HOUSEHOLD. Never hang a picture »o lhat it will be , neceroary to mount aTttepiadder to riew It- Hang It to that the centre will be , about five and a halt feet from the flour, | a little below the line of rtalon of a pctaon | of average height. I Never put a piece of furniture tojf * i room merely becauae it U pretty and will | fill up. Every article ah ould have lta real or apparent use; aa a general thing i the neceisary piecea will occupy all the 1 apace lhat ahould be allotted to furni- , ture. Never hang a picture from one nail. Aside from the mere queation of aafety, the use of two naila, the cord stretched across them so as to come down squarely to the comers of the frame, has a symmetrical effect and makes the walls look very much more finished. Toasted Checse.-Cut the cheese do slices of moderate thickness, put In a saucepan or skillet with a little butter and cream, simmer very gently till quite melted, then take from the fire, let cool a little, add yolk of egg well beaten. md, into shape, and brown before the Are. Indian Meal Muffins.— One and onehalf cups of meal atalded In one pint of milk, butter size of an egg, oue-hslf cup of yeast, and flour to make batter to drop from spoon In a lump, not run; let slsni! over night and bake for breakfast lu a quick oven. To make real good bread, four loaves we will say, boll four potatoes, mash through a colandar, pour scalding water through, and mi* potatoes, and a pint or more of flour in it. When cool add a half a teacupful of yeast arid a tablespoonful of salt. Do this In tuc evening, and next morning if there Is about a quart of It, and you wish to make four or Ave loaves, add a quart of warm water or milk, make a thick sponge, and when light make It .ob. Do not let It gel chilled. When raised again, mould Into loaves. This makes good bread even out of poor flopr, but with good flour It Is that makes better. Cornstarch Pie.— Onef^nt of sweel

milk, one cup of sugar, two tablespoon- t fula of cornstarch, yelks of two eggs. , Cook in a pail in a kettle of water-, when , thick flavor to taste and pour into a pre- , viously baked crust. Beat the whites of , the eggs to a stiff froth, sdd four table- , spoonfuls of sugar spread over the pie , and brown slightly. , . Pea. Soup.— Steep aome yellow split ( peas all night; neat morning set them , on to boll, with two quarts of water to i a pint of peas; put In the water a tiny i bit of cooking soda, as much as will go i on a ten-cent' piece. In another sauce- , pan put a large carrot, a turnip, an onion , and a large bead of Celery, all cut small ! and covered with water. When both : pea* and vegetables are tender put them together, season with salt, pepper and a HtUe sugar. Let them stew gently until thick enough; then strain throgh a colander, mashing them well, and return to the pot while you fry sorao small squares of bread a crisp brown. H you wish to make this delicious soup a little richer stir into it two ounrea of butter smoothed with flour. The sugir employed does not sweeten it, but only blends the vegetables. A New Way to Cook Cranberries.— Sort and wash the berries. Put them on the tire in cold water. Aa soon as they are scalding hot, take them off and drain them in a sieve. Thus they lose much of their acrid taste, but not their flavor. The berries must not be left in the sieve a minute, for fear of losing their Juice. Jura them Into a pan. Add sugar in proportion of one pound to foui quarts of fruit. Put iu the berries, and boil them soft, but not to a mssh. Clover with a napkin while cooling, and stir them gently occasionally. Smsll bowls make very goods moulds. Be sure that chijdten have comfortable clothing, that neither pinches or scratch ce, nor feels a* If It were slipping off. It to .not In human nature, young or old. to tranquilly endure Irritable clothing, or boots or shoos that torture. Hake their clothes flrst comfortable, then neat and becoming. Flannel' should always be loose, and waists well fitted, but not tight, and provided with buttons for drawure and skirts. The only garters that ought to be worn by children or women are those of pan eleastlc that fasten from the waist to tlx tops of tbe stockings. Apple FooL— Peel, core and thinly

slice aome applet of e kind that will cook to a soft pulp ; put them In s stone Jar, with sufficient white sugar to sweeten end two tablespoonfuto of water. Place the Jar in e saucepan of hot water and boll until the applet sre very soft Then turn the apples out of the Jar Into a bowl and beat them Into a smooth pulp. Let it stand to get quite cold, and then mix sufficient with It to make It of the right consistency, or some cut- t tard not flavored. Put In custard glasses or In a glass dish and grate a little nutmeg over 1L The natural flavor of the '. apples to moat delicate In this dish, and , therefore any flavoring but the smallest , soupoou of nutmeg spoilt It. , No man caret much for pudding If he ; can have bit beefsteak and potatoes i well cooked and he never can expect to have them well cooked unless his wile knows how to cook them; and a* for •Urt4.utto.it, men <Wt Wear tbcm at an tewing petticoat* and nobby jackets, and putting new ribbons oh a hat. The idea that a woman could be expected to row on shirt- buttons qgver cuts any Ggtgo. Every gtri should be anxious to learn plain cooking and plain sewing, not that she may devote her exclusive attention t> them, but because they arc In general more valuable than an-othe. accomplishments she can learn In the same time and with the same ease. rttery Paper. The story describes the adventure* of an American to^L^s^S of*1 vUdTTtorS', ud l2o»lh.d^^lto "■thriltod'by tits hair.bteadlh .scapes of this dauntless i fleroart and wihfcM anlnuds ever seen in I to to roto « «

FARM. It to a fafl that dogi seldom attack -sheep kept with cattle, unless In the | case of some old rogue, and then only c when the sheep areiound at a considers- j j bic distance, for the instinct of the cat- ( tie to tp attack animals' found chasing or . worrying oilier stock near them. I When vegetables sre stored In cellars j they must be kept from fermenting, as , they sutcly will ferment when piled In ; large bulk. This may bo accompltobed i by piling on shelves K> as to allow some ; ; ■circulation of air among tbcm, or by | • parking in barrels. The management of the cold frame j requires some skill and care, though less ! than I ho hot-bed or green-house, in j general throw off the mats and shutters | every day when there Is no danger of freezing the plants. SHALL WS STICK TO TUX FARM ? Unquestionably, yes! True, the re- , wards of farm Me are not the unmixed independence and honor and plenty pic- , tured by the optimistic politics! orators of thu fairs ; but on the other hand the life is by no means that of unrelieved ' toil and grind, disappointment and ; poverty, depicted by the peasimtota who are unfortunately so constituted that the dark aide of any situation always presents itself to them first, and remains ; with them to the last. It to not free from care, anxiety or labor, but we know of no other life that is more so ; \ and tor the portion of these that do accompany it, it furnishes more and bet1 tcr compensations than any other. To 1 idlers and ease-takers it offers no in1 duce merit*, but where can one obey the 1 command "Six daya shall thou labor," or better enjoy the boon of resting on 1 the seventh ? It to a good place to live, ' a good place to rear the family, a good ' place to die and be burled from. Yes; 1 stick to Uie farm- Call It home and ! make It home-like. Make friends with - tt. Put your labor in it. Bear you! • children upon it. Perform the duties of » this life under IU auspices, and enter r upon the rewards of the next from its i faithful shelter. — Farm Journal, ■i- Apprnso vanijkx is wistxu. t If the.soil is properly prepared manure , may be applied to advantage at any 1 time of the year, so that it does not lull tertcre with other more pressing work. If laud to ploughed in the fall for com, ' in no way can manure be more ad vanin no way can manure uc uiuiv c

ta|eous!y ' applied than by hauling It out in the winter and scattering it over f< the ploughed ground direct from the wagon, the whole lo remain so until the n following spring, when, by running the harrow over it, it will not only thoroughly intermix the manure with the ^ surface soil, (a matter of the greatest v moment, ) but place the totter Ih the beat y possible condition for checking off prep- f aratorv to plan ling. But the greatest advantage of tins mode of applying manure for com is that the fertilizidg properties of the manure become completely - absorbed by the surface toll, and to In most soluble condition lo be appro- - risted as toon as needed by the feeder rootlets cf the young corn, giving It a - most healthy and rapid growth 1n the I start. Not only so, but by scattering it - direct from the wagon the work Is not j i only done quicker, but the manure to I more evenly distributed over the field 1 i than If thrown In heaps lo be hand- ! scattered In the spring. By scattering . r It direct from the wagon the woik, too | - to all done at once ; whereas. If thrown l Into heaps to remain so until spring, a , considerable portion of lis properties to j - either washed away by rains or sinks in- i i lo the ground, leaving spots where the \ s heaps stood too highly manured for the 1 I balance of the field, thereby occasioning c lots In general yield of the crop, r Another thing. In hauling ont manure d over ploughed ground in winter much r unnecessary labor to the horses, as well d as wear and tear of the wagon, partlcuii iarly when the ground is more or less d frozen, may be svoided by hanllog it •r the way the furrows run instead of I, across them. Nor should it be attemped Is to scatter the manure over too large a surface. Like all other work on the t farm, what Is wdrih doing at all to jr worth doing well, and it to more profltae ble to manure Ave acres well than to " half manure ten acres, the labor of cuL lf rivaling the totter Ijplng double that of p the former and the yield ahout the same. e' The work of making and applying manure to certainly the most Important that I can engage tbc attention of the farmer, and be should see to It that In the application none of It to loat, and that the land on which it to applied to all benefited n alike. And then, with thoroughly prepared soli, carefully selected seed and thorough cultivation, he may real easy about the yield. * Much damage to done to pastures by letting stock on then! too early in the ;

1 spring. Not only to the grass injured ' by being bitten too closely, but the ; treading hy the stock when the ground to toft, greatly Injures the great roots and they will not teeover for a long ' rime. Stock should never In 'any case go on the meadow In spring. It to expensive pasturing. Gold Stow.— Shred a white cabbage and pour over It the following dressing: l'ut half a cupful of vinegar on lo boll. Beat twp eggs till light, add .half a cupful of very thick tour milk ; and butter the size of a walnut. Add this mixture to the boiling vinegar, stir over the Are tin boiling hot, and add salt and pepper. over the cabbage, and set li away get very cold before serving. Rhoumatlem Usually settle* in the back or llmbe, and often so completely overpowers iu victim* that all business and labor have to tie abandoned. Our reader* should remember that Hood's Samparilla to not recommended as a positive specific for ! rheumatism; its proprietors doubt If ' there to. or can be, such a remedy. But . many people who were moot severely , afflicted, state lhat they have been poellively cured by Hood's Saraaparilln. The disease to often the result of Impure • blood -hence the power of this great ! medicine over it lu success in many . severe cases justifies us In recommending its use to all sufferers from rheumar ti-m. 100 Doses One Dollar. m i ' Lemon Pie.— Take one lemon grated entire, one csep of sugar, three eggs, , one lablespeoniul of flour and two cups | of cold water. Make and bake like cusThelr Business Booming. Probably no one thing has caused such a general revival of trade at Marry . A Mecray's Drug Store aa their giving i away to their customers of so many free I rial bottle* of Dr. King's New Discovery I S25WS. 57.2 frore Ibetact^thatjt nlwn^curauod

The December Century opens with a . frontispiece portrait of Lincoln lrom a | photograph made about the time of bis I inauguration, which event to the subject of the present part of the Lincoln HisMessrs. Nicolay and Hay continue in th's number the promised publication ol new mate rial. The narrative begins with Mr. Lincoln'! departure from Springfield, and includes an authentic account of his farewell to bis neighbors and of the speeches made at IndtanapoColumbus, Bteubenville, Trenton, ' Philadelphia, and Harrtoburg. An exact ; statement of the facta In regard to-Lin- . coin's secret night journey through Baltimore to given, accompanied by unpublished letters from Seward, Scott, and I General Stone. The circumstances at- ■ Undine the revision of the inaugural ad- ,! dress are related with particularity, the j text of that document being printed In ' full, with the references to Mr. Seward's i ! suggestions • for alterations in foot- [ ' notes, so lhat the reader may see which of these suggestions were adopted by the President, and which rejected. The comparison) affords an insight into - Mr. Lincoln's altitude toward the crisis I which ha was so soon to be called upon to meet. The famou* closing paragraph' in printed in fac-aimilc, accompanied by 1 a similar reproduction of Seward's sug- ; gestion for the same parapreph. AcI companving the paper are portraits of I , Seward." Frederick W. Seward, and j 1 Ward H. Lamon, together with a sketch 1 of the inaugural scene, "Prison Life of 1 : the Knssisn ltevoluilonists," an illus- . t rated paper on the Sea of Galilee and other excellent papers embellish thecur- ' rent unmber of the Century. - llrartcsnnsss or the Liquor Habit Positively Cured by tdsriniturin^Iir. Halats' It can be given In a cup ol coSee or tea wlth- ' moderate'^lrlriker or ^ an jtocotmjjejjwrerfc SranT^'w^hare take™ Golden Bpeelfle 1 once Impregnated with the SpeelUe It beeomes I SPECIFIC CO.. 185 Bye St.. Cincinnati. O. j Guide (to Chicago tourist In Venice)— 1 You will want to see the Lion of St. I Mark, of course, sir." 1 Chicago tourist — How many be there?r Guide— One. Chicago tourist — Thunder, no! I T wouldn't gel into one of them measly » boats Just to see one lion." T. B Perec, •< Windsor Locks, Ct, writes: "Send me at once fopr dozen « Dr. Beth Arnold's Congh KJller. It y beats any medicine we can find for , Coughs." For sale by all druggist*. J' Price 85c. 80c- and >1.00 per bottle, j. Dr. 8etb Arno'd's Soothing and Qulet- , ing Cordial for children. Recommend ..I t... —■.•I...—

and nurses. 25c. She— What did Robinson Crusoe do a wife on his deaert island ? Ho— Don't know. Had a trained parrot, I suppose. Talks as much. B*by wss tick, w* gavt b« Caatorta. j lbs wm s Child, ah* erisd for Costorts, When she becams Miss, tba clang to Caitoris, , aba had Chiton, sb* fare them Cmtaeta. #7u; AdcfrtiStmfPts. COCKLE'S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS GREAT ENGLISH RKMKD' SSII—i™ MS B man way. oor. Ml! W.. Nsw York, lor U- ~ lues mm" EXTMCT BP MEAT. I ONLY BOUT ! maiaiW SenniiiE U Bam Mit, I Hlgkly recommrodad ^^rUfbicap Hamad of i UHo^fg»QWom"ra,°OrSS« Md"bni«pwa WMkX.IlLHI'.IJIt'f: , ansa saasESse . ?ttUdia4 ftateriil, «tr. | LUMBER YARD 8challanK«ra Landing, CAPS MAY CITY, H. J. Wb«re may ba found a largo Btook ol

< BUILDING LUMBER, I mrommrBro-mjgriflroj-vmkyta-n ! CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS and aU ocbora t O HOURS PROMPTLY KHXkD. J. B. BCHELLENGER8. glarfcU j«rd. South Jkt Maeble Wobis AE.R. K. Track A Turnpike, CAPS MAT CITY, H. i. Monuments ami Tcombetcnes (foal fifead. Situ. flX COALAND WOOD J. M. SCrfELLENGER, SCHkLLKNOEKTS LAHDOra. CAPMMAY. ' jsgssasrst: Uiitt Eti, Store. QbU lit Fn COAL. Pine, Oak and IHickorv Wood j

Building % uftrr, grixkd, jiaf, gontwtorg, (*tc. This Space is Reserved for S. H. MORRISON, THE LUMBER MERCHANT OF CA MEN, N. J. j i tplaning mill ; SASH FACTORY & LUMBER YARDS. XAHUPACTtJRMBS OP ' Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shutters, Moulding, &c. BRACKETS, SCROLL WOEX, MUGS, ETC., i Manufactured to order, at Abort noHoo by anpenor wortmon. AUo, dealer, in ! BUILDING LUMBER OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 5 Wo bare a !ar»o atock corotanUy on kand. under cover, well aooaorod.and aold ailowm rnrlii WILLIAM C. SCUDDEH & SON, FRONT AND PSDKRAL 8TKKXT8. CAMDKN.N. J. JyW SA85L^!S L52?££S,°T' Doors, W, Bits, sliors, Honiamp, Sroons, Etc. DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES A SPECIALTY. n All ordora promptly flUod. « CaU examine atock and gel eatlmatea. it A. L. CONNER. >r TnrnpIZe near Bridge. Cape May CIIJ. N. J. 1 . KIM BALL, FR I NGE 5 C0-,

imm MERCHANTS,AND MANUFACTURERS OP ( MILL- WORK. Rockland Lime, Cement, &c., dec., ALWAYS ON BAMD. B8TIMATBS PUKNISHMD. , KIMBALL, PRINCE A CO.. BMAMCH TAMP AT M1LLTILLM. T1NKLAND, N. J. GOSHEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Goshen, Cape May Co., N. CUTS NATIVR STOCK TO OHDKK IN Ship, House & Wagon Stuff. AND ALL KINDS OF WOOD WOKK. Experienced Sawyer to Manage Cutting Lumber. .Ig-y GARRISON, ROYAL & FEASTER. C. B. COLES, I LUMBER MERCHANT, MANUFACTURKRS OF ; Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Boxes, &c. ; brackets, and scroll sawing, CmU examine auck and get eettmalea. AgeatlorWanonAWkana'aAM.L.Shoemtker'BFe net Office. No. 14- Kaighn'e Avenue. Camden. N. J. lyS-y A.F.KENDALL MANUPAUTUHXB OF , mors, sasH, Blinds, SHnttsrs, looldings, Scroli WorA, Wood Turnings and dealer In Lumber of alt kinds. u Ordera by mall wfll receive prompt attention. >■ yoi Offloo addreea, Soolb SoavlUe, Cape May Oo., N. J. - m-j A. P. KKNDALL, BeavUla, Station. W. J. K. H. S • ENOS R. WILLIAMS, Architect and Builder, K CAM MAT CITY, N. j. L' Ban kad an oxperteroo o» iwooty year* IB bonding at Cape May. No ebgrge for drawing ol -< piao worn contract lor bonding Is awarded blm. ri pel" » bolld from a good dvelga, and cbrapr j DUKE & DOAK, Contractors and Carpenters, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J,

: COFF & SMITH, MANUPACTUBBR8 AND SHIFI'KWf OP ! bricks. potters buff and clay Wo keep — -f—'-r oo band a Urge mock ot Ur beat qoaBl; ot Brtck wblcb we will sell it ike LOWEST CASH PRICES. Faeuwtee to Setleplain and MJUrlUe; Omoe, BmltU'i Orooery Store, M A Bi oe i < ... ibvflM, N.J. W. to. IHAW, Agenl. t*-J ordwa by Mall will Reee-Ye riomp'. AUeoUon. 1 THE GREAT BARGAIN HOUSE, ho. u washington btreet, cape may, h. j. BARGAINS IN ■Qn&Slanare,ii fashioned Earfayare. lumtrs arpii'iB im iuu cmni: Lentpe. Lamp Chimneys end Burners. im cm coDimtF eitbi MUM? Gnat nrietf ii'ftware, Wood & lillarnrs PAINT BRU8HE8, DU8T BRUSHES. ' VttfeTBl Brata. Et Paints aui Window Glee jjKflBr ARTIST MATERIALS. jMa, , BMITH aOO. BENJ. S. CURTIS, ~~ Practical plumber, Gas and Steam fitter, No. II Pecrtur Street. C«p« May, N. J. GEORGE M. rOWELk,, __. • MERCHANT TAIfcOR No. I S Decatur 8treet, Q»pe Mav-Qity, 3

J * 1 J, H,:0£N£Z£T & BRO,, i MANUPACTURKHS OP AND DSALUta IN | 4 FURNITURE of all kinds, CARPETS latest Styles, HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stoves, Ranees Heaters, Hardware, Tinware,- Crockervware, Etc. ( 19 Washinglon and 12 Jackson Streets, Cape May City. Caps May Cou rt House and Donnisville

CLOSING OUT SALE': DON'T MISS.THIS CHANCE. j BOSTON CLOTHING HOUSE, - No. 41 Washington street, Cape May City, will sell fronfnow until - January 1st, 1888, all goods REGARDLESS OF COST, As we shall have to close the store on account of making alterations in January, and we had rather sell the stock at a sacrifice than to store it The public of Cape May and vicinity may now secure bargains never before heard ot, in Mbim Gut's Fsinisli Ms, Hats anfl Caps, WINTER GLOVES, MITTENS, Etc., All to go without reference to cost. Goods are marked down in E plain figures. Call soon and secure first choice. BOSTON CLOTHING HOUSE, i | . A. L. HAYNES. I dealer in ; Stoves, Ranges and Heaters, TIN ROOFING and GUTTER WORK,! "LIVE AND LKT LIVE." • I At hla St abi-A are 10 be fdbnd a attuah lot ot Carriage Horses and Road Equipages to Hire. ! Monro* taken on 1.1 very. Satlalaction Guaranteed. ICE! ICE! ICE! Knickerbocker Ice Company, |: "t OF PHILADELPHIA. < ' Smlls Hotels, Bmlainiitt aJ Cottages witl Pare Eastern Inc. ' ALIO WITH TBI BRUT QUALITY OF COAL! COAL! OaAXFULLT PKETAJUU) FUN FAMILY UbB. AND FULL WRIGHT GUAKANTRRD ' rondronr-dm.mtrosL.SSa'00 PER T0N" i

HORNER'S GENERAL NEWS STAND, 82 8 Washington St., Cape May City, N. J. | ipc; for Piaaos, Cabinet and Cottage lirgana ItfcTiic Lifiii Rmuiing New Home Sewing Machine «H||« SB Gensral Hewi and SUtionary iter*. H| MoBc Boats Violin, Gnllar and Ban)o Slnnga. ^HV jw fisiB, OrpiiSewitiliDliiiffi U Sail S® "sisajssre^.'SSiasRRfffH" mfgiM • ^ - call at *0 find w« win aav* yon money. MISS LIZZIE T. BHHIC'SON. Mar.gir, my' l-«ai 11. F. IIORNBR. Afi«nl. , CHRISTMAS PRESENTS! jsggssssaat^as'ts^Ka LOW PRICES— LARGE STOCK. . IYINS & BROTHER, S5 North Second Street. Philadelphia, below Arch, East Side. ! MOST RELIABLE J , s£LA FIRE-INSURANCE AGENCY J ^ _ In Cape May County. . Mj Finl-Clas Compames Bimlit ' Ratal aa Low ai to any Companlea. I Apnnvaitmn from any P*n .,t ibaconnly will reoblYt — F prompt atumuon. W. SCOTT HAND, Affent. — — IS-y CAFB MAY OOUBT UOU8k,It. J. STEAM HEATING. 1 ORL-ANDO KELSEY, NO. 810 ARCH 8TREET, PHILADELPHIA Blelaey'e Patent Seotioq^I Safety Steam Generator. Best in the 1 j World. Adapted to Hotels, Manofeocuriee and Buildings j * of Every Description, lit-j 1 r

»UBX 8AM«». YY^KST JERSEY RAILROAD. T1MX TABLB Ot IFFXCT OCT. bd. ttoJ. PHILADKLPHI A : ud^i o£S5w req ea>m*an?OT2ri5'- '' 8.00i¥bT,^«*7S"^S at Camdro lor Trebton and Wtw York. Q2p ^rSYT^SSkll^aahu?1 J*S" ' loo, at Cam gc).DAT THAINS FROM THTLADKLPHIA- , daylriS A*kL 'Arvomrnonation mwI daya. ' 1.50 F. M. On Sunday a, *00 A. M. SatonUyl only. Kxprea., a.m P. M. q-Jatalag- • VP', YATE5 8.CO. BEST MADE lC.LOT.HIHG Sixth t \ ',i _ Richest kiurry3

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I "'"eBEWCE. Tb-d.rtlw.ro-., LAkQk ILLL'ffTltATXO CATaLOOUZ IliXJL AA* CORNISH & CO., wazHikeror is $200,000 1^^ 225 Market St .JS/ JAMES T. BAILEY , PitACnoAL !BlacMllaM Hmdw, FXAR CAfg lb LAND BRIDGE,