atnmaan-reos raiotHO Kf in Advance SSelani) cmd <Sovin<2- • STS «£%£» in2£? ^ n" '"*" ' Jtis&tsx s zsss&sr* 'r Man otoM «t • •■elort-a «_ sad I la g.m. . '. ... r. j. ut^vat. FreanssMr. ' The W*y* wlH lie sent to all robsc-tib. •■ +r*; new ami old. for one dollar Cash in adraoce. If not paid in tliU. way .the price will he one dollar hod fifty centl. - To those who do not take the paper, the publiidicr will «end It *lx month* for flftv cents, or three months for twenty-five .cents. Thia literal mneemion on the Crt of the proprietor of the War* win sure of a quick response. The public may be assured of one thing, this journal is committed to progress. Tint management will give a full return to every subscriber and more too. Important changes will be made as the weeks ' go by. Those subscribers to (be Wavfc who , have not received tb-ir bills for two' or i three rears and are consequently in arrears will be liberally dealt with by our > agent Mr. John (). 'Shcppard w hen be ( Ciakes the tour of the county. The proprietor will make any reasonable concession to the friends of the Wfcvs where- J, ever titer may be found. - He feels as- • sorer! that tber wtH want the pnp-r nrrder the new regime, aod lie will help " 11mm to have it by liberal bustoe-.- " In a eoeversatlon with <m» oftbrPhll- u stle plila slock holders of the Ocean Pier, a gentleman well known al Cape .. Maj, the .remark was made in all tobtr- ■ ness thai should the structure he offered for sale it would bring $100,000. Tilts given iliat it was an absolute fset. This I* tiro's not look as though the Her was a ftilure;*ven if it has not paid aoydlyldentls so f-r. Tliat It will be proven by the men who stand ready to buy. should the ' splendid structure lie placed upon the „ -market.' While menlionliig tliia matter it will be In order to state tWt members . nt eityeouncil are of one mind In reference . to improvements. The water supply T •(III be made coplui for any posaiblr emergencies ami nHjtrraucment looking to a aueevBitfu] season arc being attended to as they come up In the tegular order of business. With reference to electric lights, their cheapness, fortr cents each. ,, will warrant the city In taking a round hundred of them. Nothing in art so • beautifies she city as plcutv of light. Lst there be more of It, eonndcring It is ulhuM as cheap. as xanthine. jj Just a word or two to Grand Army "J' reader'. In Gape May Connty there are A. estaldislietl already time posti. viz., at M Cape May. Goahrn and Court House, re-apoMtve-y. Considering the nntute of the organization. and remembering It "J* lias a cMniy deflnetl and circumscribed j" recruiting ground, wrfuld It not be very much better to have a single post at a u» control point, and have It a strong one. than to go on as now. with a f.tlr nr.-*- [c pcct of some .one of the three drtip- 'J ping out altogether f.tr lack of Inter- '[> est on the part of members? We have J1' been told that the Ooshcn post Is not •'[' ♦cry SPOOK working force, and the' vl thing Is quite pvident here. Let the "" •• bovs" who wore the blue mass their m forrea and see If good will not result. It Is a trite saying that the end man of be the U. A. It.. Is cilhet mustered in, or "f Intends |o l>e at lltu first opportunity. C" It 1s a s cietv that loses memltership at > ' one end without having a chance for to Increase at the other beyond the few at grlxiled veterans that have not yet stood PJ up to lie counted within some post .or N lie

other. Close tu> the ranks. The arrival nf the morning mall attracts tlte attention of business men and loungers alike. Who comes. Is a question of Interest, and what 'do they rqroc for is one of importance loo. Tlte lengthening days begin to br.ng familiar and strange face* in larger numbers daily. The neat of these come In look oyer boarding house and enttagn lists with a vies to renting. It la to be hoped that none , »of them go.away dlssitistled. Union Uie oilier hand secure what they warn while the stork to quite full and. complete. Eariv boyers have the advantage of Choice, leaving the late ones to take I what t^rt^or ^^lbotrt^allngethOT as breath; late In the spring, having only ' •lark's chances which has narrowed to | a taking the breakfast before him or i going without It. I (Slippery pavements are the terror of - winter walkers. No matter what .pre- j cautions are used, great danger to life and limb often happrn while walking upon them. A Utile wise pn-rauti m on i the pa-la of onr eitlsens who hare "open i houses." during the frost nip, in the i f orm of sprinkling aslies opthp slippery i walks so far as they wHI go each way, i would be a dwd of thouchtfulnesa that i may save weeks ot suffering on the part : - of some* unfortunate pedestrian. The wife of one of our bu tarns men fell a i few weeks ago In the manner tadi.-ntnl i and she is not yet fully recovered from I the shock of a broken arm. Haw dust if 1 • ak lisnd makes excel ent material for i sprinkling icy aidewalks. but sifted coal ' n-hrs will do the work and their is no , family without them. I We had the pleasure of visiting the [ Rev. A. N. Whitman)! on JtWiy even- • tag last at his Tacony Chttrcli and attending the regular mee'lng of bis Liter- j ary (Society. Mr. Whltmarsh has the , and has not by any means forgotten . Cape May and her people for whom he has a decided affection Ilia parish Is a large 1 and growing one. giving him a recruit- < tag ground full of promise. The Sane- I tuary, where he preaebea.is a neat atruc- , lure capable of sealing some 400 per- j sons quite comfortably. We regret |e < note that Mrs. Whitnuirah was quite ill 1 at the lime of vi.it. The children are I geltine along ail right and begin to get , acquklnled with the town and school of : thai place: _ _ " ] Not in ten years has there been so j much inquiry for real estate as M ibis . lime. Among the properties recently sold ii'ihe old Enoch Edmunds' farm "TUT* the design of the owner to have it ready for the amusement ot next summers guests to Cape May. It to only i one thin! .4 a mile from this city. Tintrack will be a mile in extent and bo i made as smooth aa a Boor and of re- - mtiwfl kwrtia»-..-r— ^ - — -,. j Perdbua who drive to ( bp* May in the evening to attend the revival so vices complain of the in" rfrrcnce nf their horse* by some evil dispowl persons who are known. In more than one instance there dent by tHaairsugement nt tlie harnnw of fract»u«hors«. AUwIB be tbe^better dollar cash in advance wii)Sget the Win aud eltber of the following , named napen for one year : AunMiae, AiwyMwii j^jfsynba. j

t PERSONAL. 9 Iwlh Miller of Green Creek made us a J call during the week s Justice of the Peace Harnett made us a v pleasant call during tbg week. — • A.'L. IIayn« will be a candidate for council at the eniuing election. * ' CoL Smith has l>e«q suffering from a — severe attack at nervosa headache. C. M. Iloagland lias been transferred _ from the Cape tyay to Atlantic road. Dr. Ttaimasflooff. oral sureeon and dentil!, Tits -removed .to HIT (, 'heat out sired, „ . PSMoH.sudli.ha* so far recovered as ■t t<> lie »Wc to attend «o his -pasir.rai dul» Mea. '« Mrs. Hoync« and Miss Mary William. r. son of the public ocluol are *111 on the sick list. . Pastor Ilrewsinr preached to a large aiidh-jKai lost.Snnday both morning and „ evening. I -Chan. Kelly and friends were down during the week looking over Cape May , properties. Brother Clinton Spaders" Bible Class e. .nnmbersabont thirty young rnenbitd i:tr r grow ing too. r Itev. Russell H. t 'on well will hold an * all-day meeting at the Court House, on 1 the 1 >ih inst. : Miss Hat tie Hand's tolos ■continue an " attractive feature of public service at the ; Daptist churcli. Edward (Jodsebalk spent a couple ofdays of this wi-ek at the Cape stopping at the Chalfonte. A. B. Liltie announces that lie will not be a candidate for the olllee of collecat spring election. We are indebted to N. C. Price for blstoiica] data nf the M." K. in lower Cape May. .Samuel Wiley has bought two houses in Cnmrlen for investmriit. They art at 1 Ser-ond and Chestnut streets, Itev. Mr. Koiebt w-ill eomluet n serirs I of six set-rices in tlieltnpil'l chitrrh next week beginning ati Monday evening. , Councilman Sidney Townsend baa sn excellent sebnttg In Ids mind to better ( the attendance upon the public school*. Herbert 1*. Edmunds. E-q.7 was on £ ^tatts Courts, la'tl" T-ftRd ' cub. prom last areoudts HatniK-1 Swain. 1 residing in Media, Pa . is slightly better:" JJert are now ho|»-s ol bis nlli- s SfeSw^^Urrv Smith. Cltas. Quidort. and al«o Mrs. Perry Edmunds, of this i, city.andt'api. ». T Smith. Court House, p went on the Washinginn excursion. The niuntle of C. M. Unaglamt has fallen upon the handsome slmulders of ^ daily mail lietwer-u here and Camden. Samuel T. Bailey was home a couple enf days early in the week irom New '' Tork". wliere he is looking after fitting out the new pilot boot J. II. Edmunds, fr Mr. and Sirs. II. Hehellrngrr. of Green o Creek have been at Cape May during I lie week visiting relative*, and attending „ the Evangelistic services of the M. E. ]j Cbureh. Among tire arrival* at the Kbblu House this iVk ww mention H. A."Ru. ,r and wile. Sli*. li. Rudolph. Miss, i-1 A. Rudolph. Titos. Montgome-v. Win. Miller. 11. B. Marshall, all of Pliila. ft Dr. John 8. Stewart of Mdls Hospital ri can be safely trusted to make dissection* from Hie eye. Hi* large hosnl al prac- R tire give* Iris patient* an oasurance that i„ be Is not a novice in treating that most delicate organ, the human eve. . , Rev. Mr. Knigtit of Croxiers Theolog. . leal Seminary spoke last Sabbath morning and evening to tb* congregation of Baptist Church. He is a young gentlcmsn of promise Judging from the work lie did here on the occasion of his flntt visit. His volcu is smooth ami rriwftant tl and he has mtieli enthnsiasm In his to methods ol presenting the truth. Mr. and Mr-, ("has. Needle* relumed » home last week front an extended jour- la among the large" eilloa familiar to "May people. Tliev vlsitotl New York. Baltimore, Washington ano Bos- , among other places. After an of two weeks they were glad to Sit within sound of the sea again. Mr. fr cedles Is getting ready for .a grand ai r Needles 1b getting reedy for .a grand "

spring opening, due notice of which will be given in these column*. - v i Captain Fred. Churchill, formerly of t - Tuckahoe. now of Philadelphia and a I member of the naval post there, servc-l , • for a couple of years In the navy with i, I the adit -r of 'tin; Wave. He so much ■ won the confidence or hi* superiors s* to t have committed to liim the command of J - a dispatch boat which wo» frequently 1 given important service, requiring skill, I coolness and bravery, ail of which young » ' Churchill hail in Ills make up. I Mise'liilic May Forney has become the society editor of amumv Maun, ot r I Philadelphls. a journal devoted to the 1 ' Interests of llryii'Maor. Devon Wayne, i Wifsahirkan, Chestnut llilhGerman- - ' big city of Brotherly Love. Mis* Forney i ha* no peer »o far as we know in vivacity ' and accuracy in wtltinfe up society hap- 1 pening*. Wo hope 'fill* literary engage- " , tnent will not take her away from Cape * May during tlir season which we are approaching. g Alvin B. Marev ami Miss Llzxic Fox. c of Chester, were married "n tlie lOtb Inst., at the home of the grown'* brother. „ - Wm. H. Nelson. Master Joseph { and Mire- Mary Nelson, nephew mid . nelca of Mr- Msrer. wood up with the , contiaeting parties while the Ker. Thos. j MeCauley nuuln them man and wife. , When the ceremony w** over, guest* to - the number of fifty sat down to a bountiful collation, comprising all the good tilings of the season. Noticeably lionnti. i were the floral decorations of the f ' table and the Joy tliat surrounded It. young marriefl people were the. te- ,. 1 elpients of many useful and elegant r rents. Mr. and Mr*. Marev have j n spending a few dav* at the ham* ' of their parents in this city, returning on last to Chester, where Mr. n Marry lias a responsible. position as a skilled machinist. ' We return thanks ami best wiring -Win! thrtn fqr a -nice j We hear rumors that the Wcat Jersey 1 > R. management Intends to put on n daily express Irom t'amilcn to Cape * early in March. If the express be- r gins its -fatly runs then. It would be a S good Idea to advertise the fact well In connection with hotel* and boarding ' houses already open and those that may !' Iw by that time. It looks as though a '] dally express, stopping at Viiielnnd and , Mmym*, Bca Isle Junction and Holly Boaeh. would certainly pay bv tb* date B Indicated by the report. The Wave. ' 1 hope# to chronicle the dally expreas aa 1 an official fact In the meantime. ' - r i At lbs meeltag ot the club known aa I i "The Cape May Improvement Club" od Friday eviming. the chair was reouaoted t ' to give notice through Hi* papers that c i the Uub knows no factions nor isasea of 1 i any character; that the meetings were a ■ 0|>en to *11 who felt an Interest in good gaVUaiueuL aud acdcc. the mi.-c** of ,i 1 (tape May, and that, tli?sole object U to J 1 nominate ahd elect four good men to < I council, and that' the Club vrill meet « every evening until otherwise ordered. * ' A. 1.. Hayxk*. Cbainnan. I It is a pleasure to speak of. yq well con- f f ducted a house aa the American Hotel. , r Philadelphia. ke,rt l0" Major McClellan. I ot Congress Hall. Ibis city. The bouse > is comioTlsbly heated in every part, and t auv one who has ever known the pro- j ' prictor need not be told tliat tbc tame la a J j always uniformly exrrllent. Tlie Bragdon Company will commenre j j • to manufacture a Hpeclflc for the cure of , ' j Chicken Cholera al once. Mr. Bragilon ( ' bos conferred a great boon upon poultry , ' raisers by this Hpeoific. It is sure pop , , • every time. Bee him at hit Cape May t

| ' SALTS. a Moving time is at band. i • Beauty wfU not banc a loaf of bread. 1 j Ia*i Monday was 8L Valentines day". or ! kj^ty of soft crab in the drift of the J Certain Florida boys go barefoot all j winter. -(1 s|Hxcd«lor Market for gilt edged butter. , One G. A. R. p<8t will be enough for ^ the county. . SubHcripiion* are comltTg in at a com' (J fort able rate. a. That -was a nice- club «*nl us from Ilshing Creek.' j_ House, sign, ami freycoe painting, by „ Jos. I'. -Henry. Egotism ' is rather unanimous, the l '« ,e and kjioiys have it. • il . Tli'mgs ought to go on all right with two qftib* m the field, n Ash Wednesday, beginning «f Leo! y comes on tbe.SSil mst. . The W.t vt is going on .like a rolling t snow boll on a ihimp dav. - . * The "-Farm" contributions will "be published in a few weeks. 1 Don't wait tlil voii are burned out, but n insure with W. Hcott Hand. It'll soon he time for the dude to put 8 Iris winter top coat In soak. £ Jobbing. of all kind drihe at this olllee with neatness and dispatch. Muskrai* are very fond of mussel* 1 Which they open very deftly. , Liberal policies written on. all classes . of property bv \V. Soitt Hand. St i Uncle Sam will now go wild (raining r in tlie noble art of self defense. . B. S. Curtis, practical plumlH-r am! 1 gas fitter, No, 11 Decntur street, i Tlie sidewalk' on IVosblngton street | ; «* choppy as the channel in a gale. Bread oud rake bakery. No. 14 Wa-U- . t InjftiihTTreef." "CliST*. We|*«, proprietor. } Duke & D.mk. rontrartor- and builders., Flans and specification* furnished. " Try and win some one of the prizes ' offered by this pa|)er. Don't be n clam. 0 John M. Itussci. dealer in drv good*, . evorfriea and provislnn*. Cold Spring, J, N'^' , , , - I, The one end of Hie conversation . Hirotigh a telepbone sounds very queer. It is *nid all the old high flavored Jersey apple-jack bos been exhausted long ago. It I* *ugge*tcd tliat Cape Slay roitnty b journal* form a ''combine" to steudy prlee*. t, We arc sorry that Hie- edition of the Wave of week before last is entirely ex- is bausted. a -Because o{ Hie crowded state of our column* the "Form" had to he laVl over * a week. " On the fourth pageof this tame will lu; ^ interesting reading for tax-imyers ,i of Hie city. A Canadian paper toy* they" could fi wipe Hie water with the shipping ia y luu-bor. u Tlte work of rriCbing trottagn M PitGrove has been systematically pur - <" siied receatljt- " The Wave'* farm column will be help- ^ to. tboAc who mdy'do any klml of ag. ricullnnil work. We hope to print the biography of j, late Rev. Parson* Townsend lit ' tlie .j of March 11. j. Door sa«h. shutter*, moulding*, and all kinds of mill wood work. A. F. Ken- Kl dall. hcnvlllc, N. J. The Commonwealth is very regular in •" her habit* of passing the Cape on Sundays seaward bound. JJj A man who had a mule to sell hearing a, his neighh'ir wanted one, sent word J, to him not to forget him. Remember onr home Industrie*. - Geo. . , M. Powell. No. IB Decatur street, for T tailoring in all It* bra tie be*. „i Tlie eloquence of silence will carry a tl candidate through a campaign belter f<than open mouthed brawling. In It will lie to your Interest to sulMrrihe the Wave ami have gallery sketches they come out for the vear.tuny out tor roc yenr.-

An neeoiint of the union of 12.1 stirvivors of 9th New Jereev Vplunlcet* Juui tmavoldaldy erowdcil out. In the M. E. Chanel everv Sunday there Is a public 9 o'clock meeting which attended by Christians generally. Iter. Wm. Knight will l»- here be and occupy Ore pulpit of the Ibiptlst church morning and evening. About the middle of April th» likeness and sketch of the late Rev. Mn*c* WJL will be ptiblirhed in the Wave. "That was a capital Hkenes* of .liulge write* an admirer of roe Wc thought aa much ourselves. Hood's Hareaparllln is peculiar to Itself and * uperior to all other preparations, in strength, economy, and medicinal merit. Two cent* per week buys Hie Wav*. Its household, farm and school departments are worth a half dozen times that The boys that wore the blue don't begin to be tickled to death in litis end of the State oyer the new Department Commender. In the near future a portrait and biographical sketch or the late Judge .fame* L. Smith, of WntrrPrt, Win appear in the Wave. * The electro of Hon. Jonathan F. Loom, ing will appear in the next issue of this journal with, accompanying biographical paper. , Allow a lmy to run at large for one year in Indolence, and you hare Inbl fho foundation whereon trill be built his ntin. People's Crdcperiia published In 1884. complete Ci -three volumes, as good as new. Original coat, $20. For sale cheap. Apply at thlsolfiee. if. In answer to inquiries the biographical sketch of the late. Rev. Parson* is being prepared and will soon appear in the Wave. Those In need of the dental services of hi* office In thl* city from Tuesday noon Ull Wednesday afternoon. J. Ilarry llnghes, Jackson and Mansion 'streets, buy* and sell* real rotate, rem* hotels and rottage* and- conduct* « general commission bu*inro*. 2t Wedding and visiting cards at the Wave. job printing office, done in Hie ln-st style of the typographical cut- An immense stock. to select from. '■ Mr. L D. Stevens moved Ms familv on Wednesday of this week. Hi* store opens to-day with a fresh stock of groceries and provisions. The barometer and the wepther were at outs early in the week. The mercurial column stand way up m "G" but storm got here just the same So far as the Way*'* goes it baa found the huxioeu of Geo. Stlnson A Go., bon"table in all their business transactions. certainly pay entirely for the work askfd. We shall begin next in our farm column, the pubbcatkm Of a aerie* of brief on the subject of different breods of ratUe, by one who knows whereof he Writes. - S. p. Hudson's Amtrtmm B*g is a bright jonmal for young people. Mombcr* of the elan will do well to send rents kt Its publisher and get it for full year. The good natured public takes very kindly to the would-be leader who is all the time blatttag about the reform that will bring about when begets In and somebody . else gets out. The electro and biographical sketch of James G. Bdbnett will appear in this Journal in the issue of March 4th.. together with a number of Cape May pilots chronologically arranged. Any of our nadera having tuiy Information concerning the early history ot thelLE. Church ta Middle and Lower

County Notes. The old title water mills are going out J. of fashion. Holly Beach feels the impulse of the ' ncarnes* of spring. In introducing a lady and gentleman always Introduce the gentleman to the H lady. farmers arc hauling the «a drift of r. Hie' strand upyq their farm* in large quantities! 1 • ,r Do not all you can : spend not all you, baye; believe not all yotf'hcar; aud tell not all you know. , The average boy ia about tile same -in all places. He is a restless combination 0 oftx-nt up" energy. There are those who riiink that the y ground bog know* and they bate begun to do spring work. s Two stage Bnro from SrarfUe arc. too many. It-would be well for one -of the ,, proprietor* to bor ne aell. Tlie rxertlero of Trocber*' AssPtlation. brhl ta'l Saturday at the Court * House were Of a very lnterex'.tag i-barac- ; An.irati Iiay*ijer moans to mop the ground with Mm laUos* wins . oyslcra on k one sidml *l«are ol taking them all except the shell. Cola Spring. 1 Mis* Lids Eldredge is visiting in Philadelphia. • Mr. JparpH Eldredge ha* etttered the fir. John 8. Bennett, after*u tiering severely for the past week is convalescing. Mi*scs Mittic and Anna Hoffman are 1 visit tag their aunt, Mrs. Sawyer, at the Chalfonte tbU .week. Mr. A. t* Sfare y and bride, of Chester, spent,. a portion of tlie week with hi* IT. II. Marev. The revival services at tlie Tatarrooele is doing ercat giuul under the an 'pice* of Rev. Mr. Hewnrd. Mr, Dewitt Eldredge. of Baltimore, a. pt.unisior-' "core T«vi*TTicc - li W grandmother, Mrs. \ l.oter Eldredge-Tata-macta M.reE.C Chureh°BR^#Mre wiU soon Have tor a new field of ldwr. The sudden death. ef the oldest daughof Mr. and Mrs.Jo'epI, Hoffman was , Caused, by .curlt-t fever. The. family have the svmpalhv of the oinimiriilv iii the to** of their little Helen. i West Capo May. This i* a temperauec town. D. F. Croweil ha* improved his home' ! Ex-Mavor Swain will In- the right man t collect the Borough taxes next year. t Tlie attention of the street stipcrvi' ir called tb the condition of Columbia , Thomas Eldredge Is measuring ribbons 1 and lacea.and.MVk he likes it better than ftavigatinglhe Delaware. Our people would be pleased to *et-tlic 1 likeness of Jacob Snmlltvond hung on Ihe walls of Hie w ave's portrmt'gallcrv. ! George Kromerwill run the Arlington « next scftson. He ia aieindustrmi-. * man with lots of punlx in his make W. B. Edmunds i* a candidal* for Council, and John H. Hughe*, for Judge- k of Election. Bormighitcs should rcmem-ber-thls on election day. 1 Jacob E. Johnson i* a candidate for council of Hie liorough of West Cape t May. lie is a man of inn-lligeqee and straight. forward honesty. Tlie Borough ,, should return him by a handsome ma- j JoHty. Tlie tliirif regular meeting ot the Cape '■ Comity Teachers' Association was btid' at Cape May Court House on Sat- a tirdnv February 12ih. Tbc President <1 Sir. Miller, called the meeting to order S.atl o'clock, witha goodly number nf „ opened by re nding ot scriptures and a very able address by the president. 1 The remainder of 4lic "first sc--ion was ,. occupied bv the teachers in discussing example the teacher should set bebis pupils and some very Interestpoints were brought out* Adjourned al 12.15. I The afternoon session at 1.30 o'clock, wc very plra'antlr oud profitably cm- v nlovcd. A nn m» tilings deserving csd'c- r Am ii g

; is! iui-ution were recitations by Miss Bez- " tba Cantner and Prof. J. A. \Yhitelock, n.-td a jMMcntation of the subject -of (lef oerapln- by Clias. Tomliu. The huni- » nt-*« nf the AssoclaUon came up at 3.30, when the following officer* were unanr Imou*ly eject cil; Vice President, Chan, a Tomlin; Secretgty. J. Havre; Treasurer. I.. M. Cn-roe. A "motion to have Prof. „ Little give a lesson hi drawing' at the . next meeting was lost. Misses Berths Cantner and ltattin Smith, and Mr. . Chas. Tomlin were appointed on the - program committee for mxt meeting. p A'-i-clation adjourned nt 4 o'clock to- • meet again at Cape May Court noose on ' tlie second Saturday in April. 8 - - -Jem.- 6a*««, -Secretary. - . Tlie decision in tlie case of Lucrella ^ Little, against the City of Cape May, Is t a startling revelation to the community, of peculiar law. It was decided against the plaintiff on l|tc ground Hist in New f Jersey, in tlie absence of cxortos provislona. "municipal corporations are not liable to action for neglect to perform or . negligence in performing do tin imposed ' on them hv law. and due torihe public, in behalf of any individual suffering damage liy reason of such negligence." WHhmit making auv reft- retire- to tht* |* particular caae, as to whether il was a 8 just complaint or nn unjust one, xvc - th-nk the principal above stated outrageouiu No matter how dangerous a condition our street* snd highway* may lie in. or how -unsafe bridges tnay lw, whatever injury any individual may suf. fer. must be born by him alone, be cau- • not call on tne corporattan for damages. • New Jersey is the only state in the - Union where court! bold the above rule. - England and France are the other way. ' Certainly here is an opportunity for ' some logi'lntor to distinguish himself hv introducing and pushing Hjrougb n bill f reirrrctlng thi* mnnstroiH error, l'eril- • sione.1 by it^negligcncc. I* the Strongest lneentivi- a rorporatlia can have to perform' its duty. With 'this liability re7 moved, individuals are compelled to suffer whatever abuse* corporation* may ' inflict. XVI bo|W Hil* matter will ri. • eclve the attention of our legislature. n TlIUIRB Cbksc. Feb. 10^ 1887. 1 Editor Wav*: Will. you Inform a sulMcrita-r of your valuable journal how r many inbabilonta a territory must have J before it. may became a Slate ? By the Ccnsu* of "80 the apportionment for members of Congress i'« 114,325. Wheri a territory Jt entitled to " a repreaentative on this basis, it may. so far a* population goes, ask for admission , iuto the Urtlon. This number i* a vsrv- ! ing factor, licgtnnlng widi 30.000 at the " time of the adoption of Hie constitution " and Inerraaing aa the popnlali-n has in- ' creased, if it were not thus Washington would indeed overflow with- congrestI men. In 'tiff there will be another apJ portion inent. t 8 We omitted to iuy last week that Judge Dlverty has been president of » Seavllle Gamp Meeting Association since " its organization, also thst be has acted 8 as pre-ident of Laymen's electoral Coiv r ference, and is a trustee of Dickinson's College. Al the general Conference of • tlie M. E. Churcli, at Ctaclmiatl 1880, be II am! General C. R Fisk, represented the 4 laymen of the New Jersey Conference. We may expect a contribution from a i Court House household on the best way s to get up a Beach party lunch under ciru cntnrtanoss of la-lug awav from the • kitcbi-ti anJ market except what the waters of the sea and sounds contain for ■- a breakfast. Such matter will always it be welcome to the Wave Household. k In tbc legixlature the Democrat* have finally Succeeded In seating Me-*rn. y Walter and Tiirl- y. Two btilota w.-rc k taken on Tburaday for United Htates ■SS: I

West Creek, iff Ralph Golf li a -successful musk teacher. le Mi- James L., Godfrey still finds Dor- , fchsster a place of enchantment. ,Gl!e8( tote rest is -manifested In our rote -viral services which begun on Sunday night. " Mrs. L W. Dawson has so far reravcrtoke a little open air 'Jj" Quite a number from this place attended tbc funeral of Mrs. W. C. Thorn pin son, on PunJay last, u Mr. Walton Grace U winning, the ctr teem ot !jic people by the cxcrlienl manic ajremcut iff our public school. S- _ The present gem ration of this part of the county woultl like to see the portrait ® jind a sketch of the life of Judge Jamro 10 L- Smith, ii verx- prominent man. who died levrrajyears ago. The WAVE I* winning lanrels in .this ; see'iim, and wordi.of good cheer are ■' heard otr every hand of the bright atk pcaraocc and improvrtncht il ha* made » ifflgg J.i*-ac«. manggtiiMtnL Seijii in your nauM-s. frientU. ami thus secure the ' Wave for a year. Hemic of interest will W^l Crock "*C'' wec,i"from Ka5' aml IV.- regret to ch-ouielo the death of :- Mrs. Ixjretito 1). Smith, of this place. Who ijicd on Mondav murting about her' age. SIia- ha* ta-cti a girxt sufferer - for some mon'hs past catSsi-.: by inward . caik-i-m. She ho re her suffering* with 5 christian fortitude, and though loaUt to - leave her loved ones, shq was ready to i° 'k j*'"1 'puevnu-d; -Mr*. i omrgetl^woimmrrt^rii^ tsfhnhou^- . loving huxbaiel-and four chililren mount fill" ff^W r' 'J'"188! Ptoce oaufiot he y -ily our siuceti1 *t 111 fi nil!;"'*. '1 lie t'unrrnl to >k place Thursday at noon. Rev. i ->5r. Manic w» preaching a very ItopresDonnlavino Items. i Gandy s R.tMnaoas ocw honse I* t In Trenton n.'.^'.Tk "" ' '* M , Mis* Funnie Hot,..,. I, .p. mtlnc a few day* win. J. W. Wbtio sad 0!t. The Game Predctiv. ran, •- ,r. «.ak I , - tag severs .' if.t . ,r., :ri,l , ».H. , tSjt'.J-.bn Ilk-", of «o..h.-n l.'.-.e-t.l I - 0h-t-l. r • -r.,n, IVIawarj-lhi* ««k ! . Ilarry White and wife. <4 13, .1* < phia. sicl f ». a hi 1VI.lt. ' lh,.t .; Mr. Rem re* l*. il,. I,.t..i . Horns • d niir -!,i.ag . ,r prlre^patv a' l Swostdd Items S Gspt.n. Wo^^whi. j ' 'ur dear frkB.l ...1-1 .. tn. ...ta-rjh-tt • tire Is still in thr ball-.: I.f burning. One el our homta-.r widow will soon uko^tp brr re~hl. <-. , ir. I'h.l .delptun. diaries Wabl I* ai Clermont snendhnt a few dav* at tb. former l.oiur of bis bride. . Mr. Edward Strung, of tbl. locality. ' '> Mr .1*. I tared I . , Captain Frcil . Goreon and *on. were those who «vre tmptire l -n rem. " day last In Magic -Ha lakThere are cvldcn. .-• • : «pr n/ (. ... ■ ncitiwlthstan-li-i.- Hi. coli! w. the first tlays of the week. t "Hie young lureon who forgvi In- bnro the bright eve* of ho -wcclhi art , which were full upon him , Bonnotta Station. The farmer* in this Mclnily ate pro « paring the soil for spring planting. I The It. Club seems to have m«oy friend* who arc- disposed to ocknonb-dge its f

* sa'd to Iw a fact that a new store ,. Is to 1h» envtcil on or near the prrratak ol (leonp Karlr. I- The belfry on tl.o Swgjntow n «rh w.l I. bou«e I* reeeurinc a coat of pain! al tin i- hand* of Elijah nand. t. We pre happy to note the improve.! -, condition of Geo. Hoffman, who injured r. himself severely several week* ago. e Frionil* and memlicrs of Tnbcrnac'e 8 church gave Rev. J. B. llt-ward a ilonar- lion ou Thursday evening. lOtli tost. , Whyaliould a salaried township officer " give Id* note in payment fortax. to spare n himself tlie disgrace of being advertised as other ddiuqnrnt taxpayers? dbltuaryl ' r a Sirs. Sarah Price, formerly Waters; the is subject of this sketch was born in Phil. adelphi* February 27, 18M.- In 1824 at' it tbc age of 13 she was converted and * Joined the Ebenezer Methodist Epftco. k pal Church in iter Dative city. In 1833 it she was married to Edward Price; Esq.. r who survives her. In QH2 they moved d to this place wberc she at once became identified with Hit- -it E. Church of g whieh she continued g consistent mctn- " lier until herdcatb whia> occurred Feb. s rnary 13. 18S7, making her nearly .(i years old, and (13 years a memlier of the c church of her choice. Minting the last I- few years of her life slicwveloped uhu"«ua1 a christian fervor and brilliancy exemplifyjr Ing ina wonderful degree the power of tlie i. Religion of Jesus Christ to make her '- happy oil tlie rear round, and under k every circumstance through which shei. was tailed to pns*. And although her e voice Is hushed in death the haJlo-vrd l Influence of her Godly life wl I continue . to be felt for year* to come. "Being r dead she j-et spi-ak.-th.^ ^ AnVtfrzj Arferawo-Tit tut.""' t 8 ibscribe for tlie Wave, oue dollar •- per year. . Mr. "HenryStlllc and wife, of MarshallP ville, liatl a call from a large party of their friends on Friday evening last. 1't being the occasion of celebrating the ninth anniversary of the mairicd life oi this ronplc. It was a complete surprise x to them, nnd not nn unwelcome one. i- for the sailers were dear friends of the c host ap.il ho*tcs«. Tlie evening wa* •pent tn a sorist manner, playing games and partaking "of a rich fekst of good . things from a well laden table. On li as f, a centre piece wa* a lovulv cake, so , made as Jo represent the nine years of a Mri and Mrs. Stlllv's wedded life. It . was three o'clock before fiuaL good * night wa* snokdn, and the company , aernrated for lbelr homes. Among Hiose . present were Mr. Jeremiah IDyJey. Esq., , Mr. and Mrs. S. Hte'vens and daugftU-r. . Mr*. Churchill. Mrs. McCarW, Mr*. _ Steelman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wallace, Jr.. - "Mfisea nctudc (NuwSr'Anriie "SOtfaBali. Jessie Htlliie, Minnie Bud, I. Kits Mc1 Cartv Pborhie Wesleott. Evu Boiith. f Jennie SterJmsnrT.yrtla Thorn *. Mamie - Churrhill, Pennie .BuJd. Nellie Seelcy. 1 Mr. Japhet Haun. R-ulieo Corson. Ah k fred Reeves. Frank Hlrea, Wilden Shaw, » T. Reeves. E. Biitivf. T. Wvcott. D. f Hand W. Burlcy, E. Wallace, W. Bhaw, e J. Pilgrim. f 6 The ladlv# of John Kernan Pint Cape May Court House are making prepa arat ous to observe WaaBington'* birth- ! |- day. 22nd lost., by a f.-ast of the kind ! -- that fill* to Hie utlermoat They will r batre '.urkey.Cape Maypotplc.i-y-der* ant e everything else In season. The supper r will tie served at 8 p. tn. for the small s sum of fifty cent*. married. 8 te t-'Aa *.«»,. i IIAH'H— BAHVgT — Pen. ittlk l.f Ker. *. B. . WUSSiSthi"'

Coahon ItejrtS. iter. gT.L Bai^T rel Ic town rewMIj. j r- gating much nerelcd here U a rcstJriit t*T- j r- or*! xMOHr* Werlnl*^ " "•"i"* * Lrr' lrt ; y pWatarc Badto note the rapid impnuenKatof - k .towSSaSSL*""®5 ""* "j Mr*. Hnphfet z*ne of Wayne. Pa. i* -rue gtiew : . (p 5tra ItooenJlaym-rr. t- ^mrnreotatal.tie.eMi.prirr IBso wheo j t- a 000! .kirg" renswS-t to mgtreui p*cu£ j JgD^mre.' "'~v ' | f h '/ "3, J,1 2Z, I MrtSotoB a? re'trtreas^ero ""meok — tvouth Soavtlle. - ' : f ' ^ ' '1 , ■ . , v" ■ i in 1 MiZ'VZX' rvcry m,n' • rcn""? i .,k. I T-uk" ml.' mintorl portmaotev of PJaUaw < n k

,- South DwnnlavlUo. " •' Rev. Sir. Hiirieiah paid Our public '' Cliarlc* Sutton and brother paid South Dennis a visit cnrlv on Mondav. Mr*. Sarah E-!w"ard*. of Mtlhulelphia. e Tlie schooner O. L.*Brown. wa* sold ri to Lewi* Edwards. Sr.. last Saturday for ♦20". —J**hw- MeCraven-rmd-win-diw |di-,-rtr-- • rireil home last Saturday after a ten days c visit io Philadclpliin. I* (■ Iron Hal! Notes. ' Young men who wish to save money " should join the Iron Hail. 3 Branch 370 i- In a thriving condition, j Regular meeting on Tuesday March J fort to be present.^ Business of Impor- .'. If von want all tbc trews, snlwerihe for ' the Wave. SI pur year in advance. itru- ^rti'frtiS:mfnt5. • Beware of Scrofula Scrofula Is probably more genera! than any J aud manifests itself hi running sore*, j.minlar eruptions, bolls, swelling*, enlarged Joints, f abscesses, «ro eye*, ctd. Hrod'sKarsapanlls expels all trace of scrofula from Hio blood, lesring It pare, enriched, and healthy. •• I was severely afflicted with scrofula, and over a vcar had two running awes flu my neck. r panRvraSi ijtm a ! cured." C. E. LovJUOT. Lowell. Mass. C. A. Arnold, Arnold, Me., hsd scrufiHous i " sore* for seven yoars, spring aqd fad. Hood's f SanaparUIa cured him. Salt Rheum I Is one oS the mn*t disagreeable diseases caused ; by Impure Mood, Itlsrcadlljreuredbyltood's . 8ar»parl«*, the great blood pnrHler. t William spies, Etyris, O., suflcred greatly * from etystpslas and salt rheum, caused by - handling tobacco. At times his hands would I crack opeu and bleed. He trlod various prep- - Irallons without aid; finally took Hood's 8ar- ' aaparina, aud now says; "lam entirely wefi." ' i " My son had salt rheum on hi* hands and t on the calves of his legs. lie took Rood's I aim partita and u entirely cured." J. B. r Wanton. ML Vert wa. Ohio. Hood's Saraaparilla . fuldtT Jltdrocxlo*. d; «l, lor pi. Modaooly lOO 'Dofics One Dollar 1 You Can'tl ' THE FAMOUS HOP PLASTERS u> to. akeo. auhkUv. Lw. Kxiej*. JoU«.

Cut Prices on Oak Hall Clothing. . -a ^ You know what that means. Be quick to ■ J, act Winter Clothing isn'i going to be held,* Lrl and this cut in prices . puts the whip toit , ___ It's our practice to let redactions 'on -JSyM small lots pass witlidut any comment, or in-" vitatios extraordinary, to you"; they might be gone before you could" get- here j^and JTOB v - would be disappointed as well as we. -This "Cub Price" sale is big eftough in'the quantities of goods to " give you time to 'get here, and" sliare'in the good , things. ' - ' Think of jt : -reductions of 12 t/> ys per CCfifJ Otr " reliable clothing, fas "good as you would buy, likely better, , i witltout a penny off if you went to other stores,) and big lots j ©f it too. ' * . j Storm Coats — down from JS12 to S9. ' r . Overcoats— reduced from ^20 to grj, „*■ Dress Suits — lowercd.fr.om^20 to $16. Business Suits — cut from S14 to JS12; §12 to |I0»\ \ A third off a numbdr bf Boys' and Children's Suits. ' Custom-made suits and garments; half and nearly halfprice. ; The prices above are only sample ones of the lots ; many ©f the reductions are on our finest qualities. You had better decide td come after these at the earliest day possible. The usual 'custom of tlie house to exchange goods)* if unsatisfactory, will be in force. """* Wanamaker & Brown,) OAK HALL, S. E. Cor. Sixth and Market Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Ll-WIS S. COX, ' 1 220 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia; Pa. ^ CiO:tIli£S alii SHllI®. By lire j-aril t mr own M ttiulamiirc am! onr^jw n lm; ortatioo. lafflsf Wis, Jjitm, mb imb aj Mmkk Lalef tmk lmtoti<ai ai.-l .--ir i«wn Mamifavbin-. an Importaut (« atUT ho'.ng I bote mate i-atir.lx of Jersey (loth. . * ail Mlrns Jersefs. More *tylra than y.-a rvi-r ffrrarocii of. all of our own Manufacture; , tots' All-Win] Mfrrar "Jersey Mm' < >ur own Manufacture. In Cvnlinal, I'tok. Pole libit ami Cream. • {Mien's (Ms and Sols . Beys' U itc (task Tl™ • nly litre In th.- city tna-lc from Stockinet (loth More durable and bett> r firing than an* other. All of out oxvn Manufailurc. Tailsr Hit Slits, Wraps, Mils. Eta, Itie u Order. — • \ We * display mini Imp- -mil Novelties selrctcl abroul Jiy our Mr. Fay. LEWIS S. COX. 1220 Chestnut Strcot, 14 . PHILADELPHIA.

NO PRliTENCI; NECESSARY. We do not pretend that • Those marvelous $10 All Wool Bla«k Chevio: ' ' auits j "Are Worth $15," : Qr"Have Been Reduced from $20." We IH-YC! :t*ko!! more f-r tlurm. Wc shall never take less. They arc simply made to represent cxtraordinarj- value at this low figure. They arc a teeming Jto worth. As such, they have a most extraordinary sale. Have you seen them? Suits from -gS to $35. Overcoats from 56 to J50. Storm Coats Irom S7.50 to S30. Strong attractions in Boys' Wear, etc. JACOB REED'S SONS, 918, 920, 922JChestnut St.. also Second and Spruce Sts., PHILADELPHIA. ' ' ~ ' * for Infants and Children. i"C-WwtaU„*ren^mcbUdrentha,| U1 Ba OxtorU ItalbrowLVnI'.N. T. | WuK^tajurious medJcaW, Th* CaoTAca Courtier, IB Fulton Sirot*. H. T. rrjmj MOST RELIABLE FIEEi INSnBiNCl, AGEKCT i'WPI^i M>' nn,'C'I>s Col'anlts. Eei|™W w. 3c£jM^TANp^TAffont> ^ 1 AE' WIS D. STEVENS, NEW GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE, . No. 62 Washington St., Cape May, N. J. Coffees and Toss Sprotsilj. Savayo" money by trading at UUs stare. ns-y JOHN M. RUSSELL, Dry Giis, GrrariBs, Boots, SIhbs, Notions, Floor I'M, Pork, Lard, Hams, Seeds, Patent Medicines, Etc.