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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31
A Precedent EaiabIIshed.

A Methodist clergyman IN the upper
portion Of the city encountered n Celt
one recent rainy Sunday standing close
to the wall Of the church IN an effort
to utilize the coping ns "A shield from
the storm.
"COme inside" said the clergyman
cheerlly. you'll be out OF the wet,
and you can have seat while you're
waiting for II 10 clear"
mo, thank yez," said the Celt cm-
phatically. "Orll not go inta IN house
Nv me lnimlesw
"W0lI, that's rather harsh" answered
the clergyman. when our Lord was
on earth, did he not go among his enc
miesT
"Yis; he did that" assented the Celt
with growing warmth, land yez didn't
do u ting TO him, aytherW- Philadel'
phia Times
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

A curious custom formerly prevail
Ing on ST. Nicholas day was the cleo
tlon of II boy to maintain the state
and authority Of II bishop, for which
purpose he was clothed In rich epls-
copnl robes and wore inter Dean
Colet, In the statutes of st. Pauls
school, expressly ordalns that his
scholars should every Chldermas TN
nocents) day come to Paulis churche
aud bear the chylde bishops sermon,
and after he at the hygh masse and
each Of them offer penny to tho
chylde bishop" ON Nov IL, 1854, tho
bishop of London ordered that all the
churches In his diocese should eleco
boy bishops to take part In process
siOns In the streets OF the metropolis.
With the rise Of Professionalism this
election was suppressed, but the Elton
Montem was continuance under an
other form. The "boy apreacher" was
known In England before he came from
America. London Chronicle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

A peculiar kind Of laundering known
az folk etymology" IL responsible for
some Of the queerest freaks of Ian
guage An easy example will make
this clear, says IIarper's Magazine.
Our American word "carryall' for n
kind Of vehicle II not n compound OF
"caTy" and "all," but n slight distOr-
ton Of the French "cnrriole," dlmln-
utlve eur The change was made In
obedience to the universal tendency TO
nssimllate the unknown to the known,
10 iuake words mean something by as-
sOclatlng them with others which they
resemble In sound. often there II no
genealogical relation between the
words associated. NJ when sparrow
grass II made out OF asparagus. This
particular corruption was once In such
good colloquial use that Walker, the
photographer, wrote, "Sparrowgrass IN
40 general that asparagus has an air
OF stiffness aud pedantry."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

From the bush rose the death scream
Of some animal In the grip Of Its pur-
suer, jaclals yelped In the distance or
the prolonged howl Of hyena broke
out close at hand. A wakeful hoy
initiated II derlsively, the shores gave
place to u renewed murmur Of talk the
askarI flung another log on the smol-
dering fire. Not always did the land lie
silent. | have known sleep made din.
cult by the antics Of hundreds Of zebra,
who thuddcd hither and thther on the
plain Ike dImInutive cavalry and cried
in n succession OF little barks, worried.
perhaps. by finding the camp between
them and their accustomed watering
place. In some districts when on wet
nights rain had swnmped the fires. a
geological garden Of "questing beasts
was apt to foregather round the tents.
Thus hycnas. Jackals, three lions aud a
brace Of hlppopotnmi contributed in
timatcly to one scnnce that ! wOt Of
and, as the darkness was too thick for
vision, that night yielded but scanty
pence. Hippo are at all times awkward
things 10 get raveled up In the tent
ropes. COrnhlll Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

Maori women Of New Henland know
nothing about kissing, Nose rubbing
is their form Of salutalion. and when
two friends meet they hold each other
by their hands. bend their heads until
their noses touch and then rub them
gently from side to side. This form
Of greeting IL not confined to the wo.
men. but II practlced by the men.
They seldom meet without rubbing
noses In times Of lhmentatiOn the
Maori women VIII sit for hours with
their noses touching aud moan for
the loss OF some chief whom they have
In all probability never seen. The loss
Of brother or friend ls enough to
start them on for days. all moaning
and bowling plte0usly They are es-
sentlally d Sympathetic race, aud the
sorrows OF one are the sOrrows OF ALL
Chicago News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

Gentlemen In Mexico tip hats when
ever they see each other, they shake
hands whenever they meet and part,
they do not consider It bad form to
stand In line on the sidewalks and
stare at the ladies, they wear their
hats In a theater until the curtain rises,
and, moreover. they put them on be-
tween the acts and stand up to look
ut the audience. and after separa-
tion they embrace and pat each other
on the back If they happen to be init
mate friends.
They smoke everywhere, even In
come theaters. They never carry bum
dies In the street, but each IL attended
by servant, who carries even the
smallest package. They are wonder
fully courteous to each other, and two
friends Will spend good deal of time
In deciding which shall enter room
or carriage first.
Finally, every Mexican gentleman
when strolllng on street insists on
giving the inside of the walk to his
companion as Il mark Of pollteness.
This point IL quickly decided II there
In difference In station or age, but II
there Is not. and the two friends 20
down street and cross often 10 that
the relative positions are changed, II
new discussion as to which shall oc-
cupy the inside becomes necessary ut
every corner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

In explosion and a strange cultural
CRY For a CHASTITY second she watched
fNN 'ltful leap of lights on the trees, but
lis ahadow did not come back, Then
HAe grabbed her water pitcher. full
hNnpily, and the heavy rug on the floor
and ran Into his room. She flung the
door open upon a thin blur Of flame and
niNkerlng tongues reaching like dane
inN imps here and there In midair. and
tlifpugh II all something like huddled
figure on the floor. Up went the water
ahead OF herself and over herself and
then the rug over the figure, and with a
strength she hardly dared to think
could be In her tense muscles she
DRAGGED It out toward the hall, Then,
Mtapping her skirts around herself
with quick turn, she tore down the
hAfning portieres that screened the
laboratory from the den, and. finding
the hose attached to the hydrant she
!. eoi The spray over herself and over the
room.
ny this time the others had come,
Butt Was really all over. She stag
gered out to look at Hugh. His eyes
We're closed, his face blackened.
'Is he dead? oh, Is no deadP' she
said weakly
Then, covering her face with her
burned hands as II fearing the an
swer, she sank down IN n white heap
beside him.
The next day Hugh, who, though
slnged and stunned, had been little
hurt, sat beside her and held her band
aged hands.
lie watched the play of her features
MS he talked to her. and II seemed to
him like watching an unfolding flower,
He caught himself wondering again
and again ut some newly discovered
charm. What deep, fine eyes! What ii
singularly sweet and unaffected smile!
What an Intimate gentleness In her
voice!
Mrs. Hetherington said one morning.
How charming you are In that pale
yellow wrapper! You are quite trnns
formed" And she passed her hand ten
derby over the girl who had saved her
last child to her.
Hugh said. "She il Cinderella, and
the fairy gOdmother has shaken the
magic tree over her"
And he did not know Just yet that
the magic which was touching her and
him, too, was older even than fairy
g0dmothers.
He spent his spare moments now try
ing to please her. even az she had once
tried to please him. He told her over
aud over again that II was her wit and
her speed and her dear burned hands
that saved his life after his stupidity
with the ether and the collOdlOn.
"Ah, no." she would say "lt was an
inspiration. am not n bit brave Of
myself"
"Do you remember" he said one day,
"your test OF lover
She blushed little this time. "You
never told me-" he went on. whether
you ever loved any one that way or
not"
She did not answer.
'Do you think that you cOuldW
He thought he saw II smile nit over
the face, bent away from him though
1t was, and he took her hands that
were now healed. though stlll SCARED
little
She raised her head and looked at
him. and IIctheringtOn suddenly knelt
down before her and kissed her hands.
and then he drew her head down to
him and kissed her on the lips.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

There probably never was man or
woman who did not occasionally need
the charity of those with whom they
came IN contact, and on hearing a
story relating To the Stiffness or tickle
ness Of some one II II surprising That
they do not hope, for the honor OF
their race, that 1t II not true, or at
least treat 1t with charitable silence,
az they hope TO be treated There new
or was great man who paid much at
tcntion TO gossip; there never was
woman distinguished above her sisters
for goodness who was not charitable.
You might as well nmuse yourself by
remarklng the ugliness Of people as TO
amuse yourself by remarklng their
faults and trnnsgresslons. We are all
ugly enough, heaven knows, and we all
have too many faults to warrant US In
being surprised at faults In othersl-
Atchison Globe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

II there were no such thing m dis
play In the world, my private opinion
IL, and hope you agree with me. thnt
we might get on great deal better
than we do ana might be Infinitely
more agreeable company than we are.
Charles Dickens
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31
G. W OFFUTT. j. CLINTON TRIBBY.
SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS
In Diamonds, Watches, JeweIry, SiIvcrware, Clocks
G. W. OFFUTT.
ITS WORE THAN you bnyng En

IT'S MORE THAN CAR FARE that by buying here West End
This business has established demonstrated
that Buying
s-hng demands
easily wa
excellence set
In WATCHES
can be relied on to the with precision
yEWELRY all the Novelties prescribe
SLVERW ARE, Knives
and Tableware,
CLOCKS everything
o 0
alfor good solid a on
We know WE'LL We We
your First Call when Jewelry Buying,
WATCHES sILVER-LAdes watches,
ID ladies'
ed up; watch heavy,
DIAMONDS, JEWELRY
solid gold baby Mems solid gold cuff buttons SO
$40 Solid gold ladies' band Solid gold diamond
beautifully 81 Mems solid
diamond solid
watch chains, $40 Solid gold chain bracelets heavy IS 49,
Solid silver long Solid silver shells 81
Solid silver knife 81
ROGERS BEST ERPLATED teaspoons half DOE
half shells hlds
beautiful
VARIANT
ladies' exhibited Wet Wash
ingtOn. 81 up. ., ,,-., 49,, NJ, n-,.-- ,.-,-
fDlmonds and other
specially
OFFUTT TRIBBX.
White Fron-aIIs Street
oct Il-oC 2sy Washington q. c.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

Wisdom CONSISTENT not in knowing
many things nor even In knowing them
thoroughly. -but In choosing and In fol-
lowing what conduces the most Ger
tainly to our lasting happiness aud
true glory.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

A Grievance ARuins, Ills Tailor.
II wish you wouldn't seal your an
nouncement cards." said young Jones.
why nOtT' asked the tailor,
Because my lnndlady thinks they
are bills. II hurts my credit."-Chi.
cago News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

Brown You should do something to
contribute TO other peoples enjoyment.
jones' do. I'm always making a
fool Of myself--Ncw York Press
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

Some years ago young London 30
licitOr. In order TO win the girl OF his
choice carried out task which all
but those OF unusual courage would
have shlrked. The Indy rejected his
attentions ON the ground thnt she
would only marry the man who under
took to find her brother. who had left
home some years previously, and re-
store him to her mother.
AZ the runaway had been last heard
Of ia South American copper mine.
the solicitor had no important clews
10 aid him In his work Nevertheless,
pocketing photograph, he give up
his business and set out only to re
turn TO England In despair when two
years were over and he had come To
the end Of his resources without sue
cess. But Just as he wns leaving n
London terminus man passed him In
the street who bore small resem-
blnnce 10 the photograph, and he In
quired his name. Judge Of his nstOn-
ishment when the stranger replied that
he was the individual IN question. and
the reunion Of the family was followed
shortly afterward by the admlttnnco
OF the solicitor as n fully qualified
member
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

Somehow. people never act as you
think they should --Atchison Globe
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31
I
~ o B p RIM Nc
LARGE POSTERS, HAKDnrLIs
CIRCULARS,
CARDS, 2 -a BLANKS
Billiards..
Together with every other description OF
PLAIN AND FANCY PRINTING.
Executed with neatncss and dispatch.

Yearly advertisers will be allowed TO
change four times during the year without
charge. Advertisements should be marked
with time and space they are to occupy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

Store with White Front-sIIs NJ Street
oct ll-oot 2s-y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31

West Washington D. c.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

city some sixty miles. the survey bringing ABOUT
connection with the Rockville q Manchester Tram
way Company's line in Manchester This line VIII
go through a succession of rural towns ana VII
lages and open one of the most delIghtIuI parts
of the State to summer visitors. taking IN many
historical places like Lebanon, Columbia ana Gov
entry all having memories Of Jonathan Trunnbull
and Nathan Hale
The coal embargo is still in this city. and deS-
perate efforts have been made by the tranSporta-
tion company 70 keep navigation open TO the Ut
most limit in order that bdrgeS may come up 10
river was practically closed Tuesday night oy the
zero weather. but the big boats and tugs Sr1aSne1
through the ice and few barges came up N con- con-
sequence. The consumption of coal Is undouDIediy
much smaller than usual because OF the gred-
amount of wood that is being consumed mere, DuI
even with the relatively small consumption rne
dealers have been unable to get coal enough %
more than last out the day which a barge IoatA
or a carload assignment reaches the city Manu-
facturers are fearing for the results. and th9
school buildings have a small supply
The much discussed labor union trouble AZ tae
CapeweH Horse Nail Company has been SeLsIsd oy
Samuel CTOInpers. the head OF the National FeQsEd-
tion OF Labor The so called unfair girls have
been readrnitted to the union and the otner glrls
taken back 10 work They could have gone DacA
at any time if they had wished to-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

of the play. Alt Heidelberg will be produced
Monday and every following evening of the coming
week. and the hftieth performance will take place
ono Monday. December %. For this occasion silver
souvenirs have been ordered.
his star engagement at the Irving Place Theatre
on Thursday, January L. has sailed for New-Yo
due to arrive here the 10Th. He will appear
for tn first time Hamlet, and will also appear
latest, ''DaS Crosse LIGHT
The Russell Brothefs will be at Proctor's Twenty
third Street Theatre this week ''Hoodman Blind
will be the revival by the Fifth Avenue stock;
Fallen Among Thieves is the play at Fifty
Sishth-sl ana An thes comforts or home at
One-hundred- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The bill at Keith's next week will include
recruit to the stage from society in Mrs. Wynne-
Winslow, who is well known in St Louis society
before her marriage She possesses a soprano
voice trained abroad which she is turning to ac-
posed of ballads and operate selections.
A. Najori. the Italian actor. announces the open
ing of new italian theatre under the name
Dramatico Nazionale, No 13S Bowery near
52 Special features are being prepared the Eden
t2 season; ana VIII be placed on view this week In
and mystify. He introduced some new illusions
yesterday. The colored pictures on the cinemato-
graph have proved an attraction.
At Pastors tins week are to be- seen the Colby
Family in act and limitations of Crea-
tore and Sousa.
The Novelty Exhibition and Christmas Carnival
at the Madison Square Garden begins tomorrow.
and continues ten days. Among the attractions
there is complete animal circus, collection or
natives from the far East. Assyrian sword
fighter entertainment entitled THE Garden OF
the Gods, introducing many electrical effects that
show a change of seasons, the rising OF the sun
etc. illusion. fantastic in its character termed
"A Trip 20 the Moon. and another that shows the
eruption of Mt Pelee.
Five plays. written by John oliver
Hobbies Mrs. Craige). Arthur Hornblow, E1dlth
Wharton, Florence Wilkinson and Louisa Meigs
Green will be given Thursday afternoon at tne
Empire Theatre by the American Academy ofDra-
matte Arts and the Umpire Theatre Dfahauc
School.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

uring plants. which has brought more wage
earners to a city already crowded with busy
people. business never better The most
important industrial improvement has been the
erection of the Chase rolling mill. which IS one
of the largest casting plants in the world The
Farrell Foundry Machine Company have
erected new plant and additions have been
--ade by the Ne@-EngIand Watch Company and
other concerns. Benedict & Burnham. the brass
manufacturers. have recently purchased prop
crty adjoining their works and viii probably
build extensively
The fire was beneficial in at least two ways
it attracted attention. in the first place. TO the
enterprise OF the city. and then to its solidity
The new structures in every case are finer than
those which were burned In fact. Waterbury
is the boom city of Connecticut. if We may be
permitted 10 use the word as siynifying phe-
ncrnenaI growth of the most stable and saIlS-
factory sort The percentage OF increase or
population is what one would expect in a west
ern boom town The last census. with pOpu-
lation Of 1850, showed increase OF 6O per
cent Since this taken greater Water
bury has been formed by taking in the rest OF
the town The city now has between 5000 and
oOOtO inhabitants The crowded cOndltlOn or
the business centre before the fTe Will gradu-
any disappear. as the business district expanded
OF necessity when the heart OF II was eaten out
Merchants find that they can do as well up
Ma1n-St. and in other locations that were not
before considered so desirable
The next year two will a great addition
to WaterbSry's buying population if the pres
ent scheme of trolley expansion is carried out
The success of the line down the river to the
rubber manufacturing town Of Naugatuck has
set the example, and lines will be built in sew
eral directions One of the longest Of the pro-
posed lines is 70 HO.chkisviIIe. fourteen miles
northwest of the city. It will through
Watertown. Woodbury. and several other places.
Waterbury has certainly given added proof
that a fire, matter how disastrous. cannot
kill or even injUre temporarily live and well
grounded city OF course. this city was par
ticularly fortunate in that the fire did not
touch the handspring OF her being. the factories.
and that the homes Of the working people were
outside the fire limits. Nevertheless. the fire
was staggering blow. and the quick recovery
is of great credit 70 the business lneu whose
energy made it possible.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

Five plays. written by John OnVer
Hobbies Mrs Craigie) Arthur Hornblow. Edith
Wharton, Florence Wilkinson and Louisa Meigs
GreeIi, will be given Thursday afternoon at tne
Empire Theatre by the American Academy of.Dr
matte Arts and the Umpire Theatre Dramauc
School.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
WATERBURY REBUILT.
FEW FIRE TR4CES LEFT.
Blocks Practically Completed-Busi-
ness and Population Gro7c1ne.

Waterbury Conn, Dec. Is (SpeciaD.-AI-
though the ruins of the most disastrous fire
that ever swept this energetic Connecticut city
have been cold scarcely ten months a new and
greater commercial Waterbury has risen upon
tbenl-a dozen business blocks ranging in cost
from S150oeo to $4,000, are practically COM
rlete Plans for many drawn, and
work upon them viii begin the win
+sr is over The ruins where buildings have not
feen built are so we'll cleared away that only
one striking wreck-that of the New-England
Con7pany's building. in Grand-st-, remains to
remind the visitor of the fire.
Bank and South Main sts.. which suffered
most severely. have been entirely rebuilt. In
every case the buildings larger and
more expensive than those they replace Fire
nroof construction of the most improved sort
has been a feature of the rebuilding No ex-
nense has been spared to prevent recurrence
CT the disaster
The building along Grand-st. has not been so
7apid. Il is said that several of the owners
are waiting until work begins on the gov
eminent building and postofice, which is to
stand next to the Baptist church. The erection
Of this building WILL to a certain extent. change
1be business geography of Waterbury, and it
Fr,eans rush of construction in that direction.
The largest of the new buildings is the Wal
lace Camp Block. which stands the site Of
the Masonic Temple, and the Read & Hills
BuiIding in which the great fire started It is a
I'VE story brick structure. with frontage Of
15S feet. The handsomeSt building is that Of
the Jones & Morgan Company. which adjons the
Camp block 1t will have as complete equip
r1ent as any block in the State These buildings
are not yet completed. the Camp block, in fact.
being almost hidden behind curtain Of scaf-
folding
The buildings on the other side Of the street
as q rule extend through the block from Bank
81 10 South Main-st. The building of J. B.
NuIlngs & Son is the largest Of these. 1t is
hanled by the Platt and A1iggs buildings both
of which are modern structures. and several
smaller buildings. THESE i'll the ugly looking
gap which the fire left in this. the very heart
OF the city
The work Of rebuilding Waterbury began
shortly after the fire. which the night
Of February ,. The delays have been numerous
and particularly CALLING to the merchants who.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
THE CHARMS OF NORMANDY.

You will never know T, al peace" said a man
who has been around the world. until you visit
Normandy Such landscapes l am no painter. but
n with the least spark Of love for the beauti-
full could fail Of being impressed by such
beauty Oh. it is delight the train flies along
through the quaint little villages to watch the
rapid succession OF great Normandy barns. the
white walls of the villages, the great rolling
fields of grain with recurring touches OF scar
let the towering spires OF the grand old churches-
1t is simply grand
And then when night comes You put UP at an
old fashioned inn in one Of the old fashioned
walled towns You listen 90 the music OF the
band playing in the great town square you see
the people walking about and talking acting as
if they knew and cared for each other and you
are thrilled with the beauty the simplicity or Z
all For perfect peace go to Normandy.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

at sparks and stood through it all. It now has
the reputation of being the only absolutely fire
proof building in the Connecticut Valley
The rink is owned by Z. LevenwOrth. a
shrewd of business \ short time ago he
gave option the property for $4,000. This
he was glad enough to call in, and he is now
holding for a substantial rise. which will doubt
less with the building up of Grand-st.
'One can safely say that Waterbury has re-
covered from the havoc of the February fire."
said U. S. Church, secretary of the Waterbury
Merchants Association. The greater part of
the burned district has been rebuilt, and the
merchants will be in their new stores
Owing to the increase OF our various manufact-