VOL. XX

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 13,1900.

N<^23.

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J., RC. ROBINSON, Elitor ail Pninetor.

CITY DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICIALS. U.na'. 1 ‘mk” k'.l lt. k miui'.'TrtKr K

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£)R. J. S. WAGGONER, BlvBIDKNT Physician and Druggist, TJI Ashurj Ate., Ocean CUT. S. J. Pur. I>nu«. IMM^maUo—r,. Oobf»c«oo«T. T. -C. HUTCHINSON. M. 1). llomoBopnthiMt. No. 89-t Ocean Avenue. OCCAM CITY. N. I. B. T. ABBOTT, M. 1)., I*hj Hlrlitn and Nurgron, OFFICE -Ctmr Uilnl ud EllhUi Street , -jlrom^ ™»p. in. tKroni» u. » n- m. Bm"

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G. THOMAS, NoTlOB MarkatSt., PHILAIELPNIA,

UOTCIJI AMD COTTMIKa. HOTEL ATGLEN

THE EMMETT

GARWOOD HOUSE,

OCEANIC VEMTM and MiAI.I:Y AVE., OPEN ALL THE YEAR ATI.AM IIHAT

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MORGAN HAND.

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LAW OFFICES

Sghuydcr C WOODRaUU. JONATHAN HAND, C'onni«a‘Ilor- nt- I^n w, APK MAY COUKTHOUHK. N. j.

I offlr.. No. TM A .bur, aranua.

EUGENE C. COLE,

D. GALLAGHER, OKALKHIN FINE • • FURNITURE, 43 South Second Street, •>MII.AnM.I>MI«. PA. I). 8. 8A.MF*SOIV, Stoves, Heaters,Ranges, PUMPS. SINKS, &C., 408-10 Anbury Avenue. OCEAN CITY. N .1.

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Q A. BOURGEOIS, Counsellor-at-Law, rtlwa In Mew Jrfarr. Pblladalpbla an d mala. PMtrIrtaiidrirmIM'ou na. ^ ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. ALBERT A. HOWELL, A.I t ome.y-iYt-L.nw,

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Manuflftturing Jeweler, NO. a* SOCTTI SECOND ST..

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CRAFTY CUPID.

: THE BLESSING , OF JIM ROBBINS.

, BY w a *o»*.

Kponrrr Ulfford waa quite too read)’ to admit that he waa Juat ao average aort of fellow. That waa real!) all be cared to lie. What be could do he did falrl)' well, but be did Juat aa lltUe aa waa deceutl) poaalble. At college be bad gone lu a Utile for atblctlia. aud made a rrr) creditable record, but be abtank from an) thing reull) brIUlam. lie war a good acholar, loo, but waa qulle willing to rank with the lutellec tual aecoud ratera When be left col lege, be went abroad aud_ dawdled about lu au almleaa wa). aud raute borne with few luipreaaloita that be cared to meutluo. Tbeu be went lu for aoclet). aud there aoemed to In-r.-aaonabl) rontPnted. Hoclet) imuaetl him aud waan't too eaartlng. Koeiet)

WHAT HE WAS AFTER.

Iil. f are )ou up ti here. 1'w lu the I >ot her )ou. I'll a<

belt Kpeed waa .catcl at Jlm'a d K|»-ii«-r at Itla b ft. murlt to r'a lncr.-a.cl micaalncui. Then

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uuld admit that be ft

about bla

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RALPH U GOFF, CIVIL ENGINEER. SdRVEY0R. CONVEYANCER. NINTH AND CENTRAL AVENUE, OCEAN CITY. N. J.

ISRAEL 8. ADAMS ft CO. Real Estate • Insurance .AO-BUSTTS, Boom! i, 4 11, Bui EiUlt 4 U> BolldUl, ATLANTIC CITY. N.J. ('ommUalouere of Deed, for I*eno.y I van la. Money to Itaut 011 Kliwt Mortgage. Luts for aale al Houlb Atlautlc City

HEADQUABTERS FOR

CONVCTANCIMO, ETC.. AT CHARLES P. LAKE'S v. intiiK.mm imi ro.. Real Estate and insurance Agents, ki ahruhy Avattna

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JOSEPH SUTTON

.OUR.C .U1LDINC act., cirr. N ..

ConiEyancing, Rul Esun InstniiM. Mtmgips — uni Coilactuiis JOSEPH M. CORSON Real Eptate Agent FALgMO, W. JL ^ iu _ 'i.i'ii'.n'JLrvt'ttl'TL rSrV^PTi-. LaaaaaS «raw kw etSetat the matakad. mw bartala E. CUNTON A CO., ts-bRUSHES, Ntimit.jui t tuti n..

PMII-AUELPMIA. FA.

PETER MURDOCH, OO A. I a and AA'OOD, Ocean Oily, N.J.

look lu her e)ra that be didn't like when be lauglied off the query. It aet him to thinking, and tblnklug waa an occupation be rarely Indulged lu. Tblnklug a I moat dlaquleted him. Ue found that waa atlll more dlaquietlug. Aud then Juat aa be waa tblnklug be would Jnvlte auotber talk with ber on the original dlaquietlug aubjeet alte auddenly went away. She wenh they told him. to vlalt an Invalid aunt ' Interior of the atatc.' She might be gone acme time. It waa more a vlalt of duty than of ploaaure. and Ita contluuaucc would depend altogetber upon the falling health of the aunt. In part of the atate did Mlaa Uoldle’a live) Somewhere near Falmyra. ralntyra) Tliat waa where Jim Hood old Jim Elobblna.

te hadn't

t bla 1

lege year. J Ini waa aotuehody dow n In I'almyra. Member of the leglalature. or aometbtug. He aaw Jlm'a name In Ibe paper* occasionally. Jim waa a Aa the daya wore along the dealre to vlalt Jim grew upon him. He bad a standing Invitation to come down al any time. There waa a pressing note in bla desk of quite recent date In which be waa told of the treat be waa in lasing In not making the acquaintance of Jlm'a matchless wife and equally matchless girls. He wondered If Jim would know the abiding place of Anna OoUlle'a aunt If be waa a politician. be probably knew everybody. He decided to go down at once and make Jim a vlalt. and be wrote to him

to that effect.

Then be went to the bank and called on bla father. And while be waa tbrre bla nncle Tom came In and the'three were closeted fur a long time In bla father's private room. When they came out, bla uncle Tom shook hands with him and patted him on the back Id bis usual hearty fashion. And bla father shook bauds with him In grave fashion, and both the elder mm seem ed highly elated. Spencer shook bli bead a little doubtfully as be k-ft them Then be braced up with a swift stiffen Ing of bla Angers and clinching of bb hands and accelerated bis pace. Hi was going to bla rooms to AU bla dreai ault case for the visit to Jim. He arrived at Falmyra early in ibe evvnlng. He bad meant to reach there In the afternoon, but the train waa de iayed. Ha hadn't tokl Jim Juat abet day be would atari, and au bla okl friend waan't bothering

would look Jim up In the morning Ue went to the hotel and bad bla auptwr. After supper be strolled up to tbe clerk's desk and Inquired about bla

friend.

“Oh. Jim Robbinsr cried tbe clerk. “Tea yea Jim la one of our Wading rltlaena. Has a aka home up on tbe West bill. He* a. great bustler. Jim la. doing to send him to tbe stole are at* neat UU. Friend of joursr “Tea- said Spencer, "an old friend. Came down to visit him." Tell yon what you do." said tbe clerk. “Jim la tbe chairman, toast master, whatever yon rail It. of tbe big banquet at Raymond ball tonight It* a complimentary feed given lu honor of Colonel Jack Speed, wbo la home fur a brief vtoll. and everybody, pretty much, la going Colonel Speed he-Tto bSTfarw^u TnUnyta ' Hun Dwight IVrklns from somewhere out west one of tbe 14g ualtoual lights of Ibe bouse, la to be Ibe speaker of Ibe occaskm. and they'll have plenty to eat and good musk- Metier go over * A half hunt tai»r Spencer ascended M stairway of Raymond hall Ue Mired a number of ladles In tbr crowd that steadily marched Into the baa and h. waa rather glad to Aud that the banquet wta not to be of the usual pulltk-al fur men only character . At the head of the atoll* he notk-ed a door staMilag open, and tanking through Into tbe brightly lighted aate100a. he aaw bla old friend The la

W in II ad.

d Spencer, but tbe lattt beart was Ailed with a vague distrust. When tbe clatter Anally ceased. Jim rapped on tbe table, and In a alee little speech told of tbe purpose of tbe banquet. He Introduced the mayor, wbo brirAy welcomed back Hon Mr. Speed to I'nluiyra. Then Hod. Mr. Speed responded lu a brisk speech, testifying to bla delight lu returning home to such frieuda and aueb a welcome, a aeatl-

-trd with loud

n Jim r

e again.

rltb 1

crumpled telegram In bla band. He mnrh regretl.il, be said, to be obliged to announce that Hon. Dalgbt Perkins could not be with tbrm. A telegram be bad Juat received announced a railway accident that blocked tbe road and held back Mr. Perkins. 00 miles

away. ,

"“Our regret, however," said Jim. “la somewhat mitigated by the fart that we fortunately have with us aa an honored guest one of tbe moat prominent of New York's young political and social leaden. Mr. Spencer Ulfford. who will talk to ua on The question of

tbe hour."

vc him a horrible scowl a feet. Tbeu be turned wltb a pleasant smile. He eth together hard. He bluffed. And deep down !ie felt gratlAed that Jim.

bad conAdrure In him. Jim knew he wouldn't duke. He would say a word or two aud retire aa gracefully aa possible. When 8|>cncer, after an eloquent wind up. Anally took bis scat." tbe applause waa vigorous and long drawn ont and Jim. bla face flushed and bla eyes sparkling, gnblied Spencer* band under tbe table and aqueesed It bard and said: “Great, my boy, great! You ought to g-t down on your bended knees to me for bringing you ouL“ When It was all over. Jim aald: “We

way. a

tow tonlghL and we'll have to escort ber to ber aunt* borne. Know ber) She's a Mlaa Anna Goldie." A little later they were out to tbe open air. Anna w-alklng wltb Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Jim going ahead, that acute married dame having apparently alaed up tbe situation. “After bearing you this evening." ■old Auna softly. “1 think this la tbe Held you are tltted for.” There was a lutuea. They fell back a little faribrr. “Do you know." be asked abruptly, “what It Is that baa awakened mer “No," she answered. “It Is love." be sold. Ue looked down al ber. Her face waa averted. “Do you know what brought mo down here) Do you know what carried me through that speech tonight T“ “No," she softly murmured.

“Tour

A half hour later be stopped Mrs. Jim aa she excused beraelf to tbe two mro smoking Id the library. “One moment.” be said. “I want you to know that I bad meotoUy promised your scamp «r a busbaod 1 sound thrashing for Ibe liberty be took wltb my name tonight, but I've found be blundered Into doing me a favor. I'm going to forgive him. I've eveo gone ao far as to bless him." Ue held out both bands 'Vougratulatr me. dear frieuda." be cried, a Ith a radiant smite. “I'm a very baiqiy ami a very fortu

The buraa. or snow hurricane of the •amirs la a to. tun of gnat Interest.

frees V . while lu tbe winter of URCt-S It dropped to 4& digrsse below aero at tbe end of January. Tbe buran comes with startling soddeaaaan tbe atmosphere growing dart wltb whirling anowflakiw a here scarcely a minute before tbe eky wee perfectly rieor■t. Louis Poet Dlepatrb.

An CM

VISHNU'S COMING.

of pious OTni^h-ariH-d Hindoos are worth anything, 1MJII0111 of women— all tbe "caste" wnmrt throughout India -will be thrown tUuultonc.usly in- j to a swoon lasting an boar and a half, f II Is the tenth Incarnation of the god Vishnu that fat looked for. and this to tbe Hindoo means tbe end of all things earthly. Just aa to tbe Christian means

world.

I'lsbnu baa come on earth nine times ns many different forma. This time

fter forkful, fli The "help'' v

1 putting h

old n

kept

iilug around lu lively style, much Ibe amusement of all baiuls. be "help" was rapidly getting tired; rould never do to give up and allow old man to come off victorious

Tbe plan worked well. One of the men lifted an eitraordlnary big forkful. Just putting it upon the edge uf-tbe, load, and wiille tbe old man was leaning over endeavoring to get It In place tbe fellow on the other aide threw all be could lift upon tbe liack of tbe old fellow, which, of course. U|>aet him aud aeut him sprawling to ibe ground. fort’ asked help No. I, endeavoring aa

HE'S WISE NOW. DeclarK That ha Ulrl Can t’se Bias "You don't catch me ever doing anything for any girl again aa long as I live." aald tbe young man with tbe polka dot Itand on bis baL "No. alree. wise to myaclf now. "Mlaa Peach went to Cape May last Thursday, aud when I beard abe waa going I bad to break In and aak If I might come up and carry ber bag to tbe train. I was bound to make a grand stand play with ber, you understand. 8he aald I might, aud you couldn't have held me. 1 w aa up at her bouse before tbe doors were oiw-u. aud there ebe waa wltb a bag the alac of a trunk, all knobby abd lumpy on the outside from tbe things abe'd Jammed Into IL Yon know how a woman packs —pots Are Saratogas full of things Into one small steamer trunk and gets Iht Janitor to alt on tbs lid ao Il'U go abut "Well, thut's tbe way Mlaa Peach's bag was packed, and It weighed a ton at that I picked It up gayly-lt bod a crate of umbrellas and parasols apd a box of candy and a basket of fruit and a rug and a Jacket and a bandbox and a bundle of magaalne# and a few other trlAoo—and we aet off. When we got to tbe station. 1 lugged tbe things Into tbe waiting room and aat down wltb tbe bog 00 toy knees. "Pretty toon I looked down, and there waa a stream of something black running out of It and soaking Into my new gray trousers. Did that girl ray abe waa sorry) DM abe say abe waa a born foul for packing things like that In a log) DM she tell me 1 waa an angel of light) No. abe dMu'L Bbe Juat looked at me haughtily. "•Oh. Mr. Skaggs.’ saya abe, Thera you're gooe aud spilled all my shoe polish. How awfully careless of yon.' “Never again, and you watrb me. No more helping girls get out of town for me. They're all selAsb brutes, girls are. and I'm a wise guy to lenro It on early."—Washington Pool

doo trinity and to all Intcotn and purposes the supreme god of tbe Pan1. In the great Sanskrit epic, the Ramnyana, be Is treated aa tbe ruler 'I things. He made beaveu and earth. He reCliDea on the lotun and la shaded bjjthc many hca.h-d serpent. Brahma. Ibe four 'beaded, springs from bis liwly. liut It la fur bla araor rit’lnearnatlotia. that be Is chledy remarkable. It la believed that whenever tbe world baa been disturbed be baa descended Id a small portion ■H-tlmes be has l»i-u a wonderful In hiimin bkeai-aa. but has pouesacd divine power*. ettch a character aa Moses, say. or John tbe Baptist nr,St. Paul or perlisps even Shakespeare or Napoleon had appeared among tbe Hindoos, bla overmastering spirituality of eloquence tadom or military genius, might be. would ao powerfully Impressed bla coutentporarira that lire tradition of his greatness, handed down to tire next generation, light easily give rise to the conjecture, tbeu the hypotlicsla. then tire theory, then tbe positive twlief as an Sri Iris of religious faith that be was Indeed U Vishnu, come on earth agal clothed In divine poa-era to help hr manlty over Ita rough path toward

perfection.

■"ihnu* relncomatlona In their accepted iirder are: 1. Matsya (tbe Asbl: 2. Karma (tire tortoise): S. Varaba (tbt boar): 4. Naraslngba (tire mao lion) 6. Vsmaoa (tbe dwarf): 0. Paraaurama; 7. Rama; S. Krishna; D. Uuddha. There arc otber versions of bla appearances on earth which rary widely from this." Rome Hindoo theologians ascribe as many aa 3d avatars lo the Uhtatrlous deity. lint orthodox, and tbe reincarnations reached by them must be regarded a apocryphal. Orthodox Hindoos

this point.

The tenth, or white horse avatar. I« known aa Kalkl. An anetent prophecy _ued It to this present age. fourth, or Kallung.—New York Jour

Ms roltowed tall. The principal of one of tbe public schools was very much surprised 00s day not long before school closed. It la tbe custom In boom of tbe schools stranger, or more likely tbe Be of the trust era. ratera or them to say to tbe,school at large: "Good morning. chlMren." Tbeu tbe with one voice, will

It may bate been this custom which brought about tbe surprise fur tbe principal Tbe rbIMreo In tbe primary arboul hod bora sewing, and tbe work irkably wolL It wta

tracber thought they should be rears rded by tbe apprulrstloa of tbe priaripel. and abe scot fur him to come to

d every link mite

tracber and principal turned away that tbe rbUdret. might not see them smile New York Times.

today, ami be bail murder to bis rye. U»w to lltoe did you come to speak of Mrs tUruag* alkgrd huel-aud" to that paragraph about ber aretdratf J. Fresh I dM H to riser clear uf a Ubel suit You know you taM ma always to say -alleged thief." “alleged murderer'* aud Dial aort uf thing. Boa-

f all c

borae, liraodlslilng a

are expected to u In India, nave .-lied tbclr rights

HIS GREAT BIG HEART.

“1 we by one of tbe New Tort papers," said so old resident, "that a col-un-d roan named King walked late ]teller m- hospital tbe other day and to.Isted that be bad two hearts. The doctors said that tbe organ waa merely enlarged 'h)|«-rtropLled,' they called It-and Its abnormal slut cregtod tbe Illusion of pulsation on both sides of

the body.

d many New Dries us people will remember King and will be surprised. | dare aay. to learn that be la •till alive The old man used to lira ierc. and. If I am not mistaken, be ras Imrn on a plantation near Baton llmige. Hr mud be close to 80 at prsa •nt. fur It was all of 30 years ago that be Arst attracted atteotloa In tb« dty freak, and be eras then past atd-

traordlnary muscular d< limbs w ere like Iron to tbe touch, aod I doubt If tbere waa ever a prlxeAgbter who could exhibit mare formidable biceps and shoulders. Tbe apparent double beat of tbe beart waa not only perfectly plain to tbe tooch, but a throbbing pulsation rouM be easily seen oa each aide of bla chest. “What seemed to me (till more remarkable waa tbe way be couM kardaa tbe muscles

r In 1M4. there ware candidates in all parts of tbe woods The day of tbe (onvenUon. however. ''Uncle Dick" weal down and. without baring preoant any semblance if candidacy other than his own prrsnoallty. be waa nominated by acclamation. His brother-in-law, David T. Little!, aa a candidate for stoto treasurer. He bad been to some pains to make bis candidacy an organised feature of tbe daya preceding tbe conrention. When Ogleeby waa named for governor, Littter waa pat oat of tbe calculations by reason of coming from the next county and was aid* tracked in consequence Although Mrs. Oglesby agd Mr- Llttler were siatera Ibe booses ol Ogleeby and Littler were fat apart from that lima Tbe beads were ao completely aged that oa# did not apeak to tbe ►tber. For tan years they remained itrangera. Littler lived In a great old fashioned isnaioo In Springfield Ogleety lived n bla farm near Klkbart. One day. to Ibe ratprlan of the Littler family, oxGovernor Ogleeby walked In. How are you. Dare) aald tbeax•How are you. governor)" aald Ut- . aa be straggled against bis aatuaueut Then tbe extended band of the unexpected visitor ocaa cordially

Duvo." “Waa I'm glad of IL Littler. ns be took tbs hat and <ai bla caller. “la tbe wblaky brills to Ue 1 Id place. Dere!" Tt to. and there', whisky In It' And that was h,.w the family feud •riad fneevee —Chlraan Tritmne. A Tale Wee— lbs Jleoiartoae K Tbe tost wumkrtul lab- la-tug luM

ruing a monster egg. A few month [u near Kbwetst the vlltogere beard 1 range and mysterious vole* to lb

“I am going to toy." which ware prated frequently several limes a fur many daya Eventually the rgg hUd. and Its alar Is sold to exceed 1 of leu large poddy baskets. Nobody win go near this egg. from which

Tbe No I tonal t arit-L North and south are Joined U material of the national lopiiol. Tbe central ImlMlug U cuneirm ted of Virginia sandstone painted white. The rt tensions are of Massartuartts map bk. and St columns of tbe grand ce*porttoo are immoblhs of Virginia

riba. Ur cook! do this at wlU, and the effect waa astonishing. No two of tbs doctor* agreed aa to the exact cstmt of the double heart beat, but they anwfflT him that be wouM be a vary Intonating subject for an nntopay and were an scared the oM man "King waa at tha preacher, and be n self from tbe pulpit aa an at man was fearfully and t made. Eventually be drifted 1 ■ud about a doaen years ago I raoa that be had been before n clinic to Philadelphia.

- OUR BIRTH RATE. fctstlellce OaU te Prove Thai I

In a recent editorial to one at oar dally papers a writer endeavor* to prove that tbe birth n BUtra la gradually d atetement la backed op by tl Uca aa obtained from tbe recorus ox nT. Newcomb, statistician la tha agricultural department at Waablogtoa. First of alt. It la believed that tha population of tbe United Btatea ori Inciodlog cokmlew—to -tb# Tear 1900 will be 74.4110.860. b

evut, which to below that of aay clous decade. It tbe population Increased In tbe past decade to same ratio aa formerly, . _ In 1000 would be T7.0H0.000.Yyt R 1 seen that tbe poputotloo williaB ohm of this number 4.300.000. Of tkto Ira It Is estimated that 1.023.480 may k allowed for d " and to children which a However, tbere remalna a loan Ut from 2.000.000 to 2.500.000 to On papalatioa If tba Increase to popototlra to In tbe'same ratio ea to that parted team 1880 to 1800. This Ion of 3.000.8AA to

from 1879 to 1! 1880 to 1800. wblk It la helkrod fl decade will only abotr an 1R.IM per cent. It is further printed oat this decrease la tbe birth It within 20 rears the tocra b* only «

laacbera and pay lag IL trimi'hSinS hungry el the royel meeting, to ha walked into tbs first teat kaody aad I..M the attendant to give him mote thing to eel Tbs loan patasnmfraora luncheon before him. to w«ek O'Ml