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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-09-18
NON LICENSE AND PROHIBITION.


The Rochester Prohibitionists demand
legislation absolutely forbiddng the manu-
facture and sale of alcoholic beverages, and
if they cannot get that, they want none at
all with respect 10 the liquor traffic. Either
no rum or free rum seems TO be their cry.
Either crush out the evil or let il accom-
plsh its worst, until the public rise up in
rebellion.
But that is not the language of sensible
and practical temperance ref0rmers. They
want legislation which can be carried into
effect, and which will accomplish its in
tended purposes; and prohibition has never
done and will never do that.
What has succeeded better than any othor
attempt to mitigate the evils of the liquor
traffic is high license. In all the States
where such law has been passed il has
worked like a charm, and the more we see
OF its operation the more thoroughly we are
convinced that it is the most effective remedy
for the worst evils of the liquor business
which has yet been tried in the United
States.
Experience shows that prohibition Is i'm
possible in execution, but high license is
actually enforced wherever it has boon i'm
posed, and the testimony as to its great
practical benefits is without contradiction.
1t diminshes the number of liquor saloons,
improves their character and the character of
those who keep them, makes every licensed
dealer an ally Of the authorities in compel
ling obedience to the law, dminishes drunk
enness and brawling, and brings into the
public treasury vast amount Of money,
thus decreasing the taxes and enhancing the
prosperity of the communities which enjoy
its benefits
Why, then, do we not have high license
In New York? We want to reduce the
number Of rumshops which are preying on
the poor, and we need the increased reve.
nue.. Besides, high license can be enforced,
and our present laws for the regulation of
the liquor traffic are in great part dead
letter because il is impracticable to put
them in execution.--Nep York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-09-18
SATURDAY, the 10th of October, 1885,
1870 ACRES OF LAND
MORE OR LESS

NUKE OR LESS,
subject to the right of Columbus F. Purdum
10 all the buildings erected by him on said
lands.
This farm is IN a fair state of cultivation,
has about Forty Acres in woodland, is well
watered, is convenient to Churches, Schools,
Stores, Mills, etc, and in addition to the
buildings owned by Columbus +. Purdum is
improved by n rood
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-09-18
ordor Nisi.

William 7. Watkins and Sarah Il. Watkins,
his wife, and Others VS.. Ernesline Brown
ing and Mary Browning
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-09-18

Ia the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
us n Court of Equity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-09-18
Trustees Sale I!

DY VIRTUE of Decree of the Circuit
I'D Court for Montgomery county, as a
Court of Equity, passed in cause in said
Court wherein Columbus r. Purdum is com
plainant and Leonidas Etchison and Hepsi-
bah EtchisoD, his wife, are defendants, the
subscriber, as Trustee therein named, will
offer at public sale to the highest bidder, on
the premises, on
SATURDAY, the 10th of October, 1885,
at the hour of Q o'clock, p. NJ,
all the Reel Estate, lying and being in said
Montgomery county, OF which Joshua Pur-
dun, late of said county, died seized and
possessed, consisting Of an undivided one
halt interest in the farm upon which he re-
sided at the time of his death, situated on the
road leading from Damascus TO Clarksburg,
about one mile from Damascus, and adjoins
the lands of Thomas j. Hilton, Luther 7
Beall and Others and containing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-09-18

For the States Of Virginia, West Virginia,
Montgomery county, Nd, and the District
of Columbia.
Price List of the Syracuse Flows, 1882.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10

piece of iron, pointed at one end ami
rounded ut the other. They stuck these
into their flesh. beating the rounded
knobs with wooden mallets. The
points hal probably entered about half
an inch when they withdrew the instru-
ments. This was followed by streams
of blood oOzing from the wounds. This
was repeated several times. Next came
the ordeal of biting into the leg and
chewing the prickly pear-not a pleas
ant task, as the leaf is covered with in
| tinitesimal prickels. that if only touched
with the hand produce the sensation of
being pricked by needles. The fanatics
were then handed burning torches.
which they applied to their faces, hands
and arms. The odor of burning flesh
became so unbearable that we came
away. The following day 1 inquired
about the origin and meaning Of the
fete, and was told the following leg
end: Several hundred years ago
there lived in pashalik of Arabia a
very learned and devout marabout
(priest), who by his learning and sane
tity gathered about him many disciples,
whom he taught But as his teachings
were not in consistency with those of
the Koran, he having had revelations
from heaven, drew upon himself the en-
nifty of the relgning Pasha The Pasha,
jealous of his power with the people,
banished him and his d.. ciples to the
desert of Sahara, whittier they were
taken and left without food or water.
They wandered about the desert several
days until their thirst became unbear:i-
BILE, and as they could find nothing to
Stake it they threw themselves in de
spair upon the ground. praying for
death to relieve them. Then Ali Ben
Aissaoua, the marabout, arose and babe
them eat anything they could find, for
he had received a revelation from
heaven telling him that nothing they
would eat would hurt them. Accord
ingly they Toasted on scorpions, snakes,
prickly pear leaves (and also, | believe.
celluloid collars and railroad sand
witches, though not mentioned in the
legend). But, strange to say. not only
were they uninjured, but they derived
nourishment therefrom, satisfied their
hunger and quenched their thirst. Thus
they lived for some time until this mir
acle came to the ears of the Phsha, who,
suspecting some trickery, enticed them
by offers of a pardon to his palace.
He threw them into a dungeon
filled with scorpions, bits of crockery,
glass and similar other tonics, and told
them that they could not be released
until they ate everything. 1t was no
difficult task, as they had been growing
60 l., IS
Pasha, having seen them eat the food,
granted them all a full pardon and made
Ali Ben AissaOua his Vizier.
1.-THE descendants of Ali and his dis
cipies formed a sect called Aissaouas,
who every year on the anniversary of
the trial in the dungeon celebrate the
event in the manner have described. l
am told that at some places this sect
still eat scorpions and chew glass. y
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

1t is figured that 1000, 900 sermons
are annually preached to Americans.
Venezuela schools are supported by
the Federal Government from the rev
enues of the post-office and trade IL
cense system.
The teacher has to deal with the
young, and the young make no allow
ances. Idiosyncracies of habit, eccen-
tricities of manner, constitutional pecu-
liarities-all are regarded as faults-as
inexcusable faults. = Toronto EducG-
catio7'aI Monthly.
The report of the Harvard Divinity
School shows that five out of the six
professors have been appointed within
five years. The faculty is now COM
posed Of two Unitarian ministers, one
Unitarian layman. two Baptist minis
tiers and one Orthodox Congregational
minister.
The school committee of Lewiston,
Me-, comprising eight Catholics and
six Protestants, has taken st. Joseph's
parochial school into the public sys-
tenn, with the stipulation by Father
Wallace that no time outside of the
usual fifteen minutes will be devoted
to special religious Observation-Disclosures
Journal
So far as the system of free text
books to children has been tested in
Massachusetts it is found that it results
in a largely-increased attendance in
the public schools, and It is therefore
regarded as most efficient aid in re-
ducing the percentage Of illiteracy.
The Christian Union states that no city
which has adopted the system has
abandoned it.
"A Chinese Sunday-school Union
has been formed by various pastors and
churches of New York and Brooklyn.
1t is undenominational Its leading
members are DR. Cuyler DR.. w. M.
Taylor, DIR. X. S. Macarthur. DIR.
Charles F. Deems and S. Il. Halliday
Of the four thousand Chinese in New
York and Brooklyn only about seven
hundred are now receiving religious in
structiOn.-N y. Sun.
The University calendar, 1894 5.
gives total number of students enrolled
in the colleges as 1,295- Michigan
leads the list with GA; Ohio, 122; ILL
nois, 100; Indiana, 65; New York, 60;
Pennsylvania, 90; Iowa. 80; Kansas, %;
Minnesota, %; Wisconsin. 10; Missouri,
ID; Ontario. 25; others below 10. From
foreign countries: Japan, 4; New
Brunswick, 3; Hawaiian Islands, 2;
Nova Scotia, 2; Africa, Armenia, Costa
Riea, England. Germany, Manitoba,
New Zealand, Province of Quebec, Scot
land, each, l.
The discussion of the question
whether the ancient classics should con-
tinue to be taught as thoroughly as they
now are in the schools and colleges
shows no abatement 1t is the one
great tonic at all meetings of college
men and teachers. At first the contest.
between those who favored the ira
ditional method and those who were
disposed to turn to new things. was in
the nature of light skirmishing, but
now the great guns are sounding. and il
is probable there will be some important
utterances and action during the months
of the summer vacation when the great
educational assemblies will be held
Current.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
WIT AND WISDOM.

Young man. never call another ~
liar" if he is not 1t is unjust to apply
the term to him, and if he is he knows
it himself.-Boston Post.
An exchange asks: docs dairying
payP" Judging from the strong,
healthy condition of our boarding-house
butter, We should think it did pay big
per scentage.-Ss Paul Herald
Poverty is uncomfortable, as can
testify; but nine times out of ten the
best thing that can happen to young
man is to be tossed overheard and COM
PEELED tn sink or swim for himself. -
James 4. Garfield.
Miss Rosewood, who took part in
amateur theatricals: 20, I'm so tired.
had to stand all the evening"" Miss
Sharp, who was in the audience: MY
dear. You have not had to stand nearly
so much as We have. "-Erchange.
An augur that bores square hole
is spoken of as a remarkable recent in
vention. Newspaper offices will hail
this as an innovation. For years they
have been bothered with boreS who
are always round.-Rockland Courier
Gazette
After George Washington had cut
down his fathers cherry-tree his moth
er thought that the wood might be used
for fuel, and it was accordingly burned
and reduced to ashes. Not long after,
Mrs. w. wished to make some soap.
and took the cheTy-tree ashes; but all
her labor was in vain, for there was NO
I've in the ashes.
ATS boyr" young MIR. Happiday
gleefully shouted, as he rushed in and
pianked ten-dollar note down on the
bank counter; ''the daisiest little fellow
you ever saw. Here, just put this ON
deposit in his name. will you? I'm 60
ing to add to it every year and call it
the fresh heir fund" 1t is apt to be
that way with the first-Bosson jour.
nal.
-" Will you lend me quarter until
l perfect plan whereby l can make
millions?" asked tired looking speci-
men of humanity of Nassau street
stationer. "What is your sehemep"
"Well, I've applied for patent to con-
vert snow-shovels into fans, and" As
he picked himself out of the gutter he
realized once more he was sent adrift
on the ocean of unappreciabilay--ME
Journal
-"Say, mister. do you want your
valise carried?' asked q street urchin
running after . man going down Fourth
street with valise in his hand. - No.
l don't" answered the man. with q
snarl. I'm carry it to the depot for q
dime" persisted the boy Il don't
want it carried, 1 tell you," said the
man, hurrying along. "Don't YOUR
+" No, don't" well, mister. what
the dickens are you carrying it for2
Why don't you set it dawn?'-Nerch0nf
Trareler.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
PlTH AND POINT.

Scientists claim that cigarette
smoking leads to idiocy. Another in
stance of getting the cart before the
horse. Philadelphia Call.
"A writer in a current magazine
describes the railbird. stating that he
is found in the Southern States. He
fails to mention that it is occasionally
seen in the North and West, where he
has his feathers fastened on with tar
Marathon Independent.
Here's musical salesman adver-
tised for. Why don't you apply, Ned?"
II? Why, I'm not musical" per
haps not; but l notice that you can
blow your own horn, you're familiar
with the bars. your remarks are full OF
slurs, you're always giving notes, and
all the rest. "-Hotel Gazette.
Young ladies at a certain Western
college are taught how to make bread.
When they graduate they are known
as college-bread women, and are in
great demand with housekeepers.-
burlington Free Press.
Stern parent-"Here, my son.
what is this? You were not at school
all last week" AstOnished boy-"How
do you know" Indignant father
Your teacher told me so." Wary
boy-..Did he see me?" Wrathful pa
pa-''NO, not once" Triumphant
boy-''Then how does he know ]
wasn't there?" -Erchange.
"A scientific Frenchman says he
has discovered process for making
artificial brains" said Mrs. Wiggles-
worth. looking from the paper she was
reading. Artificial brainsr' shifted
Mr.. WIgglesworth, scornfully; '.that's
just like those nonsensical Frenchmen
always fOOling away their time max
ing something artificial What l want
is real brains-none of your make-be-
lieve nonsense" Mrs. Wigglesworth,
as she resumed her paper. demurely
murmured that she had noticed it, too,
but she never should have dared to
speak of it herself. And Mr.. Wiggles-
worth rubbed his head in dazed sort
of fashion and wondered if he really
had expressed himself just as he meant
to.-Rockland Courier Gazette.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
AMONG THE ARABS.
Self-Torture In AlSiers Among Religious
Fanatics.

| Self-Torture In Alsiers Among Religion.
Fanatics.
Henry henderson, son of Nathan
henderson of this city. is now travelling
in Algiers for his health. To his friends
he has written some very entertaining
letters. The following is an extract from
one of them written January 2, 1885, at
Hammam R'Ihra:
''On our way to the hotel we passed
an Arab house, from which confusing
sounds were issuing. The door being
open we ventured to enter. After pass
ing through short, narrow corridor
we came upon an open court, where a
strange sight met our view. The whole
court, with the exception of few feet
near the wall opposite the entrance,
was filled with the forms of Arab men
and women squatting on sacred mats,
or on the ground. In the open space
and against the wall was sort of small
platform, upon which three musicians
(Save the mark) were seated. One was
beating the tam-tam and the other two
blowing instruments something like
flutes. made of bamboo Over the plat
form hung a lamp and some cauiles,
but this light paled before the soft bril-
liancy of the moon, which shone into
the court and added weirdneSs to the
scene. Facing the platform were about
eight Arabs engaged in the most fam
tastic and at the same time fascinating
dance. As the musicians began to play
slowly they moved the upper parts of
their bodies forward and backward and
from side to side. Gradually the music
became faster and with it the move
ment of their bodies became more rapid.
Faster and faster they went, throwing
their limbs and bodies about in almost
uncomfortable positions, until l could
scarcely believe that the rapidly
whirling mass before me were human
beings. Now the women. who until
this time had remained perfectly
quiet, regarding the dancers with
liked attention, their coal-b!ack
eyes sparkling above their white
7a:ls, set up an unearthly noise. l
can liken to it nothing / have ever
heard, although it seemed TO encourage
the dancers, but would have frightened
another man out of his wits. The
music having risen to almost inconceiv-
able rapidity. suddenly ceased. Then,
rs if the music had been the only thing
to keep them moving, the dancers fell
o the ground, their tongues protrudlng,
heir muscles rigid and stiff. Immedi-
ately those nearest the dancers jumped
and danced upon their PROSTATE forms.
in order, probably. to loosen their rigid
muscles. They We're no sooner able to
move than they arose and began to
dance again, repeating it until utterly
Frustrated, not being able to move.
There was nothing uncouth about the
lance. On the contrary, the gliding
motion had peculiar grace. After
several pots of incense we're burned,
which revived the dancers, another set
of men took their places. Each of the
astes held in his hands long, thick
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
Facts About Cancers.

Nearly every case Of cancer can be-
traced to some exciting cause, such as
an injury to the part, local disease in
some of the glands or neglected warty
growth. High living with insufficient
exercise or the seglect of the general
health conduee. to- it. The most gen.
orally accepted idea of the nature of the
disease is that it is the result of the
morbid growth of development of white
blood cOrpuseles, as the cells usually
found in the cancer resemble these more
than any other. These cells do not in
crease and develop like the cells found
in puS and other morbid conditions, but
seem to emanate from definite source,
snd are produced at a comparatively
slow. but constantly increasing, rate.
The increase has been noticed to CORE
spond with the decline in general health.
and the decrease to begin with the I'M
provement Of health.-hHs6urgh Dis
patch.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
A GOOD WITNESS.
The Woman Who Knew What She Was
Talking About.

| Talking About.
Sometimes a LAWYER meets his match
on the witness stand. Not long since
there was breach-of-promise case in
an Ohio town. The usual bullyragging
lawyer was there, but an unusual wit
ness in the person of a country school
marin met him
"Ah, MISS" said the lawyer, when
she had taken the oath, Twill you state
your name?"
Elizabeth Martini" she responded,
quietly.
"Your occupation?"
Teaching school,"
How old are you?" he next in
guired, with side-long glance at the
| crowd.
''Old enough to know that it is none OF
your business" she answered, as gently
as ring-dove COOS.
Objection sustained" remarked the
| Court.
The lawyers face fell, but he Traced
up and went on, but without a smile.
do you know the nature of an
oath?" he asked. spitefully.
"Oh, yes, heard you damn the Cour'
yesterday on the street, for ruling
against you, and | knew you were moi
saying your prayers.
The Court looked at the lawyer, the
lawyer looked at the ceiling, and the
witness looked at ease.
''Confine your answers to the case, il
you please" said the lawyer. "Now.
will you tell the Court if You know the
PLAINTIFF
Eyes, sir; 1 know her"
What do you know of her?'
'.More good than l do of a lawyer,
sir"
That's not what l want to know"
Il presume not, SIR continued the
witness, softly.
Il want to know" shouted the exas-
perated questioner, bringing his fist
down on the table, IF You know any
thing about the case before the Court"
"More than you do, possibly"
"Weil, tell it to the Court and have
done with it,
Thanks. l know, your honor, that
Joseph Hill, the defendant, asked Mary
jackson, the plaintiff, if she would be
his wife. 1t was done in my presence.
Indeed? Isn't that rather unusual
way of popping the question:"
Il don't know, SIR. | have had no
experience. happened to be present,
because l came into the room unex-
pectedly and found the plaintiff sitting
in defendants lap. and he. to show me
that she had right to save the furni-
ture in that way, asked her again to be
his wife, as he had already done week
earlier"
.By the way, Miss Martin, how much
does the plaintiff weigh?"
..One hundred and forty pounds,
sir"
How do you know so exactly?"
"By the weigh, of course" she
smiled. and the lawyer went off on
another track.
Ibid YOU think the defendant was
telling you the truth?''
"On, yes; you know he is not law
yer"
The witness will confine herself to
the facts" interrupted the Court
Very we'll yOnr honor, shall pay
no attention to the statements of the
attorney"
That will do" said the provoked
lawyer, 1.-THE witness may stand down"
May it please the Court" she ne
marked, 1.-The witness would like to 81
down."
1.-The Sheriff will please provide the
witness with chair said the Court.
..She seems to have sat down on every
thing else in this courtroom, and the
Court sees no reason why chair should
be exempt"
The witness smiled placidly and took
the chair to await another call to the
Traveller.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
ABOUT BOOKS.

The Literature of 1884 and Deductions
TherefrOm.
We find in the Publishers Weekly
the following very interesting tabu-
lated statement of the publications of
1884, as compared with the books is
sued i'm 1888:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10

-"Vesta''-we would like to explain
why a woman who tells fortunes by
means of cups should be called saa-
ceress. But We can't-M Y Iads-
pendent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-10
FACE TO FACE.
A Fact Related In Seven Well.
Told Fables.

BY r. e. FRANCILLoN,
AUTHOR or "a GREAT HEIREss," "Qurrs
Ar LAST" "A REAL QUEEN" "EAnLs
DIVE" ETC, ETC.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-23
MARSHAL'S SALE.
Marshal'S Sale.

PURSUANT TO AN EXECUTION TO ME
i directed by the Third Judicial District
Court of the Territory of Utah, shall expose al
Court House, in the City of Salt Lake, County
of Salt Lake, and Territory of Utah. on the 3Oth
day OF November, 1885, at II o'clock m, all the
right right, title, interest, claim and estate, which
William H: II. Bowers holds of. in and to Ger.
tain real estate situate, lying and being in Salt
Lake County, Utah Territory, to-wit:
Part of Lot Five (5), in Block Forty-seven (47),
of Plat B, Salt Lake City survey, commencing
at point one hundred and seven and one
fourth (10714) feet south of the northwest corner
OF said lot, and running thence east ten 10)
rods, thence north two and three-fOurths (234)
feet. thence west ten Q0) rods, thence south two
and three-fourths (2s4) feet to the place of be-
ginning; containing one square rod and one
hundred eighty-one and one-half square feet of
land.
Also part of Lot Five (5) in Block Forty-seven
of Plat B, Salt Lake City survey, commencing
at point one hundred and fifty-six and three
quarters Q5634) feet south OF the northwest cor
ner of said lot, and running thence east ten (10)
rods, thence north three 81 rods, thence west
ten Q0) rods, thence south three (3) rods to the
place of beginning
Together with all and singular the tenements
hereditaments and appurtenances thereuntO
belonging or in anywise appertaining.
To be sold as the property of William H. H.
Bowers at the suit OF Louis Cohn, S. Fl. Auer
bach, Henrietta Tanner, Administrators, etc.
Terms of sale, CASH.
E. A. IRELAND,
Dated November Z. 1885. u. s. Marshal.