Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-06-24
Pleasant Su INNER TRIPS,


Pleasant Summer Trips.
"With the first hot breath of summer
come recollections of broad highways, of
hard sand, stretches of billowy ocean, the
roar of surges, the cooling breath OF Nep-
| tune, the plash OF the waves, the salty AIR
\ from the wide sweeping sea, and the count
! less other delights of lie on the sea coast.
And nature, ever kindly, has placed within
easy reaching distance a sea coast for the
pleasure of mankind and womankind in
I their hours OF leisure, and which man has
| improved until 1t seems perfection. From
/ Sandy Hook to Cape May tho Atlantic
/ Ocean dashes upon a coast of the most va
/ riable but alway. beautiful description.
/ Years ago this was for the most part a Ges-
( olate shore, but to day il blossoms like the
1 rose, and attracts to 1T the tired dwe!lers in
! cities who have day, week, or a month
/ OF relaxation. At one end OF this shining
! strip OF sand lies Long Branch, and al the
other Cape May. while between them are To-
/ Gated numerous other resorts, all worthy of
I attention. anu each OF which has its cham
pions among summer tourists.
The most important OF the intermediate
resorts is Atlantic City. 1t has the distinc-
tion Of being striklngly un like all other sea
side resorts IT reminds one Of a striking
character in Uncle Toms Cabin" young
woman who '.Just g-Vwed." Atlantic City
wasn't planned. II Jumped into existence
apparently OF its own accord, and has seem
! ingIy made = hit. 1t is practically an island
for il is separated from the main land oy
miles of SAT- marshes. IL is tweuty miles
ne arer to Philadelphia than any other New
Jersey resort, and perhaps for this reason
il is the Mecca OF Philsleiphians and OF
people who live hundreds OF miles from
thst city. Every one IN Pennsylvania has
heard OF Atlantis City, snd whcu the deni-
zen OF the rural districts take, a vacation.
and reaches PhildeiphiI, his first thought
Is TO -e; out Of II ani reach Atlantic City
rs QUICKLY as possible. rae first thing 10
do Is TO tiud a motel, aud, "ith guide,
this is not dii1icuit-thay are numerous
There are, besides the hotels, cottages with
out number and private boarding houses
teyoud count. Atlantic CITY mas beyond
doubt made bit, for II Is always crowded
in summer with vast c0ncourse of peopio
drawn from every walk oi life. The facili-
itIos Tor reaching Atlantic CITY are fsvora-
bic. The distance from New York bv way
OF Phiiaielphi4 is ljD miles by rail, and Is
covered in about four hours Dy the Penn
sylyania Railroad and lis seashore cOnnec-
tions. All kinds OF fish abound in its Wa
tels, aud salt water birds are mum .rOus in
its immediate yiciliiN. Its over tempcra-
ture makes it bcallhful resort, and this
perhaps helps TO account Tor the fact that
1t i latronlz-d by the r!ch as well as the
poor. Us board Wa is a joy forever, il
bot thing OF beauty. Bathing aui syil-
ming IS INDUCED in to an unlimited ext,.t.
-. "A
weekdays It is sis0 Immense. Atlantic
City hls nothing 70 Complain o., The
present season promises TO eclipse all prl-
yIOus seasons Va tue matter OF attend snce,
and the natives are psking desperate eff
urts TO provide tor tn rash that they may
make all the hay possible Thie the sun re-
mains above the horizon. North aud South
Atlantic Cities are Sdjuncts to the parent
town, aud are making org str,iss to catch
up. Between Atlantic City and Cape May
are number OF other pleasant aud iouri-h-
! ing resorts, sucn 4, O.eiB 6lty, Sea Isle
CITY, and Sewei's Point, bui 1H cOmpIfi-
son with Cape May these are but as the
| loHly snoy-dr0p To the flll-5iOwD rose. 1t
( has been said that the West JerscY Rail
road carries the traveller through desert
before II finally deposits hin al Cap d1v.
! y
attractions u the queen OF sateIi1z pl.oss
| Even a sight cf II has soothing n1neucs
| on the most dissatisfied, and there seems
! 10 be some ground for the statement tnat
/ had the lotus eaiers DISCOVERIES. Cape May
they would have pitched their tents there
| in preference 10 any other spot on the
! globe. There is nothing ephemersl about
| Cape May. Away back in 1915 Ii boas;ed
I nj at rh n
was church there il must lave had a con-
/ grrgation. This, Of Itself, is source of
I qualification to the residents of the beauti-
| tai ci;y on the sea, city which can boast
OF = population the year round, with great
hotels, mag gnificent private residences, and
cOunsiess other advantages, and a life all
itso~n. Nothing, apparently, ican shake
lis' Popularity. Built upon strip OF up
land, where the waters OF bay and ocean
| meet, il has a grand view of the Atlantic.
| Its beach is broad and smooth, and 1t is
considered the grsndest bithIns ground on
the coast. The dangerous undertoS tina.
makes bathing at some points insecure is
here unknown, and perfect safety seems TO
reiga over the waves that lave its silver
sands. Its street, are broad and level,
and all its structures have an air of soliiity
and an absence OF newness that is refresh
Ing o; itself. An rnobstructed view of the
ocean is obtained from one end 10 the 9TH
er OF the magnificent boulevard that runs
parallel with the ocean for a distance of
five miles. Its beach IS its glory, aud its
new iron pier the pride OF its people. 1t is
as smooth as a billiard table. It's sky is
always blue and its sun Is seldom hidden.
It's bathing facilities are glorious and are
taken advantage of to the full. Noon is
the favoritc hour for this diversion. and
thousands of both sexes, all in costumes
more or less unique and striking, then take
their dip in view o. other aud aimiring or
amused thousands. Cape Mays hotels are
quite as famous a. the city itself. During
the summer season, from June till Septem-
Der. Cape Nays accommodations, exten-
siye as they are, are taxed to the utmost.
Early as it is the Indications are that the
present season viii push Its predecessors
very bard in au effort TO beat the record.
At the extreme southern end of New
Jersey Is situated Cape May Point. Ex-
cspt on the northeast side it 10 surrounded