VOL. XIX

OCEAN CITY, X. J., THUJ^KOAY. FEBRUARY 8,

T

NO. 44.

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL.

OCEAN CITY, N.J.,

*H. C. ROBINSON Eiiloraoi Propnelor.

CITY DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICIALS

M <)KCAN hand.

A l lOKNEY AND

( 4»l AT

D k J- WAGGONER, Physician and Druggist, 711 Asburr Arc., Ocean CUT, N. J. I - T '■ MAN' c. I!.. \. J.

T. c HUTCHINSON. M. U | J^AW OFFICES IlomoeopathiMt. -~v No. H3i Ocean Avontie. S GHaYlJ ER G WGODRaDD.

OCEAN CITY. N. J.

A. -TUI 10 a. toCp. nt. ( i >«• N. J. ^ JONATHAN HAND, R I. ABBOTT, M. D., ,, ’ Connxellor- nt-I>n w, l*ll,T siriuil and Nurircon, I Fallonor.Hul«r lnCli«*^T2j'(«r7 IW.Il.. . rr ,„ • CAPK MAY tXJURVHOOBE; N. J. I OFFICE-tamer Cental ud EiibUi Streel

tfc

Bj THEODOEE EOBERXS.

CHAITER XIII

■ ftiiow or n

bin^ (ilacked from ibe

KIRKBRiDE & MARSHALL Sgc:*nori to EBV. T. MARSHALL

gUGENE C COLE*

SECRET SOCIETIES.

House, Sign - Fresco ^'Uuo "rgeo.s, PAIISXERS, Counsellor-at-Law,

oldiiiK Pfinceno Uurlmrn « bnrkle band and -even as I elotcbed al i- dlpj<iv.r-d the wht price o(

lilj Tbr streel was empty save for tire rlytni: fignrr of the tbirf With a lair ranmoR ground before us. Tom and I kept our wind for the chase. Iml the rbruie writers and Ked Harding con linned bellowing ont and waring their ,words much to the danger of each

n beyond a passing cadet" I whisjiered. An.l I Inugleal

Imr^, Pbllaalrlpbt

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.

.. 1245 WEST AVENUE. .-'nlSSESuS: LSTiBATES ON ILL KINDS OF PAINTING. J

i:xi»in<T jobburs.

u„.n„,. W s A lBert A ‘ HOWELL .

A.tt«»rne v-tvt-L.nw, G. THOMAS,

I the i

i with the

r and Ko] lei tor in

CHLKCH SERVICES.

No. 108 Market St.,

PHILADELPHIA,

Fine Family Groceries.

law oi-i-ici-:s

I lake biealh | last with T. aside In tbe i I In we wen! t

Uonnda

I lablea for tbr

jmgVT!'

GODFREY & GODFREY

m rambled in agency tbe ra

g down the arbured loth and gray fnr. ■nded Aa well as 1 Tutehra under tny

•honldera. I Isiwi-d. anil u[ion her reaching myjiide I very bnmbly kiased her without sjwaking. I gave direr-bat bnckle ael with

R ALPH L. GOFF, j^ IDdr "“ " w ' hnJ " , Un,, " GIVIL ENGINEER. I There. In the urrow. Hcbtywppoln SURVEYOR. |^'w^T^ w«r B, «^ k,, lmT h ^ CONVEY ANG ER-'|ii|y owing bi broken furniture *i . Iu , ln ] (peer Ibis gare Iheiu little a

R. R. SOOY ASON Restaurant and Lunch Rooms 24, 26 ud 2* SOUTH TWELFTH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA.

CHURCH SOCIETIES.

IIOTKIJt AMD COTTAUKM. HOTEL ATGLEN OCEAN CITY, N. J. !. '1.1, : ,1. l-.i- ali-l Isel-otil.'. ' .on .la.r S. C. OO THE EMMETT

GARWOOD HOUSE, OCEAN CITY. New Joreey.

H. A. W. SMITH & BRO., 848 Asbury Avenue,

OCEAN CITY. N. J.

PLUMBING,

i At tbe trry Prst of It I lunged at tbs (thief w^u still held Barlutra s buckie jsod afiilled him clean through the side j match the trinket from his twitching jtingem and la-den It on mv own hreaat | While engaging^a barley thick leg '< ged rascal acrosa a bench I saw with the corner of tny eye one of the poeta jthonting and statdiing at a man of twice hia size They spun about and \ lesped (nek and on like crazy men and : were both very drunk But presently j th>*ecribe changed his rapier to his left | band and hrongbt down a cracking broadsword cut CD hia antagonist a bead which ended that little pawage of ! Red Harding after aorrly wounding hia man went back and kicked tbe [door until It fell out into the street Dragging one of tha wounded with ua we retreated end the enemy forbore

-following

! After helping onr wounded friend to

- ......S..a, a-nji.a ! lbf nearest inn we then returned to the Booms 2, E 4 6, Roil Estilt 4 Uw BolldlUS, p,,| sce thanking the sainta for taking ATLANTIC CITY. N.J ua out of eo merry a acrap. altv.

ISRAEL 6. ADAMS & CO. Real Estate * Insarance;

AGEISTTS,

Commissiouer* of Deeds for Penu-h

sylvania.

Money to loan on Kind Mortgage. j I lads for aale at Houtb Atlantic City H

early c

tbe i

getting out op fed f r ]t „ severe pain 'my left knee I put my foot to the wr and tbe agony brought an inipa -nt oath to my lipa Dropping hark [on to tbe bed I examined tbe painful ] joint gnd to my disgust found it pulled And blue Tbia ia what catua of

• lighting in the dark

After tbe doctoi bad looked at It and ;punched tbe awelltng with hi Bngrr. beabook bit bead till tl

settled over one ear go on crotebea for

wig

| mg m

a my g

Fml Motl(tgi. Salt or Hi

HEADQUARTERS FOR

M Estate anil Me.

CONVCYANCING. CTC.. AT !has gone. be asid »

The genttsmem. of the gn/lrd. who

CHARLES P. LAKE’S *^0clustered abouL drewdUn their

montbt in. sorrow, nil feeling that otebea were second onlr to tbe coffin Tbe doctor statniied toward tbe disir. but turned on tbe threshold and dsiiV

r malt liquors In the system tha Inflammation Cavalier

He left amid

s \l. BRIBCEII IISR 1M) 10..

l! ' Real Estate and Insurance Agents,

W. L. BERRY. Manufacturing Jeweler, NO. >1 SOUTH SECOND ST.. l•t>lll••lelplIln. I*».

D. GALIJVGHER,

DKAI.KK IN

FlfiE ••• FURNITUfiE, 43 South Second Street, 1

ftM AHBUKY AVENUE.

JOSEPH SUTTON BOURSE BUILDM4G OCEAN CITY. N J

PETER MURDOCH,

nndrr of groans 1 uA-witb my foot 1 legs me id chance

■ felioWA

Ten ir

n a chair and played

ritb Beverley and two of ud tbe deagntera stoo.1 on the table In tbe evening tbr big - poet-)fnard» tan came in and foend me sUme After exchanging commonplaces be

eauly

d looks

-Pray part with it. my friend " 1

•Id gayly

■•By U»e sword of St Peter bow did oo know I bad anything to say T he

Conveyancing, Real Estate jpipa. knowing that the fashionable Insurance. Mortgages ™u. u

c< > a.i . n.-ti WOOD, and Cnllections .mi n. i™. Ocean City, N.J. _ I yonr king wrote to Princeas BarbaraF HOUSE MOVING AND RAISING OPEN r-OR THE SEASON OF '9Q- ; rBll aa r ADCnM

BELLEVUE HOT BATHS, R J«| H st M at C e 0RS A° a N ent

Crnrral CoBtractor* 1>. S. HAJVII*80IV,

Stoves, Heaters,Ranges,

PUMPS, SINKS, &C.,

41)8-10 Aebury Ayentie.

OCF.AN CITY. N J- -

SAMUEL SCHUBCH.

BOARMAU. BETfEE* 71k AM »lk STBEETS | , n.v

Surf Bathing

PALERMO, N. J.

New Sul

J. T. BRYAN, t, 1007 Riiige Are.

C. A, CAMPBELL It. WI LL Q A. CAMPBELL & COREAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE IHta AtlAutlc Avenue, AtUnUct'Ry.SJ.

falthlrasnrw

•How did the cncnteai come to bear tt I tntrrroplrd 'JflBig guardsman tlosbrd and clap bn heels together •The 'person who told me beard It from tbe pnncees wbo dies not seem concerned at aa be replied I kuked ont of tbe window and bit

my lip

--She baa written back a missive that will not mend mat term, and his majesty Ruflord IS wratby aa tbe deytL be continu'd •Which is aU pawing strange. . mid at last ■■But of what interest to

cloak .

uld.

it the r

of tending her bead and

t. she lift

veyed u

<y ryes Her glance was kind and I ninei lately forgot all tbe brave vowa bad made to dream oo more of‘the

ve oi one so far above me

I know that my voice came huskily id that my vytw pleaded that morn

a Barbara

door behind hi

whom it ia not

Uce Alter closing the he dropped the cloak s and dolled his bst ■tarth-d gaze my aov I'awiuark I.' ho said, aniiling ■eemary to name.' king with challenging lade'uptoa just puuitupudence IU loving

**Yon have been a good aervan and a tcoe tighter." be cuntinned. many timee sated yonr king andcoontry moch blood without knowing it Ton will kindly pass me your ord Mine I have forgotten." 1 brought my sword from tbe corner of the room He hared the blade gtid looked at tbe war drnta I is a right fitting sword to knight n with, he said. and. reqneeting 1 kneel which I did aa gracefully nubble under tbe circa

my b

tened with no tinge uger nor -nrj.rise in her clear eyea , love—and jiity Upon aaying my word I turned to bobble away hot voice eaftiy recalled me I) Artagsu -he said- then with upon tbe *t"|» of the founlaiu and

ept

The little Ihreada of sunlight through le cedar linito het drew a halo about I me so that my voice deserted me iu ir anguish of it But presently suing over. I aaid ■■Princem. It ia something only to •ve loved like thie. and. before Qod. I onld never have returned to trouble Voo had I known tbe fulL eweet story Then she arose and with trembling □ germ fastened tbe silver bnckle on "And now. sbe mid. trying brave- • to smile, "will yon promise never to y to see me again and to luave tbe iwn if 1 tell you two thingeT" For answer I bowed my bead and rove tbe tear, back on to my soul "First." sbe said. "I will never marry king nor prince, nor. Ood pity in. end. aecond. you. Sir Cadet. I love with my true beartl' bright, bright eccond berUpa mine, her hair wat over my eyes, and then sbe sped away down Tbs •bored path and left me leaning on my heedless crotchee staid in tha garden for several ra. limping np and down tbe paths itaring away at tbe iron of tbe park like one dazed by a blow - When Beverley came to have a dish of tea with me in my room. I asked to get a leave of abarnce from tbe nnd to come with me lb Blaten d at me In piteone amazement. then leaning closer over tbe table, be pot ont his band on my •boolder and aaid that he would coma With many excuses, hinting at stats tronWe and a mesaaga from tbe king. I bade farewell to tbe coart of Clobnrg. and. though tbe ladies in waiting ide great ado Rnfford teemed only i pleased at my dr(iartora I atarted oo tbe Journey at midday reek after onr tryst at tbe dog toon n Tom nsle in tbe coach with me y knee fortmde the saddle) and a aerv t rode alongside on Hagart Poor enough company I made all tbe first day • and Jflim respected my al and epent .hi, lime between read book and. staring ft ~ ' od •head, and tbe coach came to a stand •till Toro got ont to see what tbe matIts and immediately two plated rang on the frosty air and past udow went a mas in a red cloak r in hia saddle Tom returned, ig bow onr former acquaintance

mountains bad tr

o bold a

and bow a pistol ball

the leg bad been bis only satisfaction After telling which be coolly returned . Ins reeding of tbe bunk, tbe enow • ilj melting on bit boots Wr reached Blatenhurg In safety without farther adv'atnre Instead of riding up to tbe palace aa took rooms •nd stabling for Hagart at tbs Cavalier v Pride, and next morning sent tbe i beck toCloburg On tbe night at tbe erebnd day when I waa sitting ja itfa Barbara s bat bttekia in my hand, a low'knocking came on my does My knee being greatly Improved. I eroaaed tbs room aad admitted a man with bis desk wrapped dote about him Hi, face waa covered, but something

in tbe width of hi

tailors* of bis figure reminded me <* a

’ stored at On kino wtlh choUcMginp eyea if smote me rbarply on tbe shoulder rod cried "In tbe name of Uod and by betonebof proved ated I proclaim you i knight of tbe Royal Order of Was, "And so honor come, when she is least wanted tbongbt I. and raised his royal baud lo my lip, witbont fervor '"on are not sarpriaedi' be aaid drawing op bis red eyebrows "Yes. sire. I am surprised and bon ed beyond measure.' I answered He pinned the exam of tbe order on my breast and then handed me a letter before I could open tbe sheet he chad it back, saying "It ia from tbe princeax Sir Wbat's-yonr-name." ' flushed crimson and replied “Very good, your majesty I have no desire to

does a

••Come. come, my good Irstena. I ava pardon, but my pride la atlll mewbat sore at being cromed in love by my embassador s secretary ' 1 aaid nothing to this "Bat renumber, iir." be continued. ••It tonebee nothing beyond my pride.' "And yet tbe thing remains hopeless lire I am bnt'lbe cadet And bow poor sword weigh against a

"Yon

forget.' be eeld. "that yon now made knight of a great Ua get ready lo go against Bever y’a return, and. with bis bat on ask I if I was still of tbaold. adventurous

spirit

I answered that my

ord t

"Then postpone year visit to I salens d stand ready for further word from i. be said and bads ms a friendly good night Wbm Beverley came in a little paet midnight. I told him of tbr change in my plana and something of what tbe king had mentioned, and. last, of my

nd will yon share this unknown adventure with met' 1 asked would to Uod I could. laeteaa. but loyalty to Rnfford bolds me out of it.' "Wbat csum you to tbink that? Tbe king aaid nothing of it.' I an Whereat be but ebook bit bead and began preparations for his night's rent (to a* coimsccD.I

la of too amiable le down’ ujhiu bouse when It is out of order. As pretlecvssor often did.” said a member whose experience dates back to Carlisle's regime, "but be It said to Mr. Heed's credit bla method wi variably efllmiTou*. and we In the bouse minded promptly and without open pro! eat. "On one orcasion daring thr last sea alon the house breamc very disorderly. Ur. Reed knocked several tm.es with bla 'gavel, but without effect Tbe speaker waa obvloualy annoyed. Finally be ponndrd tbe desk heavily. ‘One moment.' be aaid angrily, bis voire penetrating to tbe fart beat corner of the cb*ml»r. 'tJentiemcn should ollect that there is an unusual attendance of ex-mcmbcri and members elect and that on that account there Is con. alderable addition to tbe usual noise, which of Itself Is ordinarily autfirleot to prevent tbe transaction of bait ness These was loud laughter at tbla but It waa obaarrvvd that tbe house settled dow-u iato an unusual qul New York Tribune.

A bronze statue of Iljornstjerne Bjorn sol stands before tbe.Ni theater la CbnitlanlA On Bjornsou'a return to tbe tbeatar after an of 30 years to direct tbe bla new play be removal of bla statne. as b permanent slander- Here another warning against statues to tbe living. They can kick.—Boston

LIFE’S VARIORUM.

KEPT THE SKELETON.

nd .k.1 QUEER REVENGE OF A MAN WHOSE FRIEND WAS MURDERED.

SUCH IS SOUTH AFRICA.

Ton land In South Africa at the foot f a mountain 33.0IM feet high. Tto-y call it Table mountain, and the veil of mist that, excepting on very dear days, overhangs it South Africans are pleas ■ term the “tablecloth." Present front of solid rock 1.000 In bright, perjieodk ular aa a wall and for bait a mile on top IrveL tbla mountain offers tbe beat natural signboard on earth Time and again have British firms at ! tempted with fabulous sums to secure I for advertising pnrpnars. but as yet here lias !>ecn no such defacement. Table mountain marks tbe tip end of tbe dark coutlucoL Below It or Biles tbe city of Cape Town, a Ix-autiful hay rtclilng out in the foreground. On tbe west tbe mountain breaks off abruptly, and Ike railroad aklrta about ll to tbe Interior. On the east It slope, off into a billy, ph-turraqur formation known as tbe "Lion's Bark.” and then gradually riies Into tbe Drakenberg mountain a This la tbe only great tain range south of the Zambesi, and by noting Its location one may un demand In a trice Just wbat South At i geographically. Steaming along ■at enitat from Tape Colony north ward, yon bare tbe Drakenberg In rlew Dearly all tbe way to Belra. a dla slice of 2.00 tulles In Cape Colony rod Natal tbe ajountalna In many places dip tlw water's edge, and with a •Idglass one may see on tbelr cragv and peak* smoke curling up from tbr r villages In Portngueae terri tbe mnnntalna recede slightly from tbe roast, and at Helagoa Ray there la an Intervening stretch of low land 20 miles wide. At Belra this bam Increased to 00 miles. At the Zambesi be Drakentierg ends. To get Into tbe Interior of Sooth Afri a from any of the five east roast landing plaivs- Port Ellxalieth.' East London. Dnrban. Helagoa Bay and

low land and tlieo ascend steep mountains. Haring arrived there, the. traveler la conscious of Utile or no de scent, five-sixths of the whole Interior being a vast plateau that extends tr tbe Zambezi on tbe north, the Atlanth

lode from 8.000 to fi.000 feet a

A fringe of tropical country, where loom the magnolia and tbe roar, where nourish tbe orange, pineapple. l guava, grape, banana, tbe rot ton and the tea plant: a long stretch of mountains running parallel with tbe u ocean, tbe highest peaks of which are rapped with snow, and In e valleys wave tracts of wheat torn: • east prairie, dotted here and there with pairbes of scrub wood land, mission stations and Immense farms with millions of sheep and cal. tla grazing tbercuu; a few thousand bamk-ts team-red like oaaea oi great landacajie. made by tbr r Africans wbo thatched' huts and wear but u breech clout . :■ dozen large towns w here arc beard tb. clang of tbe American trolley ear am' the clatter of the police patrol and which men cluster aa files gather to a Jar of sweets; tbe remuauts of a mighty zoological garden. Inclnd log many k-oparda. beautiful and lithe baboons, antelopes. Jackals and croco d!b*s. a'k-sa number of hippopotamusi few herds of buffalo, elephant' and giraffes; some Iron ore. aumc cool some cupper and a little silver: «n miles of gold and 1U0 acres of dla moods. That la South Africa.—A Ins lac's Magazine.

During a trial for aaaault in M bourne, a chib, a rail an aY handle.

a shotgun were exhibited imenta with which tbe deed

also shown that the assaulted defended himself with a scythe, a leer, a pitchfork, a chtsoL a hand

deckled that tlleyV

Tbe Jor

given h sovereign apiece to have aeei tbe fight. B4«rs<oae. ' The smallest Inhabited Island In the rorid is that on which tbe Kiklyston. lighthouse stands Al low water It Is 30 fret Id diameter. At blgta water tbe lighthouse, whose diameter at.tbe base Is 2>«. fecL completely Covers It It ts Inhabited by three persona

•How do yon explain tl upon which you base yon aryf asked tbe i&jaisiut "Why. I adopt tb* nan tue word* an lag aa to prevent anybod; wbo is not In tbe tarn- bo *- nndertakirg to contradict If anybody

"Morning, cplonei." "Morning, sir." replied tbe man wbo wa, leaning over tbe fence. He was a abort, thickset man. with a clear and piercing eye. his face shaved snuMtb. with not tbe suggestion of a wrinkle: yet hia hair was as white aa snow. He had a alight southern accent, sod hia hearty manner of inviting tha visitors in and hia cordial hospitality were wholly southern. One of the vlaitors knew him and had told tbe other that there waa a man with a bona fide on in bla closet and that the akela•d a story. It did not require any persuasion to obtain a glimpse of tbe on. Tbe owner jir* sently led tbe o an ontboute. and. opening tbe door, displayed tbe skeleton of a man. jwdly fastened together and banging lu tl e wall liy tbe neck. Tbe Mlsannrian lid not object to telling tbe story. '•That fellow." be aaid. motioning with bis tbomb to the skeleton, “waa ■n acquaintance of mine, and I liked bimso well '—tbia with* laugh— 'that l have kept Mm by roe ever sine*. o that I can come ont and stir him op. whenever I feel disposed." and be gave skeleton a dig in tbe riba It was this way." be continued, closing tbe door on bie acquaintance. 'During tbe war I lived in one of tbe southern states, where I waa about tbe only northern man. They took nearly •vything that I bad aa time went on. killed my etork. killed come of my paoind finally a anon nerd that they going to kill me. Nearly all tbe coontry waa terrorised at that time by good for prtbing chap whom we will call Jim Conner; that was not bla name, but it will do—one name ia as good aa another now. 'When tbe war broke ont be started is a sort of independent guerrilla and began a system of looting and killing. I knew him well and be arat me word he wae coming my way and waa going to born my bouse and hang me tree in tbe yard. I sent word back that I was ready for him. We beard of him all around—men shot, nigger* killed, boo are burned—so that ameof Jim Conner became a thing ire children, not to apeak of men. I was always trying to help northern men. and one time bad two or three with roe. pandng them on as occasion bad not beard from Conner or bla raids for some weeks, when one day be rode into tbe yard and swore that be waa going to born tbe bonaa. We bad no means of protecting ourarlve* except by nsing a rifle, aad with that I tried to pick him off from tb* top story: but be had picked np one of my friends wbo bad been in tbe field, and they pot him on a horse *nd aloud behind him and it tbe windows of the bonaa at tbe same time gathering brush with which, they aaid. to burn tbe bonaa.

that they won then creep np and burn me out I kt ont of eight and could not believe that they would murdet a man in cold blood, "nt. bearing a eboot. I glanced through bullet bole in tbe shatter and saw them driving my friend’s horse op to a —a fine old tree that 1 had planted boy. One of tbe limbs creased the drive, and to thie they fastened tbe rope and drove tbe bora* qway. leaving my friend dangling there, and I watching tbe operation totally belplaaA while they were looking on. •Some United States troops finally ua along and drove them off and cut tbe body down, and wa Joined in tbe chase. I banted tbe gang for week,, then gave H np. as It wae evident that they had given ua the slip. After tb* t moved to California and cam* I soon beard of a curiooe character wbo lived np in one of tb* canyons tbe life of a hermit 1 never connected his name with Conner, it being or less common. But when be died one day tbe story wae that ha had had a bad record back in Missouri; that be bad been a murderer, etc., and It ■red to roe that it migbt b* my old y. the man I bad been after for an many years •'l can't aay that I have a particularly revengeful disposition." asid tb* skeleton owner, "bat he had murdered my friend, and 1 bad never given np the hope of finding bim and waa always on the lookout Tbe old fellow waa a lone and bemeieas it seems with no friends and they bad buried him by tbf aide'of hi* but. I beard of it a fow day* later and employed soma men ko aid me in tbetoveetigallon "Conner bad a bad saber wound across tbe face, by which no one coaid ever fail t

man. while papm which be left showed that be waa Conner. 1 bad found bim too late to turn him ever to the tew. So I proposed to bang bim where I could keep an eye on bim fur tha real of my life, and in my will I propose to

hanging, dangling in tbe wind, jut aa be bad hanged my friend. 1 bad Ms skeleton prepared, aa no oo* claimed - Mm. and ban* Mm up mb