- 1 cctred With evidences of sincere aorroyr snd regretAdvertlelng Cheats ! ! 1 •• It has become so common to write tbe of an article in an elegant, In- . "Then run il into some advertisement we avoid al! such, "And simply call attention to Ibc merits of Hop Bitters to at.ptain, honest "To induce people " To^ gta'Jbero, one, triads tateh ^ao Sythlng else." "the rzkbdt so favorably noticed to nil tbe papers, " Religious and secular, is "Having a large sale, and tajmpptanting all other medicines. — — "There is no denying toe virtues of the Hop plant, and lire proprietors of Hop Bitters have shown great shrewdness - '■ Awd ability " In compounding a medicine whose virtnra are ao palpable to every one's obDn> 8DB Dm? "No! 1 "She lingered and suffered along, pining | awnv all Hie lime for years." _ "The doctors are doing her no good ; " And st last was cured by this Hop 1 Bitter* tbe (Bars say so much about-" L ' Indeed! Indeed!" r "How thankful we should be for that 1 medicine" A Dat'OUTZit'a Mrsxtl. , " Eleven years Our daughter suffered on " From ("complication of kidney, liver, r rheumatic 1 rouble and Nervous debility. " Under the rare of toe brat physicians, , " Who gave ber disease various names, " But no relief. " And now she is restored to us in good e health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bit- ■ ten, that we bad shunned for year* before j using it-"— Tux I'xnavrs. • father » Garrtxo Wux. J ^MytensM-TSMV u utc<1 ° trail "nV " .'f^ ^t .1" ^ Btt" From tTe balumore Sun. r" Oapc May is a great place for Fhiladcl8 phtans as well as Baltimoreans; In fact it " is a great place for everybody, and lovers of toe surf come here from *11 quarter* of 7 the globe. The Fhitadelphis people have * this advantage over Baltimore : tbey ran come down and sprnd a day here in tl»e 0 surf snd return in the evening to tbdr or thuse doing business in that dty

' ran remain here st night and get a good night's t**h *nd- go up to the city snd - attend to bus! DCs* daring toe day-time. ' Is a targe colony of Phitadelpbtans bore DOW, and tbey are generally aodablc, ' intelligent nod well-bred people. A Voice from tha Northwest. ! MiLwacaxx.Wta.-The DaOg Scnftnrf, , which Is the leading morning fwper of this , State, writes : "sl Jacob's OiL Ibc woo- , derful remedy for rhcurostUm, las teen . used try a targe number of people In ibis dty, sod with effect truly marvelous." Fishing from tbe piers is lively pastime , for those who do not enjoy the motion of - s teat rocked oe the cradle of the deep, I with what goes with It to tbe form of sea sicknras. _______ 1 Mr. B. F. King, BontsoTos, N. J., , say 1 : "The best medicine I ever used for r malsrta is Brown's Iron Billet*." I $rts gmrrrttsrarnts.

* THE GREAT GERMAN REMEDY — FOR PAIN. RHEUMATISM alBL^^E Nwuralgla. Sciatica, Lombaqo, HltnifBl TOOTHtCKI ,BE rt"""- jngr THKOIT. ranjt8T.BWEt.i.iroi.srsxrsv nrn tt«T5 * MTTi ' ''"li M 1 tESrSSBSSY iw Chads* A_*«frtvr t y:;.;

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Hrtr 3tdrrrtismfnts. JX)B BENT. ~ L on SHORTHAJiD at Ml ; ^otel^YjS sale 1 j1 ; ^c. ' ^'oth'e to creditor."-. 1 i 1* lee«ATXKS TAKE ; . rirgani Orir' nstSlNeevr£ltoos?iroiJ'Fl»t»-i S-uBs. Hour Flated Collar button, nuadsnme e Waldi Ctialn, Oetd FtaTed tonf^usd el-taje p las-rated Catalaene at dun*. Ivlf^x tinp BecordeonsT v^r orxioo-tres, etc.. 1 rro. Writ r 1 8S&«a®£«0TlCE 0ABET« g Fine Hats, Dmbrellas, Etc. P W' BlLTn,0BB 8T" BALTtMOBB. Kit. it j.^iiiam de walt, MERCHANT TAJLOB, ® UoBBKBtePORElGSa DOBEbTlC u-ooij: n q THOMAS, £ GROCER. " NO. jos market street, PHiL.sDr.Lpni*. ro 'piir fine fast sailing * 'bALT^MOlSy captain TrmW'sn^.wtl^^e^j^miisfnwn Lewes. DeL. eonnectiPE at cape May win, ts- » gs«S5Si^sl^~, at q. lading * feitig s meat"market. ,Wr ' s|R7scH»OS 8TBF.KT. CAPE BAY. Braoeii ot S. K. Water street. 1,8 All pirate SMit PlittadrlpSla Prices. ^ ^ tateeeax.-waar.ro--'-' U'^evradrownd

1 TDAI.MEB house, I 1 j 1MT CUKSTSDT STItEET, PUILAUEU-UJ A. ' IIOOBS LARGE jShWIU. pntSItHIEIl. ]t r. 8. ELBBKlHiE, ' e tdxecutobs,f TI1XTID 8AUE OF ^ REAL ESTATE | •• 'UadmK'cnyra (SptJjUj. Sew Jersey. ' Pursuant in the dirrrtiona and auihorrtr oon- , " U B. Wslei-^lue el.lte^r^^eg.CspeJta^ J

iS?J5*ui?TvUe' errra So. ST. now oeenpird | ' roraprised'or"!™ rnirtvo - « ales.' - Weslterlli LoU-snd Heestnc - B" 00 tneraip for n-eord. So.*. All that tar of land iraainuo adbunIna So. I 00 toe n-vtliea^Toraaiiiliif Itt leel Iraet 00 atM Lalayette stnet. sink tee tare lot ; ,.I Bw^sdjauune^ud rttee rear taerrol^ewodcrvner of Ldurlte and JrfferwT^wU. exusutlut u> cape (aland ereek. Tlos tor a,t)oras lite AUaall Davis lute, an-l has outlet, by s , rtreers Into lafsyrtle iirrrtyxxilainror HXA-lQ L^f-'eue^ L^I<xn.o: tiSdMa- «nd oaubtgue^ ivieqd : ts per cent to be pral rt the time J- J^JKSSTOEBAKIB. I ■; nraro juilrMt : TIRED Ml OVERT " caf^B teBor? ~ twrt'lT lour 'Sire** It at, have doer, F» 5 |Br.^^ussqi' rovrasat"."n.. wir l'.)'|".:- - V .r •'.w.t'cAPCINA ft Art your pSyrUetafi .Ikaj! B- stldw

Wisrrllantous. q/;rr a mo.vth and board c '"e terve Ore jeupa^meo ortadtrttn L. 1\£b8. eva taylor, sl fasmonabletlressmakeb, " CAPK UlY OfttfTs". j. ao'v- ■" ;rj'homas m. seeds, . i fashionable hats & caps, t'UHIIBLLAK. ETC.. K. um, Jou* Dor. F. IL ncsMau. j^etts, hot * co., Dealers la and ablppera or POULTRY,. i " SO. IV FEDERAL 8TBEBT, CAJIDES. S. J. Jr«-y J ma qcAUasraa^^ cAamn.w. 1 1 -^cALLlSTEfe A (X)., f ^ FIXE WINDOW shades ; - SOS. It ASP 17 NORTH 8EOOSD STREET. ' Opptatte CLrtrt^Cburcn.^.^, ^ ' - P'"*"8""e!ty- window SkaS%iurs. Jels-y i j^aihes ok young jienyx , J gTATB INSTITUTION i Deaf and DnniD of New Jersey.! - ^ Tt Wondef Books^ S wl^TONS I SSra_'^jrato.V|o£ sa^oslalyy^frro. kw jlhsry state nobibTlSdrfnariHeboracmN IsMSt^^dMSaW rbe'jfSri 'teboot olT-ra 10 both young tedles d/is' ■*Uk*"w?Bl£ilB«ibK MOTH ca!*'*ot k*,"t S0ULB& 1 TAN ER^^ATOR v IS USED. Freckles only W CIS. PER BOTTLE. WABRASTED OR MOKEY KEFCSDKD. Pimples all dragglats sell it. SMTH. DOOIME & SMITH, 2? B08TOK. MASS, CESEBAL AOES'p. l»rrn 1»™ j|

LONG OR SHORT. Good Story either Way, 1 Uon;c->mcTy cr«c Jcrsry Cny lirung bu tnopuuoaol Dr. Kennedy's FAVORITE REMEDY ' rwer, « only put tbe Iwx. so clrarly that err!) . . "AlfngtiL Listen then for twe nunute*. My , Wire w*s lor s ion* utne— (or soeus y tars, 1 1 muk — troubled Wiu> nervous deliUlly snd weatnra. > sort of vsgur disease whtcb reems Ui be«Ui In J uonrowly spoke ot nr. tnrU Kenoedja FAVORITE REMEDY. Wnal B wst I badnt

and I paid my dollar lor tbe am bottle.- !" -Err alm-rt ovraplrt' rrotoruliou to beal'.b. O I User pal u too* STUT slL If you wan: to c i know more write to Dr. Kennedy blmeelf .1 u RUTGERS COLLEGE, " Cbaitered ns HQaeca*s Codes*" tn 7T7P} 1 Ilrun^c^S^l^nomsteomJIew Yrek. p ' 1°^ ^ ti ; •"unrwnr'r—.l ft ; SSSS^-K-pie^Sfei r J Jontor nad Bemoe zy*- C • rsclenirnc Departmenl. a I a praorical Setetotan reboot of high grade, c Tboronjrh wiwk WU* eonslaBt Beta prnrUer In '' ^t'mcaeinSao'wi'b 1*11 <prersnu traura a m'^lorHMra^le^ullSorae^nbranxw3 MI-RKII.l.XIIWAKM GATES, Pa-D-U-D. . »*" 4 i y^DIY GOODS : t nAgNU.'iaisajssa. i ; " * J I pl«. teformaotm, and - 8BO??Si OC Sr C - r",rg^i"^S5jto. a« a m.kw pw., • - Ut. rarer- r

£tpl ^flrfrtlsriB flits. ^ | gUKBOGA.TE'8 OFFICE. T tni^nnjragnro.wreid rapereruy^ nnuiy tea kuogatr OF TIIR^OOCICTT OF cap* tuesday "aND "a throat""*" N^TOTICE TO CREDITORS. ^TOTICE. a- philadelphia sauoeaj 8,01 |alu^2mr ul ntroLnt tee'snUof'llM StedelphlaluSonai bat, k. agautri the nghu, and crasiu. moneys and effrra good, and chatrbw. innra nndararawara raVew j'raey. IIo°re site day 01 'fimSt, a. d. lira^iy ertuLdmi^te'n.n'rt'd'u' yfx re u" cd by tee nnertb ol tteeounty <w cape may. resj. F. lee. clerk. william a. log ik. auoeney. dated jane 1, lied. - jels2 ORGANS, $50 AND $6S, FINE PARLOR OkGANS. GREAT CLOSING SALE MEN AND BOyS : CLOTHING, ; Geiten's LZ 30 DAYS KEN ANN MIS' CIOTiNG, BaliiimiS MUf flools, a speedy bale. ^ men> solta.jtrnow»ls boys' butte. hj now sa winter clothing and ovrroonu at turoamrda

mtsdf a. K Cor. snd a Marker «... Pstlsds. A CARD. Mr. KditcR. — We would most respectfully inform the public through the columns of your valuable paper, that wc are the sole ' agents of the celebrated, rubber Paint. This paint is said to be the best Water Proof Paint made, 1 as it is manufactured from India | rubber and therefore very clas- - tic. It is both beautiful, durable , and' economical. It is claimed ' that it will last three times as > long as lead and oiL The Rub- ^ bcr being perfectly impervious to ! water, makes this paint peculiarly f adapted to boat and vessel paintin- It in nut' un in r»allon r-arts

in all colors, both for inside and outside painting. Mr. William Scbellengcr, of this place, informs that be painted his house with it ten years ago and it looks well " Mr. William Townsend, of this place, has also used this paint on his property and believes it to be best patent paint made. We have a very remarkable fine assortment of all kinds of and Paint Brushes at lowest cash prices. We are also the agents for the celebrated Maxwell's Gypsum for whitening coloring walls. No trouT-"'10 Put it on. It has bccorr-* necessity the housc-wif- 15 nearly "•""'LiSc, X) Washington Street, Cape May City. wuffHTS ffiDIAH VEGETABLE PILLS XlVER And Complaints. rSlLlVkB1! UltMXUO^tSTIwML rwte^^