VOL. XX

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THUKSJMY, DECEMBER (J,

r iHM’Irtm Ix-lwmi j

SruF:;'11 THE ALTERNATIVE fl

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DELIGHTED THE SULTAN. An ttlpptrtnl BUu In

it tin’ (IriKt

la.«‘ Hluti-fprT* id fal|n In autvrli

llarkiT sai.' IW opkc a drink of: limmlj iiilrrd Willi watrr from lila can-, tn-n. and tlu- mnu |.r.«Tillj mtummJ to;

lufllci.-ullj- to all up

uik.-j- a abck ttiat pi

n It frutn ilw alarp that ha •r ao manj stiumtlona o>ar I TL.i autliurlllra In Turkaj i. irentiuua. Thcj brllrve ti •wka of I ho ortl aplrtt. Ml

In*, war and rofnihorre would tw car-

rid iin In tl.o aamo ... rt. - -

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■ woarlljr road aboad.

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CHURCH SOCIETIES.

PUMPS, SINKS. AC., 408-10 Anbury Avoi OCEAN CITY. N ..Bruofar and *haal imn »o at m<.». Oaatlhg turaHaoa at ah —ai",~ a .(aotally. All a™. J. T. BRYAN, rUCTlUL riUlBEX ui CAS FinER. IOOT ■Idea At*.. I'hlladrlphIn Mirulallag IMhn. Waka. Ha Ik Tab.. Wain on.. Iaa,l mad Ifoa l‘naa. Puail-. lUo. fur»hd al abort aoiic. Couinrj or IVj H~i

JACOB SCHUFF THE PIONEER BAXEHV. to. 700 Altar! A HAM Dealt Citj, I. J.

a» Th. loyal TV lap. lam-, loati.n rnrata aatnl •minihly la onanh. nu|arlnlriMto«t. Mia. M. Milavr; praaMWat. I.uaw it.raor.-traaau far, lawn notion; aarcatary. Mnkal Hraa.il, pcj^n^Vi^irVjM^a^Kalry* Aa'nwli

G. THOMAS, No. 108 MarkstSt., PHILADELPHIA, tlaadauanota ul UonU Jataay tor Fin! Finlig Miles.

tilanMaor i-npaMay Maly LOW r»RtXOEJS.

i na.at. ihtata: and lant'MABt K ISRAEL 0. ADAMS k CO. Real Estate ■ Insurance '* .AGEEnSTTS, Rooms J, 4 I 6, Rnl ElUK 4 U« Boil4U«. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. | (Vtumhadutlor* of ttaeda fur EVun

■oil! to Loll 01 Flrtt Mert|iji.

Silo ot loot.

rnab toaad. tWa mMOato. .jaity.^tgddlM I HEADQUARTERS FOR

I Heal Estate ana insurance, BELLEVUE HOT BATHS,

CONVCYANCINQ. ETC..

Nnw Suita for Surf Bathlrvr. Edw. T. Marshall •LISILMMItoi: * MASUMAI.I.

PRACTICAL

Seashore Painter ij 5 S WEST AVENUE. OCKAN CITY. M. J.

FOR SALE

IWIWHINS IJJ

COTIAGES AND LOIS

W. L. BERRY. Manufacturinjc Jeweler. NO. a* SOUTH SECOND ST..

ALSO HOR RENT

CENTRALLY LOCATED IN tK'KAN t'lTV, N. J. ALONZO COTTON, Owner

til# A.Uut.v Avenue

JOSEPH SUTTON BOURSC BUILDING

OCCAM CITY. N J.

Conieyancing, Real Esute Insurance, Mnngeees — end Collections

R. R.SOOY ASON Restaurant and i Lunch Rooms KM Ml a nun numi *mir PHILAPttPHIA. PA.

nnim

JOSEPN M. CORSON Real Eatate Agent

PALCRMO. N. J.

wma.Mt .i.«,|-mu». and mani bar alto n/ntotor ut nataM* »•> —w and

E. CLINTON A CD., rrr brushes. «ooi iuir. ui i s. uni n., rMMABAI^MIA. PA.

1’nlly

w Ith alx utlirr men. aud the icang were lockd u|. nt police- hcnd.iuartcr the night. It fell to me to take IHillgrw* aud |k»1 them aa to new maatrr and what would be expected of them. In our dletrtct we alway. gave a convict a fair Hart, lie wai told what would be reijulred of blm advlacd to do bla beat lo plcaae bh mantt-r and given to ubdentaud that li he went alralght we would ace that h< bad fair uaage. 1 waa lulereated It Hlack Jim at once. The law had madi n convict of him. but It hudn't dcgrnd wl him. He liad kept an bumwt face, a clear eye and a frank voice, and I hadn't tilled out Ida blank when I wa* wondering bow he could have been found guilty of crime. I detained him for a minute to a»k for hla alary. “I haven't any. air,’’ be gulvtly an awrred. I raw that be did not mean to (Ire me any particular, and therefore prened him no further. I had a more frank talk with blm about Rtebblua than with any of the oilier*, however. I had an blew that Mrhblua on him from the Brat anperior plane, and I wi I had Bupriaoner thank you. air. and ahall beat to plcaae” Thing, came about aa I feared. Aa Strtddu. la.pertcd hla gang be pk-ked Hlack Jim out for a|ieeial atteutlon. He had little to any to the utlxca beyond making blood curdling tbreata of what would I a p|,ca If they didn't to* the mark, bat to Jim be raid: “So they have pent mo a gentleman, have they? They thought I Deeded

ha|ia Mel.bc the Idea waa fur yoa to ait UO the veranda and (Ire me dally Icaaona Wall you've tome to the wring abop. Iwiok. now. I'm going to keep an eye on you, You think your orlf brad and ahouldera alwre the crowd, but IH take the con.c li out of you. Juat give m* tbe aligbtr.1 rxrua.', and I'U break you lu to beat the babdr' The tuea wera ari to work clearing laud. At the prlaon Hlack Jim had been •V.lalh.l aa a "Iruaty ami had He tiwik hla ptaee with tbe gang Jn.t l lie raiua aud waa one of the most In duatrkma Workrca amang them. He knew that at cl d ,iu. wa. walrbluf him and hoping fur an opening, and hr detrruilnrd lo dlrappoliil him ||

not resist. till hla feet were clear of the had I been able to reach a know 1 should hare killed ■ The man had been hanging 'll'., and the agony had almost brought unconclousucsa. when tbcjl. wa. kicked oiKIi ami four buidirangcra crowded In. It ua. a completo aur-

began t except i

cry.

with tl

The bully and ivward went while

aa death and fell Into a chair, and It wa* alm.nl pitiful to hear him beg for his life. He knew Ibuse bu.hrangrrs wdre rwcnia-d convicts, and be also

stories of Ida brutality bad

While t

rvc of t

■red the people with

plstola, the fourth cut Hlack Jim down. Thou he .tcp|.<d over and took a look ind rah! Iw had hoar! of my acand wa* aotry for It When

rcorered auffielently to t. the leader of the ont■tol In hls hand. amL pointing lo Htobldna. raid:

“Shoot him drad In hi. chair. Ua eaerves merry from no man.” Jim returned the plaint and shook bla

bead.

■land ui

chair with a

1 hla

.t of

aud th

rry to hare Interrupted

•a. but It wa. our railing night. you need mil fear. Coma, Jim:

Two of them helped tbe fori let out of llm Imuar aud upon

ml tbht wa. the making of the moat Duturiou. Imahrangrr In all Auatralla.

yean and IbeO

dh-d from a bullet, ami It wi year* »fter hi* drath before It tirrame paldlrly known that he had let

eld a brother ied him Innocent knowing how lie In abused by tile Joh-ed When Ilw h

Idas. I slimM.1 renlrf of him

Then lltark Jim lad Ilw mlsfurtom- to break th* landle of Ihr hi with wbkh b* was working Ktetddna at om-r arlard upon Ihr larldent as a pretest fig punishment. We shunld not have known anything about It at the polio* atatlon. alx' mile* away, hut for a I dark boy, who reported that StohUna had mm of hla men hung up by tbe

‘I nolle* Hat your hoy mows th* Ian* every Uire* or four day* How do you gel him to do IIT " A hl Itoii't let tilni bear HU papa tinea lofted, when he bought th* mower, to punish him seVBTvt/ If b* Bara to lak* II out of th* baa*-; Chicago Time. Herald

“Oh. ywa; I ln.,« that I* the way tbe lc* trust ta made, bm I want to know

al. ut aU of them ”,

lea re him her*

dleT' the Engllahumn penriated. Khaefer rnblacl hla chin thoughtfully, “llc'a sure to die aouu In any caae.” “I don't think so. If we ran grl

on my home and

this'*—

■'If* out of the quratlun. Barker. ” ' walk, and these- two Imrac ore already tlml out. and we cannot ■■usslhly do it. ''Ikwldcs. the horse* ty.” cootlnued the |«ay a big price for them In Ladyamlth. and we've already lo.l cent rneonnler with the Boer outpost*. 1 must get my dispatches ' clegrapb station. It's 4(1 tulles Oir yet. and 1 supiKwe you wnnt to your* In. loo. for tbe I-ouduu T . reckon on selling lhi-*e licw«l. when safely over the Tngcla rlrcr. aa 't !>ro|»sv leaving one hrhlnd.” J the Genuan's eye* gleamed angrily, hla voice thick with jiaulon. life of a nigger runnel worthy” he growled. matt, anyway,” Tom Barker "Suppose I refuse the fellow r •Then"- and now 8hoofer liecame ominously cool—"I shall again be forced to remind you Hat yot property. I go. and Hie horse you ride Barker turned |*ile. That ta the bolce you offer me? Then 1 ray you re a blackguard." •'And 1 say," Indifferently, "that y re a fool, fomr, will you mount T “No." furiously. Tbe Reuter correspondent shrugged hj_l shoulder*. ”tve It your own way." be said, 'll be food for tbe Boers before morning." Ami. gathering up Hi* reins it tbe second horse, hr prvparad Jump Into hls own raddle. Hut b Barker apraug ti|M>n him auddenly. ‘No. you don't." he rried. "" ' “ rav* me one boric, yon brute, tboogb t were a hundred times yonr property.” — "Sland offl" Hie Herman erl Tom Harker's answer waa (Ith him.silently, aud then trial uf strength the luua of which seemed for several minutes doubtfuL e not ladly matched. Hhaefer wa. a little heavier, but be older by 15 yearn, aud Harker's ludy had known aa English public school training. Tbe result of the fight seemed uncertain, when the German suddenly loosed hls hold aud fell lark, having the fetus of tbe seeoud borer almost In the other's riutrbeo. Hut Barker, raising hla bead and about to arise the rein., found himself covered by hls antagonist's revolver. ■'New, perks|i*.~ the German spundrat observed, "Jon will Its reason. I know you haven't got a gun on you. my friend. I know something of your strange Hngllsb character. There ta nothing like bring ready for any rtncrgrtiry that may arise.” Tom Barker, under the eoerring rolrrr. Stood erect ami mute. To argue further with a nan prepared lo commit murder on t-ehalf of a boras and a few nr*, dlspau-hra of no great Importance would I* simple waste of

breath

Keeping the tnnaxh- of tbe rerolrar pointed full gt Barker's brae at. Rbacfer saddle, and. arising tbe

gaud steadily

-Vo' ray he go 'long muttered Hie man.

Then he's sure gone wrung. That right trail had* down to the Bo - ramp, aud he'll get uab or killed for spy.” the

guide raid slowly.

It was too late now to warn the Gerroj&nan romapondcni. He was far oat of

—t-slght by thl* time.

When Tom Barker and the negro jnihlr. the latter mstlug against tbe English nan's shoulder, staggered the hut of a friendly Kaffir Just before sunrise the next morning, they could tiding* of Hie German. Bi

rode welcome and

rough shakedown from the km* suffering Kaffir*, who bad during the war learned to rr*|mrl Hie Kngh.li The next day Tom Barker, with guide, started off one* more for the British cajjip on Hie Tugrla. They reached It at sunset the next evening, and Barker reported himself to 1' commanding officer, who was glad get new* of the beleaguered array ladyamlth. and. although Tom Barker

begged

of the lust German comapofulrnt, the stern general steadily refused to hit request. And heaven only know* to thl* boor what did become of tbe wretched Khaefcr There * Home raid lie was

Boer malm

another whose Ufe story lies burled with them deep In the grassy ' the South African veldt—Kpw York Mall and Ki

ly that It u

-‘"O yrara ago If the ronaervatlve* lad their way In the sultan's land. Particularly baa Turkey objected to elactrhal tuDoratioas. The scholar* of the Koran cannot understand them and ao hold them as unlawful An American firm did not know this and. Boding that Turkey waa behind, the times In

' j matter* of electric lights and tele-

phone*. sent a smart voting Taakee to l onitantinople with a shipload of t*tephone. lighting and other apparatus. Not only was the young plooser, upon hi* arrival, forbidden la rear hi. materials out of th* ship, but they

t discussion of *

It was a dear gtri who bought watch of a Jeweler, who warranted Yor a year. In a week or ao aba wi bark. "My watch doe* go qureriy," al said as she began fumbling at her

'It kerii* all aorta of Ume." ah The Jeweler suppressed bis feelings and only remarked mildly: "A watch needs very careful ban dllng.” ••Oh. I'm ever ao careful with mine.

that It won't get scratched, to hare brought It here before. It has been going so badly, bat 1 left It under my pillow the other morn big. and Mary changed tbs hod. and It laundry. It wasn't bullet Just soaked a little while.' fear, nils*, we ahall he obliged to charge you for adJusUug the watch. ' I arena to he In a bad v “Oh. I think It la too arranted for a whole year, and here va had It only about a hart hardly used It at i

ora are strange instance* * ot the truth of the saying that poor are batter to their kind Hon rich. In one of tbe streets running out of Broadway In front of o those Wg edifice* which are half office and half factory building an old an atatlons herself nightly and bolds out a tin cup for stray prank-a.

it fur him ai a PI waled lo eral. who b

vizier. After a

craft tbe vl

setting up of tbe American apparatus In the sultan’s palaro. It waa for th* purpose of giving the grand viator a < h*ac* to prove that th* electric macblues were (he work of the devil. When the room* of tbe palace had been filled with colored glass bulb*, telephone bell*, cl Irking telegraph Inrtruments and other electrical appliance*. Hie grand rixler era* called In. The effect waa truly etoctrleaL He fled lo dismay aa aoea aa the drum mo

wa* started. He o

He ordesaq the A d the afDaratoa waj

there Wag after the people lu the building have gone hum*. This bapI one night recently, and aa the writer was pasting long after T o’clock saw two lads coming along th* deserted street. One of them noticed the cron* and after passing retraced steps and threw a penny Id tbe cuf held. There was no one lo aee hi. chart table act and no one to praist Hla chilhlng sat ragged, aud hla condition betokened want aimu*' ueb aa the Individual who beto-

thosa with plenty of money wh ■e most larlah with It or who dea< wive* th* moat readily. — K* York Mall and Kxpress

Swindled.

Theatrical Manager- I'm not golnr lo pay you for my theater. Co*tractor-Why not* Theatrical Manager- Iteraaae yraa

■rather Dleher'e hoBday gdrlad*-

(irr he w as t a the Mouth African veldt Tt*a your »u fnilt, remember. If you lose your (r ami fall in get your news lu Monay a l.«Mh>u T—waa bis final gtrctlug a* he illup|i*ared over th* ■eat of Ilw marvel kopje, taming lo ■ Hgbi net. II* way b* a b __ Wbcii be had disappeared. Barker b* a Texas ateer. AU I know to kecked around him, re vie* log the situ aatau. etc dat'a enough fee ael

Tbe American appealed to the snltan. who Inspected the lights and tetophones himself. II. wa* wild with delight and Immediately ordered the whole palace fitted with wires for light

The story Is told In the latest report of the American consul at Constantinople. Jnst received here.-Washington Cor. New York World. CARVED HIS OWN PULPIT. A ■laletoc Who Sweat Haag toaasa

Ta the Bar. a * t of 8t Slaty's Episcopal cfaurrb of E gene. Or . belongs the distinction of being one of th* eery few ministers of the world whose pulpit I* of bla own

da cbnrvb are an altar and n pulpit, mads and carved by him. aa well as several minor piece* of furalThe altar Is composed of ten panels, la 7 feet long. S feet wide and a little over 8 feet high. It Is made of Coot bay myrtle, black walnnt and eadar.

Holy. holy, holy." The pulpit la mads of Coos bay myrtle-. trimmed In black walnut, b

leaf and roa* vine, of which that* Is over 300 feet of almost ozact uniformity. Ur. Lovarldg* began earring In 18T*. He bad always an ladlaattoo In that direction, and. after visiting th* axpo-

lt with n While n at UnadlUa. N. Y, ha carved th* at and pulpit tor hla church and also a beautiful parlor man 1*1 tor hit home, which la mad* of mahogany, and I* 10

t believe la lev* potions, but tbs fact that w* sell os an average 40. potion* a day ibows that aw do. But then, you doaT b#.

about