OCEAN CITY SENTINEL. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

R. CURTIS ROBINSON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY.

Advertisements in local columns, 10 cents per inc. each insertion. Monthly and yearly rates furnished on application. Job work promptly done by experienced hands.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1894.

Entered at the Post Office at Ocean City, N. J., as second-class mail matter.

THE operation of the laws restricting the sale of oleomargarine has been to throw business into the hands of dishonest dealers. There should be no other restriction on the sale of oleomargarine than a heavy penalty for disposing of it as butter. Those who wish to buy it and use it should not be hindered. Those who do not wish to buy it should not be impressed upon. A POPULAR adage is that "as the days begin to lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen," but certain "weather sharps" say we are going to have an open winter. So far the weather has been a little like that of winter, and if it should so continue there are many, especially among the poor, who will bless their stars if Jack Frost shall be merciful to them this winter. THE Republican Legislature gave an earnest of the sincerity of its reform pledges by cutting down the number of doorkeepers and pages in the two houses to less than half the number that were last year appointed in the Assembly alone. The same policy will be carried out all the way through. The Republicans understand the commission they were charged with by the people in last fall's election.

THE man who declares that wages

have been reduced under Protection is either guilty of falsehood or his education has been considerably neglected.

There are hundreds of people now living who can testify to the pittance they received for labor forty and fifty years ago under a non-protective tariff. To say that wages have been reduced under the McKinley bill argues only one thing, if true, which we do not believe, and that is, that under that bill the tariff is not high enough. If a high tariff were placed upon every foreigner entering this country wages would not be reduced and labor would be fully employed. The trouble is, it is almost impossible, even under Protection, to the keep up wages with unrestricted immigration which allows men who have never obtained living wages to take the places of American citizens simply be-

cause they will work for less.

PERTINENT QUERIES. Now that the Supreme Court has decided that the racing laws are unconstitutional we should like to know Why the opinion is dated November 7, and yet was not given publicity until the 8th of January, a period of two months? Why was it then first published exclusively in the leading Democratic organ of the State to the exclusion of all other journals? For what purpose was it given publicity only a few hours before the State Legislature, pledged to the repeal of the laws, assembled at Trenton? Why is the decision rendered solely on the ground of the laws being a special nature and not on the ground that gambling laws in themselves are unconstitutional? It cannot be that the Supreme Court of New Jersey is a partisan organization. Nay, banish the thought! But

we should very much like to be enlightened on the matter.

PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS. One of the most unpleasant features of an editor's life is the continued annoyances to which he is subjected by a large number of subscribers, who are able to pay their subscriptions, but through neglect keep putting the matter off until they find themselves three, four or five years in arrears. Every

newspaper in the country has doubtless experienced this trouble and our own case is no exception. How these procrastinators expect the editor to live and successfully manage his business is a question that the average citizen is

unable to solve. These men mean well and doubtless mean to pay their news-

paper bill, but as it is only a dollar or two they think there is no hurry, they don't think that it only takes a few of

them, one or more years in arrears, to reach into hundreds of dollars and thus deprive the newspaper editor of the capital that is necessary to conduct the business. When it is seen that a newspaper is furnished to the subscriber at about the cost of printing, it is apparent to the reader of average intelligence that his or her failure to pay subscriptions when due, takes just the amount of the bill from the profits of the publisher. We have penned these few lines with the hope that our delinquent subscribers will consider the matter in its true light and aid us by the prompt payments of all arrears.

IDLENESS AND GLOOM. There is idleness and gloom in every industrial town because of the threatened damage to industry by the Wilson tariff bill. The town of Amsterdam, N. Y., is a great manufacturing centre, and

just now there are more than 6000 people idle there, 400 families being in receipt of $2 a week from the overseer of the poor. And so it goes the country over.

Suffering and distress have come to very many thousands who never apprehended any such thing when unscru-

pulous partisans were clamoring for a change, and all because of the inevitable yearning for something better instead of being content with the abundance they possessed. The misfortune is that the only remedy for their present ills is out of their power to command.

The party they put in power is administering public affairs to suit the policies of the party and not the welfare of the people, which, it seems, is not a matter

for consideration when a theory is at stake. The only way in which they might possibly cause a return to plain common sense by those in control of the administration would be to march in a body upon Washington, but that is out of the question, just as the con-

stituents of too many Congressmen are out of mind of the latter. There is plenty of time in which to do it, but the cost of transportation would be enormous.

OLD OCEAN IN DECEMBER.

Interesting and Beautiful Sights Not Seen During the Summer.

It is, perhaps, given to but few to "learn the secret of the sea," but as our stay upon its shores is protracted, and we walk upon the kelp and shell-strewn beach, the mysterious charm of the ocean deepens; we weave around the

driftwood a thousand new fancies, we listen with greater eagerness to the lore of the sailors, always rich in quaint su-

perstitions, in curious and poetic legends, but of immeasurably greater interest to us when told upon the enchanted

ground where lies the buried treasure of pirates, and upon whose shores ves-

sels laden with silken bales from the looms of France, and wines from her

vineyards, spices from Ceylon, ingots of gold and precious stones from Gol-

conda, have gone down, such as are known in the traditions which cluster around the New Jersey shores.

During our stay of nearly four years within sight and sound of the sea it has presented two phases which rarely occur. The Winter of '92 and '93 is marked with dark lines in marine records. The same knell which sounded in the hearts of those who had friends on board the ill-fated Naronic rang in the hearts of many others bereft in like manner by the failure of schooner, bark and sloop to ever return. From our own little island we saw noble vessels strand and beat upon the icy bars, and

then go down to come up again and strew the beach with fragments of keel, helm, taffrail and broken spars, still bearing the mute appeal for help in the tatters of the red flag upon the splintered topmast.

The Life Saving Service has rendered invaluable aid, and in all the large number of vessels wrecked and crews thereby imperilled within this short but memorable period but one life has been lost by drowning within the field of operation of the life saving crews located within the city limits.

For three nights during the season above mentioned the cold weather was phenomenal for this latitude. As the sun went down the unerring instinct of the seabirds guided their flight inland, and as their plaintive, discordant notes died away in the distance the noise of the waves subsided until a solemn still-

ness settled upon the deep, and as night fell not a ripple broke the awful silence.

When morning dawned the ocean was a vast smooth plain as far as the eye

could reach. Boreas and Neptune had met in invisible conflict and the chariots

of the sea gods were overthrown and the "white sea horses" lay bound and helpless. The only objects which broke the monotony were the sea buoys, which, ever since they have been anchored there to mark the channels among the

shoals, had bounded and whirled to the motion of the waves, but now stood motionless, held in the same powerful grasp. No description can convey the idea of the sensations of those who be-

held it. It could only be compared to a sun giving no light, a world without any inhabitants.

As the sun rose higher the salt melted in little particles until the whole mass of ice became porous, and by noon the heaving of the waters beneath was audible. As they were freed out in the open sea a sparkling line became visible around the horizon, this gradually moved nearer the shore and then with

the noise of ten thousand cataracts the breakers burst the fetters under which

they had been struggling and moaning, and, rushing forward bore upon their crests millions of tons of ice which they deposited upon the beach on long, irregular lines. As wave after wave brought in its freight and piled it higher and higher the sun regained its power, castles, cathedrals, and designs of the rarest beauty, with towers, minarets

and domes sparkling like diamonds, sprang up as if by magic and formed a crystal breastwork upon the line marked by the command "Thus far shalt thou go and there shall thy proud waves be stayed."

Another scene in the never-ending drama of the winds and waves was displayed but a few evenings ago--a counterpart of the sea of ice, a phosphorescent sea. This is occasionally noticeable in a slight degree but seldom to the extent just exhibited upon this part of the coast. For several days a raw, blustery wind had been blowing all kinds of disagreeable weather out of the east, and gathering the clouds from the four quarters of heaven, and on this particular night a storm, such as is known only on the seacoast, was raging, although the sea itself had been comparatively quiet. About 10 o'clock a faint glow appeared here and there on the inky waters, but was only visible far out at sea, and seemed like the flickering light of a candle suddenly extinguished. This continued for some time and then long lines of sinister light formed and advanced and were caught by the breakers that rushing shoreward bore upon their crests instead of ice what seemed a vitreous, gleaming mass of fire which, when thrown upon the strand, broke into myriads of sparks, only to roll back again into the seething cauldron.

The sheets and torrents of driving rain failed to subdue the eerie flames, or the winds to fan them into a mightier con-

flagration. As the waters grew more turbulent the sulphurous hue grew brighter, and it seemed as if the horrors of Dante Inferno must soon be revealed to us.

After a few hours the surcharged clouds grew lighter, and as the storm-

rack rolled away and the stars came out with unusual brilliancy, slowly as it had come over the sea the weird phan-tom-light receded and grew fainter until

it entirely disappeared, and never was the sun more welcome than upon the morning that soon dawned. M. T. R.

Struggle for a Child.

Passengers on the Pennsylvania train which left Atlantic City Wednesday afternoon were startled at the endeavors of Jacob Freundlich to get his three-

year-old child from the arms of its mother, who was kidnapping it. His wife eloped from Atlantic City about a month ago with a married man, and has since been living in Richland.

Mrs. Freundlich sent her sister Tuesday to Mrs. H. Ireland's house, where Freundlich and his child were boarding, to make a demand for the child.

It was refused, and on Wednesday Mrs. Freundlich went to the house and tear-

ing the child away from the arms of Mrs. Ireland, started for the railroad station.

The husband was notified and started after her, reaching the station just as

the train was leaving. The child made pitiful calls for its father, but the mother

hurried into the train just as it pulled out. A policeman was called but ar-

rived too late.

The father has engaged counsel and will attempt to secure the child by legal

means, claiming that the mother is not a fit person for it to live with. Mrs. Freundlich is well known in Tuckahoe, where she resided previous to her marriage.

Wanamaker's.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, January 15, 1894.

New Dress Cottons. Fresh features with almost every day. Japonettes, 25c.

Silk Striped Ginghams, 40c.

French Sateens, 35c. Rahma Silk Ginghams, 60c. Swivel Silk Ginghams, 60c.

Some of the stuffs never seen before this season.

Dress Tricots. Thirty thousand yards!

All the mill man had--fine All-wool Tricots, 36 in. wide.

They cost him more to make, they'd cost him more to make to-day. But he's glad to have us pass them out to you at 25 AND 30C THE YARD.

Two qualities, easily the best value of the kind we ever had.

Colors include

grays, tans

browns, cardinal garnets, greens olives, gobelins navy blues, black

Furs.

Fur Collarettes, in Seal, Marten, Astrakhan, Persian and combination.

Fur Eton Jackets (the latest Paris craze) in Seal, Otter, Electric Seal and combination.

Fur Trimmings in all widths. These are a few hints of yard prices:

Brook Mink 35c, worth 75c. Gray Coney 35c, worth 60c. Astrakhans 60c, worth $1.

French Seal 65c, worth $1. Nutria Beaver 75c, worth $1.25.

"Old Glory" Muslins.

Worthy the name. Honest Muslins. No dressings, no load-

ing. The weight and feel come from pure Cotton and nothing else. Good, clean round thread, quality equal to a full standard 12½c grade. THE PRICE 10C.

Linen Napkins. Looms are being "trid trad-

dled" all over Scotland and Ireland and France and Ger-

many on Linens that couldn't be laid down in America for retail to-day at what these fine, clean white goods may go for. We got them before flax had taken an up jump of 30 or 40 per cent. Napkins. At $2 a dozen. 22 in. extra heavy and strong German Damask Napkins, full range of pattern. At $2.50 a dozen. Large fine heavy German Damask Dinner Napkins, pretty patterns; well worth $3.25. At $2.50 a dozen. 22 in. extra heavy German "Barnsley" Double Damask Napkins, the best wearing goods in the market; well worth $3.25. At 85c a dozen. 17 in. full selvidge bleached German Napkins, heavy, that will give good wear. At $1 a dozen. 18 in. extra heavy German Napkins; made of clean line yarns.

At $1.10 a dozen. 32 in. Bohemian Linen Napkins, made of fine clean yarn, goods that launder and wear equal to Napkins costing $2.50.

Marseilles Spreads. If you know what these prices have a right to be you'll wonder why the maker lets them go. Two sorts: 1--Well made, fast black, full bleached, pretty, new patterns, at $1.65 each.

2--Best quality made in America, fine close back and face, handsome patterns, at $3.50 each; regularly $4.50.

Down Pillows.

Imported satin covers, embroidered and puffed. Filled with good down, at $5 instead of $6 to $9; a few at $7.50 in-

stead of $10. JOHN WANAMAKER.

Railroad Time-Tables. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. WEST JERSEY R. R. In effect OCTOBER 5, 1893. Trains leave OCEAN CITY as follows: For Philadelphia, 7.40 a m, 3.10 p m. Sunday, 9.35 a m, 4.40 p m.

Returning--Leave Philadelphia for Ocean City, 9.00 a m, 4.00 p m. Leave PHILADELPHIA. BROAD ST. STATION.

FOR NEW YORK. Express, week-days, 3.20, 4.05, 4.50, 5.15, 6.50, 7.33, 8.20, 9.50, 11, 11.14 a m, 12 noon, 12.44 (Limited, 1.05 and 4.50 p m. Dining Cars), 1.40, 2.30, 3.20, 4.05, 6, 6.50, 7.25, 8.12, 10 p m, 12.01 night. Sundays, 3.20, 4.05, 4.50, 5.15, 8.12, 9.50, 11.05 a m, 12.44, 1.40, 2.30, 4.00 (Limited 4.50), 5.20, 6.20, 6.50, 7.25, 8.12 p m, 12.01 night.

Washington and the South. For Baltimore and Washington, 3.50, 7.20, 8.31,

9.10, 10.20, 11.18 a m, 12.10 (12.35 Lim. Dining Car), 1.30, 2.46, 4.41 (Congressional Limited, Dining Car), 6.17, 6.55, 7.40 and 11.33 p m, week-

days. Sundays, 3.50, 7.20, 9.10, 11.18 a m, 12.10, 4.41, 6.56, 7.40 and 11.33 p m.

For further information inquire of ticket agent at station.

S. M. PREVOST, General Manager. J. R. WOOD, Gen. Pass. Agent.

PUBLIC LEDGER AND DAILY TRANSCRIPT. PHILADELPHIA.

GEORGE W. CHILDS, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

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During 1894 the PUBLIC LEDGER will fully maintain the high position it has attained in journalism. It will print more news and more pure literature than ever before in its history.

ITS SPECIAL FEATURES ARE: All the news condensed and classified. Important Matters in full, Classified Advertisements, as interesting as news and as much read. Independent Comment on the Events of the day. Reliable Financial News and Market Reports. Social Events, Games and Sports, the Fashions of the day. Literary, Art, Farm and Garden, Scientific and Labor notes, Building Society news and Household articles.

THE DAILY LEDGER, by mail, to any address in the United States or Canada, 50 cents per month.

Saturday's LEDGER (weekly), a great home journal, that should be in every country home, $1.00 per year.

CORSON & ROSE, MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

FURNITURE Everything to make the home pleasant and comfortable. Bed-room Suits, Parlor Suits, Dining Room Suits, Rockers and odd pieces. CARPETS Brussels in all grades, Ingrain, Rag and Mattings. Fur, Smyrna and Moquette Rugs.

QUEENSWARE Dinner Sets, English and American. Tea Sets, white and decorated.

LAMPS Vase, Banquet, Piano and Hand Lamps.

THE COST We will sell as low as the lowest. It will cost you nothing to come, as on a bill of $20 or upward we pay your fare. CORSON & ROSE, 222 HIGH STREET, MILLVILLE, N. J.

Now is Your Chance! The Best Groceries AT THE Price of Inferior Goods!!

W. R. ELLIOTT, GROCER, HAS CUT PRICES From 25 to 40 Per Cent. FOR CASH ONLY. LOOK!

Granulated Sugar, 4½c. N. O. Molasses 10c qt., was 16c. Best Syrup 8c qt., was 15c.

Best Tea, 60c lb., was 80c. Good Tea 40c lb., was 60c. Rolled Oats 4c lb., 7 lbs. for 25c. Rice (best) 8c lb., 3½ lbs. for 25c. California Prunes 10c lub., were 16 c, or 3 lbs. for 25c. Starch 7c per lb, or 4 lbs. for 25c. Beans 7c qt., or 4 qts. for 25c. Corn Starch 8c pkge., was 10c.

Avena 11c pkge., was 14c. Best Raisins 10c lb., were 15c.

Good Raisins 8c lb., were 12c. Vinegar 5c qt., was 7c.

CANNED GOODS.

Peaches (best) 20c, were 25c. Cherries (best) 20c, were 28c. Peas 11c, were 13c.

Corn 10c, was 15c. String Beans 9c, were 12c.

Tomatoes 11c, were 15c. Apples 10c, or 3 lbs. for 25c. These prices are for cash at the time of purchase only.

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STODDART'S CLOAK DEPARTMENT } Every Cloak reduced to Closing Figures. CLOTH CAPES in 30 different styles. All of this season's shapes, and every garment of the lots reduced as NOW MARKED. The prices are $5, $6.50, $7.50, $9, $10, $12.50, $16.50, $18 and $20 each. We also show some specially desirable shapes in Capes for elderly people at $8.50, $12.50 to $20. These are fitted backs. We show Triple Skirt Coats at $12.50, $15 and $16.50 from $16.50, $20 and $25 each.

WE CLOSE ALL-WOOL NEW MARKETS with three Capes at $5.00 each. Reduced from $11.50 each. We close sample garments at prices which make them specially desirable. Also extra sizes. THE STODDART COMPANY, The Old Second Street Dry Goods House, 448, 450, 452 NORTH SECOND STREET, and Branch Store added within the past few weeks 15 N. Second St., on the Delaware side, just above Market, PHILADELPHIA.

ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD?

If so, we should sell you the Lumber and Mill Work. Why?

Because our increased facilities enable us to offer greater inducements to you. Look at them: First, By our location, adjoining the Reading Terminal, with a track in our yard, we save in carting both ways to the cars, and can give a better oversight to shipments not leaving our control.

Second, Having a large wharf on the Delaware River, we can load vessels for our customers without charge for wharfage, etc., and can enjoy the advantage of water freights, which are much lower than railroad freights. Third, We carry a large stock of LUMBER well assorted to meet the wants of the trade, and a full line of Mill Work in regular sizes constantly on hand.

Fourth, We manufacture all kinds of odd and fancy work, and estimate direct from architects' plans for any kind of hard wood work and interior finish. We manufacture Packing Boxes, Berry Chests, Signs, etc., at short notice.

Fifth, Business experience. For twenty-eight years we have been in business at this location and every year have been compelled to improve and enlarge our plant until now we stand at the head of our line of business. We offer you the benefit of our experience, freely. We charge you only for the material you buy. We solicit correspondence with any intending to build and improve residences, stores, halls or churches, and will give all inquirers prompt attention. Remember that we can ship our work to you to compete with others in any part of the State.

C. B. COLES, Lumber, Mill Work and Boxes, Front, Below Kaighn Avenue, Camden, N. J.

SMITH & THORN, Plumbing & Gas Fitting, In All its Branches.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Underground drainage. Terra Cotta Pipe.

H. GERLACH & CO., DEALERS IN Clocks, Watches, Jewelry & Diamonds,

2631 Germantown Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Watches, Jewelry, etc., skillfully repaired. Articles or orders left with H. Gerlach, Sixteenth and Asbury, Ocean City, will receive prompt attention.

D. GALLAGHER, DEALER IN FINE FURNITURE, 43 So. Second St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Y. CORSON, DEALER IN FLOUR AND FEED, No. 721 Asbury Avenue, OCEAN CITY, N. J.

FINNERTY, McCLURE & CO., DRUGGISTS AND CHEMISTS 112 Market Street, Philadelphia. Dealers in Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, etc.

NEW INLET HOUSE, TOWNSEND'S INLET, Sea Isle City, N. J., WILLIAM A. MANAHAN, Prop'r. All trains stop at the door. Boats always on hand.