YATE lUfPLEMEMT, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9. 'SS6. —

An Episode in his Career. : A matt enof. fact nort'of a berhrlnr had J f( Wn courting a girt with greet assiduity j d f an.1 unbounded confidence, and finenizlit t! con eluded thai the time had about «p- J pr- ached for him to propose. He bad f led up to it gradually, and finally he t , «al 1, blantly : r ' Miu Mary, will you be ao kind a* to J marry me ?" r So, air," she replied indignantly. | "Indeed! Why not ft ■ Simply because I don't want to." " ■ Well, well," be said, quite unbeshed, " "this Is what I would call an episode in my career— an episode. Miss Mary, being something which is entirely uncx-p-.-c ed ." — Washington Critic, The City Boy Learns %omsthlng. j A Baltimore A Ohio train was rushing _ along through some swamps In Northern T Indiana. The track was fringed on e i her side with "cat-tails," literally <■ thousands of their bushy heads bobbing I around in the breeae. A small boy bail t his nose glued to the window-pane and Ids young eyes for a time eagerly drank in l lie scenery. He was evidently a city- r 1 rid boy, for he presently exclaimed : ' ' Mamma. I didn't know that sausage J g rw in that way." t Familiar With Human Nature. j "I suppose." said Dumlry, after he \ lis i registered, to the hole! clerk, "that , when a guest has no baggage his personal i appearance has more or less to do with j making him pay In advance." "Oh, yes," said the clerk. 'In thla ' bit jneaa we soon learn to sire a man up. Will yon have your trunk sent to your ' room, Mr.— er— Dumley ?" "No, I haven't any baggage. I only i t eel to be in town a day or ao." • Four dollars, please. " An Enigma Solved at Laat. "There's something Inexplicable about Hi" mental make-up of a woman," replied Fogg to a female acquaintance. ' 'There's that Mrs. Smith, for example. She's, utterly unable to handle a horse, and yet she drives her husband around as i hough he were a baby." ' Ah, but you forget," replled'the lady, "the horse, you know Is a very tntelliAssorted Clerical Duties. "Doe* the preacher pray when he • -ernes to yoot house?" asked a little #- yr.ir-old. First ward girt of a companion. ' Oh, no, never," was the quick answer. "Why doesn't he? He always does, when he comes to our house," continued wnen ne comes to our nousc, continual

the first, "and tells mamma It's been a I season of rest for him. What does he do * when he oomes to your house ?" 1 "Oh," replied the young miss, with a c sigh, "he generally stays to dinner." Chocked Through. As the train atopped at a small station the attention of a citizen was attracted by the yelping of a small dog in the baggage car. "Is the dog mad ?" he asked. "Mad?" repealed the distracted bagg ige-raaster. as he wiped the moisture fr Hn his brow, "No, the dog ain't mad. but all the rest of us are." An End to Bone Scraping Edward Shepherd, of Harriaburg, 111., up : "Having received an mnch benefit frxn Electric Bitten. I feel It my doiv to lit suffering humanity know it. Have bad a running sore on my leg for eight yean ; my doctor told me 1 would have to have the hnoe scraped or leg amputated. 1 Died, Instead, three bottles of Electric Bitters and seveo boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and mv leg la now sound and well." Electric Bitten are sold at fifty cents a bottle, and Bncklen's Amies Salve at 85c. per box by I)r. Henry A. Kennedy. 4 There are little, sweet, pretty and green cases all the way through the desert of life, but the fat man who breaks a suspender, on s hot day when running t» catch a train doesn't think of this. / Wbm «s dek. ws (sr. hre Castaria. Whee ska was ■ CUM. aha «*M for CmMs, Wkreshal lOsa aha etmag >. Caatecia. Wh» shaha* CkMrea, ah* (an te Caauria, * • New Yorker (at art exhibition)— ' What is this picture?" Boston lan — "Ah. No. 144. The Desert of Sahara." g^few Yorker — What a magnlficient ball ground that would make ! Hey !" "Diseased nature oftentimes breaks - forth in strange eruptions," and the result of it all is pain. Now Salvation Oil will aend this very pain to the right about at the trifling cost of only 95 cents. ' Father, why does the papers Npeak «f Mia Cleveland's books as 'works T " s«ked little Johnny. "Well, my son. if rou should ever attempt to read one you will find out what bard work it is." Old Deacon Dobson boasted that he alw.ya "prepared for the worst;" and ao he was, f"g ne alwaya kept Dr. Bull's Cough Syrnp in the house, regarding it the only safe remedy for coughs and colda. J . A builder of ^ifal stairways is one of fie few men we can excuse for doing crooked work. In Holland, Mien., C. J. Doeabun p i blithe, the 2F«w» . and in It columns a rongly recommends Dr. Thomas' Eire trie Oil for coughs, colds, sore throat*, citarrh and asthma. Vassal' girls are said to be so modest la^they wfll not work on improper Prof. Cbaa. P. Williams, Ph. D., of pbOadsiphla, says there is neither morphia, opium or minerals lb Red Stir Court) Core. Price, twenty-five cents a 5

! Wives ! Mothers ! Daughters ! ] ' Bcyour own physician ! A lady who year* suffered tormrnts worse thsh I death from Uterine Troubles. Falling of 1 Womb. Leucorrhoeg, Supprrmdnn*. T Ac., and who had despaired -of liefffg r cured, found remedies which completely 4 cured her. Anr sufferer from such troubles can use the remedies and thus w herself, without revealing her condition to any one, and without siibiectIng her womanly modesty to the shock F of an examination by a physician. An lilnstrated treatise, prescriptions, and full directions for use. sent free to any w address, securely sealed. Send two cent stamp. Address, naming this paper. - Mrs W. C. Houuts. _ _ 958 Broadway, N. v . Ha Was Vary Tlrad. Major Gassaway, a San Antonia law. yer, was encaged by a man accused of . horse stealing. V "Are you really guilty?" asked the K lawyer. "Why, major, I' I was innocent, what earthly use. would I have for a lawyer ? , so guilty that I reckon yon had bet- * get another lawyer to help yon." Bettarthan Vacation. Thla is pre-eminently the vacation month, when thousands seek rest and recreation. But to those who suffer the depressing effects of summer dehlHty, the disagreeable symptoms of scrofula, the tortures of biliousness, dvspepsla or sick headache, there is more pain than pleasure in leaving home. To such we aav. give Hood's Barsaparilla a trial. It will purifr-yonr Wood, tone up and : strengthen your bod v. expel every trace I of scrofula, correct biliousness, and pos. j I itivelv cure dyspepsia or airk headache. _ Take It before von go and vdn will en- ( Joy your vacation a Ihmnsed 'old • "1* it true that Mr. Eastman calls on r Merrisole every night in her rooms?' Inquired a aoiourner at one of the Long r Branch Hotels. "Not exactly. Merrisole la down here from Saturday till Monday, you know." Judge IT yer. of Ttahwav. N J.: A. A. Drake. Esq.. N. Y. Stock Exchange ; t Rev. Stephen Merrltt, New York, and j , many oliiers are wltncases that Palmer's | "BJdn-ftaceert" is a rafe. sure and gpeedy ; " Remedy for skin complaints of every | name. Thomat, our Irish hostler, empha- ' sizes the doctrine that horae stalls should have earthen floors thus: "A horse j' should never stand on a wooden floor, except when he is lying Awn." Parties intending to travel will And Ihey have been planning to advantage if " Ihey Include In their list of necessaries n 5- supply of Vinegar "Bitters Powders. , These powders hate the same effect as the world-renowned Vinegar Hitters, ^ whose essential properties they embody, ■d "My dear." said Mrs. Snaggs to her '-■ny near, sum mr.. nnasKn - !

husband, "what is a canard?" "Why, « a canard Is something one canardly lie- ! t of course-" "Oh. to be sure. Why j * couldn't 1 think of that V j J Wliat is more disagreeable to a lady | J than to know that her hair has not only , lost ita color, but la full of dandruff ? j Yet such was the case with mine until 1 | used Parker's Hair Balsam. My hair i* now black and perfectly clean and glossy.— Mrs. E. Sweeny, Chicago. • Lady (In dry goods store)— "I will : . look at your material for towels." Clerk ! . (recently transferred from the dreas . goods department)— "Yes. ma'am; some- I ■ thing that won't show dirt?" »%"I was most dead with heart difficulty. can now do a good days work and • sincerely recommend Dr. Graves' Heart 1 Regulator as the 'remedy." -Geo. Glad1 iling, Hartsgreive, O. — >1 00. Free J pamphlet of F. E. Ingalls, Cambridge. - P "Why. Mr. Harler. I didn't know you p were bald-headed. You're awful vnimg * to be bald-headed." said Mrs. Hlte. "Oh, i I uunno. I've got a son not over two s weeks old who Is bald-headed." A leading citizen of Hagerstown. Mil.. . Mr. George W. Il»m«. hail suffered for ' some time with facial neuralgia and e toothache, wlien he tried 9t. Jacob* Oil. a He says : "It gave me instantaneous „ relief/and 1 consider it a wonderful "My good man," said a philanthropist to the street laborer, "do you ever havr cause to grumble at your position?" "No, sir." was the answrr ; "I took my pick at the start." All plasters are not aKkc. fjnjt Plasters give relief and cure when other klmls are utterly worthies*. Try one and see. i 35c. at dealers. "Paul." said his mamma, "will jrou go softly into the parlor and sec if grandpa is asleep?" "Yea, mamma." whispered Paul on his return, "he Is all ■ asleep but his nose:" - StrdifBl. RedStar TRADE '»E' MAR K'n ^UGH^URE - IubI'. OK Cts. 3 PROMPT. -w , • iM, I CERManremeOY

' QOFF & SMITH-! MASTTACTtTRMM 'AJfO SHTPPERS OP j BRiCK, POTTERS and BUFF CLAY ; Ws keep coasMutry on s largs ot Uie he« noamy j ' BrleX rttfca sre wlU sen at me LOWEST CASH PRICEN. at (Selleptaln and at SfitlvHIe. rt.J. | omec, (tmltki'H Sirocerjr store, ad & Broad Mta.. Mlllvllle. WILLIAM s. SHAW, Agent. ..It, -.Kits BY V Ml. WILL KBrKIVE PHOMIT ATTSSTIOS. THOMAS DEPUY, 35 35 North Second Street, Philadelphia, NKW DB8IOJI8 1ft THB BNQLISII AND AMRB1CAN CARPETS! CARPETS! Nearly Opposite Christ Church, East Side, 35 BETWEEN ARCH & MARKET STS, PHILADA. oSi

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iBarble ^ard. QAI'E MAY' CITY' 1 MARBLE WORKS, A L cor. Kaltroa.! Track A Torn pike. j BOND VENTS, TONBSTONE8. STEPPING STONES, And all klnrta or llarble and Plag or Wone pave ment. L. T. KNTK1K1N. EXHAUSTED J/ITALITY. Illustrative Sample Free. KNOW THYSELF, ^NMV A ureal Ne-lical Work nn Nanhood, N'rvona ami Ptirueal DrtJlluy, Preinauire Decline lu IZ c»m an p *r«, anMianiully boj^id^n^e, me"j^tigUOT^eS™ciTiit eraj vejetttn* mam^Mce'onlysr' by" rali,* pcSpald, eoooealed In rlaln wrapper. ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE PURE TO ALL YOBBf and mlddle-aced menfortlie nrxt ninety day* Send n<>w. or cm iklaqnLM you may never aee it nraln. Adtlres* Dr. W. H. PaKKKR, t BniOnoli atreet, Bowin, Mum. alSAl Jg S. CURTIS, PRACTICAL PLUMBER, g1sandsteam fitter, No. It senator Street Cage May Ctty. CtrarcMa. Iloove. Ptctnrlea. Hocela. Btted with Gas. Water and Steam Pipes, Chemical Work A Lead Burning | Kama. Wuler-whrelt^Wmil-mUii. force and TERRA COTTA DRAINAGE I pot tn at very low ratea. Only practical Plomber in Cape May ctty ctrI rylat on meimalneaa. 1 gURKOQATE'S OFFICE. I TBeanderalgned wooM rrwpeeirnJ ynodfy the I pontic thai he will attend to Ike bnnaeae de ■ voiTinx upon Llm a> ■ SCKBOOATK OF THE COUNTY OF CAPS *AT- ' at hie otnee ar Cape May Ooort Hoaee. on , TUESDAY AND SATURDAY • ot each week. WILLIAM BILDKETH^ ! I iniCC For Valuable LAUICO Information ; MABTlStMBMl CO. |

BENEZET & BRO., Have increased their capacity for -storing goods at Jthelr large store, ! No; 19 Washington street, and are now prepared to, give the public * their lowest cash prices in . House Fmistii Hoods if every toriptm. ; GLASS. CROCKERV, EARTHEN WARE. WOOD AND WIL- : LOW WARE, CUTLERY AND SILVER WAR*. A full line of furniture at lowest prices. il ' CARPETS. OIL CLOTHS, MATTING^. AWNINGS A SPECIALTY. j Upholstering in all its branches. Refrigerators for sale- -or— reafe- - Children's coachps for rent. ' Til Mil Mil Steam ail Gas Fittim " Tubular Wells tirueiTaFsBort nTitire. J. H. BENEZET & BRO.. ' No. 10 Washington St. Cape May City. N. J. j ' PLANING MILL, SASH FACTORY & LUMBER YARDS. | MANUFACTURERS OP Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shutters, Moulding, &c. BRACKETS, SCROLL WORK, TURNINGS. ETC., BUILDING LUMBER OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. WILLIAM C. SCUDDER & SON. FRONT AND FEDERAL STREETS. CAMDEN. N. i. Jul*- j The Best is the Cheapest! BENEZETS FOR YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES, 5 1 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J.

^^"WA'tKER SHOE." BOOTS AND SHOES! Largest and Mont Complete Stock of Good, Cheap Boot* and Shoe* In Cape May Co. STYLE, QUALITY AND PRICE CANNOT BE SURPASSED. Good* that don't Fit or Ploaae, vlll tie exchanged or money retanded. OKB PRICK ONLY. SEE OUR IS.S0 GAITERS. ALSO, A FULL SUPPLY OF FINE WALL-PAPERS ■nltahle for Cottage . lintel or Boarding-tiotuc. Call and price nmpUk berore parrnulng elaewker ELDREDGE JOHNSON. BB WASHINGTON STREET. Just, Received a Largo Lot of WAUU PAPW & BORDERS DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES, hardware, wood and willow-ware. FAMILY "FLOUR, HEADLIGHT OIL, PAINTS, OIL. MATTING. OIL CLOTH, Ar. wm. townsfnd, MOST RELIAB1E FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY IN CAPE MAY COUNTY. yllwfc. £ Oily First Class Conpauico BcjrcstnM RatCS 3S L0W 3S ^ 0^er Ai.i.lnun.,,, from any part of the count) ,) IjS kjMBBfct!. '■ - Will receive prompt aUenlion. e w. scott hand, Atrent, OJS. CAPE MAY COURT nous*. N.J. ' M. D. GOULD, • DEALER IN -• HARDWARE, STOVES, RANGES, Etc, tin roofing. guttering and spouting,' PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. TAYLOR AVENUE. nOLLT BEACH. N.J. West Jersey Hotel, » FOOT OF MARKET STRKBT. CAMDEN. N. J. 1 . fg tr*ga s5Ai*a , siiacb»i ui 1 he bniei atbpiien parson3 UU«f .r<ir*m-s TIoU< Camden. I JOHN POTTER. CTerk,

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