OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXIII.

OCEAN CITY, N. J M THURSDAY. NOVEMHElt 20, 11)02.

NO. 34.

OceanCity Sentinel

L,AW OFFICES

Schuyler C. Woodhull,

H0TGL

H CURTIS ROBIN 5,0 N

CITY DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICIALS.

er C. Woodhull, O.- — „ „ „ ^ _ oise/iYF?e.. MORGAN HAND, . i Ocean Ave. ATTORNEY and | a"' 1 N ' hl,h

- COUNSELLOR AT LAW.

' OPKN-ALL THE YEAR

JONATHAN HAND, C'oiin^»_‘lloi-- nt-1 v NolleHof, Muter In Chuierrr. Nnurr INjblh

UARKISOX II. VOORHKHS <JounM«>llc>i--(il- I.n\v.

SECRET SOCIETIES. •r,. m iXtn.l ni.il (..iiMli TlmtMlny r,.-tilns. .1^ nnd diHU^jlomU) Tveimi,. .it' run,

' "rl*r>. CHURCH SERVICES.

luunl. Ninony. « — ,— Milinnr nl -cW on Um nm KundnJ ot 1 muntil; Uiim n many o! Ilir nuwUi nt KI.K, nnd tturotli). «J0 nnd lOJU. rmpn-llvcly. I nlun Tnhrrurlr HnpUnl CbniT^, Anbu^ A miner, imnuir. »uu<ln> nrrrMvn. prwlilnc II n. m. nu.1 n p. m. HuDdnyuliiMil, np.ni. l*rn>iT intnllni. Wndnmilynrwilm. iHBrer. ui Um Intnnl—. lurto. It. Honrnrn.riu.liuinu. Joliu H. Tmvnr. trvnnnrrr; M. Unrrln >rar-

CHURCH SOU^TJES. monllf. l Mr£'SS)MV > V.c|uiSuau>.carnnpM>«lnc

LAW OFFICES Apgkr & Boswell.

LAW OFFICES

ATLANTIC CITY.

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH

Counsdlor-at-I-aw

THE IMPERIAL

HOTEL ATGLEN OCEAN CITY, N. J. “■ * prr *’' 8. C. OOKF. THE EMMETT M. A. HOVI.I.. IToprlrlor

GARWOOD HOUSE,

OCEAN CITY. Nnw JnrMy.

If Umtv wnn ow thing which Colnncl i hi

lunimood loved niw tluin n-giilarltj

Uni thing wan tin' Ornnil Army of the j hi lliyiiihllc HU nl.tiT Mnry often wild - plw womlen^l what her hrotlnT'n life I

nnd Ur n cut on from the j ei

glory ”! paniding n lthi^tl* "cxmiradirc" «

dock on the mdahng of Wnnh hlrthihiy Hie roiir! mil In the I tl

library of hl« little fff lnii«nllently •'railing the time for hhi morning bnth. Ho had rl*m at 7. an unual. taken hi. hornobnrk ride, bteakfniited n; nnd wnn raiding hl« |>nper until nro|>er time nliould ehi|me after bin meal. Then be would take hb> hatli. don bln blue uniform and noft hat. which were laid

In hi* bedroom, nnd hurry to the point where the |uirnde formed. Gertrude KlllotL the colonel'* niece,

pa urn d In her faney work and regarded

the old p-nllo

here ll

1 " “II til

H. UAKWOUP, 1'rop.

THE LYNWOOD

!». J.

nentt'Ai-

£)R. J. S. WAGGONER, —Him t>». pit— l*fa)MlrlBU aud I>roKeliil JJI AtbBry Ate., Ocean City, R. J. 1‘urr I'nirn. Hn. IWnU.mWT, OoafnctiOMrT B. T. ABBOTT, M. D., l*b>Mlrlan and NnrKroii. OFFICE-Contr Centrtl ud Ellbtti Strati J C. HUTCHINSON. M. I). IlomooopnthiHt. No. Mill Oconn Avcnuo.

HOWARD BURT, M.D. 809 Wesloy Avenue.

THE SWARTHMORE

l Jk~

THE KATHLU 'looirroniiorvnl * Wrlfr bMu^kML W ' THE IDLEWILD HKI.VN TKKKAfK, NEAR NlKTH Hr. Hii iVrry [mrllriilnr. Head for Intiikli'l- ' OCEAN Clir HOUSE !ISn^^fcirSm. , " 0d “ , ■ 0,M, tor_ " > "' r * t "' .-.IN CENTER OF CITY.-. i.*itwdHi* Slpol” n'nd nTl'iort'dIwnnoe **

JJR. CHARLES B. RIDER *• I>en»int'*

JJR. E. MILLER. rbyw'Han and No retail HperUIIU lu^Hurprrj. remale Ul.rn.e- nml

long HUtntirr TrleplmDr No. w L

COAL COAL COAL COAL COAL Huy your Ouwl from the SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. TWELFTH 8T. AND WEST AVE

G. THOMAS, No. 108 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, Floe Family Gfocsries.

I.rcml nnd fte.im.1 .uir> In naiiaaSin. kknlen by ronll prorapUy ntleodwl to. Al toon. In the amount of <10 and upward di tiered ir*» oi ciaune al nay nmrnodatailok a Atinatteor Cwp* any eooaty. LOW -PK/IOHS.

CINERAMAS

In bud and bloc

PARIS DAISIES

w hile and yellow

FUNERAL DESIGNS

QHARLES L. HOFMANN REGISTERED ARCHITECT

OCEAN CITY N. J.

Money for Jortgages.. THOMAS 1. THORN I,

... " ' rMiLAitELrai,

FLORIST 1124 Cantral avo- Hi..ne~n my. s.j.

EDWARD STONEHILL |- 1 ■ f - to WUUnai It. mwaenilll BRICKLAYER anl PLASTERER All work In naaaon line lirumpAly attended to... MOA I*rIjrliton OCEAN CITV. N. J. HAND BROS. House and -1- blgn Painter* <UA« CENTRAL AVENUE

SEASHOREFURNITURE

All Around Thanksgiving^

time I lie re l.ewnerwlly more rail* for the i.luiutaK ihnu ll«e plumber ran an> The eitra work lu the kllrlieu « a nAralu on I lie w atvr i>l|>e. ainl If lliere I* a weak plarr It alva* way. let un Hud the wmk place- lei Hie time of alralu. Let u. «*amlue PLUMBING -

THANKSGIVING Hurry up >ohn generally mint tu> than til—r wlwfe w# are given o

Gallagher'* «a •. »*cono'»t«e*y. -

JOHN R. GROVES

649 Asbury Avenue

Ocean City, N. J.

I AT THE MERCY i l OF THE MILITIA 1

I I

LAWS OF HEREDITY.

I THE FLAG IX BATTLE

By Benner Mujjc

e mid. v

e e*tel

In her voice. "George Page I*

thl* morning.”

•Huhr anorted the colonel.

• Now, nm-lc. you .hmildn't dl-llki Im no merely lieeaimc he la-long* it

ic militia.” Gertrude ■■ontinued.

The colonel dropped ld« paper. “I wild aland cvi-n the militia.” be do

clarcd. "but I

lie kind." pronwtnl . “You admit that }■ ih prejudice alamU!

"The hath r the key 1- In

p , thing ineanlngle** In Itarlf that baa *1gnlfled no much or aerved *o greatly In ll' ; ll*e drama* of national life aa the flag! u hh !. | n.k- the Ixmdon Globe. One tradition aay* the Raracena flrat rarrled an orthodox atandard Into ' ' 1 tie and thua gave the tde*. aa they gar* to many olhera, to the crnaadlra. u :ur ; obvlounly the Bag la faf older than thla, and It 1* Intrreatlng to note It* dcvelop.1 u. " | ment from-the flrat Inanimate object > I borne aloft on a ataflf ao a* to be generally visible down to the complicated ' xonry of a royal banner In our own fa. The Egyptians thus carried be- « tlK'lr bosta the figure of a ancred

a dog."

“A brave man wou from a dog If he hni of clothe*.” tli nomew lint ohacnrely. ■

rmel anld, darted for

la* Elliott alglied and rammed her fancy work. Presently the colonel ap-pean-d clad In a hath robe and made hi* wry through the little hall to the bath room. The water splashed merrily. Gertrude sighed again, and the doorbell rank In a faint hearted manner. ‘ A good looking young man dreaard In Hh- uniform of a lieutenant of national guard entered and took Gertrude In bla arm*. Then he looked about rather anxiously nnd anld: “Hu the colonel gone?” “No; be 1 * taking hi* bath.” Gertrude replied. "Hid you tell him I wn* eomlngT"

iway from that dog If you bad on hree anil* of clothes." “I couldn't.” ”Be serious, George. I talked to untie last nlgfit, and I'm sure be won't on—-nt to our marriage." “Then we'll marry without his con"I shouldn't like to do that" George Pago seated himself on the aofn. with Gertrude beside him. and considered. “There Is one course open to un— strategy.” he said, and plunged Into a brown study. "After 0 now. parade atari* at 10." he murmured. Then aloud. "la there a lock on that bath room door?” "Yea." Gertrude said wondorlngly. George Page stepped softly down the little hall and listened to the energetic splashing of the water. The keyhole In tlie bath room door was empty. George tiptoed to an adjoining bedroom, took the key from I lie lock and. cautiously I naming It In the bath room lock, turned It slowly, and It went complete-

n elderly, gray <d woman, entered the library and led George Pune. :'a time your uncle was starting for parade," she said In Gertrude, e done of the l—lh room rattled. * was a pauae. then another and rr Entile. “Till* doer serins to be

“For strategy-’' aakl Gertrude. "Will -noietndy n|ira thin di fame gently from the ivitohct "fl thing la abatrnrilng It ” "Tv— .lone will not he npened nntll srg had a fvmaaltatloo " George Pag*

e In the hath p

down the hall and at

"H mrata that, bring a coward. I have taken a inwardly advantage of you. and yoo wtll

The women d.-pi. hind them the m.>r hissed from the ba “Colonel Hammi thT ! U ’n r ° ur r mind nod paroilin! elotbe* nr of mm hour or *u while

The colnncl p-sti-d his hand and look'd tbnugl sponge, In the rapid i

Page there i “Sir." he

“WlH-n we think of mice it I* usually of the trouble they cause us; vve are not opt to credit the rodent* w-ltb much Intelligence,” suid a lady at the sewing circle, "hut Ir-reccntly hud an experience whleh shoWs*t)mt the llftle creatures possess O good bit of wiailoni. after all. 1 bad been annoyed for some time by a family of mice whh-ti in . d In ill* of the ludronm. They nile

bled l:

my *

and when

Into the canary'* cage and eat up Its seed my patience gave ont. nnd 1 determined to fix them. I bought a trap and aet It by the hole In the mill. • For five nights I caught a mouse; then *everal day* passed without catching one. although tln-y were still there, for they kept up their noise, although not coming Into my room any more. "I found that the trap waa all right, but the hole In the w all had been closed from Inside. 1 palled the filling nub It was not ca«y work, for It had been evidently put there to stay and was made of bits of plaster and rubbish. I kept the hole open, with the trap close to It, but next daj- It was filled again. I repeated this clearing out prooe** five times, and five time* the filling was replaced. It was evidently the work of the mother mouse to prevent her Nttle ones from passing through what had proved a fatal gate to ao many. And I left the bole closed, for the mice did not come Into my room W. Cnn-w Hszlltt In an article on Shakespeare's handwriting aald: "We have to bear distinctly In mind when we neck to criticise these aouirwhai unelerkly example* of tienmnnshlp that the great dramatist nsed the court, not (like Jonann and Karon) the Italian, hand, and that In the case of his cnatempnrary and count rymaih Michael Drayton, the character* of Hh- algna tore are equally dUtaut Dorn fulfilling technical po*tulnJ«si and. If possible, •till less elegant. The qn—tlon of hand writing la. of course, independent of

sre may satisfy ouraelv.-s from Innumerable Instance*, ancient and modern; but If (thakevpenre waa less happy In Ida calllgrnpte th m In other direr Hon* the rlrenmstance do,-* nut affect, as some bare sought to demonstrate, hit general learning and was hi* p-r tonal Idiosyncrasy rather than the blame of the excellent provincial *ehonl which had the unique honor of being hi* alma mater."

The rising artist was palatine In hi otodlo w hen a visitor enteral leading j dog. The animal at oner eommeiHsd b hark furloasly at Hie ptetnre cm U“Ok.” aald the caller -you follow nature closely The beat erldenc the fsttbfulno** with wblH, y,.n pstn ted Hint do« In tie- harlgrotind Ithe earnest vray my diY twrk* st him " “Hot that Isn't a dog.” was tie- c-ply "That's a.csnr'' It ws* a terrible sltnstion. hnl the vlaltor did not h— bla bead K*ld Irf languidly: "Well, -rhe dog - * eye. sro better than min*, lie always did del.-t

ions rvsiili- of these InvestIgation rare of giiln -a p!-- with four lor

aiind li

n round nnd round and

ilireclloo until he

u round and round and

tired nnd round In

mouse, morairer. appear* Inioxlcaled w1m-u he walks, nml tie- idea tliat

the shortcut dlstam

occurred to bis pblloso|ihy. In mating.

tralght I

>»«•• l»t»

n series of ei[«-;

H tail

normal and so a ants ao long a* H anothersmauap n

i Auatrlai

e flowers In Id ui*.' provided hr ire their descendIs no mating with u- the latent In waits; bnt when

both parrnta have sari, an inheritance one out of every four of ihclr di ants will tuki- its rocn-atiun by niiig round nml round and round In

the an

The practical utility of such line* of experimetil Ilea, ohvhmsly. lu Imp Ing the bra-d of various dorneatlc animal*. bnt the tlitle Harvard menagerie la also wo: king out pro)deni* of great eoo*ei|uciiir id In-rwllly In genera ■lucstl u of the graileal liuinrii WlH-n om- lealiaes Imw vital In modern civilisation an- our Indlvldnal

Inherila i

His queatiou of tlie rilqulte of reglatrrlng al hotel* has '-rented no liltle in-t'-rrst among He- clerks of the amoral kills anker bostclru-a. Ib-njsmin Sctn-r er. the genial and callable gmtieman who praaidos over the d'-»k at tinCharie* hotel disagrrea with some hi* enlleaguea at the other Inn* on point ttiol tlie form. "John Jnn<si a wife. Karine. W-w.” ta not rorrect. The alawlutrly proper way for n umn and wife to register,” he said ravntly “1* n* they do bi mime of the awcll sumiu'*r resort* that la. the man'* name on nn .tl*-r and aepanii* bn.— •John Jone*. Karine. WU..' and 'Mr* John Jane*. Karine. Wta.’ It even ha» l-s-n carried to a still further extreme In giving the wife the anme Individual I'y a* la-r liuslwml—for bi«tkiye. -Juhn Jon**, limine. Wi*_' and Mm Helen Jonco. Karine. Wla,' lint 4o all intent* and purpo**— ll Is Jinq as c»a1 form for a rouple to regtsli-r 'Joba Jon-* ami

aa their carvings tell urn. Inspired the hope* and centered the attentioi their soldier* In the same way. The royal standard of the 1‘rralana for

apron, and It la aald a local prtnea passing a bennlfa cell on the way to battle one morning asked the Inmite for bis blearing or something lie to put on that artleaa c The hrcmtl poaribty a tittle touchy, even aalnta will be when disturbed breakfast time, threw the chieftain the flat round rake he was eating, wl waa duly added to the apron: hence the 1'irrinu "auu.” The lion waa anobr* ous afterthought. The Turk* used hone's tall the rank of a pasha being known by the Dumber of talla be carried. and probably thla suggested tbs mnch'blfurcntrd pennon of early w rn^chlvalry familiar to every one ' has studied the Baveux tapestry nr ly Illuminated missals. In Urn middle ages, devoted to play and military arrogance, the flag stood In relationship to the great cap-

stood to himself; It lu* In the melee and supplied a rallying point for the fighter* such aa nothing else could have done. Thla led to an etiquette of. flag* which apportioned ahnpe and slxc to every rank of peerage, from the royal standard Itself down through a varied array of ' nera. gonfalon*, pennons, ensigns other "bits of red Vagi" and kept the heralds' college busy, beside* supplying tlie poet* with admirable ' orlng for their battle pieces. Does not Scott tell us In aome fam Then fell that spall*aa ta I*>rd Howard's Hon fel But Util Lord hUrmlon a With wavering flight, wt Around the battle yeU Here. It will be noted, the whole gist and point of the fight center* In the pennons of the leaders, and of the vital Importance of the flag there are Innumerable Instances In medhrval Ut-

Ottcrburn—a flag, by the way. which Is still In existence declared, and thought not without son. that the mere sight of that fan cloth would pot the English boat to root And even In comparatively modern aud proaalc times tba belief that a dreaded captain wi emblem hat sufficed to turn the scales of bottle. Thus to the French war of 1TO7 the French Hear Admiral Barry when cruising with six frigates to the bay came In right of flvs or our lw one of them the Woodford. Captain Lennox. They and all richly laden, and anno they had no chan when Captain Lennox rescued them Uy an act of groat Judgment and of mind. Ho first of all holrii own ship a flag which the French admiral knew well, that of tba British Admiral Ualnler. blue, at the mtxaen. and be made all the other ships In hoist pennants and enalg spend. But be dl' two of the Indlamen to chaa ounolter the enemy, and aa vaoced toward the French raconm lag frigate, the Cybele. the latter, pletely deceived, made all sail to Join her consort*, on which the French mlral believing be was In the prcaa of a powerful British squadron, m off with Mi frigates under all sail i Captain Lennox and hi* cooaorta e plelrd their voyage In safety. The flag Indeed preserved Its glam long after the time when It waa cynosure of conflict, the emblaao meteor of victory, aa Milton rails Napoleon's officers, retreating tl Moscow, burned their standards and la the rxeeas of their bitter I mixed the sabre with wine an ao. The same waa done today then k

WASHINGTON A'MAGNET.'

Tt+rr O

bat tli* amtal center of the country eventually will be In Washington Buds Juatlflrall-in lu tie- rapid growth of the social literary sad artT-uloolaa to tbs additions to tlie circle* of dlatlngslahad and wealthy people who select Washington for their winter rreldenee. t had a duxen houses I could rent them all within twenty-four hours.” was the remark of Major General Carbin as be dosed a deni for bla own residence Just before leaving f.r Ills new post on Governors Island. The general. on Ida return frritu a western tour, saw on a n.-w*pap*r bulletin board notice that the order for hi* transfer to the command of Hu- department of tba east had la-on made Before going borne b.- and his w ife stopped at a real estate oilier and pUeed their bouae. fur Malml. In tie- company's bands. Thl* waa almut 3 o'clork la the afternoon. Before I hey oat down to dinner they were notified by telephone that the Inner had been rented tor $3,000 • year. Tlie general rrerived a doaen ap-plk-ntlons for Ids house from out of town people who desired to rent homes for the season In Washington, but had foend tlie supply limited and Inade-

quate.

Mora and more every year la Washington tiring selected a* the winter home of anladantlal people from northern rithw. The n-ntala for residence* amiable In Washington than la New York. I'hlladelphla or Boston, and tba matom has sprung np for weallhy people and those prominent la society to rent their own homes la northern cltle* and come to Washington for the season. where they can enjoy not only a milder climate, but tlie refined atmosphere of art and literature and also enjoy tlie unique fiaror of Washington's •pedal attractions, national politic* and diplomacy. . The frivolities and ahaurdltles of the Four llnndnrd that bare provoked Henry Wattenmn's keen satire are not ao ranch In evidence In Washington, and the winter co loo lea from other life at the national capital To mlngla with diplomats from all the great capitals of the world, to k

and w

■I life *

the political wheels go ronnd. to n

and artists and others wbaae tmporlance mid reputation do not rest upon a foundation of dollar*, k a refreshing experience to tboa* who have been accustomed to winning social position by matctilng wealth. lies Idea the floating aorial population that drift* to Washington each season there la every year added a permanent oniony of men and women of wealth and refinement who have hunt delightful n In the h

di-arth of suitable ica. or. In fad of any boonea ai Ic for aoclal entertaining, has si

and ample accommodations as

Gladstone fable* are rather a ous A good many of them are < lahed to Mr. Mortey'a "Life." used to bear that be never loot hk power of si.-Oping after tba moat exciting nights la parlaaienL Bnt In his diary for 1832 be writes. "Nrrvoos excitement kept me wakeful after vrakiag the flrat time In twenty year*." Twenty years later be bad a slnqil'-aaneaa. He plains that II waa not tba lack of ah that troubled him. bnt the rooaeqv state ot hk brain next morning, other times ha was affile ted with ■ ralglc attack*. Uk eye*, m look al were n "Life." proof of hk p not to be measnrvd by any physical atandard. He coo" by ludomltabk « feats of enduranc

troubled be arvuia to hare gi lief be required la "talking It all o' with Catherine,” hk d ' “

quaatitkn of caterpillars and other fnaecta which they dvotivy. In Tunis, however, thk k not I Utile »' - *