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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

SITTING BY YER SIDE, Won ZINGHEN WON
DERED AT HER BLUsHE5.
her father, and meetings were lmpossl-
BILE. And now came the announcement
of her engagement!
~ never thought Audrey would be so
mean,' declared Ethel hotly as she
threw down the paper.
"She's not to blame" declared Fer
ris, calmly consuming what remained
of the egg and Its fellow. II have all
faith In her. It's that father Of hers"
Ethel passed around the table and
seized her brother by the shoulder.
Ferris Seaton," she declared, with
energy, "you are the most aggravating
person I know of Why don't you do
something's
1'm going to, II you don't shake out
all my IDEAS" retorted the young man.
"Then," she declared, Il will leave
you In peace"
Ferris smiled as the dining room
door slammed, and he finished his
breakfast with some appetite. Then he
started down town at n brisk walk.
The air was sharp and bracing, and
the half formed idea took shape In his
brain. He turned his steps to the poor
err quarter Of the town, and twenty
minute walk brought him to an estab-
lishment, half saloon, half cafe, over
the door of which was small sign
reading, Headquarters Of the Bakers
and Confectionery Union"
The place was crowded with clean
shaver men, each carrying small par
eel which Seaton knew contained d
dress suit. They were walters not reg
ularly employed, but hoping for odd
Jobs with caterers. Here the head
walters for the big catering establish.
ments secured their STATS for balls
and dinners.
The Planet had announced that Moni-
co would serve at the Wiley dinner
and ball, and seaton went straight to
the proprietor.
HAS Fritz come inT he demanded,
naming the well known maitre OF the
Monico establishment.
The proprietor jerked his thumb over
his shoulder to where stout blond
German sat at a table. Fritz rose az
Beaton approached. His memory for
faces was good. and he recognized thu
young merchant instantly.
want a Job. Mr.. seatonT he in
quired loosely.
That's 1t exactly"
where's your cardf You don't be
long TO the union" Fritz was willinI
TO carry out the Joke.
"See here" said Ferris, "I'll Civ
500 TO the union and another 500 h
you. II you hire me at Wiley's tonight"
Fritz blinked n moment. Then he pu
out his hand. All the world loves
lover. and he knew what Seaton want
ed. A bill passed between them.
Better hire q dress suit. Your owl
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11
Curiosities of Superstition.

When Egypt was In the height Of her
power, when she was most highly civil
lized and delighted in being called the
mistress Of the land and sea-" her
people worshiped a black bull. There
was some discrimination, however.
even in this form OF worship. In order
to be an object Of mad alteration II was
necessary that the bull calf be born
with a circular white spot IN the exact
center Of his Forehead, and the advent
OF such creature In any herd was the
signal OF wild demonstrations from the
Mediterranean to the border OF the Ly-
bian desert. Even as late as the time
OF Cleopatra, "star eyed goddess. glori-
GUS sorceress of the Niie." such animals
were shod with gold and had their
horns tipped with the same metal.
Herodotus tells Of n man who died with
grief because he sold n COW that soon
after became the mother OF black
bull calf marked with the sacred white
circle in his forehead.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11
TRIu iPHs OF SCIENCE.


sensitiN cneHa of the Implements Of
the Modern Laboratory.
The eye and the eur have long been
regarded as smarvels of mechanism,
quite the most wonderful things in the
world. But compared with the i'm
plements of present day laboratory
the sensitiveness OF oil human organs
seems gross enough. A Photographic
plate, coupled with telescope will re-
veal the presence OF millions Of stars
whose light does not affect the retina
In the least. The microscope, too. with
its revelations of the world of the In
flnitely small, tells us how crude. after
all, Is this most delicate OF the senses.
Indeed, we may liken 1t to a plano
where only single octave, toward the
middle, sounds. From the ultra violet
to the lowest reaches of the spectrum
is range of some nine octaves OF light
vibrations. OF which, save for our new
mechanical senses. we should never
have been conscious Of but one.
The ear hears little of what IL going
on around us. BY means of micro
phone the tread OF n fly sounds like the
tramp of cavalry. Our heat sense 10
very vague. We need q variation OF
at least one-flfth OF a degree on Their
mometer to realize any difference in
temperature. Professor Langley's lit
tie bolometer will note the difference Of
q millionth of degree. It IL two hun
dred thousand times as sensitive as our
skln.-Carl Snyder in Harper's Maya
zine
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

will At foo well /" aVppeRteO prlty AFTER
tha detala had heen concluded "And
no M tho back door NJ Monico,s nj GAO.
III take Won nm mvsclf"
When tho chosen few who Ind been
hidden m both dinner and bhll cnthered
ahout tba hoard that evening none rec
o0niued in the smooth sbayen waiter
FerrIs seaton. Even Audrey did not
lrnow him until n waiter handed her a
menu card on the back OF which was
written in n familiar hand.
w... ~. Il, a.. oo,..,v..o.v a. .ooo a. w.
can after dinner. 1 am here as a waiter.
r.. Fa
Little Won Zinghen, sitting by her
side, wondered at the flush that sud
denly spread over her face and neck.
but complacently credited 1t to maiden
modesty and the impending announce
ment. Won Zinghen had his blue blood
and his vast estates, but the possession
of all Germany could not have made
man of him. Audrey contrasted, with
loathing, the puppet at her side with
the clean cut specimen Of American
manhood who, even In an Ill fitting
dress coat, showed his physical perfec-
ton and whose keen features bore the
impress of intellect
An hour later they were In the con-
servatory, where as children they once
played among the palms. pretending
they were castaways on tropical Is
land.
Ferris" she said as he clasped her
hands, "what ever persuaded you to
run this risk?"
"You," he responded tenderly. II
couldn't lose you without one last eff
fort. want to know II you love mo
enough to go with me now mt once!
l have good income. and | am at
least man."
"The dearest man in all the worldr'
she whispered softly.
''Then come" he urged. II have a
cab at the corner and warm wrap
for you. The gardeners door, dear,
and no one will see usr'
So hand In hand they went out into
the night.
The next morning the papers rang
with the sensation, and Thomas Wiley
over his coffee was in frame of mind
utterly indescribable. The one touch
needed to complete his fury was sup
piled when the butler brought In Sea-
toms card.
1t took Wiley four minutes by the
clock to calm down to the point where
he could control his voice sufficiently
to tell Jorkins, the placid English but
Ter, to kick Seaton of the step. Ry that
time he had decided to execute the Or
der in person.
Eeaton was not on the front steps,
but in the reception room and In the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11
His Own Mother Didnt Know Him.

The following anecdote IL told by
young Engllshman, who snys: g" was
coming home from India on leave Of
absence. The ship did not arrive for
some days after 1t was due. My twin
brother Ben had come up 10 receive
mo, and our aged mother was very
nervous.
zone morning. after she had under
gone several disappolntments because
Of the ships delay. rushed into her
room, saying, 'Oh, mother. how arc
your Her answer was: NO, Benja-
min, It's bad Joke. You know how
anxious am for Alfred II was some
time before could convince my moth
or that was her son Alfred, who had
been away 80 long. and not my twin
brother Ben, playing Joke on her."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

A Philadelphia druggist has made the
following collection of amusing Inissives
that have been sent TO him from time
to time:
81 have n cute pain In my baby's
stummlck. Please give bearer some
thing to cure 1t"
my little girl has eat up lot OF but
tons. Please send ncmetic by tho
enclosed boy"
"Dear doctor dog bit my child on
the leg please send some cork plaster
and cutter eyes"
"pleas send by bearer one postal
card. Also kindly give bearer. my son.
some licorice root"
Deer doctor wot Is good for tirefoy
fever send some quick got IT,"
"Let my Johny have glas of sody
waiter. wud come myself but ! am
washing. T.. s. the cents IL for the
sody waiter"
'If you can oil the enclosed prescrip-
ton for % cents do 3d. II not return
by bearer"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

II win be remembered that Mr..
Whymper. who had II severe succession
of falls once In the Alps. without losing
his consciousness, declares emphatical-
ly that ns he bounded from one rock to
another he felt absolutely no pain. The
same thing happens on the battlefield
The entrance Of the bullet into the body
Is not felt, and It IL not till he feels tho
blood flowing or limb paralyzed that
the soldier knows he IL wounded.
Persons who have had several limbs
broken by n fall do not know which
limb Is broken till they try to rise. At
the moment Of a fall the whole intel
lectual activity Ii increased to an ex-
traordinary degree There 10 not a
trace of anxiety. One considers quick
ly what will happen. This is by no
means the consequence Of presence Of
mind" 1t IL rather the product Of alb
solute necessity. A solemn compOsure
takes possession OF the victim. Death
by fall Is beautiful one. Great
thoughts all the victims soul. They
fall painlessly into great blue sky.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

"Poets are queer BIRDS" said the
landlady. II had one here who could
hear grass growing and understand
what criekets were talking about. but
never could get him to hear me when
| asked him to pay his bill or under
stand hint that he'd better move.
even though II was spoken In plain
English." Harlem Life.
Altogether Too Honest.
"By Joyel left my pocketbook under
my pillow"
"wcll. your servant girl is surely an
honest person."
SThats just the trouble. She will
give the pocketbook TO my wife,
F'llc0endo Blatter
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11
Ants That Strike.

Certain kinds OF black ants have III.
tie yellow ants which do most Of their
work for them. Once In awhile these
little yellow fellows will go on strike.
and the. blacks try to force them
back to work by cutting off their food
supply. II that does not succeed, they
will attack the strikers In force or
make n raid and get another gang Of
"yellows" into the colony. But the
newcomers, as a rule. join the strikers
The strike ends by the "yellows" es-
Gaping and founding colony for them
selves. or they give In and settle down
TO work again.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11
New Firm, New Goods,
NEW PRICES 1!

THlS advertisement merits attention. We
4 want your trade and we intend to have
il il lowest prices, fair dealing and highest
quality will get it,
Below we quote some of our special bar
gains.
VA As we are sole agents for celebrated
Columbus Buggy Company Vehicles we can
sell you their best hand buff Leather-TOp
Buggies for .................. SIP 80
Canopy-Top Surveys, from...." So 90 up.
Side Open Trap5.......".........". go 90 -
Dayton wagons ........."......... al Do
spindle Buggies .........'...'...... ~ 30
Top bng8les......... 30 %
We also keep large assor tnent Of Single
and Double Harness of all kinds aud descrip-
ton, Saddles, Collars, Lap-Robes, Spreads,
any other establishment,
II will pay you to call and examine the
quality Of our goods and get our prices be-
fore you purchase elsewhere.
JACOB POsS Il SON.
va The firm Of Jacob Poss Son will
continue at the old stand the Livery and Sale
Stables which have been conducted by Jacob
Poss for quarter Of a century.
Stylish Saddle Horses and fine single and
double Buggies and Carriages for hire at the
lowest prices.
We make a speciality Of furnishing Car
riages in charge of skillful, sober and polite
drivers, for weddings, receptions and funer-
ale.
Every department OF the business has been
extended and improved, and charges for all
classes Of service reduced by the new firm.
JACOB POss a. SON,
mar 17-tf ROCKVILLE, MD.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

did you see the account OF that
fash Of lightning that burned the hair
from boys head without otherwise
hurting himp
IL did," answered the cheerful liar.
"and was panied TO note the incom-
pleteness Of the story. Now. happen
to know Of case that IL really re-
markable. The lightning entered bar.
ber's shop and not only undertook the
task OF smuggling mans hair. but II
rung up the proper amount on the cash
register ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

The ruby Is valued highest when It
contains the least azure. The largest
ruby that history speaks Of belonged to
Elizabeth OF Austria, the wife or
Charles TX. II was almost as big as
hens egg. The virtues attributed to
rubies are 10 Danish sadness, TO repress
luxury and to drive away annoying
thoughts. At the same time II sym
bolizes cruelty. anger and carnage as
we'll as holiness and bravery. A change
IN it's color announces a calamity. but
when the trouble Is over II regaina its
primitive luster
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

Are you n detectlveT asked Mr.
Meekton.
II am" answered the man with the
rundown collar and the white necktie
"Well. ! want TO employ you. want
you TO get out your false whiskers and
your dark lantern and dog my foot
steps night and day. Henrletta's gone
out Of town to visit some relatives. and
don't want her TO be obliged to take
my word for anything Washington
9tar
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

Mrs Uppish-Just Think It's only six
months ago since we moved away from
next door TO you. We're In much
better neighborhood now.
Mrs Shnrpe-SO are we.
Mrs Uppish- Why. where did you
mover
Mrs Sharpe Oh. we haven't moved
at Philadelphia Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

"He told his wife she ought to take
cooking lessons"
"Did sheT
"Well. yes. She sent for her mother
TO come and give her n three months
course. ~ Philadelphia Bulletin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

"You made fool Of mep exclaimed
the angry husband.
"Call yourself n fool II you wish, my
dear" calmly reJolned his wife. "but
remember you have always claimed to
be q self mnde man."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-04-11

Our days are comparatively few, and
we live through each day only once.
Therefore It behooves us TO make each
day worth while.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-07-18

resumed until une IRE IL i"Ni>
Jennings No. , was only brought III
a few weeks ago and had proven TO oe
ono of the most valuable wells IN the
field. The Haywood Brothers, VINO
also owned the storage tanks thau
were destroyed, have had much III
luck in their operations IN TINS helo'
They had previously bored two "ellS
to a considera depth and hoth
proved failures.
1t is impossible to approximately
estimate tha company loss, out IL
has already reached several tho"9ano
dollars. Wednesday the HeywoodS
announced that they would pay @o'ooo
to any person or persons puttlng ou'
the fire. Many visited the field wltn
the avowed intention of competing tol
F the prize. but glance at the slZZllhs
stream Of liquid fire constantly shoot
mo from that small hole in the groun'
> convinced the most skeptlcal ones Una
it would require more than ordlhar
f skill to shut it off.
! Wednesday night the well was burn
: ing fierc.r than ever and just what tn
q ultimate result will be is anXlouSl
: awaited.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-07-18
FURTHER DETAILS.

The fire, which is now raging IN the
Jennings oil field, started IueSuaA
a aftarnoon from a bolt of lightning.
The fire originally started in one OF
the large storage tanks OF the Jeh-
nings pipe line. From there IL faPlulS
snread to the wells close by. Inc
Ground between the tank and the Jen-
ninos No. 2, owned by the jennings
| Oil Company, was thoroughly SaUur-
| ated with oil and acted as tofch W
tho flames. In a few moments the der
rick WAS consumed and the oil thai
WAS oozing up around the slX-lncn
pipe was afire. The heat from bnlS
soon destroyed the packing IN the
uate valve, allowing the OIL ana gas
to escape there. The gate valve l.
still on the pipe, but is expected u
give away any moment.
The heat from the flames Is terr''l'
+ and prevents anything being oohe u
overcome the fire. At , o'clock tues
> dav special train arrived IRON
v Beaumont, bringing achemlcal eng S'ile
. which was used in an effort to put th
: fra ont It proved to be of no use.
n Wednesday morning an effort wa
: made to get together battery OF Il
: teen to twenty boilers and to smothe
:. the fire out by steam. 1t Will take son
,e day to get this arrangement colhple'e
+ and it may not be successful.
rs Great crowds are constantly in "a
I'd tendance at the field, and lnqulrl
are coming in from all over the cou
=, +,.v for information. The other weI
La ~, the field have all been protected
The Rice belt journal., 1902-07-18
New Order Of Things.

A new order of things will come
.hout in the rice growing district
which NAV extend wherever agriculture
is the chief pursuit OF the people,
the experiments of leNas iloe
grower are as successful as they are
said to be.
The Grower is S. A. Robinson, who
owns a big plantation on the coast anu
the low cost of preparing the laho loi
planting will follow the Adoption OF MS
ideas. Concerning his departure from
+ba old customs the Southern Indus
| tri al says:
..Mr. Robinson's experiments nave
determined that by the use OF one
traction engine commonly emplo!eu
tn haul the rice thresher from place TO
nj ace and to supply the power to thrash
the product or pump wafer lnto Viie
growing fields, that the lapof VI
nlowing. narrowing and seeding may
he reduced to a minimum, destroying
q LARGE and generally recognized eN-
nense and rendering the employment
! of plowmen and mules unneces9af!
At A cost of not more than 10 cents PEI
acre. Mr.. Robinson cultivated ms en-
tire rice plantation located near TN
Southern Pacific in this state. H'
found one engine capable OF handllns
= 200 acres. and by using trlo
- machines and working from da"'
until dark, he managed to put IN con
. dition two hundred acres.
- "The methods employed contemPla' al
!. the blowing tandem as 1t were> uSlh
- several gang plows in lieu OF the o.
~ dinary cultivator. The harrowS al
harnessed in the same manner anu
! too were the seeders manipulated vi
engine does the work OF ten negro'
and twenty mules: and by suos'
tution of the steam motive power
" will be seen at glance how great
, factor of economy has entered the ri
arena. The innovation Will enaole u
M rice farmers to make considerat
nrofit in the Guilty alton of rice, shou
-. the price be reduced to two dolla
L a barrel.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-07-18
The Welsh OIL Well.

The third oil well of the Welsh Oh
and Development Company, oelng
sunk on the Woods farm, three ana d
half miles distant, is progressing
finely. being located about fifty teet
from wells Nos. l and ,, abandoned
after decided evidence on account OF
accidents. S. w. Clay, the drlller or
the new well, the man who brought IN
the first gusher at Jennings, La, Is
in charge of this we'll. He says the
oil so far exceeds the show OF OIL at
Jennings at the same depth, and that
the progress is satisfactory, while ..
II. Keough, of the Jones Develop
ment Company, the contractors, says
the twelve-inch pipe is being set at d
depth of 500 feet, and the condluons
here are almost idental to those ne
found in the Jennings field, with al
ready decided show of gas and OIL,
and his opinion, based on his eXpe-
rience in both the Beaumont ana Jen-
ninns fields, is not only will this wei
be a gusher, but this field Will rams
among the best oil-producers OF THIS
country.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-07-18

Grades have been introduced and an
assistant has been employed for the
oo,nino term. The matter of building
a new school house is now oelhg
agitated by the citizens and IN an
probability it will receive favoraole
consideration and be built before fall'
Mrs. H. G.. Keneker is the proPrle-
tress of the Roanoke Hotel and 1ur-
nishes GOOD accommodations. Size
enjoys a fairly good transient 1raue
The community is very heaIth1ul'
and all in all it is pretty. thflVihs
! little town.
The Rice belt journal., 1902-07-18
THE TOWN OF ROANOKE.
Brief Sketch of that Enterprising ana
HuStling Place.

representative of the JOURNAL
spent a few hours in the hustlln@ lttle
town of Roanoke Saturday and founo
the business men and citizens there
thriving and thoroughly up-to-date.
Roanoke is situated midway het"eeii
Jennings and Welsh and is surrounded
bv as productive rice country as may
be found in the belt. There are put
few natives in and about the town, Ihe
majority of the inha bitants having
imiprated from the North, large pof-
ton of them being Virginians. Iowa.
Jl1;no;s Missouri and Kansas are
also represented there.
Roanoke has two general merchan-
disc stores, a doctors othce.a ho0el'
large rice mill, two churches ana
school house.
One of the stores is conducted by y.
M. Booze, who is also postmaster ana
depot agent All of the business -
conducted in his store. The fallfoau
business. however, will soon be trans
ferred. as an elegant new depot
&c no. nearing completion. MI.
Rooze has been one of the leading
men in his town for the past SIX oi
seven wears and enjoys substantla
trade.
Gillett & Company, composed
VIM. E. and Geo. Gillett, nave Deer
engaged in the mercantile ouslnes
there for about year lhey re
Gently erected and are now occup!ln III
49, building 13O feet long, 80 feet via
and two stories high. The store wa
bnilt with a view to both comfort an
convenience and it is very nicely ai
RANGED and neatly kept. They nav
bnilts1p an excellent business.
DIR, S. D. Wall is a young practl'
ing physician recently located there
He is very successful in his Practl'
and is rapidly gaining the conhdeh'
of the people.
The largest enterprise in the town
4ba Roano5e Rice Mill and Cere
Company, the immense plant OF "lln IL,
is now in course of construction
main building is four stores hlgh ai
42x42 feet. The storage room on
south will be two stories hlgh D.
15Ox150 feet. A single story wal
house is just One-quarter thls sl~e'
15x75 feet. The mill will have cal
citv of 800 barrels of rice daily. L
carloads of machinery have alrea
arrived, and the engine, boiler a
other machinery are expected ao'
the middle of the month. The IL
when completed will have cost ao'
s35. 600, all Roanoke capital W.
T,yons. An expert miller, has been
pioyed to manage the concern ana
saws he expects to be doing buSln
by the first of September.
There are two churches, Dunka
and United Brethren, and eech nd
good membership and a nice builo'
Up until the present year only
teacher has been employed, but hl&