With the Exception of Knckdeschel's Cottage, All Fires Were Slight. Tb* member. of Ocean City 'a paid Arc department reapouded to 43 alarm- during 1916. the greatest number of time* the tlremeu of the town were ever called out Id a year, bo far aa tbe record# show. Wbtle the alarm# were Yiumeroua. the lorn by flame*, with the exception oftbecaaeof tbe destruction of Bernard Ruckdeacbel'e large and attrac-J ttee home above tbe yarbl club'# Douse, waa comparatively alight. The lOMeea were kept down in many Inatancee. by tbe prompt and eltlcienl work of tbe member# of tbe department under Chief Charles H. Wat -on. i and .discontent which aadly marred ffflcteory for a year or two before the appointment of Mr. Wateoo a- chief 1 Following la the year'# record at ' January 19-11 p. m , telephone eai| I to Hugbee' Central Pharmacy; cblm- 1 ney Art: no damage. < Febroary 6— 10 SO a. m.. atlll alarm < 641 Aabnry avenue; damage trifling. I February 16 — 1—40 p. m., telephone 1 call to 434 Went avenue; chimney; #e c end call, 120 p. m.. aame place: dam age. Dothlng.^ I February 31 — itli p. m , chimney " -lire. Clint L. Breckley'a palut abop; * no damage. | April 3—1 30 p. m , graaa Are, 826 t Brighton place; eo damage. 0 April 4-^10. 10 p. m.. atlll alarm, car * barn, Tenth atraet and Weal avenue; • damage alight. April II — 13 45 p. m . general alarm, a graaa Are, Fourteenth etreet and Pleae- 3 org avenue; no damage. b April IS— 8 p. at., atlll alarm, gram •' lire Tenth etreet and tbe bay; no dam " *e p April 23 — 8 10 p. m , atlll alarm- " gram Are Thirty-third at reel; no dam- P age- p April 38-8 p. m . atlll alarm, graaa »■ (nRlalk MM aad Atlantic avenue; "

April 38— 1ZJ0 p. m , pboue call, J. E- Mm.', auto; no damaga. May *— M B p. m., atlll alarm. 818 aeaaaa (rear); no damage. "WE— ^ 138 p. m., general alarm n "T Wa>1*7 "r —|^l|*^*P»-.pboi»aoall, braab *> ■*-<•« - Mii. ■ra at Twaoty -sixth at rest; oo damaga May M—Pbooa call from Tuck. boe. -tog to, eel lean. Ooaehamtoal and anaakaanaar reapoedad. P ea- autlgad bp Spanpani to *l° U>>">' ***" NtotototkHtoai "" ■W,>l klami> aMea to seem' oo" gn^ld* aZT- -- - jgi. |X. ' Btoeallj! steaot P **" P°to ™ " •»* bay, oodamII— 6 68 p. phone oall ^fr^aTpZ'ZrS'lain. •MangM there. holZTZUT Wwlil- aoflreptoge near, etoame, PMpad water from bay. Tbe mlt thai«M '.rr.""-1 001 ahoto 810.000, partly covered by IneorJaly I-traeb Are. Joly *— 13 88 p; aa, phone eaH from ' J peey.; a.ah*; M iamr, ' Jaly 33—8.45 p premlme near • * «^oaa; damage. IK .toy 38— 10.46 p. at. Wave Dairy r*7'*nM*7 <rllb to'pbur | Angito 11—10.46 p m., pcml alarm; ha« 83. tote, alarm Aagaal- 33-8.46 a.m., atui alarm. I Strand Hotel awn lege on Ore; damage, 810. ***** 38—1 P-aa,. graea Ply moo lb plana and Boardwalk; oo damage. AhgM 80—8.46 p. m . telephone t <*U to Path place; ba»cb E«k. Wllilteh.i 1-7.48 p.w„ beach boo- I ■ra Fortieth atraet; oo demagw. t1i|ilatoliei 8—7.48 p„ra., phone call I to Tblrty-eecond atraet; tolra alarm Milliliters— 816 p. m, call tobm aama place; lira On beaeb atartrd by young fnlka; couldn't beva done any 8 September 36-10 p. m. ^general •tons. «ra to tenndry of Hotel Btotiy.-.-te^tb afreet t-d Aat^ry V avenue, aappoaad to have caught from electric Iron ri-ni-M - --- lioo; abooi 876

Odotnr 4— 8 15 p. m , general alarm, ■ra in rear 688 Weal avenue; Iraab; no damage Kovambar 3 - 1 J6 b. m„ g»,r,| alarm, graaa Are at Fifteenth atraet and Weet avenue: damage trtfllug. • November *8— 9 46 p. ■_ general alarm, email bulldjug rear of 652 Weet avenue; damage trifling. Novembers— II So p m.. atlll alarm, rear of g H. Button'- bouee oo Weeley avenue; po damage. November 7- 4 40 a m , geotral alarm, On at Fourth atreat in Loodrteh'a row. Fire con Sued to the bourn Origin. uokuown: loaa, 8400 ' November 11- 6 15 p m., box 86 talae. Npvgmbgr 18—12 80 a. m. chlmnev I no Are 918 Meat avenue: oo damage. ' November IB— 4.10 p. m.. ielephooe pole# oo Are Second -trret aud Haven aveune; damage (rifling y December M-6 46 p. m . gryt on ■re at Thirty -fourth afreet, auded by Bead big Railroad train: oo dm£age r— I Change# of copy for dlepi.y .dver- ' •Maaeente mw be at - tbla .. Fee not . toter than tkeci-e-alay morning gt 9 e'etllk ahatp tw m-erUou in the M antra- wbe.*»-« pam«bte n te|Y ragmtoto that they tw-ei.t uin.1t later Id "a* . "H '*1 . Tina rule will beHtortttij idhmiu. adr , u. u

J1UEM MOOSE 5 TEAM COMING \ Manager Townsend Books j Fast Sonth Jersey Fives ] for Games Here. ' j rl Manager Then. V Town-end. of the j IS Ocean City Military Club ba-krt ball 4 I- teaui. announce-, for llie hem lit uf the j n patron# of thl- -port, that he hae J i, Saturday. January 6th Salem Moo>e J . been induced in come to thla flmr i through the frieud-hlp of Manager I I the team, lu view uf the fact that the . Moo— draw a very heavy guarantee, a - rente -t -wight. a fa-! tram- and ahuuld he ao attraction . there will be a number of game- played j each floor with all South Jereey Saturday. January 3D, Mlllvllle City ut The -chedule Ihu- guea down the line until tbe local# have played all Soulh Jer-ey team- that are worfii lu going after. MlllrUle haa alway- lr" ha- alway- been able to put ou tbe floor a faat buueh. The team repre- ytl aeutlng that town tbla year la no (all- ib Wttb a -chedule of tbla klud, tbe tb ougbt to be packed at avary lD< game. Tbe atleodaoce ta everything aatlafartory, and tbe management *■ going to floleb tbe above acbedole, 1 pofalble. wltboot advancing tbe price of admlaaloo. Io 611 probability , wlll have to be done, aa It la Im- . poaalble to cootluue at a loaa. If tbe praaent patronage doea not cootluue Tb after tbe advaoca (If tbla abould be me necaaaary), tbeu the aport will bave to a ■ be abaodoued.

Tbagtrla' teamaof tbe Ocean CI High School will play In tbe prelln 48 nary naxt Saturday ulgbt. m IMPROVEMENTS IN 191 < r (OooUnnad troaa Kuwl I'wsa-i ,b Cottage for Joaapb M. Bowlau 88800. aa Bungalow for Joseph M. Kowlaoi »- 83350. Apartmenta for Oacar V. Blgban a. $8500. >1 Btora bnlldlug for Ninth Straol In pravamanl Company, 83000. i- Apartmenta for J. M. Cbaater, 8300 r- Cottage for Ura. William Fraoe ■ Smith, 83S00. Public comfort atatlon, $3709 i. Cot lags for Josapb M.Tbomaa, 86001 n Collage for P. B. Fraim, 82200. r; Tftraa eottagaa for Sarab HeUoooel each 83700. >1 Cottage for Joaapb M. KowlaoC A partaken la for Artbnr B. Cbcatei a 84000. Two apartmenta for Mix C. ft Cbaa 1, ter. #Kb 84000. 1 Cottage for Mr# Caroline E. Stewart r Cottage for W. F .Pendleton. 82500 t Cottage for F. A. K.mty-r, 83360. r Building for J. Mi Rowland. 36000 I Cburcb building for Central Ocean I City Clvte Aaaodattou, 83600. • Storm and fbeater for Joaapb M. r Rowland, 812.600. a Dwalllog for F. R. Roberta. 83600. 1 - Bulfdlog for Otla M Towoeeod. ' 88600. \ Dwelling for Frederick Brooka.13800 Lumber abada for John Maru. 83U0U „ CoHagf for Robert J Sbarp, 81600. n Dwelling for John A. Boyd. 84500. Apartmenta for J. M. Cheater. 83000. b Cartage for Mra. Chrlauanna u b r 88000 Apartmenta for X. H. Cbaater. 88800. " Cottage for J.H Cheater, HOOO. 01 Bungalow for Mra. Emma Magulre, ,80600 * ■ Cottage for Alex. Colvllle. Jr , f7000. " Cottage for J. Edward Voaa, $6000. „ Cottage for Anloolo Datlllo, 8300U, ,|, Apartmenta for tbe Rev W. A. jCobb, 8&600. « Apartmsnu for James E Joboaon, va 84MU. m Cottage for William FraDcl- Smith 83800; ib Cottage forThoa. H Edwards. $3,100 A part mania fur J M. Cheater, 83600 Pavilion tor William F. Hbrlver. " Building foe J. M Sinner, 64XOH of Butldtug for C. S. William-, $30(10. rl, Apartmenta for Mrs. C. Adall'ne nt Wrtgbt. 84300 Store room for Firat National Hank. '»i . $1600. * *"*' 1 sh

I, 0 EVANGELISTIC SERVICES U . „ WMi be meld to First m. K Cburcb Nan Week. ' ,1 Bpglontug next Sunday evening. ] ,1 evangelistic aervicea will be held In the First M E Cburcb every evening next week except Saturday. | h Tbe Epwortb .League will coudurt < tbe service Monday evenlux; Mr# 1 il Grmnvllla H. Sirelman'a Tuesday evei. mug clsaa on Tuesday evenrug; tbe e olflctal hoard member-. Wedne-day' < eveulug: tbe Men - Bible Ciaa., t Tbur-day evnuug aud the Fraocea ' Wlllgrd Bible 1 'la—. Friday eveuiug. • 1 Large congregation# are expected al , mTW^iy — ' * W'illiam Rembold. Jr., a baker, of I , tbb city, and Ml- Florence Haich, a , of Philadelphia, were married Sunday morn lug at the Pnwbytenao manae by it tbe Bev. t-harjm H. Bobuer The "» pair left oo a trip. They w ill realde In " . tbb clly. U . m , J-dg'e C.I. m il Make Addrraa- l» Judge 4'laraoce Cade, of Atlantic IC*y, will addnwa tbe Men's Bible " •' "*• Pliat M. K t (Mireh Huu- b. W^gg^'pZta'Z bast m mam tola to atteod. a

1 1 1 1 I 1 1 II II I I I I I I I I I I II 1 1 1 ! ! A Piece <rf I | Professional i | Advice ♦ + It Wi» Given Freely and + J No Fee Asked 1 - 1 - i + By WILLIAM KURD KILLTER * -Hello! la that Mr Iturtonr i "Well this b Mra. Medium Could Now. I had a case In the courthouse that time, ao I auld: "How ahout half |ei-i It. Um Mer "Oh. I'm -o sorry ! I t «■■■• how I can manage It I m Ju-t obliged to "You rouhtn t |>o-t|wue It unill day after tomorrow T' Ironclad role rtam-- I began; then, on a sudden In I at lunch Suppose I meei you at "Ob. I'd be ao glad If I could «ee you I "Not In tbe leaat It's a pleasure. I did not tell ber that I was break wblrb la nerer to talk Yn client* al 5 luncb Aud I never do ordinarily. r Thai was how It happened that I b lunched today with Mr*. MerrUm " Tbe bualurio tbe wlabed to consult me about was not very compllvated-

gave tbe' best advkw I roaid aoo promised 10 look further Into tbe affair and render a more detailed opln Ion In a few days I bare been Mr* Merrtom'e lawyer roe some time, but bare never bad any exte-hd Conversation with ber until today ja-k Merrtam aad I bad been Intimate friends ever star* we college boys, and I was bla law op to the time of bla death. Jack went out to Colorado Id 1896 on at-<-ouot of bis lung* Three years later came bark, radiant with regained and sorcea-fui mining stock* Be brvughl with him his young nearest relative l-tupfc dinner with him several times at bis borne Brooklyn, but Jack and I did moet of tbe talking. After Jack's death -that was two years ago- Mr* Merrtnm stayed In Brooklyn, where the aud ber a am Hem house I taw der two or throe times while the. estate was being set _Der legal adviser- but Jack bad twen In gill edged aecurltle*. an there was not a great deal to do In -Ion concerning ber It Is a mental habit of mine to classify every woman three gradea-A! It and C I had Mra Merrtam us A -thai waToday after we had flnl-h.-d with

' Bhc Is a rather slender person of me would call li dark brown, hut I am un i Bhe la uot at ail reserved, yet an me ^ bow remarkably dignified I- Insisted on paying the bill-over her solemn I trust I did the corrvct thing I'm In ■ quandary Mrs Merrtam qur-ted me Io pre-em a hill for my I low. al all. and l" told' hei sn"jsh^ Zld ' what I think the adv|.Z u w"rTbif JZ! •! to the low" " "Ik. you thmk 83 u" img»n bnt I "Oh. never mind. Mr* Merrtam. I'll ■ -end yon . hill .t o,r etui or the month i « k n> „ pay before then. We ran settle on a price- at that time l ee 00 doubt.- I. Tbe fact Is I wanted a chance to 1 Fifty dollar.! She evidently , behevaa that lawyers are highwaymen , Tb. whole affair baa not tak'en up , more thao ao hour of my Unw 1 duu't I «»" "PtoM at tbe Ctol 1

► a joke I know .he 1 'ii IL But here. r one of iny la— • friend- I have been to I $ (heir borne, and all UmL I f see what I shall do al t;.e end of tbe |' f '■ f I bave been working very hard la;ei ly. Tbe Thayer case baa gone through t tbe mill again, and onr aide gained It j but tbe other side made a federal question of the thing and sued ont a writ ) of error In tlx- supreme court of the . I tC"nlt.-d Spiles. , 'The .a— is 11..W locked op before actener' Is not uiielu .ded To I J * ore. | I have stirred up no lawsuits, nor ( '^nnee^'aral ehamierty But I am | "-tHs Yrt I have not mi-managed her affairs I hare made money for her. and And. do you know, she refused to p it She sent It back wltb a note da* that the charge was exorbir^ fair compensation for my services ( Yes. the has a sense of humo*11 1 Well I tore np tbe bill and ro,« ] another, putting 30 In the place ' checlf on the Manhattan Trc oom' for 30 cents, since whlc' bare rendered her no more Mil* Yesterday afternoon, wb* ' wa* dictating a letter to my ate>ffraP'lerthe office boy looked la fro Die main the office hoy looked In rro

^ "Mr* Merrtam'a ootaidc I A few mluutea later I »a ■«" fe stenographer to his mw-ne. and the was following me Into t pfrato office. M "I'm ao sorry to havertt yon walt- \ Ing." I said. "Bnt thatortf )™f "ad C to be finished Barilla chair. Mr* _ Merrtam. Now. wb van 1 do for youT* She seemed aomesat embarrassed "Mr. Burton"— at began. | Then abe stoppe ' "ailed. I "You've been ir lawyer for aome I time, BDd I've le.ed to respect your (j Judgment Then" eomethlng a boot II which I would »• 7°ur professional fl Ber manner heeome qnlte boalI neaallkt I "Certainly. V* Merrlam," I said I "I'll take plea"* 10 giving yon wbattl ever aid I ear ■ Then she pi In a calm and stralgbtI forward wa bow 1 certain wealthy I widower m .offered himself In marriage and tfw abe had tbe matter under consldettlon. "Mr* Mcclatn." I mid. "It la very dlfflcnlt bglve adrtca In a ca aa like thl*" Here I Mused I wa# thinking bard j "Ye* know It la"— obe waa beginning. bit I Intermixed icr. "You bave asked my tdrice." | said. ~ maaanlng my word* "and I aba II give « you try best Judgnieal Tbe question 1 . Is a difficult ana You say tbla man Is a widower of long standing That la. of course, a disadvantage But without going Intr detail*" I went on. my excitement getting the better of' me. "bare la my advice: Do Dec marry tbe widower Marry me Instead" — She stnwri at me In amazement. Then tbe coloi rushed to ber cheek* C and ber eyee fail. U ' -a* my opportunity. I changed I my role frr.m cnanaelor to admit* I "Rose!" 1 cried I said a great deal more, bur ft wtrold j be out of place berv. because It waa entirely unprofessional But wben. aft- ] <■ er awhile, ake asked me what abe must I say to tbe wealthy widower I advised thai bis suit bad b#en 001 ommwd A Fine Battery of Tnnth. 0 The animal liuvlag the most teeth to. . !bc great armadllb of aouth Central 1 and northern Souti America. If la a 0 fact well known t> most people that " the aormal or average Dumber of teeth '' In mam mala b thirty-two— sllUvn P above and the same number below v The f- oat armadillo, however, la an ?x- g caption, baviaj from tb to 100 Be !iai from twentv four »o twentywix In each n loser Jaw. toother peculiarity Me* In * the fact thai they are all molars or " grinder* Tliey Increase In site from 1 front to burg, instead if from tbe mot. " tod »re w belly dnntliut# of enamel ° it «t>d

— n Look tog Forward. The htisU-ind snd wife were making -I a call on friend* one evening. The 1 „ I wife was ta Ik Ing , "1 think we" shall have Marian take t(' „ ber music cud regular studies when *' . I "Ab." said a mat present, who had 1 •>'" '»•" ra>her "oun^Vo 'tara'g , daughter ready fo- college" "Dh." said the mother naively, -she ,j( eight months old bnt I do ao like Io ' look forward.'"— lad la uainlia New* *' Wi#» Old Ctorgs. m i She— And how did vou l.ke the meet bu 'fcg. tb-rget "" fjlbc. especteliy t lie talk by that al* , "May tie no! my dear, but she's aw- *" I fully cute." A'1 needn't go wltb me agsin."-Cleveland lu 'la in Dealer of ; — : [ There are many kinds of smiles, each ' I having a distinct character Some an « goodness and awectnesa; othl A ere betray *irc*am. blttenna an.r pride; some aoften the countenance by ' their languishing tendrrmraa: others ; by tbeir spiritual vlvsctty -

See Me First! -j "ileal trade tot- Estate BORROW ss fiCEA* CITT LOU on IEW JERSEY ■ I see ytj i im ^ | J'oJT y bst£! ' "J 1 | - Me F'lrat W.5cott Hand gi^axlei Ate.. Ocean Ctty. ■. J. |

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LAKE Undertaker and Embalmer Taos# US OCKAM C1TY.H. J. SAYS SHE FELT I LIKE SCREAMING — for Fonr Years Without Results— Tanlac Rebuilds Eer Health. Added to the prslse of hundreds ■ tnu#t csrry weir lit with peo pi» Who auflersa She did In *u inter wllli Hie Tsui#. Msr Mra. Itsgthe effect, uf s net vou# bfvmkdoa.i During that utue. I 1 rested in -< m. y moat de-psited or ever being helped could be. I could not est sod enjoy . aiomscb. -lesdy 1 hat I often felt like acresmiug loat ao much aleep sod received Utile uoorlahmeut from my food liiat II w's, aa much sa I could do to get Some night- I'd wslk the floor, unable to re»t In bed or to aleep at all. J When s friend recommended Tan- ( Isr I waa ready lo try anything, and although I dou't u-ually approve 0/1 proprietary remedie- I -ecu red * hot diflarent woman I can eat scything ' want aud enjoy It . loo. I hardly hoped my nerve would become bo at rung. they weie before my trouble alerted. I : •Hunger and better In every way." ' Tan lac. the celebrated new combat- , ant that la ooueertlog m mauy rub- 1 fry. heelty men and women. I. being ' Introduced here 111 Ocean City S J Hugba#' Central Pharmacy. Kigbtb "t reel and Wealey avenue. edv it ^ — Advertise in The Sentinel

H. Rurkhardt & Co. I PL! MHINfa^AND^ HKATING j HEADLET A ADAHN . Reading Coal | **" —« *»H- TKuraa aa* asat C. L_. LAKE ...REAL ESTATE AGENT., j : Ware's Specialties' 813 ASBURY AVENUE ^ XT-10-' 50c. doZw , 18c. qt.1 lie fine*! Tea- and Cuflces. | Ve make a ape. lahe of onr Fruit, and Yqetablrs— freth every day. I t will pay vou to give u. ■ trial. '*> F. H. Ware , GROCER iAMPHOROLE-Al i ONCE RELIEVES PAIN It Soothes and Loosens Up Those Stiff Rheumatic Joints, Reduce Inffamation and Drives Out Pain ] Don't puffer with I-umbago f'heu. 'aatlsm. Neurttl* PWunay. N'eor*lmu xnd Congeation Were to the qolrkeat thing to at^. Get a Jar of r.mphor 1 wlte It" ta* wenZnownThat' lha' 'i ' Y 1 1 ■ 1

O rder 1 iYour Printed Matter and Advertising Typography from the Sentinel VTKW methods in selling goods have revolutionI N jretj aji Qf t]le |,usiness world during the last ten years. A protninen' advertising expep .truck twelve when he called Erinting the " Sil1"1 Salesman. '■ As a salesman Mr. Printing is a Z™1 success. He never misrcprescit* yon and hcnever bulls in when he isn t wanted. He can alttoys wait until Mr. Prospect is ready. Unlike sales I men he doesn't try to tell al Jie kne*# the firs trip. He can call on anothe day fff two cents. Now is the time to send voir mai." salesman out fj talking for Fall business. Le me dress him np for 1 | you. I have devoted many -eais to the study of his neetb and know just what omstitutes the strong- j est appeal in his whole attire. Call, or phone the | . , ' Seniwiel v y,v nr%Hrui«r j..L 744-46 .-t*r OCEAN cru V - _ Interestinr Those Who Wish a Dasira FOR SALE—*'- lug lug Kaul.-oad aUtioua. Alao *lt Uarbor Bay. Baralay'a Poini . K ARTHURL 832 CENTRAL AVENUE STOVBS flE* S .VI I , i«A' Tin. Slate CAP" and g 8 » llut'.cll'B. Spot : g, Hcatc;- Ro IW-II Phone r.t-w Adverti1