Published Every Saturday Morning. 'JqPEIIAT. DECEMBIRYBT 188CTkU p«y^U~ rtr<Mn*tuuj*f»tuv •Time softens a" Ihincs" if a common L xprcwVm. ti<« thts role flora no! apply lo spring tfrlrkenaox hard-boiled <gg«:Tbrtc safld waves are very trying," 0,1,1. .» man to hU" wife this morning witch she ratfeS i»lm for not building the Are. - . ■ Senator ffewtfi iulftkluced a bill in tbc Senate on. Thurid ay Of laxtwoek toaiitliS/ixc the redemption of trade dollars. It jipiild be pwf'J. • James A. Bradley is contemplating •reeling a colossal bicycle rink at Asbury Park. It Is to bo about 1000 foet in cir. •umlercnce, and will have a grand stand n the centre capable of seating 1000 licople. Tlio pros and cons of Ilaytian cannajalism will have the effwft of drawing ho attention of the civ'Jixed wot Id to ho dreadful doiigs If they really oxistriie New York World Is entitled to the York World Is enuueil to tnc

hanks of the public for Invcstigalrag ' he marge. . ., The chnrcbea of Auburn. N. Y .. have ^ some -to open war over I he amount :*1000) which It was proji»ril to pay Mr. P. L. Moody for two weeks e\-an. gel i stir work.' There is .« traveling £ spoStejte times. £ The ever.'resoi" >Z !>'« of the lawyers ic that they have nnUp'1 time to familiar- p: ixe themselves with fhfijjv clients' coses, M is becoming obnoxious evcB Jolbe jud- ^ idal mind. Legal defense slio«'ifT,l!JU(«' ir more. of the character of that salf-drfense f, which Is practised on the plains, where, „ '* a man be not sufficiently handy with » lite popgun, he is retired from the pro- b fttslon for goo. I. t: Tlie Phlladclphi fren thinks that the ' "Knights of Labor organisation, which " sccmctl for a time to lie earn "ng everything lief ore It In the labor Held, Is show- ' Ing at present very decided signs of J disintegration and disruption. IJke all overgrown Bodies made up of interests 1 only remotely identified, the tendency 1 toward disintegration is a constant one, ' and just now it seems to be in the ascend- 1 ency," ' An important experiment is about to ( be trtedbyibe Wlnle Star 1 Ine of ateamera. ( Hie g(pat steamships of the present day ( are generally run with a single screw, the Wfilte Star people arc going lo put j : i two screws. This will fati ltale steering in dlfflcult pluces, and In case one - screw breaks at sea the ship will not be entirely difabled. This is a consider!lion ot great moment, ami many experts regard it as the next great step forward tn ocean navigation- It is undoubtedly a more costly system than that now In use. but notxxly now goes to sea without a shrinking dread of the possibilities of a long |),ml helpless stay tn the middle of the Atlantic artcr the breaking of a screw. The Contiien Prt— says Exftpeaker Armstrong Intends, Immediately after thr- nrimrii7Hlion of the Irnrlslntlire. to 1

introduce a Local Option bill, not out of I consideration for the third party to whom i he is under no sort of obligation, but be- ■ cause he believes the principle and de- i sires to give force and effect lo the i twelfth plank in tlio Republican platform. In order to convince the doubting Thomases In the Prohibition parly, tbst that 1 plank was not placed there as a blind ' and a cheat, but that It means all It says. 1 and that the Republican paily will stand ' or fBI In defence of it. And it is entirely _Eafc.to.«ayJhal-Jtlthougli the Democrats . arc indebted to the Third parly for the 1 majority they have in the legislature I not a half doxen Democratic votes In 1 both branches of that body will be given t > that measure. " Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, who Is j probably as competent to speak upon the , Indian question as any man 11* ing, has , recently cxpre-sed his belief that "the , only solution of the problem of Indian , civilisation la In thelrmneentratlon, by resting them with Individual rights of , property, and by compelling ihem toller , by their own labor." Individual rights, ■■ -the Bishop goes on lo say, are required , . nonsense tn attempt Indian el' dilution by i providing for the red men in tribal life. They must be placed as Individuals and \ families", and made to feel the the respon- , sibllHy of distinctive . ffort. The preceding defects In our Indian policy are ths1 we have merely establiahrd almsbouara. whence we bare graduated savage, help i less pauper." This is the whole tmth of i the matter In a nutshell. Tbi Indian poi- I icy of our Govermmiut has.haaCln Any i the least, a huge blunder I rem the begin- i ning. To continue It longer, with all I present knowledge, would t« hardly I less than a national crime. I The typewriter will never be a uaiver- '

sal favorite. It may be am' doubtlrae is a ; good thing to grind out an editorial on , . finance or to flay a man whom you don't \ like. Likewise1! good-invention l" turn i out all torts of commercial correspondence. But there are fields were the pen— the old-fashioned pen— Is stiff mightier than the typewriter, and evef will Be. world without end. Fancy a man making love to his sweetheart on a typewriter. And fancy a sweetheart breathing heart's secret— pouring her passionate yearulngtand food expressions on a sheet of paper where you have to rloga bell at the end of each line. Love can never get used to afty such mechanical apparatus as that. \ou might aa well expect to pound out an opera on a sheet-iron bollot with a sledge hammer. Imaging your sending a sentence of this sort to your best girl! "My. typewriter fails to express to you the feeling* of my heart," What would a bundle of trpdwrihw letters look like tide up1 in a isded ribbon? Do you think any . sensible girl would keep a love lettor t urnod^oiri ^a^j^writcr? Would One bottle of Dr. teeth AmoWs Cough Kilter cured me of a severe attack of Pnecohnnla. I was lira critical condition, and upon the suggestion of a friend obtained a bottle of are above named ranowonderful nwrm!*' It \t * spleodld medicine. Isaac W. liiehtmeyer. Han g^tm^tee Go,, N. Y\, Feb.

THIS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR THE OF J. HENRY EDMUNDS, ■ REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE AEENCY, PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, 523 CHESTNUT STREET:" *

Communicated. To the Editor of tlie Wats. | , I had heard and read a good deal , about the efforts of some of our enter- •> prising citixens lo establish a Free Read- ! lug Room, and-ot lis fallura- to reach- J for whom It was Intended. Kn™. | ing that Uic ladles had taken much pains , maxo the new room attractive, ia ' passing by the other night, I thought to [ howkJyvpktlL IfUwM tW"sf Jrs ! ^pwttng^o find a few little boys playing games. When I opened the door 1 . all about what . I came for. can only say the room had a general air of warmth and cheer. There wrre manv Interested faces clustered amend tables devouring the Intellectual food provided WY them. What ' struck mo most was the youlhfulncss of the faces. They were not the young men that might bo found in the cigar stores, playing pool or discussing local politics, but the Aeys of the town. It is habits that mould and fashion the character, till It wears the likeness of God or the of a demon. We all know that from the little acorn comes the monarch of the forest ; but if the soil Is poor, and there be no spreading room, they win be onlyactutt oaH - . Mothlnk* if there is anything good the boys will find it ; anything interesting, the boys will appreciate It; anything a success it ia the ' boys will make it so. Not as older peo- ' pic who think we have sounded all the wells of pleasure and knowledge and ' failed to find truth st the boUom-, but ' these young minds and hearts, which, ' like the fresh fallen snow, show so plalu- ' ly every Impress made upon them. Reader, send in your books and maga- | sines. No matter bow old they are the beys will M man new thought ; mom; J well tried truth ■, something lo think and talk about. Go on, brave workers ! ' Knowing that every purpose, sirring r with good— unwavering untiring—' which r urges man onward and upward— "brings urges man ouwaruunu upwwru — --unrigs

. panacea to brave hearts." The efforts you are making for the moral and intellectual advancement of our boyt will call out the lion latent powers and one day show Ood's grandest liand work r man. ' A. IV Sins against society may be giouped two classes, indifference and inlcifeicnce. We may be often In danger when antagonising selfishness, of going to the other extreme of neglecting home a.Tsir* while exercising too great an intrusion into the affairs of others. Charles Djek* , ens has two characters "n "Bleak House," , painted in colors of exaggeration, bu cleverly illustrating tbe unchristian deeds which may be done in the name of Chri". tianlty. One Is a Mrs. Psfdlggle, who goes about among the poor in the spirit ' and power of a policeman, prying Inlo all their domestic affaire as she would ■ net dream of doing among more well-to- ' do people, distributing her cheap adviec. 1 or reading them severe lectures on Uieh failings, and leaving them -fang and growliDg. and more hard of heart than ever. And the other Is a Mrs. Jellyby. whase entire lime and attention are absorbed In the Interests of "BorrloboolnGha" In Atylca while her own household rapidly degenerating Into a domestic jungle, her husband Is a cowed and com1 fortless wretch, and her half-score of ' children are developing into first class Whenever one meets with a young i girl nowadays she is a delightful except. ' ion tf tbe does not so conduct herself that every woman present a doxen yearn older than hnrielf, and to whom tire Idas . of age never occurred before, does not feel herself passed and rather guilty for lgggtng superfluous on tlie s'age after for half an hour In the yoong glrPs society. Instead of listening ai if there were still 'something In the world she mieht learn or that were worth her sllen-

tion. or Instead of Joining In conversation with any degree or modesty, she does all the taftting herself; she leads It where she wishes, usually to her own level of amusements, companions and slang. The commissioners of the Soidiet's Home at Newark vrill ask the legislature for an additional appropriation of g30,000 to build the proposed new borne at Kearney. Of the *60,000 appropriated last year, *18,800 was paid for a site; and the comrtlsslonera believe It will cost from *70,000 to *80,000 to erect a building large enough to accommodate the veterans. tSsoreTiSli "imfeawre » | fnc-CttSu purpoMS,' enS* ^OidrttdbtOosacli. ~ .. ' » si VBe Oosnlj seal on basluaa Mr. pur .sir. m fittwrpjlli." ttartysamiri Oftes'pSwifc (U P\

' The ChrtstWias Quarterly. I strawbrldge «V Clothier's Quartr: ,'y — ! r Winter- which is the holiday ntirn- T of this fashion mxgaxine— is filled jj\vith w-iuonalili' fashion licws-'antt in- ^ structive and entertaining articles of — permanent value upon subjects of in- a; teres! ui ladles. "The usual features of Y this ncfidaical arc preserved in the pres. |J ent issue. There is ilie artistic rcpro- e, ductlon in colors of desigg - by Parisian • mmliatesr serving as a beautiful frontispleeo : maite praclieahle by a minute _ description of kinds, qualities, quanti- . ties, and prices of all the materials used I In the manufacture of thr styles depleted. | Then there are many illustrated pages on winter fashion*: In which even the at- , tire of the husbands of the suliscribera come in f or s shnrr of n'teniion. Susan j i (toolhlgecontrHnitea"TheIaidy In White . Satin." a talc of love ami mystery. A ■ largo amount of space is devoted to ; homc-n:i and kindred topics ; 1 rem - ■ painting in pastels to the art of dish- »> , washing- Miss Juliet Diaai gte her. 1| ■ bousekcengrs. ."John's' Wife"— that . marvel of industry— -recounts her expert ienees in keeping liens for egg? nnlv. 0 Tlie contents of the literary jmrt fcf the n ' QoaHfrin end wiih a novel feature In J p the way of music. It is a complete, sctt ing musical Tarce, in two acts, written i and composed expressly for the use of i the renders of the Qnarlrrlg. liy Hunter a MacCu'kich and William Btohtie. h is > " called "Wedding Cakes," ami contain* s «ix musical numbers ; itirrc of which arc - espeelnlly good : "Live Victorious," a ' liallad : and two, what might heca'led. topical songs, "At the Jibing of the e Boom" and "8m h Very Bad Form. >- Indeed !" A number of clever pen-anil-r ink sketches try W. G. YVager, Illustrate , tlm people and i he siUtafloM of the farce, " Tliere follows s profusion of iliustra- ' II tions of seasonable drygomls de«eribed i, «nd priced, so that no or*, living at a . distance, need be st a loss in procuring tbe latest styles, a* soqn as those can '■ who call In person -such iwthe convenlt- ence of the iiiaBwwter system when ie siipn'emented by sn illustrated book of ityitt and pflees- The Q-irUrly is published at th' Ik's inning id each season, i k and sent for a year for SO crnta, liy 'I Strawhridge A Clothier, Philadelphia. S h Tlie late Charles Frnncir Adam* 1said t" have become tired of being introt ilucrrl as Ilie crandaon of President '. duced as President

j Jo:,n A, trims and the sou of Jolin Quinrry 1 Adams. He ffcslred and dorerved recogr nlllon on Ids account. After Diphtheria. Diphtheria is s terrible disease, requir1 ing the greatest medical akli! to effort a . complete cure. Even when its power It broth n, it clings to the patient with greal persistency, and often leave* the system e poi toned " and prostrated. Just here * Hood's Sarsapnrilhi does a vast amount B of good, expelling impurities from tbe . blood, giving it richness and vitality, wbibVii renovates and strengthens the a There's no trouble to find sn excuse for any cause of action when one Is o needed. They come In troops, cspecii ially if they bo summom*l to tbe rescue o of him who is reck'ng to dodge tomr fi duty. After Diphthnrla. ' Diphtheria Is a terrible illsrase, requird ing the greatest medical skill to effect s n complete cure. Even when its power is . broken. It clings to the patient with gi at persistency, and often leaves the system " poisoned and prostrated. Just here " Hood's S»t*mmii ilia does • vast amount rl of go al, expelliag 'nr purities from the _ blood, giving jt richness and vl'ality, while It renovates and strengthens ilie '■ system. " Dapcing is said to be good for reducing the flesh- An hour or two of pract ice a day steadily maintained for a month e will make the most obese shake a leg with the best of them. a?ifci. " latwl* c H>w ajflpntisnnrnts.

'Citt the Best" HOP jujuii th»y»'TVS»o'; ASTHMA fiBBEB ^ | OWIHI SSTHttS Ottjj* T | Please Don't Forget It That Or. H- Jissss CSawslfi tm&ea Is prepsmi taOttettta, InSM, from km perssr and n«si Nastve Ittasst is ibs atfMjlW ta iiui smgiay or qua. ttstwB sgsaivst? smt pw-

aeirgUmtimsniig. T lyYSrEI'SI A.—JTS^NA'TIJ HE, | | SIfii SipSl ' BAJTLE OF GETTYSBURG. 1 UNRIYAUeD ORGANS mo EAST PA*HE!«T system, Jrom 'upright pianos SmH,A^iajDH OEOAtAi'D'HAHO CO.. Boston, New York Chicago. C. CORNELL, COOK AND CATERER. Is pri| srt.1 to serve a: "S*" - »-..»* rlrsts PARTIES OH WEDDINGS * NO. S DECATUR STREET. j stt-am cape May City, N. j KNABF pianofortes UNEQUA1XED FOR Tone, M| WortmansMp & Mollly. Ncsc wi ^.y via wmamnoi* street, Batnmw . map AiTAi r»n A

; HOG CHOLERA. BRAGD0N'S~ SPECIFIC, A Reliable Cure— Never Fails. » READ THE FOlAOWtNO : ® with'.nihe lass KrAweets two orders come 1 from WonJstown. N. J., wblch were promplly C lined. _ TRe fotlowloc note is tne rephr:| Woowrow*. N. i„ Nov. S, Its* e rue Hot Cbdioti rawinnearnvecin rvt*r. ore now tin recorertncraml others report tleoc- ,. nnnhclreainr. I semi by this leiuv o mooej » otompUstoiirraMnOTm p w w ~ TttBra^^MsnofaciartDiCa, DON'T trifle wira Hie eyes bt nsiag improperly sued spectaproprrlruateit. " Spectaclfs and Eye Glasses. OPERA GLASSES. , thermometers, Of all kinds. Dal-y Tnermomcters, Cbnrn T»'fARTIFiaAL EYES. DRAWING INSTRPMPrra^ ELECTRICAL l W. Mitchell McAllister, ^ OPTICIAN,^ i ; TfiEiw amm • | KASKINI paiaciMS i t A^BlaiiaiiE MALARIA, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, UYEH. LOJG Iffl KffllTJM ered'*i'* iwf'vmejl'ro' o mmre'l e?D IsTbSonfamutsr with ita really woadertnl powers b. sSSSlHulJ Where IheMood had become diseas-' MndB reeiM^^dJhodlasorloo^lmpalrod. wnm^sm^o 'yjdCSsra^q^ywoimu n^fsrrejrrlOT ■Ms sttdloal onifssamn. * Vov truly yoon, ISwmS^^rMoSwm* or cousnESou!St. Prsnms Hospital, N. T. jSraSs^w'^; 7 BetVrrao B<wr«sl. N. T-Z-UurenSIty soet SSSS'I n- atWbd m the hfvtory «t medicine. Price ll'jtei ». Sold by Merer A Keersy, Oape May, N. J., or « 8L.KewTo.-t

" "'^TH PROOF CARPET Rosin-Sized Waterproof Building 4 Sheathincr Payers' i ot ROOFING MATERIALS. | WARREN EHRET ROOFING COMPANY | 137 South Soccr.d Sir-oab, PhijadLpn^a. .»;-y| | ^ Items of Interest at Hall's Dry | Goods Store. . ! A bargain lot of Satin Rhadamcs at yt, cent. All olors, in Faille Franchise Silks. Nodeltie* in Fancy t ripcil Velvet. A great bargain in all-wool black Henriettas. Dress Goods Novelties in Fancy Mixed SuitI digs. Striped Camel's Hair Invisiblc'l'laids, Combination Suitings. Cable Cords, Armurc Cords, etc. 'I -SEAL CLOTHS AND ASTRACHANS. ,,, A full line of Ladies Plush Coats and Wraps, Astrachau and lloucle Wraps and Jackets. Stockinet Coals, alt styles of Children's Coats. Tlie Best Five Dollar Wool Blanket in Town. HALL'S Ho. 26 South Second Street. .PHILADELPHIA. ' LEWIS S. COX, : " The New Store covers the entire field in ' Ladies' and Children's Over-Garments. Wraps, Newmarkets, Ulsters, Jackets, &c„ have their best representation here. It is 'our line of business, and we • undertand it as only manufacturers can. w ' We are. however, not limited to the goods of • • our own manufacture. All the leading foreign makers ' arc represented in our stock, through our own direct r. importation. j. No matter how elegant or costly a Garment you may want the assortment ;is.JiGI£.S9. select from ; so- also with- tbe cheaper garments, the variety and the i, stock are practically unlimited, although nothing is -cheap in the sense of being common. . - ^ ■ it is just as well to have style and shape and fit in the lower- priced garments as not ; with us it r_ does not make them cost any more. Our position as makers of both the Cloth and Garments enables us to sell Jackets at <52. oo, S2.25, 1 $2 50. S2-75, f3.oo and upward that are usually rc- - tailed for double t^ese figures. Jersey Waists for Women and Children, in Cloth effects never before seen in Jersey, s. Ladies' All-Wool Underwear, shaped as never Ladies' Underwear was shaped before — to fit the form. Hoys' Stockinet Suits and • Overcoats — you would not have any other when once you have clad p your boy in these. Cloaking, Suitings and Jersey Cloths by the yard. Indies' Ready-made Waists, with enough material for Skirts, at *10, Ji2, K14, $15. /17, $19 and - 521. This New Idea in dress-getting is extremely k - popular ; you only need to look into it to be convinced of the Utility and Economy of this new suggestion ° from the New Store. L 1 220 Chestnut Street, / Philadelphia, Pa. , e BOOTS AND SHOES! j' Loryv*: too Moot Complete Stoat of atot, enrmp B:on sua Sboes In Ctpe May Co. t STYLE, QUALITY AND PRICE CANNOT BE SURPASSED. 1° Ooodi Ibol SonX r» cr Ttmm, via bo rxrt,ntt*l or mcoey refnndort. OKTE PRICE ONLY. 1 ufftkM tor CASH, u tbo motto 1 Mto emobasked for my fohtence in bnmnern, llrtnx op to which o- 1 am enabled to do better by my coitomera than I would under ur IndtHRmtute err lit pluu. SEE OPE KM GAITERS. ALSO, A FULL HUPTLT 07 f FINE WALL-PAPERS [• ndtable for ooctae. Hotel or Bosrdtac-houe. Ctolud priceumpieetieronpnrchulnielMwber ELDBEDGE JOHNSON, e, 69 WABHINOTON STREET. r NEW MILUN E RY STORE, " ■ o. 4-9 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. ^ STRAW ™AND ^ILLINERY ' GOODS. r- ** ToUeiocXo! " Embroieery Goods. Stamping done to Order. <* GIVE ME A TRIAL. A JENNIE 8. WALES.

' LV LftYTH I N U IN CRY GOODS AT-THf ^t^APPUCATION. a HOLIDAY GOODS, KB EN('H ' 'I.I H'KS Having a fine line of these goods and of my own importation I am offering BRONZES. great inducements to buyers, t Pins, Earrings. Rings, Sleeve But 1)1 AM' )N l)S. tons. Collar Buttons and Studs, Fine Stones, handsomely mounted <v cheap WATCHES. Wa,c"" ■f- WILLIAM F. ENGLEIIART, ■ NO. 205 MARKET STREET. Goods at Re". ail. PHILADELPHIA, PA. BOOKS, THREE CENTS EACI ,jw«esw.«SMM(09Baae»^ »™u Utt to ' boot. «outd co.t »L0Ue*cl'. i.agL'&gfirr-b ym?. Special O ff Kaf saiL *.«- -r. for Infants and Children. "OnetaHm It so wBllodaptod to children that I CaetorU I SMtrntom^.^OA^Anm^i^^ | wuCS ISjnrioas modi^ton. Tn Qmraxra Cournr. lia Pulton Currt. ft. T. J. M. M UIUDRXTII, Aumney-ai-lAW sod Notary Public. A. B. LITTLE. HILDRETH & LITTLE. , Real Estate Brokers, No. 4 OCEAN STREET, CAPE MAY, N. J. Meal Kstate iionichl, Hold and r.xchanxcd. Motels, Hn.udlnt UOUKI aud ««ltaec9 Rented. Dealrable uulldins Lou .. Situated Direct!!- on tne IBcbcU, per Bale.