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WILL BE GIVEN DAILY AT SEWELLS POINT EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING Beginning- at 3.15 in the afternoon and at 8.45 in the evening

Y\SH\UG MS BETfW \\l TV\t SOVSUDS Anybody can catch them. The yachts are thoroughly equipped for Pishing, Crabbing and Sailing FROM SEWELLS POINT

T AKE THE TROLEEYS AT THE

NEW COP DEFENDER,

F»r.u >od Figures About the American Yacht Columbia.

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The yacht Columbia arlll be the larp«at acd coatlleat Teaael erer designed

(or purpoaea of aport.

Of al hbe things about the Columbia the moat impreealte la the power of her aalla. In a fair wind they are equal to the engine* of a fast ■tram yacht. The Columbia displaces 1W tone. A steamer of that also, in order to equal her speed.

. The hors* of machinery la a hypo-

matter of fact horaea aa powerful that an hardly known to-day. Thna wa And, says the New York Journal, that tha Columbia's would exert a power equal to th MW phenomenally powerful he Te put It in another way. she would be ebla to pull M.SOO.OOC pounds on* * In one minute. Tha total sail area of the Columbia. Including an her top and head aalla, I* It.tM square feat. That Includes the mainsail, T.4T6 aqnan feet; the jib.

U 0.4 total of 14,045 aqnan feet divided up Into ahaata they would fortably eonr Tit man and a boy. Ihla

tlayaall ahecTa, '1ST feci; ’spinnaker boom lift, 240 feet; spinnaker boom guys, ISO feet; spinnaker boom outbaul. 200 fact; spinnaker boom sheet,80feet; balloon jib ahrrta, 150 feet; balloon Jib downhaul, 260 feet; reeling tackle on main boom, 100 feet; club ypuill' liurda. 250 feet* eltili....r

Uarda, 250 feet; club "topaail guy. 200 feeti club topsail tack, 00 fqet; boom taekla, HO feet; quarter Ufta, 180 feet; quarts Uft tackles, 600 feeti topmast backataya, 240 feet; topmast backstay taekla, 200 feet; masthead runner*. 140 feeti masthead runner tackles. 200 feet. Tha ropa used In the Columbia's rigging avenge, an inch In thickness. Three hundred feet of one-inch ropa —'~m a coll three feet in diameter iwo feet high. Now a mile and a half of one-inch rope la about 27 times uch aa that. Therefore It appear* dll that rope will maka an enour- ■ coll 27 feet high and six feet in

WbOD TO BE HONORED.

According to a programme which Is Well understood to be mapped out at tba war department, high honors are in store for Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood. There was great disappointment among

Bounced that Gen. Wood had declined the offer of the presidency of the railroad syndicate that recently bought up all the street car lines In Washington. salary of (20,000 a year, with a fire . era' contract, waa offered to Gen. Wood. Before deciding what course to take a had a personal interview with the

has been built for the

Columbia, and she may .all either with this or a wooden one. The steel mast Is, of rourac. hollow. It is 110 feet high

and 40 Inches In elrcumf. thickest part. Itbasacapac!tyof241,920 cubic Inches, or 000 gallons. Boughly speaking. II would hold IB barrel**)! beer. Her crew would make a human

pillar 264 feet high. There will be et 1

o take

hand In the work when there la need for laaumlng the arcrage w-rlght of to be JM pounds, they will weigh altogether 6.000 pounds, or about three tons. That la Just the weight they can pull when hauling down. The weight of the mainsail la (00 pounds, sad of I ha gaff 250 pounds. The pressure of the wind la Ukely to double this and produce a total weight of over 2.000 pounds, which the crew will have to Uft. They win, therefore, hare 4,000 {•ounda to spare, and that will enable

The 58 sailors on tba defender win get (56 a month •piece. Foraacaaonof flea month* they will draw (6^25 In pay. Their food will coat (10 a month apices. Capt. Barr win recrira (4,000

for tha season. Tba matter of aalaif ad food Win alone coat orer (12,000. No ena can acurately predict bow

iuch tt wfll coat to aall a yacht like tha olnmbta for a aaaaon—not even tha wners. It la probable that It wjn

—* Anally a • • * —

Christ

Lata statistics showing tha strength of tha Christian Science movement a available. The mother church

total church membership la plan 70,000. Tha regular church attendance la upward of 300.000. In 1897 U

In 1605. 75. This church la growing e rapidly than any church in the world. Its percentage of gala la eery

Tha largest history erer published la The War of the Rebellion." Issued by tha United Sts tea, In 120 octavo roiof 1,000 pages each, with a gl- ) atlas in (0 parts. Tba hooka oo-

of a tc

Had to 11,000 seta, baa bt

TO spread the Hagers and cause them to retain that position to fit tha for piano playing, a new atn slings to engage the thumb ... finger, carried by nuts act on a screw threaded rod. tha latter being turned

president, after which ha refused (ha tempting offer. It was then known that soma good reason existed for Gen. Wood not taking the place, and "

Gen. Ehafter g<

on tha retired list jd Gen. Brooke is

slated to succeed him aa com mi of the department of the Padflc. Gen. Wood, It la thoroughly belleeed, will

regular army and appointed general of Cuba. In two yean after he will he eligible for appointment aa major general and many officers are confident that should President McKinley be reelected to the dency, Wbod will be advanced

cr of the army would alao remain with president, and If he makes a good DTd aa governor general of Cuba, It would not be nnreasonable to flxpect *' to be placed at the head of

Gen. Wood la a >an and If he lender of the army It would put aa end to tha hopes of many prominent — ra BOW In tha service who have eyes on that position. Ha would

In chief, which would knock out Adjt. Gen. Corbin and many other This U the reason that r» were wishing that Wood would gel out of the army by accepting

believed to be the oldest use. It waa erected during the reign ad lkm>> a* nfeaUt jfe.

IGF JEBSI? & SEASHORE PlM|Mi al Healill Bills

RAILROAD.

lUl leave Cape May *• louo I'HH.ADliLI-MIA.

ATLANTIC an RAILROAD XSUIKXS BUKIt UAKD COAL MO BMOKC ) TIME TABLE IN XrfSOT JOLT 1, UN, leave Cape May for ruiadelpu*. tract day 635 ' 7.00

ars«^^^s«£Sftts a. nu, ixaa aoee. lua (Uanac ij* ant waa tar. (Dunne oar), lauTlUi a. an. loai ( mx car . .ta*. as. (omici oa-j, oae ( ua - — Danas ton Aa*. *•» - •J. (ixaias Car)

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CAPE MAY

LOTS FOR SALE. Estate ot Mark Devine.

at bedding lots, 1 too ting me, Pattenoo aycnuc.

, oottageol Tboa. and Dr. Agsew. New Beach 1 Walk. Pure Water, dai

Lights U front.

.The low are 70x140 and 50x180. (Plana and further infocmatkm from JACOB BNARK, Atlovncy. 427 Walnut oraat. Phils, or JAMES TAYLOB. Capa Mav

J^ONT be butawed ana WSSTX I'AI'XK. JAMES W ALLISON,

A. 1L, lu: Idiaiag ear]. 1.U, aa Inuios QarJ. I:A-r. H. Buul.y. 4 M-tihcaakajo.Mqr. a.

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for the foUowing companies:

. Newark, *8,001.

•• Pittsburg, (428,OKi •• New York 9,077.1- “ BooUsod 8.001.0 . Union, England B,772.7W Hanover, Ina Go., New York 3,070,292 Hartford, “ Conn., 11,188,060 Home " New York.12,101.105 Hamburg Bromeo, Germany, l.OAl.Wl Lancashire lua Ca Jtoglshd, 2 89UdM9 Morchut Newark, 1.700,150 Maaokaatar •' England, 1,794.962 New Hampshire, N.IL 8,168 880 N.Y.Underwntrsra, New York.11,186.000 Netherland lua Co.. Holland, 021/" Niaaora •• New York, 8,788,'...

Loodou, 2,505,145 Brooklyn, 5,810 5dD

n, Phllada. 16,538,778 Phraolx Ins. Oo., London, 8,104,001 SL Paul “ Mian. 8,583,988 Svaa “ Sweden, 678,948 Union Society" London, 1,443.241 If you think one hundred and two Bullions of dollars la substantial aecur-

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Cornar Jackson and Washinzton Sts. BTHICTLY riUDT 01.585. BOAIIU BY Tllg D.V tiaeat Urwieaof l.lquoKS a.nd bebh* Boa r TBLKPUO.XK OOXSKCTI0.8S. SEW ARC C. POWELL.

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YACHTS AND BOATS

u Hire for Sailing, Crabbing and Kiabluf by the hour, day, week or the Call up Telephone No. 79. WM. H. MILLS. Boat Buildar, Hohellengcra Lauding, Cape May,

, Grain, M Hir

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TO ALL POINTS IN TUB UNITED STATES.

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PROMPT DELIVERIES.

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STOCKTON SURF BATHS

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

ADJOINING STOCKTON HOTEL

Nei!j RgioriM FmbI Batbiiig MaSlmeat on (tie Atlantic Coast. rVUTI ATTANDAttn. HKW KOBES. JOHN C. LITTLE. Manager.

D. W. RODAN FLOUR, FEED HAY AND WOOD

UPPER LEHIGH COAL CAREFULLY PREPARED. A SPECIALTY. Foot of Jackson Btrwet, Capa May, N. J.

GreswelTs 504 lASHisGwn srain

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