C Th® financial -resources of the Tedoral government are exemplified tn New Yorh by the activities within this magnificent building at the head of Wall Street tD. In much the same way the financial resources of this community are exemplified by the worh and activities of this banh. C. Our deposits represent the thrift and prosperity of the people, of the community. and they also represent the confidence of the public in the safety and responsibility of this institution. C Our wish Is that all of the people of the community may be numbered among those whose savtr are growing with ua The saving"nabtt ts your best insurance policy for the veers to come.

d. Start a banh account with us today. „ r

'he First National BanK Ocean City, New Jersey

The Swev v ness of Low Price

Never Equals the Bitterness Of Poor Quality.

This is especially tme of PrSfcing. A business house is judged by its printed matter just as a man* js judged by his clothes. A well-dressed man always gets a hearing; Printing done right — good paper, good ink, stylish type, plus brains and mechanical ability on the part of the printer—is the kind that makes a good impressiou.

FOR GOOD PRIKUNG A£D RIGHT l¥|CKS

COME TO THE

J1MES PRINTING HOUSE

104 West Jersey Avenue .TS&. Ule City, A. J.... \

f 'Burpee’s Seeds Grow

pond by thoounh

. TV B-q*. Ue. Qultrj. F«»i "to pvt iU» to J1 .!«< » po-ilc' - — kM buik Ike

x acni ■ 1XI1 We Ictno •eei h«« t.jr pwol

U.v fux

aad ken M whmonj price. UcniM of Ok Write tovi*T fa Burpee's Anou.1,

AoMTicur Seed C.ulo. for ISIS, k . euU fiM. W. ATLEE BURPEE & 'tX>„ Burpee Building. Philadelphia.

JUUUS ROTH, The Tailor. | E Sum from $18 up. Made to your measure. First-class jg P Workmanship- UtrSt Styles. Domestic and Imported Fabrics | Stop in next time you are iu Ocean City. 5 j . . « . .. . r t Ctnti2 |

Edward Brewertuo was considered tbc ImndMmcst man in bis collesr. Ill* was not that class of beauty that is purely physical; be r.u intelli-ctual fellow, a man of charafter, and this waa stamped upon bls^ features. Moreover, though there we.e girls who were stupid enough to -tell him that be was an Apollo, instjusd of making him conscious of his beauty, A disgusted him. . On leaving college Ned concluded to see something of the world before nettling down to work. Ue Bailed with the American multitude In June for flcnoa. from there proceeded to the Italian lake* and thence ou into Swlttcriaud through tbc St. Got hard tunnel, lu the train leaving Lugano and in the ramc compartment with him were half dozen American girls traveling under the tare of a middle aged lady. The girls twera cvlduntiy having the time of tltelr lives. Their duenna was giving them instructions by the way, pointing this and that object of Interest, a l-Cuk, a cascade, the track of an aralanchr, anything that they should no-

tice.

Ned had met no Americana In hi* Journey thus far—at least bad made iio acquaintances among them—and was at once seized with a desire ta know these young ladies. One does not realize how precious one's fellow countrymen are till he meets them la foreign laud. Not only were these Indies fellow countrywomen of Ned, but they were all pretty, some ol them very pretty, and there was on* e~ -Ucm (hat had a pair of the must ‘ / IJ|is he had ever seen. The young man. though desirous ol forming the acquaintance of this par nud especially the one with the kisaablc Ups. sst with them for some time without aprtlng any excuse foi doing so. O^r of them dropped # guiddfook, but before Ned could pick it up the girl n-covered it benelf Thouwatched for en opportunity, none At ls*t an idea

only women In the compartment. Ned made a grab, but his hand slipped over a fabric of woman's apparel. One of the girls bad kissed him. Whoever she was she moat have made a careful observation as to his exact position, for she could not She first struck his cheek, but Instantly passed to his Ups. The whole contact eccupied only one or two seconds. Nine or ten minutes of darkness remained, during which the perpetrator of this bit of mischief might compose herself. Doubt'ess all the girts conspirators and would bear themselves in such manner aa to protect tbs guilty one. Probably the done on a bet. Ned's opinion was that Jack had been the perpetrator, bat be

could not be

The matter must have been well arranged during the stop before the train entered the tunnel, for when it emerg ed there waa not the slightest Indication on the face of any of the girls that anything unusual had occurred. Ned scanned the features of each without observing any betrayal. Aa for Jack, she began at there waa light to read a guide*The only person In the party to have a secret wai\ . enna. and Ned made up hi* mini tbs mischief bad been hatched out her knowledge. The ride to Lucerne s^ps not loog. Though Ned kept his cars ojien for Information, not a word was spoken that wank! give him even an Inkling as to which ooe of the girls bad kissed him. Ue watched to see If the party were going to a hotel. Intending to go to the same hostelry. But they went to a pension, and be lost track of them. One day while Ned was In Munich a clap of thunder came from a clear sky declaration of war by Austria it Servla. It was followed by another from Husain, another from Germany, from Prance, England and

ALBERT AMBERG ARTIRTIC Photographer Views Taken of Groups and Cottages Eastman’s Kodzk Supplies MARINE PUCE At Ocean P.er SEA ISLE CITY

the r

Ned, who a

It occurred to Urewertou to put thh party uff Uu-lr guanl by pretending to be a foreigner and Ignorant of the KuriUh language. IU spoke German Indifferently and French tolerably. Wht-ii tin- guard look up the tickets tod asked him somwiueations In Gern This was sufficient to indicate nationality. loitrr when the durn naked him In English how many lutes were required for the train to a through the tunnel be replied in German that he did not understand

her.

This 1- tsened the tongue* of the

glrL. \

UR.* I Gd one to another, “you've lost your | »t that be Is Italian." Aud y Cvo lust yours that be Is

English” ’

“I knew he was OaQ^an lie is my deal of e principal cEsracter In Wagier'» ojiera of 'Luber/rtu.' ” said

•ther.

These re marks w re made tn a

who v -pparvotly intent on spk-ndid ®..n,-ry through which the train was m<>\ lug. Ue did not bear all that was said, but he beard enough tc (ell him that be was an object of Inlenst to bis fellow travtlera. Indeed, he m-oeh-ed un-re attention that, the peal.< nud the' waterfalls along the

place is 400 fret front the Station.

__ the party was. judging Millie that bovered about her pretty Up*. tl>e arch mischief maker ol the lot They called tn-r Jack, aU ex|4 the duenna, who addressed her as Ja-iueliu. ~ magnWcvut peak lifting its head far above the cloud* was a matter of sc ridua c«n*kl<-ratlou. It was of red stone, and *he apoke of it as the “red She made several com h-al reinarks about Ned which he heard inly and csumxI her cotupanluna to laugh There is a station near the »..utheru entrau-v to the St G-ihard tunnel. here all train* stop iwfure plunging into the mountain, and many of lb* Blight to ktrejcb their lega Ned got out and walked back and forth jeside the train. Wlu-n be passed th> «-i-ui|-artuiit.t oeeupieU by the glr!» - wo of them were at (he window. They uoked at him. their eyes dancing lb mischief. 1 km-uld u->t iw *un-rtaiHl." be said to bUu*elf. “if,- before this Journey Is over, tb'-s.- tni]w will play suiae gams

Sth Street, Ocean City. Next to Pa,,. Office !

c. J. TOWN

Contracting Plasterer and Bricklayer

Plato and Ornamental Plnstertog, StucctMmad Knirtinx. "Sntint and Cg-^t Black

Wars Chimneys and Foundations hud, dobbins in all

Ranches. Estimate* cbeorfully given

Nvptune Stmet . S <I City. Be* Jen«y

Bell Phone No- 61*

When the train was about to star, a- re entered the voiuisurtmeut. and In* few htindu-l yard* M-parstlug tie italk-u nud- the Mountain were soon KisM-d. Just before louring daylight U- glanced up at the tt*>f of lh ind obssTvwl ttiai the light had -ovvml by a woman's traveling hat. ml IihiI no tint.- to di-lertulnr bow the eot hu-I Is-eit tto-iuplLhed. Whet la- train entered the tunnel there woi jot n ray of light Ui tbo <x-iut«irtmeut. It requires Just a quarter of an boor •o l-o' . through tV*- St. Got hard tunjel. Not a Won) was spoken during

intending to return ts ay of England, had

drawn the balance on bis letter of credit, consisting of some $000. It waa evident to him that be bad better get out of Europe aa quickly as possible. by what route? To make bin way through France seemed next to Impossible Italy waa a neutral country, and the distance compared with any other route waa abort. He would ge

to Italy.

the only mode of conveyance was lega. This did not trouble him. Indeed, be bad been making |-odestitan tours among the Alt*. Tutting - clothes be could carry lu a pack on his back, be sallied forth to walk • thing like a hundred and fifty mliea. T*nfortunati-]y he must l-ass through a portion of Austria. Aa soon a wrack the border be found everything in confer on. Ue waa obliged to show his passport coutlnual.y. and. aa get tin* a conveyance for any part of his Journey, that waa out of the qt

tioo. *

One morning while h^q^s trudging along within to-i or twel^ mile the ItaUao bortU • he saw an Au**—in oflto'q with several *0Idlers stop an aura .jotate and say something to some (V inj*o In ft and f kw*v i-r.f mif TV\An th*

In 1C and they got out Then the *<firi-r put one of his men In It for a

chauffeur, and the machine sped away,

leaving the women In the road. Ned InfertVl that the ua chine had

been taken by the Austrian government and hastened to offer his sympa-

thies. He foudd a dewpatring group.

And to his astonishment they were the duenna aud the girls with whom he

had pas Ad through the St Goth

posed ti

"Ladles, can 1 be of any assistanc* to yon?" "Oh. my goodness gracious!” axclaimed all the girls In a breath. “For heaven's sake,” said the duenna. "what are we going to do?" “It Is ten mile* t-> the Italian border." replied Ned. “If you an? able to walk it 1 think we can get a conveyance of some kind there." “Hut we haven't u dollar with which to hire a conveyance.” "Uou't trouble yourselves about that I am well provided." I'udcr Ned's guidance and protection the party set out for the Italian 1-or-der. wrlklug U on a railroad north of Verona. They voccccded In getting trmiiM-ortatlou to Milan and thence to

AU expenses were paid by Ned until the party reached Genoa, when- they found that certain Americans lu Italy desirous of going home had chartered a a learner The women sere still without money, and Ned had just enough to carry them aU home "1 will pay the i-assoge of each aud all of you." he saWl to them, “on ouo condition." "Name any condition you tike," said the duenna “Tell me w hi u one of you kissed me in the St Uothard tunnel." “Never!" . (claimed ell the girls at ob*». “Very wo’, then you'U remain In Italy" Finally Jack broke the deadlock. “I cannot tell a Ue. It was our chap-

AUGUST NAHM

IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Landis Ave, Sea Isle City

Don’t Forget To Ask For a

"Sea Isle City Special ”

f i Isle (

5c

Manufactured in Sea J

City

BURD C. REkD

BOX TRADE A SPECIALTY

of MB' JkfUt sU • . sax (slice loltj- ’ ^Isctory bflsgll tot..* (<KtJHJN.su Orasd wsy.Csmdes, N. J. wc will rspsti ft to that li 843BJOAOTAY e** urte*, *> ■ **( P*oyv to yo*^ by gi elm

DR. CHARLES B. RIDER, DENTIST Gas Administered

BOS Central Are., Ocean (Sty, N. J Bell Phnna. 1.V1Y

carefully looking OVER TME GOOD POINTS

of our riiKuiun am! finishing lunibet you aic ccttaiu to be tuuinced that you can bud none

There waa a burst of laughter, and

Brewtrton gave '-i. l-reteudlng to take j '■‘cUct ill this lliaiket—wc doubt Jark's cmtowsloo . r a tv.1 ..ne, though j, t l lerc ' s «„ v equal'to il at OUI

he knew that she waa the guilty per- ,, , ,

■on. I quotations. \\ lietliiT you went

Th* girls and their luenua occupied ; .i board or enough lumber for a

one stateroom on the return voyage.

.0.1 s,,i ... Iboiiai.ii; v.-ut ordeis »ill U Nad and Jaqueltn on moonlight ulghti piotllptly tilled it let! with US.

sat on deck a great deal. There is u« further record «f any more klwcs be tw een them, tut Ned tix> tug tasted tbs

' Ned felt t hi*. That

1 U ** ^ l ^ t * Wl^e,, Uwr » i

r *lx mhinie* Upe of bis compauh-n >

likely to Bit in the moonlight without

puling tbciu again

A Mouth after their arrival Ned a

SEA ISLE CITY

LIMBER COMPANY Hurd war . hints. Oils, Glass, B -iders’ Supplies, Coal, Wood and Hay

. Iky 1'tMIM ^

If you want to Sell your House a TIMES Want Ad. will do it for you. Try it.

ICHELLSSF cd

will surely produce the l Gardens, Farms and I

518 Marke. . ,

n?B*B?B-B-B-B-B?B?B?B ? B? B-sB ?B?BiB?B;fl

Both Phones Prompt Service

i West Jersey Garage " 1 * near Station

CITY, N. J.

ige andICleaniir s , OIL, ETC. ^.b*****^

West Jersey Avenue,

SEA ISLE

• Repairing, Storage

GASOLINE

•«4H« * a *41 • H iB *fl HKBI

WE REPRESENT THE LARGEST AND BEST Gas Engine Manufacturers in the United States, embodying the latest improvements in engines for industrial and electric lighting purposes, as well as for the farm for all

fuels.

GAS, GASOLINE, KEROSENE, Fuel OU, Producer Gas

Representing

FOGS GAS ENGINE CO. i Stationary and Agriculfttural Gasoline Engines,

Pumping Plants,

BESSEMER \'

l H orison tal

E. A. FISCHER, $ales Manager, THE GAS & OIL ENGINE COMPANY*-* i 45 N. 7th SL, Philadelphia Bell TT ' Market 24sV* 1 , •aaaeeeusuuue.g.uu.us.euuue.useea.aaiM"

MORNHINWEG’S BAKERY

Uokcra ol S«a Ule City'* Famous

U - Need-Me- Bread

Ice Cream and Fancy Cak e Makers

All Lines of Confectionery

LANDIS AVENUE fQ. CORAL STREET Telephone 24-3 Beii Sea Isle City, N. J.

Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Co.

224-226 Federal Street, Camden, N. J. Established 1873

Deposit)

$7,500,000.00

Invites your business—have your ?.//<• money corn interest. Keep a checking acc-unt and rent a be.l for your valuable papers.

Trust Funds

$9,150,000.00

Send for booklets “Relating to WilU an I kindred Subjects- and “Banking by Mail.-

ALtXANDFK c WOOD. WILtAOM S Sdn • « 1.1'tiKAlM TOMUNMJN. Vkc . . . V'* U ' V ‘‘* joso-H urnNcorr, ^ cgt^e ■

A Macpt. 1