r Ik Mysterious Englishman And How He Was Broujht Back to His Own Br CLARISSA MACKIE Tbej bad finbfart rawer at Che Twla ! Star raa-b. sad the cub were Ml tins OTUtde the bank boos* enjoj-' a tbetr glow. There were iuM uwd Jluk , Prole. Meson Prp|«r. TohyGoff. Jars. ■ Barmood. Bob Hazes, "Che my*tori«u* | BnatlafainaD." end. a little In tlw fore- i gnood. Boss Carwood bimeeff. ] "Who oenee here?" queried Jack i Raymond lastly. ' ] lie or here followed the d!rr»'tioh of | kda cartons syessnd wiw-a horse «*k1 t fMar flytss bp the straight trail that v was plainly visible for be If a mile. a "One of the Manning boys," remark ad Garwood carries*!;. F "Bidaa aaelBoaa— like Pefle." obaerrrd Jtak Prola. " 'Talc 't b|m. though." - ( -Why ootr -Taint a Manning borae" t, "Ka mora It ata t." muttered Jfiek Raymond, arousing himself io watch the rapidly approaching home man y The bone waa a beautiful creature. » • drop cream color with mane and tall

a dark bay. Its rider waa mounted on a high Mexican saddle and wore corduroy iroudoia betted around a eofl white ellk ahlrt. a crimson ararf knotted at tbo'throat a broad brimmed gray felt hat polled wen down, orer the bead a US half eonreallng the eyea. gray gauntlet! and high heeled spurred boots of tanned leather. - "Kinder ladylike looking." 'remarked Tony Ooff under hit breath. * "Looks aa if be meant buatneaa J oat the aame," retort Maeon Pepper. "Howdy?" aald - et ranger. Tewdyr the: til ejaculated In ihmaa. all eicept axen. the English man. and .bo u ered. "How d'ye Bo?" all the time .zing at 'the atrmc ' tor with a ptuzli l frown on bla hand- . aaoa (ace. "Oat off and fir awhile." Incited Oanrood ctirdlallj. "Dae# aoma sopparr" Ha aroae and bawled an order to tha aaut "Dont core If I do." returned the utraagar, dismounting easily and turn- j lag bla bona to Mexican Pete. "Are poo MT. Garwood?" be continued, I bMta bla anna and looking op at the burty cattleman. "llmfa my nam." I "I hare a letter for you. and-er-parbapa I may bare a few moments" eeeeanatton with you." continued the stranger. "By the way. my name . Ofay-Jim Gray." I ■OW to know yon. Gray. Coma up tatho bouts while I read the letter, gutting soma supper for you." "Look like a toy terrier and a mas UK." remarked Raymond aa tbs two Saiiiaa nnlthoi in ih. cln.lr Sgnraa .vanished

•Taa la aa If be might aew a little now ami then. Praps bed turn to oad be mender for the outflt." Tdko aa not he's a Utile Bra eater and eeold ride you dean off a borea." MNflM Maura Pepper brortlerty. Tfc«y Ooff Joined In the laugh at hla ina. Ones there bad coma IS tba Twln Star ranch a greenhorn to aMM art lariat so be aald. and ao' Ms delicate appearance confirmed *ka Twin Star outfit bad proceeded to MR IBs newcomer through a hazing ■y »»«ld prora the mettle of any KW greenhorn hid pro red bla mdt Ha art bad glren the laugh to Tony ®* «Ba chief bazer. Since then Mr «rtwaa secretly snapldoua of all , "ladylike" looking atnsgera Sa tbey talked Idly now. watching , O»RB0S«tm aboto the Sstuaoa of the State Mow. They bad not noticed , •at Mralaea Pm. bad allppad away Made XT.*?.™ ,Dd h*d krara Pate iorad to be the flnt to ! 5a™1 10 tb* catttlemen i .** *"u Rooped to qoastionabla aaataoda to gala Information. On thl> I ***** ha did not hesitate to listen t of Boas Carwoo.1. , art the ratangar. Jim Gray. |, AU at oace be appeared In the mid*: t ' J^-P-rawpuncb^ehnckHng , ?** Jhwee news." be whispered !*» m *~ M. i '""•a * some man— Uonal Krmry , tlSm ru£c* waa~LiOD*' mr*-

_**• BrtUahman leaped to hla het WMfa-a mattered ejaculation of arratH . 1 *»• • «u1 stand UUa tyw-a tattling guaatp: For sixpence Pd Blra Mm a aonnd drubbing. What dajra think, ah r coward, sqoralrt ahrttiy and disappear rt la the direction of (be atablea Haara growled Inarticulate!, art Walked away down tha trail. The watched htm until he waa ewallawrt BP by the dtaun w The rather tartan yoong Bogliabm.u waa given • aolliary tamos. aad Ms eompanloha Wrtactrt hiTEmreot detre to U ataoo from varitfc. motiraa ■Rrti^ra^ttnd lnond*11 ^ crat^jBnart Mason Nppar. breaking "I weboe Ifi became they come orer rV" "•*•*« • «?*■« coantry thb m art caance they cant come up to It 1 hock boom." centured Tm.* J .... . ,o II ' rentnred Golf.

J*5f up to It back •my demanded 'Maann argumenta | nraiy. "Than arnt room enough k> bare a tart into the ocean." retorted Tony Pa* "I wonder who this Friiry perm la. ■•huar broke u Jtnt 1'roj. peacea«J- Hat wanting to attwar oror and M^Ta Jtmtttag a buoch '<rf^ato^w ««* Hazenk mad rt JaR to hear ,lK»o, augguetcd daak Raymond aheaallr. -rhta here ftmrj might be a friend of tala" •Irth bare a dear understanding •haw* M" aald Jink Prow epmklng Wtbectuarei, by roawjo of Me nape- i Tw^Rmr'mum'h-t' *' 1 awrar breathed a wort a hoot hla p*K ' •mtilm fur aaything that happana to y Thatywa I RRRRr, -Hat Mart T," anld Jack Raymond ' r BSMty. I mean thk. From am a M'tny m day ; Rf™7 drt I «ae going to aaj thai ' cbmw

| at he"a been a" prHlty good comrade to ■an of ox. why. (Wa here yoong detec- ' are moat be choked off if Hem's the ! one he's looking for." ! That's the taller cried Mam Pep ? per. and a naormarof asaent ran around the group. "Here they raw now." aald Tony Guff aa the form of !io«s Garwood am! bis email com [anion approxrtucd them | "Boy*." cab! Garwood, "thtt la Mr ' Gray of lonte. Juxt— ah. Itn't lla'm I here?" he ended la a tone of dwap I potntment. |. "So." Jink ("role answered. 1 "Where la her • ' "Want for a ttrol! up Mrtlcine creek I j'way." Bed Jink cheerfnlly. ' I "One of you hoya go after htm. He's ' wanted." aald Garwood shortly. " j I "I'll go." roluotyered Maaon Pepper 1 and forthwlris be left the group and; turned away from the trail and op. a Jloddw creek any. He walked until ; the rliiiilow of a huge rock afforjed n him cover from the bright moonlight. ! h and there be calmly aat down and n lighted a '-cigarette- o j MeanwhEe Maaon Pepper had scarce- i ! ly dl-vnrteared from rlew when Boh Ilazeti came ihudJlng cheerfully along the trait and Into their midat without warning. He fell l«ck a little at the silence (bat greet,*! hi* emning. "Ob. I *ay. w balls ai-r he aald rath- ' BwgeUSw T<«>y Got? nunaced lo he - at hla cIIkiw and wldaper In Ida ear • „ "If your name's Krary and you want , Garwood'* rol.e cut (he silence. *° "Say. Hazen, do you 'cant to talk to Gray of London about the MIHle wood matter?" '. wo>*i man,*- '

II "Ah" The Eugllzhman'a hand went >n op io hi* head, and he turned toward k- the, strutter "Mr- Gray of London. I !e any! at your scrrlce — I underataDd-I it was given to understand that Wood reIt covered." d "He did. and the whole matter was ? overlook,*!. It .was recognized merely' d aa a ilttle duel between Wood and yojnaelfAnd that matter waa ckwed d "Twtyf^r long alienee has alarmed your mother. She waa moat kind to me. and x j I lore her devotedly. When I saw that j she waa dy Ing of a broken heart I promised that l' would come to Amer0 Ira and w-our the country In search of you. If you bad retained your nam* * It would have been easier " Mr! Gray spoke ml her, wearily. ' j "I waa. given !i> understand by some 1 one that after my duel with Wood my ' presence In England only mortified my " mother If that la a He then I will r | return gladly at once. If 1 may askI you must be a connection of my faro1 lly: your face la familiar— you nmst.be j a Frary." Hazen spoke quite obUvloaa ■ to t-lie curious circle of onlookers. ■ I "I am a connection. Your father ' and mine were own cousins," said JJm ■ Gra- hastily. j ' "t .mains." rcjcnled I-lonel Frarf. ; thinking ts|ddly-~coualns. Why. my father had only one brother, and hr 1 didn't have any 'sons— only a little 1 daughter of a dozen years when I left | bome'sdz , ear* 'ago IJttle Lodj Jaamine Krary- 1 called her Little Lady Jim." he smiled remlnlscently. forget ' ful of the man before hltb who had ' claimed kinship • Jim Gray tunied hla bead away, and 1 Jim ,.ray tunieo ma neaa away, and

the moonllghj fell on the face hereto ' tort hidden by the fig bat. Frary ut 0 tared 1 sharp eirlnmatlon. "Lady Jim." ha cried. ~tt cannot- be r you!" "It Is." admitted Lady Jim In a shaking voice. "Tour dear mother was 1 suffering, and I promised her I- would 1 find you. Dad Raa bunting lions In Afri >. ea. and It was easy to roa away. Yonr ' mother would not have permitted me • to route If she bad known, for she 1 thinks America la a country of bandits : and outlaws and bear* and bulla But I, came across with tbe'Itafforda and Mt-tbcm'ln New Tork and came west to look for you." I-lonel Frary bad stared at her In growing wonderment. Suddenly 'he <aurht Iter bp In his arms and kissed her ardently. -Ijidy Jim. you're the greatest brick ever!" be crirt warmly "Boys, take off your hats to the brav eat girl Id the world-not excepting the. Cnlted States of America r They gave It separately and in unl with deafening ardor. Maaon Pep per heard It and loped back to the taneh. "And now." aald lady Jim. turning toward them, "glee three cheers for the lf«t comrade* In the world, no ex v captions— the sort of comrades that I will do anything save glee away a j Her laugh gave them the e!ew that qbe had discovered their ef forts to conceal Hazen from bar. That time modesty bade them' be silent. but Lady Jim and I Jon el Prary and Boas GaewneA Jium, • - L - to the echo

„ Lad Heir Stylse. Born. Ot i tie New Hebrides people do - their ball up lo a bunch on the top or , the Lewd aud stain It yellow, while t the tebshiunti of the Ombel Wanda pass It m. through a tube ao as to make a.kliwl of plume The Marquess* t 'hlrfa favorite method' is to shave all . the head ,-v-ept two patrbro. one over each tempie. where be cultivates two ; bovus of >1.1 ir. No douU thb la to l- ""x1" hin more a tiring of terror to r hie eoeniie. iban admlyarion to hi* B friend* lis reason Tor sharing I be ' , reat of tie- i»*td Is to allow more space ' for tattue.ug: aa If all the available akin of the i.*lf were not enough Froneu Baooi«.VThe death of Frauds Rzwwp wac . eauard by hb devotion to the cause ef , teaearch and scientific Investigation , During ooe of fab excuralona to the . , rountry he conceived the Idea that ant 1 ma! rahs>an,-M m*« h. , . . I preserved bv

t means of snow. He procured . fowl , and co* doc ted the experiment himself i A senee cold was the result and hi ■ hu already enfeebled rendition be wa* , not fable to withstand It art (Bed of ' j wh*t ** now know aa bronchitis April I », ltd. aged atxty five, el the home of j I-ord Arundel He Waa buried In 81 k Mk-bael's church. 8L Allans I I The Ward "Battry " ri The axed -twtfry— tiari urigtnatly no rj connection attb "tietk- an tdea whk-n | b now Ultimately aaaurutrd with the | - term The One meaning given H !| "waroh'uscr- from the wvlddlr K*r i "herfrj " a narcbiewve TUc Br*t ■ pari of ■!■•* wond b eonnerred wtis : "tmroocti. ' !lw le-ad xlth Tree " As : the practi.*. gr»« uf hanging -tzetb" tn S»rh loners |.*,pie mntnOM tneatlelces pt the ,e* by- changing the I «-«d Tyrfty" |*to the n«n "h« try" : 1 Tbs Spiriy of the T mas " It b an .ge of srtiO 1*1 drvVea « ,B ""h-^ Phyabal ' . ,hr'* " ®°« roeaetlzlng fsi* • 8 eymwtwti-w hair. - Atlantic. * *"lro dr. what Been ' may Ax. what mrn dailv dn 1 JTlT ■ •« what they d« -Shaka^ieaja " "" ' — — ^ ■■HHHH

BUND OBEOIEfJCE. _ i sm . Wall Pa 18 For It. J A genlleu.nr. nsil a need gardener who oever Iboisght of tiering a holiday t o oilsclu* a day from nock sod ao , aomew bat surprised bus eropkwer 'By asking kirn If he could have "olxt ! Friday off" Hb request was tci mediate!, gnuotsbow op. ami .a #eck went [last, and then a fortnight, and stirj no sign of . Mike. The gentleman reluctantly cm ; j ployed another man tn Mike's pace. I About three month* afrerwsrd he , ! surprised on golug Into tb# (grounds ro find Mike at work Just pa if rioTti «j: c t~i<! tzaiijiejicd- | "VfUmVSSpa you been. Mictiaeir bo J asked . j "Well enrr. It's lolke thts: Too remlmber tie -by y.m let - cue off? I hud to appear at ttie ,*».rt n» a witqect on the Up of 'I* noaa. \ " 'Michael Dooley. sex :s — Yla. aorr.' sex I. " -Go Into that box.' says " Bight, sorr.' acx 1. " 'Swfear.' sea "e. -I did as > told *ne. though 1 don't « " "Three months for coatlmpt of I "And they've only ?n*t let roe ont. i "-Pearson "a , ACCUSED AS_A WITCH. i

nt Tried Fa* "Conwaesmg Wltp the Paxil id . In tha Form at . Cat." I ' Jnur VVeu ha 11. .ear indict.*! at the -I Hertfordshire aarizes oo March 4. ITU. o- for "converslhg njrh Jbe devil In Ibe form ol a" cut."' under the prorblotia of I* the act of JitM. repealed In 173-1 Her ly! prosecutor* wished to have her at arid Indicted fur practicing witchcraft to L the tixrrji ef And Thorn, a servant girl IT six teen year* -1.1. but thb «a» pec RI ClowV^. aitteKigh evidence waa pro it daeed at the irlal-towbow w hat Injur* - r' crook,*! pin* aud by plai-log cake* aiid « how the pr.~>iier had caused the death J of -some mule airnply by vaalktug through a turnip RelA . * The Jury brought her tn "gu Ity." F and Mr Ju-rl.* I'owell pn.-.ii -... F trace of death. but.to;,k step, t,. .,u.„t, " the verdk-t Wen ham"*- pr—-. irr.,r* publish, *1 an acvcuut of the <««-. but ^ their arguments were I«|I, eriz,-.l by ' Was llberared aud taken U4Kt,x tie I protection of Ciilonel I'Jnmmer. »b" ' gate hur a collage, and we 'are loili 1 ty Dr. Huit-Mnaon thai tn ITSfi the whole country wa* fully convln. nl of ! her Innocence.— Loudon Spectator Do You Know This Flosxer? t Among the guests at a Hummer hotel In Vermont was a scientist from " . Boston, noted for bta botanical ro searches, and a woman desirous of Impressing him with ber stores of gen- f era! knowledge; also ahe affected a ■ deep Interact tn all matters pertaining 0 to botany.

lt " "I an p| wise." aald the woman one day. "thai you find almost all the ^ mountain flowers around here?" "I find u great many." aald the acl enlist. "There's one species of flower." ahT | . continued, "of which I've road as ai , ways being on the bills, end I've ai W ways wanted to see IL Perhaps you . can pick me. some." "And what la thb flower, madamr r "The Turple gldamlng.' yon know. I ' ahould dearly love to posse** soiuerd Mlnneaimlb Journil. . 11 Watch Your_6houldtc* _ When standing le-foie a looking gla«* ; ^ height. Generally the right i» tnglici ' than the left. The reason lot thb uu [' evenneaa Ilea In the way one «lts . 1'ou • get Into a <*>mfonable ehalr at your " n de»k. and ai on,*, you re*i your rtgbi '• your dealt, iliua throning one shoulder higher tbnu the other. Tbi* Is e*pectc.i "r ly-tbe ease where ooe write* a great deal. When yon notice ihat,*riie shoul- . <!•* b higher than the other- the tbtug a J to do b to Change yonr way of sitting ^ at your desk." Two simple exercises .-i ' will be beneficial. The arm of tire low. " er «houlJ-r ahould be extend, *1 up ^ ward, the baud grasping a dumbbell " That. Of the higher shoulder sbou.d he J. lower. si aud made to au|>]s>rt a heavy weight. ,L Tha. Sleep «T ,b «T Stads

Oat*, coru. 1,-uuel anil some flower seeds Wen expooril duriujrTls days I to a traiperuiurr ol 40 degree* 1". be ' low Z*ro " Afterward when platxd io suitable surrounding* -nearly all ufjbe i franel. oar and ,-orn seed* and many of lb* olh,-r» gernttnated II 1* corieluded that the protoplasm, or the .principle of life. In a resting *,**) b la a state of Inaction not comparable to that of a smoldering Or*, hut rafher like that of a chemical mixture which la capable of forming a combination whenever the required couditttn* of temperature and Illumination nrr |>rew Political Quips. Aboettheblackewt dark horses oft Ik ' arc the candidate* for ri * ' PrealdenL— Dnhtt h Uerald TT» coat of living may be htgh. tnd ' think of the com of campaigning far i " prewldentlal nomlnati.,nr-PinLad..o,i nomluati..nlt-1'liiLad. i j

\ Press . 1 " Any Ameeh-an boy may become pre* Ment: but. considering that a re-s.-, ; Tendon cam, wig, U necrosarv t ada v a. protavWr not" ao many of Uuui . want to be. -Cleveland lander. r ' . Aerial Flights. ^YThec Beroptape* are used kf'M, •ting the nntlb the old romark a'u, > "dropping a row Urros" will ceaac lo I. ' Ijfl' BForo of *i«eech.— Chicago ft.1 lie German experimrafs with hug* •Wglhlc ba'.looo* have rtttal, been «K*mrjgtug. Paraero! V; j. |i one of a long wriea.ro .-..rat- ro gn.-f " i New I oik World The Cookbook. _rv*eti» ta'I* irtilcti ere earned Sk l-rt ' JT •I'T.loiBg- Iwvried etv d-.i . abrwrl.,1 I*. w-rr^ .itb „ ' epriekting of mincesl paroley. jkMi t"C, .lf . Um . rt fhonaMe before ha kmg Tin. m»kc L fc richer art d.-, M ,trn fhr Moat- peot-ir wiwinktf fried epc— J with rogar-Ja*, bef we am ing. n, *> »«1 awe *Ml air ex n "rify dlfferont flavor la glcrBr Ic In* " . . I

mas : ' OFFERS TRIBUTE .» . *• >■ 'F 'Tanlac Has My Vole," Kowi Exclaims W. F. Fowler in | His Statement. d • IV. K. Fow ler. i>c\v. 8eRzer -treri d a compositor etoploycl o«i a I'bUadr ; phla new. paper f„r tire pa*[ 17 "year- ' b-ltr- tt«m-w.i.t, «d Other wclbfcuowu ' isylr m nra>lEig Taulac He eat t * ' Foll.iwbre a -evcre ca-e of arelv * »l-. 1 suffered from iudlgestrun poor t bh»I nrcolahun and kxlney trouble. Perns lu thy back aird ktdpejrs w«t . almost, unhc.jeble Mv lwl refused > simply chased every p«iu and ache ! 1 on of my system, end got my dege- [ lie- my vote!" raulac I* -afe for young aud »ld uoj from^rar-h drug, end mineral-. It. eole to I he anaennc^forv ale-ceut a- I . p' Teniae t.slwy and -ee " nrmg. track (he rotor to pale etieeg- qj.d the sparkle of health l.b the eye-. Taulac Is being explained tn. Ocean at Hughes- t enlrai Pharmacy. Eighth slreet and Wesley avenue, adv

• CAHPHOiiOL'-'i ! : ONCDRttifVlSfj; ft Soothes and Loosens t'j i Those Stiff Rheum-ati, I Joints, Reduce InflamatV «nd Drives Out Pain | Lriot raffar with lairriag- • : aatlam. JJrarttla. Ptauray. \. . . I I art Ooegwatioa. Herabirs--art atwwst rwllot Pain I. ». : thing to stop. Oet a Jar o* , • al* from tha nawreat iJruz -t.,r•hfla you' ax* applying ■ a-. • m wlD wonder what bee-.m,-' , »•»«■ Tha rwmarkabte , ... . Cbrnpborol# I. antierly due i . graaa Manthol an,j Gam; h Pnvwd tn a synthetic w», ... . . •ulta. It b well known that it • • aa! profession and medlc.-.l tify ta tfaetr groat curative p, ... At all droggista In !5c ar.d " ■. • . Try an Advt. in

The Sentinel and Get Results f . ' <* Notice to Limit (Yeditors. BOAKI* OF CHOSEN KHKEIIOLIrRItK. I'olilic Notice. rw'ron^yiurvj a've'on r j""1rucI 1(1,1 of a srmvrl 'J.' 1 " ' | °!^ J U» wwtee?* the roan house .1 Ch|h' MsyV'oart n'oase' s niVi*« •PC.-'tlcstio". prelarnd Ly I. M !*lnrt fin IS: roo l«- ob l«e aanf. of twdSzrJ wh m. <toP°-|Una.

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. ^ E - REPORT OF The Sinking Fund Conunission OF THE — CITY OF OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY A3 or - s DECEMBER 31st, 1Q17 , ' . ' 4 j . - , . *

Schedule "A," Data Reserve Rcvjnir^d to >!ect Bonded - .j Debt at Maturity. $I25-I3R 9ti • j Surplus in Funds Above Re-iuire-Aggrtgate Sinking Fnmls Against Accounts 13K.S63 4t> l-jiaings Above Revjuirenacnts. l'.lrT. t'ndisuibnled. 44S (i!i Total Sinking Fund Assets. 137.:»4 OS Cash Balance, Januiry 1st. 1917. 24-itai (il Cash Receipts, All Sources.-4JH7, 1S5.449 4.i Cash Disbursements. 1917, v "dll!i.S7:5 !hl | Cash Balance. December 3 1st, till 7- 5.745 7ti Net Earnings. 1917. 4-L'll OS Sinking Fund Appropriation. J917. -13-874 02 Term Bonds. Numbcf of Issues of. 14 General Bonds, Outstanding. 37!L500 t*) School Bonds, Outstanding. Sit.000 (*'

Sinking: Fund Balance Sheet DECEMBER 31, 1917 Schedule "C," Balance Sheet ASSETS ^''v . # 5,745 76 Investments. - 131^68 32 Total Assets. 137l3H ^ LIABILITIES <U"f" .• r , •. * 136^65 46 Surplus I iidistnbuted, . ^ ^ TotaH Liabilities. 137,314 08

Schedule "B," Receipts and Disbursements RECEIPTS — 1017 f Investments: ! " 'Securities Paid. . J 1 07.32 1 87 Revenues Receivable: « Interest and Income on Investments. A 4-253 5»i Sinking Fund Requirements, 1917: City Appropriation. 13.874 02 Balance, January 1st, 1917, 24,109 til 2094319 00 DISBURSEMENTS— 1QI7 Investments: Securities Purchased. 203,8,'W 82 Premium and Accrued Interest on Investments: Accrued Interest Paid ou Bonds I'urehased 42 48 Balance. December 31st. 1917, 5.745 76 209,619 06

Investment Securities DECEMBER 31st, 1917 Schedule "D," Investments Character Name Due Rate Amount Ocean City Bonds Street and Hire 1932 4 'j p. c. $ 9^00 00 Ocean City Bonds Funding. 1917 Serial 4,'sp. c. 28*313 32 Ocean City Bonds Beach Protect u 1945 5 p. c.- 7,000 00 Ocean City Street • Certificate Series "A." 19215prtT— 3,500 00 Ocean City Slreet Certificates Series "B ' .1921 5p.c. 1.500 00 Ocean City Short Time Notes 3 p. e? 81,755*00 Total Securities 131,56*32 Cash m Bank . 5,745 76 Total Assets 137*314 08

Statement of Funded Indebtedness for Term Bonds of the City of Ocean City, New Jersey, and Sinking Funds Relating Thereto, As of December 31st, 1917 Prepared by the Sinking Fund Commission of the City of Ocean City, New Jersey Schedule "E," Statement of Sufficepcy

Name of Bond. Street and Fire School Citvlmprov't • Fire Apparatus City Improv't Refunding ' City Improvt City Bonds _ City Bonds School ' Fire Apparatus Funding Funding Beach Protec'n Totals

Date of L Issue. ' 10-1-02 6-i -oa ""'Us 7-6-n] 7-15-11 3-1 1-12J : 5-1-121 7-15-12 : 4-15-ia • 2-1-141 2-1-14" 111-151 I

Mllority. > 10-1-32 H 61-20 « 61 18 i 11-1 -23 * 7-1-19 7*6-41 7-15-21 j 3-11-42 J 5-1-42 ,4;15-33 2-1-44 f 2-1-44 1-1-45

f. Outstanding. 12 t 85.000 00 0 :i8.ooo oo 8 17,000 00 3 5.000 00 9 20,000 00 1 50,000 00 1 14.000 00 2 6.000 00 2 6,500 00 2 45.000 00 i 104XX) 00 i 132.000 00 1 274)00 00 5 74)00 00 ' 462.500 00 1

Fund, After Revision In 1917 $ 30,050 92 : 26.391 la 13.600 00 2.345 56 14.000 00 . ., 7,651 51 . 7,000 00 730 86 791 77 5.481 54 1.500 00 7.917 57 1,628 10 140 00 *119,228 98

City Appropriation In 1917. t 1.646 56 -1.969 35 1,449 10 25!) f 3 1.704 83 968 57- - 1,193 38 116 23 125 91 871 71 353 61 2,557 01 523 ai 135 60 $13,874 02*

■ turning* DIs- f Ir touted In t 1917— * 1.018 71 I !I05 79 459 06 82 09 464 19 - 181 79 223 !M 17 15 18 57 128 59 38 44 182 II 37 25 4 74 $3,762 46 %

- . Agnlnst Account Dec. 31, 1917. $ 32.716 19 . 29.266 29 15.508 16 2,686 78 16.169 02 8,801 '87 8,417 36 864 24 936 25 6.481 84* 1.892 05- . 10.656 69 2,188 38 280 34 $136,865 46 1

it Uequiremdtit*. :. Chapter No. 212. P. L. 1917 $ 31.771 50 28,756 37 15.024 99 2086 78 15,431 5.9 6,344 28 7,816 81 623 28 675 18 44574 51 1.490 44 7,942 64 14524 65 275 94 $125,138 96

'• Surplus Above 7 Rrthlreraetita. $ 944 69 509 92 483 17 737 43 2,457 59 600 55 240 96 261 07 1,807 33 401 61 2,714 05 563 73 4 40 $11,726 50

State' pf New Jersey, ) ' Cape- May County, j . ' sion of the ChyoT ^ea^CBy'.T^ Je^0' The "rihe'l?,000? ? AssisU"' ^r«ary of the Sinking Fund CotnmisBonils annexed hereto and h«by madeT^art *£3 |I T ' Inv«t?,en> Sufficiency of Sinking Funds for Tirm New Jersey, as of December 3, , ',9™ P ^ " " ,rUe *u,cn,cal of ** condition of Sinking Fund, of the City of Ocean City, - CLARENCE S. SCULL. day ofJanSuarTri^a,,d 8Wt"n ^ me' " N"°Ury PoWic' th« fiftrtotb R. CURTIS ROBINSON, Notary Public. f .

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' ' The Ideal Summer Resort OCEAN CITY, N. J. BATHING SAFE AND UNSURPASSED FINEST, BEACH ON THE COAST THE HOME OF THE FAMILY MAN Spacious Boardwalk. Free Band Concerts During Season. vGreat Fishing in Ocean and Bay. The Delight of the Yachtsman. Numerous Trains to and from Philadelphia on Three Railways Within easy access of Atlantlo City and other well-known resorts MANY CHURCHES NO SALOONS