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The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
THEIR FIRST DISH OF TEA.
When the Beverage Was New to the
Good Folks Of Nantucket.

In a letter written 160 years ago,
says The Epicure, there appeared this
description of how the first chest OF
tea was received on the island OF Nan
tucket, and of how the first dish" OF
It was made:
Cousin sent from Boston yesterday
by trusty messenger large box OF
tea, the first that was ever on the
island, real Chinese tea, which Nat
himself procured in China. 1t is OF a
Sreensh color, with little shriVeled
leaves. and when eaten dry has
pleasant, spicy taste.
We have Just had tidings that
Cousin Nat and his friend. Captain
Morris. intend to arrive here on the
31st of December. Uncle Nathaniei
says we will have a tea party to st
the old year out and the new year in.
I'VE cooked a beautiful dinner a1i
our guests all came. | wore my new
blue. gown with some lace in the neck
and tied back my curls.
Aunt Content has been much pes
tered in her mind because she Eae"
rot how to cock the tea and serve II.
and after our neirhbors had arrivc!
she confided to them her pe.pleXity.
Mrs. Lieutenant racy said she had
heard that it ought 10 be we'll cooked
| to be palatable, and Aunt Edward
| Starbuck said lady in Boston who
| had drunk tea told her that it needc- j
good quantity of sleeping. which
was the reason it was so expensive.
So Aunt Content hung the bright five
! gallon bell metal kettle on the crane,
and putting a twO-quart bowl full OF
tea into it, with plenty of water.
| swung it over the fire to boil
when | was laying the table |
heard Lydia Ann say. L heard that
when tea is drunk it gives a bril-
liancy to the eyes and youthful
| freshness to the complexion. | am
afraid that thy sister-in-law failed to
put in sufficient quantity
so Aunt Esther put another bowl
full of the tea into the kettle.
When the tea had boiled about an
hour, down to a gallon, it was poured
into grandma's silver tankard. and car
| ried to the table Aunt Content said
to her son and his friend, I have
made a dish of tea for you, but am
fearful that l have not prepared 1t as
hath need, and would like your opin
ion'
"Whereupon my cousin looked and
shifted at the tea, and made answer:
LAS my loved mother desired my
opinion, l must needs tell her that
spoonful of this would nearly kill any
one of us here at table
The captain then said ne woult
instruct me how to draw the tea
And this young lady he said, 'shal
make the first dish of the beverage
used in Nantucket
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
AeopEs OF ROUGH PEOPLE.
Markets the Natural Abode OF Strong
Language. Says Writer.

The unpublished phraseology, native
though not peculiar to this quarter Of
London, has given rise to the pro'er-
bial use of the name Billingsgate. One
NAV term this the Esculine Gate OF
London" says old Fuller. Here one
may hear linguas jurgatrices.' The
seventeenth century references to the
rhetoric" or obscene language of the
market are frequent. and hence foul
language itself is called 'billlnSsgate.
In Vanity Fair" too. Thackeray tells
us how NJ. Osborne cursed Billings
gate with an emphasis worthy of the
place.
It is curious how markets are the
natural abode of strong language.
Thus the French equivalent for You
are no better than a Billingsgate fish
fag" is Your compliments are like
those of the Place Maubert," the Place
Maubert being noted for its market.
In the good old days the Biliingsgate
porters seem to have thoroughly en-
loved themselves. for one Bagford
III l say MS c>-iAS ~ 80.
mind another ancient custom th~,
hath been omitted of late years. l.
seems that in former times the porter5
that piled at Billingsgate used civil:y
to entreat and desire every man that
passed that way to SaiuIe post thar
stood there in vacant place. If ne
refused to do this they forthwith laid
hold of him and by main force bumped
him against the post, but if he quietly
submitted to kiss the same. and Eald
down sixpence they gave him name
and chose some one of the gang for his
godfather | believe this was done II
memory of some old image that for
| merly stood there, perhaps OF Belus
| or Belin.
Tie original porters OF Billingsgatt
| BELONGED to one of the oldest labor
| guilds in the country, the Fellowship
| of Porters. ?nd at one time the carry
| ing wOr!, both at biilingSgate and frCl
| the wharves to the warehouses OF the
| city within certain radius WAS entire
| ly performed by them.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Their Dire Predicament.

A bit of real life of the North sea
fishfolk is exhibited in letter sent
to the editor of a London paper. The
letter runs as follows:
was talking to the vicar of Gorles-
ton the other day in his study, from
which one catches a glimpse of the
dim and dreary North sea just out.
side
Suddenly fisherman was shown
into the room-a typical east coast
sea-dOg.
Touching his fOrelOck in response
to his wears hearty greeting, he
said: Look ERE, vicar, we're in a
reg'lar Quandary aboard our smack.
and KNOWN as you know all there is
to know about the law, l thought I'd
come and ask your advice.
Last December we chaps on board
our smack-the skipper, the mate, me
and two other men, and the boy
clubs together and buys accordion.
Well, on Christmas eve the skipper
and the mate goes ashore and goes
up to the Three Jolly Dogs to make a
night of it, and the skipper. e goes
and busts the blarsted thing a-playin'
''Erald Angels: and that amt the
wust part of it. e says we've got to
pay for mendin it,"
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
A TRAGEDY of Resemblance.

A curious case of mistaken identity
is recalled by the visit of the prime
minister to Glasgow, says Reynolds
newspaper. When Peel and Lord
Aberdeen accompanied the queen and
prince consort to Scotland, go odd
years ago, Peel had double who was
not his double in any physical particu.
lar. 1t happened that when he drove
it was always in the royal carriage or
that of Lord Aberdeen. His own con-
veyance was in attendance, but occu-
pied on each journey by Edward
Drummond, his private secretary.
The latter, therefore, was regarded
by the ignorant as the prime minister
himself. The mistake proved tragic.
When Drummond returned to London
there returned also fanatic who had
an imaginary grievance against the
premier. Meeting Drummond in
Whitehall and still believing him to
be Peel, he shot him dead.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Glamour Gone from the Sea.

The days of romance are fast fad
ing into the past, says the Kansas
City Times. Bold pirates no longer
rove the seas with fierce mustaches
and crimson sashes, mutiny is but
a brawl and daily papers are deliv-
cred on board modern steamships.
True. it is that three-masted schoon-
ers still make the trip from Shanghai
around the Horn to New York, and
in every large harbor may be seen
ancient sailing vessels lying low in
the water in mute protest of the big
liners which are virtually great hotels
afloat But decay eats in the hearts
of their ancient timbers so swiftly
that another generation will see their
passing, and with them will vanish
the picturesque old sea dogs who are
the delight of those who love the
ocean, to be replaced by the smart
young officers of the present.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Had Good Eyesight.

A young man from the rural dis
tricts went to Boston, and while there
visited the Harvard astronomical OBJ
servatory and was allowed to look
through a great telescope at the stars.
What is that star?' he inquired.
pointing to a very bright one.
"Oh, that's Aldebaran," replied the
attendant.
rs it very far OFF," asked the
youth.
About 100000 miles
Then all can say" said the visi-
tor, lis that you must have wonder
fully good eyes to make out that
stars name, at that distance, even
with that big telescope. It's really
most marvellous"
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
The Sneerer and His Sheer.

The sneer is an arrested bite. 1t
Is a mark of the savage. The man
who sneers is that much less of a gen.
tleman. The sneerer would bite II
he was not afraid to do so. He is a
coward. The sneerer is savage
whether he sneers in print or not. IL
he writes down his sneers he has not
removed himself from the ranks OF
savagery. He yet remains one of the
worst savages, however his English
be polished and his style be sparkling.
The sneer does turn into bite when
even the savage who INDUCES in it ac-
ouires courage. While he is coward
II remains an arrested bite.-Colum'
bia Herald.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
BOYS ARE SURE TO REVOLT.
Cruel Scheme Proposed to Render
Them Immune to Germs.

When the purely scientific investiga-
tor introduces us to a new variety OF
germ and leaves us alone with it while
he plunges into pastures new to scare
up germs of another feather we may
feel somewhat down in the mouth, but
We can contemplate the germy scheme
of things in sorrow rather than in
anger. But when magazine writer
gets possession of the facts the scien-
tist has dispassionately unearthed and
tries to frishten ms into attempting to
dodge the microbe by executing feats
compared to which The tasks of Her.
cules would be mere calisthenics, We
have every right to- resent it.
A serious minded contributor to an
altogether serious periodical urges
that whenever children return from
playing in the streets they should be
treated thoroughly with powerful
germicide. 1t is difficult enough to
catch little Willie and hold him down
while scrubbing the shadows from be-
hind his ears-and hdT:. enough upon
Willie in the opinion of any man who
remembers the days, many and full OF
trouble, when he was pOunced upon
by a merciless being with six times his
strength and none of the tenderness
that should accompany might and held
in a vise-like grip while an attempt
was made to rub his back hair out by
the roots with a rough washrag. 1t is
difficult enough to circumvent little
| Willie once on twice week and get
| him into a healthful but hated tub. To
| inaugurate policy of spewing germ
] icide all over him whenever he comes
| into the halls of his ancestors would
| be to alieniate him utterly Ii 1t did
| not crystalline his latent determine.
tiOn to become a boy highwayman or
| cause him to drown himself in the rain
barrel he would surely strike out for
himself as a street sweeper, garbage
cart driver junk dealer, or in one OF
the several honorable callings which
appeal to the imagination of the street.
bred urchin. OF course. some spirit
! less and superlatively good children
might tamely submit to the ordeal OF
| the medicine bath, but whom the gods
love die young in any event, so why
make them miserable during the brief
period of their stay Oh earth?
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
As MIR. and Mrs. Oliver Simmo

AS Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Simmons
were out driving on Sunday afternoon
one of the horses took fright and started
to run away. The sudden jerk oroke
the coupling holt of the buggy letting
the forward end drop down. OF course
that threw both of them forward out OF
the buggy, Mr. Simmons sustaining some
scratches, but not seriously hurt. Mrs
Simmons, however, did not escape so
easily; she sustained fracture OF ore
wrist and a sprain Of an ankle. DIR. j..
NJ. Tracy and Dr. Quigley reduced the
fracture and she is getting along az well
as could be expec' ed Mound City
News.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
layinq Up Switches.

Apples and flowers, birds nests.
precious stones-precic:s TO the own
er-growing plants and baby mudtur'
ties all figure in the collection of treas
ures carried back from the country;
but rarely has fresh air" displayed
the foresight of a mother who was
seen clambering over a rail fence into
a piece of underbrusb.
Faith. an it's some o thin nice
switches I'm after, Miss Brown" was
the reply to the deacOness' question.
Il haven't been able to find me da-
clint switch fer the b'ys sence was in
the kentry last summer, and now I'm
going to take home enough to last
till next year."--DeaeOness Advocate.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Evolution.

Don't you believe in evolution"
asked the scientific man.
Certainly" answered Miss Cayenne.
No change that centuries bring about
in natural history can be more re-
markable than that which a woman
undergoes in a single day as she pro-
crosses from curl papers to evening
gown"
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Guardians Notice

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Martha a. Wood, was. on the 1st day
OF April. A. d 1907, appointed by the Pro
bate Court OF Holt county, Missouri. Guar
dian of the person, and Curator of the estate
of S. NJ. Glass. person Of unsOund mind
and apable OF managing his affairs. AL!
persons having claims against the estate OF
said s NJ Glass, are required to exhibit
them for allowance before the said Probate
Court of Holt county. Missouri, within two
wears. or they will he forever barred. Dated
this 18th day of April, A. ID: lN..
MARTHA \. WOOD,
Qua rdian Of the person. and Curator OF the
estate Of 5. NJ. Glass, a person OF unsound
mind.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Sunday School Workers.

Program of the Hickory Township
Sunday School Convention to be Eeld
at the N-w Point Christian church, Sun
day. April 81. 1907.
C.Iled to order by the president at
ILLS a. m.
Music by the congregation.
Devotional exercises, conducted by
Chas Brooks.
Music.
Should Teacher Confine Himself to
the Questions Laid Down IN the Quar-
,erlies and Lesson Helps" Mrs KneaIe
Mrs Anna Kunkel and Eiwin Davis
Recitation, Lillian Hardman.
Soug
Relation of Sunday Srhooi to Good
Citizenship; Mrs. D. Davis. Mr-. .. T.
Botkin nd B F. Praiswater.
Recitation, John Orley.
Song.
Conv. n,ion Called To order by presi-
dent at l:30 p m.
Song.
Devotional exercises conducted by M.
Thounas.
Song. Fairview Sunday school
"How Can We Secure Better Class
of Teschers?" W. H. Smith. B. F. Prais
water, Chas. Brooks, A. Price. Jacob
Kuhn and C. w. Lukens.
Recitation, Ida Gould.
Song, Lincoln Sunday school.
The Duty of Parents to the Sunday
School," John Peters. Ewd. Smith and
: Alma Jackson.
! Recitation. Cora Fries.
| Song, U B Sunday school.
| How to Interest the Boys Class.
Grace HodgiD, Art Callow and J. B
Wright.
Recitation, Mae Honecker.
, Song.
! "How to Study My Bible," May Prais
water, Matte jackson and Fred Cromer
Song.
( Dismissal
! All ministers and visitors present, ART
requested to assist in program.
A. HARDMAN, President.
MAY PRAISWATER,
Correspor ding Secretary.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Notice of Fiaal SettIem ent.

Notice is hereby given, that the under
signed administratOr.Of the estate OF James
=. Roberts deceased, will make final settle
ment of his accounts with said estate as such
administrator at the next term OF the Probate
Court of Holt County, Missouri, to be begun
and holden in Oregon, i'm said County, on the
'" NJ ID. WALKER,
Public Administrator.
This 10Th daY OF April, 1907.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12

Wanted Rev. B II. Hobbs, the
Evangelical pastor of Oregon, Mo wants
a team of ponies. If you have team. or
one or more, call on him at the parson
age in Oregon, or call phone So on the
Farmers line. b. h. HOBBS.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Notice of Final Settlement.

stoned administrator. in charge OF the
estate of Matilda Price deceased. will make
final settlement OF his accounts with said es-
tate as such administrator at the next tern
of the Probate Court of Holt County, Missou-
ri tO he holden i'm Oregon in said county. or
the 18th day OF May, \. D., 1907.
''' DANIEL ZACHMAN,
Administrator.
This 12th day Of April, 1907
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
This 18th day o
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given. that the under
signed Dublic administrator. in charge OF the
estate of Louisa NJ. Taylor, deceased. will
make final settlement of his accounts with
said estate as such administrator at the
newt term OF the Probate Court OF Hol:
Comfy. Missouri. to be begun and holden In
Oregon in said county on the 12th day OF
Nav 4 D. 1907. VI. ID. WALKER.
Public Administrator.
This 18th day OF April. 1907.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12

Giving Sonny Pithy Hint.
Now that you are married, my son.
listen to me-
What is it, dad?"
TRY to be a husband, not an ex-
bachelor"
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Couldn't Get In.

Mrs. Styles-Do you suppose hoop
skirts will ever come in again?
Mr.. Styles-Not in this fat, they
won't!-Yonkers Statesman.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
rhinkino of a NoiseIess Time.

Mother-Tommy, little boys should
be seen and not heard when taking
their soup.
Tommy-How long will it be before
[ can take my soup like papa?
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Luckey Charley
Black Hawk, Register No. 500

DESCRIPTION: Black Jack, Iigh
uoin :, f,rni, q : r.,.s 1893 l6 N ads
h,yh, weighs oyer 1900 pounds He IS
very heavy hoi,'d. &'"'i breast. very
witr in rum.,. 10 Il h., aud ears, good
st, lr aud action. F"avy BON =. r"ry la'gr
feet. st,ndS uu v.'I an: has proved him.
se,f b good breeder.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
Vincent

Vincent was foaled April II. 1889, is
black in C. lor. i6 hands high and Weighs
l2oO hounds. has good bone and speed
Vincent was sired 10y Vince; he by ln-
vinc,ble, sta' dsrd bred. record Z:l9;
cwrod h, VI. L. Wilcox, Conco' dia. kas
Viucrni's first dam Was b, S'n ham
ilton; SECOND dam, euh, Lou. LOOK
three fist lIiZ III Show Ing.
The Holt County sentinel., 1907-04-12
I422!

JUMBO is a large Percheron Stallion,
foaled May 10, 1900. is l61a hands hi. b,
weighs about 100 in ordinary flesh, ls
eavy boned and we'll formed. splendid
sty !e and good action and No. breeder
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-26
All wi.b ke.-

John Sharp Williams, at the -" Ae
recent debate with Governor Vardaman at
Meridian. Miss. talked about pride.
There is a decent and noble PRIDE" said
Mr.. Williams. land there Is a pride that
is mean and lud.crous. An aged citizen OF
Yazoo tells of an old woman whose pride
was of the latter sort.
This old woman lived In Yorkshire.
There was a funeral one day in the next
village. She did not attend 1t. but a
neighbor of hers was there. That night
she called IN the n%eighbor and said:
We'll. Nancy. l hear you wor at t
funeral
Yes. I wor.' Nancy replied.
What kind OF a funeral wor it?'
Nancy smiled.
why. 1t wor 4 very mean affair. she
sad. There VOL nobbut a few biscuit an
sich.'
"'Ah.' said the other old woman.
|them's the sort of ways 1 don't hold to.
I've lost Ave. but. than. 'evins. I've buried
'em all with am"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-26
FOUND QUE.

A TeaaneA Nufse Made Dlscovery.
No ont is in better position to know
rho value Of food and drink than n
trained nurse.
Speaking Of coffee. a nurse Of Wilkes
Barre. Pa. writes: II used to drink
strong coffee myself. and suffered
greatly from headaches and indiges-
tion. While On 4 visit to my brothers
I had q good chance 10 try Postum
Food Coffee. for they drank It alto
gether In place Of ordinary coffee. In
two weeks after using Postum l found
I was much benefited and iInallv nv
headaches disappeared and also the h.
digestion.
Naturally I have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
q marked benefit where coffee has hem
left on and Postum used.
II observed a curious fact about
Postum when used among mothers. II
greatly helps the dow Of milk In caaes
where coffee u inclined to dry IL nm.
and where tea causes nervousness.
Il nnd trouble in getting servant.
to make Postum properly. They most
always sefve It before It has been hoiI.
ID long enough. It should be boiled "
to 70 minutes after boiling begins and
served with cream, when Il IL certainly
- deNrseus be,era1e." Read ..rhe
1oad to wellvills' in pkeA ~Thsrys
Q Reason"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-26
CHAPTER ".
THE JANITOR's STORY,

Godfrey glanced ut his watch. 1t wa
after . O'Clock. The rain had almost
ceased. but the wind waa still high. He
turned back to the building and found
the janitor sitting just inside the door.
He had endured the ordeal Of inauist-
ton by. police and reporters and wa
rather limp.
May l use your telephone 4 mo.
mont" asked Godfrey.
The janitor waved his hand toward
the booth. Godfrey called up his Of
nee and asked that = photographer ana
an artist be sent up at once. The road
ers OF the Record demanded illustra-
tions with every story. and the paper
always did it, best to please them, 1t
whatever cost. Of labor. ingenuity, OF
money. That done. Godfrey went back
to the 5anitor and sat down beside Mm.
After all. he told himself, he had 90
yet only half the story; he must get
every detail from this man. and h Jaw
that It would b necessary to proceed
delicately. for his companion's' temper
vas evidently badly ruined. He was .
thick-set choeeric man. with . short
ness Of breath which perhaps argued
some weakness Of the heart. Godfrey
studied him now for Q moment boAore
ho ventured TO open IRE. :
well" he began. q ~ you look
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-26
g. visus' I..es snd all Nervous piss,ss.
Permsaentiy 4 urcd by Dr. Kline . Great
Nerve Rsstersr. Send fo- Free oe trial bottle and trsstss
A Little Sermon.

Bishop Thomas Bowman. on the recent
celebration at Orange OF his ninetieth
birthday. spoke wisely Of religious tolcra-
ton.
The older one grows said the famous
Methodist bisnop. the more one disre-
cards the little. unimportant. useless
things that separate one denomination
from another. One fixes ones mind on tho
great things that bind all denominations
together. And they who. neglecting tho
great things, neglecting charity and up
rightness and honor. wrangle over small
UNCONVENTIONAL differences. seem to an
old man as absurd as the Taoist and the
Shintoist.
perhaps you know the story.
"A Taoist-I think it was a 1,aoist-oncs
fell down a well. and a Shintoist-or some
such p~erson-ran at full speed to his as
sistance.
"'Oh, brother cried the shintoist, lean.
ing over the w~ell-curb. be of good cheer.
A ladder is at hand. and 1 shall nave you
cut In q ji1y.'
THE Taoist was padding about in the
dark down below, up to his chin in the
mo. no. he grunted. putting painfully.
Fetch no ladder. brother. I'll climb no
ladder today. for this is Tuesday, the day
consecrated by all true believers to the
Most High
0s SAO ROUE0u UOWH
prayers and arguments into the we'll, but
prayers and arguments alike were Of no
avail with the devout Taoist. The other.
obliged to leave the man to his fate. de-
parted sadly. shaking his head at the
sound of the grunts. puffs and splashes
which ascended from the blackness far
below.
THE next morning the shintoist re-
turned to the well. He peered over curl
ously. Yes. tho Taoist was still there.
The noise Of his struggles. still rose up.
"Ho. brother shouted the Shintoist,
Is all we'll with you below?'
".All Is WE'LL replied the Taoist. in .
very weak voice. but I pray you. brother,
fetch that ladder at once.
'The shintoist threw up his hands in
shocked surprise.
Fetch q adder today he cried.
Heaven forbid! Don't you know that this
is Wednesday. the ShintoiSt Sabbath
80 saying. the shintoist% departed, leav-
ing the Taoist blowing and splashing IL
the WE'LL