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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

A writer divides the human life as
follows: At three times seven a man
reaches a competent age in the eyes
of the law: at four times seven he is in
full possession of his strength; at Eve
times seven he is 6t for the business Of
the world; at six times seven he be-
comes grave and wise If he is ever des-
tined to; at seven times eve he Is
in his apogee. and from that time he
begins to decay; at eight times seven
he is In his first climacteric, at nine
times seven he is In his grand climac-
|kaxic, and at ten times eve he has
shed the allotted span of life.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
Rxron,s Burned Memoirs.

All lovers of Byron are aware that
this cratic genius found time in his
short. adventurous life to write his
memoirs and that on his death these
passed into the hands of his friend.
Thomas Moore, who, exercising a dis
erection committed to him. promptly
consigned the manuscript to the flames.
No doubt the writer of Irish Melo-
dies had very good and highly proper
reasons for taking this decisive step,
and 1t Is quite likely that the publica
ton of the memoirs would not, for OBJ
vious reasons. have been possible for
many years after the poets death; yet
as succeeding generations have been
brought face to face with the peculiar
ly complex genius of Byron, with its
lofty moods and its many dark places.
they have felt need of the light which
only the records written by a vanished
hand could leave supplied.-Phlladel-
phia Ledger.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

Bathing in Sweden is a business.
Even the hotel bathrooms are extraor-
dinary-regular suits of rooms, one for
the bath proper, n for shower baths
of various sorts and one for a drying
ROOM, wherein you find enormous tow
els as large as American sheets. The
public baths are luxurious. They are
built around courts where, after the
bath you may have your coffee under
great trees surrounded by beds Of
beautiful flowers. 1t is apt to bother
Americans a bit to find that the bath
rubbers for both men and women are
strapping Swedish girls, businesslike
and ~unabashed. But this is only one
manifestation Of the advanced activi-
ties of woman in Sweden. You find
her occupying all sorts of positions.
You see her boldly swinging off street
cars without waiting for them to stop.
-Harper's Weekly.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
YOUR OWN VOICE.
How You May Hear It as II Sounds to
Other Persons Ears.

Laloy, who appears to have scien-
tfcally investigated the matter, as.
sures us that not only does one not see
himself as others see him, but that he
does not hear himself as others hear
him. Some interesting experiments
were made by the French savant In
this connection.
In order to ascertain whether a man
really knew the sound of his own
voice, Laloy has been at some pains to
determine the facts. His experiments
show that If a person record on a
photograph disk a few sentences pro
nounced by himself. together with 9th
ers recorded by friends, and causes the
machine to reproduce these. 1t most
frequently happens that the mar more
easily recognizes the voices of his
friends than he does his own.
1t appears TINT the differences lies
in the quality of the tone. One hears
his own voice not only through the
air, as do his auditors. but across the
solid parts between the organs of
speech and those of hearing. The
bOuhu luuS DlOuuNCO udS q uintIcnt
timbre from that conducted to the a
by the air above.
If n entertain any doubt as to this
let him try the following experiments:
Take the end of a wooden rod between
the teeth and pronounce the vowel
continuously. Let the other end be
taken alternately between the teeth
and released by another person who at
the same time stops his ears The lat
ter will find that every time he seizes
the rod in his teeth the sound will be
stronger than when 1t reaches the ear
through the air above and that 1t has a
different quality. The passage of
sound through a solid body augments
its intensity and modifies its quality
Harper's Weekly.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
Respect for the Law in England

AOA eAS Law II 6u8h0AAaz
Respect for the law is n of the
most striking characteristic of the Eng
lish people," remarked Matthew Minor
a former newspaper man of Washing
ton, just back from a hurried trip to
Europe, at the New Willard hotel. II
have been on the other side numerous
times. On this visit 1 spent ten days
in London and made a short trip into
Ireland. / could moi but marvel, as l
have on other occasions, at the differ
ence In the management of street traffic
In London and that of New York. [
am informed that in New York, a city
smaller by a couple of millions than
London, the death rate due to accidents
is something like 1000 a year. In Lon
don it is 300, and this is regarded as enor-
nous. When 1t is considered that there
is no section ofthe globe SO thickly pop
ulated as the streets of London, this is
remarkable.
II stood in Piccadilly circus a few
weeks ago, and In 40 minutes counted
8, 100 vehicles pass. There were as many
as so motor vehicles in an unbroken
line. But there was no congestion, no
disorder, and the street policeman at
all times had the situation In coma lete
control.
"The driver Of q vehicle would not
think of trying to violate the traffic law
because II he did, he would know that
he would eve drive again. The LON
don street 'bobbie' raises his hand when
he wants to signal to a driver, and the
driver knows that the law of England
Is behind that hand, You may know
that the London police-there are 80, 900
of them-do not carry either pistol or
club. But their power is absolute. 1t
is somewhat remarkable to an Amer
lean that In such conditions the police
do not overstep their authority or be-
come officious. They, az we'll as the
people know that the law is supreme.
A London 'bobbie' would not dare ex-
coed his authority. He dare not even
push a pedestrian, but he nevertheless
compels order. The only weapon the
London policeman carries-if 1t can be
called a weapons a strong leather
thong, which he uses on occasions to
quiet prisoners. There is another strik-
ing thing about the police department
of London. No man is ever arrested
for being drunk. If one should happen
to imbibe too much he is bundled into
a cart, a sheet thrown over him and he
is taken home If there is anything on
his person to identify him Wash
ington Post.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
TWAIN's TYPEWRITER.
Il Made Him Want to cuss, So He
Traded II For a Saddle.

Traded II For a Saddle.
It was in 1874. during a famous trip
to Boston with DIR. Twitchell. that
Mark Twain saw for the first time
what was then a brand new invention;
or it may have been during a subse-
quent visit a week or two later. At all
events, writes Albert Bigelow Paine,
he had the machine and was practicing
on it on Dec. 0. 1874. for he wrote two
letters on 1t that day, n to howells
and the other to Orion Clemens. In
the latter he says:
81 I'M trying to get the hang of this
new tangled writing machine, but am
not making a shining success Of it.
However. this Is the first attempt I
ever have made. and yet I perceive
that l shall soon easily acquire a fine
facility In its use. | saw the thing in
Boston the other day and was greatly
taken with It."
He goes on to explain the new won
der, and on the whole his first attempt
Is a very creditable performance. With
his usual enthusiasm wei an innova-
ton he believes 1t is going to be a
great help to him and proclaims its adj
vantages.
This is the letter TO Howells:
"You needn't answer this. / am only
practicing to get three-another slipup
t%here-only practicing to get the hang
OF the thing. / notice | miss fire and
get In a good many unnecessary letters
and punctuation marks. l am simply
using you for a target to bang at.
Blame my cat, but this thing requires
genius In order to work it just right!''
In an article written long after he
tells how he was with Nasty when he
first saw the machine In Boston through
a window and how they went In to see
It perform. In the same article he
states that he was the first person in
the world to apply the type machine to
literature and that the story of 'Tom
Sawyer was probably the first type
copied manuscript.
The new enthusiasm ran its course
and died. The typewriter was not per-
feet in those days. as 1t Is now. and the
keys did not always respond readily.
He declared it was running his morals
that 1t made him want to swear" He
offered 1t to Howells because, he said,
Howells had no morals anyway. How
ellis hesitated. so Clemens traded the
machine to Bliss for a sidesaddle. But
perhaps Bliss also became afraid of the
influence. for in due time he brought
1t back. Howells. again tempted hesir
tated and this time was lost. What
eventually became of the machine is
not history.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
Feminine Deception.

IN goin' to swear off on pinchin'
mems purses" said Gimlet Pete dis
gustedly.
whats the matterY' asked Cork
screw Hank.
Jaw, / follow a nice. plump pocket
book for a mile. It was bulgin' out.
An when | cops it what do ! get? A.
handkerchief, a pair Of old stockings an
a secondhand wad Of chewing gum
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
CARLYLE AND THE SEA.
The Ebbing Tide Gave the Philosopher
a Text For a Sermon.

a Text For a Sermon.
In John Foster and His Friend
ships the author records an incident
markedly characteristic of Thomas
Carlyle. The author finds the great
Scot at s o'clock one morning In 1876
on the Chelsea ~embankment gazing at
the Thames. Here Is the incident,
hitherto unpublished:
/ should as soon have thought of
assaulting as of addressing him. Hap
PLY l was spared anything of the
kind, for the old man, reserved as he
was to the point of moroseness-surli-
ness, his enemies called it-hoarsely
flung afquery at me. The tide was
out, | may mention, the river being at
its lowest. Where goes it? Where
goes it?"
The very manner of his saying 1t
sharpened my wits, and l gathered, of
course, that he referred to the stream
or what there was of 1t.
Smilingly | replied that it returned
to the sea.
Fright, sir, rightr' he snapped out
Then, relapsIng into his meditatiye
mood, he said softly, but impressiyely:
THE great. great sea of God Al
mighty's goodness, and we are all re-
turning that way. Don't forget that,
sir-returning to the seattle great
illimitable scar With that he abrupt
ly turned away and moved across the
roadway toward Cheyne row with that
curious slow shuttle habitual with him,
and | saw him no more.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
v at a Loss.

An English nobleman was recently
visiting New York and at a dinner
there he told, apropos of self conf
dence, a story about a young English
statesman.
"This YOUTH" his lordship said,
fought to get on. He works hard and
nothing ever feazes him.
'He wanted recently to push a bill
that had little support from his own
party. A friend, however, said to him
In a warning voice:
"eBut suppose. my boy, this bill
should cause your party to throw you
overboardT
"'Well, in that case, old chap he re-
piled, I'm quite sure I'd have strength
enough to swim across to the other
side. '"-Washington Star.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
Journal
pHtt! C.. -.
=H~ Camden, N. J.
"AnH-Lean" For Business

We borrow the following from the
Cosmopolitan:
"Where are you taking the pigs ?"
"Out to pasture 'em."
"What for Pr
ITO fatten 'em.n
"But it is pretty slow work to fatten
hogs on grass; where 1 came from we
pen them up and fatten them on corn.
II saves a lot of time.n
."Yas. 1 s'pose so;,but, what's time
to a hawg?
Agrest many business men are en-
deavoring to fatten their business in a
manner as antiquated as is the fatten-
ing OF hogs on grass.
Pork is bringing extremely fancy
prices.
Why not use corn 2
Space In the Five Mile Beach Jour-
nal will multiply the number of your
patrons as well as your dividends.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
Bells and the Koran.

1t is said in the Koran that beautiful
bells are hung upon the trees of para
disc In such a way as to be stirred by
wind from the golden throne of God
whenever the blessed ones in bis pres
ence wish for music. 1t Is to this that
the author of "Lalla Rookh" refers In
the lines:
Bells as musical
AS those that OH the golden shaftcd trees
OF Eden, shook by the eternal breeze.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT
IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
no Thomaa ID. Rose

IO IHOIuHs ID INO55. ~
By virtue OF an order OF the Court of Chan
Gerry made on the day OF the date hereof, in q
cause wherein Mark w. Ingle is complain
ant and you and others are defendants, you
are required to appear, plead, demur or an
swer to the complainant's bill on or before
the twentieth day of January next, or The
said bill will be taken as confessed against
you. The said bill is filed to foreclose a mort
gage given by Thomas j. Rose, ct ux., to
Mark w. Ingle. dated August third, nineteen
hundred and ten, on premises situate in the
Borough of Wildwood Crest, County of Cape
May, and State of New Jersey, and you are
made a defendant because you own said
premises.
HORACE F. NIXON,
Solr of Complt, e
3l7 Market ST., Camden, Nj.
Dated December 10th. 1918.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
PROPOSALS

CITY OF WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY
Proposals for the laying OF six inch sewer
on Hudson avenue between Roberts and
montgomery avenues, will be received by the
Board of commissioners at the city hall, Pa
ci6c and Montgomery avenues, on or before
the hour of two p m. January 9Th, 1914.
Plans can be seen at the office of Harry X.
Weir, engineer.
Specifications can be obtained from JamesE.
Whitesell, City Clerk, by depositing $3.50
therefore which will be returnedwhen the said
specifications are used in bidding or surren-
dered prior to the letting OF the work.
I'll right to reject any or all bids Is exp ress'
F. E. SMITH,
II. w. RYAN,
W. C. HENDEE,
Commissioners.
JAMES e. WHITESELL,
City Clerk.
Harry e. Weir, Engineer.
Dated Dec. 18th, 1918.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
An lndisoreet Listener.

Hosts Youngest-Don't your shoes
feel very uncomfortable when you
walk, Mrs. Nuryche? Mrs. N~uryche-
Dear me, what an extraordinary ques-
ton. Why do you ask, child? Young
ster-Oh, only COS pa said the other
day since you'd come into your money
you'd got far too big for your boots
London Stray Stories.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
BATTLING SPIDERS.
When They Fight It Is Really = Com
bat For Existence.

bat For Existence.
When two or more spiders fight there
Is usually a good reason for the fu-
rious attack and vigorous defense that
always follows.
1t is not generally known that after
a certain time has elapsed spiders be-
come incapable of spinning a web from
lack of sufficient material. The gluti-
nous substance from which the spider
spins its slender web is limited. There
fore, spiders cannot keep on construct
ing new snares for their prey when the
old webs are destroyed.
Very often when the web material
Is exhausted they are able to avail
themselves of the web producing pow
ers Of their younger or more fortunate
neighbors, and this they do without
any scruple whatever.
As soon as q spiders web construct
Ing material has become exhausted and
its hast web destroyed, 1t usually sets
out In search of another home and
unless 1t should find that is unoc-
cupled a battle usually ensues, which
ends only with the retreat or death of
the invader or defender.
Such a struggle is intensely interest
ing and will reveal some wonderful
tactics and skill in spider warfare. The
invader usually off victorious,
although in some cases the defender
puts up such a stiff fight 1t Is able to
hold It's own In spite Of the attack of
the intruder which is In desperate
stralts.-New York American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
reanhinn Him a Lesson.

Mrs. roorly-The grocer called here
today with a bill nearly "a year old. He
was very impertinent about it. Mr..
Poorly-Impertinent, was he? I'll
teach him a lesson. I'll make him
wait awhile for his money.-Exchange.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
The Lure of Work.

l like work: 1t fascinates me. | a
sit and look at 1t for hours. | love to
keep 1t by me; the idea of getting rid
Of It nearly breaks my heart.-Jerome
K. Jerome.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
pepends.

"Do you think. talking of expression
that amid is better than 'among?"
"Yes. especially If 1t is at Annapolis,
where a mid is among lasses. "-Balti-
more American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
rakino No Chances.

"I've long wanted to meet that avi-
etor."
.TII introduce you after the flight"
Introduce me now. After his flight
maybe
at understand. Come right along
Pittsburgh Post
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

We invite YOU to Join the large
number of individuals, firms and cor
porations, who for many years have
found their banking relations with
this Bank to be both agreeable and
profitable. The Marine National
9Rnk.-adv.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

Agnes-This novel looks awfully In
teresting. Is it good7 Gladys-Its per-
fectly splendid. I'D lend it to you In a
minute. but it belongs to me.-Life.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

tress Halle had secured her cheeks
with the brush until they rivaled the
red rose in her hair.
give come for her. VIII she go with
me to Berkeley Hall?"
The girl flushed and hesitated. She
did not want to betray her ignorance of
her callers identity which she supposed
she must know. "My Dress" she fall
tered, "and -
MI wait. Mrs. Stanton will trust
you to me, I'm sure, and my mother
will act as chaperon."
"If Mrs. she hesitated then laugh
ed. Your disguise is certainly excellent,
Sir Robin, for | cannot guess who you
are.
The Earl flushed. "Oh Miss Halle,
don't tell me you've forgotten Dick"
"Forgive me, Mr.. Wheaton," she
interrupted, Though twas all your
fault, your disguise was perfect"
may, forgive me, fair lady, but say
will you go?n
"Gladly, if you don't mind waiting
nd wait for you, until my life was
over.h
"Don'tv' But the cheeks now needed
no brush, as she ran b~lushing from the
room.
"Will L do?n
"Do?" the Earl repeated staring at
the winsome, slender figure before him
in riding habit, with a jaunty cap with
it's long, dropping plume perched upon
a mass of chestnut brown curls, a bow
in one hand and a culver slung careless
~ over her shoulder. "Do2n he repeat
ed. "You will be the Belle of the ball,
Maid Marian.n
Years later, the young Countess of
Howe found, stored away among her
treasures, an old green riding habit and
hat. Attiring herself in the faded suit
she sought her husband.
"Maid MarianW Lord Howe encir-
cled his wife with his arms. 'Tell me-"
he continued, lis Maid Marian happy
with Robin Hood? Does she still think
International marriages are failures.
Halle laughed. eff all Englishmen
we're like you
"And all Americans like you
''They would mean a foretaste of
heaven.n
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

There is always a bright side; look
for it-Florida Times-Union.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

The best education in the world is
that got by struggling to make a hy-
ing.-Phillips.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

Loose leaf pocket memoran dunn
books, new line. Rysn's Stationery
Store, 148 e. wildwood Avenue.-adv
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

sis your purse real alligator's skinY'
'Is it? You ought to hear it snap
Baltimore American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

Several sums to loan on first mortgage.
Bring. papers or send particulars. Robert
Bright, Anglesea,N N. J.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

$500 for lot near Holly Beach station. Easy
payments. p. o box H. Wildwood.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

Harry e. Weir, Engineer.
Dated Dec. 18th, 1918.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-26

OF v@nriouH bonds OF rcvolutionists or
I'm ndits. If We take sides with Huerta.
tho iivcr ~ very many Americans will
br endangered. for II In In tn" north.
rrn provinces. where Americans nre
most numerous. that tho M. chllcd con
@Iturrtn government ia w"alecat. should
we .Ht,o,ar the cause ~ the rcvolu-
tIoui.ir we would incur the cnmity of
the present Eovcrnm"nt party. and
drive tn I'm support many who arc not
in ncrord with 1t. should wa assume
THAT there ia no government In Mexico.
and scnd nm army across the border
tn ~ cntnhlisi, order. we would meet
with opposition from II people who
would he liSrlN tn rcunt'c on tho
nliRhtrsi situ "f foreign Intervention.
ram OF n atN wccl,a' war with Mcxi-
:" Ia n"nu"rsr. We might In u short
tim" p"nd into MlcNir" nm army which
would mako considerable pInEross.
l'nt M"Xicaup nj aud Will i1wht. aud
the a"udtug nf I'M army into II rmg-
W." '"'' "'''"'"''""" ''""'rN WN"T"
the people are AZ home n can live
ot tho "oil. aud whcrc every inNtnc
may easily conceal II slunl army. Ia
not 4" I've regarded ms a Joke. W" may
hoN" to take a hand ia tho Mexican
sonn', but We ,n,lat makc up our
min,ls that IT We do We have tackled
~ ~n"m'nd"uH rtol,lom. aud "nr which
Ia lts"lN 10 laHt rs n lonE ttntc.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-26
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