AFfM f i f Oat F Attain "ri—'Cbt e J&t It queutly recurri g fomi^Ufbt row tti farm, reached tt rough iae agricultural preiw, of the reluctance > f boys to remain in fanning pursuits, indeed some- > time* eren^t- enter on such a life What tS the cause of this restless spirit? Attn Country employments odlotw-in them- i *ep it$* b is appaihng t*> note the lives wrecked in cities : youths who strain every nerve and use every means to attain a profession, who just reach the threshold and then succumb, worn out in mind and crushed In body. Of* the vast multitudes who year after year ] leave their country homes to seek tor- 1 tune in cities, how mutiy succeed ? The j percentage is very small, even of those! who find a moderate amount of Buccess. ■ gome lack ability, .others endurance, ami j 'xnahy do-not posses* sufficient strength, j * From tliC-e remarfcb U.jnu«t,jft>t be interred that dull and weakly boys are by nature best fitted So remain In the country and become farmers. The ablest men mentally are none too enlightened, none too capable, to cope with the many difficult problems of agiiculture. Today the l.nd question holds the attention of Europe, and with our aba ulance of territory, h» yet sparsely populated, we are tot many generations distant from scarcity of land and its inevitable difficulties. Tbe hardest part of farm life is its seeming monotony. We adv iseclly use the word seemiog^^pmse arm life is more varied than ij^ofes•ionai or mechanical life. The four seasons bring to the farmer varied occupations and varied pleasures. The journalist, the lawyer, the doctor, in their callings know no i-casorg : three hundred and slaty-five days annually are the working days of those who toll in the paths of the higher professions. Artisans and mechaoh s enjoy rest on one day in every week. Railroad employees generally obtain two, somet uses , three. Sundays' real out of ten months < of the year. During the fierce heat of 1 summer the public will travel, and the ( ra Iroad men. from the tiny newsboy to the genera' aupex intend- nt, must be at ; then p sts. Our counsel to boys is, before you de- \ Cide to leave the farm for other work, ] seek information, and make as sure as « you can that you are more fitted aorcity than for country fife. To the farmers 1 we would w*y. if your boys are well ' treated they will recognize it; if your j boys are overworked, poorly clothed, ( badly fed. aud boorishly treated, make * haste to change and to mend your ways. ' A bad employer gets an unwilling service. The best tempered boy can be j made sullen ; the moot ambitious can be ; discouraged, Wh«n a boy is old enough 1 to work for his father, and when his 1 work is satisfactory, he earns bis pay as . fully as though he was a hired outsider. ' —Ameriunn Affritnlturi»t. 1 Flower-Garden and Law n.~ Win n the ! soil of the tawn becomes dry and firm < enough to allow walking upon it with- « out injury, go over it with a stiff stably ' broom, which will take up leaves and [ other rubbish without pulling up tbe 1

= 4= * g rbs. «f doe ' omi be apt to do. If (ti -re e ai r fcr e*-e«ds. such a docks, d nde ons efe. miUfthem tip by the Wf>ts. whih*the~'rovWia ia stilr-w>ft. A . very convenient aid in thin work is a ."spud." A-fcome-macic one, constructed t'of nn oldrbresd and thin chisel, fitted » j with a handle UuteTeet long, is , better , [than those sold . si the story. Trim. all rt, broken branches of ornamental trees, > knd prune shrubs, too* Thin them as s needed; but avoid formality. Divide t clumps of perennial flower roots and 1' be liberal with the neighbors. If bed- '• ding plants will be needed, push the ■ propagation of geraniums' and such . ! things. j j Onion sets sre surer than seeds. The ,{ onion maggot will not attack the crop J so readily if new land be used. The | growing of onions on the same laud every year,- as has often been reoetn-J j mended, basded to the int'CKluction of j insects and diseases. Use plenty of ma- j uure and keep the ground clean. The old location may be used for early cabbage. Put the sets out as early as it can be* done. The young pear trees should not be forced too rapidly in growth, as It has been demonstrated that th" blight doe*, not a* readily attack trees that grow slowly as It does those that grpw quickly A grass crop may be grown in 11 pear orchard occasionally, but such a crop would ruin a pern h orchard. Forced giowtb of pear trees 'lms destroyed many valuable young orchards. General and Personal News. Judge Greshara carries five bullets in his body to remind him of the war. Don't waste time looking back at your own mistakes. You cat. Have a good de.il more fun looking around at other people's. ' A great deal is said just now ub ut Mr. Blaine's attitude. From the best information attainable, Ills att tude oppears to be that of a man with bis tar to the ground. Chief Signal Officer Gr eley has discharged Servant Sherman, lately stationed at New Haven. Conn., not because be took pictures of girls in fancy cos ume*. but on account of inattention to duty and absence from his post ." Representative Gallingvr. o New Hampshire, is a physician and his -skill is frequently called into play at the Capitol. During the tariff d" bate he has prescribed tonics to various c olleagues who were beginning to showsighs of prostration. We have at last an Americanism to tame the place of "the blues" or the megrims." It Is "the peednddlea." aud starling apparent ly in the South is rapidly traveling northward. "The peedoddles U the malady with which boomers | #it a filleted when a no.i-inatiug couyeu- > has passed them by on the other >ide. 1 New Jersey looks like a ve*y small ! patch on the map of the Continent, but < sl« has within her borders enough rail- ! roads tracks to reach from Jersey <®ity j to Say Francisco. Sin not only has j more miles of railroad to the territory : than any other State, but u larger proportion of the equipment is firs: class. : The gross earning of these railroads ; year-were $811011,417 and the net revenuu applicable to th ; payment of \ Interest and dividends was 1 14.714,480, ; or 7 per cent, on the entire valuation of i all the roads. Including the franchises ! and a million dollar* to spare The' average dividends tor ill tbe roads in the United States during the J-ear was ! a little mora than 3 per cent

I IcUtt ipjl Efe. CAPE MAY POINT, N. J. I Open all th© Year. Heated throughout by Steam. Lighted with Gaa. Large Rooms well Furnished. Thirty Open Fire Places for Wood and Coal. P HOT AND COLD SEA WATER BATHS. Piuuus enclosed with glass, mating the largest Son Gallery In the SUte (tto feet in length.) The CAPS HOU8S Is recommen.1e«l by prominent Physician# of Philadelphia aa one of the places on (he coast for invalids and those seeking rest, and is steadily growing in popularity. fawn A. H. HAMILTON. Manager. • - .. — -

The handsomest we ever brought out of honest cloth and loyal work. ..

Harnessed up for

Better goods at the price than anybody's. That's the logic we trust to. It'll conquer.

| A Busy Spring. We've accomplished one end of our plan. The goods are better — greatly better. Never had a stock that pleased ourselves so thoroughly ! There's been almost a revolution since last Spring in goods. We're years away from last year's designs. You know what a mint of clothing we keep. We're bound to make it true and up to the \V inamaker stamp always. A string of items as long as a County Sale Notice cotddn't say more than our gu irant -'e. That you cau depend on firmly. It's 'he beauty of it that we'^ making a taller claim fir t i in ever. It doesn't admit of exaggeration. Fr .in Men's Clothing and Young Men's down to the Small boys', it's full of the nicest styles ever inside our doors. The Spring Overcoats are very stylish ! N ov, for the other end. Let us make the business size up to the clothing. If it does, every man and boy within reach of us will have a new Wanamaker & Brown Spring Suit on his back within a few -weeks. We want to reach that point, and we're ready foi a hard and steady pull of work to do it The prices will be where Oak Hall prices nlwavs are — hitched to the smallest profit we can afford 10 take. Wanamaker & Brown, Oak Hall, S. E. Cor. Sixth and Market Sfs,, - Philadelphia. 'iwmmfmm. _ tj tur ,868, * t, i.v »M»nT FHixfi to a.l who « »« for 1. iia K.^nd-onvi C.it- ■ ' '( alOBU# with Colored Plate#, and the FWE8T COLLECTION OF SEEDS il W SKi£SSjfiJ5 MARKET GaRUcliERS >j ; P08**(bo»i all neoeseary to mnnaigea fata gatn OSf^ \i > OOfrijjet® Mariltn^BDj grow VECET AOLFS ILJ* fcu__ j» " B % O" <1 \ Fif0 Kim /I *£7, t^^c when you send for *f®' B3- m fi M !j JOHNSON & STOKES * * ^ Philadelphia, Pa.j^j

J. HEHHY EDMUNDS, REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE AGENCY, No. 38 Washington Street, Cape May City, N. J. »