Ttie Dwemberdentury--T& Ckatat/ lot DoramlW^ttjta .dUL'^ob^Uvhco Tbt ComlH* Whjtm,' by Maty Hillock Fooie. and cootatotog also a number of tuSLjme* cngravlngi of sacred pictures by ibe oW sod little known, Italian masLr.Dueto.totbeGalleryofiultanMak ■en which to now one of lbs moat vaimWefcafures of TV COUttry. Iu addition totbia there Is a western story In wan by James WhlL-omb Riley entitled " Lssl Chrirtrmu Was A Tear Ago"; and at HI further a UbrtoJme* etfUortaL .. . . A •trt»l"*.««ture of this nnabsr la f urn abed by two at tides an Henry Ward Botcher's memorable appearance fa EogUnf W H63, fat advocacy of the , ' catne of tbi American Union. The first »t these articles .to Srriuin by the Her. Dr. J. M." Buckley, Editor of TV Chri a- \ beard." Beeeher at U rerpool In -flS!-; flie other la .by Mr. Beeeher himself,— a : fragment written for TV Cmtitry, Just .hofota hie. death,— and la accompanied <-*by'afac-»lmlle page of hla last manuscript. But the two ooatrlbulloiu to this num- t ber baring perhaps the. highest tmpor- . — hlnula, tiutltltd *'Rm.Rana for Em andpatlon." and the paper by Mr. Ken nan . In which be graphically deactlbea " Life cat the Great Siberian Road." In the Lin- j coin Life are printed for the 11 rat time t two letters by Lincoln, to the Editor of , the New York Tlhaea and. to Senator McDougall, In faror of the " plan of grad- , A number of other original LincolnMBS. | are here for the Drat time glren to the public, Including the teat of the first I This draft la Indorsed la Lincoln's own 1 handwriting as follows : "The Emand- « Proclamation at flrtt sketched ' own to tho Cabinet In July, 1963." 1 rj+In Mr. Kennan't paper, among other ' -millers of norol interest, la glren a det •Crip lion of the singing of the ExDcs' 1 " artldee of thla number are fully ■ , (Bp,!® U» Standard of thla magaalnc. The breaking of the smallest wheel In t a mammoth factory, if not repaired or replaced, will ml* Ibe en tiro plant, aa a I speck dual will derange the delicate ma- 9 ehtnery of a watch. Were people ea c thoughtful to repair their broken health on the first approach of discus, u the I owner la to mend his machinery, they « ..would escape lndcaeribahle suffering, a and often death. Sight cmnaea wUl .sometimes derange the illgeatlre org ana. 5 ' oo whoee healthy action the b*Ith of l JOuibbtMe system eo much depends, end C fererlah blood, headaches, and oonsumpllon Uaelf, act In. The "wise person will • at*oooe arreat tho cauae of theso un- I healthy aymptona, resorting to that " wortd-famed remedy. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dlaoorery, wMeh: purifies t Iho-bhiod and cures llrer disease. Of all I druggtoto- . « Den. Han-Hoe's Salad Praaaltn. f An Indianapolis lady la the proud poe- t acaaor of Gen. Harrison's recipe for saL t ad dretalBg. and ■here It U Just as he wrotf It out et her request : " For each d person four teaapoonfuls of oQ, and'a 111- 1 tic more ; one and ona-balf of rlnegar, 1 a salt spoonful of salt, one of black pop- ' ptf, two of dry mustard, and a ploch of I red papper. Tie dry material mix first, 1 then put it In the oil and last the rlnegar ; add a shred of garilo and a pinch of £ celery salt" The general la a loser of J all kinds or salads, and If there D any- a thing green on his table be proceeds to • transform it into a salad, mixing the ' damdng himself according to the above . , pfepiratW This Is about the only J special gastronomies] taste the general 1 has. Ha usually sate what Is set baton 1' him In a spirit of general thankfulness, ' but when It comes to aaladl he is a conHOTt nktwiCT". ! And Um colder winter weather an now J> rapidly approaching. The Joyful season . la eagerly anticipated by young folks In t thousands of homae; but- In nearly all d there are an or mora older ones to whom the cold warm and the storms * mean renewed suffering from rheumatic J back or Hmbt. Il la not claimed that c Hood's Baraaparllla Is a poattlra specific tor rheumatism ; wa doubt U there la or * can be Inch a remedy. But Uw remark- J able sueoeae Hood's Bars ipartlla hu had t In curing this affection la sufficient res- i son for those who are suffering to try thla peculiar medicine. m ( Ma. aCJdSV-What la It this time, { E<lw»t.!l I t Edwards— Mrs. Kerr-Brtitow's car4, t ma'am. .Mrs. 8t Jones— Did 'aba leave any f message, Edwards f , Edwards— Tea, ma'am; aba said aa h how aha was always Boding you out > Mrs. St. Jones— I hope you replied , -graceful!/, Edwards? J Ed wa Ms— Yea, ma'am 1 1 raid as how a I won't aware U»! ) ou'd done anything I; to be ashamed of. raa*am. * A Women's Diaoovary. £ "Another eemleifiil discovery hu B been made and that too by a lady in this c county. Disease fastened its dutches upon h« and lor seven years aba with, ■ *Mdfet*v*rMU*e, bother vital or- J gitui were undermined and death eeem- l, ed immtoexH. For three raontba she c ssssrarrs Jftw Discovery tot .Cestaumptloo and doso that she slept all night and with oae I name to Mn-Luthe. Lota." TWwritm ) W.C. Hamrick ACa.of Bhelby.K. C. Itrthedra wing-room, after dinner. ' " Something ta the matter srilh your j " Yes; aWa got lha toothache." < "iliraataue l She keeps putflug her J head to her aid* eD the Urns." J — " -WaM< raufe Immure h» tosh ere to — . — 5 ; i Thn WovwS Mataal CatUrry... No matter of how leng alandtog, Is ahj&istmgstfsi ; CirVSTwiS* i

I Fine tailoring. Hiram DeWalt, under | ttte Olrard Houae.Phfia. Duke * Doak, contractors and bolld- : an, Caps May City. H.J. A. a Hfle, house, sign and fresco pointer, Cape May, H. J. Nathan C. Price, surveyor and coo- i veyancer, Cape May City. I Ware A Eldredge, builders, office .No. ! 4 tfanelrm street, Cape May. 1 JammT. Bailey, practical blacksmith ' ( and horse " ahocr, near Cape Island i ' Bmlthers, No. 18 South 2nd St., Phils- j - dclphia. For harness, bone blsnkcta end lap ' robes go to Geo. L. Lovett, No. 13 Ooean , Street, Cape May. ... q ' i. B. Scbellenger'a lumber yard la at i the Landing. Contraclon' and buildere' ' 1 scppHea on hand. ' . It's ranch cheaper to subacXbe for the ' Wssa than to buy ILby the single copy. ] J Only #1.00 per year. I ■ Mia Ltalc Smlthen. No. 10 S..8nd , ' street, Philadelphia, new atyles In fall 1 [ and wlnlor millinery. ' Give L L. Sbeppard, 30 W'aahlnglon 1 street, a chance to fit you out when to . 1 need Ot furnishing goods. * Washington Hotel, Seventh and Cheat- , not atraeu, Philadelphia A favorite resort for Cape May people. Geo. M. Powell, 16 Decatur St., keeps on hand a seasonable stock of clothing, . J tog, beta, caps and furnlrhlng goods. ' rubber goods. Prices u low u any. | SO Washington street. Cape May City. ' Rodin's flour and feed store la at the ' foot of Jockson street, near Oape Island | bridge Coal sod wood furnished on orWatches, clocks and Jewelcry at wholesale prices may be gotten of T. O. Haydock, 13 N. Second street, PhtladelChu. Wetomann A Co. offer utooiib- J bargains In fine furniture at their warerooma. No. 037 Market street, Philadslphla. Chas. Needles' stores are well supplied with all nsceasary to fit out the family with clothing for cold weather, no matwhal to needed. Parabola (pectaclea, opera glasses, thermometer*, and general dealeraln optical goods, £. Borhek, 628 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Dr. H. A. Kennedy's U. 8. Pharmacy to a well stocked establishment, open all the year round. Physician's proscriptions carefully compounded: J Marttodale A Johnson's Turkish and baths are at No. 31 North 10th Philadelphia. These baths are very complete and really luxurious. Those who buy their furniture of J. H. Mackle, No. 119 N. Beeond street, save all discounts of middlemen » and gal goods at bottom prices. I South Jersey Marble Works, Cape 1 contracts to erect monument! in the best style of the art. Yard, near , Island bridge, on Turnpike. Golf A Smith manufacture and ship to all points where needed the celebrated Plain brick. Lowest casta prices only demanded by this enterprising firm. We Invite this week particular amotion to the advertisement of Jacob J Sons fine clothing house, 918, and 923 Chestnut street, Phltadelphis. Thla old established house to a one with Cape May dolhlog buyers. It to al the very front ;of the as regards price and quality. St The well known firm of Wm. C. BcudA Co., of Camden, baa long and I honorably served contractors of Cape I with building material turd mill- I work. Their lumber yard at Front and r streets, Camden, to handy for I Woat Jersey buyers. There to e large list of Cape May City who prefer the splendid storea of Btraw bridge A Clothier. They are aL uuTwhsf ls° a moat pleaaantantldpaUon and realisation get value for money ex. The Oape May branch of Un Knlcker- r bookd" lee Company la one of tho established Institutions of the town. W. Millott, the agent, la an ob. T btmness man. and baa won In a * remarkable degree the good will of tbe ■ people of Oape May. & B- Coles has remark able facilities at J at hla Kalgn'a Point lumber yard for the ■ 2as"v&,*sa2,'iS"2 s bis wharves, thus making a saving to j the handling or merchandise bought at r extensive establishment. Mr.Colee J out only first class mill work, and * only In Urn beat of material. Cape Mey boasts Justly of ber skilled a mechanics. Among them none take a higher rank than Joseph P. Henry, the 1 house sign and franco painter, fit also a deals In painter's materials. t: Oar own townsman, A- L. Conner, In- * vltea contractors and builders to oatl at - business place to thla city and examine stock and gat estimates. Mr. Ooaner to prompt and reliable to hla buliWm. H. MUle, boat builder, Cape May 1 N. J. Mr. Mtfia baa materially added to the Cape May fleet of fast railing yachts. Ha knows how to get a boat up to win prises Don't go sway c from hosaeU^you^want one ;bstUE bat All kinds of lumbar and mill work to ' supplied at the yards of George Ogdea, Cape May Court Bouse. He deSs In - white ptnr, yellow pine, Cyprus and * hetnlocalumber. Ho Invites an exam! t nation of his stock. ^ Cape May to fortunate U having- banking faeOtUes, The branch of the New . Jersey TrttsfA Bafe Deposit Co. to one of tbe lor* needed aids to busloeaa lately estitolahsil The names oonoectod with It are auoh aa to Inspire confidence of the public. Far time deposits thla i £±il f elsewhere when such admSihtafa- > ciutios are at boms. Philadelphia boasts ot her extensive , S^gcrPr-i leading plaoa to the tnduaUtal mark eta s ^aSrjigaar iss. \ I Packard organ .wblob only needs ( E*~&lLuflLlta^"™'fi5 - The OoOage oT Gomraeree, Twrlfth A at the bead of whloh is Thomas J. Prio- I halt, has bean a moat prosperous one. 1 At present there are some 400 pupUa to ] the oollege, several of them being from our owa county of Cspe May. A spectol feature dt this school Is that iedlvldaal toakructkw to given, pupUa being admitted et any time. tf i Mr. K. Pan coast, who has been ae i sfffsasitsifsasii ! at) years of experience srtth Bemad : FaAar af ffih sareat. ^wiilj ' Hta attaatloe wafsalmreahawfll/laeaa t hla aranyoiataraaaii aadall other* who 1 1 lent Thte What You Weta.

Wrainl. Rheumatism Wa4eahSU.thesala.aa era he, am if i remedy to rbsumaUsm i bet Iheuaeara who hare aaSesad Ua pama have been graeUy hta. to lad relief, try tMa greet remedy. yean, hwrloiu to MB I f sand ad telMf, bet grew wesse. and at ceo time was almost belpI less. Hood's Barsaportna did ma moss good than ah tbe other nodletoe I ever had.H. T. Banco*. Shtrtey Tillage, Haas. ' rtM^^k^Homr'sar^Ji^4 B*baa oSwT^Lrwis BcbTuAc. Btddetord, Hi" I Hood's r rtna Is cbararteilled to Send t atalntng Iddltloaal evtdeuee. i "It™ ooarOla tones up my system, , perilaa tc» t-uud. sbonsensmymeUtaaM I "Hood's SimpariHa beats alt other*, and i Hood's Sarsaparilla 1 Sold by all drugxtsu. flislxforia Made 1 oelybyC. L HOOD A Ca, lowell. Mass IOO Do— One Dollar. ' Htm a<torrtiitEuntt, : A. C. YATES & CO. : SHT1 Am CEISTHW. LEDGER BUILDING, Beit piiie filotiina 1 -- PliMelphii"". ; I Jla {nil ail Ctilta. A. C. YATES & CO. ; SUTfl AM CHSSTSBT, LEDGER BUILDING. YOU WANT THE EAflTH •JAKE WORLD. Ii»looslis«Ii. Premiums; NoSpocial Offers; No Cut Rates; BUT H BEST AD BIG® u Lmt Pua ml Mini Mmx A POFDLAB NOVEL ; ID IH AMD OIVBM WITH XACH I5SU1 OF TH« WgBKLT EDITION. BXOINNINO TO-DAT AMD OOttTINCINO THMtAFTMS. TXX WORLD WILL PRINT EACH ISSUE A COMPLETE NOVEL BT A POPULAR AUTHOR. AMONO TDR Wsss±r ss^cSkwm. Black, 'P' c. PWUtya. . ONE IS TALKINo"ltSOr^ NOTHINO ] EOT TUB VERT IEMT WILL BE ADMITTED 1 INTO THE WOW. IPS MTAEDAED OF FID Library of Fiction wUl be Supplied to Subscriber* Only. No Extra Ooplee Will Be Printed. No Back Number* can be Furnished and No angle Copies will be Bold. | If you wtah the Bartas Complete, wtr«iroB^at?ujgi Sattwlil Trwlswl. nATFIITfi:BBBnK '. ' Aamwax osiam, «■ Emtanwar. K. X

$2250 IN SPECIAL PRIZES, ; I ;«MmHBB=B I , AU|AV ]£ H WW H I p. naa aFEaur^uta le Uem Araowmt or erase : s^rSssasSSsa! i SS^^^SBS^Sfsgagar^— - AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, I ? Meaneo tale paper. yjl BieaSwcy. New Tork City. 1 ; We me jllpt Giving Awag i 1,000 PIECES 800 PIECES . INGRAIN :: CARPETING. VELVET CARPETING. 50 Patterns of our beat Cf. per 22 Patterns,) .,$1(1(1 P«r Grade, worth 80c; *' 33®- yard. worthS 1. 25;i #LUU yard. " 46t '.see P'EUES sue pieces. TipalfjJnBlli Gnjclitt. i Allfflism CABPHIKS. 25 Patterna.) #1 QC per 25 Pattern.,) rt» do I worth •l.7S;> W-"3 yird. worth 75c; > 3Jfi. | Our Special ia)c* have always attracted e large number ol buyer* from all parta , of the city and country. Thla to the 1 argent quantity and lineal line of patterna we v have ever offered at retail at such LOW PRICES, and no one should mis* tbe cbancc of securing some and do bo quickly. Being tbe products of our own factories we warrant every Carpet aa repretented. OUR NEW PATTERNS FOR THIS SEASON ARE NOW READY. JOHN & JAMES DOBSON, MANUFACTURERS, : a 40 AND WEST 14TH ST., NEW YORK. t Ilif liis, " 1 II INSURANCE; AGENCY, j No. J3S Washington Street, OAPE MAY CITY, N. J. It will cost but $l i to insure your buildings for $1,006 for 5 years, j There is no note to sign, or other expense alter a policy is once granted. 1 Only Reliable Companies Represented. ICE I ICEI ICE1 Knickerbocker Ice Company, rr OF PHILADELPHIA. : Hilflt Bestanaitt mi Cottaie* lilt Fife laitan let. ILK) WITH THE IWT qUALITT OF COAL! COAL! OAEEFULLT FREFAJtED FOE FAMILY USE, AND PULL VMURT OUARANTNRD 1 ^SMiew«a«lalU """wAEHIMOTON STIUET aeon OCEAN. CArmbAT.N.J L. E. MILLER, GENERAL CONTRACTOR/ CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. itHy L. FURMAN SMITH, COAL AND WOOD, 1 •chwUwtgar* Landing, Cap* May, N. j. • JOSEPH P. HENRY, . House, Sign and Frescoe Painter, 96 Ufajwtto Strwat, Cap* Mfiy City. N. J. GEORGE W. REEVES, Pinter Sianil Gat Fitter, Heatia if BiiMUgi i Smndtj, ' *° *° ' T'lTi a J? o,y MW tSy^ N.?" """"" ELDREDGE JOHNSON ' . BOOTS AND SHOES, IraEsm sad smat wmtleas IsaWal j^ft'MItaraajMabwB,* an,m.iamat tayla.qaaiiiy 1 RUBBER OOOMTA •PECIALTY. AM a rea rawly naa, aa wa ufi. Fine Wall Papers of the Latest Patterns. . an*lll»w pitawm. MiiiM.aaa. cnllami arawUiaaKicr sail |i»«> . qta- . WM. H. MILLa, AcL R' 1

; f tntautmc*, j tti&Xmt. ! - " ' CHAS. NEEDLES' AT THE OLD RAMIk " No. A3 Washintrton Btrrart, Cap* May CHy, r This Space is Reserved for M)«<! winter opeohg of * : S. H. MORRISON, DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY Tn® Ladies' Long and Short Coats and Wraps T IT^^BER MERCH A.P^T" Mtoana, Children and Intanfa Coats of all ktads. CABfUMXRCS of all ahadra HENRIETTA CLOTHS of all lha laUststylaa. All WOOL TRBXTTB. an ahados CAMDEN, N. J. -VELVEta SST1IIX. ^SfiXl UtB lltMIt Wl.lt. iu Buttons. Specialty to KID OLDYSBand COBSgm Udto^Mlrata and Chll dren'a Red and White MERINO UNDERWEAR. Don't mkm the tmrgaloa h BLANKET8 and COMFinTABUH. - Tha stock here named to lbs fageet era ^ al Cape M4y. Call In and examine the goods. • • . : i%-." ' 8A8H AND POOR P^POT, NEW CLOTHING STORE SasB, Biis, SWers, Monlilnp, Srooos, Etc. """ w,,,do" FALL AP WlfiTER GLOI|iIftG A. L. CONNER. For Men. Boy, and Children. The Lazgral Slock of OVERCOATS for Men am aya-y May city, N. J. Youth, ever offered In thla city. Also- ■ I f] M I) E D 1 un u T T T m op 7 Stiff and SeiL fiats and Caps of all M. AW Li MILL W UK A, ^fus torn of UNDERWAER at the Ixnrort Prior* GEORGE OGDEN, OENT^CPURNISHINO OOODS. BHiWi - Do, .uI,u„,/3,T™ !lU2"0Z"1' ./ """""^CHAaNEEDLES, Wkitfl PiiB, follow Pin, Cyjress k Hemlock Lite , - AMoMmWtwkorlrerylbKrlpuou. r.:l .... «■*„ Mrea..., m-. Tare a. ^tOtfS, Ilfi Slli! >hfft |r0l WOttftS. KIMBALL PRINCE 5 C0-, ~ Joseph swain, LUMPER MERCHANTS,™ AND SHw^?^W0RKER MILL "■"'WORK. -| "TTHAVNES, i Rockland Lime, Cement, &c., &c., ^ x.ra*u. Stoves, Ranges and Heaters c. b. coles, , LUMBER MERCHANT, i TIN ROOFING and GUTTER WORK Doors, Sash, Blinds. Mouldings, Boxes, &c. " LIVE AND LET LITE." BRACKETS. AND SCROLL SAWING. L . „ — Can aaamln* ateek aad .«< muiulaa. AXWII for Walteo A Wains', A M t-HhoemakartaFv .« .1 UlTiage HOTSeS and ROalHiqUipageS tO HiK Office. No. 14 Kaitfhn's Avenue. Camden. N. J. Jy#-» ' DUKE & DOAK, — ™ ^ Contractors and Carpenters,, GEORGE L LOVETT, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. tutareuer b, pmuur.ee to tun outre ra., I 2 Ocean Street, Cape May, N. J. mtlsScu, HARNESS, BLftNKETS I-O W EHT CASH PRICES. www—. — . — - LAr K U d l o. g - - —

| flit People s Liit Stack harm Crnjaif j OF PENNSYLVANIA. HI For $100 it will cost $8 per year to Insure your Horse against death by Disease or Accident. J. HENRY EDMUNDS, Agent NoJ38 Washington Street Cape May City, N. J. ' ' ' . — I PHOENIX OIL COMPANY . 4257 tO 4263 Columbia Avenue, Ph'ladelphia. Manufacturers of the Celebrated PHOENIX BELT OIL. , This Oil will preserve your belts ; has no effect on glued or cemented laps, and gives ' ; the full transmission of power. For sale by Belting Manufacturers and Mill Supply Houses at $1.50 per gallon, in i, a and 3 gallon cans. $1.25 per gallon in 5 and 10 gallon cans. $1.00 per gallon by the barrel r no other. If your supplyman has not got it send us his address. Acti2 Rubber and Leather Cement. Channel Cement, Light and Dark, Rubber Paste, Oil-Proof, 1 Warr*nt#d Bast In ths Marfest. 33nn for Pries List. j PERFECTSATISFACTlOMtQU* « »NTECD. CYLINDER and MACHINERY OIL3 of all QRADES ]

| tlx Mlxfi. i YV"K8T JERSEY RAILROAD. TIME TABLE IK EFFECT OCT. IS. tma. Train, wtu lean Cap. May aa rouova tm I'HILADELFHIAl 2 £25 ttttSSSV bukdat teahul prom fh1ladklfh1a. Wrests s *"0-.d!I!7°TI'ii ,'oL1SS'A f HfirblrHirfl. Sooth Jerset Marble Wibkj Caps mat citt. e. j. and Toombatowai :*tarp'gg-'