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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18
A skuli a. Blx as a Bush.l Ba.k,


One of the most remarkable finds Of
gigantic human remains OF which we
have any record was that made at Pa.
lermo, Sicily, In the year 1916, when an
entire skeleton of unheard of proper.
lions was unearthed by some marble
quarry men. These mammoth remains
measured exactly "a feet from head to
foot and 8 feet 7 inches from point to
point Of the shoulders. A stone az
buried with this old time giant may
still be seen ut Palermo In section ~"
OF the st. Isorent museum. II IL made
Of blush looking, fine grained bowl
der and appears to be about 2 feet 8
inches long by l foot broad and 0
inches through In the thiclkest place.
A musty, rusty looking tag attached to
the relic informs the visitor that II
weighs fifty-two pounds, but the gen.
eral verdict IL that 1t could not weigh
over thirty or thirty-hve pounds.
The skeleton was burned by a mob
I'm the year 1862, during the prevalence
Of the black death ut Palermo. the
ignorant, superstitious people believing
that 1t was connected In some mystert
GUS way with the death dealing dis
temper. The skull Of this giant, ac-
cordlng to Able Ferregus, twas largely
excessive OF the baskets sayd to hold
the busheI, being fitted above and be
lowe withe teeth to the number of six.
ty-foure. the each OF which would have
weighed two ounces" Cavalier Scroy
claimed to have found a skull on Tene.
rife that had sixty teeth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18

Baroness Bonde wrote In her diary
the following account OF the ubdication
of Lou's Philippe of France on the
day of that remarkable occurrences:
IAN aidde.camp Of the minister OF
war, who was In the kings cabinet
when he abdicated, gave me detailed
account of this most signal piece OF
cowardlce. lie had reviewed the troops
In the carrousel on horseback, highly
rouged, when n cry was raised, 'Voici
les Faubourgsv No one had any Or
ders; no ono gave any. The mob rush
ed forward. shouting, 'Vive Ia garde
nationales! yivent les troupesr and
shook hands with the outposts. The
king reiterated precipitately with his
sons, and n sublieutenant of the ma
tlonal guard rushed into the palace ask
Ing TO see him. He was admitted and
In the greatest agitation said, Your
majesty must nbdicate.' Very WELL
says the king In favor OF my grand
son. NO, uncondltionaIly,' says the
young aud self elected mouthpiece Of
public opinion. Would you believe It'll
OF all who were congregated round the
royal person Piscatory alone said: Go
down and head your troops. Fight for
your crown and your dynasty He
was overruled. and they all marched
out OF the palace except the Duchesse
d'0rleans her children and the Due
de Nemours"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18
lie.' says he, an Him goin' back %
the leetle horspitalv

lie.' says ne, AN Him goin' back 10
the leetle horspitalv
"Well, q didn't die bit. At the
end o. week two natives shouldered
his bed an started for the coast. Hi
Five PAGES In the rear more natives
sullenly wrestled with the heavy coffin.
Our orders were to plant him decently
wherever e died, an we determined to
do It. After we had marched a week
the town came inter sight. by that
time Jones was able to sit up an take
notice, but when e saw the town an
the leetle red roof O. the horspitai q
started to wave such frantic welcome
with his hand that hemorrhage re-
suited. We ordered the two sullen ma
tives to hustle to the front with their
burden. But Jones rallied.
"'It's no use.' says he, griffin his
teeth. 'Ye can't bury me in this worn
out soil. II HI don't reach the leetle
horspital throw me overheard inter
clean water An we promised. n
seemed to be sinkin' again, SO we takes
the shortest cut to the sea. When we
got in view o. the docks we saw q ves-
sci loadin' there. Jones peeked at 1t,
then yelled an set bolt upright. It's
the Koolah,' says he. Get me aboard,
men: get me aboard! I'll be cured to
onct IL yen only heave me up the gang
wayr
"'What II cure yer LII queried.
"'Spite.' says Jones. mutterin' q
curse.
$50 we did. The chief engineer saw
us comm an nearly had stroke. But
the fun o. all was to see them two sui
len natives. They had hustled an wres-
tied with that coffin all the way from
up country, an they were all tagged
out. With rich burst O tropic oaths
they cast 1t out inter the water an
waved their maledictions at the ring o.
expandin' ripples that marked ita
burial an
"'Was that for JonesT asked voice.
"Hi looked up to see Sam Rawlins
starin' at him. Eli nodded.
at don't sprise me, o says slowly
an thoughtfully. "Ed cheat anythink.
Ed cheat the goats that ID feed over
his gravel Hi guess Hi'll 60 an lock
up my terbacker.' says Sam Rawlins.
An he did It,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18
n. burned Lot. Of Wood.

A veracious chronicler of the times
Of Jonathan Edwards gives figures
which prove liberal consumption Of
fuel in the household of the great thco-
Logan. In the winter OF 1740-4i the
town OF Northampton supplied the Ed
wards parsonage with seventy-nve
loads of wood. In the next season
eighty-two loads were delivered. For
the succeeding winter the total was
seventy-eight, and year afterward the
astonishing quantity OF ninety-five
I loads was supplied. There was no lack
Of hre ut the Edwards hearth. Is 1t
wonderful, then, that he preached
burning sermons7
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18

ENOR SALE
II Nice place OF 100 Acres,
one mile OF railroad, on easy terms.
Aplypt to BOWIE Y, WATERS,
aug ie-tf Rockville, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18
Very Near winning.

II proposed to Miss Gladys Beauti-
girl last night"
"Ahl And she accepted your
well, nO-o-o, not exactly, but she
came 10 near doing so that great deal
Of the sting was taken out of her re-
fusai. She said she would have ac-
cepted me IL ! had had plenty Of mon
ely and perfect disposition. and my
eyes were brown instead of blue, and
my hair curly, and was two inches
taller, and was winning fame in my
profession, and possessed personal
magnetism, and came Of an old and
blue biooded family. and would always
let her have her own way, and never
smoked or wanted to stay out late at
night, and did not belong to any lodge.
and would keep stylish turnout and
plenty Of servants, and really wanted
her mamma to live with US, and few
other things which l have forgotten.
But II fellow must fail In an under
taking It IL encouraging to him to
think that he came very near winning"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18

A thousand wonders In nature are
lost to the human eye and only reveal
b ed to us through the microscope. Think
Of dividing a SPIDERS web into a thou
sand strands or counting the arteries
and nerves In the wing Of gossamer
moth Yet by the powerful lens of
microscope 1t ia found there are more
than 1900 muscles in a caterpillar.
The eye Of drone contains $4,000 mir
rors, and the body of every spider Is
furnished with four little Jumps pierced
with tiny holes. from each of which H.
sues a single thread. and when thou
sand of these from each lump are join
cd together they form the single line
of which the spider spins Its web and
which we call a spiders thread. Spi-
ders have been seen as small as grain
Of sand, and these spin thread so fine
that 1t takes 1000 of them put together
to equal In size single human hair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18

All the world knows how Columbus
on a historic occasion made an egg
stand on end. After many learned
theories had been advanced for bal
ancing the egg he set the egg on end
by, OF course, MASKING down hard
enough to form a base, but the prob
lem IL capable Of still another solution.
II IN an easy matter TO set an egg on a
plate, for instance, II you know how.
The trick " impossible until the egg
has been boiled In an upright position.
The position OF the hardened yoke at
the end Of the shell lowers the center
Of gravity until the sphere can be spun
or even balanced with ease.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18

The oriental amethyst is really VIC.
let colorcd sapphire, which il an ex-
ceedingly rare gem and Of brilliant lus-
ter. IL Is regarded as a sacred stone,
and II IL used to ornament the cross
and the pastoral ring Of Catholic bish-
ops. The ancients often used the anne
thyst for cutting figures both in relief
and in intaglio. and there is In the ma
tional library Of France a delicatelyi
wrought profile OF Mmcenas, Roman
statesman Of octavius' time, engraved
on amethyst BY Dioscorides. one Of the
four celebrated sngravers mentioned
By Pliny.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18

d bwGUtmNaa Sh@N NWNGE EAAhns
During a sleepless night the vizier
Mujjeduddin Kumija dispatched his
slave, Bedruddln Elias, to bring him
sweets. The slave procured a copper
kettle heaped with many kinds OF
fruits and sweets, and MuJjeduddin be-
gan to eat.
you relish them, my maSterT asked
the slave.
The vizier shrugged his shoulders.
These fruits are sweet-for the mo-
ment," he said, but show me fruit
the sweetness Of which will endure
even unto the judgment day."
Such fruits there are, my MASTER.
cried the slave and hastened tow,
the Mescbed Husa, where be rawoke
the starving orphans in tho house OF
Alvin and led them forth and into the
room OF his master. Overjoyed, the
famished children devoured the fruits.
Look, oh. my MASTER" said tho
slave. Here you see fruits the sweet
ness OF which endures unto the judg-
ment day.'-New York Press.
To Roll water wtthout q Kettle.
my wife and l." says a travelling
man, were once In a hotel where we
couldn't get any boiling water. After
we had discussed the situation my
wife asked me IL had an envelope in
my satchel. I got one out, when she
told me to Ill It with water and hold
II over the gas Jet. hesitated, but
finally did II and expected 10 see the
envelope blaze up every minute. But
It didn't blaze. The envelope took on a
little SCOT, but that was all. The water
boiled In time. and the envelope was az
good as ever when the experiment was
at an end I don't know the chemistry
OF the process, but try It yourself and
zee II II will not work"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18

what Did you let the examinations
20 by again, CARR
'I'll tell you, father. On the way TO
the college met an old woman, and
then I turned back again. Fiisgends
Batter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-12-18
JOB p Rim 7 IN g
auGH q
LARGE POSTERS, HANDDILIg,
CIRCULARS,
CARDS, BLANKS
BILLHEADS.
Together with every other description Of
PLAIN AND FANCY PRINTING
Executed with neatness 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, 1903-12-18
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

IHAvETHE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES
FOR SALE:
1853 Acres, with buildings, near railroad,
at $50 per acre.
A fine country place near Rockville al
$4,000.
House and one acre, with outbuildings,
300.
House with seven acres OF land, 81 800.
A House aud Store Room, 81 800.
rs Acres near Gaithersburg, ut 800 per
acre.
Houses and Lots 10 Rockville, Garrett Park
and Kensington, and other farms and houses.
j. A. HENDERSON,
nov 2s.tf Rockville, Nd.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
From Bio Greek.

Joe York, Elmer VAIN and Ches-
ter Hendricks, arrived Wednesday
afternoon from Big Creek, where
they have been during the past cum
mer. They report about i've feet Of
snow on Elk Summit and three feet
on Secesh Summit. The trail is open
from Meadows to Warren, and sup
Plies are being taken in on tobog-
gans.
The trail over Elk Summit is be-
ing kept open. Supplies are being
taken to the summit by animals, and
then transferred to toboggans and
taken to the camp. A large amount
OF supplies are being taken'in in this
manner
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05

Thursday deal was consummassu
thereby w. W. Campbell, OF MN
ksl, and j. H. Campbell, OF Welse',
tsnsferred all their right, title ano
pterest in -four mining claims IN the
Washington mining district 70 ens
|,add Metals company no" opefs'
Eng at nipersl and Homes'es''
pregon,
The claims transferred are 'ns
Fuldoop, Wide Awsse, hsrles1a Ano
DsndY. They are considered among
he most promising lp the a'sV'''
hey adjoln the ground s''se'y
Psped by the Lsdd Metals COMPANY
\ he consideration hss been ReP' Ss,
|rei, but Is understood 70 be 2 eqo'
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
Outlook Club.

The Outlook club met in regular
session December 2, Mrs. Foster pre-
siding, to a very large attepdance.
Many matters of interest we're dis
cussed and acted on. New names
were presented, and very good pro-
gram given in the form of paper
on magazines and readings, followed
by discussion. The paper was by
Mrs. H. Haas, the readings by Mn.
Fl. Taylor, Mrs. Bruce and Mrs.
Numbers. The debate will be the
program for the next meeting, De-
cember 10Th, which is always looked
looked forward to with pleasure.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
Are Attached.

Deputy Sheriff Brizendine went to
the Middle Fork of the Weiser
yesterday to serve an attachment on
the property of the Utah & Idaho
Land & Lumber company for $400.
The attachment was taken out by
John L. Day & Co., of Boise, the
Utah Land & Lumber company ow-
ing them for supplies. The com
pany own large sawmill plant which
will be levied on. This is the COM
pany managed by Will Hayward.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
Death Of Marion CrOWeIL.

Marion Crowell, we'll known
Washington county, where
has grown from boyhood to man
|od, died at Council Tuesday after
|on, and was buried Wednesday.
had been i'll for about three
|eks with a complication of ty-
|oid fever and pneumonia. He
Is proprietor of the Council Mead
Is stage line. Mr.. Crowell leaves
Houng wife, to whom he was mar
ID about two years ago, father,
pther, and several brothers te
burn his loss. Marion Crowell was
genial, sociable fellow, and his
|ath will be regretted by all who
Jew him.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05

j. X. FOREMAN received Wednes-
day from James A, Patch, essayer
at Boise, cert6cate Of assay OF
sample sent him from the Lillian
Russell mine At Weatherby, Oregon,
owned by Messrs, foreman, Equals
and Prescott, The certificate showed
the ore W have value Of tlle'p1
per top, The sample sent pas not
. picked sample bot merely taken
from the ledge a. random, end the
gentlemen DO not eQnslder nc l'll-
Las Russell thelF best property
MessFs FoFewsp, Equsls spq
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
OPTIONS ON MORO
Than FORTY CLAIMS
THOMASESs INVITED TO GO TO
THE RECORDERS OFFICE AND SEE
THEM ---NICKEL NINE.

Mr.. A. G. Stephens, the represen-
tative of the Carter White Lead
company, branch of the smelter
trust, returned from the Heath dis
trict Wednesday afternoon, where he
has been for the past three weeks.
Mr.. Stephens stated that he had
secured bonds on more than forty
claims during his absence, that he
had men at work on several of the
claims, and were it not for the fact
that it is so late in the season and
the deep snow, he would take in
machinery to work the properties on
q more extended scale.
He requested The SIGNAL to state
that he invited the attention of the
well-informed editor OF the World
to the records on file in the office of
the county recorder, where he will
find ON file bond and options on
more than forty claims, and notices
of location on several which he had
located himself.
Mr.. Stephens is enthusiastic ovel
number of the claims which he has
secured, and says he has severa
claims that now has shipping ore II
the shafts In one claim he has
large ledge that runs 42t per cent
copper, wonderful showing. Il
one of the claims Mr.. Stephens ha
discovered that he is the possessor o
nickel mine, probably the only on
in the United States. The nicke
from which our five-cent pieces ar
made is mined in Canada. Nickel !
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05

worth about so cents pound, about
five times as much as copper. He
has in this claim ledge eight feet
wide Of carbonate of nickel ore that
runs six per cent. nickel. As depth
is attained the csrbonates will turn
into sulphides of nickel, which will
largely increase it's richness, and
also make it easier and cheaper to
treat
He has also found ore that runs
$37 in gold by actual mill test.
Speaking of the acquiring of the
smelter, Mr.. Stephens said that ne
gotiations are under way, and salts
factory progress being made for a
deal.
The people of the Heath district
fare greatly pleased to think that
their properties are being taken up
by people who have the means and
inclination to make them producers.
They know they have the making ol
a great mining camp, and are aDx
lous to see it developed.
Many persons have doubted th'
statements made by Mr.. Stephens
but there seems to be no longe
cause for doubt, as the records speal
for themselves. With large mum
ber of miners working at Heath, ant
, smelter and refinery at Weiser, ou
growth into a large and importan
} city is an assured fact. Recorde
Smith stated Thursday be had re
} ceived more than 20 bonds fo
] record.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
A SPECIAL TRAIN
WENT UP THB ?. & |. N
BELIEF THAT OREGON SHORT LINE WILL
FATHER THE LITTLE ROAD.

A special Short Line train, con-
sisting of an engine and three coaches,
went to Council over the P. & |.
N. railroad yesterday. On board
the special was Vice President and
General Manager w. H. Bancroft,
superintendent E. E,Calvin. and Div.
Superintendent E. E. Manson. There
are various rumors sfioat as to the
purpose of this visit OF the Short
Line officials, but the most persist
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
WB|SER MEN RECEIVE
CERTIFICATE Or ASSAY
FROM THEIR WEATHERBY NINE
RETURNS VERY NEARLY $12O PER
TON.

Prescott own a group Of four elaine,
which they are developing. On the
Lillian Russell they have q tunnel
advanced 80 or so feet, on the ledge,
At tbs face Of the tunnel the ledge
ls between eight aud ten feet vide
The quartz shows eonslderebls free
gold
The ogpers are yeFy much eiaseq
oyer the assay, ~ a y 40 much bet
ter thep they expected Yhey SID
continue FQfk op the properties
during the Flnieg, epa eRpse' "
phov Wore sepse'lpeel sesesF bsfess
sprlng
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
)EAL FOR MINERAL
MINING PROPERTY
FOUR WELL KNOWN CLAIMS PURCHASED
Try THE LADD METALS COMPANY.
round sum.

round sum.
The cIsims are among the hrst 10
Gated in the district, and considerable
development work has been done Cd
them. There has been considerable
friction in the past between the
csmpbells and the Isdd Metals
company, over the claims purchased, q,
The Ledd Metals company VIII
place . force Of miners s3 TorE op
the ground immedietely
The deal sas made by w. D.
Adsms managing director o. lA'
Ladd Metals company ana Hs''
snov, general attorney for 1he com
psny, pho have beep lp the el'y sey
sFal days
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
Drowned in the Snake.

Eph and Bert Mcfarland, two
brothers whose home was at Lewis
ton, were drowned in the Snake
river about mile below the mouth
of the Salmon river. Friday after
noon. The two brothers, in COM
pany with two brothers named Car
sley we're engaged in trying to save
the machinery and what they could
of the steamer Imnaha, that was
wrecked there few weeks since.
Their boat was overturned by the
rapids and they were thrown into the
water. The Carsley's escaped, but
the McFarland's, who we're poor
swimmers, we're carried under by the
rapids. Their bodies have not been
recovered.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05

ent one that the little road will b
taken under the motherly wing Of
the Oregon Short Line, repaired 70
that it won't squeak so as the train
crawls back and forth, and possibly
extended to Meadows There is
quite strong belief that the signiA-
cance OF the visit is as outlined,
though it is not thought the Short
Line will carry out the proposed. two.
foot gusge line to Thunder Mt
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
To Water and Light Consumers.

All city water rates and hat rates
for light for month of December, and
all meter rates for hight for month
Of November, are nor due and pay
able at the Office Of Che City Clerk
II not paid by the tenth Of Deeen'
bOr. the gater viii be turped on o.
the Lights cut out, ~ provided "
rules aud regulations
ggEpART ~, pRkgisy
ag.2t cisy cleEkr
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
Removed to WeiSer.

DR.. D. R. Mcdonald, of Mercer,
Penn, arrived in the city Wednes-
day afternoon, to become perman-
ent resident. His family will ar
rive in few days. They will ssop
at hotel until they can secure q
residence. DR.. Mcdonald is one of
the directors OF the Iron Springs
Mining company, who are operating
in the Rapid River country, and who
intend making Weiser their head
office.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
WeiSer PruneS to France.

The Allen Evaporating company,
OF Salem, Oregon, who operated the
prune dryer in this city, has cold to
Ward & Co., of Salem, Al 600
pounds of prunes, dried by them
here. The fruit ls being shipped to
France. This is the first shipment
of Weiser prunes ever sent to that
country.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
Snake River Railroad.

Recent reports are to the effect
that the building OF the Snake river
railroad IL assured. Il y elajps
that the ananoisl nat ~
satisfactorily arranged, aad th6t
work will commences carly In the
spring. 1t is not positively known
where the southern terminal will b
located, but knowing ones say
Weiser.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
'HARGED VIYH
STEALING A CALF
WO WELL KNOWN YOUNG MEN CHARGED
WITH THE CRIME.

George and John Nesbitt, whose
rents reside at Falk's Store, their
|ther, Frank Nesbitt, being one of
/ most prominent men in that sec
bD, were arrested Tuesday on the
large of stealing yearling calf
ID changing the brand.
The calf was the property of Geo
pford, who lives on the fat west Of
|wn. He missed the calf and insti
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
Writ Of Mandate Denied.

Judge Stewart has denied the writ
of mandate asked for by the city to
compel Comnty Assessor Lansdon to
collect special tax assessments levied
by the city.
Judge Stewart holds that the
county assessor is compelled to col
lect only those assessments made
and certified to him and placed on
the tax roll for collection the same
as other taxes. Therefore the man
date is denied. The city will now
have to make special arrangements
with the county assessor for the col
lection of the tax.
P. E. Roberts has lots of good
~-ss'IooI. OQff
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05

tuted a search for it, locating it in
the possession of the Nesbitt boys,
with the brand changed to that Of
their own.
The young men were taken before
Judge Jeffreys, who placed them un-
der bonds of $500 each, to appear
for preliminary hearing next Tues
day. The bonds we're readily furn-
ished.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05
Died from His Wounds.

Charles Packonham, who was shot
near Boise last week, by Thomas j.
McGinnis, died Wednesday, McGin
mis- aud two men named Kelly
and Still, who we're with him at the
time of the shooting, are under ar
rest. McGinnis claims the shooting
was accidental.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-05

P. E. Roberts received two cars of
Rock Springs Coal today. Best in
town. Send in your orders before it's
too late. 28-tf