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, 1898-07-08
DAYTON Nstes.

large party from Germantown WIS.,
tied Wildwood m tnie wee ss.ss ad> a ainsd ,S at
Dhhna L and tncA siiHsss in and around
Wildwood.
Mrs. Samuel Candy and family, Of
Wilmington, Del, were domiciled at
the Dayton for a few days and were
pleased in every way with Wildwood.
A large bicycle party wheeled from
Philadelphia to Wildwood and divided
their time between the Poplars and the
Dayton. They INDUCED in bathing,
fishing and sightseeing. The party was
i'll charge of John N. Reeve. On the
morning of the Fourth they journeyed
by wheel to Cape May and return, in
dulged in the various festivities and
returned home delighted in every way
with their ~sojourn in Wildwood.
Miss M. K. Macauley, of Lansdowne,
Pa, and Misses M. g. Crowell and p.
II. Gilbert, of New York, are again
summering at the Dayton.
Key. J. X. Mason, Of buffalo, N. Y,
, 1898-07-08
Beauty is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy, Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all I'm,
p%urities from the body. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, blotches, b~lackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion bytaking
Cascarets.-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, Toe, 25c, Doc.
, 1898-07-08
Fire! Fire! !.
cHAs. E. NICHOLS. CLARENCE NICHOLS.
NICHOLS 4 SON,
Real Estate and Fire
Insurance Agency,
Cape May Court House,
NEW JERSEY.
Insurance placed on dwellings, furni-
ture, stores, stock, barns and live stock
anywhere i'll the county.
Tired OF ou.--sllng with luz

Tired OF Ous--eling With Conductors.
Mu :. amusement was afforded the
on a Union station trolley
car in Portland by a businesslike passen-
ger. who demanded q receipt for his
fare do you think I'm dishonest?'
asked the conductor. II don't know,
replied the eccentric man i've never
been OH your car when it was crowded.
After making many sarcastic remarks
the conductor signed his name to the
piece of paper handed him by the pas
senger The receipt was worded as fol-
lows: Received B cents for fare from
passenger riding from Elm street to
Union station On being asked why he
wanted a receipt, the man said he was
getting tired quarreling with absent
minded conductors, who frequently
.nsked W the necessary nickel after 1t
f6~e1szknsaid. He also said that a few
hts ago In Boston he had TO get W
ssgers to prove that be had paid his
aaaQan vas always placed IN
sGsitioiAagSRl RhPcca-
IN
, 1898-07-08
mont Tobacco Spit and sm0t Re Away.

uent Tobart0 sF't II" "c 7"1y.
TO quit tobacco easily Sn an forever, be mag
nealS, ne wonder-worker. thYt makes weak men
bac, = XII druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
s ssea. Booklet and Simple free. Address
s Gtar,ina Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
, 1898-07-08

%, 1898, sou ger nOt1
bills were paid: s W;
night night ~watchman, WI SsI, :
n,a borough . ha.l| !
s. J. Dampmanl p %anan
men, SIS, ). d. H .sSart a.
Baltimore S"'',o reso' resc
si5: Pittsburg o D,fp",
Hoefer, balance con' 90
removing garbage 20 70
meeting was fixed 10
Ming, July rs.
, 1898-07-08

fFhiladel-
Dayton.
Of Philadel-
Il NJ. Crowell, youngest
m. e. Crowell, of Hotel
Den admitted to the Girls
in Philadelphia, having
@ average of 90.4. Her friend,
"a Y. Walton, who is also at
IN, was admitted TO the school
average of 9l.5. These young
gscame down to Wildwood IN the
Of June, and had waited very pa
WEntly to learn their averages, and their
surprise can easily be imagined when
they learned with pleasure the graf
flying results of hard study. These two
young misses nave our hearty congrat-
ulations, and as they ofttimes gaze out
on the bounding pillows they can hear
old Neptune echo Bravo.
Miss Adele Stoll, daughter of Prof.
Stoll, of Philadelphia, at the recent
examination for admission into the
High school, obtained the highest aver
age made by both girls and boys, 1t
being 93.5. Miss Adele was admitted
from the same school as Carrie Y. Wal
ton and Bessie M. Crowell, viz, the
School of Practice. -Four ol the pupils
from this school obtained averages
over so. RAMBLER.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22

The simplest public railroad now op-
Grated Is thought to be one between
AtAmi and Odawara in Japan. Il isa
narrow gauge road and 10 run bvroxvs ~ No
power. Tho cars his Tor a finish, and mt
persons eaSFn. with one row Of little gold oliys
uMn II not much more than half an inch Ion,
made n and little distance apart, forming an
open insertion. This collar is shaped to
flare ont a little from the neck. butF
IRIS lAe is OF the usual width and not M
49, high collar
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22
BeautIfyInG Alabama Towns.

The village improvement associations
are increasing In number In north Ala.
bama. Florence and Huntsville have
them In full and successful operation,
and the Guntersville Democrat brings
news Of the formation OF such an asso.
citation In its town. In each town the
good women are foremost In organizing
and conducting the associations, q man
or two coming IN as a helper The plans
are all made by the women, and SO are
the steps taken to carry them out. But in
every case the men stand ready to second
the efforts of the women. The beautify-
ing and cleansing of the towns In the
state IL neither small nor an unimpor-
tant task 1t Is not only benefit to
every resident, but ii will prove an at
traction that will secure more residents.
A town in which the paint brush and
whitewash brush are freely welded. In
which fences are kept In repair and
yards, both front and rear, are neatly
kept, will be preferred. other things be-
Ing equal, to one-well, the other kind
can be seen almost any day. The less
said about the latter the better. They
are not pleasant to look at or TO talk
about. Birmingham Age Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22

or was always leading him into mia
chief They got into the kitchen and
stole the JAM They had pillow fghta
on the landing when they should have
been taking their midday sleep. They
set all manner of BOBBY traps for the
nursery tutor and nearly worried him
to death.
The climax was reached when they
one day altogether disappeared. Not q
trace Of them could be found. The dis.
tracted tutor declared he had put them
to bed at ~, IA usual, for an hours rest
before their dinner and when he went
mp to call them at they were gone.
When Baby came home In the even
ing, she found the entire household In
an uproar and the two helpless parents
missing. The police were communicate
cd with, descriptions Of Mrs. and Mr.
Corfeld wired everywhere and an air.
ship dispatched in search, provided with
blankets and spoon food. But the night
passed, and still the wanderers had not
returned. Baby was obliged to go into
court the following morning without
her anxiety having been allayed. There
We're number of cases to be disposed
Of, and the necessity Of attending to her
official duties helped to distract her
mind. An amusing assault case, In
which tho occupants Of balloon and
flying machine had come to blows In the
air, even caused Baby to forget her fam.
lily troubles for brief space.
The next case In the sheet was
charge OF two minors being at large
without any visible means Of support.
Baby had barely glanced at the list, and
when her parents entered the dock In
the custody Of two policewomen she was
completely paralyzed for the moment
with mingled establishment and conster-
nation. .
Then when she had recovered herself
dignity and etiquette were alike forgot
ten. She scrambled down from the
bench, knocked over q couple Of forms
full of spectators in her eagerness and
rushed into the dock.
my poor little parentsl" she Dried,
olasping the frightened woman and man
alternately In her arms. III thought you
were lostl Oh, how glad am to have
found you again. H.l
Many Of those present In court shed
tears at this touching scene. The Cor.
fields were, indeed, objects of pity.
They had been out all night in the cold
and rain, having been ultimately dis
covered in suburban ditch, into which
they had crept for shelter and then
cried themselves to sleep.
OF oourse Baby gave them good
soolding on account Of the escapade
when she got home and dismissed the
nursery tutor. But she was very thank
full to have got them back safely and
made up her mind that they should DO
better looked after in future.
In spite Of all her care, however, she
soon found herself an orphan. Papa was
choked at parents kindergarten party
through swallowing "a sweetmeat whole,
while Mrs. Corfield, few weeks later,
suocumbed to sudden attack Of Group.
Baby, warned by her parents fate,
resolved to remain spinster. She thus
selfishly retained her ripened faculties
for herself instead Of aiding the worlds
progress by allowing the law of Incredibly
its natural operation of instantaneously
transmitting their developed maturity
to succeeding generation. London
Sun
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22
ERESH BREAD.

HAvENNER's BREAD-fresh every day.
For sale by
june IS D. n. BoUIC.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22

According to q daily newspaper,
George w. Arbsrry, y motorman Of
Montgomery, Ala, fell Ill Of the yellow
fever and. IL Was thought, died. The
body was put into box which two
negroes undertook to cart away and
bury on hill. The mule team ran
away, and the box was overturned and
broken. When the negroes tried 10 fix
things up, Arberry came back to con-
sciousness and yelled to know what was
being done TO him, which caused tho
negroes to fee AZ fast as their legs would
carry them. Arberry managed to crawl
to the nearest house, aud. although
nearly dead from exposure, he recovered
eventually. Electrical Review. -,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22

VANITY,

The sun comes up and the sun goes down,
And day and night ara the same ~ one.
The year grows green, and the year grows
brown,
And what is II all. when all IL done2
Grains Of somber or shining sand.
Gliding into and out Of the hand.
And men go down in ships to the seas,
And hundred ships are tho same az one,
And backward and forward blows the breeze
And what Ia II all. when all is donei
tide with never u shore In sight,
Getting steadily on to the night,
The fisher droppeth his net In the stream,
And a hundred streams are tho same hs one,
And the maiden dreamoth her lovelit dream,
And what II II all, when all IL donei
The net OF the fisher the burden breaks,
And always the dreaming the dreamer wakes.
Harriet Prescott Hpofford.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22

A Philadelphia housekeeper tells this
story in The Record Of that city: I'VE
had at one time in our employ very
green young woman whose nationality
is typifled by an emblem Of the same
verdant color. This young woman came
to us through an intelligence ~ Office.
She showed her intelligence on the first
day Of her service in our family. She
was told to go out in the yard and take
down the clothesline. which was
stretched among half dozen posts set
up for that purpose She was at the Job
tor 40 long q time that we began to
wonder what on earth was the matter
with her. We went out to see what she
was doing, and there we found her
working away vigorously with spade.
She had already dug up three Of the
Iosts and had almost completed the
york ON q fourth when we found her.
iho didn't stay with Ms long"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22

No matter what representations are made TO you
matter who button holes you-let your
good, sound, judgment carry you where you are
sure you get what you want as it should be for
what it should cost-not penny more HERE
in THE LARGEST MEMS, WOMEN'S AND
CHILDREN'S OUTFITTING HOUSE in WASH
INGT0N-in the entire South for that matter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22

Without q word Of warning he
threw himself at my feet. +"
"Oh, we'll, you know he couldn't
miss them. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-04-22
WHEATLETT

q perfect Breakfast Food, and contains all
the food properties Of wheat. Superior to
Oatmeal. Absolutely the best cereal food for
Musb, Gems, Griddle Cakes, Puddings, &c.
Just the food for children. Try II and learn.
mar IL D. II. BQUIO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

cover Is pushed in. a key being neces-
sary TO draw the levers in again.
A useful attachment for pocketbooks
consists Of a register by which the
amount OF money on hand can be indi-
Gated at a glance, a series OF dials being
placed inside the cover 10 be turned I'm,
I'll the figures show the right numbers.
In a new tide and wave motor a walk
ing beam IS piyOted TO an adjustable
carriage mounted on a vertical shaft,
with a float at one end OF the beam 10
operate an air compressor at the oppo-
site end 10 store air In suitable tanks.
Electricity Is used In a recently patent
ed leather-tanning process. the skins be-
ing reciprooated vertically in the vat OF
tanning liquor, while the current Is pass
ed through the vat in a direction perpen-
dicular TO the surface Of the hides.
The sharpening Of pencils Is done away
with by a New York mans idea, which
consists in separating the lead into short
pointed sections which can be slipped in
al the top of the magazine holder and
adjusted at the tip by means OF spring
jaws
4 German woman has designed a mu-
slc-holder for violins which Is formed OF
a wire frame fitted with clamps to at
tach II 10 the violin head. the sheet OF
music being interlaced between a num-
Der Of cross wires to hold Il IN place
An improved cinder car Tor railroad
4sh-pits has horizontal shaft journalsd
On two trucks with 4 seag Bhesi on one
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

II Is estimated that 1t needs a pres
sure of 200 pounds per square men
20 blow a hole through the bottom OF
modern warship. This is an immense
power. and while it worked in the case
of the Maine might not do as Wen WIN
a shin in motion. The Maine lay IN
anchor in Havana harbor and was an
easy Prev to the mine which was un-
doubtedly raised until 1t almost touched
it's bottom. But with y ship in motion
on tossing sea 1t Will be difiicult 10
lay the mine against her and therefore
much OF the power might be lost
In case Of the loss OF power, engineers
estimate that the explosion would dam
age the ships mechanism very serious
IN. The mere force Of the explosion
would cause its engines inside 10 eX-
plode and the ship would blow Itself up.
If no explosion were to take place the
boilers at least would be damaged and
the whole ship thrown out OF working
order. Gun-cotton, dynamite and eXplo~
siye gelatine, are the high explosives
used IL present with submarine mines.
In every port in the United States
there IS a carefully devised system OF
mines and in case OF the instant destruc-
ton OF a mine all the forts are equipped
with storehouses and there is every pre-
paratian 10 restore theme At a moments
notice.
Taore was considerable CONSERVATION
caused In naval ciIe.cs tHO weeSs ago
from tho fact that the submarine nAnes
az Fort Wadswprth had been cut, Rra'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15
New
Under The Sun.

A New York woman has designed a
washboard which has a soap chamber at
tached. the under side OF the board hav-
ing grooved cr0ss-pieces TO hold small
fat drawer.
A newly-designed bicycle frame IS in
the shape OF a circle, with the head and
running gear clamped on with screw
clamps. making It easy to adjust the
height Of frame and handle bars for any
rider
Washboards can be securely fastened
10 tubs by new attachment consisting
OF a rod held on the board by brackets
at either end two clamps being placed
on the rod with thumb screws to grip
the edge Of the tub.
To assist in carrying away doors from
cook stoves a metal hood is suspended
over the range, with a pipe at the top
extending into the smoke pipe or CHM
ney. the draft thus caused drawing all
odors from the stove
4 handy window cleaner is designed 20
be attached TO a section Of hose TO admit
water through the handle into the brlstles
OF a brush set on one side OF the cleaner,
the opposite side having q FRACTIONAL tub
ular drier Of rubber or felt.
In an improved farm gate one end IS
made fast 70 A post by hinges, while
the opposite end carries a wheel whose
diameter Is greater than the height Of
tn gate 10 support the latter. making 1t
unnecessary 10 lift It in opening.
Mix cannot be stolen from a new can
which IS provided with a set Of levers in
the cover to be thrown into contact with
the ilange in the top Of the can after the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

tilleries. the daily capacity OF which
is s72 bushels, or 2,672 gallons.
Throughout the country there are 65I
grain distilleries. having daily ca
pacity OF s4.657 bushels and 26S6l5 gallons.
Six molasses distilleries, one in Ken
lucky and five in Massachusetts,, have
capacity of 5.967 gallons.
The total spirit producing capacity OF
the country Is 373.e0s gallons daily, an In
crease OF 24.47S in the output per diem
during April
The Commissioner OF the Internal Reve-
nue.. ~ u. Scott, has decided that manu-
facturers OF wine not from grapes, but
from berries which were neither OF their
own growing. nor wild berries gathered
by themselves or by persons In their
employ. are not within the terms OF the
exempting provision or Section S2i, Re
vised tSatutes. and must pay special tax
as liquor dealers for selling such wine,
even when they sell 1t only at the place
of manufacture.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

end which Is connected with hand
wheel by which the large bucket in the
centre Of the shaft can be tilted TO dump
the ashes.
a New Zealand inventor has a bicycle
which Is fitted with a row OF small
pumps around the rim OF each wheel.
the plstons running on the ground 20
compress air which Is designed TO be
stored in the frame and used to propel
the wheels.
To prevent kettles from boiling dry
water tank is placed in the cover with a
float extending into a tube in the kettle
below and attached TO a pivoted bar
which lifts a plug in the cover TO allow
the water to flow into the kettle when
the latter becomes dry
In new process Of baling cotton a
loose bat is first formed which is wound
around cushion core by turning the
core. pressure being produced by rollers
forced against the surface Of the bale
as the cotton is fed on to the core, the
finishd bale being cylinder-shaped.
An improved picture hanger has a
spring-controlled drum which is attached
TO the back OF the frame and adjusts the
cord or wire to the proper length, one end
Of the cord being attached to the frame.
while the other passes through the screw
eyes and over the picture nail, ending on
the drum.
Bicycles can be safely carried I'm bag
gage cars by means of a new hanger
which is attached to the roof and sides
of the car. the front wheel being held by
one hook, while the rear wheel is sup
ported by a hook in the roof and one
on the side Of the car to prevent it from
swinging.
Dishes can be quickly washed and rims
ed by a new apparatus which has racks
to hold the dishes in a revolving pan.
which has a perforated bottom to drain
the water into pump cylinder. when
It is forced to the top Of the cover and
discharged against the dishes repeatedly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15
The Cuban Flag.

Air. The Bonnie Blue Flag.
Deaicated TO Major-General F1tzhugh
Leo. -,
There is a little country across the wide
blue sea-
who boasts that she discovered this-the
land OF liberty
she framples on her subjects and forces
Till Cuba has raised the rebel nag that
bears a single star.
H rg Hurrahl for Cuban rights.
hurraM
Hurrahl for the rebel flag that bears a
single star!
In fair Havana harbor, beneath the
Southern Cross,
A noble snip went down one night-a ma
ton mourns its loss.
Whom. for our griefs and Cuba's wrongs,
the cry rose near and far;
"yre,t ioin our stripes 10 the rebel flag,
our stars TO its single stars!
Chorus
We have a Major-General who bears the
name Of Lee
A rebel once in the Southern cause--for
the Union now IS he
He'll fight for the States unitedI he'll
war for the liberty
OF Cuba. Gem Of tho Antilles" in the
cause of humanity.
Chorus
And when the war is over, and cuba
then Is free,
The world will cheer the "Stars and
Stripes" when raised on land or sea-
Fight on, then. noble sailors; and SOL
diers. do and dare
For the Union great and the rebel flag
that bears a single star.
Chorus
MARGARET =. STARR.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

the surface All will depend upon tho
tide.
ironclad, the explosion must take place
at least eight feet below the water line,
and the submarine mine must be located
so that IL viii strike the ironclad six
feet under water. This. with the ever
changing tide is such q difficult matter
that the contact mine Is almost useless
except when the tide is at certain height.
Another bad point about the simple
contact mine is that It gets uncontrol-
able. The IRON sinker. no matter how
heavy II might be, IS apt 10 become
knocked around by the waves and the
uinc gets hoatcd ont 90 sea. ready 90
do DAMAGE 10 friend as well 49, 10 foe.
The mine which is more generally
used is the observation mine, This is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

manship and material OF the goods CALI
ed for. In view OF the fact that the
business men and manufacturing indus
tries have been the first 10 suffer from
the war II would be unfortunate II UNI
necessary restrictions were placed upon
the opportunity afforded for reeoupment
by the need OF the government
for large quantities OF manufacturer
goods or that obsolete styles and
methods should be insisted upon in pro-
ducing them.
Collections are naturally, IN consequence
OF the wet weather and the poor trade
which the retailer y havins, SLOW TO-
ge,her with the ti-htuess OF the money
market. making trouble for houses
doing d large credit business ana who
have to depend upon their collections 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

reduced the science OF laying mines to
such an accurate point, mat there Is no
danger 20 any but hostile ships.
The submarine mine 90 the lay reader
means only an explosive and 10 even
the average close reader the submarine
mino Is ball OF high explosive so ar
ranged that when vessel sails over It
an explosion win take place and the
vessel will be destroyed
such n mine is however. FAR too crude
FOR the use OF the navy. 10 would be
very DANGEROUS 60 locate mines I'm this
loose uncertain fashion; and So IS safe
10 say that not one Of these contact
mines now exists outside Of a few small
ports
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

round the country OF sufficient power
and fnencss 10 keep any foreign fleet
out should we not desire 10 10 enter.
The harb0rs that are most closely for
fincd with these underground mines are
Boston and New York harb0rs. and the
waters OF Delaware and Chesapeake Bay
and the coast or North Carolina, South
Carolina and Florida The less close
method or mine planting has been em-
ployed in the big harbOr OF New or
Jeans and along Key West and Dry Tor
tugas on account Of the warshlps there.
yho Pacific coast which was 50 lamen-
tabiy weak has been strengthened wei
end tho Bay OF san Francisco is 80 un-
6crlaid with these mines that were 30
not for modern applanels 30 would hs
unsafe FOR merchant vessels 20 steam
~ and out. Electricians, however, have
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

~ mo time you read this article you
vii bc safe,
Tie entire coast OF thc United states
on Che Atlantic. ON The Pacific and on
the Gulf OF Mexico viii be- laid with
submarine mines capable Of keeping the
spanish warshlps at a. distance.
The submarine mine has only ono usc,
namely that OF coast defence. I'm this
respect Sc IS superior Co ali tho battle
ships I'm tho world. Where the battle
ship leaves on. because 90 cannot run in
shallow water. the submarine mine be-
gins. II che Sp1uiards had paid more
attention 10 submarine mining and less
attention 90 forts they might have sUed