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VOL. XV.

OCEAN CITY, N. THUKSKAY, JANL'AKY ‘St, Istxl.

NO. 43.

Ocean City $eni:ineL

OCEAN CITY, N J., -2&~, ?. C. ROBINSON, Eiltor Eli P vinsisr.

. rnryi-/U - Imic- • GAN HAND, ATIORNETnAND

at l,AW •’*•}■Irian and Dragglst,

M'

■ D k

rriant, Druggitix, FJe.

j. s/WAGGO

2i;

■ O. T*I ABBURT AVENUE,

Bj EDUUITD DOWNEY,

C.V"' M AY C. H., N. J. D ™*v r '“\ ..Hia-s ~ D R J- e. PRYOR,

SCHOVEER e. WOODRaUD.

Rrstnu runt*. MARSHALL'S

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

Occnti < llj. IN. J.

| “Well, if th" y»<ang Wlr * rrr rlid not lf I w»ke him no >c<liu»rT w-uiui will h»v<j j laorh eff-vt n|>ju biio H- Tl bare (u be

» csrpx, otiTTMl Mr. Stein-

! w.wth, nnilinjr ntiil din l eimi two Ihir. j wbil*- t«^h niKl"r hi. light iMi-.Lvlie.

"PerluiiMb*lNV>-lewlia vo."

I "L.k. -iKiaEfc. WWd..T.« mdi-ftC ' It f Wind-nr brbnr fwd, inv ludC- ; ed frail the •■otsi*!-. Mrs Davini Aavt"

JONATHAN HANftJs.. -p c. HUTCHINSON. M. 11 |.

BIHING ROOMS™ « «s t “ »

I fomcKopathiMt. . 031 Centml Avenu

t OK l.Alll l> AND ttKBTE. . No. 1321 Murkot Street^ Tkrer DMra I Ml »( «ll> Hall.

PHILADELPHIA.

STRICm TEMPERANCE. MlUUt TO OUJiKH nUJM » A. ■. TO « V >

(feiod Hoaet Diune tAlilea, for 25 •-elite. IHiinerB, 85 rente.

Ijadk*' Ihaan up-«tair> v

like ouaiforle.

PURK si-king’ water. oi'ii'v ai.i. Riuirr. BAKERY, 601 SouthTjienty-SccoiKl Sin it Ire (ream. I era, Frozi-n Fralta and Jelllm. WeddinE* and Evening EntertBiiimente a Hperialty. Evi-rviliiiig to fnrniah Uie talile and art five dfi-haigr. NOTHING BOLD OR DELIVERED

ON BUNDAT.

i'APE MAY coriiT IIOI'SE. N. J. pjARKY S.^J^jyGLASS, Oounmellor-at-I.rtw OPE MAT COURT HOUS^aTi ! (Zmtntdrtrs iintl Bu-URrts. S. B. SAMPSON, t^onXpqotftr and Builder Jt4Mng MhmoilT a-o-eitad «e. I’-ai". 1-ai. ■» »a<i -M« •»'»• -»*> tunuiOird. J«> 'I.ril F. HAXD,

ARCHITECT,

CONTRACTOR A^D 3UILDFR, Oornn 4 it}. J. flana. KfvriPr-aiPHi- »..1 tt.'fcmr Iimwinr* I rarn»»a4 eit'li <* Al.iOloali'—

.\it-liol»e Foraon.

CARPENTER AND BUILDER, OCEAN CITY, N. J. ! KailmaM elrwi. I-l»™ aixl A-~'ll'catl"o* put up ||^^.«U»<*I A..

; —M-~

j of her-"

i h- at

>idmt Pliyairi

.f Plnla.

QR. WAI.TKR-1.. YEKKKS,!

IT* « Id-1 fright at fiiiflmg Dar-im <h-iu1 in her tud." Mr* Davoni dead in h.-r Ud!

ely thu i* ainie awful lul-it

DENTIST, j D Tb« roumr man’, fare waa n-« . T tin kali on N J narUy I>l,«.d w itb morh odor It

I ucKanoe, w. j nowgbartly ati will Id OnwuOtr fc*A.i*rT awnn^l bind rioUully

r«wj TurMtar. j "Drsid'. the word. Mr" aaid the J>

i ii-wavi- j i ii itGt IUw^ean "8 : ' ’ I Budiu-v hn« g- me to f.

DRS. EDWARDS* CURRY.

nKNTIKTS.

■won* I fuel

* l*ut I'lljuxt k«k -tit and k-' j- thngs i-lnuvd up a

lady -V -vi lag! 1 for

linar atiy di.tnriwrjre awhile ag>>?'' “Ibirtttrtinnni '- Ko. 1 At load n- thing that I ri

. I«nly wi

Yfl*. I do

Kn-inwonh. who Wa» Manding hrhind

the m»i. 4 the lai

yellow lutMta-Te-

anuiuilr oimetiinea. I wa* up late Saet j night. It mud haw N«j far adraxod in the mnall hour, whui I g«t touleep. I arattr -ly kie -w a bat I am raving ’ ’ He

ablv. f i again.

M< i.-alf moved out of the j "p.-rliap. you had 1»WT get <n guar a»- dill faarmaJed by lb.- augmwu.d pntMaMe Met- .. v. r» « ^1'y •«««»-

Ihg there. your tr-th chatter

, . , **Thaitk you- Yea. a i- eld. I will mdmg. -1111 l Ujwt k.k r< ^ rl-eheu "

lenly the liravery whieh found it»

way into hi* T«mr dianj-iu-anid. "Ivren* beavena!'* he cned. throwing up hi* hauda "TTii. i. Uanlde—wliat you tell

<f Mr. Davoni r

and hi. lipa

Philnalelphia, t».

pETER MURDOCH,

WALLACE S. RISLE^,

11.KA.la ESTATK 6. F. MO^FE, insurance aoen r, ARCHITECT^ BUILDER, ^^L^ a nZT;.d *\ A Y K oaNoftott*. —' I Oremi < ily. A. J.

— j B4«t Re'NnK Stale roamadr «*>—<- GEO. A. BOURGEOIS & SON,

COAL nnd-vvoon, J. a (frs Ihiildfrs.

Ocean City, N. .T. r

Untan left at (W A.bury .reooe «UI reedre Ot I . A > UTl , lb . J. **"*******^^ 1 t ‘— I railmam riren PulMlnr* envtni by con I>[email protected]»SC», j" —

MEANDER S. CORSON, ^.K/CHITECT,

40™?^®“*'Avenue. ('O.\TR.l'T0R )MI MILDER.

Ocean City* >’• -I-

Plftstererx on// Jlrirk- />v i/rrT *. BTO.VtaiU.. ^ O O. Ah AMS STONEHIU & ADAMS, l*lHtal«-rjii|e. ItaitKt' HfltiiiK. ItrirL l.ity iug. A". w-orb In moann line penmrll,

nlfendad to.

off ax cinr, x. or. HARRY HEADLEY, ocf.ak errv hofbk. IT AMl>ti**y Avenues* PUSTERIMG. eRICKLAYING Orntmf DUl Work of Eitry Descripllon.

Stoves, Heaters,Ranges.

ocean city, n. j.

Tl» roof« aw of atoee <ta«lu*

TltKATMUNT

BY „

INHALATION ! 1529 Arch St., Phila., Pa. Kor ConanmptlcMi,autliama. nronchlllu. I»> »|K-p~l*. Calarrli.'Vtn, (--rvrr. 1<vndnvliv. ix-l>llli>. Hbrnnintlam. Mraralgln. Jnr/ all Chronic and A r e ruouh Disorders.

D. GALLAGHER, DEALER IN FINE --FUfiNITUBE, 43 South Second Street, rMii.ADKi.rm*. **». L.S SMITH & CO.. IHL ESTBTE HUD lUSBBflUGt HGESTS. 1140 Anbury Avc-nur. OCEAN CITY. N. J

~ Uakrrt, Urooert, Me. JACOB SCHUFF. _

the’pion'eer bakert.

No. 700 A.bury Avenue,

ookan cm, n. j

ISRAEL G. ADAMS & CO. Real Estate! Insorance ^.CS-HUSTTS, Bimu 2, 4 i I. Hell Esttle 4 Uw Bnlldlng. ATLANTIC CITV. 1*. tOoauBMooera of Deed. Ibr Penn-

aylvanla.

Money to loan on First Mortgage. Lota for aalr at Houth AUautic fity

n. >. tw:’rA> r ro>. FontrnrlinK Bnlldrr practical draughtsman. IIrill nnd t enlrwl. Oeean *tty.

gTEELMAN & ENGLISH, Contractors--.Bnilders,

Ot-t-nn CTHj, Af. J. ] -7

I n.«. .tertactan. Intwlar-

j '"jnbblll pfumptlr .'lewtadtnJ i,. HEANLEV,

GARI-ENTER NO J0B SH0P.

o< i:»» t-iTV. *.J.

' \h7,: : ®- i. r. ifitvAX. Pliu.b.1 S i. 1007 Ri'ig* Ave .

i-SlSSJttgjlS-

10( ora 101 rasoi OF

BELLE VUE HOT BATHS,

I>n». MTAKKEV A PAI.Kf. 1S29 ArsR Si.. P».

IMSMWSL

• C*L

Site wu dead. but he will n< i 1»' of niui-h one on the landing. Didn't you »*■ b"r wurryiug al-.ig the rnad fr-«u yiiiirwindow?“ “Nu,'' Mamiinnil Mr. St.iHw.ffth 'After I IhvjoI tie- halt dour •■i.-niiig 1 Mont at my own t.-ki-d d-.e, with my glui-d to it. trying if I could find wliat had gone wrong—what waa Uie nuiUrv—Irat I txailil saily hear your dee ami the e-le <-f a woman. Tin* terrible ncws. etjrtainlr. " ••Yea. It in ruilmr etortling. especially to tlx we- t hat l.-l-mg to tlx-hotuieL And now. young gi inlenum. will you give nx-ymraiu-uixm f<v abit until the d-ctor aimos?'* •'Oxrtomly,” anid Hteiuwevth. pulling hiniM lf togetlMT. "I xh|i].im- I had betn-r aland-«■ all bop>' <f catching Uie 7:40 at Pa-ldingt-«i ' “I odi-rald think ao/' iuiid OmMahle Metcalf. "Now, «r, find and forvin-wt, tlx- locks <f th<«e Iwlr-.-ms panic mo. Tlicy are diffenvit from oilx-r kicks, ttan von arobun ahent •bein''" A dead body wax m-t mucti -tf a mystery to the n aistable, / nut the Jinnig man licked iut<i his roan was a matti-r Uint wanted clearing up. “Oh. y»*. "• niurwHnd Sum worth briskly. “I rranevnbrr I used to kick np B shine with Mrs. Duvion”—he gunped lie nentinned tlx* name—“in tlx- beginning. and the unfortunate lady got brass bolls fixed no the inside of the doom That's mine, a. you can aee,", TSMfinhg til 'a small bnuabolt fixed <n the d-»a. “.Slie told nx* tliat when the bouse wss being renovated—just befuve she came t-- it—whoever did it up thought the old k.-ks were U.i gisid to throw away.” He had now recovered bis o-ouplai-iiit cuiniM-r, and be spike with tlx- volnbility which had in the lieg’nuiiig diw'ax'rtid the policnocoiFtobie. “Much too g»-d to throw away. Wonderfully go id licks, 1 understand They are all the same in tlx- laaln-ous —al least, wi 1 niidi-rstand. A bras, bo* is all I have got f-ir my money inside, as yon can s»«. No hole inside fig the kiy. No use in any 'ax- pumng her oyr to the keyhole outside. I ow’d to think it viry rummy myaelf in the start, hut I got aocustioued to it in time. And it has pit its advantages. It is handy enongh if you want to leave the naan for k bit. Lack Ux- doer outside, pat tlx- key in your junket, and there you are. You haven't logo fishing for a key imdde. and there's tx> <naidou to lone your u-inpr trying to fit it iutothebolr outside, t lapital look. 1 call it. And tlx-u when 1 d-cw aiit pi shut myself up f-r the night then-'s the brass bolt that Mrs Davoni pa fixiij f-r ux— Rat thi. is awful ix-w. uUiut Ixw!" The i«llor merspread his faic again, and his voice grew husky. "She seemed qmte in hir icdi’iary health last mgbL I wund<r w-hat did (hr die if?" "We must leave that to the dorters.” answered Constable M- tra’f. gtuuug fix •ally al Uie brk -rf Alla-rt Kteinwioth'a dixa. “I iwi|i]«ee,'' Mid hr after a momentary jamae. "the othw rtaan co the aamr lauding U a liednaanf ”Yea " “OccupM. I |mwnme?" “Y«* A Mr. Vktary csvupiia it A rum wot of custnmur Always Charted in hi. room with susnething <v other whieh hr says he is inventing—an ban when be is out on the prowl He's a strange old <i»lgT> not tliat lx* is ao vary old silher i-xcept about Ux-ryia. They n-em to be 100 ymn of age. “ "He »lia'i» jovaty iswndly—that ta, if be has out been awakened by Mua K-slix-y's cry." "aleeul Hi-', a rare <aw to siren

An uneasy frown <*«itr.x-»ed 8teiBwath's browa. "Lock my dourf Isn't you think 1 have had - uough <4 that

kind of tiling?'-*'

Omstahle Meioalf offend no reply. “My hat u inside May 1 tali it?" ask-d the y.nuig man “Or.will yon

fetch it for ce-.V'

A* you pUflus*. sir. Baj you will clearly undi-rMand y-m d-si't have the i- until 1 p-t my -r-ier* from my > Tl <1 i-l tea l.k. Mr St- n math's ••sn. -nal lapes into fiii^nnry aliV m in’ thou tlx* young p-utlemon',

voluble nuunx-r.

“1 nupp-ee yon' an- tjuite right, thiaigh l-i.-u > see the 1 -r* -f bailiff da-taim-i hire. It is vwy hard <m me. " "Ninr tlx*!" -ip'iung Stem worth’s door. "Y-iur lull, <g whatever you want, and ph-ase I* qux-k The d-cuv will he here soon, mi d-rfrfit.r Stcinwvirtii'. hid lay on a chair near the window. He pink It up and phsivd it on hi* head, and then slowly came lsx-k to the landing, xtamliug nx-dily alongside tlx* p-br- num while the d-sw

was ta-ilig kicked.

“Our slei-jir frH-nd must hr amowd. ” said Die cohremau. hrisklv. turning to UR- a-«r or air vicsevy ► mum and trying the handle. "H"lki!" said be. as be tunx-d the handle end |mdxd the «k »g "Here U aixalx-T prat hrki-d into bis riKim Siam thing very odd alsat all' this. Has he a bolt iud.de. too?” tmn-

ing to Rtcinw < nth

"I think so.

"Anyhow the dpw is ksdu-d. See,” turning th. kiy. "the d-»v is now op-n. But I duti't jnrticularly can- to raipT tminriti-d." Hft^japped kndly at the drs* with his finger til*. There was no resjaaiw-. He rappd with his kirarklm. No n#] * -nw Then be gave the panel uf the d-« v a sounding smack with the palm of his harxl “1 hope pa uxillx-r tk-ji-l un here,"l turning Ui Htcinwerth. "I aiwi-rely hope not. "aaid the yismg man. “I feel slink--n Pi piissw at bearing <4 rax* di-ad pTwai in the boose " Uunstahle Metcalf now [r*weeded to kick at the dour. "If Oud d-Dwn't rouse him.” sold Im. ••I'll take Ox* liberty <4 mtcring without an invitation. — / A gruff voice from Mr. Vx-kriy'. bed room startled bcSh men. "Who Ox* devil u tfcere?" "The police- Opm jour doff." ^*Th®Tsnn»r Mtsttura "HSivSi r Then Ox* sound of ;a man tumbling out d brd was hoard by the two on the lauding, and In a few m-nx-uU the door wa* drawn luck, and Ik-rnard Vickery. clothed in a l-ug wnikai nightgown. his face white and drawn, his eyes wild and blondshnt, spied in the

open doorway.

CHAPTER TIL

IIIUIROK* in it

"What's the matUff?" stammen-d Mr. Vickery, his eyes bhnking and his face twitching. "What do you want with Gonstahle Metcalf glanecd tated man from Ix-od to f<»*. With no sign of em-sn« in his he answered him Oud the lady <4 the bums* had ls*en found ikod in hi* bed. "Mm. Ttavim dead'" gasped the man in the dnrrway. "Oh. yon oumx4 sure ly mean that!" He held np his hands in an appealing attitude "I do n.,jui it." said the

w Ox* d-rpir at last !"

eirlmm-d the pdimman. “Ckgne, pa u y-iar ekatxw. sir.'' p- Mr. Vkfary. TH take Ox- liberty <4 l-.kni* pm hi _fwr r*«ira while 1 ktti-ixl pi Ox* ikioPff." Kuiliug the artxsi P- Ox- w-rd. .‘A'h-'p-li-i-tuan turned cnind,e the landing, theirys-f the Udr .raw in hss pocket, be saw the figure <4 a prtly height, <m the first lauding. "All right, dirtur." awd the cueiaa' tile, moving qnx-kly down the five steps "That’. Ox* rotaa, and this i* the kiy. '" opmiing Oie dog of the dud w<iman'. room, and nslxTing pr Stanley P<s»-.

Val inUi Ox- t»<leliainl*ir

ARxfft SP-iuwiffth sthl lemainnj m the ojipw landing gnawing his yellow

Mr. V iclu^- wined overwhelmrd with horror Hi* nnrted his fw with hi. ksig, b-my hawb-. bis body ttembluig aa if lx* with slikkrti by an sgue In a few mraiH-uts lx- uncovered bis face, and in a anhdueil v*ik«* asked “Ikm Mum H-bIim v know?"

man-ai be ewabt aojuirr- the be» WKylsstv Hr tuned mnnd and mounted to tbeaamnd landing Altxfft Me'iiwirtb’araa kwnmgai ke jamb of his own IsdruaB due.

xg bis thnrat' nail

“I »up|«*s* it really is all n

hack and puutinfr u ward Ox* l

When- the t»dy lay

“Drad as v d-'mail” aaid the poUceman. "I th-sight an rnrself vhmi I

\ Stanley JVmval was a gravs,,. taciturn man, als.iut 55 years of age. He bad a large praetioe in Clayfield*. and fully dwrvcd hi. pipuUriiy and the reputatim for ability which he bad inx-d As he appruK-hed the bedside (4 Mr. Davffn tx- uniffed the air. "I?m!” said he. kicking toward Comdahlr Metcalf. "ISikffof-.ffm ” "I pit an odd sort <4 smell, docPff. as I CTitrnd the rocau first, but I didn't know what it waa." Dr. Pnrival was now busy examining Mrs. Davom. A < in irk hope had surpd inhi hi. bn-ast when be had ante lied the chlnr<rf«nn The lady might be utily atu]**fied aijb the drug, k bnirf examuiati-si. Ix-wevi*. Puk the hope from Dr. Herrival's Iraoi-t Mrs. Dmvi cu ouuld nen* be brought lack to life. She has been dead eome bbars.” he Bold sadlv 8o I th ourtrt mrseM, sir. I have had ■e experiivic*- with offpseo, doctor* or I should u a b«* »I bold Be to victure an opinion. Might I ask what you think it la, air?" Dr. Percival vouchsaf'd no reply. He as standing ckwe to the t-d. hi* arm. folded acnos bis chest, his ejva fixed mi the face of tbs dead winusn. 8udd.*nly lining the air again, he sp-pped back a Couple of parrs, and Oxn he spsiped. and thrusting his baud tuxk* the bed be felt pt* nil him for a few second., and with an air of satisfwtiud be drew out from nnd.* the bed asncsagia ttmelttng the spisigF and offering it to the constable, who miffed at it ripg-ou.-ly. the doctM said. "I thought the chkffof-rm wasn't very far off." and thou went back to the bedside. “ Cm I” said be after m pause. "This is strange." "Y«*y strange, sir." said the policeman "Queer job alPignher. Tlx* face looks distirted. dirpff. diasn't it?" "Yea," said Dr. Hnrival absently. He again turned to the dead b<dy and jawed into the half rkaed eyeo. "It'a a nun business all round, sir," observed the polio.•man, finding sikana

"Ah!" exclaimed Dr. Herd val ping his lips and kaing hi* si wait IX*. ‘' Well constable,' • said he ly. "1 can do no pa*l 1 ly. 1*11 take that spaigw Yna saw where U-mnd it. ” "Yra, air." “It may be of aertous impnrtaiweAs the spirit has not entirely evapaated Uie siaoige oamxit have bi<Mi here kag. I thmk ym bad Isait* ka-k the n- m up and n'j.»t mailer, at pat xiisi." "1 asked Mis. Rodn.7 togiv- werdh) one of my male, if she chanced to meet one. I suppoe it was the.chkaufarm did it, docp« r" "We shall scii. We shall said Dr. I'emval "As I have told you, 1 can be <4 no furtlx* use here just i**w Mrs Dsrrm u dead—has probably been dead fur affix- hours You will find me at my hoise if your inspepo- sh-nld t me bef.re 11 o'clock <ff afi.* S lx- <si my round. Ua w-eni 11 and A Ooud miffUiUg. offuffahle. '• "Huod morning, air." said the poUeoman. ushering the doepw uot <4 Uxbndnsan "Dunt apse* yourself, my door Mu» Rodney," Metcalf heard Ux- d-ct-ff my aa the physician reached the ball "And It la true thru. AntM? She ta

D is re, d-n't D|w< yuurwlf. like a di-ar young Udy I'll call namd about 11 if If nut. I'll oome later Dn't trouble. I'll^Yipm it f.r injwlf. "

waiting to* be reltmad." (.statable M«P»tf kn-cked at Mr Virkny'* d.nr, and in nop awe to the mmmous beard a gruff "Coma ta!” The piliceman < virtxd the k*-k. turned the handle and thn w Irak the door. Mr. Vickrey, fully dnumd. coma for ward as the di«ff op tied. Wer» you aware, sir." asked the

eyes i4 Bernard Vickery. ”Dried inPi my r*»«n? I dcB*t quite understand pit What do you menu?" “Why. that I found your door, oa well as the other rare un Ux* landing, locked from the notrnde." Three was a perplcxrel look ta Bernard Vickery’s eyea aa the pdicetnan ex plaitxd ahont the daas That is odd. surely," said he. "I aeldcm truubla alsmt nyr jock at night cr about the inside D.lt I am greierolly a late bird. But who mold have ksked oa ta, cr why?" "Dn't oak me. Ncnr, g

What w ill you do with y oureehuu mean while? Recollect I am acting tar my a-lf. but I think 1 am right ta saying that you mure not leave the bouaa until I have furtlx* it

his onot round it "You are, we Nball want the ssffisianoe at every one in Ux* h> rwe to clear up the'myxpry—ft* it kmka a hit mys ten - am—-4 Mrs Damn's death. Ah I I think I bear the voice at <sx* i4 my mates in the hall I'll send him up here to you while I go down to the young

A lumbe Crane '. cam< Iron works in Manx*, i across to a paid late < evening when he ran upn a bull mooaa The lumhermsu had no rule, ao he yelled and waved his arms, expecting that Ux* I road antlered bull would daah fear strxikai down the mountain. But it didn't It rushed fur tix* lumberman He didgvd si*ox a tree and dropped his ax. For ten minutes be dodged, half snared to death. Thai be climbed (he

off. and as the bull advanced again he art the wood afire and dropped it oo the hull's book. With a belkiw it ran down the mountain. Tha half fraacn lumberman made a line far camp—New Y<ck W-skl

Mm Delia Klrahoffer <4 Omnga. K. J., is a w<wuan at nerve. The other day a hound ta*!-aging to ta* hiwhand wont mad. faruke hu chain and made a dash at .ax*. 4 Mr* K-n.h.iffer'sauoa He ijs« the bny'aekAhto. hut fertunatety did not bite bard chough to break the tain. Mm Ktrxh jffrr ntahrd to* tar kb's old. and the dug inrued ou ta* and hit tar. .1 her ckffhes were too thick tar him idwok tlx- skin. She thro picked the dog up by the collar, carrisd him to tha -rllarwav, ihr*-w Urn down tha a