ti.lO per Annum. In AUtmbcc I NOTICE" " ,xm-i oflttca amhaKukmshtk roa ma nu «*o trim* *arnu. jSESSK^rsife nam 1, oVilorA n. Bat" I ^ '*AlfmaQ^'«aon'd Be Sinnr tapper ordrastnJ . all article* of rale, »J regtvtered IMirrA Malta doset at iigr^££CIVIC AlOlimBI. tlai* IdaM Drat Tfiursday areata* of «*cb oomin. ' jail verrar rou,r*o. AH.I H, amsfni>le on gyan-.r.J aod four h Tliarolaj evenings of ^ Church Notices. ^ H. A. ciICKcn. . - I Sunday Mirvicc* in tlie M. E. church next Sabbath aa follows: .Prayer and r experience at 9 a- m. in chapel. Pmcb- t Inir at 10.80 by paator. mibiect-' Wtiat la to be born of flio Spirit.'' Sunday t acbool at 2.30 p. m. Young poop lc s , meeting at 0 o'clock to be held in the church. Preaching in the evening by # Miaa Clara Boyd. A cordial mviUth n ia extended to all W participate In these services. c Preserve your individuality. It lathe * only thing, of course, thsti distinguishes you from your fellows. The fashions of C the day which are but the caricature* of h the morrow tend to make men in one mould, their clothes, habits of thought 0 and education all tending in one direc- „ lion. While it la desirable that mankind should conform to a type of high- „ moral and sUuncbcal physical and intel- fi tactual vigor. It is not necessary hat they should bsvc these graces developed in exactly the some way. There arc countless shapes the goodness that is in a man take, and following out this Idea we have men nf variety which is just a* hi pleasing to the senses as the same tie- tl ment In a landscape or a flower garden. We are very apt to set up a type of man . and measure everybody else by mak. c. log him fit i! possible to it, and the event of failure rejecting him iui unworthy. Be yourself. Imitation is i puerile and cheap talent. »n apish gift, an ignoble aim. Who would txc tango hi, ... —II... for another.*. T IC fabled ?' ;S; N fabled

story of the clsssies, in which the people complained to Jupiter of their individual troubles and diseases and were given ei p mission- to exchange them which « they did it to the point, it was not long before they were very sick of their a b«»w«jn» and wanted matters restored to d ! ihefr former condition. Xr spirit of contentment enohlct and sanctifies the humblest lot. With the new year endeavor ■ - to be aatlsfled with your indlvuliiaiity and try to preserve it through many ohstacks. and not expect to <lo tilings like " other folk,, or Ignobly and impotently imitate tbetn. War bat been fully declared upon the b fish pirate, by the introduction of a bill by Senator M. J. Quay into the L. b Sen- „ ate looking to their expulsion outside „ the two mile limit. Tlie hill provides that It shall not bo lawful for any per- t| son or persons by day or by night to . put, place, haul, draw or In any manner use for the i iplure of menhaden or anv other fish fo be hisnuiactured into oil ■> fish guano or other fcrllllxing material P within two"miles of the Atlantic coast, upon the high teas or any arm of the n sea, run, haven, creek, basin or bay a along Said coast any purse net, pound, byke. weir or other appliance under p penally of $1000 for each offense, one 3 fourth to go to Informer, and the re. mainder to the use of U. 6 Fish Com- . miaaloncr. It also provides for the forfeiture of all vessels, nets and other appurtenances taken In this prohibiten business and empowers United Stares Marshals to seize tbem wherever found. J reporting seizures to the Judge of the t district within tlie boundaries of which < the seizure is made. In case the line cannot be collected from the persons or 1 individuals owning vessels or boats 1 seized while engaged In this unlawful < business they may be collected by the confiscation and aalc of the, property so , seized. ' ' i There Is no good way of getting away from duty. There Is always an element | about It that falls the fugitive. Jonah l« 1 an example. He aermed to have at least | a plausible excuse. For an obscure preacher to go to a cultured city and do nothing hut protest was a most discouraging thing to do fiom the beginning. He would undoubtedly be thrust out as a crank, so Jonah, thinking there had been tome mistake a* between command 1 and capacity, decided to run away and 1 he did. but he did not gel very far. for 1 Ood. another name for duty, brought him up In a way that there was no mistaking, and eventually started him on the way to Nlnevah. where ha warned the people and there was a great work wrought. The beat way to do any known duty Is Its quick performance, no 1 evasion will do Perhaps you may find a moral ut this paragraph that may profit. If yea would fashion for yourself a seemly life, fret not at whst fs wist and cone, and so start off in the New I ear asif your life had Just Oe^un. , What each day brings is enough to carry. Do the iron it develops and be content. Then be sure to hate no brother, nor be jealous of his work, but in charity look unoo his blemishes leaving them to the higher power. Dismiss the business life that brings regrets aa to its moral -iv-d upon the community in which you live. If you are 1 saloon man. be one no long*. There la a steady growtng sentiment against jour business thai will eventually- compel an abandonment of it. It matter* not what morally irtrms von mav have rosoiH- l sapping may mapped ra

««|0?lbe New Year, tincel it if It is H not dean all round. "v m Looking at the dark side of life Is not lit always the result of poverty, sickness, lo or troohta. Indeed. It olten hsppens that the most afflicted people have sunny u dlspoeltluna. People who are subject to the "blw s",clalm it's the natural outcome m of their natures snd that tbey must feel Hue as skimmed milk all the time. Very Bkely; bnteonm persons are naturally ™ cross, lazy, or have appetite# for strong * drink, or have s boyi tendency lo " , meeanem. but they shouldn't glvr- way 1 10 their feeling, and make everybody miserable about ihetn. Ho wonder blue if wives make bad husband* and blue hu» " bands cause the freshness to disappear *■ from the Wffv*s face and life. The blues tl never do anything but eviL ^ A man must hVre a bump of credulity w •a bU as a door knob to be deceived by It the old swindlers of "green goods.11 ti pocket book dropping and manr forms t< ofaneien* aad Well known swindling opetetiont. It ahowy another thing y when It happens and that to, ibat these q It a class of persons who would be cheer- ], fuBy dishonest, if but the cl.snce is given g them without detection. The country It full of "harps snd it beboovo pur tenders to be on guard sgaln-t them. ^ and ape*** a reedy- road to wealth * . rw 1 1 ^aaur^yjeonghl about by the us twite 1

| SALTS. -I 1 We sre not sp( to lore those we fear. | j Coal famine is reported of many 1 j JobwT. Craig is gcttipg better of his ] • 1 recent illness, t Tomato wine i» s rival to the orange ' j beverage in Florida. Burleigh don't seem to "bloom" nor "blossom" ss it did. Cape Stay lias enough of lovely babyhood to start off a show, f George Miller is so much better as to | be out on sunshiny days. . Twenty- five dollars peg ton Is the . price of coal In Pasadena, Cel. . Tlie man who wants the earth is the Very man the earth don't want. Ceo. L. Uotett, flour and feed store, Jackson street, near Washington. A $80,000 block of lota on the Mount I Vernon tritct was closed up this week. . Off. G. W. Smith and Gen. Samuel 1 Wiley have the Los Angeles fever bad. i Officer Baldwin has returned from- a visit lo his former home in Philadelphia. A man may not lie' so barllv off for presents if he, only has presence of mind. The JU'lpiog Hand -Society has received a contribution of a 80 pound pumpkin. 1 A. L. Barnes, sheet iron and tin ' worker. Fair dealing insures ' sattofac- I " The Mt. Vernon men\ were here yes- ' tcrdsy looking after the Interests of their ' Work on Driving Pj/k ifbclngpushid. ^ Hheppard's. M^ashington Street, an , excellent stoeJc of furnishing goods to select from, v, j ' Tlie foundailoffs of the new West . Cape May gold beating establishment been laid. When one man trios to do the work , ot three, the work of two generally re- c Goshen steam saw mill cuts up stock y order. Experienced lawyers. Prompt filling of orders. j. Pastor Landls conducted a series of v religious meeting at the Cold Spring t eliapcl last week. d happiest man, but lie often doesn't have b time to realize it. " W. W. Green, of the Windsor, was down within the week lo king aft- r his, h Cape May interests. / Do not fail to read the concise state- \ ment of ' Illbernlcus" 011 Irish affairs P printed on first page. A great many "people who arc crar.y to c get into the social swim are driwned beinto the social swim ilrowncd be-

fore tbey can get 011L , h Very few men know when they've got enough. But the most of us knbw when j, we haven't got enough. • , Farmers are wise Wlin take time by t fotglock bynfoing just all the out- f, field w orkypssible. I I Many InfluentUl citizens hare spoken well of the plan to establish un excise s commission for Ospe May. t Three schemes of Improvement on ' foot wldcli will be put on the WavwIiuI- ' let in 'bbsrd within a few days. * Col. G'. W. Smith thinks saucr kraut * the very best of dishes, and puts baked j; I testis at an easy second placcHev. P. . W. Bihlcrbaek clo-ed his t work he c last Friday night, and relumed to Ills charge at Kcw Gretna. , If there la anything more contrary . an obstinate woman it ia a right- • hand lock on a U-lt-baaded door. q A. M. Heston will tjfckc the Atlantic t Journal a success. If enterprise and ex- 1 licrlence will accomplish the Job. 1 [/10k out for plenty of sea serpents t next season. Each log In the Mr raft la • a possible and potential sea serpent. • A 1.000 ton schooner will be built on Creek landing by x-8enator R. I I .earning. Good newa for mechanic*. 1 The county has the canning factory ] fever bad. It Is lo be hoped it may have ( a long run and all hands and tbe cook ' get It. U D. 9tevens,flne groceries, Knickerbocker building. Gods from a nutmeg , to a barrel of family flour delivered free , Its better to have the fish pirates two miles awav than two hundred yards.but they are plenty near enough when out of tight. ' The failure lo the oyster business last has begn productive of a lost of many thousands of dollars along tlie Bay Side. The trouble with most people who that charity begins at home la that they n(V*r allow It to go outdoors for exercise. Look here! Just drop in at Sbeppard's and select your' neckwear, or treat yourself to a nice umbrella. Cltv price*. Harry D'E ta's combinalian Is tl South JiMsey town* this week. He has : a small wild west show which Is drawing . first- class. Edward Maull, the oldest pilot on the • Delaware Boy and River, re enlly died 1 at Ucw.-s, Del. He began his career a* I a pilot In 1839. Elder Hand has the sweetest ami pret1 tiest grandson in the wide world, the - four month's old boy of John M. Hand, 1 of Warren. Pa. The Watb y 111 cheerfully print church notices if sent in time for iheday of pubI lie at (in, not later than Wednesday inornI leg of each week. * ' Mrs. J. Stratum Ware Is a tireless ' worker In the cause of right- She ha* 1 been Instrumental In doing much for • temperance reform. . After dintherla. scarlet fever, or pneu- . monia, Hood's KarsapuriUa will glva ; strength to tlie system, and expel all 1 poison from the blood. J J. Splcer Learning it * Tlstag young e man in tbe legal profession. Hebasde- . cided to. open an- office In this city over I Isaac H. Smith's store. One tobaoco cltewer we might name r la looking about bis clothes for the ro1 ratios of last year's stock of navy plug. • swore off on New Year", day. Men and monkev* are the only ani- t

malt possessing eyelashes on both eyelids; other animals have them on the lower lid, or else have none on either. > The city will need to be carefully • launtlriccl after the winter storms. Just , as soon as the days build up a little more on bot h ends the job should begin. ( ••Tlie man who gets up these frosty t mo-nlngt to light thellfe, or shake the 1 grate Is tbe one for me." saya one of our ■; most lovely city maidens of uncertain r summer*. 1 The trouble with soma people of the ( Is that they can't keep up, and 1 they try to get square by making (area < and throwing stones at. the leaden of 1 pr cession. One of the hardest workers on tbe \ of Freeholders la T. W. Garret- 1 men. tier from tbe Court House. He ■ la on the committee to lookwfter repair* ] Cape May bridgrs,and will not fafi , report on time. For reliable Ineuranee the office* of J. Edmund, can bo relied npoo. Your choice of companies. Rates as low as commensurate with safety. No. Washington street. The hast plan U to stand still wbut S don't know which way to turn, re are limes when to hesitate ia to ' ha lost in the Sow ot swift -moving ; events and again delay h the only aafo1 guard- . < - , Our readers who may belong to tba i Independent Order of Odd Fellows. tbouE become. subscribers lo Odd Frikro't BifU-gi published weekly At SO , centa a year at WO N. Broad ttrwt,Ptdl- ' adelphla by C. A. Dlrieh-

- - No grown pp giri of forethooght aboard neglect to bury a lock of mascu- | line hair, and spit at the new moon over v J ber right jhqulder if she' should desire j to be married within the twelve months . 5 of this leap year. Dr. H. L- Giffiour was a worthy e helper in the all-day services of last Bab- | bath at the M . E church. Hit fine voice ] r has lost none of Its power by the lapse ; of years. He was gladly reo lvcd by ] bis former neighbors of this city. ] Subscribers Who may wish their paper's address changed will so state on t 3 their (yder, and give both, where for- 1 tncriy sent and where desired in the fu- 1 c ture- By attention to this, unnecessary t delays' will be pret ented, and no little t t searching.^ Mr. StlUweli Shaw bas resigned his * , position aa sexton of the M. E. church after sixteen years of service, and has j . lieen succeeded by George Young, he 1 having been elected to the position by 1 I t^e board of trustees. * Out oorrcspondanls will excuse a little delay in tlie auditing of tbclr accounts, f 1 The publialicr has his office force hard at work upon his several New Year's ' balance sheets which has required all his , - Individual attention for the days of Jan- ^ . ujry thus far elapsed. ' ^ E. Johnson ha# a complete Block of f. men's, ladles' and children's over shoes c 1 which he is selling at pries considers- 4 . My below Philadelphia figures. Don't a run anv risk to your health, by false econ- e omy. 'Keep you over shoes where you B . can hare them at a momenta notice. " 5t t; The late arrivals at the Ebbitt ere^ ji ' W. C I'Arpentcr, E. Ervin, E. II. JoBm a ' son, W. H. Bimes, II. Oscar Smith. Mas- p terO. Bmith, Philadelphia,- Bamuel Lake. « Trenton; James B. Wunan, New York; o Morgan Hand, Court House; E. B. Cowgeil. Sterling. Kansas. B Miss Clara Boyd, the evangelist, bas " laboring in the M. E. church of *- this city since, and inclurling Sunday last with great acceptability. She fs B wonderfully stirring tlie church and H congregation by the power of her ap- ai pcais in behalf of the claims of the Gos- ,<: pel. 01 his store. No. 23 South 9th street. 01 which is drawing a good deal of atten. don and which be contemplates inlro- * to his Cape May patrons next Jc summer. Stop in when in town and its capacity to meet a want whether it has been long felt or not. A committee of Board of Freeholders hi has been appointed to examine the county aim's nous' s of the state with a q View of adopting n plan for the cmrtem. plated now one for this county. This is . a move made none to soon, as the pres. '• ent building is inadequate for the proper of the wards of the people. vl The Fish pirates will have to go IX the *" 1nf«>lv introduced into the TT. S. Sen. the

ate becomes a law aa K should. These cr gentlemen should be satisfied n with the whole Atlantic ocean minus a mile strip of the coast for oth.r ra folks. Oft to sea with tlie pirates, should fr the battle-cry of shore folks. - <•' John Heeray Post ' 40. G. A H ln- XI stalled its officers last Thursday evening, a After the ecft monies all hands listened lo some addresses by comrades. Pastor ft present by special invita- ;> t bin inuking a veiy pleasant address to it which tbe boys in blue listened with at close attention. A lunch closed the ex- Iercises. There were P'esent tbe wives and children of comrades who were In- p It-rested spectators. a The mind may become as barren as i, desert of Sahara by a constant crop- b ping of selfishness and narrowness that n soon Impoverishes the richest soil.— c. mind, to produce anything worthy the name of a crop, must b« fertilized as well as the soil. There must be wide £ and extensive reading, generous actions £ towards others, if best results sre to tie a attained. Don't cramp and stultifjr the t| soli of tbe mind. T"e death of Uic late Charles B. Dun. happened too late for mention In [ week's Issue. Tlie sad event took place at the age of 78. in his West Cape May residence after a prolonged Illness. 1 Mr. Dungan will be remembered as a [ man of numerous successful enterprises. , among tbem being the building of the . ' MlUville and Cape May Railroad. He was a meipbor of the Presbyterian ' church and a man of most generous im- . pulses. His' wife, a son and a daughter t ' survive him. Tlie QautU't. remarks upon Wlllard * ' Spenser's Cape M*y life reminds us that t he, his brother, if memory serve*, and , ' Elibn Mattison formed a minstrel com- t '■ blnatlon which did good service at scv- 1 1 eral school exhibitions In Petersburg while we were connected with the jmb- > lie Schools of that prosperous village. 9 Ihe combination was rent asunder by ■ tome misunderstanding about the share < of each performer In the proceeds of one of tlie performances. 1 An incident of the diplomatic recepU n tbe other ntghl ia thus noted in tbe t Washington (D. C'.) Critic. As the pre- 1 0. siding officer of the lending dining club the world left the White House swag , . 00 the portico shouted: "Tbe Irish Min- , s Uter's carriage!" Tbe policeman took j up tbe cry aoriotisly, and in a moment , 1 every attendant in tbe grounds was * howling for tbe equipage of the repre- . * tentative of poor Erin. ( The reaponslblllty for raising of tbe " price of coal teems to rest wlih tbe re- ( I tall dealer*, tbe wholesale price not hav. " ing been advanced, and the companies declaring that It win not be advanced ! h unless the situation grows very roucn >- more than Ills. Tbe mm who thus grind ' 1- tlie faces of the poor deserve nothing ' but condemnation. Tbey are like the a men who ' 'corner" tbe necessaries of life m in time of war. I vis a pity that such r cormorants cannot be reached by process sf law. j. Justice Lamar, as is Well known, is a * very absent minded man. A few days II ago ho boarded a "bobtail" street car In Washington in company with his friend, . Senator Cockreli, of Mississippi. The ' ex-Secretary walked dreamily up to tbe _ box and dropped a quarter through the slit "Why, Lamar!" exclaimed tbe Senator, "what are you doing I You put J® a quarter In the box." "Why, ao I did," *" repilpd Mr. Lamar, "and I knew the 1" fare wae only five cents." And therp•iiuin he Bllnnevt a nickel into the hnv be nickel ,

thus paying 80 centa for his ride. j, An ordinance his been prepared in » this office authorizing the election of ei- 0 else commissioners, and has been put into the hands of Councilman E. K. « Williams, who we understand it In favor t of Itt passage. We should like to tee it c done and the measure fairly tried. It 1 could not but be an Improvement over £ the present method of grsn'lng iicansr*. J Is no secreted Ethlryisn In tbe 1 measure at all, only a desire to 'Work t t needed reform In city oonndl. If any ' has a better plan let him propose ' and this journal will heartily favur it. ' Give ot tbe excise commission gentle- ' men of the council. ' Dr. G. Maxwell Christine, editor of ! tba OM FWlw Sytfae's, Philadelphia, Chaa. A. CUrich, publisher of the same 1 Journal and John E. Looabeugb, publisher of the Centennial Adoertuer. were , St the Cape yesterday. The Mt. Vernon , Lana Company, in which than gentle. , men are directly interested, has die- . posed of all the ground ot its syndicate , 1 except a block of 1» lota, HhsswboW- . aaled teem to oilier tyndicalea Eight 1 cottages wl 1 be put up to the spring . certato. The prospacta of the Ml Vornon tract are very bright indeed and " from present indications there win to a ' big start off in tbe line of the new Cape - ^r.,5nktoofSS2j."°n8 d°W' S s Eldridge Johnson. SB Washlogton St., b has a large stock of boots and shoes C from which to telacL Be can fit all 0 sites of feat and has goods to square . with all kinds of nurses. tf EAufnehoertler's llnrant am) dining rooms No., 1«7 K«th Second street, Philadelphia. Our readen wUl find this

Freeholder-s Meetlftg.A regular stated meeting of '.he Board of Chosen Freeholder's of the county of 'Cape May was held at Cape May Court Jan. 12, 1888. Director Cotton to the cbair. The following members answered to their names at roll call: Messrs, Corson, Rice, Edwards. Garrctsou, Newton, Eldridge. Bate. Smith, Hooper. - l.akc, Wells, Brower, Pancoast snd In compliance with a resolution of , the Board, the Steward of the alms . presented an itimized report show, the current expenses of that Institution for the past two months to he $389.. and a balance to Ids hands of $118.04 On motion the report was accepted and ordered on file. This being the regular time according to the custom of the Board for appoint- I ing a keeper of the alms house, on motion the Board proceeded to appoint 1 one to serve one j'emr from the 23th 1 day of March next, there being no proposals received except from Ell. 8ayre, , the present incumbent, be Was unani- , moutly elected. A resolution was offered 'asking the director to appoint "a committee of three members of the Board whose duty it shall be lo procure plans and esllmaKi ' for a new alms house for Cape May ! county, cither frame or brick, and who shall have power to visit and inspect institution of that character already erected in the slate, and do, and perform serrlors. and collect any informs- t tio'n in the premises that may in their enable the Board to arrive at a enlightened decision as to tlie best plan, style and cost of a building that ( will be adequate to the needs of the g The Director appointed Mo»ra. Lake, 1 and Edwards, and the Board sub— I frequently by resolution added Director c Corson to the committee. A committee of four members of the P Board was appointed to inspect the 1 Bridge over Cape Island Creek, known j c the ML \'r-rnon Bridge, with a view | 1 repairing the same, or building a new j c Sundry bills were read, accepted and ' ordered pud. ' * Other business of minor importance transacted and on motion Board adjourned. I Ocean View. t Colds are numerous in our neighborhood. Miss Fronle Smith has been visiting at {. Home. Win. Whelen is visiting at his cousin . E. Whelen. Isaac Jerreil made a short trip to MilL 9 ville last week anil purchased a fine grey c for his son Robbie.

Mrs. Alma Anderson, of Philadelphia, c lo visit her home on Friday last ( returning on Saturday. j Mr. and Mrs. Whelen and 8. T. Cole- t have been, and are now suffering excessively bail colds. Almost ( one in the neighborhood is suf- , Tering. morc or less. fronr the same , cause. . t We noticed Mr. P. Ashman fbringing i Sea Laic City * hope, that from ajv ( pea ranees, died from inanition. He took \ it back of the school where there is a i sort of horse cemetery started by Sea i Isle parties. I Mrs. Harriet Wheaton, of the Mill ' has been very ill again but we are glad to say she is better now. She one of our good women that would greatly missed in the neighborhood, , and all feel ^anxious for her entire reExtra prayer meeting* have been In progreas at Calvary Baptist church for a , week past, and the same at .Sea ville M. church At the latter wo bear they { are doing much good in bringing back , stray ones, and those that have entirely abandoned the church. Edward K. Coleman, nephew of 8. T. liaa been very ill for several , weeks aphis father's home to i'hihuleL »j phis; tie is slowly recovering and his ' phsytcton and' friends advise a sea voyage. He will go to New York and 1 take a steamer to Panama, thence across 1 tbe Isthmus by rail, >ake another vessel • and proceed np the Pacific 10 San Fran- ' cisco, California, making a sea trip of 1 twenty-eight days. He writes to his aunt, Mr*. B. T. Coleman, that he would ' much pref. r bringing his devoted young I wife and little son, to Cape Slay county . to star tbe two and a half months it : would take for the other trip, and feels ' that he would be benefitted more, but physician orders the aca voyage. M Rio Grande. The green pasture budget is obnoxTi e school marm has taken the advantage of leap yearAndrew Hawn bas the contract of cuL ting the sorghum cane that remains standing on the plantation. Hannah Crease, aged 82, residing with Parsons Learning, died suddenly while sitting In her cbair Sunday mornA child was tbe first to discover the facL Ilattie, tbe eldest daughter of Tbos. Taylor, Swalntown, died suddenly at the home of her aunt, Mrs. J. C. Cobb, Atlantic City, Monday afternoon. En- ' terment in tbe Tabernacle cemetery. The election of a road supervisor in , the spring teems to be seriously troubling the minds of some of our towns1 men. Among those already named as , possible candidates are Fred Neai, Dive I Goff, James M. Crancr, and Thos. Cor1 Mrs. Hannah A. Marcy, wife of Dr." Alex. Marry, both formerly of Cape May and retaining all their lives a . strong 1 attachment for lis old associations, died ' at Riverton, N. J., at her son to-law's, ' Dr. Msrcj's, on the 14th of this mouth. • To those who comprised the population '■ of Cape May twenty-five to thirty years 1 ago she wis well known snd much en5 dcared for her many qualities of bead ' and heart. Since her marriage she has ; lived to Camden but always took delight to visiting her family and friends here 0 where the made frequent vhrits'and was - beloved bv all who knew her, especially

those of the generation to which she be- , After msriy three weeks of « suffering God took ber to rest at the age L of 30 years on Jan. 14, 1888. ' G Mr*. Matey was a strict SabbstarUq and nothing seemed to pain her mora than lo witness the growing profsnstioa of that sacred day. When health permitted her place at services was always filled and all the work of her church n found a ready and active response to heart wherever It called, but while „ taking a deep interest in all Ihe works of her church, the cause of disabled minister* and their families found the warmest place perhaps of any, She was * daughter of Jame* Mocray, Sr., who, t with a Urge family and many friends, mourn her loss. Bi-r Interment took I glace on Tuesday at Cold Spring name- I There are novel mrthods of punl«hment [ which the fertile mind ofroow and then a pedagogue has introduced to take the place of the rod, some of them being, so far as physical torture u concerned, 1 much -worse than an old fashioned Bog. 1 ' fing. We hear of ear boxing, hair pul- ' ung. holding weights With the teeth, re- ' i quiring the offender to make faces for the '■ ; edification of the school, sluing on the nar- 1 ' row limits of a tin cup, and to one case ] 1 tba master la said to have put his No. 9 1 feet upon tbe toea of two of his > small pupils aad give thorn a cruel 1 twUL If there htoto oorporal punishment, totter 10 tack to the rod and use ! imSs tore Indicated. Governing drifdren requires limitless patience, and those who have it not should either culI tlrate this grace, or seek to exercise Its ; jS,^5fiiP45e£JS; The prospects for a good business to the spring an brigfctos2ag ovary day.

| -Sbbatrf fhe Sounfg. j Cold Spring. ! . Miss Mlttie Hoffman' is now quite sick , with the diphtheria. 1 Min Battle Town visited Min Ella Hemingway last Saturday and Sunday. Joseph Chambers, of lightship, No. 44, •is now taken a two weeks vacation at I his home. , Andrew Chambers, of Ewing Neck, ; spent a few days this weeks with his friends and relative*. Mrs. Myra Hoffman and her sister Miss Ella Ewing Is this week visiting relatives In Dennisville. Fishing Creak. Our mail facilities arc back to the old schedule of service. Tbe truck farmers begin to manifest certain uneasiness which argues that spring tg not so very far away. The village aland, in urgent nccrl of school house, the present structure long since performed its office in Ural direction. The place where British boats landed foregoing parties during the lest war with the Ilourecountryto pointed out by the present generation of the Fishing Crackers with circumstantial accuracy. What makes the young folks so "slow" this winter? Our people are busy improving the ' advantage, of a mild winter. Levy Foster occupied his old position Sunday last, as Superintended of the 8. S. Wo are glad to see him improving. The project of opening our stagnant creek has at latr boen solded arid mensures are- now being taken to push the j wo: k lo a speedy completion. We understand that Wilson A. Lake. 1 Green Creek representative at the | University of Pennsylvania, has been . obliged lo relinguisli hts studies on ac- , J count ot sickness. He has our best wishes for a speedy recovery, , Capa May riolnt. George Crawford, one of the crew of Saving Station No. 40, cut his baud badly Inst week, nearly severing the thumb from the hand. 1 The weather has been warm enough to bring out the dandelions on the lawn 1 in front of the Cape House. Our cliMr. Biielmer is lying very sick at lire of his son-in-law. James Burrell. ; having been confined to the house f -r several weeks. Dr. Phillips is giving • no ileal attention. Owing to tlie absence of a quorum of officer* Ihe nnnual meelinAof tlie Sen race tin# of

Grove Building and Loan Association on evening, stands adjourned until tbe following Monday evening. The Hamilton Cornet Band gave a serenade to Walter Hand anil his bride of West Cape May who did tlie grand ael by inviting them to to partake "f » bountiful supply of refreshments. During the same evening they cpilcrl on Reeves, Jr.. and his (-banning voung bride, and tendered them a ser-r-nade also, and they received a present money. Both of these gentlemen have launched out upon thrscaoLmatrtoiony and we wish tbem a bffppy voyage. Bennett's Station. Good naturod Ralph Porch is quite an expert wilt needle and thread. If tbe weather doesn't change for the better threroads will become impassible. William Garrelson will again return to hi# own homo at Bwaintown. an.l the present occupant. Luna* Vanaman.will The subscription prices of other county papers are not in keeping with Hint of the Wat*, and nol near to newsy. ,Much is due In the latter to tho present good management. R. D. Barrett, agent at Bennetts station, is one of the most efficient, honest and obliging person, employed by the W. J. R. It. Co. Cleanliness and order .com lo be the chief objects wivb him about 1 bis office. : It is thought that Dawson's lauding will be made tho site for a club house by some non-residents. Tuis would be just in older, as tlie opportunities, for , fishing and gunning are unsurpassed in 1 this locality. Joseph Sims is at present suffering from chronic disease of tlie e> es. cause 1. he says, by exposure while at sea about 80 y"-f| IIP had icicles frozen duty at the wheel. Mrs. Kate Hoffman, our popular grocer accepted an agency from the Quaker Remedies ;Co„ of Philadelphia, about ' two months ago, and has been actively I engaged in selling Quaker Tea in Cumberiahci county since. r Swalntown. ' Bad weather. ,..J. D. Hoffman it the champion : Voters) of road district No. 2 wishes to know where the money has been ex. • pende 1. L. Halbruncr had tlie misfortune one day last week to have his horse run away > and mashed his wagon up. Last Saturday evening s number of " friends assembled al the residence of Mr. ' and Mra. T.Taylor, to celebrate the 88th 0 anniversary of their marriage. They ' were presented with an elegant ami durable arm rocking chair, and other useful - articles. The affair was a complete tur- • prise, and the aged couple were so over- '' come that they were unable to respond | to these manifestations of friendship and II good will expressed by Mr. Hiram Van- '' Winkle, who bad been selected to make the presentation. Tbe party were treated ° to refreshment* to which all did ample • justice; and all spent a most enjoyable t evening. The company consisted of— 1 ID. Cobb and wife, Mrs. Learning Gar- " ration, Wm. learning and wife. Mrs. Hannah Price. Albert Pierson and wife, ® Hiram VanWtokle and wife. Robert E. ruram van *v rawe ana wire, nooere e,. •■

Hand and wife, James H. Thomas and wif« Miss "Julia Hoffman, Miss Lizzie Learning, Hiss Abble Long, Miss-Theresa Jacob Baroett and wife, Mrs. #! Bamett. Masters Eddie Steer, W. J. Ingersol and A. Johnson. Ooahan Hams. 8 Miss Eunice High is home again. y Capt. Ferry left on Tuesday on a busl- ti trip to New York. A canning factory is among tbe prob- s abilities of the near future. a The many friends of Theresa Townsend are pleased 10 see her at home. f Mrs. Thos. R. Wales, of .Cape May, 8 has been visiting her daughter this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Padgett, of P have been the guests of Mrs. 8 Mr. Warden Janney wife, son and ' daughter, of I'Ulladelphi*, are the guests 8 of CapL and Mr*. J. W. Grrce. ' Misses 8allle, Carrie and IlatUe, dsugh- t ten of James Godfrey, of West Creek, was the guests of Mrs. J. Smith Town- ' tend on Monday. 1 Mrs. Harris, formerly of South Seaville, died et the home of tor daughter , Mrs. Wm. Royal, on Saturday last 'ton . tbe BBtb ytrr of her ago. In her life shtJ , magnified the graces of Christianity-aim I ber death was one of unussl triumph. 1 i The members of G. A. R. Poet 70, do- ] I serve greet credit for the generous Invl- 1 - tattoos given to oar citizens to attend 1 i Ihe Installation of their officers on Saturv day evening last, affording to ell prear ent a very enjoyable entertainment. At - the close of the literary exercises a 1 bountiful supply of iee cream, cake, coolections, Ac., was served to all present a it tbe expense of the poet, allowing that s the comrade* or* not oniy brave but The bonny of Bybla is not sweeter n than the words of tbe local politician when spring alsoti mi draweth nlgto

| South Donnls. j Spring it nfar. ! Extra meetings are in progreas at tbe c Trinity M. E. church. Miss Hannah Etidlam is spending a , a few days with friends at C»pe May. Sen. R. 8. Learning has commenced t cutting timber for a fifteen hundred tun l schooner. Among thosc'on tlie sick list we are sorry to name Mrs. Julia Stiles and Mrs. # Rachel Hand. -Miss Mary Caril who has' been eonr fined in doom for a few weeks with the . quinsy ia now convalescent * Mack cv Williams drives through our 1 Lewis Edwards, Jr., made a bustoesto Philadelphia lsst week, Ralph l Peterson tending the mill during his ab. 1 r~" — 1 It is feared that our ice house owners ; will not he able to harvest their usual crop of fco this winter. I liic daughter of Fred PrUnaon, who r has been seriously ill with dipthcria, is r reported beater. ! Tlie W. C. Tl' is now bu-!lv engag. budding adjoining the .residence of In ' dcrtakcr Baker. Messrs. T. Kendal! and J. Shoemaker, painters, did consulas a library and Trailing room. Last Mondar eveniug a meeting was ; held at the residence of Alfred Blizzard . radc party which will be held at tlie -es. ' idenco of Cap!. T. \V. Godf.ey on Fri. ; day evening, Jan. 20th, to celebrate the 15th anniversarv of the Presbyterian Mite Society. The first anniversary of Wednesday evening. February 19. 1873 ' At tlikt rime Prof, fi W. Hand, who is now editor of the Wave, delivered a on "What i Saw in the Vacille Ocean." Frank Douglass lias a very siek child. all right.12 • / e Gut. Iluwel' and his.inlcnded an- off Rev. E. R Brunyate paid some of his members a | visional vl.it last week. Prof Geo. Blake has kindly consented to give the young people a night school. Elisli* Scull know how a carbuncle ! feels. He has a full grown specimen. A hack load of water ram U.an orrli ! nary day's work for the expert hunter.

; ^The night -eliool is commended Jo In l S!ral,Kw"dth^leAvillP"ofn Angh- ra"* !h i Thomas II. Holmes is home from as ; Philadelphia where he has had an oper- I.. • alien performed upon Iris eyes ti, 1 The siek of tlie village. Thro. Err . k- ' Ed." Howell are gelling belter.' I» Pastor Bninyale's time expires His " coining spring. Il is said tlie man to ^ 1 Tliere is really very liltlr to do just nowjnr laborers of aiiy kind. The prin- 'r 1 The villagers are rerpK atid to respond ^ j Ihrd^pldo^rO^ton^mredvTvrm' The following person, have bra n elre- V • ted to manage tlie relief association for t the current vuar: Pn-sidrnl, Frank Doug- 1 • lass; vice president. T il. Learning, see- '' I re'.arv. Wm I! Don..', ,r,-a-ure'. T ^ H. learning It lias 171 uieniher-. $20(1 t ready $7(10 in benefits «> surviving rcia- j. . lives of deceased monitors. , llarrv Young returned^ on Monday j! 8 Gn Sunday afteruo in. at the resilience a ' Mra. H. S. Widdai! spenl a pari of * J last week among the scenes of her child- a hood. F C. E. and N. S. Foster have rented " '• the farm o»Mr. A. O. Corson for a tcrni 8 ' of five years. „ and Miss Mittie GarreLaon were united 11 In the holy bonds of wedlock by 11 v. j C. W. Liveziey. Our congratulations. t ,r Aaron O. Corson and wife, of l'liiia- h v ing after the interests of their property ti ;. at the Point. a A Palermo correspondent was a little [ too previous to saying Wiilard ha I Ihe J mumps. He rays he wants your sym- " pathy wiien In need but not when ill 8 n P«fect heritb. 1 Ere this issue of the W avk reaches •s Its readers two more hearts w ill have t. launched out into the seit of matrimony, and one Miss Stephens will become 8 ,e Young by name as well a# by nature. ,y Furtlier paniculars next week./- — -• — . 0 The grandest social event of the sca- -,( son was the surprise given Mr. Azarish ? r Htratton on Saturday evening In honor ;h of bis fiftieth birthday. Upwards of , iy fitly of bis friends both old and young, r. gathered at his home to join him in ill making the occasion a ple.isantone. Wc J r. Hardly think Captain S. realized the fact ' T. he was getting old. judging from his „i movements; nono of the young people • „1 were more nimble than lie. The ctco- ' a. ing was very pleasantly spent in games [C of various kinds, and about 11 o'clock' 1 xl the company was invited out to a fable < lc well provided with refreshments to j le which all did ample justice. The com- ( _ jiany seemed loathe to separate but as | j. Sunday morning was drawing near they . f. bade the Captain and his amiable wife e . good -night wishing blm many returns of e! the happy occasion. " tnc nappy occasion.

Dennisville Itema. Wm. Hoffman's grandchild is quite sick with pneumonia. R. 8. Learning is to commence building a schooner ol MW0 tons to the Misses Idde and Julia Adams, and Btltos were to town the latior of week. Wm. Tidier and wife, of Leesbnrg, spent Bnnday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Fidler. Rev. Mr. Whltmareh, of Cape May, filled the M. E. pulpit Sunday morning and delivered an able sermon. Dr. Frank BushneU is now busily engaged in repairing clocks ana watches at F. B. Bushnell't shoe depot. Henry Middleton, our former townsman now engaged in the hotel bnalnos at Eort Norris, spent last week calling Tbe canning factory man was to town Saturday agitating the ouestton very strpacly. We are anxiously waiting to aerriTput up. Jonas Shaw has resigned his position ^ to Young's store, and ia to go to Camden where a g iod situation awaits him as - foreman of a cigar factory. Tbe tick at Jonathan James' are. not gaining much. Mrs. Annie Davis I* thought to be belter, while Clara James [ is nol so well. Surely.' thl*. family is [ torfiiy. afflicted. David Christian and Mary C. Dalton . were married on Tuesday, Jan. 10, by t Rev. E, R. Brunyate at Goshen. -The t happy couple ' took the north bound - train Wednesday morning and passed l tbe latter part of tbe week In Philadelt phto. They arrived home Saturday nnd t at night were treated to en old fashioned serenade. Refreshments wore liberally ptrtasen of by tbe targe trowd which r was present, composed of the old folks a as well an the young. Philip CunncUy furnished the motto for th* oocaslon.

Hotly. Beach. Taylor avenue is being graded from j e Pacific to Atlantic. A brisk business is anticipated for the spring and cummtr, - Dr. Hand, of Court "House, is atteadj ing several -patients here, a Al lots between OeeanJ and Atlantic avenues should be graded. i' Councilman Ober is recreating at Ncw- , field, N.-J., for a few days. The Board of Health is active. It - should drain Atlantic avenue. V The W. J. iCli. Comtiaoy will take ' possession of the Angiescs It. 11. Feb.l. r Our mall bag'.ir heavy for ibis time 1 voar.. Plenty of ammunition in the way , You should'sec the improvement that : 1 ire being made around Mrs. Starr's 'In - be iloiljcs." ; ^ Tliomas Ijcilly. of Philadelphia, came Iwrewa barber. °" ' Dg™ 8 Council has just given out several 1 eontraets, embracing " large number of -ide walks to grade. ' A I'hiladelpliia brewing company bss avenue owned by i". J. Rice. The installation of officers In Branch ^ 438. O. I U.. takes place on the ltlth, ; Demnnn Inprrsr.il was the recipient of mjngtotogetitera, ofyore.hu, no boy. Miclmel'Donnelley's Bull's Head Hotel „ on Burke avenue will be a monster when finished. James Wilson is the l- carpenter. . L F. Butts has erected an tee house f 1(1x30. with which lie proposes to monI o|K>ltze the ice business of ilolly Beach and Auglesea. ' Mly of grading lite streets near 1 lie beach ' front? The people paying the most tax,* arc entitled lo this. The Young-Little case was tried by Mayor Forerun last week. E. B. Learn- . ing foreumiil. and P. T. Hildreth for , defL Dec'sion withheld. More work being done this winter ..nTkraw'^sUloll^i^h hM^n'In' " tin- j«st. The days of wading In the Court Houae. '' Postmaster Nichols is very oltliging. ^E. P. Hand lias returned . home for

have**heeti n'rimin^^IitadeVphta'^d ^ Don't forget thatJW. S. Crawford will du lowest rain. No notes required IV ^ S.rauel Buck wl... luis been employed ^ engineer on a steamboat at iA.ngiM.rl, n( L. IS al home on un extended, vaca- p, f rw'tLarea'uf stock .' andBy'ou'w ilT bcB«:L a ing the part of u wise man. bl The store of Mr J. W. I-ong narrowly cs .•s.-u1. d being .iestroveil bv fire one day P' ! week. It was diuov^red in time St SaTimta" evening. ''fheTown a.'wclUs y , surii.umiing villages were well repre- 1, » nled. After the election of John 11. ,,, ■ Hand a*1 Ser-retaiy, the' propriety of^r" puriu'so* of securing0 the ucrcssarv cap1- Z la! was fully debated. Mr. Merrtutii. of K had managed factories of this kind for - ■ number of j'ears.^end stmt. .1^ tliiit ^ ns ?i?k!WVr!,G«£ 'rgiogrlcu made ' per abate'' which was carriwl. 1 Uwy.-r P. T. Hildreth moved that a committee of three be appointed to so1 a suitable situation for the factory. • John B. Huffman, Alex R. Springer and Alfred Cooper were appointed. It is to - hoped that our citizens will all re- - spo'td, and that wc may soon sec ground for tlie erection of a plant. In ail probability it will only be in the near e when a factory of this kind will erected at some point in this town- , ship and it remains with our citizens I , alone to say whether it shall be at Court House or some other place. Miss Cyntha Corson spent last week 8 The new store is nearly completed r and will soon be occupied. „ 1- Our trappers are meeting with great - It success in the raiting business. ^ Miss A. Young Is enjoying a ten days • 9 visit with her mother, Mrs. bcurldcr. ; jj Samuel Corson attended his sister's golden wedding last Monday in Phlia- ,{ dclphia. 9 Why not bring one of the fair sex over . e each time Yomad? We don't object, 1 1. and don't sec why you should, s The generous people of Midrllctown k' and this place repaired to the residence ; ie of Mr. Stokely, Tuesday evening and , o presented the aged couple with lots of 1- groceries. Seventy-flvc persons were

j ''Wave's" Business Locals. 1 Daniel'Cor. Fashionable Hair Cutter and Barber; dealer in Cigara, Pipes and • Tobacco, Cape May C. H„ N. J. jlMt W. Scott Hand, reliable Insurance agrnta Cape May C. H. Only flraUctase policies written. Igtsae, promptly paid. tf After this week the dental offices ot Doctor J. F- Learning and aan, in this city will be open on Saturday of each week. 8t New Singer Sewing Machine for sale at this office. First-class to all particulars. A bargain for those who may be in want of a machine. tf Just arrived a choice lot of Salem county horses for sale or exrbange by Lewis Wheaton, Cape May C. H. All animals warranted aa rcpreaented. 5t For sale 00 easy terms. An establishcd business stand, wheelwright ana paint shop, formerly occupied by J. H. Carman, Cape Slay City. Apply to Jot. II. Ilanes. tfI. L. Sbeppard, No. 97 Washington street, gyits' furnishing store. Patronize home enterprise and give Mr. Sitep- , pard your order. tl Ail persons are forbid trespassing on rav farm with dog and gun. letting down fences or in any wav violating the law under penalty of lis provisions 5t CitAs. C. Tzal, West Cape May. When your watch gets out of order and declines to register tbe passing hours, don't send it to Philadelphia, ju-t leave it with Jos. Hand, No. 9 and 11 Washington St. He will act it going all right. All kind of repairs made to jewelry. tf We rail attention to Wm. Camp'* new establishment at Capo May Court House. Mt. Camp is ready to make contract* lor tin roofing, spouting, guttering and ■ in other departments of nis business. He sells stoves by catalogue, and makes all kinds of repairs on stoves and ranges. Satisfaction guaranteed. Beat of materiral only useaT tf Jos. Eldrcdgc has reopened bis store ut Cold Spring with a full line of dry goods, notions, groceries and provisions, tinware, earthenware etc., flour at $4.75 per barrel warranted, best N. O. molasses at 50 cents per gallon, pure Jersey lard at ») cents, Vinco tobacco at 80 ct*. per pound. Olcine soap al 4} cents, muslins from 4 centa up. calicoes, 44 eta. up, and all other goodsat very low prices, tf ' There never has been an age of the I world to which so much has been done as in this for the preservation of health, it is a feature of the age to seek out practical use# for the discoveries in the science of hygienic, and thus help the organs of the human body to'beltcr perr form their functions. In the matter or sanatory clothing the system invented try Dr. Jaeger, the distinguished Ger-

man phTsieian, is worthy of all commendation. ' Garments mode on this plan are for sale by Scribner it Sulzer, No. 1104 Chestnut street, i'hiladelpliia. See targe ad. 2t Reuben T. Jobnson bas made another great reduction in prices. Persons will do well to call, as all goods are of the best quality. Flour direct front Chicago $4.50 per barrel, 39 cents per 25 lbs, Fancy N. (). molasses al 55 eta. per gal., choice N. O. molasses at 45 ct*. per gai.a Maracaibo coffee, 30 eta. lb., best Rio, 28 ct*. , Salem county rendered lard, 10 eta. lb. best A sugar, 7 eta., granulated. 7; eta., meal, bran and rounds at $1.80 iter cwb, (al! feed bought in Salem county ; prunes, 3 lbs. for 23 eta. Also « full line of dry good* sold at remarka. low- prices. Full line of hata and Latest styles of light back wall at 20 ct*. double piece. Boots and at reduced price. Ask for prices ami be convinced. Eggs and butter and all kinds of furs taken in trade. Parties buying 5 barrels of Chicago flour at one time can buy il for $4.45 per barrel. This Is Cood Enough. Mr. C. E. Birtholomew, Kalkaska, , says: "I owe my life aoiely to David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, nev disease! and for five year* was unable to go nbotit. 1 am now well, and can do a man's work on my farm. I ■Imll always hold tip both bauds for Dr. Favorite Remedy. Price, $L!KI a bottle, six for $3. 3nh'nttsfmrnts. DR. JAEGER'S SANITARY ffili System Ooijaiy, OF PHILADELPHIA. Wholesale and Retail Warerooma. 1 04- and I 1 06 Chestnut 8t. The "Jaeger System" ta haaed opon scleatino Roand" for "Ah" article* of clothing for men. The (rood! arereomrortnabte to atl^atj^a aad BL-OII 18 TDK JABBER'S mm Tnfta System. 1 "It promteea nojeaa thtti the^ ptiyahai re^epj when these good, we're ent iDtrodiioedUiLoBf Catalogue and Price List on application. •115-St SCRIBNER A BFLZKIL

Will You be One ot 1200? _ TT 7"E have found a way to save tliat number of 1 Xl W men $7 to £9 each. We arc doing it J without losing money ourselves. We are r* making a profit. Wc arc doing it by being brave, venturing wisely, and taking a small profit when a XT big one was as near. T This is the story : ■p One of the best manufacturers of the finest ' German cloths offered us S50.000 worth. The price . ,-NhXl was unusual and too good to let go. ; There was enough, of one quality to make 1200 Overcoats, worth time and again $25 an Overcoat ; pa Hut wc didn't pay and we're not going to > V ask a usual price. We're going to put it in the J O power of that many to say that they've a regular * L £25 Overcoat, and they, only paid Wanamaker & ' -r Brown gl8. t ^ The rest they keep in their pocket The I A 1200 men who get here earliest will get these fine R Overcoats. ^ They're well-made, and many of them sold. > ^ •" Plenty yet . 1 Wanamaker & Brown, j Oak Hall, \ S. E. Cor. Sixth and Market Streets, Philadelphia.