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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26
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The captain of a sea-going sailing
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his craft from port 10 port across the
Atlantic without paying any atten-
ton to the direction of the ocean cur
rents and the trade winds would never
be permitted to make a second voyage.
Why should any captain of COM
merce endeavor TO carry his cargoes
of merchandise to in like
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easily avail himself of the assistance
of the advertising currents and news
paper trade winds that exert so potent
an influence on business life? Why
drift at the mercy of the elements
when all that is necessary to make
progress is to take advantage of the
powerful propulsive force of publicity?
The JOURNAL can and will furnish
that forceful publicity.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26

Times and change. The
customs of London, ancient and mod
ern, greatly differ. Says the London
Times regarding medieval days:
Dancing was a passion with every
body. From the queen to the milk
maid, all the women danced; from the
king to the craftsman, all the young
men danced. They danced in the
streets whenever it was possible,
which was one of the reasons why
May day was so joyous a festival. The
more courtly people had dances digni-
fed and stately, such as the danse au
virlet, in which each performer SANG
a verse, and then they all danced
around, singing the same verse in
chorus; the Pas de Brabant, where
every man knelt to his partner; the
danse au chapelet. where every man
kissed his partner; they danced to-
gether, singing minstrels' songs; they
danced in the garden, they danced in
the meadow, they went out at night to
dance, with tapers in their hands; they
danced to beautiful music played by an
orchestra. Where is the dancing spirit
now, where the mixed kissing?
When did Merry England die? When
did 1t begin. Was 1t ever sor'
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26

During one Of his warmest political
campaigns Benjamin f. Butler was
advertised to make a speech In a town
hall situated near n of the smaller
New England colleges. Some of the
students of the college who did not
sympathize with Butler In his political
aspirations agreed to have a little fun
at his expense. AS a preliminary move
they decided to wait until after the
time for beginning the meeting and
then go in a body to The hall, march
In together, making as much noise as
possible in securing seats and thus
compel the speaker to pause In his re-
marks. Then a series of various in
terruptions was arranged, to be start
ed at different times upon the signal
Of a chosen leader. General Butler
had been speaking for ten minutes
when the hall door opened and about
forty students entered and marched
down toward the platform. They kept
perfect step, and the steady tramp,
tramp made 1t impossible for the
speaker to go On. Quietly waiting I'M
til they had all taken their seats, But
Ter said, with a smile, at Is perfectly
evident which end of themselves these
young men can use best" There were
yells of laughter and hearty applause
from the audience, and no further at
tempts to interrupt the speaker were
made by the students.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26

feet leisurely and brushed an imagi.
nary speck from his broad knee.
Cornwell rose stifiy to his feet. His
eyes were dark with anger, and his
muscular hands clasped and u~nclasped
in an effort Of self control.
so your plan is to brighten me into
submission, ehY he said, his voice
ringing with contempt. "Well, it won't
work. l don't scare worth a -, even
at a charge of bribery" and his fine
lips curled.
McWilliams leaned back In his chair,
his pudgy thumbs hooked in the arm
holes Of his waistcoat. Who'll prove
your story to a juryY he asked inso-
lently. His eyes narrowed to furtive
Sits. who'll prove 1t, | sayY
II WILL" answered the ringing voice
of a girl-"I will"
With a violent exclamation of irrita-
ton, the CRATER sprang to his feet, and
Cornwell. wheeling, looked straight
into the shining eyes of Eleanor Bever-
ly, who stood just within the door.
81 knocked, but, hearing no sound,
buppOSCo III OhC Wab hClCy bhO bdl0 "
him breathlessly. Then her eyes tray
eled to the other man, and she spoke:
"You are the CRATER McWilliams. l
have been waiting for you to come"
you surprise me-"
81 expect to surprise you still fur
ther," Miss Beverly replied easily. "Mr.
Cornwell," she continued quickly, two
months ago | sat behind this man and
a friend Of his on a trolley"
McWilliams lunged forward, his eyes
predatory and threatening.
'They both had been drinking and
were talking rather loudly. l heard
them speaking your name and laughing
yer a trick the other man had played
on you-a trick that put your honor in
their hands. They spoke of the check
-Cornwell set his teeth, and his eyes
blazed-'and told how they expected to
use 1t as a weapon over your head in
the election. l acknowledgements l
knew l could help you"
why didn't you tell me of this be-
fore?" Cornwell asked eagerly. why
did you keep 1t to yourselfY
"I-you," the girl hesitated, her lips
trembling in embarrassment, you had
SO much to worry you at the time that
IL thought l could watch Alone" she
finished hurriedly. Nothing could be
done till he'-pointing-"made the first
move" Looking at the man she had
protected for a sign of approval, she
saw In his eyes a look that sent a
culver of joy into the secret places of
her heart, making the warm blood
surge into her cheeks.
McWilliams looked ixedly into her
eyes, and his own face slowly
flushed.
There was a time once when If the
girl had loved me-or, WELL" and he
shook his huge shoulders helplessly.
1t was a dirty trick. If the
apology of a man like me amounts to
anything, l do so humbly. 1t was this
girl who saved you a very bad
season-she kind of reminds me Of the
nthnr ona-and | see that you've gbt
sense enough to appreciate 1t. l wish
1t was you that was on the ticket.
Well, l won't keep you from tellin' her
any longer" and he went out n
the door behind him.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26
ELEANOR
...AND THE..-
CRATER
By Harriet Bachelor Bradner

The day Eleanor Beverly had been in
her position as Cornwelrs secretary six
months something happened. The pc.
litical boss of his precinct, McWilliams,
having made an engagement over the
telephone, paid the young lawyer q
visit at lunch hour, when the place was
practically deserted.
Having carefully closed the door be-
hind him, he settled his huge bulk In q
chair and came at once to business.
"Mr. Cornwell, we need your support
in the coming election" he began i'm
p~ressively. "If a man of your sterling
worth comes out for our candidate 1t
will settle the vote of the majority"
"Impossible!" returned Cornwell de-
cidedly. "As l have repeatedly told
your agents, / do not approve of your
selection and cannot conscientiously
vote for him. AS to the influence OF
my decision, you greatly overestimate
it."
See here, Cornwell, we've got to
have you with us. Upper is all right.
Man, you're prejudiced-unjustly preju-
diced. Why, he's the most inoffensive
fellow-harmless as a kittenw
"That's my opinion of Mr.. Upper ex-
actly," observed Cornwell, smiling
grimly-"inoffensive, harmless, unable
to say no. a weak fool in the hands
of INSCRIPTIONS politicians"
"Hey? What's that about unscrupu-
lous politicians" McWilliams' bullying
eyes glared savagely. This amt no
subject to be treated without gloves"
The two men looked into each others
eyes for the space of a second, the m
angry and uncomfortable. the other
calm and u~ndisturbed. Then McWil-
liams leaned forward and began In a
confidential undertone:
Look here, Cornwell, | don't mind
confessing to you that we're up a
stump. Lippers Is a regular frost, but
If we fail to elect him there'll be no
end of money lost"
(Which a good natured alderman,
once elected, will see to returning, of
course" interrupted the lawyer dryly.
"Tm glad you catch the drift Of my
remarks so quickly" McWilliams'
smile was comprehensive and bland.
"Yes, l follow you perfectly, but you
haven't my sympathy" Cornwell look
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Xmas Is gone and people are busy
wonderin who got the best of swappin
gifts Some got left and some got
fooled but few got satisfied. Since old
kris joined the trust hes got careless
we guess or maybe hes got a taste for
the gamble Xmas amt what 1t was
since | found who old kris is. He amt
alwuz the jolly laughin present giving
white whiskered man hes cracked up
to be. Least my dad never took any
prize for mildness or givin away purity
things for nothin. What's more hes
bigger than most chimney flews which
dispels the climbin act. For a present
this year my old kris give me a ak, a
wood saw, a wood horse and a coal
ashes Fiddler which amt what l call a
tender hearted spirit. Its a scheme for
subjectin the younger generation.
" Mx
Roller skates 10 the rage on 5 mile.
There is two kinds of roller skates we
know of. One kind you buy at the
Bazaar or Meeches and the other kind
you can get at eny saloon or the island
If you got the price. Some it takes
longer to get a roller skate on than
others. Youngsters generally wears
one kind of roller skate while older
bloods what know better get the other
kind. Both is excitin and make the
feet slide and both leaves a sore head
the day after sometimes. We tempted
to skate at the casino last week, but
we learned a lesson not to skate till we
strap n skate real tight round our
waist in back so we can roll standin up
or sittin down either.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26

ed him straight in the eye. "Mr. Nc
Williams, you knew before you came
here that | wasn't open to bribery"
And he settled back in his chair.
The boss of the precinct emitted an
ugly smile. Fumbllng in an inner coat
pocket, he drew out an envelope and
extracted from it a cancelled check.
81 tried to persuade you gentle" he
said. "Now Wen see what pressure
can do" And, still holding the smile,
he handed Cornwell the check.
"Well, what Of it?" he asked after a
brief examination.
"What of itp' exclaimed McWilliams
in evaporation. what of a check for
$4,000 to you from Hendrlcks-Hen-
bricks, the grafterY'
The young man flushed angrily.
"And so you purpose to show this as
proof that Hendricks bought me in
some deal for $4,000" he said, the
color creeping away from his lips as
he recognized the false position into
which the presence of the check forced
him. "Mr. McWilliams, you know bet
Ter luuu ludt! HNtl int NCii oCdooh
ed boss shrank q little from his anger.
"Some time ago Mr.. Hendricks hur-
riedly entered my office and begged
me to lend him $4,000 in cash to close
out a real estate deal, as he said. He
explained that the owner was leaving
Immediately for the west and, as II
was after banking hours, refused to
receive a check. AS you know, we
handle a great deal of ready money
here, SO l gave him the amount he
wanted and took his check for $4,000.
Had the light subsequently thrown on
his character illuminated Mr.. Hen
bricks at the time l would unhesitat-
ingly have refused his request. This,
Mr.. McWilliams, is the explanation of
that check-facts with which you are
doubtless already acquainted"
Indeed Let me advise you, my
friend, to remember your vote while 1t
Is possible" The politicians one wa
insultingly familiar. This little fairy
tale would sound rather fiimsy before
a jury, l fancy" and he crossed his
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Marine National Bank
III

at Wildwood, N. j., in the State of New Jer-
sey, atthe close of business, November IL, 1906:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26
The DECEMBER GRAND JURY AND
ITEMS OF COURT NEWS

James L. Hoffman, of Cold Spring,
was foreman of the December Grand
Jury. Members from the island were
Carl A. Haswin, Robert Bright, James
McLinden, Burgher v. VanHorD,
Elias w. Forcum and Chas. A. Nc
Williams. The jury returned an in
dictment charging Giuseppe Dodero,
with killing his brother, Vingenzo
Dodero, at Burleigh on Thanksgiving
day. Both men were Italian railroad
laborers, and the indicted man is still
at large. Eight bills were also found
against L. Wistar Brown, a well-to-do
-1eeasN4ityLreligiausL enthusiast, f-s
cruelty to his children. Brown is said
to have compelled his children to go
without shoes in cold weather and do
other things IN order to harden their
constitutions. In default of $500 bail
he vas locked up in the county jail.
Brown is said to have high social con-
nections in Philadelphia, where the
affair is said to have created a sensation.
The Gazette says: "When the panel OF
petit jurors was called, Judge Hildreth
announced that he had excused six of
the jurors for the term. George Firth
of Anglesea, did not answer to his
name and former Judge Voorhees, in
formed the Court that Firth had gone
to Europe, that he had all his plans
made before he was drawn on the jury.
Judge Trenchard said he wanted ii
distinctly understood that when men
were summoned to serve on juries they
must attend, European trips to the
contrary Notwithstanding"
DISH WASHER SUIT
1.-THE suit of the Fearless Dish
Washer Co., versus II. w. Cobb, until
lately a boarding house keeper at Wild
wood, was tried OIL Monday morning,
Dec. IL. Cobb permitted the plaintiff
company to set up one of its machines
in his house on trial and said it never
did the work hat was expected Of a
self respecting dish washer, and that il
DlOh0 hlOlC ulSliCb thuh blIC bloSt az
complished modern servant could
possibly smash. Naturally he did not
want to pay for it, but had not notified
the company within the 30 days
specified in the contract) to come and
take the thing away. He eontended
that the agent who had placed the
machine begged him to keep quiet and
let him sell the rest of his machines al
Wildwood, and after he had accom-
plished that he, the agent, would
make it all right with him. Judge
Hildreth reserved his decision. AT the
opening of Court on Monday, the
II inst, Judge Hildreth announced
that he would not grant the license
asked by Chas. l.. Heinle for the
Washington building on the board
walk at Holly Beach, nor that fol
a wholesale privilege desired by John
McEvoy at Sea Isle City. The appli-
cation of w. E. Buzby for a license al
the Colonial hotel in Holly Beach was
withdrawn.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26
ANNIVERSARY BANQUET OF RED MEN
Wapella Tribe Feast at Hotel
FenWick, Tuesday Evening,
December 18th

A quite royal banquet in honor of
the. fourth anniversary of institution
was held by Wapella Tribe, No. 23S,
Imp. o. r.. M. at the Hotel Fenwick,
Tuesday night, December 18th. About
fifty-five members of the local tribe and
visiting red men representing eleven
different tribes were seated at the BAN
quet board. Two state officials were
present, Chas. D.. Thompson, of At
lantic City, Great Sacbem of the State
Council of New Jersey and Dan'l. M.
Stevens, of Camden, Great Chief of
Records.
The menu was an elaborate collation.
of daintily prepared dishes and viands
and the red men did full justice to the
feast.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26
THE MENU IN FULL
Nowrey Cocktail

Queen Olives Celery Red Radishes
Maurice River Coves on half shell
Kalbach Sauterne
Green Turtle Soup
Shaebalon Sherry
Stewed Terrapin
Red Mems Punch
Lobster Outlet with Cream Sauce
Punch Stevens
Jackson Champagne
New Potatoes New Peas
Lobster Salad
Stetser Catawba
French Rolls Vienna Rolls
Rouquefort Cheese American Cheese
Ice Cream Cakes
Cognac a la Thompson
Demi Tasse Wapella Cigars
Not the least prominent feature of
the evening was the clever toast-mak-
ing. 1t was a cheap big pow-wow"and
among the speakers were Great Sach-
EN- Chas. ID. Thompson; Great Chief OF
Re- ords Dan'l. M. Stevens; Guard of
the Forest Stanley M. Kalbach; l.. ].
Mccormick, Edw. Saint, of Philadel-
phia; Warren Kalbach, d. M. Van
Horn, d. g. Bayless and POSTMASTER
Forrest B. Long.
The dainty invitation and men card
in gold and red was a handsome
creation in keeping with the entire
affair which was on an elaborate scale
seldom equalled on the island.
The evenings pleasure cost the tribe
a cheap lot of wampum,o but thegood
feeling and fellowship putin circulation
overshadows all.
The Red Men of the island are pro-
gressive fellows and are to be COM
mended for the thorough manner in
which they do things.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26

LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid n................. $4,000 90
Surplus fund. $1,000 90
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid. 5,623 81
National Bank notes outstanding. 1850 90
Due to other National Banks......... 1855 SO
Individual deposits subject to check, 239,05l IS
Time certificates of deposit ........... 953 05
Certified checks. 1000 %
Cashiers checks outstanding. 442 80
Notes and bills rediscounted, none.
Bills payable, including certificates
OF deposit for money borrowed $4,000 90
1856, 226 Is
state of New Jersey, County of Cape May, SIS:
/, SAMUEL f. MCKNIGHT, Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
SAMUEL f. MCKNIGHT, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of November, 1906.
JOHN BRIGHT, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
r. W. RYAN,
FRED G. MEYER,
JED DUBOIS,
Directors
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26

Facetious French Railway Guard Ito
lady throwing kisses from carriage
window to her hance)-Pardon, mann
selle, but 1t is forbidden to throw any
thing from the carriage windows.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-26
The Marine National Bank
Wildwood, N. ].
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Marine National Bank,
for the purpose of electing directors
will be held in the banking house on
Tuesday, January Sth, 1907, between
the hours of one and two p. m.
S. f. MCKNIGHT, Cashier.
The Washington times., 1906-05-13
ARRESTED FOR A KISS
THAT HE DIDN'T GET

TRENTON. May 12.-Earl Shoemaker,
of Philadelphia. Pennington Seminary
student. was arraigned in central police
court. having been arrested for a kiss
he didn't get The charge against him
was that he tried TO kiss pretty Mamie
Wheeler. a Trenton girl. whom he met
on North Warren street
Shoemaker explained 70 the court that
he only tried 10 defend the girl from the
kissing effort Of an intoxicated student
from Princeton. In the excitement
caused by the screams of the girl the
guilt man escaped and her defender
was arrested by mistake Judge Harris
permitted young Shoemaker 10 go.
The Washington times., 1906-05-13
CHUM OF LADY CURZON
DISINHERlTED BY FATHER

CHICAGO. May I2.-Because she mar
ried FOR love. Mrs Louise Brega James.
bosom friend OF Mrs. Potter Palmer and
Lady CUrzOn. is iisinherited by her
father. Charles W Brega, the late board
CT trade operator aud capitalist. in his
viii Just made public
Although Mrs. James is the only child.
she is cut of without one cent of the
10000 estate her father left when he
died three months ago.
The probating OF the Will opened the
door on which hangs the famous slele-
ton OF the Bregas. The rich man had
been powerless to prevent his only
daughter from giving herself to the
peunIleSs Captain James OF the British
army. and his Will testifies 10 his con-
tnued resentment
He gives his entire fortune 70 HIS
widow he stipulates that no bond shall
be exacteG OF her.
The Washington times., 1906-05-13

clothesline from which a collection OF
sunbonnets Were strung hung in full
view, and each little guest was asked TO
select bonnet and to wear IL through
out the afternoon Miss Louise Stuart
was mother" for the sunbonnet babies.
and read them stories and gave them
some gramophone recitals
The children were also blindfoIded and
asked 10 pin a bow on the slipper OF a
large pink and green sunboanet baby
Master Lee Hardesty won the prize.
which was burnt wood handgIass with
sunbonnet babies on the back The din
ing room was festooned with pink and
green and all the refreshments were the
same colors, served in the sunbonnet
baby form.
The birthday cake was two sunbon-
net babies, one had a pink dress and
green bonnet and the other green dress
and pink bonnet There was a candle in
each of the four hands and one in each
bonnet Another large cake consisted of
single sunbonnet baby. with pink
bonnet and green dress. The small cakes
were in the same form. as were the
candles and the ice cream.
Sticks OF candy dressed up as babies
were at each place, being attached 10
ribbons reaching up to the chandelier.
Among those present were Donna
Ford, Evelyn Nutwell, Mabel Hubbard
Josephine Bedinger. Mabel Goodwin.
Mildred Stuart, Louise Stuart. Gloria
Searles, Gertrude Lucas, Eustacia
Hardesty. Edythe Young. Elwood Hans
man. Harry Hubbard. Richard Nye. Lee
Hardesty. Philip Sheridan, Tommy Sher-
idan, Con Nutwell. Sydney Knowles.
David Stevens. Homer Phillips. Ebert
Johnson and Edwin Stuart
The Washington times., 1906-05-13

rfs' Of this city, who will arrive from
Europe on the steamer Zealand.
Mrs. f. Merfield. OF Baltimore, spent
few days In the city last week with
her sister, Mrs. s Bensinger.
Miss DoppIemayer. after spending the
winter here, left Washington today for
New York. where she will visit before
going to her home in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Saks are spending a
few days in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert sehin, of Balti-
more, are the guests of a Prince.
There will be a euchre held ar the
Mercantile Club Monday evening at S
o'clock in aid Of the San Francisco suf-
ferers.
The Argo Lodge held a banquet and
vaudeville at Scottish Rite Hall. when
some clever talent was shown.
S. Karn and wife sailed for Europe
yesterday
The ladies of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church have made a cOllec-
uon of useful and interesting things
from their friends and members OF the
church. and will open ''rummage sale
Monday morning at Z o'clock, at 1872
Seventh street. and will keep open until
$50 or 10 o'clock each evening for a
week
Contributions are stiIl being received.
The fund thus raised VIII be added 10
that already started for redecorating
the church and buying new carpets.
The Washington times., 1906-05-13
READINGS FOR THE BLIND
AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

The following is the program for vol
unteer readings and music for the blind
at the Library OF Congress this week;
Tuesday. May Is. dramatic reading.
Susie Root Rhodes; Thursday. May Il.
piano and song recital. Miss Clara Jones
and Miss Anita Holtzclaw; Saturday.
May IS. reading. Mrs. II. W. P. Cush-
ing
The door 70 the reading room win be
closed promptly al 2-S0 D. n. and VIII
be opened thereafter only between the
numbers on the program
The Washington times., 1906-05-13

was performed by Chaplain Edward S.
Travers. The bride was given away by
her father.
The brides sister. wife of Captain
Marshall, acted as matron of honor.
The best man was Capt. Raymond Shell
don. Fifteenth Infantry. The ushers
were Capt Alstaetter, Corps of En-
gineers. and Capt. Marshall. Fifteenth
Cavalry.
The engagement of Miss Mabel Mul-
len to First Lieut.. George Luther
Hicks. Artillery Corps. L. S. A. is an
nounced. The wedding will probably
take place IN September. The pros
pective bride is a daughter of Hon.
and Mrs william NJ. Mullen. of New
York city The prospective groom
is son Of Mrs. George L.
Hicks. of Cambridge, Md. and
grandson of the late United States
Senator and War Governor Of Mary
land Thomas Holiday Hicks. and
brother Of Pay Inspector Thomas Hol-
liday Hicks. L. S. n. Mrs. George l.
Hicks, smother of Lieut. George L.
Hicks. and his fiance. Miss Mullen. are
spending a few days with Lieutenant
Hicks at Fort Monroe. Va
Civil Engineer George Mackay, L S
N. retired. and Mrs. Mackay announce
the engagement Of their daughter
George Leontine. to Surgeon James c.
Pryor. L. S. n.
A quiet wedding took place on Cap
itol Hill April %, the contracting part
les being Miss Hattie NJ. Arth and
William II. Schwalenburg The Rev
Joseph l. Mcclure officiated. The bride
wore a cream cOlOred cloth costume
and was attended by her sister
Gladys The groom was attended by
Martin Breen, OF Philadelphia.