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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
Too Much Of a Tease,


Blough and Neighbors were chatting
on the porch. Mrs. Blough was in the
parlor near the window. Blough knew
she was listening and wanted to tease
her.
Had a little experience today" he
said to Neighbors confdentially.
"Prettiest little girl you ever saw. She
was sauntering along the street some
feet behind strolling couple. / was
walking faster, and as 1 caught up
with her / couldn't help looking at her,
she was SO pretty. She caught my
look and smiled. l had no intention
Of flirting, of course, but that smile
was irresistible. Then our hands
touched accidentally, and we let them
linger a minute. She began walking
faster to keep up with me, and We
passed the couple ahead together.
When we got some distance ahead of
them 1 mustered up nerve enough to
speak. Good evening" l said, and
she replied the same very roguishly."
There was a swish of skirts in the
parlor, and Blough turned In time to
see his wife vanishing toward the hall.
"ThuRderl" he exclaimed. "Of course
the little girl was only about six years
old, but my wife didn't wait to hear
that. She's gone upstairs to cry now,
and even If she accepts my explana-
ton 1t means flowers and a party
dress. What fools we husbands be!-
st. Louis Republic.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04

Laurence Sterne, the writer, was the
victim Of the intensest poverty. A lit
tie time before his death, being in a
state of restitution he went one even
ing to borrow f5 from his friend Gar
rick. Upon arriving he heard music
and knew that party was going on.
he heard the merry laughter and, gen.
t1y replacing the uplifted knocker, re-
traced his steps.
We never feel our miseries so keenly
as when contrasted with the joys Of
others, and it is only then that we real
lie Wordsworth's picture:
And homeless near thousand homes 1
stood
And near a thousand tables pinned for food.
Another story of this writer does not
evoke SO much sympathy. 1t was
known that Sterne used his wife very
Ill, and in talking with Garrick one
day in fine sentimental style Of conju-
gal love and fidelity he said, "The hus-
band who behaves unkindly to his
wife deserves TO have his house burn
down over his head"
IF you think 80" said Garrick quiet
ly, 81 hope yours is well insured"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
An unexpected Check.

A man who won a reputation for cool
daring and almost eccentric fearless
ness along a thousand miles of the
southwestern border was A. l.. Par
rott, at one time sergeant in Nc
Nelly's company Of Texan rangers.
One night in 1875, about six months
after Parrot left the state service, he
was sitting in a house in little town
In southwest Texas playing chess with
n friend. 1t was warm night, and
the chessboard was on a table close to
an open window. Parrot had the white
men. His queen was In direct line
with the black king, but black knight
was between the two pieces. 1t was
PARROTS move. Suddenly there was a
sharp report outside, and bullet whis-
tied in through the window, hit the
black knight and buried itself in the
wall. Parrot had been bending over
the board, and the bullet was evidently
Intended for his head. But for a few
seconds he did not stir. He saw the
black knight suddenly vanish. Then in
his peculiar drawing, hesitating way
he said, "Checky
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04

In many italian cities there formerly
existed what was called "pletra din
fannie" or stone of infamy for the
punishment of bankrupts. In Venice
one stands near the Church of St
Mark, and in Verona and Florence
they are near the old markets. On a
day In carnival week the old time Gus
tom was to have all traders who had
become bankrupt In the preceding
twelve months led to the stone. and
one by one each stood on its center to
hear the reading of a report Of his bust
ness failure and to endure the re
proaches heaped on him by his credi
tors. At the end of certain time each
bankrupt was partly undressed, and
three officers took hold of his shoulders
and three others of his knees and
raising him as high as they could
bumped him on the stone deliberately
twelve times, "in honor of the twelve
apostles" the creditors growing like
cocks while the humping proceeded.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
Pnlitical nPnma.n

The fight is drawing to its close.
The noise will soon be gone. There
but remains the last appeal that's due
from More Anon, few brief words
from You Know Who as friend speaks
unto friend, Justitia throws final At,
and then we have the end. A Mote
Of Warning" there may be from Old
Subscribers pen, and Constant Read
er may emerge one moment from his
den. Vox Popull may raise wall
that pierces heavens vault, insisting
that the time has come when we
should call a halt, and One Who
Knows may yet, perchance, his stormy
voice uplift and ask of all the uni
verse, "Ah, whittier do we driftT'
But all the fighting has been done.
There is no longer strife. So let us
cut out politics and lead the higher
life.-Emporia (Kan.A Gazette.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04

In former times persons guilty Of
grievous and notorious offenses were
required to make open confession and,
further, to make satisfaction for the
scandal given by their bad example by
doing penance publicly in white sheet
in their parish church. The sheet was
used to show clearly to every one
which was the offender. The last time
that public penance was done in an
English church was ON Sunday even
ing, July 80, 1882, when a man named
Hartree, in the church Of All Saints,
East Clevedon, made an open confess
sion of immortality and promised to
perform the penance thus imposed on
him by the vicar. No white sheet was
used on this occasion. The last case In
which one was used appears to have
been one In St Bridget's church, Ches-
ter, in 1851. but ON that occasion the
penance was not public, the church
door being locked. In the previous
year, however, public penance in a
white sheet was done in a country
church in Essex, and similar thing
occurred In Ditton church, near Cam
bridge, in 1S49.-Stray Stories.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
Wias and Trousers.

The wig went out and gave place to
the natural hair. powered and pig
tailed, as result Of the movement
back to nature which accompanied and
preceded the French revolution. But
why did the wig come in? Some say
that Louis XIII. started the fashion
when he began to grow bald, the court
initiating him out of desire to please
the monarch. Be that as 1t may, the
wig Caught on" as few articles of
costume have ever done, and those who
have begun to despair of the mascu-
line leg ever being emanclpated from
the trouser may find comfort in the
fact that wigs prevailed for consid-
erably more than a century in Eng
land, whereas trousers scarcely existed
a hundred years ago, to say nothing of
being the universal wear. = London
News
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04

Perhaps the most important wars,
from the standpoint Of civilization and
progress. were, first, the Greek-Per-
sian war of 400 b. c., In which the
oriental wave was prevented from
deluging Europe; second, the struggle
between the Franks and Moors,
which ended at the battle Of Tours
with the defeat of the Moors, thus saw
ing Europe from Mohammedanism and
its stagnation; third, the Napoleonic
wars, which shook up Europe, destroy
ing the remnants of feudalism and
paving the way for modern democracy,
and the American war Of 1S61-65,
which preserved the integrity of the
great republic and 80 made 1t posi-
BILE for the United States to work out
its splendid destiny among the nations
of the earth.-New York American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
Mother Earth.

When Junius Brutus and the sons Of
Tarquin asked the famous Delphic or
acle who was to succeed Superbus on
the throne of Rome they received for
an answer, "He who shall first kiss his
mother" AS the two princes were has
tening home to fulfill what they
thought was meant Brutus fell to the
earth and cried out. "Thus do | kiss
thee, o Earth, the mother of us air.
This is perhaps the earliest recorded
instance Of the use of the term "Moth-
er Earth."-Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04

A man arrested for murder was as
signed counsel whose crude appear
ance caused the unfortunate prisoner
to ask the Judge:
''Is this my lawyer"
Yes" replied the judge.
is he going to defend mer
Yes"
III he should die. could have an
other?"
Yes"
Can / see him alone in the back
room for a few minutes Pick Me-
Up.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
A Dull Letter,

The only news l have to tell you,"
wrote the Billville citizen, lis that the
river has riz an drowned all yer cattle,
an yer uncle has broke Jail; likewise
the wilder woman you wuz goln' ter
marry has ruined off with n book
agent Outside Of these heer things we
air all a-doin' well."-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
His Preference.

you say this man stole your coat?"
said the magistrate. "Do | understand
that you prefer charges against him?"
well, no, your honor" replied the
plaintiff. 81 prefer the coat, If It's all
the same to you, sir. Philadelphia
Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
DIPLOMACY.

"I'm surprised at you"
whats the matter now2
"Why, your wife tells me you've In
vlted the grocer and butcher to your
party tonightP'
well, what of it?''
Think of what you owe society"
"Yes, but think what l owe my gro
Ger and butcherw-Judge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
A Shock.

Mrs. Youngwife-Now, tell me, Al
Eonse, what papa said to you when
you asked him for my hand. Alfonso
He said THANK goodness! At lastr'
and went on writing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
Cheap.

Pat-Thls is a great country, Mary
Ann. Mary Armand how's that? Pat
-Shure, and the paper says yez can
buy Ave dollar money ordher at the
postoffice for only cints. Dim off
afther one now. wild the 3 cints yez
give me for the soap-Pathfnder.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04

Fraud turks in loose generalities.-
Law Maxim,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04
More Than One.

II remember your wife as such
dainty and pretty thing, Humly. and
yet they tell me she has turned out
fine cook"
Turned out fine cook? She has
turned out half dozen of them within
the last three months"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04

Let us be Of good cheer, remember
ing that the misfortunes hardest to
bear are those that never come.-Low-
ell.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-04

IJAvING LAID IN TIE LARG EST AND
H most fashionable stock Of furniture ever
in Montgomery county, am ready to srve
customers in the Humphrey Building, Rock
Vile, q large rear addition to which has re-
Gently been made and used BY me in this line
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07
Will coME our y re wAsH

There is q good. old, homely express
sion that 1t win al come out IN the
wash.r that is precisely adapted "a
the present political conditions.
Men who are anxiOns for once
under the primary system may be
come candidates By the simple pro
cess Of making an announcemt and
paying the fees assessed by the party
committee.
That many announce for once that
are totally unfit for public, trust-whc
have no ability 70 al the station to
which they aspIre-is q natural conse-
quence Of the system.
Take an Office that requires q large
knowledge Of accounts. . thorough
understanding Of modern once sys-
tenn. and the veriest tyro may aspire
to II. even though he has had no ex-
perience, and hardly education sum
Client for him to write bis own name
legfbly.
Never mind, he has . right to run
for the ONCE.
But subject his claims and others to
the cleansing power Of the primary,
the clear discriminating Judgment Of
tine intelligent voter. and It Will all
come out in the wash.
Where some men get the idea that
they are fitted for once would pnE-
zIe the most astute scientists.
They want the ONCE for the money;
they want the race 10 beat" some
body else, they want everything but
the good Of the public service.
But that, also, ali comes out In the
wash.-MIami NewSRecord.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

II Taft were elected President he
would probably have the appointment
Of three or four Justices Of the United
States Supreme Court. II IL not
hard 70 guess how such appointees
would stand on the question OF gov
eminent by injunction. with Federal
courts packed by Taft, and big army
and q big navy controlled by Taft,
there would Be no use for a Congress
to make laws. or even for the blessed
initiative and referendum; since the
courts and the army and the navy,
both directed BY Roosevelt, per Big
Bin, would really govern the country
without regard 10 laws This seems
70 be the true inwardness OF the
Roosevelt policies. 20 warmly endors-
cd by some Democrats. whose hind
sight is better than their foresight.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

The Sun today contains the an.
nounesmcus off, W. FenHell for re.
nomination a. the coming primary as
sheriff Of Alaehna county. one OF the
most important ofhcss within the Eiit
Of The people. and position which be
has Allied with credit both 70 himself
and his constituents for q numbss Of
years. SHERIFF Fsnnell has made =
faithful Aaa fearless oficiAL and has
many frienas n all sections OF the
county who win give him loyal sup.
port.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07
ANOTHER ROOSEVELT PANIC.

President Roosevelt has put the Inter.
state Commerce Commission to work to
find evidence that Il Is not my poll.
ciea" that have brought on hard times
and the reduction Of the wages Of
railroad men. As the Commission ID
q creature Of the executive II will no
doubt discover that the "malefactors
Of great wealth" such a. Hartman,
hin, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt and
Others, have been the sole cause Of
the panic and are reducing railroad
wages on purpose to worry the Presl
dent. k0
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07
Aew's Thlsf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of catarrh that can
not b. cured ~ Halls Catarrh Cure
p. J, CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo. q,
We the undersigned. have known
p. J. Cheney for the las, rs years, and
believe him perfectly hOnCsahle IN all
business transAeIohG ard financially
able Ia carry out any obligations usNds
by his arm
WALnlNC, KINNAN 4 MARVIN.
Wholesale DraEsisis, roieSio y,
Halls Ca,arrh Cars h taken tnlern'
ally. acting directly upon the blcOd aud
mucous Furfacvs Ol the systesn- Tcsti'
monials seat ffce. fTice, sc pr
bottle. Hold BY All druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills tor eonsti-
pattan,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07
TIE NAN AND his JOB
y Hsrbert ). IispOOOd.

The Psychology OF making good.
when brought down to it's final anaIy.
sis. resolves itself into two factors
work plus success. Hard work with
out results OF encouragement seldom
leaves anything but q disheartened
man who has failed.
Thousands of faithful men with
brainS IN spite Of hard WORK and per-
severance, have fallen short Of the
mark. They Jaw no results and gave
up the game
But, on the other hand, fortune
begets fortune. and every victory is
the cornerstone OF another triumph.
A second order comes easier than
the first, and a signed contract nils
a salesman with an enthusiasm
against which a thousand turndowns
cannot aYaIl. The initial business
venture. II necessary, makes q man
more likely TO win out In q subsequent
enterprise.
With the knowledge Of making
good comes 3 physical effect on q
mans consciousness which drives
him on to q bigger and harder PROPOSE
t.on.
Furthermore, the amount of work
a man can do is directly proportional
to the results which he gets. Whether
clerk, salesman or manager. your ulti-
mate success depends on the results
you accomplish day by day.
Success is the strongest incentive
to hard work. and therein lies the Sc
cret Of making good
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

"Bim," the button man." who has
never made q mistake" says the
tickets viii be Taft and Hughes
against Johnson and Bryan, and is
getting his buttons ready accordingly.
Later BIN may and that he got the
button hook.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

The anxiety of Republicans for the
laboring man Is becoming more and
more apparent as the election ap-
proaches, and even Senator Knox is
running Senator La Toilette a close
race with their employers liability
hills.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

A New Jersey man has been trus-
trated IN twenty attempts TO commit
suicide He u evidently determined
not TO be branded a. q gutter In q
double sense.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

We 40 not indorse The Columbia Is,
O. states plea fog a domestic SUP
ply OF dukes earls, and IhinES II
ne bad such articles In this laud Nc
feel sure Harry Lehr woald BE- Duke
oi NeWport.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

III the weather were always uni
form" says The Boston Globe. most
people would be AZ a loss frequently
for a topic Of conversation, Not n
ALI They would supply knock their
heighbors more frequently.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

II tho Department Of Agriculture
carries out i,s plan Of having q poultry
census taken Ia 1919 Il ahoNld see that
no chickens are counted before they
are Matched
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

A st. louis exchange reports that
a young man wearing three coats and
-four pairs Of trousers was taken into
custody by the police, II mus, be a
crime 20 wear too many clothes in 81.
Louie
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

The Savannah man Who claims to
read every issue Of The Congressional
Record from beginning 10 end evident.
~ wants 10 be regarded as different
from everybody else
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

A number Of Western factories have
been closed on account OF foods, but
Il ought TO be EASY for somebody to
discover that the Proslden, Is TO blame
for the Foods.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

What IL the good Of trying 10 boost
the present brand OF Republican pros.
psrity when the Chaplain Of the House
Of Representatives prays Tor the un.
employedi
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

v;gor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out OF order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that It Is not uncoIn-
mon for a child 10 be
born afflicted with
weak kilneys, 1.-THE
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

Unlike other financiers. Hetty Green
takes interest both from and in the
people she lends money to.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

A German lottery agent who has
been sentenced to lAsi years impris-
onnnent seems to nave drawn an IN.
lucky number.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

They took New York bank clerk
20 an insane asylum because he
thought his salary was too big, Who
cAn blame him"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

The latest new drink IL called ''Tht
Big Stick" and It Is said not to b.
a soft drink. either
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

No matter whether lying comes
from Indigestion or Indigestion comes
from lying. its hard matter to cure
either.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

The nine-foot sheet bin In Oklahoma
originated in Arizona. where only one
sheet 20 the bed IL used.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

The railroad companies have a
"neEve" TO so and reduce wages with
out the consent Of President Roose-
Welt
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

Now that comic valentine has
caused 4 murder In Missouri. appeals
Cor q sane observance OF the day may
be met with less hlarity.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

LET US laugh At trouble" sings a
cheerful Western poet The advice
would be good but for the fact that
% few kinda OF troubles are funny
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

Ohio is contemplating the erection
al o new 5tatehouso. Her near neigh.
Dor, Pennsylvania, has given her q
brilliant example of what to avoid,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

Nov Is the time to begin to engage
your carpet beaten.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

Boys will be boys. but there comes
q time when they want a mans pay.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

An advertising blIs beeoms due after AEat
apps4msce q advertisement. ualsaaL Otherwise
u1ipu1zsed ia contract. Parties not kRowp 10 ~
IN - required 10 pay fos advsstiaizg Ia "a.
uaaes. AddFess, THR DAILY SUN,
oAWRsvnEh. VLA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07
Women ls Wen as Men Arc Made
Miserable BY Kidney and
RlaidM IENHhlA. !

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
Encourages aud lessons ambition; beauty,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

R.ading notices IN local column 70 cents q I'm
esrGss Insertions. and 5 csnis for each additions
Insertion.
naiss coz display advertising made known O
aDSilestio1.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

me- Twicea-wesk San h an sight-page. forty.
0pazmn paper, Published every Monday ard
1tarsday, ana costalns al shs neuS q the
wesk. local. 0taie and geasrai, and win b
pasiItd. pOssage free, to any ftrt Of the unitsd
elales OF Canada, loT 500 year-In advance.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

liillurinates too often. nthc urine scalds
ne Ash, or IL, when the child reaches an
,ge when II should be able to control the
passage, II is vet afflicted With bed-wet-
lag, depend upon it, the cause Of the Giti-
.ulty is kidney tronble, and the first
aep should be towards the treatment Of
.hese important organs. This unpleasant
.ronbis is due to diseased condition OF
he kidneys and bladder and not 10 a
habit ~ most people suppose.
Women a. we'll as men are made Iniser'
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
.nd both need the same great remedy.
rhe mid and the immediate effect OF
Swamp-RoOt is soon realized. II IS sold
5y druggists, in fifly. Ef"-
cent and one-doiiar :. i. ~ ~
,ise bottles. Nou may n
ave sample bottle s - -. -.
~ mail free, also aons u sSuuPRoea
,amphlet telling all about Swamp. Root,
nclHding many Of tile thousands OF ,es;i-
,Ionial letters received from sufferers
;urcd. In writing Or. SilrSeT s Co.,
gughamton, y ", BE sure sn'l merton
his TAPER Dcnt make any mistake,
hul remember the name. SNauip-R1ot,
%. Kilmcr's S,vamp-EoOt, and ihe adj
.ress. PiughaRitpa, y. y. on ever
sOt;ls.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

THE DAILY sUH. published svery H1OTniug en-
apt n Jnday. delivered bv carrier IN thu city. o.
aaailed 10 shy bart u The United States, pOStags
Hsee, for IS year; $50 40 months; tT.as thres
wSashs: o. 80 cents Il, i've Weeks-strietIy ID
a4sancs.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-07

by druggists, in tiily'
cent and one-doiiar
iise bottles. Nou may
fave a sample bottle