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CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1888.

WHOLE NUMBER 1744.

®BN CAPB MAY CITY, N. J.,' rr J. HKMUT DUfmCDt, mr HOr. smr r.HATD, mw. II 00 a Tsar Itrlatly In Adranc* 9t.gw 1 'In »■■■ WOT TUB in imitci. IwftMtoMl garto. J^KAMING ft black, attorney 8- at- law, caedxx, h. J. j»y QB i. *• UUPHG ft BOM, ~ DIVTI8TB. •US, an*?1 'Sati Mat Ooc»TBooa»-WinredAr* am g*tjame8 m. e. hildbeth, ATTORNEY - AT-LA W •oucitoe. baeteb and exabchxh in chabcxbt. Jt SPICEB LXAkQ!g, a^torney-at-law "t auk boucitob-in -chancery, *i WAsmnoTon rr.. caps jut, n. 4. ears. Twlan, Tbaretaji sad anus punrororoN t. hildreth, ATTORNEY - AT- LAW AKD SOLICITOR IN CHANCER! , 1M MAJICar ST.. CAMDEN, K. 4. Mm dill. A iirtW * wlotlcal PAINTER AND glazier, «hqf-(vm« mm ml Awdo Bnmm. OArasATcrrr. i,i. OMtnwMlillilAMamlttn. ew-U A C .G ^R, HOtJtJE, 8IQN AND FRESCO PAINTEli, cap! nat cm, n. 4. mmurrm rrmwumu. a

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i DO KOI .PURCHASE" SPRING CLOTHING Until you hare sera our fashion plate of LATEST LONDON STYLES and Illustrated price list of London Custom-Made Overcoats. London Custom-Made Suits. London Custom-Made Pantaloons. All made by special order under the direction of our Mr. E. O. Thompson during his present trip to London. j Samples of cloth, fashion plate and illustrated price list sent to any address FREE OF CHARGE. m Our self-measuring system secures a fit, and clothes may; be ordered r- by mail and sent by express. E. O. THOMPSON " MERCHANT TAILOR and IMPORTER of ENGLISH CLOTHING, i 336 chestnut street, a PHILADELPHIA. PA. RETAIL DEPARTMENT. BOYD, WHITE & CO., I No. 1216 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 1 IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF , CARPET IN GS, . Moq'uetts, Velvets, Brussels, Tapestry and Ingrains, ' Art Squares, Smyrna Rugs, Oil Cloths and Linoleums, Also just received our Spring Importation of CHINA MATTINGS in aU grades.

s FARM FOR SALE. Will be sold at public sale by the subscriber on - Thursday, March 15, 18SS, At one o'clock p. m., on the premises, ' ^Faim of 22 j^eg, 8 perches, * Situated on the main Seaside road, three miles above the Court House, I and one mile below Swains station, W.J. R. R^_There are three acres of ■ Pine and Oak Woodland, 0 which will turn out « cords. The cleared land is in a'good state , of cultivation, capable of producing excellent crops from the start There is on the premises a ■ FIVER00M T WO STORY HOUSE thejfront part new. A 30x40 Barn in fair condition. The place joins lands of Stevenson Learning and Thomas Evans. For further information apply to «. SETH CHAMBERS, Cold Spring, Cape May Co., N. j. r WM. T. CHAMBERS, Auctioneer. J 6<in*I Cfitrator. 1 L. E. MILLER,

GENERAL- GONTRAGTOR, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. |ibU ni lurltaf gmjtf. — — WABHINOtON HSTEL, •avanth and Chestnut tta, Philadelphia, •wtmuv. JOHN TRACY, Proprietor. mtak» a*n au. Moom tanoTsmn. a«-j 11 1 11 - 1 ST. GEORGE'S HOTEL, P WEST J^S^yUiOTElT'"*'1 I aaataaJMBMr afMBuuMi, n. 1. pL - * MMiMVPftfilVlY - ■ • - yv I . • / W * ■ ■ -

gr» ^dmllsmfttts. Care for the Children L Children fed the debility of the changing ' seasons, even more than (Sum, sad they boromo crow, peevish, ud ancontrotUble. Tho blood oboold be cleansed «nd tho system Invigorated by tho are of Hood's Banaparllla " Last Spring my two children wore race! noted. Soon after, they broke all out with ran nlng sores, ao dreadful I thought I abould livt them. Bood'a BarsapariUo cured them eont , ,p!etely ; and they bate been healthy era itnre. I So feel that Hood's S area yarn* aaved my children to me." lilts. C. L Tuowrsox, West Warren, Uaaa. Purify the Blood qDaUUe5.0,ThoCresulft la adsedlelnc of unusj "Hood'a Sareaparllla beala all other*, nrf a la worth 1U weight In gold," I. bakuisutos. US Bank Street, Hew York City.' Hood's Sarsaparillts Bold by all druggtota. $1 ; all for »s, ».ad. only by a L HOOD * CO. Low.!!. Kan. ioo Doses Ono Doll sr. ELY'3 CATARRH CRM B1LI ■F^ambWjN ' MSYTHE CURE A parttele la applied into each aoatril acd la agreeable. Price to con!* at lirunrtats: !>r mau, regtatered, Oo cu. BLY BUuTUtkd us ureeuwlch St. New Yor». SEEDS. I'rleo List free by mail cooialnlog all tho itan.lartl vonetleo or Motel aMFiiM Farmer! ahonld consult It before porchaalng. Pure and Fresh Stock. priqes reasonable. Addreaa,*]" WU. A. KNOTT, Florlal. "4m Capo M.y Oily, N.4. COCKLE'S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS CHE GREAT ENGLISH REMEC" i'm a uiUiAi liil trjnon n r. hi r, i , .

Or U*rr, Hlle. lodla-allon, ete. Tree from *- »:T.,S;'tuW«K.w1TS''' ip¥?~S'~S srat|ful-comfortinc COCOA 2K PARKER'S ■H HAIR BALSAM 'Bm H IN DETt CORNS. Jffi S S-S-wiSS - Sc. Lade wentl waote.1 for Electric Corret*.' gotoSoalre. wmootoooe fomrena. Dr. SCOTT = DRTHil-SSz ANraPlM^piATBL Y Needlework at their botdK Best ane dlaunoe. uood pay can be made. SWyreioii turuleh-^h „ no.. u» ma sl. Sow York Cny. ^.UMl Wt* tett' AUFSCHN EIDER'S EESTADEAHT AND DINING BOOMS, 117 HOBTB SECOND ST., PHILADELPHIA. *

n OYSTERS IN EVEXY STYLE. UVLJ tl jackson's oafs, £ I li 19 south eighth street, d c Fir.aM.wma »■« 1 qeobge g. boyd, « ^ : Sooeaaaor to C. Thomaa, t GROCER, ; No. Ill MA H KIT STREET, ' Jto-y FHILAMTLFHIA. « ' rpBE gllayp^ TURKISH su8- j qents DRFsxnoBrr, ti n-iksbl ( LADIES' DEPT. PW FUbert Street , Are won i pea. Ttnai llltt are peoaoaneed in. , "°i m 1 y ^ i"j°yTOM- **• Stauof Faonayleanja. MAETtNDALE S JOHNSON, Pruprv j, IfMTV SewarOeO are tb«»e wno i

jar riqcsst.i , Naaby. , j ItE.BAaOfnrOETAlUMMEOrmETEOt'BLtO ' . I Conpedebit X Roads. ) (Which i» in tho State uv Kentucky, ) 1 April It. 18S4. ) Last bile wc rut all slttfn romfable j in Baecom'e. Ii was a (Uliglilful cvrnin we wuz a tprodin. The nite wuz cold and chill, and the wind wuz whis'in ' drearily thro the dark, hut the cbcerlis, nil uv the wealbtr outside only made it ' uv wood and red hot on the top, dilfusin boat, wich is life, through the room, the bias of lsaker Gavllt's tobackcr joosc ez he apltxhecrfully onto the hot plate* mingled mualkelly with tho draft up the chimney, and Bascgm, yceldin to _ the seductive infloocnces uv comfort that wuz in the place lied hot water on , the stove and Mrs. Bascom mixed wlih , her fair hands the hot punches wich ^ ever and anon wc ordered. "Wat a happy life yours is Bascom" scd Kcrnal U'Peltcr. "Happy!" remarkt Issaker Gavilt, "I . shood say so. Netldn to do but to sell . llkkcr al a profit uv 200 per cent, and every customer you git tied shoor for ( life." * Gentlemen," scd Bascom onbvnden. j for he wnz drinkln hot whisky tori. ^ ■ ''there is ndvantnges in runnin a wet ( | troo tlmt titer is 200 per rent pn»lit. or I wood nc cf you got paid for it. But I alas yoo don't git paid for It all. A in- j j | genoous yooth comes into my bar wich I . I hez aiatnall farm, and he gits to takln | , I hia sustenance. That wood he all rite i , I for me Of he rood only lake Ids stistrn i , I ance and take kcrr uv his farm at the i I same lima But he don't, and whenevrr I the neccaily uv takin sustenance begins , to be regler, jist wbt n he mite tie of the , most yoost to me. 1 have notiat tber wiij . alius ■ fallin oil in hie corn-crap. Corn won't grow onless you plant it, hoe and . tend it, and a man wirh becomes n teg. ler customer uv mine don't plant, hoe , nor tend to advantage. pay for likker, and ez he must hev it , , he goes on tick, and hneily morgsges 1 his place. Troo I ttllnz git tho place. ] i but it wood do better for me ef lie corn! , keep on workin it. spr-ndin the proceeds j at my bar. Tiler is very few men wlcn : "And then death is anothri drawback , tomybtznis. Ef a man cood only drink regler and live to be 70 it wood be suthin wuth while. But they don't do iL They are cut off by the crooel hand uv death Jist when they git to be yonseful to me. This one goes uv liver disease, tother one uv kidney t rubble rheumatism sets in and knocks one uv cm off his pins, softenln uv the brane kills another— - Joe lligtcr who Jist dropped in. doubted the last disease. " No man which had a brane to soften wood tclcli the d d brane t

stuff," said he. "And then," continued Baa out "titer j is chronic diarrer wich raises the devil , | ftith em, and ef one uv em gits hurt he | never gits over it, and then bronkcctis , • comes in on cm, and dyspepsy.— wal | good is a man fer work wich her. dys- , pepsy ?— and liter arc so many diseases , . that hits the man wich takes hizzen icg- , lerly tliat they die altogethc^oo early. , Them cz holds on can't voMIrr a cer- , tin time, ami them cz don't ^PMic con- , stooshn to hold on perish like tho liliies , uv the valley, Jist when they git regler , entiff to be profitable. "And then other trubbles interferes , with me. When a noo man gits too full , ■ he quarrels anb comes to an end from , ! lqjoodisb'usnis. I hev bin in this room , s 35 yeers, and I hev seen mor'n a dozen , * uv my best customers, sum uv cm wuth , j; two dollars a day to me, stretched out | 4 on tec door with bullet holes or knife , wounds into em. It wuz a very severe j- blow when Bill Rutlldge wuz killed rite where the Deckin is sitlin. He spent on " a eve rage 94 a day with me. and he wuz - snuffed nut In a miniL And then they ]bung 8am Kitridge, wal shot him, ami there wuz another loss uv about the same. Both cn em, hod they lived, ^ wood hev bin my meet for ycera, for in they wuz both strong men and cood hev J; endoord a pile uv It. ti "There are other troubles. It ia not - pleasant to her men inflamed with likker, beatln each other over their' heads _ with bottles and tumblers, for it destroys glass-ware, and funltoor is apt to be broken. I hev offen wifhed I bed a kind uv whiskey wich didn't make maniacs

uv them wick drink it, but I nevir saw c uv that kind. I hev offen seen a , rollin on the floor UMrunst, and when f come to drawin pistols and shoolin , permbkrs, it aio! pleasant nor proflta- j blc. I hev bed pistol balls, after goin , a man, smash bottles in the bar, and , arc yoo goin to tell whose pistol j the damage ? | "Besides theae draw-byx, comes sich ] yoo. Wat yooee are you to me? It's , 'Bascom, a little old rye strate.' and , after my g~ood likker is gone, comes the " everlastln remark, 'Jist put it down.' the dlscnstin part nv it. Ef yoo cood work, and earn suthin, and pay cash, (ber wood be suthin in the blznis, but yoo dott'L "To make the 'aloon biants wat it ought to be I want a noo race uv men. want a act uv cuatomera with glassllnea stumicks backed up with Are brick. I want a lot uv men with heads ao constructed that tbey kin-go to bod drunk and wake up in the morals and go about their work. I want a set uv customers with stumicks and heads so I c- instructed that likker won't kill em 'uul However I manage to git on. ( There ain't no rose without a thorn." i This wuz the longest speech I ever : koowd Bascom to make. 1 Wat be sed | troo. I her eggsperi«nced it in my own 1 person. I never kin go to work after a I moiztmte. However it bezn'l made j much difference jnmy ease. I never l wood work anyhow, drunk qr sober,

git up after a moist nite jist In timr for dinner, savin my brcakfnsi. wich is econi I git along better Hint way I hev to pay for my breakfast- and ez I j don't pay nothing for likker. all I save | in breakfasts is economy. j , despite wat Bascom sez ez to the , i ( box I -hood like to be in his place «L* , , ( cood git my own supplies al liolesalc, ! , and that wood be suthin. 1 slio-d not . ] j experience a pang when I la <1 <lo«n a i ^ who will walk up and down our avenues | of promenade that there is a gmwing i "mannlaline s" of our girls. Instead of the retiring, modest, shrinking, soft and i , and a fragile frame and womaniali dress | j It has txo u *ai-l i tm I a aim - an 1-. .m , ' that uttnarie e .me Iron IL- man sb1 pins Is - v slsort < bopped bSir h.r luun -liirt front an.l tier dert.v bat . s this or a 111 the Insidious tran-f-rma ' J " ptaoi log and iiograrefj twists best advactag' lei women l e aonrr 1 and girls be girls, and lb, n ro* n sit. ap j IheCuideand llw (jrun as > While I believe that a gr'uiv tear - wOl. la aaiajnrily of .*.<-* w att f-r a f light w-.iii a mail, aod Use pa.aa to gel • it will seem to think better of it and back 1 I heard of once, whrre a famous Ms or 1 toba guide courageously advanced upon

of redieuloue monkey shines and aerobatir inanciiveis on the ground with. ' in a roil or two of the hears filled litem that the three retreated into the ■ woods with all rapidity. The guiile's gun had snnpped in both barrels, lie ' drawn on the old bear before the young ones appeared. He aftvr- ' wards said that it was in a tit of despcr ' ation that he tried the turning of a hand- ' spring, and jumping up and down, flopping his hands, and reporting to other unhunterllko measures. He had been 1 told once that a hunter had frightened ' a mountain Hon away by similar absurd 1 movements, and he found that It work1 ed to perfection in tho case of the bears, > although he did not encourage any one 1 to go hunting grizzlies armed with no. ' thing more than a capacity to turn aom1 crsaults. — A'eir York Sun. a Premier or prestdent. 1 An astonishing revelation is made in 1 the February installment of "The Ccn- ' tury" Life of Lincoln, in regard to the ' relations between Mr. Lincoln and Mr. c Seward. It seems that soon after Lin- ' coin's Inauguration Mr. Seward made a r proposition to him which. If accepted, * would not only have radically changed the policy of the Administration, but ' would also have been a virtual aurrcndcr of the Presidency to Ibc Secretary " of Slate. The remarkable correspon8 dence is given in full in "The Century." >* Messrs, Nicolay and Hay Bate aa fold lows: "So far as is known, the affair

never reached the knowledge of any other member of tho Cabinet, or even 1 the most intimate of the President's 1 ; nor was'It probably ever again alluded to by either Lincoln or Seward. it needed only the President's note to show the Secretary of State how serious a fault be bad committed, for all his tireless Industry and undivided influence continued to be given for four years to hia chief, not only without but with a sincere and devoted Personal ^JtKllTTrn1- Lincoln, on his part, caeUy dismissed the incident from hia thought with that grand and characteristic charity which sought only to cherish the virtues of men — wbich-vead-ily recognized thestrength and acknowledged the services of his Secretary, to whom he unselfishly gave, to his own last days, hia generous and unwavering trust. How Bsiklng Powders are Made. While rival companies are disputing ; aa to what Ingredients arc to be found , in the "best taking powder," the public w.ll be interested In the following defl- ' Dillon of theae now indispensable artii clea aa given by Appleton's Cyclopedia, i tbe acknowledged American a'uthority. "The heat baking powders are composed of bitarirale of potash (cream of tartar,) tartaric acid, carbonate of am- ■ monia, and soda bi carbonate, bound toI gelher by a little starch." 1 A city grocer being solicited to con. ' tribute to tho building of a church, | promptly subscribed his name loathe ' paper In tbe following manner: "lohn > Jones (tbe only place fa town where you ' tan get fifteen founds of sugar for a

General Custer. ! , Gen. Custer was endowed with gn at ; presence of mind that never seemed to him in any emergency . although | daring bravery at times aim"*' ' F the Indians on tbe Little Big Horn, that ^ m-eurrenre was in a measure. cHinjH-d for the night near Harrisonburg i , fed: rules, by Rome mean- g -t posses- : v I 1 iiliii: ' *u'.m :l'r b" u'.r' tai" .ui» « f • ; » Hi »«.|„ . M«)--r Itan-s wiamthi , , brav.ry for n • l-«l> of tn-p- r>' a.1. he seen mountetl on u cracker box or j other improvised platform telling hi* , men of their capabilities and what were

of the old Third Division i* proud of «» thought that his bravery would ever be brought iuto question, and It never hue been except by this ex-Major, who. tak Ni ing 'he advantage of, the far" of Custer'* no . being dead, and therefore beyond the sti reach of defending him*. If, gomes forI word at this late day and endeavors to T: . create the impression that he was a ai| coward. There a-e still soldiers enougli b» ainopg the living, capab'c of defending ' hia imputation did occasion require iL or Portunaetly, however. George A- Cusany vindication, and his name will be se handed down througli posterity along wltn that of Sheridan, with whom he [a was so closely associated, with Gregg ki and Kilpatrick, and other grent envairy H B leader*, to perish only when the great Rebellion shall lie forgotten in history. Q| D. H. W. 3d. N. J. Cav. , — ti a A Mysterious Affinity. u j ABKOTllER'ssrn'XmSOBflTill'ATIIETICAU.Y " t EEWtOPCCED IN SB MSTXK. Tims, V., Feb. 8.— A very strange " y and remarkable inustration of the mys- ^ tcrious bond of union and sympathy l_ brought to light here within the lasl '■

Charles Foncannon, aged 25, got his s arm in a planer at the churn factory, and It was ground to pulp to the elbow, t At the exact time this happened, 2.45 p. m., hia twin sister, living over*e mile ' away, suddenly cried out in great agony, 1 saying that there was a fearful pain in her arm. She suffered ao in a few minutes that a physician was sent for, and soon after he arrived throe other physi- j cians arrived bringing her brother, , whose arm they proceeded to amputate , at once. When the sister had first been i "Oh, Charley ia hurt!" While the arm of her brother was | being amputated the sister, who was i kept in another pari of the house and did not know what was going on, suffered terribly aud screamed with agony. { It was necessary to giro her an injection f of morphine in the arm to quiet her. i Since then, whenever the .brother is an- j usually restless or sailers much, the sis- | ter suffers in a similar degree. , Two years ago while away from home ( the brother had his nose broken, and at , the same time of tbe day the siiler com- i plained of a great pain in her nose. | Within an hour it bail swollen alarming. ; ly, and it was necessary to summon a ; physician. , Every circumstance in this case is known to be true, and it la puzzling the physicians greatly. . Customer — "How4 this ? You charge 1 mc seven cents a pound for sugar."" ' Groeir— "Its worth that, isn't it T" I Customer— "Yes, but you say on that i placard 'ingar way down." i Grocer— "And ao it ia, air. 1 keep it fa um cellar now."

| Gum ChoWIng as an Art. wuo nn.i »in THE o.vux. Tli : habit o! chewing gtitn by men, women, tabic* . young and old. fa the , West, is gradually working its way ; It is a matter of common practice at inn*! health resorts, and strikingly so terially aiding digestion, cleaning the stomach, and a* a help of breaking off -ia: 1 Ka*lcrn ciiie*. a youne lady who ! . in-wed gum would he shunned by other j ones and held up as an example as : one on the direct route to perdition, j Whereas. In Chicago. Kansas City, St. j Minneapolis and all the rest of the > hut there is a perfect dial :*■ the thoughts Icliewers are l-i-mng When a good I pi -i is made on nor side Ihc backer* of I ibat •i-lr « lo w Iron lously, the being l.i t. • l,.w and work the gum* apatbelt ; • "ring and crunching t- go -e a* though A voung laiiv. visiting the East from bring Willi In r a stork of genuine gum. Life -ci-nu d intolerable until an admiring and tliouglit'iii friend w lit her u bundle of swrrilv srented chewing gum 1 T- watch another chewing gum very 1 Ihc young lady's mo her. having watched ' her "clicw" f r a long tinir and seeing ' chewed asked lor a paiicr. After chew. - the gum indignantly out of the window. Later, when the young lady's mother 1 remarked Ilia', the hnbll of chewing vulgar, the daughter understood that I die nrophvh in cum chewing had a swollen tongue chewed jaws ami a • bleeding lip Tin-rev are dips ''vcn 'n ' gum. hut tiineiy |iaper w hich is to appear in the Marcli (\ntury. The author (the < article i* anonymous Is of the opinion Hint so long a* liisinnrck is chancellor, r .ponsihlllly of displacing him,- thing* > will plvhalily mulincc to run in the accustomed course Tlo- question is, who ;• or what is there to replace Bismarck

ili-uiarckV hut a* he i* responsible only -lament cannot drive him from office by confidence. Two purl raits w.ll accom(iany tin- piper in 7'Ae t'tntury, one of i hem an engraving of the bust by Roth. Lieutenant Bricbrack. United States (will! has hud a year's leave)— 'Tve some bad news for you, dear. Can you Mrs. Ur^ilirnrk 'hysterically! — "Oh, Tom. you're certainly not going to reand go into ionic horrid mercantile business:" Lieut. B.— "So. my dear; I'm simply ordered to China for three years." Mrs B. (ecstatically)— "How awfully nice! Now we can match the Kan Tan bowl with a cream pitcher." The Bloood the source of health; therefore, to well, purify the blood by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. This medicine is peculiarly designed to act upon tho iilood; and through that upon ail the and tissues of tho body. It has a specific articn, also, upon tho accreand excretions, and assists nature to expel from the system scrofnla; huimpure i-arlic'cs. and effete mater through the lungs, liver, bowels, kidneys, and skin. It effectually aids weak , impsired, and debilitated organs. A trial will convince you that it doca posicsa peculiar curative powers. m , "Ma," said Bobby. 'l hit Willie WafI tics to-day. slid he didn't hit me tack." "It was very wrong for you to do i such a thing. Bobby," sajd hia mother, "and Will c was a gooflitllc boy not . return the blow." 5 "No," went on Bobby, "be didn't hit e back 'cause he dassent; but ma, you , ought 1° have heard him Bwear." II Saved His Life. Mr. f). I. Wilcoxson, of Bone Cove, 1 Kv.. says ho was, for many years, badly j. afflicted with Phthisic, also Din be.es ; the pa!"* were almost unendurable and * would sometimes almost throw him into ' convulsions. He tried Electric Bitters a and got relief Irom first bottle and after Says he positively believea ho wouM * died, nad It not been for tbe relief * afforded by Elactric Bitters. Sold at 3 50 cents a bottle by Dr. Kennedy. 6 In December last Gapt. Polly Biyanof ' (lie Salvation Army was married at Lit0 tie Falls, N. Y., to Capt. Erie Von Alex- ' son, a brother officer. Mrs. Von Alex- ' son has just been cashiered because she of late fallen into the pernicious habit of wearing a bustle. It Is held by e the leaders of tbe Salvation Army that 1 the use of a bustle Is unworthy, of an * officer and gentlewoman. Perhaps they are righL At all event* the public would " be much better pleased if there Vas a good deal lew bustle about the entire 11 Salvation Army than there is at present. » Just So.— Wife (pleadingly)— Pm " afraid,- George, you do not love ma aa well aa you used to do. c Husband— Why? Wife— Because you alwaya let me get up to light the Ore. 11 Husband— Nonaence, my love! Your getting up to light the fire makes me love yon all the more.