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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
He Knew It's Name.

He had u young pointer 80 very keen
in pose and 80 very bright that ii Is
wonder heaven hadn't endowed him with
human speech.
But he understood everything that was
said to him, although his master did not
always understand the dog, from which
it may naturally be inferred the dog was
the cleverer Of the two.
Well. the owner started 10 hunt part
ridges with him and be would get the
scent at surprising distances. and whom
ever he aud his master went shooting
they were pretty sure TO bring home
some game.
Partridge bunting seemed to be the
greatest pleasure that tho dog had ever
known, and his mind ran on the subject
continuously. Whenever any one would
speak of cartridges be would get up and
wag his tail aud show plainly that he
understood what was said.
One day bis master drove TO a neigh
boring town where the dog had never
been before, and in accordance with his
usual custom, he took the dog with him.
They were going down the main street.
the dog trottiog along in front, when oil
Of sudden he came to a dead point
right in the middle of the road Il was
clear that there could not well be q covey
Of cartridges 10 the heart of thriving.
busy town, 80 the dogs owner was over
come with surprise.
He hitcbed his horse TO a post, and
going up TO the wonderful beast gave
him the word to "go on" He advanced
steadily and slowly across tho street and
charged 10 front Of dry goods shop.
and then the reason Of il became APP
parent, for the sign above the doorway
read 81. g. Partridge, dry goods aud
notions" That dog could read aud was
a partridge hunter with vengeance.
One Of the comrades who heard the
story said he knew it was truth. for he
had heard Of that dog, and bis name was
Ananias.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
He Couldn't Stand Il.

" faint food" he urged, as be am-
bled along beside Tribune reporter
crossing City Hall Park; "'taint even
beer"
Then its four or Eve small children,
all starving suggested the reporter.
"No, faint. I"
"Sick wife, maybe--sick for two
months. No doctor and no medicine.
Want dime to get both ?"
"No faint"
"What is it, then ?" asked the re-
porter, looking with some curiosity at
the small dilapidated individual beside
him.
IL have no wife. and have no chill
dren," said the small man mildly, "but
my old mother keeps house for me over
in Brooklyn
Case Of mother instead Of wife,"
murmured the reporter.
"And find myself in n horrible stu
alton" continued the small man, ignor-
ing the interruption. "As | was about
to start for my humble home suddenly
thought Of the comet "
THE what p
"The comet. The dreadful monster
approaching through the heavens"
"Wbat Of that?"
"What of it? Why, that comet is
40 900 miles in diameter"
"Well 2"
ut has tail 100000 miles long"
Suppose it has p
"Do you realize-why, my dear sir.
do you realize" calculated the small
man, solemnly removing the pretzel-
shaped remnant which did duty as hat.
chat that comet is now only / 200, 900
miles away aud travelling 1000 miles
second head on for the United States 2"
The reporter admitted that the situa-
ton was grave.
"You see, continued the small man,
earnestly, there is no telling when the
shock may come. | am on my way
home, and as | have no money | must
walk all the way Mind, | am not ask
ing for cash, because | never drink beer
and | like to walk, but while that
mighty comet is flashing toward us
through the realms of space, | want to
ask you solemn question"
"Out with it"
"My dear sir, would you be will
ing~-heavens and earth, what horri-
bic thought-would you be willing to
have an American citizen bit by foreign
comet without one cent 10 his clothes ?"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
Evidence Of Design.

The sorrel horse with white star in
his forehead kicked clods Of snow into
their faces while The gh-bels tinkled
merrily. The npping air brought the
blood tingliug to their faces and the
bright light of joy to their eyes.
They had proceeded two and one-half
miles when she felt that she could no
longer ignore the presence of bis arm
about her waist.
Tcily she requested him to mind his
own business.
"Sir !" she exclaimed. 81 am aston
ished. Did you do that by accident or
design ?"
Her manner struck chill to his
heart.
"By-by-"-his teeth chartered and
his articulation was quite uncertain -
accident. fl assure you it won't
happen again"
There was an interval Of silence.
81 have no alternative but"--~she was
dreadfully solemn-"to insist that you
take me home at once.
Pale and sick with disappointment he
was about to turn as she bade him.
"ODe moment, please"
He paused in trance Of dread.
is il not fact''--he thought he
could desect world Of reproach 10 her
voice-"that your arm was--was there
a long time, sir p
Falteringly he acknowledged that such
was the fact.
docs not that go to throw discredii
upon" she was gazing earnestly into
his face--''the theory of accident 2"
Wh-wh-wby-'
".John
She nestled trustingly 10 his arms,
and when he confessed that he meant Il
do it she said she was awfully glad
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
Proposing in Holland.

IN many Of the provinces of Hol-
land there is marriage custom in
vogue which is az curious as any to BIO
found in years search through South
Africa
When a Dutch swain falls "a deeply
in love that he feels il imperative to
breathe the story Of his affections into
the ears of his loved one he starts out
for her home bearing in one hand a
sweet seed cake wrapped in paper. -
Arrived at the family residence he en-
ters the living room and, without ad-
dressing the girl, he places the cake
upon a table near her II she opens
the paper and begins 10 eat it is sign
that the love-suit Is acceptable to all.
But il the cake is left upon the table
untouched then the lover must look
somewhere else for sweetheart. Some
times the girl leases her lover by daily
ing with the cake before eating In case
she refuses him the whole affair is kept
entirely secret. and no one outside the
family is ever the wiser.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10

Three years ago a young lady OF
Fall River, Mass. was hit on the left
side Of the head by falling sign as she
was walking along a street in Boston.
This was followed by brain fever.
After some weeks she was as well 10
mind and body as ever, but from Il
righthanded person she had become 30
leftbanded that she could neither cut.
sew nor write with her right hand, but
found it easy to do all these things with
her left.
Her right hand was just about as
useful as her left had been before she
was hurt. What is strange is that,
with 80 recent change in tho use of
her hands, she never makes an awk-
ward motion, and is az graceful 10 the
use Of her left hand as il she bad been
born lcfthanded
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY TO- 1893
FIVE AND TWENTY YEARS AGO.

All, good wife, have you forgotten
Days when you were young and fair
Time of rosy cheeks and dimpies,
Time of sunny golden hair2
Not thought Of toll could vex US,
Grief or care we did not know;
You and were young together,
Five and twenty years ago..
In the strength of hopeful manhood,
1.-the and straight and tall l stood;
And you waited close. beside me,
Crowned with blooming womanhood;
Now, life's twilight shades are falling,
While the years crowd on apace,
And on heart and form and feature
Care and grief have left their trace.
We have heard the church.bell tolling,
We have filled pale hands with flowers,
We have robed our precious darlings
For the graves dark, lonely hours;
We have seen the wee chairs vacant,
Aged friends we've bid "Good.by;"
Der green graves we've wept together
All how often you and II
But the Summer bloom is followed
BY the "sere and yellow leaf"
And the golden harvest comes not
Till we break the burdened sheaf;
Hearts may love in sunny weather,
When youths freshest roses glow;
That can i'll betIde the waiting
For the ripening years of snow
But the rapture of loves morning
Brightens still our noon.tide ray
And Hope paints glorious sunset
For our last declining day;
And how long or short the journey
That our tagging feet may know,
Love is ours, the love we plghted,
Five and twenty years ago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
miscellaneous.
THE PRISONER WALKED.

One of the most anomalous cases of
Kentucky criminal procedure was tried
at the September term Of the Lewis
County Circuit Court in 1886. 1t was
peculiar, not so much on account Of the
crime-mayhem as it was because Of
the unheard of conduct Of the Sheriff
and prisoner after conviction.
In the Spring of 1886, Larkin Lyles
and Edward Campbell, two prominent
citizens of Lewis county, engaged in a
rough-and- tumble fight at Vanceburg
They were both powerful men physic-
ally, and, as witnesses afterward testi-
fed, they chit one another like bosses
a-kickin'." Finally, after each con-
testant had registered a number of
knock-down blows, Campbell got his
opponent down aud proceeded to punish
him in harmony with the most approved
methods Of the old-time fstic art. Lyles,
who had "worn the belt" for several
generations, grew desperate at the awful
prospect of being clicked, ;" and, raising
his head with bulldog ferocity, he seized
the neither lip of the prospective victor
between his teeth and eliminated large
chunk from the inner part of it. At the
succeeding term of the Circuit Court the
grand jury indicted Lyles for the crime
Of mayhem, and trial was at once ac-
corded the defendant.
The jury, after listening to the testi-
mony, retired, and after a prolonged
consultation returned a verdict Of guilty.
Judge Walker Reid, therefore, SEN
fenced the defendant to the penitentiary
for one year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10

stage over the turnpike. I'll try to be
there before you do"
you'll have to make mighty gooG
time Buck eff You do"
So Sheriff and prisoner started fol
Frankfort, each taking a separate route.
On the way through the hills Lyles
killed several deer and arrived at Frank
fort before the Sheriff got there.
Tie reported at once to Gov. Clark.
When the latter entered the waiting
room Lyles rose and extended his hand :
BE you Governor Clark ?"
81 am, sir What can do for YOU ~
put me in tho penitentiary," was
the laconic reply
'Put you in the penitentiary I" ex-
claimed the bcwildercd Executive.
"What do you mean ?"
"Jist what sed wuz tried in
Lewis county for bitin' off durn cuss'
lip an wus tried fer II and the Judge
sentenced me Amt Sheriff Parker
never showed up yt 2"
"No, sir | know nothing about your
case. I've no authority to put you in
the penitentiary, Where is the Sheriff p
why, returned the astonished
Lylos, "hain't he never cum ? He start
ed the same time did, an as | walked
through, an he took the stage, I'd
think he orter be here I'm kinder un :
easy erbout him
While they were discussing, and the
old Governor was puzzling over the
strange case the Sheriff came in.
The two friends leaped toward one
another with unnatural EXPLANATIONS of
delight.
After they had shaken hands warmly,
the Sheriff, who knew the Governor
well, introduced the prisoner as one of
the "best hearted men in Eastern Ken
lucky"
well, now" spoke the Governor,
"lets understand this business. Was
this man sentenced to the pententiary
for mayhem ?"
ono" returned the Sheriff, mot for
Mayhens-it was for bitin' piece outcn
the inside of Ed. Campbelrs lower lip.
An now want ter tell yo', Governor.
there never was better man than Lar.
kin Lyles, an want ter say furder, that
Ed. Campbell IS heap sight better
lookin' man than he was before. Ills
lip was heap too thick, Governor,
an Larkin jist trimmed it down to about
the right size"
"Well," returned Governor Clark,
laughing, isn't this rather strange con-
duct in leaving a man sentenced to the
penitentiary to come alone 2" Did you
know you were responsible for him 2"
"Sartinly, Governor, | knowed all
that kuowed jist what | wuz doin'.
If you knowed I.arkin az well az | do
you wouldn't a-been afeard to trust him
either. hope you'll pardon me, Gov
ernor, for this little irregularity."
eyes. | will" returned Governor
Clark, land I'll pardon him, too You
can both go home"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10

Jenny" called out Mrs. Wilson to
her beautiful daughter up stairs, 1--WE
got the washing ready for you to hang
out.
Then Miss Jenny put aside the novel
she was reading, rolled up the sleeves
from her lovely white arms, and going
down stairs filled her pretty mouth with
clothes-pins and hung out the clothes
Just as young MoGurrigan went by to
bis dinner. The engagement will be
announced shortly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10

Daughter, isn't it getting late p
asked Mr.. Mum, as be peeped into the
parlor at ll:30 and interrupted con-
versation between her aud her best beau.
ayes, papa" replied Miss Mum
sweetly sit usually does about this
time Of night"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10

"Oh, Ilarey, | told you not TO tell
any one your sister Is b be married."
said mamma.
81 didn't tell any one," returned
Harry innocently; II whispered il to
boy ia school"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10

"Why do you think the cook stole
the champagne last nighty r
because when she went 10 bed she
put three shovelfuls Of ice 10 tho furnace
and tilcd the refrigerator with coal "
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10

And now come the features of the
case that constitute it striking anomaly
in criminal history. The Sheriff, W.
Is. Parker, nicknamed Buck, was a
lifelong chum Of the sentenced man L.
Accordingly, instead Of taking posses
sion of Lyles' person, he told him to
Ego home and he would see him the
following day" Lyles, acting on this
liberal suggestion, mounted his old black
horse and left for home, seven miles
south of the county seat.
The next day Parker rode out to
Lyles' home and found the latter "cut-
ting up corn"
"Hello, friend Larkin +" shouted the
Sheriff. riding up to the rail fence, a
few steps away from the prisoner.
"Hello, Buck Good morning"
Hard at work, seer
"Yep; gettin' my hand in, ye see,
SOS it wont go ser fox-laked hard win
me when | git ter Frankfort"
"Er, haw. haw. haw, haw" merrily
shouted the Sheriff. when do You
think you'll be ready to start, Larkin p
II can't tell jest yit, Buck, y returned
Lylcs, coming up to the fence and rest
ing his arms on the top rail.
"Wall, about when do you think 2"
"Lemmc see, now" returned the
sentenced man, scratching bis head in
puzzling cogitation. "I'll try ter git
ready two weeks from ter day. Ye see,
Buck. I've got er heap sight O things
to see to afore | kin possibly git off
The con is all ter cut up, my stray hogs
must be hunted an put up, an dead
coolies Nv luther matters ter see 10 /; bu,
I'll be ready by that time If tbar's NJ
providential hindrances."
CAL right, friend Larkin DON
want to discommode ye no way. shape OF
form or fashion. Thar amt no biz
hurry for ye down ter Frankfort that
kin see. It's got along very well 81
fur without ye, and guess il can do
leetle while longer. Go right ahea'
an fix up yer matters SOS Polly AM
will heve as little trouble as possible
and when ye've got perfectly ready,
| don't see ye tween now and then, jus
come on in an we'll Co."
Two weeks later Larkin Lylcs cam
10 and reported TO the Sheriff.
"Well," spoke the Sheriff, "if your
ready, Larkin, I am. Which route d
you want 10 take p
III don't know what's your choic
route. propose TO go the nearest wa
through the bills. an take my gun An
hunt through TO Frankfort"
GAN right, Larkin," returned III
Sheriff. "You walk through, If il sui
you best. I've got a little bizness u
soc to at Mayyille ; 80 ri jist go q
thar an tend to it, an then take Il
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
DIR. HARTLEY'S

GREAT REMEDY is the most complete and
satisfactory home treatment for Catarrh. 1t
removes ali offensive odors from the breath,
restores the senses Of smell, taste and hearing,
Immediately relieves headache and prevents
consumption, cold in the head and grippe
Sold by Thomas 4 Campbell, Rockville, Md.
iuly lang 7-y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
AYERS
SarsapariIIa

during the past 80 years, truthfully
applies to-day. 1t is, in every sense,
The Superior Medicine. Its cura-
tive properties, strength, effect, and
flavor are always the same and for
whatever blood diseases AYERS
Sarsaparilla is taken, they yield to
this treatment. When You ask for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10

II always makes bad man feel better
when he finds out there is somebody
Just like himself
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
SAVE MONEY.

ls0 10 LOUIS JOHNSON'S Shoe Shop and
NJ save from 30 TO 30 per cent. Look at
the following prices:
Mems Shoes hali-socd, heeled, sewed, 81 90
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-02-10
AYERS
SarsapariIIa

don't he induced to purchase any of
the worthless substitutes, which are
mostly mixtures of the cheapest In
gradients, contain no sarsaparIla,
have no uniform standard of ap-
pearance, flavor, or effect, are blood
purifiers in name only. and are Of
fered to You because there is more
profit in selling them. Take
The Bossier banner., 1893-05-18
THEATRICAL SLANG.
Phrases That Are In Constant Use by the
Children of the Eootli.hta.

Phrases That Are In CO. ~stant Use by the
Children of the Footlishts.
Few callings exploit as much slang
as that of the actor. He has slang
word for every phase of his business.
The performance, to begin with, is the
''show," which, when good, is tout of
sight" when bad, is ''snide;" though
the words ''screamer" and ''goosey" are
sometimes used as alternatives with the
frst-named expressions. The stage
manager is commonly Daddy" and a
professional actor is ''one of the pro-
fesh." A person who appears on the
stage on special occasions, and in very
subordinate parts, is super" often
still further contracted into "supe."
An article used on the stage
by the actors is property,
while the leader of the orchestra Ia
always the Professor" and the place
where he and the musicians sit is often
known as the ''mehagefie. When the
salaries have been paid the actors tell
each other that the ghost walks, "
while actors who have performances in
halls and such places as can be obtained
are disrespectfully known as barn
stormers." A place where only one
performance is given is ''one-night
stand" and to play to good business
is to succeed financially in theatrical
venture. BY the "house" is meant the
audience. and to paper the house. is
to send out large number of "compli'
mentaries," or tickets for which
no money has been paid. By a
run is meant the number OF
performances given at one stand" OF
theater, while star is un-
derstood to mean the leading actor of a
play; a a''walking gentleman" is an actor
who speaks little, serio'comic' is an
actor whose work is indicated by his
name. An actor sticks when he for
gets the words assigned to him and
kicks" when he raises an objection tc
an order or request. In stage parlance
business is any by-play, either pre-
concerted or impromptu, performed by
an actor in order to fill an interval
while some one else is speaking, to fur
ther the course of the plot, or simply
to cause amusement among the au
dience. The stage is the 'boards" anc
the gallery the ''home of the gods"
Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner., 1893-05-18
FuEGlAN WEAPONS.
People of To-day WHO Are Still in the
Stone Ape.

Stone Age:
The weapons used by the Fuegians
are the sling, the spear and the bow
and arrow. The sling consists of cir
cular piece of sealskin, to which ara
attached two thongs of the same, and
the missile employed is rounded peb-
Bile. In the use of this weapon the ma
tives have attained to a really wonder
full degree of dexterity, being able to
hit IN object no bigger than mans
head from a distance of fully thirty
yards. The spear handles are about
eight feet long, and consist of young
stems of the win tiers bark tree, They
are tipped with sharp pieces Of 6bsid.
Ian, and are mainly used for killing
porpeises and offers, bit Sometimes
also for capturing the largesized fish
which frequent the kelp.
The bow, also fashioned from the
winters bark, is about three and a
half feet long and is strung with
twisted gut. The arrows are polished,
neatly feathered and tipped with barbs
of flint or occasionally of variously col
ored glass. The glass from which the
arrow tips are made is supplied by bot
ties obtained from passing vessels, and
in fashioning these barbs considerable
ingenuity is displayed. A portion Of
broken bottle is laid upon fiat stone
with it's edge slightly projecting. Lit
tie bits of glass are carefully Clipped
off by means of piece of bone until
the requisite shape is obtained, and
the tips are then fastened to the shaft
with fine fibers of seal gut. In the alb
sence of glass the natives employ, as I
have said. pieces of flint or other hard
stone, which they fashion generally to
the shape of barb. In fact, these
people, like the Andaman islanders,
are still in the stone age. The weap-
ons described are employed for hunting
purposes only. In warfare reliance is
placed upon rude clubs and heavy
stones, which are grasped with both
hands.-Fortnightly Review.