Published Erery Thursday Horning. • CAPE MAT, DECEMBER & 1887General and Personal News. One hundred thousand people, on an arermge, cross the Wg Brooklyn bridge . rrery dir. . | The New York WorM savs that about 00,000 skilled workmen are out otcmplojment in that city. Speaker Carlisle should keep a copy of Marquis of Queensberry rules on his desk during the present aes-loo of Con- , Mayor f Roche has" been summonid '■ from Waahinslon to Chicago, where the Anarchists "lave shown signs of becoming obstreperous agaiu. Halifax. N. 8.. Dec- 4.—' The steamer, | British Princess, Captain. Frcctii. from , Philadelphia for Liverpool,, put in here 1 to-day with ber machinery disabled. j Lord Lyons, late British Minister to , Front*, died on Monday at London of " paralysis, in his 71st year. He was Minister to the United b tales from 1Mb to . 1865. He was a bachelor. The gentler sex lias been winning a I high reputation for courage of late. Escaped lions and prowling burglars will hereafter be careful about stirring up 1 the latent pluck of women. Owing to the failure of the Common Pleas Judges of Cape May county to ait on Monday to swear in Surrogate Ilildreth, whose old thrro expired on Bnnday at noon, the county was without a ' Surrogate on that day. Tipton county, Tcnn., has a young i woman who ia attracting attention on account of her remarkable power over horses and other animals. She can ride | ' anil drive at a moment's notice horses and mules.thal'no one else can handle. '■ In writing of his youth to an autograph i collector Gen. Lew Wallace says: "I fear you wouldn't have called me a good boy, as I hunted, llahcd and ran wild ] generally until 1 was eighteen, and then I became a student, and that is the 1 course I would lay down for every life." « Six thousand kangaroo skins an re- , ccived at Newark, S. J., every week. They are brought from Australia, three ( hundred miles from the coast. There are twenty varieties of this animal, and the skin la worth 70 cents a pound. Par- ( laian and London shoe manufacturers, . as well as buyers in Greece, Spain, and • even Australia Itself, are said to purchase tanned skins from Newark tanneries. A fund to erect a monument in memo- - ry of the policemen who lost their lives, t at the Haymarkel riot in Chicago ia rap- t Idly assuming large proportions. The , Tribune of that city has charge of the I subscriptions, and more than $8,000 hare already been collected. The enterprise ia a worthy one, as the slaughtered prise IS a wonuy one, as wic smugiuercu

policemen died in doing their duty to the pubtio. It ia no more than just that the public should show an appreciation of this fact. Emil Tbielans, President of the Cape Mar Driving Park Association, and General Manager J. Henry Edmunds have closed a bargain wiih the Philadelphia Lumber Company for all the lumber for the building of the grand stand, stable*, fencing ana all outbuildings of the new association. The contract price is $10 000. The workman on the pay-roll were Sd off yesterday, and $4000 was dis--sed among them. Work on tiic new building will he commenced on December 18. Hoard. The abandoned Philadelphia schooner Twenty-one Friends, damages ' for the lota of which are now being contested in Courts, was abandoned on March 54, W, Mtmilcr «the Chesapeake Capes. 'rfl« Qrm MnMre-anird her in a direction about east-northeast to latitude 51 degrees and 80 minutes, longitude 37 degrees and 40 minutes, a distance of S180 miles in four and one-half months. Thence she drifted In an easterly and southeasterly direction toward the Bay of Biscay, where she struck and broke up. It has been estimated that she drifted 8535 miles in ' eight months and ten days. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Charles Tupper ana Mr. Haycock, of the Fisheries Commission, are among the promenaders on Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, that move briskly along with the throng of clerks Just as they go from the Departments. Mr. Chamberlain ■ wears Bu favorite orchid and his one eye glass, that cling* to his face as if 1 glned to it, and he carries one end of . his walking stick iu his overcoat pocket Mr. Chamberlain will give a dinner 1 on next Batnrday evening to twenty-four : guests, aad he ptouoaea to have it as ' ranch like an English dinner as be can. He likes canvas-back ducks, cooked . rather more than the American epicures Hke them, afid is Inclined to believe the ' story that ducks here are merely tossed across a Are and then put on the table. Glrard, N. T., Nov. 85. At the rioae of the meeting of the Methodist Epl-col pal Ministerial Association of the Erie District, held at this puce, there was a ! tt'TK.'S.S." 1 speech In opposition to High License . ami ia favor of Prohibition, read the , following letter, which he had recently ■ ' "Rlnjey, N. Y., Oct. 80.1887.-Ret. ' Sir: Ybu are warned not to preach any ] thing against whiskey selling ahd about • Hell la your sermons, if yon do, your coooeiled heed will come off. We don't ballsve in Hell nor de we want you to * talk about It in your preaching in this town, and in our church. Let Whiskey 1 Belling and Hell alone and we will stand by you. Bo warned In time or you will hear from us again In another way "X. Y. 7.." i " Wimmikft'tT' ! fans ret reu. Xoaaar. dm. «, >mt; |^^xtra stir among Table and . $|H^£0vers. Prices have been tMfyWfcng a little. Hardly ' the time ydfcjook for such a ' happening— fchristm as three weeks away apd these just the welcomes t, ch\erfulest things to sunshine a nrem with. Rich French Tapestry 6-4 Covers, colors quffet as those and $2.50; originally $3.50 ■ and $4.50. Very heavy French Silk Nofl Petit Point Tapestry, long knotted fringe. Luxurious, shadow - scattering dungs; tints of the Orient, $4.50 and $5' for 6-4; have been $8 and $8.50. Two patterns ongrounds of ; " est ££ Less pretentious, but almost as pretty, Scotch Tapestry Covers, 6-4, 7-4, 8-4, 8x10, and 8x1 2, down 10 and 15 per cent Jute Vdour. Nap so stiff and springy it won't mat under pressure. Aaplushy^as plush — till you touch it. -And the colors! Blue and gold •ad crimson are never bluer

and goldener. and Trimsoner ; • than in Jute VeloUr; and they stay bright — * fiuo centra, axis n.,41*, from 1 Solid Thurl Uoidn'd.fVsM lit, from »u. j " Plush Table and Piano Cov- j ers, vined and leaved and j flowered with gay embroidery, j $13 "P- | Plush Scarfs, $ 6 up. "Handsome Cloths, border- ; burdened with neat designs in ! variegated silk' — Tsilv. TSf to IS Fuso,tssato*l?.So. Chenille Covers, softly, silkily beautiful". Styles and styles and styles. _ • Moquette Mats after the fashion of Oriental saddle- , round with braioed tails every couple of 3.2 yi inches square inside of fringe, $3.50. $4.50. Lots and lots of covers that we haven't had a peep at And we have hardly stirred from our tracks in one , corner of the long, wide Upholstery Gallery. Four Suitings that stand for long,' heaped counters full of the medium-priced Dress Goods : Mixed Tricot; the downy fuzz of fine wool on its buckskinny face. Full 52 in. 10 colors. 75c, from $1. 50-in. silk-and-wool clusterline Plaid. A $1 stuff for 62\4c. Sprinkled with bright specks of silk and a glance of = silk in the plaid threads. 5 colors. All-wool Pin Check. Modest, quiet. 10 colors. 52 in., 75c- 1 50-in. all-wool Mixture. Jumbled checks spattered and dashed by bits of color that dodge in and out like sunbeams on dewdrops. 75c. We stand behind every

1 Seal Skin Cloth garment we / \ send out — the cloth, the mak- r ing, the fit There are hum- n ; bugs, plenty of them. The ! only- safe way is to buy of the 1 J dealer whose word you can n I trust. Our $50 and $55 3 . Coats and Wraps are the tip ■ toppest in every way, but no 1 ! truer in worth, work, or finish than the ones for least. Seal Cloth surprises — . Lister's Real Heal Cloth N rwmsra™ 'wIuaKra?lMa!8k!nl Trunin wonssao.ro. imi *~). Ok price, (SO; manufacturer,! Oar special Lister Seal Cloth Coat, -1 r Our celebrated Lister Seal Clout ' ■ Onr^rpectE UBirSeal Cloth Wraps, Oar celebrated lister Seal Cloth Wrap. Kstio Uniur, Heal Cloth ■mraailnfe. n.so. Our celebrate*! Litter Real Cloth I itches, saUD-lloed, ro. About half what you must | pay in some other stores for the same values. A new Cloaking. Heavy weight, solid fur back. Six quiet stripes and 4 modest ' plaids. 54 inches, $2. Your eyes and finger tips tell you it | is extra good for the money. 28 ounces to the yard, the ; maker says. We haven't * weighed it, but it looks every ounce of that. A Cloaking j that will stand grief, ] A Dress Pattern gift is a more presentable in a box than in a bundle. The neater the box the more presentable. The trimmest, I neatest boxes we have ever put Dress Patterns ir\ are on some of the counters to-day. Half a dozen tints. Box and pattern (8 yards), from $4 to $10. A new lot of .2000 Urn- J brellas. The best for the a we have ever had — aa-joeh, Mtnral kandjee. »l jo. They are of die very best quality of Helvetia, a mixture of silk and wool that is likely 5 to outwear two or three ordinary Silk Umbrellas. We give a big share of ® space to Books for young folks. Bigger this year than • ever before. Better fillgd with j 1 better Books. More and bet- 1 ' for the old folks, top. I Your task will be" what to pick j : where so much is so good. I ■ Book News is a key to the 1 " choice of Books. "" It unlocks { ' the mystery of every New t » Book. With Bs$ok News in J : hand, if you go wrong in £ 1 choosing a Book the blame is j yours. 5 cents, 50 cents a I year. December number (88 J - pages), full of illustrations, , - now ready. J 1 If you are thinking of a j Holiday-present Book, or a f Book for your library, send ; . for our new 32-page Book 3 Catalogue. Free to any ad- | dress. ] i S John Wanamaker,

T? rl xt Long and Large rVCdUy Winter'-s Business •The prices are lower than Oak HailW iast year. Or anybody's this year. With the co-operation that has never failed us for twenty-six. years, we're going to do a business that will beat any of them. We can t do it without you. We < want you and all your neighbors.,: . *, — ■" , The plain way of telling how is to say : We have "better clothing than we ever had — Men's, Young Men's, Boys', Children's. . Better it couldn't be in ' reliability. Better it is in every other way. Style is the note of excellence in clothing. It goes only with good quality. You know it isn't worth while to tie good style, or work either, .with less. That's common-sense. Every dollaf you spend with us for clothing you'll spend for reliable goods, and as stylish as you desire We have made up the fine qualities — from England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, and largest of all, from home-made cloths — as well as the durable and low-priced. 'Iliac brings us to "Ironclad." You heard of "Ironclad" last winter. Strong, strong, very strong. We have it again. People ... y "O who had it then are after it for another spell °f hard wear. The quality is better: the q O price the Same. You may think from the — j C price it's low grade.# It Isn't Wereferyou o O to your neighbors who wear it. Men's ^ Suits," $12.00: Men's Overcoats, $10.00. p You can't break or tear it Send for samples, if you can't come to the city. Wanamaker & Brown, Oak Hall, S. E. Cor. Sixth and Market Streets. $13.00 111: DISTINCT BEAUTIFUL STYLES. These arc truly and without exaggeration — Extra and" Extraordinary Values.

ALL WOOI. at that, and not the pronounced' cheviots which are rather advanced for some, bdt very Choice. Excellent Style Cassimercs, such as are forever Dressy and Correct. Not catch-penny "bargains," suchtis the air is full of, but JACOB REED'S SONS' Unquestionably Good, Well-lrimmcd and Stylishlymade manufacture. Please ask for these lot-numbers: — 3812, 3560, 3592. 3504. 3557. 36'2. 37o6, 3306, 3565, 3310. JACOB REED'S SONS, 918, 920, 922? Chestnut St., also 2d and Spruce Sts., PHILADELPHIA. . WHT GO TO PHILADELPHIA WHEN YOD CAN BUY Dry Goods, Trimmings, Millinery, HUMS, BI, GLOVES, HiMBHCHMJ, He. Ladies' Coats and Wraps, AT JOHN H. GIBSON, 43 Washington Street, Oape May Oity. WMF, ENGLEHART, Importer and Manufacturer Diamonds, Watches, Silverware, French Clocks, Bronzes, American Clocks^ Particular attention paid to repairing COMPLICATED and all kind of WATCHES EXPERIENCED WORKMEN ; afl WORK being done in the BUILDING under my OWN SUPERVISION, not being COMPELLED to hare the work done OUTas a gieat many STOREKEEPERS do. Jewelry of all Kinds Made and Repaired. GOODS AT RETAIL. No. 205 Market Street. Philadelphia. as-«m GEORGE L. L.OYE.TT, 64 Jackson Street Cape May, N. J. Good Qnalil? FLOOR, $175 per Cwt OATS, GROUND FEED, CONDITION POWDERS. Goods deU tared tree of ctarge. Harness. Blankets, Lap Bobea ud Bepaira at Shop on Ooean Street slO-Sm MAMi m BNMini CUBE DEAF I*—* I- I rack's Patau Improfnl Cosmoead gar Dram. ~ ™ COIPAKT'S n Ami GTUCT IF HAT. I illMUll. aoaa^j By axjsna iss'fraai- npy aogy 9w.htemteiiBs.iitt uranuun ma in to. "n BOSTON aaw toaa. CSIOAUO. n»4>r»of*a»«»ara.Qra°«raaad Bnapsa. ORATCFUL COSIFOBTINC j

loTicFTi mam. ; The following named persons living in the .village o 1 1 1 Green Creek, Cape May County, have pledged themselves ! use every legal maans to prevent TRESPASS ON THEIR PRE1SES BT SPORTSMEN;. WITH | ' DOG AND GUN, and that they will unite for MUTUAL PROTECTION To save their property from further Destruction and Depreciation i '^Jythe annual raid of non-resident gunners who seein to ■ question the right of property owners to project and enjoy the same for themselves. T. P. Errickson, Wilson Ross. Nathaniel Newton, Henry Brown. Scth Miller. Jeremiah Foster. C. T. Norbury. Captain K. l-'oster. Smith Cressc. Truman Hickman. M. M. Norburv. Franklin Hoffman M. S. Cressc. John Fox. William I.. I )a\ i- Elizabeth Hand John W. Scull. David H. Cressc. Eli Sayrc. Heath Norburv. Lewis Ross. James T Miller. Thomas F. Swain. ' j Hcnry Seholle-n^. r H. H. Holmes. j J K. Broun Charles B. Thompson v I , P K,ird Francis Cressc. | j -lnu.s j->r,CSl ,„ William Hollingshcad. j Charles P. Foster. 1 1

for Infants and Children. "Cteaaas la la so well adapted to children U**t I Oastoria mrra CqIIc. Ooeatlpatlnn. Ill Bo. Oxford 8L, Broottfn,1 N. Y. | WuESTojurioua medlcatfco. 35 THOMAS DEPUY, 35 35 North Second Street, Philadelphia, CARPETS! CARPETS! AJao a large Una or WILTONS. MO^UXTTES AND BOUT KRrSsglf. ol tilt Bmi Ma»™ at Ihf Nearly Opposite Christ Church, East Side, 35 BETWEEN ARCH & MARKET STS. PHILADA. 35 DA YID W. ROD AN, Coal A Wood, Flour A Feed of all Kinds, Fresh A Salt Hay in Bales I ™ CHARLES WEISS, BREAD AND CAKE BAKERY 2103 Mount Yernon Straet, rniLAngi.raia. pa. si-, HIRAM DEWALT, MEROHANT TAILOR, fl No. 817 Chestnut Street, Philada. r fnilg siite al Pmiiiiar Prices. Me il test Material at a Slain Prite WILLIAM CAMP. TIN AND SHEET IRON WORKER, Cap« May Court House, N. J. B storea sold from Caulogve. All »"d Spuoili.g^ ^

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I y.rotWom, (Stt. PrNGE LIST or lOUVE^ pEOpiE'g MA^ET, 37 Jackson Street. Cape May. N. J. HaeoT., a, u>e ioac» per ia tie jsiwau!'.. j MMra-dera a, tae pierr pr IK ^ iSx ^ aovra no Y, : Maswa'caofa te. I Utdattaa is.|u*" * "*• jrSarT j im i All gnotU sold for c;tsh. Bills now standing if paid by January 1st, i.ssti. a discount of 5 per cent will be allowed. Bills not paid I before that .late will Ik- placed in the hands of a collector. OLIVER'S PEOPLE'S MARKET No. 37 Jackson Street, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. ly$»-y HAND'S CENTRAL MARKET

Ccrnsr Washington ar.d Ocean Sts, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. LEWIS D. STEVENS," 'NEW GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE, Nr. 66 Washington St., Cape M iy, N. J. WILLIAM S. BARNETT, j Excelsior Market, P. E. Shnrpless Butter a Specialty. I I. L. SHEPPARD, 27 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, EATS. CAPS, DBBRELLAS. ELDREDGE JOHNSON BOOTS AND i SHOES, RUBBER^ GOODS A 8PECIALTV. Fine Wail Papers of the Latest Patterns.

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