CVM" Carpet. mere Jm»(hl Into Enftand in tfa'lime .if Ibr Cruredu.. From II toe immemorial, ru*i lure been employed to tfa Emu, o Iter srr now, to »teej> upon. Eg-p< tiled them as floor covering. 1 In the d tya of Iter ancient aptendor. and Pome bt mght lliem in profusion from her Eutevn prorlocM. but tfay were uaed only by t be wealthy. The beat Loupes iu Europe, up to tbc time of Henry IV of Fmncr; were laid with oaken boards in marfarlHe, and were polielied with wax. In Ifaniiiloa 1' turt Palaor. the beautiful flOora base «ti~oj*ering. U, rough the wall, i are our i red with tapemry. t^oecn El*xabefh li<cd upon floora Hint were drown daily wub ruahea, and cren thU wa» oinMdercel ■ ffuminatr. Henry. IV introduced tbc mawuf.eiure <.[ tnipete inl" Franc* from lYreU siren IOT6. but not until 1750 •« tiro toil miry twrrie.! into England ley hundred million, of yard* of carpeting! are lu nmtunt wear In Btr country,- In the Pound ftalee. In proportion to popula. -bcreJg^t^W. JE. Before tbe inrention t| t. tbc Jarquord loom, about 1001, carpet i Were cither o! very aiippie pattern, or wtien elaborate in their designs were rery cipenaire. Sow:, by mtana of this loom, carpeting at one* beautiful and durable can be produoed a: anch p: iee ar can be afforded by people of in-«Jer>'e meant. It u though: by at -roe bygieT'da that, our people would be aa well of -If tot carpeting were uaed and floor* wot left In such rendition aa to be readily cleaned. Hence of late in mrnny wood and partially corned with htndaome t uga, which can be easily taken up and ahdteo while the floor Is tltoroughly Carprta jiiftiu t»ui ..I .loubtf • re treble nrtrrlo, kootfn *i iograin and three-ply, and Hist having a retard |ttleoo one at te with a cot too or Ihttn farfc on ► tbe other. Of tbc aeoood kind there are sjverei vwrifler. banwo aa tapestry. Brut, relr, Wilton, mnrjuette. AkmlntWrr. Auin apitearaMS dad rotMruatbm, pith a - high tufted pile, thick, durable .ml ex. paaaiti-." Tbe Unuaellt and Wilmo arc made alike, excepting that in the latter the h, -pa are cuL't<pco andabeared nh -hk While in tbe BrowD tliey are tut cut Velrria and lapealry are tnatlF tint liar lo llrure l> and Wilton, but in a he* txpetx aiva Manser, ' and'wi eta be bought at a leas pile*. Vdbetlu enpets bare a striped woolen warp which entirely mma the trouf 'if hemp, cotton re woolen. Gobelin, Turkish and Persian carpets *re of ragjike'tnlke, mod are always In nor , ,«teee. Inartistic "(Sertectlon Gobelin ta pealry baa always ranked highest, sod these carpets are all works of art, fad not iaaafc.issns.'se some aped mens of this work were exhibited at tbe Centennial hi 1N7S. and there hare been Imitattons of them In the LowrfCdUwjUM 4i tba Metropolitan Mu aeum in Philadelphia. Tbe colored silk\ and wools of which they are mad: arc' paaseil into Hi* «B|i by ipeans of wood* needle*. Each artist averages lets than one and one quarter square yards a year. From »»,000 to HO, 000 is required to pay fie some of three carpets, which lake from Sec to ten year* in their manufacture. None hare been sold from the factory slow 1781. The Rrcoeil Uorernmrnl has presented Ibeni to foreign courts. Turkish carpets are tbe work of families and households. They are woven In "it* 1-iece and . no two gre ever exactly alike. Tbe pattern represent! inlaid jewel work The .uigte of tin* patterns is nnrugs have a limited rale owing to their small Site. They are king and narrow, and teldont larger than hearth ruga. Entire tribes and families have no occupation but tarpifcr weaving yet, aa In Turkey, there is no Urge manufactory. Velvet carpets wltn gold embroidery are produced in lb itish IndU. Hrune are composed entirely of silk, aod are very beautiful aod vesy expensive. Tbe designs of Indian carpets are inure regular than those of Turkey, and '• the colors are mostly warm negative*, enlivened with brilliant hues Since IMS tbe production of carpets of various kinds In tbe United Stales has portant industry. Often too True. " McHtirtotigh is "did." "la far Wood* if fa Ml anything fwr bis famBy?" 'So, atr, not a penny. Wot* than thai, Ibey are bead over beels in 1 debt, and tbe poer-bouac is gaping for ' there." •• Is that so f Who told you ?" " Who told me P Nobody told me. Can't 1 are for myself P Didn't they bkvc I wen- - tj'-fiHir backa at bis funeral, beaded by a gkunakled hearse trimmed with beery 1 plumes and drawn by four splendid blacks r "Ob." sand miles from lens. Mid. , who takes produce or labor in pay for subscription to 1 hit paper, aod as a matter of fact, be receives about all human being wanu in this * ww'd. except, maybe, nsooey. He had brew sending bit paper, lo a certain par- - tyf-waysar and then sent him a bill. the editor if be would lake It out in trade. •Certainly. What Is your trade P" "I p'.k .1 the man. "I ptrsume you will work wbtve I want you ?" -'Certainly, answt red tbe man. "Well, come down at uoe-% bring your drum.l want you "to piay tw.- day a IE front of the low. iired editor'! I plajctt alxiut an bocr. The undertaker I took bis drum oo aooosnL Tbe editor is oul— Pvtk'a Sire rSBrist1 when be knocked at hit the* and bis ; Lordship enquired "whore there f" be wu : tu annwrr. "The fay, my land." Tbe I drat lias fa knocked he wu nervous aod . I ^3E3^|| j s Wu,'.. " ;

^flrfrtismrnts. L ri,: . lJESm :i GERtUHREMEDY 1D FOR FATTV. ' Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, ,tl LimSsfi. ttekaews. HeaSaSw. tsssaacW. 0 I Tisg cnuSa a. vnotLT-n *»■_ . . ; — — •PtaiUlla. -Business tfapds. " Q^HOMAS M. SEEDS, ° FASHIONABLE HATS Sc. CAPS, ; io LBHKKIAAS. ETC, J"' " Mo. ri >ona su atrsst. raittiwipais, jes-y d J^ETTV, HOy"a OO.r " ^ . Dretentoaadahlpiwrtof ; POULTRY, . NO. IS FEDERAL STREET. CAMDEN. N. 1. If - W IS gHCLL, W-jt REPACK & CO., x WHOLESALE GROCERS, 't tobaooo and 6EUAR8, J1 No. M *. FRONT BTREKT. FHILADELPniA. ^ T, F- PETERSON, ^ FLOUR AND GRAIN FACTOR id FRODLVE OOMMIS^N1, MERCS ANT, n 8. E. Oorwsr Arc! A WalerNtrretr, m " PHILADELFIIIA. JslCwAn.y | re J B. MATLACK, '■ Ns.SN.BgVENTU ST.. rntbtbA". «' TERRACOTTA DRiffl aBi SEWER PIPE, CHI MJTET TOTS. WmDOt ARDCAIM. '• THIMNEV FLL'SM^OAtoEN VASE8. CE- J ™ WartaaM LoweM MMM M flpm la»r | J* OOODYEAR'S RUBBER FELT- ' VJ 1 NO AND FACEIKU CO. ° robe. cipTanro. boots a shoes. D. P. DIETERICH. d Sew York Hell ing end Parking Company * • WARKUOVIiE. a* CREBTNCT BTREET. a UHMANN Abo.,' • d ' Manntartnim or it FINE CARR1A1IBS AND VILLASX CAltTB \ 1 XO.TtOKRWUIH wTIUtET. rBILAUELrillA IWV. FamireM AV*. awl Brown, tlx Ntnre. d ""--TssUI Airre' ion r-res '» Keiwinnx. 't "^-cALLISTKB AOq.^ * " FINE WINDOW SHADES, t t SO*, tt AN(D I! bTBKirr. . -OfiY GOODS '

! SSS'rLTfiC: J ^isrfllanroui. GREAT CLOSING SALE 1 MEN AND BOY'S CLOTHING. i Mlnti's Fmiikiii Wi 30 DAYSTHE STOCK OF m BOYS' CLOTMIr, Menii Fteiiei Gotit, Mssk.trtreiaiMtltjBpya'Ms.tlS w It H I I i.;" :s Ore irarra-i Furewung OuMr at ivwasims CALVIN 8. EDWARDS. ■smi e tsjaw1^* p*f1b">- ' THE BLATGHLEY ! -L PUMP! - H BUY THEBEST. Jm BLATCHLEYS I ttl PO'RTE^V-uked ■ 1 seaaiLESs tube Ipu|P J C. C-"BL ATCHLE v .Mant-T r, | SOa^EABKET ST. j^httad w. , IFJOU^i : . .

Wothinfl. i Jlrt1 j r ;W : fP^| The display of our Ready-Made ' . • Clothing and the Low Prices ar- | rest the attention and wonder- , ; ment "of every passer by, and' 1 visitors to the city must not for- • got to reckon our stock among the sights worth seeing. To' the j "dhn't-get-aways" we say: SEND FOR SAMPLES. A, C.YATES & CO., Idler BUlii CbsstEiit i n 5k. .*r FniLADELFUIA2rgal ^drrrtisfmrnts. gURROGATE*S OFFICE. 1 TUr nndeislxnwl wreud respresfnity mufj 1X1 J puunr mar tie win Hired to the oausat de ; I 8TKROOATE OF TBE COLUTT OF CAFE 'at St. onw .. **«., tMon House on I TUESDAY AND 8ATTRDAT ol rest wast. WILLIAM UILDRETIi. )swt-tf snrrossle. f TsTOTICE TO CREDITORS. ^ ^ Hen bet. Foster tad Waters B. Miller, sxeeo- L o^ytsmiysrert ^My^c^^Msr aereny K soy srtloo tterelore^^^aei^^reretnra. Jsg-QTICF, Tbc ItllsdetphuN , .tonal Bsbl ^ Foe^'^ rh- sum of |v». u-ii-,1 .'iTurtbe'aanremeCoLfl of New Jersey, oo .be «ftb day or Wsrcb. A. D. ! . ,—o doty rvtorwed Ullo sa'kt noon doty ex rem- I sd by tbe saertX ot Ibeentmtyof tbpe Mjy^ jl,'iro JomL 'rea "*• *"*n"T- . ^s. JN CHANOEBy OF NEW JERBOd^O.I Ll,w7^F»UoSe'P>'lS WOonatslse i ■lllll 3 Dswd Am? "w? CwM<"- *■ £

building Patfrial, «u. - JEREMIAHB.SCHELLKNGER'8 : LUMBER YARD uresusbgars Uodiox. nope May N.J, ber to tbe ooooty. ol every qoamy lo anil tbe eooubonlty lo rrearaL soo.ooo plabtekino lath. BBIROLEB OF ALL EINDS. 1 ; rLOORINO. FRAME BTI-FF. PICKETb. iVWORDERS PROMPTLT FILLED oau-ty E. 8CHKLLENOEK- ; TTARDWARE. NcWmAND^FEDEBALST, SASn. DOORS. BUNDS Man ^ ' L. AND BKACEETS HOT-BED 8A8H. HAND RAILS. NEWEL FOVre. BALCBTERt t s BUILDING AND HOUSEKEEPING HARDWARE Of EVERT DESCRIPTION. - PUMPS. PUMPS. PUMPS. SLATE MANTEL SHELVES. TSs^MrtHdiTn'TlM" u i "JTu "tre-0""* ' " "**' BEXBT ntZDEXlCKb. JntelX-y rAWDEK. PC. .1 ftn, ^0#d, jfimr, rfr. ! ^XIAJ, AND WOOD. «»d tbT|2S?rresreI^to.'b?S° j A COAL AND WOOD \'Ad j LSHI6H EOU. STOUE AND CHESTNUT j 'ogsrbsv wwb o reawnn. supply or J FINR.OAX A wp IlirKOKY WOOD,

~ DURABILITY sea shore PAINTING SECURED by USING LUCAS' LIQUID PAINTS CAPITOL LEAD. I " ' referenrek in cape may: | WARE A ELUHElHiK. Hcllders. teb»-. A. B.' L'TTLK. Painter. | BENEZET & BRO.'S : GR^AT BARGAIN H0USB, DENNIS OREEK LANDING, N. J. BARGAINS IN CROCKERYWARE, | 3000 second-hand hotel plates at the extraordinary low price of 1 5 I cents per dozen. Side Dishc.- t.l all kinds. Meat Dishes . new and second-hand. BARGAINS IN GLASSWARE. PRICES REDUCED. LOOKING CLASSES. 1-SlfpS AND LAMP FIXTURES. BARGAINS IN ■ j CLOCKS and WATCHES. STOVES, RANGES, ; COOK STOVES PROM $25.00 TO $15.00. special bamns to young housekeepers. A New Departure in Bargains, REVOLVERS, The Best is the Cheapest! BENEZETS BOOTS AND SHOES,, 5 I Washington Stree', Cape May, N. J. "WALKER SHO E." WR. H. BENEZET. BOOTS AND SHOES! Largw sod Most Complete srrex of (food. Cheap lto,«. sad Shore In Cape May Co. style, quality and price cannot be surpassed. mimwone price'onxy.

RE* Ol H ttas OAITEKS. ALSO. A FULL eLTPLr'op" ***"" •S FINE WALLPAPERS! eldredge johnson. " 69 W ABHINQTON STREET. : SAMUEL H. FRENCH & CO., Paint Manufacturers, painters' and builders' supplies. CBOWN READY-MIXED PAINT. BEST SEA-SHORE PAINT MANUFACTURED. orremreaiortaione. SAMUEL H. FRENCH & C.O.,* ! BUY YOUR FLOUR AND FEED ■ ELDREDGES' GRAIN DEPOT, No. 3 Decatur Street, Cape May City, 1 AU kinds of Floor and Few! and at tae Lewasl nrloes. sad lower tbsa tbe same brenda aa-l j . WereuT^rJ^y rt.- barrel re Ig l^gwM^"wi'"aye i»e .-brwo beand^Cto. Jw'ba, U rents a ' ' Buy ""'e*""*"1 •" t\nSuklmaS!'mai euberetarare '.aogpBo'X">M.""""Trx WM. B. ELDREDGE. 5 CBAS- t FRgNCli. t IIAe. c. KKKVB8 ( FRENCH & REEVES, Noa. 13 and 15 Federal Street. ° OAMDEN, Ixf. j. ti GRAIN. FLOUR AND FEED. ( d | MlDBaaou Patrol Floor, M1U Fred, Beat Dried Beef. Rork. Coarse end Ftae Sett. Hay sad threw by the Rale or Babdie. Axle Urease. Cauls Powder. Coal. to. jeia-y • j Fertilizers, Agricultural Implements and Truck Baskets. A. F. KENDALL, ( - i DOORS, SASH, BLiijim, MOWINGS, SCROLL WORK, WOOD TURKING8, MOSQUITO SCREENS, L. DEALER IN LUMBER. 7 a | Ord-Tabpreau WIB rererte proapa aartuxw,. I'oaa omee addnaa. Poeta srentle, Cape May, K. J. " ' d*»y x- 9 A. r. ggRDALL SrerlUe StAUoe, v.i.llt 'I

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CUMBERLAND \ \ Mutual Fire Insurance Cempany, , C BRIDGETON. N. J. 5 WITH NBARLY FORTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE, i ~ \ OFFERS A PERFECTLY SAFE INSURANCE - AT WHAT IT MAY COST." j Having now, as per statement on file at Trenton, January 1st, ' i 1883, . i f j 8440 Policies Outstanding, Insuring, - - $ 13, 103,634 I With Premium N'otes to the Amount of - - - 2.359,417! ) Cash- Assets, - - . . . . 46.847 j Lpsscs by Kire— Reported but not Adjusted, - - 5.400 ' j No other liabilities of any kind, except the insurances. " » !• The charge on risks — farm properties and detached town and village houses, is, for $ 1,000. ten years" policy, cash deposit, $10.00. Trem. Note, $100 1,000, five " " •• •• 7.50. - •• » 50 1,000, three " " " •• 5.00. •• •• ,0 More bazardou^'risks taken on favorable terms: | Losses by lightning arc paid, whether property is burned or not. Having foujid^itV other insurance at so little cost, ami the saving' to the members- being very great, they continue to offer as hereto- , fore, a first-class Insurance against loss by fire or lightning, at the lowest rates. , Hridgcton, April, 1883. I . DAVID P. KLMER, President. , HENRY- B LUPTON, Secretary. AGENTS AND SURVEYORS: t Itni mx Towssxsd. E>q . Cat* May Court II, m* Gkokoe U. Cakll, M. D.. IVoDifvili*. W* It. VasGiloek, IVtrrelmrr j '■ i'amm r. 1-/.VT, Keq . Mar. Ia,.,1i.,j ' PLANING MILL,' ! SASH FACTORY & LUMBER YARDS. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shutters. Mouldings. BRACKETS. SCROLL WORK, TOBHINGS. ITC,~ ' BUILDING LUMBER! OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. WILLIAM C._ JCUDDER^ & SON. . Ufabuyi CAPE MAY POINT ! JA 11 LUMBER YARD. Building Lumber of all kinds in Quantities to Suit Customers. FRAME TIMBER, SHEATHING BOARDS, SHINGLES, i FLOORING BOARDS. LATHS. Ac. 1 Sash, Doors. Blinds & Mouldings kWAll order* prmnptly dellrered », Sre llrnee re Cape May cur. , °rder*^n,a^KM red*. Jnbnra'a Mnre. So. » Waahmttre, a, reel. Cape May CXtJ, will receive | WESLEY G. HUGHES. _ C. B. COLES, LUMBER MERCHANT, ' Doors, Sash, Blinds. Mouldings, Boxes, &c. BRAUE1ETS AND SCROLL SAWING. °»" examine Mack and art aarunaire. Asextt lor Walton a Wbanab 1M.L Sboentaker b Peruuxer Office, No. 14- Kaighn's Avenue. Camden. N. J. j-'Q-y ICE! ICE! ICE! THE KNICKERBOCKER ICE CO., OF PHILADELPHIA. M SUPPLY HOTELS. HESTAt' BANTS AND OOTTAUES WITH PURE EASTERN ICE. = COAL! COAL! COAL!! BBIT QUAUTY. *- AHBFULLY ^BBPAKgP^ Fmt FAMILY USB. AND FULL w'^httOTllX STBBBT Ahnee OCMAN. CAFE MAT. N.J. The Pe^ile's Reliable CLOTHING STORE/ 4 1 Washinton Street, Cape May City. CHABLIS NEBDLBS. BABAOZB.. JHit-IaJe Clottiii aii Pnrnisliing uoofls. ' saelrre and coacxere crowded' wua xouda awaltax Um uapreure of owr Cape May realresera. AU IS* Fall sad Wtaire aiylre of Htiff aad n-.f: li.L., /Vn-'Uii.T-'A,,', firrTrCrA pb*a're raerea ree 401*10 ^ ^ OURMOTTG-" QUICK SALE AND SMALL PROFITS!" "j TJ 1 E PEOPLE'S RELIABLE STORE, 5 No. 43 Washington Street, Cape May City, £ CHARLES NEEDLES MANAGES. { 2*y! »ad rS^bi^obt^^fre^^t'"* we're amir' p»?imiV o't"* | A Ikeia attR rrreler advulaxas, aad to so mepectlre of ogr new atylre of ro, FALL AND WINTXB DKESS GOODB, , » MUSLINS A'ND FLANNELS !- waieb cut re doptiaaxad at iae pnere wa aaa at aay wore la ,a* raoaiy II Tbe A lux ITUMoMareaweare aaty uureaa^ ibe r-fwuu- rur-irei iinrei 5 1 DR. WAftNER'S "CAROLINE 'CORSETS, : ~ Ureal Bedaxlloo of Frlore fa every departmaaL ami xo aa Uaparetoa or 1M looda w JS a now I or ooaipanax ibra, wlia ,MaB ofbee auras, we mrfte oar u ly ouiwnara aad lb, pobtte lo *W JrS!

lailread Sint-SabU. "^yEST JERSEY RArLROA.' Trelna win lean Cap* May a, fofkrwa for rSILADBLTBIa : 6.50(diM'aUMMarma^ *! PklM^S 6.50 4.00 ■ 3.30 Efeff* *r"*™ 18 •' FBOM APILADXLFBIA. "i -la moo re were day. .-Or' a. M. aod Ala P. soodaya.ua a' M. ^ J"d. OBA WFOfltD. . "j^btwwdt^ ; Cdifational. ] J&usIy INSTITUTE BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY, :: su u-Ircss:!^ WHEELKB INSTimiT Lcaru SHORTHAND at Home. . aaatm-d to poaiucya. Nead ST-AOUU SHORTHAND INSTITUTE. AKTHUB J. WKNC. .wu.,YOUNGWSMliH atnactltat. a larx* renw offltellfUUd Uwrbera. oral afdr-ndtdl, HeMrd aad reaUlatsd redbw *. ulre i rihUrtSle' ttSdeuuSil Sire IBrdiral. " EISNER /ME HDELSTM.'T 3TQ n-.c- f tree.. Ph, loueirhin. p.. I ! Wo r m si P^ft?K'TwOBM SYRDPII iiM 'ih'i Y""1 ' v /rr r tale by n. A. KenaMy. M. D-. Cape^May WRIGHT QffilAlfBGETABLEPILa LIVER And all Bilious Complaints Slarblr ^lard. QAPE MAY CITY I MARBLE WORKS, K. A Oar. KaUnwd Tiwi k A Toropllr. MONUMENTS. TOMBSTONES, RTEPPINQ Aod au kiodj or Marble and risk re three Pare■•ot. ^L. T. ENTB1KIN. PAYNE'S I O Horse SpwrkArrestlng - -re^a— tpreof H|f Cot 04. If yoa a to: a Mattonary L'vi U W. l'AYNE A SONS. cealre. N T. Box l«C. PATENTS io* luHm'twi ^ GEXTS WAXTED- TO _«KLL a5*id EtiW^MW^'Twrtre^^^ All m& OF HOTEL SUPPUES umi wtixVkTr xbB^Sn Uf"kt av cos • - . T t 11-1 IX II I I N. . . n k I n 0. af Ml ITXL « IJ. 1»T I Eh. I! : - - . I. " ' >IJ