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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07
"FIGHTING BOB"

Ii is but little known that lighting Bob
Evans" who commanded the famous war
ship Indiana, which was engaged In the
Santiago naval battle, is a nephew of the
late Richard jackson, of Great Falls, this
county, who married Miss Ann Collins,
only daughter Of the late Daniel Collins, Tor
many years Crier of the Circuit Court for
this county, also nephew OF James jackson,
who was proprietor OF the Marshall House
nj Alexandra, Va, at tbs opening OF the
Civil War, aud who killed Col Ellsworth
for hauling down the Confederate flag, aud
in return was Immediately killed. The two
Jacksons were regarded rs game men as
ever lived OF died, and il is from the Jack.
son side Of his ancestry that Capt. Evans
inherited bis lighting qualities. A beauti.
full trait in the character Of lighting Bob"
is shown in the fact that he never visits
Washington without going over to George
town 10 see his aunt. Mrs Am. the widow
OF Richard jackson. 1t may be added that
both OF the Jacksons were awful swearers,
and 1t is said lighting Bob" is perfection in
this line.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07

During the month Of March the trust
breeding laws Of the State Of New Jersey
created not fewer than two hundred and
fifty incorporated concerns with capitall.
cation of one billion and q half dollars.
These loose and easy going laws have been
prolific of schemes of enormous over valu-
ations Of stock. Never before has there
been such legalization of incorporated
wind and water as there has been at Tren-
ton during the past winter The record for
the month Of March has been made at the
rate of fifty million dollars day. 1t is the
greatest trust craze on record. What will
the harvest be when the time comes for let.
ting out the wind and waterY
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07
THE "a USE OF LYNOHINGs.

In the Georgia State Baptist Convention
on Monday George Hillyer, ex mayor oil
Atlanta and formerly on the bench of the
Superior Court, presented report from the
committee on crime and lynchings.
After reading the report Judge Hillyer
gave some startling figures upon the in.
crease Of crime, urging the consideration OF
the question upon the church and suggest
ing that, as the law was slow, the legislative
body be appealed to and urged TO action by
being reminded of the army Of voters pre-
senting the appeal.
Judge Hilliyer said that in the United
States there were more homicides than in
Scotland, England and Prussia. In 1894,
he said, there were 5000 homicdes in the
United States, and in 1896 there were
10000.
In the past year, he alleged, more homi-
cides were committed in the United States
than soldiers were killed in Cuba and more
than fell at Gettysburg or in the Philippines.
People were losing confidence in the laws
slowness, he said, and there was lack OF in
terest in the public mind. Newspapers have
been quick in bringing the subject to the at
tenton of the public, he added, but the ease
with which verdicts are set aside in the
courtroom and the facility with which no.
torious criminals escape punishment have
brought about lack of confidence in the
law.
The amount of crime is increasing, he
said, and it seems that the criminal is the
only one that has any rights. People lose
confidence 10 the effectiveness of the law tc
punish criminals. Hence, the increase in
lynchings. Judge Hillyer said that, al
though he had twice brought this matte
before the Bar Association, in 1894 ant
1896, its members had taken no action. He
now appealed from the bar TO the church
70 aid in correcting this great evil.
Resolutions presented by the judge cal
upon the Legislature TO so amend the code
of criminal procedure and enlarge the pow.
ers OF the courts as to let all men know that
the law is willing and able TO do immediate
and thorough justice in every case. 1t is
asserted in them that lynchings are result
of distrust in the promptness and efficacy OF
the legal machinery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07

The applicant must either make oath, as
heretofore, before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the county where he is engaged in
business, of the amount of goods kept on
hand, at the principal season Of sale; or the
oath may be administered by a Justice Of the
Peace, when the person wanting the licenses
applies through an agent. II the latter course
be adopted, the following form will be deemed
asutficient compliance with the act
Montgomery County, 10 WH;
On this......dsy of....ls99, before the sub
scriber, Justice of the Peace of the Stale of
Mary land, in and for said county, personally
appeared ......-........-, and declared that ne
intends to spply for traders license, under
the I'd section of the act of January Session,
1858, to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Montgomery county, and made oath that the
amount Of the stock Of goods generally kept
on hand by him. for by the concern in which
he is engaged, in case il is a partnership, at
the principal season of sale, Tor if the appli-
cant has not previously engaged in such trade
that the amount Of the stock Of goods which
he expects to keep, &c.,) does not Tor will
mott exceed $...-..
Sworn before ........................
If the oath be administered before Justice
of the Peace out of the county in which the
application is made, there must be attached
the certificate of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of the county in which the Justice re-
sides.
Persons may sell salt to cure fish IN March,
April and May without license.
va The owner Of Stallion, before being
PERMITTED to stand or station such animal,
shall pay for license to said Clerk, the high
est sum which he intends TO ask or receive
for the season, Of one mare-provided no such
license shall be issued for less than $40.
HORTON G. THOMPSON,
Sheriff of Montgomery county.
apr It'd
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07
SHERIFF'S LICENSE NOTICE.
TO MERCHANTS, TRADERS AND
OTHERS.

A LII PERSONS and Bodies Corporate or
IA Polite, in Montgomery county, who are
or shall be exercising or pursuing any bust
ness, or shall be doing any act or thing, or
shall be in the occupation of any house or
place for the purpose for which license is
made necessary by the laws Of Maryland, are
hereby warned TO obtain a License, or TsneW
The same
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07

Total income during the year SIT, 4sl, 1915 "a
Total bursements........ 1897, 422 %
ASSETS
Value of real estate and ground
rents owned by the company,
less encumbrance thereon ...... 3, 567 ,234 20
Mortgage loans on real estate. &c. %, ABS, 3l8 SO
Loans secured BY pledge Of bonds
stocks or other collateral, per
schedule C...................... 10000 90
Loans made to policy holders on
this COmpany's policies as
signed as cOllaleral............. lTl,3l2 AZ
Premium notes on policies in
fOrce".."................ 54,25S O5
Bonds and stocks luofftealy
owned by the Compobs. 49,, 1925 OO
Cash in Company 'sanyce and n
banks..... ...."..."."..... ....... 1871, l07 03
Interest due and accrued on
stocks, bonds and other securi-
ties OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 296, 1852 81
Net amount of uncollected and
deferred premiums ............... 632, O97 s5
Rents due and accrued.......... IL, 090 40
Total ....................$2S,s 1877, 1876 4
ASSETS NOT ADMITTED:
Supplies, printed matter, sta.
tionery, furniture, fixtures,
safes, etc, 500 ,626 6l............ 53,626 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07
S1A1EMEN'I
Showing the condition of The Pruden-
tial Insurance Company of America,
December 31st, 1898

Total income during the year ST., 4sl, 1915 "A
Total disbursements....-..... l2,927, 422 03
ASSETS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07
On or Before the LIST day of May, 1899,

under the penalties prescribed by said laws
for the nfraction thereof.
Those interested are notified Of the follow
ing requirements Of the License Law:
Traders License. amount to be paid
by traders for license 1.-THE amount Of stock al
the principal season of sale to be given under
OATH is as follows: If the applicants stock
in trade does not exceed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-07
One Woman in Seven
Notice to Creditors.

NJ Office is hereby given that the subscrib.
~ ers have obtained from the Orphans,
Court OF Montgomery county letters testa-
mentary on the personal estate of
HELEN N. CONLET,
late OF said county, deceased. Allpersous
having claims againsi said deceased are her e
by warned to exhibit the same with vouchers
thereof, TO the subscribers, on or before the
2slh day OF August, 1899 otherwise. they
may, by law, be excluded from all benefit
of said estate. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate paw
ment. Given under our bands this 2sth day
of February, 1899
CHARLES W. CONLEY,
MARTHA E. C0NLEY,
mar Sat Executors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
Incidence Make. People stou,.

tIndolence, as it results in lack
of EXERCISE" said a man who is
compelled by his professional duties
to talk more about this subject than
any other physician in town, s'has
more to do in the majority of cases
with the increase of flesh than any
thing else in the world. If men and
women could only be persuaded to
walk, instead of riding in carriages
and cable cars, half the number that
come to treatment would never have
reached that stage. After while
theA-reach point which makes exer-
else of such character entirely made
lnate to accomplish any real reduc-
ton. But if they had begun to take
the casual exercise that is always pos
sible, increase in size would not have
come in manner impossible to over
come. The average man will say that
he does not walk to his Office because
he has not the time to spend in the
morning in this WY. 1t would mean
40 more than half au hours earlier
start, and he would gain in health
and strength what he could never get
in any other way. 1t is really indo-
lence that prevents him from taking
this amount of exercise, when the
weather and every other circumstance
Is favorable. Women explain that
they cannot walk down town to the
shopping district because they don't
want to tire themselves before they
undertake social or other duties.
This is not good excuse in view of
the advantage they would derive from
che exercise. It is lucky thing,
however, for the doctors, that few
people do walk, as a great many
patients they have now would be able
20 keep away from a DOCTORS Office, if
they had been prudent enough to fol-
ow this advice. Whenever I see a
man or woman getting into car or
cab, realize that they are riding
away from health, and in nine cases
out of ten, they are advancing rapidly
coward an amount of flesh which is
going to prove inconvenient. New
York Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22

sfAll educated people know that
cleanliness is of great sanitary value, !"
said a prominent New Orleans ply
stefan, ''but L think you will be a
little surprised when I tell you that
dirt is also protection against con-
tracing disease. Now don't jump at
conclusions, he continued, smilingly.
"The fellow who don't battle and who
is uncleanly in his personal habits is
very apt to get sick, but if that un-
cleanliness is handed down through
several generations his great grand
children will probably acquire GER
tain amount of toughness that renders
them immune to conditions which
would be very dangerous to other
people. That explains why folks who
have been brought up amidst filthy
surroundings are sometimes so
strangely hardy. They sleep in vile
tenements, disregard all sanitary
laws, drink contaminated water, eat
half boiled food, and seemingly
thrive. The casual observer is prone
to regard them as living proof that
the germ theory is all bosh. IF there
was anything in it, he will say, all
those people would be down with
typhoid in week. The truth is,
they are dirt immunes, so saturated
with the poison of hundred years
that the microbe has no power to harm
them. and the existence OF such cases
is no argument whatever against the
Importance of sanitation. - New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
Collecting American Coins.

"Strange as it may appear" said a
leading numismatic expert of Wash
ington recently, "the best Ameri-
can coins for collections come from
abroad. This is because the best
preserved coins are those which have
been boarded. Foreign ship captains
are very likely to receive them in the
course of business, and having diff
Guilty in passing them in their native
land, are likely to put them aside,
partly as savings and partly as Curl
osities. Years later, when the captain
and his collateral heirs are dead, they
are fished out and get into the hands
of dealers. Many years ago, besides,
it used to be the practice when child
was born to set aside a complete set
of the smaller coins of that date, and
frequently they were secured fresh
from the mint. If they were carefully
kept and have been handed down a
couple of generations, they are likely
to have premium value. New York
Post
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
He Cannot Be Honest.

ssIt's no use," said Hermann mourn.
fully, ST simply cannot be honest.
ssHave you ever tried?" asked Poole
sarcastically.
81 should think I had tri, !; why,
only last night 1 went out OF my way
to be honest and the effort was such
fasco, shall never try again"
elbow was that?" inquired Poole.
SIT was this way" explained Her.
mann. ST got on Woodward avenue
car OF Alfred street to come down
town. The conductor was way up
front and didn't see me. A woman
boarded ahead of me and hid me, you
know. I pushed across the platform
and leaned against that screen on the
left hand side. Ifell into converse
ton with fellow and the conductor
passed me entirely. DO him for a
Nickel said the fellow. had done
conductors lot of times, but sud-
denly my conscience began to stick
pins in me and I decided to turn over
a new leaf. But 1 still hesitated.
Finally, though, pulled the conduc.
tors sleeve and, handing him coin,
said I could not beat the road, my con-
science wouldn't allow it. He took
my money and gave me two dimes in
change. The next corner I got of
-'
"Well-"
"Well, when ! examined the money
in my pocket 1 found I had given that
conductor twenty-cent piece. DE
troit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
American ofacers in Battle.

'"That British tradition about stand
ing up under fire doesn't hold good
among American officers" said Major
R. F. Bates, late of the Eighteenth,
speaking with the authority of thirty
two years consecutive service. "We
don't do it, for several reasons. 1t
isn't safe and it isn't sensible, and it
isn't just to the men. A soldier is,
Or ought to be, a machine. He is
there simply to do the fighting and
the officers are there to do the think
ing. No one man can do both at the
same time, and if the officers are killed
the troops are like an engine without
an engineer very likely to go to
smash. Consequently, an officer who
needlessly exposes himself is wrong
ing his men. There are moments, of
course, when it is necessary to enthuse
and encourage them usually just
before a charge-and then the chap
with the shoulder-straps must be
ready to jump up and rush to the
front; out am speaking of the gen.
eral rule during prolonged engage
nent. New Orleans Times-Demo-
,rat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
The Australasian Secret.

The secret of the democratic eff1or-
escence of Australasia is the same as
that of the new vigor shown there by
European plants and animals, says
Henry D. Lloyd in the Atlantic. The
secret is the same as that of the long
step ahead of the mother country
taken by New England, with its Puri-
tans and Pilgrims. The wonderful
provocative power of democratic ideas
in Australasia is fact of the same
order as the miraculous multiplice-
ton of the European sweetbrier and
rabbits introduced there. The old
ideas and institutions, given q new
chance in new country, gain new
vigor. 1t is their new world. Hopes
and purposes. which had fossilized in
the old country, live again. When
the holdback of custom, laws, and old
families is removed, there is leap
forward as from leash. What Aus
tralasia has been doing is only what
England and the older countries have
been slowly attempting to do. Para
logically, too, this renaissance of de-
mocracy in Australasia is not the fruit
of colonization by religious enthusi-
asts, or social reformers, or patriots
choosing exile, but of colonization by
plain, everyday, matter-of-fact Eng
lishmen, thinking only of making q
better living.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
oNrRAc1rs', rHAr rA11np.

Detection followed hard upon the
wondering workings of the Prophet.
Twice he essayed to walk upon the
water, in imitation of our Lord upon
the Sea of Galilee, and each time the
announcement brought a crowd. The
paraphernalia in each case was the
same. A platform of planks was Sc
cretly constructed just under the sur
face OF turbid water, but Providence
interviewed in each instance to con-
found the plans of the head of the
church.
The first instance was in Western
Pennsylvania, and the spot selected
for the miracle was the still water
just below the breast of dam. Some
mischievous boys surreptitiously re-
moved plank where the pool was
deepest, and Joseph, walking forth
on the water with the greatest assur-
ance, suddenly disappeared with a
loud splash as if the devil in the
shape of some gigantic crustacean had
pulled him under. The second at
tempt was in Canada, and a member
of the Baptist Church at Evanston,
Canada, who witnessed it as girl, is
my authority. In this instance the
rapidly running water had destroyed
the integrity of the invisible platform
and the Prophet had narrow escape
from drowning.
When Joseph Smith died the epoch
of miracles reached it's reducio ad
absurdum. Twenty-Five Of the Saints
had direct revelations-each that he
was to succeed Smith. And in TWEEN
ty-four instances the Church turned
down the Divine message.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
noer. Are NOT Ar,i,leris,s.

All of the Boer troops except the
comparatively few artillerymen, are
what in this country would be termed
mounted infantrymen. They carry no
side arms. such as cavalrymen have,
but depend wholly on their rifles. The
Boer artillery service is extremely
poor compared to that of other nations.
Recently German heavy ordnance ex-
perts were engaged to train gunners
and organize an efficient service, but
they have not had time to accomplish
much. That, too, has been borne out
strongly in the war thus far, and its
future effect will probably be serious
for the bEghers. The talk of sea-
port at this time is serious drawbacks
to the Beers. They are unable to OBJ
tain anything outside of their own
country, and are obliged to depend on
their own resources. Chicago Rec
ord.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
CURIOUS FACTS.
Iron cloth is announced.

Iron cloth is announced.
One hundred spoonfuls make one
quart.
The fashion of rouging the ears has
been adopted in Paris.
A Louisville (Ky.) man has little
house dog that chews chewing gum
with relish.
Rain has never been known to fall
in that part of Egypt between the two
lower falls of the Nile.
The last Government census Of In
dia showed 100000 girls, between i've
and nine years, who are widows.
An entire family in Kentucky has
been wiped out within the last nine
years through death by accidents.
Eleven years after burial the body
OF Niagara IN. W woman was dis
inferred and found to have beenpetri.
fed.
A ship of only $500 tons brought
from Para, Brazil, to New York City
cargo of rubber which was insured
for So, 100000.
A clock is being constructed for
Liverpool Street Station, in London.
The interior of its case could allow
five persons to dine comfortably.
The worlds births amount to &c.
1872, 900 every year, 100, 800 every day.
1900 every hour, seventy every min
ute and one and fraction every Sec
ond.
A New York man claims to have
shot a crane up in the Adirondacks
that had forty-five trout in its stom-
ach, none of which weighed less than
a pound.
When native OF Abyssinia desires
to pay delicate attention to friend
or guest he produces piece of rock
salt and gracions1y permits the latter
to lick it with his tongue.
A Calcutta paper contains an &C
count of the workhouse or asylum for
infrm beasts and birds that was es-
tablished some thirteen years ago by
society of influential Hindus.
A Chicago gas company has put its
collectors into uniform. The distinc-
tive feature about the dress is the
vest, which is of brilliant yellow, with
the company's name, in black letters,
across it.
In remote parts of Scotland the old
Coyenanters' love for long services on
the bare hillsides still fingers. At
Dingwall recent communion service
in the open air lasted from 10 a. m.
until p. m.
A squirrel with four distinct tails,
each growing directly from the body.
was shot by hunter in Chautauqua
County, N. Y, recently. One tail,
six inches long, grew direct from the
spinal column; two were on the left
and one on the right side of this, each
being five inches long.
The X-rays, besides being used as a
detective for living smugglers, are
coming into play as mummy illumin-
ator and will prevent the Arabs from
palming off plebian clay as the genu-
inc, if not only, daughter OF the
Pharaohs, even the amulets on the
breast being plainly visible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
He would Taste the Soup.

Numerous complaints had come be-
fore certain public official i'll regard
to the quality of food served to the
inmates of one of the public institu-
tions, and he determined to investi.
gate. Making his way to the building
just about dinner time, he encoun-
tered two men carrying huge,
steaming boiler. "Put that kettle
down." he ordered brusquely; and
the men at once obeyed. Get me q
spoon" he next commanded. The
man that brought the spoon was about
to say something, but was ordered to
keep silent. f'Take off the lidl'' was
the next command. Sim going to
taste it." The two men, cowed by
the officials brusque2ess. watched
him gulp down a good mouthful. 'Do
you mean to say that you call this
soup?" the official demanded. "Why,
it tastes to me more like dirty water. {"
$50 it ia, sir" replied one of the
men, respectfully. "We were, scrub
bling the AooyA-"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
where Ideas Have Cash Value.

The technical name for a person
who makes business of selling bright
ideas is ''ghost," says the New York
World. Artists with technical genius
but blank minds as to ideas to be
carried out, regularly employ
''ghosts." Some newspapers have re-
gular ''ghosts." A suggestion for a
caricature is worth money to them,
and they pay well.
There is another market for ideas.
and that is among the advertising
agencies. People who get up catchy
ads for merchants have corps of
bright people who do nothing but
make up combinations of pictures and
entertaining wording for advertising
certain classes of goods.
A quick witted "ghost" is worth
everything to the advertiser. His
whole fortune hangs on the success
with which he engages the public eye.
A young lady with an inventive turn
of mind. who does nothing but think
bright ideas for an art league, is paid
according to the catchiness of the
suggestion. from quarter to $25 per
ssthink -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-22
Like Finding Money.

The use of the Endless Chain Starch
Book in the purchase Of "Red Cross" and
'Hubinger's Best" starch, makes it just
like finding money. Why, for only Sc you
are enabled to get one large 10c package
of "Red Cross" starch, one large 10c pack
age Of "Hubinger's Best starch, with the
premiums, two Shakespeare panels, print
ed in twelve beautiful colors, or one TWEEN
tieth Century Girl Calendar, embossed in
gold. Ask your grocer for this starch and
obtain the beautiful Christmas presents free