The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-09
LONG BRANCH.
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LONG BRANCH, August Z, 1879.
This is the first Saturday and the ending of the first
week of August and rain shine bad it has been
far "mine host" from the East End which is the north
end to the West End which is the south end of Long
Branch expects this evening invasion from the city
which will ill with cots and cottcrs before the panic
his parors billiard and tenpin alley Arrange
for hops concerts and readings have been made
accordingly and likewise for extra consump-
ton OF bread, beef lemonade and whiskey. One
great merit of mountain and Of Congress water and
particularly of the oxygen Of the seashore, is the
splendid appetite which il gives the incoming guest and
the average soourner whether transient for the
Take this line Of three miles of hotels facing the
hungry Atlantic, and at each of them, three four
times day. you will find
HEARTIEsT FEEDERS EVER
And have found 1t the springs in the mountains
and the great lakes but after all in the Of
genuine gormandzing, the seaside from Cape Cod to
Cape May takes the medal of tire Legion of Honor To
give you idea OF this 'tme honored democratic prn-
ciple" ut Long Branch, understand that at one OF
these hotels since Sunday morning last in addition
numerous carloads of -four and potatoes and tons of
beef mutton, bacon and fish, butter, &C, there
no less than
THIRTEEN HUNDRED HAMPERS OYSTERS
''shucked" and put where they would do the most
good In short, the feeding of the 10000
OF breadstuhs and provisions at Long
Branch gives considerable employment to the New Jer
sey Southern Railroad, and market better than New
York to the surrounding farmers for their chickens
eggs milk butter and vegetables to say nothing of their
villanous appejack
Never within observations OF any season of many
seasons here have we seen SO large proportion at
every hotel Of
WELL FED AND PoRTLY NATIONS
In Turkey the beauty of beautiful woman is in pro-
portion to her tonnage, and by the same token her
charms are estimated, from the Golden Horn to the
Euphrates and from the Arabian deserts TO the Pillars
Of Hercules The Sultan Of Zanzibar jealous devotee
to this faith OF the Orient If he here and
take aerdinner walk through the piazzas of half
dozen of these hotels would at every turn excam with
pous enthusiasm "Aah bismillah" God be praised
and, after running the gauntlet he would be apt
nounce his kingdom or establish his summer capital at
Long Branch. And yet European philosophers of the
Darwinian school want to say that the American climate
dries up the living human body and tans it, and that II
left without fresh recruits from Europe the American
people would in the course Of eight or ten generations
be reduced to genuine Indians.
Looking at all these fair beautiful and ponderous
American women, we pronounce this philosophy ut
terly prepostcrous But what Of the men Apply the
rule to clam bake festivals OF fat and you de-
molish II enectuay.
THE FIRST THIS MONTH
is usually here exceedingly gay and lively But while
last season from the hard tmes and the cold and the
drought it very dull this season. from its unprece
and drenchng storms the first week Of August this
settlement has been positively stupid and dishearenng
upon which, at this season, dozen watering carts
or less-are usually required to keep down the
dust, has been for many days past
CoSTINUoUs MuDHoLE
like the dirt roads Of Virginia during the war after
every great battle at Bull Run, Fredericksburg and
the Wilderness But with the drying winds of yester-
day the mud rapidly thickened and hardened and it
generally predicted that would have this after
noon weather permitting, the most imposing display Of
final md han tagYpa fha
Jersey coast, and brilliant display too, Of pretty
women and stylish dresses on all the pazzas along the
whole line.
The arrivals here during the week have hardly ex-
ceedcd
POUR HUNDRED PER DAY
and Monday Tuesday and Wednesday the departures
appeared as If the general September evacuation had
commenced But since Wednesday have been
pairing losses rapidly and from the popuous
don Of most Of the hotels, the West End and the
great Ocean House for example, Long Branch is un-
questionaby the most prosperous Of all our summer
resorts.
TIE FISHING BOATS
for the first time since last week out the brny
deep in great numbers to-day and the toilers of the
sea- in their hauls Of bluesh, weaksh scabass Span
ish mackere and poges getting more of the real
stuff 'to the pan ten thousand times over than all the
miners OF the Black Hills. Many of the fishermen on
this coast getting rich and of them among
the most careful readers Of the stock and real estate
ports OF the HERALD
THE RAILROAD TO OCEAN GROVE
VIII probably be opened by the middle of the month, and
miles for hotels and cottages will thus be
added to the seacoast line OF Long Branch and this
extension We are promised naturally most id
vantageous situations, attractions strangers in
new hotels and boarding houses.
PRESIDENT
goes and comes like any other citizen. He Is still the
lion OF "the Branch" but has ceased TO be curiosity
at the railway station On his return yesterday from
little trip into Jersey he detained at the station for
some time waiting for his carriage, aud walked up and
down on the railway promenade completely unnOtced
by the crowd ~ any stranger there In his sum
mer suit and BLUSH gray stovcppo hat lie looked like
substantial Farmer who had been selling lot of cattle
transaction His suit the Confederate grny, but
looked like Kentucky jean aud Secretary Brisow per-
haps, gave him the idea to encourage home manufac-
lures
EXECUTIVE FAMILY
reported 'all very WE'LL and doing ample justice
10 three good square meals day all except the actual
muster OF the situation the baby who is said to be
sderaby weakened from the late trying changes in the
weather OF melting heats and chilling storms But the
little fellow has good constitution and WILL doubtless
fight it through and may live to the celebration OF his
own centennial
AN EXCURSION PARTY HUNDRED STRONG
OF Rcd Men and Knights OF Pythas from Pennsy yania
is expected this morning a day the side and
as this Is the month for excursions, shall have
or more coming IN every day to the close Of the
give us lar weather, real oldtashoncd August with
heated term, In the city that will drive thousands Of
stay at homes into the country. Give an oldtme
August said one Of our veteran landlords this morn
ing, give US anything like fair show from the clerk
OF inc weather hcnceorh till we shut up the house and
We viii yet bring good balance the rght side of
the ledger for the people travelling more than
they dh last summer, and far have done ten per
cent better than last But If these storms arc TO
DC continued we hotel Keepers at the seaside like the
farmers AT the West whose crops have been washed
away, will lose our harvest in the gathering
SUNDAY AT THE BRANCH
LONG BRANCH, August g. 1875.
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