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tested that II was net slang, and pointing 70
a map, said:
See that hump
The ready reproach was checked for Truly
there was hump; or. rather two OF them. one
on the shore line with Atlantic City AZ us ap'"'
The other on the Gulf Stream. its apex poin'ihs
toward that Of the beach. and coming wonde'
fully close to II. And that made the whole case
clear. Atlantic City is nearer to the Gulf stream
than any other point on the whole coast north Oh
Hatteras 1t is literally warmed by the hot Wa
ter circulating system the whole winter through
Thus you find here a winter and spring chfha'e
that is simply Incompatible on the whole Nof'n
Atlantic coast "Balmy" seems a strange worn
70 apply to March days In these ATTITUDES yer "
Is as fitting for them here for May days IN New
York. Nor do mean that Atlantic City Is not
cool in summer time The ocean is ike RAT
whiskey; In winter ii keeps us warm. ana 'h Sum
mer II keeps US cool Thus in March Atia"'o
City averages some six or seven degrees warmer
than New-York; in April about the same anu III
May trlfe cooler In other words. IL mas d iai
more equable climate the year around. IL sn'u
to be cooler than Boston in summer ana warmer
than Charleston In winter.
Nor is that all. The sea Of sand and pines does
its work for the climate. too. II makes II airy.
The forces OF old General Humidity falter ana
fail before they cross those plains The sea
logs are rolled back. The rain CLOUDS shun this
beach. 1t Is remarkable but II IL iac'' ac'
coEding to official statistics. that the mean an
nual rainfall at Atlantic City is nearly ten inches
less than at Barnegat. only a few miles north on
the same coast and more than six inches less then
at Cape May. a similar distance south II Is
nearly twenty inches less than al newport
e'even less than at Norfolk and tweiVe less ''i@n
Sandy Hook We have here, therefore, 'nat
nnsaarity and great desrability In climate
ofy air At the seaside. And one thing more lest
sfaceIess Philistines should now or hencefortn
think me too breezily blowing the trumpet OF
atlantic Ctys praises: Let II be known thA'
ms 10 not windy place. It is place OF GAINS.
OF gentle breezes. of softly moving airs; none OF
your bowling gales and generally tempestuous
ventos'ty. The meteorological records show thar
while At Sandy Hook more than $4,000 miles OF
"'na sweep by each year. and at Cape May lSo'-
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pleasantly go No visitor ever has chance to
feel that he has got among "a crowd OF sick
people" Even in TIE hotels which make
specially of receiving and caring for invalids
there Is little OF the hospital air. This marvellous
climate so tones UP and at once soothes and
stimulates such people that they quickly cast
Off the very appearance OF sickness.
Where are your patents?' l asked the man.
ager Of large inyallds hotel, as l entered the
dining hall and saw the tables surrounded by
robust-looking men and women. doing full justice
to generous bill Of fare.
These are they" he replied; and went on to
point out one who was just recovering from the
grip another who had been Frustrated for
weeks with neurasthenia. a third who was con-
valescent from pneumonia and so on, through
the whole catalogue of ellis that flesh is heir to. y
Truly, they seemed to De getting well at an ama1-
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Ing pace. They had. Of course, in this most ad-
mirable house all the advantages OF medical ao-
vice. trained nursing. medicated baths. electricity
massage. etc. Some of them took such treatment;
some did not. Bat all were doubtless receiving
benefit from the agreea bic surroundings and the
generous climate.
trust it will not seem grewsome to refer at this
place to the vital statistics Of Atlantic City. For
obvious reasons, the death.rate OF health re-
sort is made much higher than II ought to be-
Sick people flock to such place, and some OF
them. being beyond the reach OF curing. die there
Last summer" said a gentleman with whom
was talking on this subject, Il saw most
pathetic incident. and woman came
down from the city one afternoon with their sick
baby. hoping II would here get well and strong.
They started from the railroad station straight
for the beach and the sea air. But the ride in
the cars had been too much for the little one. Be
fore they got half way to the beach II died in their
arms" or course that and all such cases count
in the vital statistics Yet in spite Of them. the
death rate Is lower than in almost any other city
of it's size: while the legitimate death rate among
the 20 900 permanent residents. is one Of the two
or three lowest In the United States. being only
lo5 10 the thousand.
And this leads me to observe that Atlantic City
is unique in having no cemetery within its limits
There is believe. only one grave in the whole
city. That one is In a private lot at Baltic and
Michigan ayes. and Is occupied by the remains
OF man named Leeds. who once owned large
part Of the present site Of Atlantic City. When
he died. his widow had tomb Of masonry con-
structed IN the garden. and placed his body in IT,
But no one else ever followed her example. All
buras now take place over on the mainland, at
Pleasantville. There may be, however, a few
other graves. unmarked, upon the island. Down
the beach, near Longport, the ship Santiago de
Cuba was wrecked years ago. with much loss Of
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classes and conditions. too es nave already nti-
mated For Atlantic city Is essentially a place
OF universal resort. cosmopolis OF health and
measure II Is 50 big it has room and adapta-
,,on for all. The most fastdous. with unlimited
wealth 10 indulge their tastes. can here hnd all
,he Injuries their hearts desire At the same
time those OF even less than moderate means can
al.o find homelike and attractive accommoda-
tIons where they may enjoy 10 the full the un-
rlvalIed climatic benefits Of the place.
Al the risk or seeming proliX on that point,
mnst again refer 10 the health-givng as well as
70 the pleasure-glvlng features of Atlantic city.
THE Mace is a natural sanatorium, especially for
those suffering from or just convalescent from
nervous. bronchial and pulmonary diseases. For
tbose affected with nervous prostratlon' neuras-
,hania insomnia, nervous dyspepsia, and all the
.r,ec,s NJ oyerp-ork and the overpressure or our
too busy American life, vacation mere IS al
49,, q sura n,ea,1 OF restoration to health 1t
,.ou,d NOT perhaps, be wise for any one suffer-
inc from acute tuberculosis 10 come here. unless
.h. ra,adv were still In an inciplent stage. But
.,ore Is the best oil authority for prescribing
Atlantic city air for cases OF hbrous, oronchiai
ord chronic tuberculosis, as also OF catarrh'
hronc,,tis pneumonia and allied complaints
rev, vear sees invalids coming here In increaS-
inc Numbers Yet so big Is the place, or SO soon
a, they regain health and strength, that their
presence Is scarcely perceptible, and never uh'
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feature OF municipal economy. II was origi'
nally established by private enterprise Two
rival companies were formed. One Furnished
water from artesian wells. deeply driven IN
the salt meadows. The other brought spring
water, from the crystal springs and streams
OF the mainland. Much is to be said in praise
OF each. The water from the wells Is singu-
larry pure and sweet. 1t is. of course. quite
free from vegetable or other organic matter.
and. despite the proximity Of the wells to the
ocean. has never the slightest trace of brack-
isliness On the other hand. the water from the
streams Is equally delicious. Every one who
has visited the great plains Of New-Jersey knows
how we'll watered they are. with a network OF
streams flowing through channels OF pure
white sand. shaded by cypress forests: the water
always sweet and cool. With either Of these
supplies the city might well have been content;
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dozen wards. But every day wheel-char i
hroupht 10 the hotel. and she Is lfted ihto u
and wheeled to the Board Walk ana thcn 10 an"
fro along It, mile after mile Inc o0e"" ~
laughing and whispering or sobpns an" '"''"e
at her feet. the Kaleidoscope stream VI "'"'"''
ity drifts by her side. the oa'nhs' ~
,.o,ons nor and the genial sunlight falls Tx"
a glory over all. .
"Ahw she said. IT never expected 10 enjoy
ANYTHING again AS I am enjoying TINS.
There are hundreds OF others here who are
.,niIarly blesscd Then. too. there are hundreds
more who patronze the chair as mere luxury
yo,, see stalwart men riding In them; or
mother with a whole troop Of little ones In her
Ian and on the chair-arms; or rosy-cheeKed girls
taxing turns at wheeling each other just for
tho fun OF the thing. Indeed. chairs seem al
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life. and II is said the bodies Of some OF the crew
buried there in the great sand dunes.
Art has well supplemented nature. too. In con-
serving the sanatory conditions OF the place.
The common impulse of most American cities
seems to be to throw their garbage into the ocean.
II the ocean be within easy access: and at any
rate. to pour their liquid sewage into whatever
ocean. lake or river there may be at hand. The
result Is that the streams In the thickly settled
parts OF the country are being transformed into
noxous reeking open sewers. spreading typhoid
and malaria wherever their polluted waters flow.
Even the ocean itself. in the vicinity Of great
cities. is often un lean as to repe the would-be
bathcr. have known some large seaside resorts
to boast OF their perfect, sanitary drainage"
for. they said. their sewage was all conveyed
through pipes into the sea at point on the beach
below low tide. Such is not the case here. The
city has fine system Of underground drainage.
through iron and viriiled tile piping. But not
one drop of the sewage is poured into the sea- II
Is all pumped to a remote station on the mead
ows where II T. chemically treated. The bulk
Of It Is transformed into pure. llmpid water
which may flow into the bay and ocean without
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and pleasure in every month Of the year, Il win
in the near future attain such proportions as now
1t might seem cxtravagant to predict And per-
whole case Is that all this vast development 10
on the sure. and certain basis OF actual and
demonstrated worth Atlantic City deserves 70
be the great resort 1t Is and the greater resort
it will be. That IL the fact upon which its hopa
Is based, and Of the soundness OF which every
apprsciative visitor here is speedly convince4
WIZ.
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offence, while the solid resduum Is probably
disposed Of. The garbage that is collected about
the city is got rid OF by cremation. The result Is
that the soil OF the island remains sweet and
clean, ard the waters that surround 1t are not
made to play the part Of scavengers. One may
plunge into the surf at any time with never
fear of encountering floating garbage or striking
a current Of diluted sewage.
The water supply II an equally adnirabls
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walk. vhse,ing too
There is the usual share OF other "". ~ the
The smooth. level streets and nv." ~ cvc,Ist
city are we'll adapted to inc uses .s,y another
So IL the beach itself. There 10 80 go coast. so
strip OF sand like this on .he ,,,os "a rradu-
broad. 60 smooth, so level II s.rstch of sand
any tina. a. , feet to apudred yards wide as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
TWIXT PINES AND SEA.
TOYS OF ATLANTIC CITY.

~ ALL ROUND-THE-YEAR RESORT FOR
HEALTH AND PLEASURE
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-15
DEATH or A RAILRoApER.

telegram was received yesterday an
nouncing the death OF John =. Wclscn-
berger, familiarly known m railroad cir
Giles as "l5l Nyc." at his home in De
itance. Ohio. to which place he was hui
recHntly summoned hy The death OF his
sister. His health had becn fading for
the past twelve months and n needed rest
and vacation at his Northern home his
fl ends thought. would soon improve hts
condition. Mr. Weis"nh"rgcr was one OF
tho most valued, efficient and best re
spcuted employees of the Missouri. Kansas
aud rcXas telegraph department and dur
Ing the past year had charge of the nigh'
telegraph ofiir" here. or retiring dis
Position. plain aud modest. We, kind. conq
trous and firm In the honesty of his con
Victicns "lstl Nye" 'ndc1red himeclt 90
everyone whose pleasure II was To know
him He posscssed a noble nature aud
was generous to fault, ~ many an I'M
fortunate member of tho fraternity can
t,eiiiiy and his happy presence VIII he
sadly MISSED by his legion of friends
throughout the country Mr.. W"sonbcrger
probably bore a more strldlng resemblance
TO the famous humorat "Bill Nyc" than
any man III the United States.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-15
SHOKT TEXAS SPECIALS.


cts,o. August e. Frnnlt Vernon OF the
Disco Round l'p is putting iu II i'lrrhon"
exchange. winch VIII son be q" upleied.
Roiton. August u.-.lu the dilsrict court
this morning T.. ". Mc,'laNsun W1h CON
vlctci OF forgery w lh''r connls ana riN'h
six years In inc pcuit"nlHlS'
WLtnuy. August ia.--o1r town ana sur
rountltnE rtuutrV were visited Nchicidi y
lnrenot u with u nnr rIin that lasted about
three hours. rhe farmers say u wil be
u great help 90 cotton.
cnlvor,. AUGUST little material FOR
the new steel bridge across TOE h'N"nh
has arrived AID Ia bong t.tntieir"u TO NE
river rho bridge Is TO be completed IN
about month.
whitney. August l3.-'fhc contractors Of
the artesian we'll have struck nice YEN
of water which has n tnirly good now
but MS IL rs not sufficient, they VIII con
tinue work IN tho hope of STRIKING "a
greater How.
pcnison. August ii-Las' night whli' VI
r. cook. u Missouri, knuyhS hhn INNna
brakeman was out In the lor IN me rear
OF his residence. l23 West Morton street.
man came Ia the partition frnrc anu,
l.vcling a slxshooier nrad I'VE shois at
Cook without effect.
Greenyiile, August ii.-Now that the
houses ~ this city are well u'lmbviei ana
the names OF streets put ~ on ~" cor
urrg a petition " circulating requesting
tho postmaster general to e~tapiNl ire
delivrrA here, the revenues OF ~" post
cfflce being over the amount u"cr+slry inl
frec delivery. The petition ~ siHh'' ny
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-15
SrErIAI. AUTHORITY.

Austin, Texas, August II The following
special authority has been issued by the
railroad commls.on In approval of
Joint application of the Texas and
New Orleans rairoad, Sabine and East
Texas railway and International ana
Great Northern rairoad companies, sub
United under No of the TeNas and New
Nrlcnus Railroad company, authority IS
hereby granted for the with lr iwnl and
canccll1iiou of ia" rates applying an cross
TICS. In car lpnds. specified in GliVcstpn.
modify tarim ga international and
Or at Northern sup, No 10 TO trrin 1872,
from points on the Texas and New or
lDans talroad and Sabine and East Texas
railway to LAREDO
Effective at once.
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Information ia to the crfcct that he landed
10 GRATIS at Senhrook ~ thiriy-seycn and
one half minute, last week.
The Missouri Kansas and Texas inil-
MAIDS action in cuts my "udrrlft rtirN
from Galveston 10 the West ~ already
beginning to causr trouble ThH ItNd'
lines have lust awakened TO tho tact max
they can compete for such traffic, and
there f. lathe to hc srrious sldshng OF
rates on cmigramt business.
Tho Western Passenger chairman has
ruled that whore m lCpgc books are taken
up because pres a1itrd by narhcF &. hrr
than the original purchasers they must Dc
forwarded 10 hiA office at once Some or
the lines have been entering into CORE
spondrncc with tho first purchasers to dis-
vuvcr why tho BOOTS have bceu trans
fcucd.
Senator nrce recently said That th"fuh-
llc WAS m At hltpn r'@ulrlun ma owner
ph u Of railway proporii"R llo said 'nn'
he was merely the trlslrr ot several rohdH
Senator IiriCo SAYS that h" has n"t miiho
money In luilro>tds and iltcr' Is cNiHrnre
20 show thut many others interested N
tr,,nsuurtah ON hprH have not found tnoli
interests profitable"
NEGOTIATIONS between representatives, "'
eateru roads aud the Trans A,lhn J,
Steamship comtv snica over IN" DIVISION on
Immigrant traffic have been SuSr ma l"i
tho present. tho American rcpr S"nlh N"s
of the steamship companies desiring '"
laV the proposition of the rhihonue hclot"
.ihoir executive heads N Europe Tue NAV
ter Will probably not bo taken up hghh
bsfnrs October l.
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Mayor Chapman. tho city council, Con-
Er"ss,0an yo,sSNIm aud several hundred

Mayor Chapman. the city council. Con-
cr'ssinNn YojscIm and sovoNl hundred
rthcra.
Waco. August ii.-iIon. Thomas s.
tho grand lodge knights Of iy,hinH uf
reNaA has appointed Q. i. Kon of Ircn-
ham supreme representative IN the place
of H.. NJ. AlNofd OF Gropnvllla, the LATER
having sent IN his rrSignhtion.
farrell. August ~. The nomnatlon of
Il. L.. Burke II criticised by many khut-
man county democrats. hut there VIII ho
very few who VIII refuse to vote Tor the
nominee Though they believe tossctt was
The choice OF the voters OF tho district
Victoria. August II Tho electric light
plant has been closed down lhis week Tor
repairs aud every one mas been rompeilna
10 resort to the Oil fashioned way at lie
Illuminating. II Is expected that the te-
panh VIII be completed aud he liahts
TUNED on asain @trly IA the coming wook.
Auhous. August 10 john cooh y farni-
cr iiNiug near Athona. lost iva good nudes
a fc~ days ago IN "a rather prHnhAt man-
nrr, lie was watering them AT tTou$h.
| standing almost between Ihen hcad@wheh
"A fiaHh Of lightning Killed both ,hr nuigf.
Mr. Cook says ho Ia too glad to hc COREY,
Georgetown. August IA large crowd
IL In town today. tho "cthtiun beng mo
Meeting OF ihA Farmers Institute, when
Yill hold thtve days secession. Asrlrnl'
turil pruducts are on eNhi. lion. also livo
stock and puulity. IN n irt'5unH pre-
arammc al essays ami discussions was
tililrd our,
Alvin. August "a The Alvin delegates
to The demo, ratio county convention NJ
Nclasco rctuin loud IN thoir praise of
their trcatm- al 10y tho people of the now
seaport This town secured one place ON
the ticket. 1ohn Wocns for coll ctor ANA
chuc within "A ace OF hhving another rep
rr,"ufHtivc, the popular toliilg lawyer, l..
T.. Fiahhick. FOR county iudSe.
Athens, August l3.l is rumorcl hero
that lurt, pnr Austin mn l"rer, haN been
7u~u aud recog ni2ou doHr this lace selling
some kind Of insect powder "A soon ~
sheriff Cook heard of the matter ne, with
his deputy. started 10 inNesiSdte ana
followed tho man. who was hIoni, l'it
lost his trail and he has not boon heard OF
since. rho ferries along the trinity river
in the direction hc Was supposed To havo
gone have been watcicd. but so Tar Win
fc Result
Valley NILS. August lt.--Bnrglirs enter
vd j = IOola icwclry store Wednesday
night and carried on about SJ'D worth OF
lcwclry, consisting OF watches, chains,
rings ping cuff aud collar buttons, the
thief must have been an artist. as lie be-
lacted the bcst and left al Inferior aiti-
cIcs ana carricd OF nothing weightv or
hullty No clcw 10 the perpeiittor,
Thieves also entered Henry Mcuns' dwell
ing, near Morheim, sunday and carried
on clothing and other articles to the Naiuo
VI $40 OF $50.
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IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
The Rates Authorized by the South
western Traffic Association.
SOME IMPORTANT TRAFFIC MATTERS,
Chairman Kent OF tho Southwestern
Passenger Committee In the CITY.
Other Personals.

The board OF administration OF the
Southwestern Traffic association has au-
thorlzcd rates as follows:
Cotton seed meal and hulls, straight or
mixed, car loads. TO points on the Kansas
city Watkins and Gulf railway. New Or
leans rates from Texas common points.
Corn, car loads, from Tcvon. Ryan
and Sug,icn, l. r., TO Houston aud Gal
weston and points in Texas. l,l4c per
40 pounds.
Machinery, car loads. from san An
tonic TO San Luis Potosi, Mexico. 56c per
100 pounds.
Corn, car loads. from points In Missouri
and Kansas to the city of Mexico. Coo
per 100 pounds.
Effective August ~ the rail and water
rates to Texas points from seaboard terri
tory. Via ports north of Jacksonville, RIA.
Will he the following figures higher than
ports. |, lie, .. lvc. g. Sc, 4. &c. b, DC. 4.
Sc; Il. &c: c, &c ID, ac T.. &c. ana the
scahoard territory will be amended 30 that
the State of North Carolina, except coast
points VIII be eliminated and uinie II
separate territory OF lOcais VIA Meinph IS
and N.w orleans.
Effective August "a, rates authorized on
cotton piece goods viii I've applied on the
following articles: Eackbands made of
cotton webbing. cnlico's. canton flannel.
plain or dyed, canvas, corset jeans, cotton
platds. cotto1lad"s. cotton warp, cotton
waste. cotton ker,cys, cotton rppc, cotton
yarn, crash Omen or cotton), domestic
checks. stripes and chcvio,s cotton luc X,
denims. drills, dumcsnc ginghams, glazed
cambrics, 0snahurgs, shccting. uIcachcd
and brown silestas sack material trlYle
cloth, cotton Irvine. tickags webbing,
nackhand cotton wicking window holla nda
and shade cloth. plain, uncut aud undec-
Grated, cotton Jeans. cotton shifting, Ia
bales. O, X. G.. or in bpyo..
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,,.n,.rnrl. AZ JuAREZ

Kansas city. Mo, August IA special
10 HE Times from 81. Jo'eph, Mo. says.
t,.o,i~v t,s bcsn received here from Of
~ NJ Jd,r.Z. Mexico. concerning
Jsmcs i. iI5wtfd, Souns man vel
~, b,.r. NO it reported TO he ~ ~
,,t'crrsc nus IN a hospital at Juarez Win
,wo bullets n his body
Private kilograms re', iNcd here SaY ,hat
unwnrh st.rted rum Juarez 10 the city
az N'vicD \ short dist nee out OF JuiIrA
he ., came involved in a diiilcuNy viii
rrvcrM McNicuns. Who atismpied to as
sc,,.d I1te the sane night he was
pt,E6d M by Mexican Central trasmnen
and taken 10 Juarcz.