The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-04-02
GAY LIFE BY THE SEA.
Pleasurc-SeIiIcrs and sIca!th
Hunters at Atlantic CITY.

" y" iNN"' N'''S Nl''i'ItHt.
ATLANTIC CITY, Mar. -, 1895.
The gloomy and Oppressive pessi-
mist who persistently croaks of hard
times" and dolefully asservates that
the nations prosperity has gone to
the demniti"n everlasting bnw.wowS.
is shamcd out ofhis dismal bewailincs
rs soon as he finds himself in the bri
ny and brilliant atmosphere of ,hi,
great seaside cosmopolIs. The very
air seems with carcssing firser, t.
knit mp the ravelcd sleeve Of care"
the swi>hing surf sings wooim.i, !,
resiful song To the tired senses; the
genial warmth Of the sun SITS the
sluggish blood to quicker pulsing.;
and the inspiring activities that per
wade the place heget fresh impulses
and enkindle new ambitions in the
most mind-wenry o. m0rtuls.
a stroll on the thronged boardwalk
just now is an Inspiration and IL de-
light. This magnificent esplanade.
sklr;ing the white-beuded edge IF the
horlzonreaching sea for four unbro-
ken miles, is the daily Rendezvous OF
beauty and fashion, rs well rs The dai
ly resort Of the invalid and valeludi.
n"rain. Here meet and mingle the
cospolitc and the countrYman. Beau
Bfummel and Farmer Haysecd, the
belle from vociferous Broadway and
the hright-eyed maiden from tie quiet
Pennsylvania hills. With each re
curing year the wholesome custom
grows of resorting here for winter
residence or an early spring-trme VA
cation, and the propitiouS opening Of
the LentSn season now beginning al
gers favorably.
The magnificent climatic advan
tages OF Atlantic City render il easily
the foremost of American health re.
sorts. The balnIy and invigoratlnu
air, laden with briny ozone aud i'm
pregnated with the balsamic odors Of
the encircling pine forests, is disiinc-
lively curative in pulmonary, mala-
rial AMI nervous disorders, being es
ptcially effective in the ameIioration
of la grippe. The diversity of recre
ations and amusements attract To il
every shade Of temperament and taste
from the grave To the gayest. More
than Il hundred hotels aud boardiup
cottages have opeded their dpnrs f1
the entertainment Of visitors at rates
ranging from II dollar day up to fis
ures that would make Il frugal mill
ionaire dizzy.
The facilities for getting to and
from this enchanting bit of Lnfu. |
Land are superb in their completeness
and III every detail, for who has not
heard Of the Is. u o. ROYAL Blue |
Lide, which makes direct connection,
IN Philadelphia with the Reading', |
Royal Route to the Sea. All tie |
IL Ohio Express train,
make direct INJECTIONS in the Wash. |
lngton depot with the Royal Blue /
Line flyers for the sea-hore.
One If the Royal Blue Line trains
oi the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad.
IN recent run between New York
aud Washington, covered u mile j..
jO3 seconds, az recorded hy Il mechan.
zeal indicator. At this rate the train
travelled at the phenomenal speed of
trifle over a mile and half min.
ute, or over ninety miles an hour
and is the fastest time ever made. sur
passing all previous records. If this
.peed were maintained, the time We.
ween New York ana Washington
would DO reduced, without stops, to
.wp hours and half. and with stops
% three hours. Five hours is now
he fastest time between the two cities
md Is made daily by the Royal Blue
Line only.
Excursion tickets are now on sale
It all b. d o. ticket offices, and will
illow of stop off at Washington either
m the going or returning journey.
\ visit to the National Capital will
orm fitting prelude or termina,ion
ga sJourn a. the Ci1y by the Sea.
6. O. S.