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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-13

Startling information of alleged frauds upon public lands has
come into possession of Secretary Garfield through special agents
Allegation is made that approximately $l1,0O0,000 worth Of lands
in States, principally west of the Mississippi river, have been &C
quired fraudulently within the past two years by corporations and
individuals. Secretary Garfield will ask an appropriation Of $500
900 to pay the expense of recovering these lands, there being, it is
claimed, over $4,000 distinct cases of alleged frauds demanding
further Investigation. OF such cases demanding investigation there
are in Oregon 1462; California and Nevada, 1409; Washington
and Northern Idaho, 1925; Montana, 3605; Colorado, 1921; Ari-
IONA, 496; Wyoming, 21,115; Utah, 1888; and New Mexico, 1909.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-13
Made Mason At Sight

The Grand Master Of Ohio Masons,
Charles S. Hoskinson of GAINESVILLE. has
rendered to William Howard Taft.
President elect, the rare honor of being
made a Mason at sight. Judge Taft
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-13
Nursing and Sewing Wanted

will 20 ont nursing by the day. or
take care of patients at my home; and
win also do sewing at home. or 60 ont
by the day.
MRS. ]. B. BUFFHAM.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-13

AN UNCONVENTIONAL PORTRAIT OF L =.
BEACH.
ner given by Colonel Harvey OF Har-
per's to Mark Twain on the occasion
Of his SEVENTEEN birthday MI. Beach
made a speech which appealed to al
bis hearers as something altogether
new In the way Of after dinner adj
dresses and proved him to be a hu
morist of a very high order. Indeed
Richard Watson Glider when asked 10
an interview a short time afterward
whether there was a successor 10
Mark Twain in sight replied, II no
ticed at Colonel Harvey's dinner the
other night that there was a successor
TO Mark Twain standing plainly In
sight Of his distinguished master, and
I noticed that his distinguished mas
ter was immensely amused by the art
Of his successor"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-13

Location notices and legal blanks for
sale at the SENTINEL Office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

Mrs. Proctor, the wife of Barry Corn
wall. was great figure in London lit
erary society when Mr.. Lowell was
United States minister at the court Of
st. James. Mrs. Proctor was most
anxious to bring Tennyson and Mr.
Lowell together Tennyson, who was
whimsical In his prejudices, made va
rious excuses and affected to believe
that Mr.. Lowell was a poet Of little
Importance and an after dinner orator
whose graces of style were overrated
One day Mrs. Proctor told Mr.. Ten
nyson that Mr. Lowell had written
some lines on her birthday and that
she must insist upon reading them to
him. The English poet looked ut her
askance and submitted with bad grace.
Mrs. Proctor did not go further than
the opening line, ~ know a girl-they
say she's eighty" Tennyson scowled
and sprang to his feet with a gesture
Of Impotence. TOO familiarw he
growled out in high disdain and re
fused to listen to the remaining lines.
Mrs. Proctor. persevered in her efforts
to bring the two poets together, and
they finally met and became intimate
friends. Mr.. Tennyson was a man Of
many caprices and had touch of shy
ness and cold reserve which made him
unwilling to meet a stranger.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01
A Skatar,s Darina.

Few feats of skating have ever ex-
celled the exploit Of one Of Napoleon's
officers performed shortly after the
fight at Jena in 1906 The emperor dis
patched an officer to Marshal Mortier
requiring him to seize certain impor-
tant towns without delay. When the
officer arrived at the mouth of the
Elbe, where the river is seven and one
half miles wide, he was threatened
with serious loss of time. The river
was just covered with ice; therefore to
row over was out of the question. He
could not cross by the nearest bridge
without going twenty miles out of his
way on roads heavy with snow, and
he grudged the time that would thus
be wasted. So he resolved to skate
across the thin, freshly formed ice.
Had he tried walking he would have
sunk at once, but by skimming along
on his skates at the top of his speed he
got over the river both dry and I'M
harmed, BY this daring IL dangerous
deed he saved six hours, did what Ma
poleon babe him do and won great
credit for his bold and clever exploit.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

In 1910 we find the following Bow
hakeresses accused Of selling halfpen-
ny loaves deficient in weight: Sara
Foting, Christina Tefrice, Godiyeva
Foting, Matilda de Bofingtone, Chris
tina Prichet, Isabella Sporting, Alice
Pegges, Johanna de Countebrigge and
Isabella Pouveste. One wonders why
the husbands were not summoned. In
similar case In 1876 when Agnes
Fotlngs bread was seized, 1t was lad
Judged that her bread should be for
feited and given to the prisoners in
Neugate because her husband did not
come to avow (own) the bread" Are
we to assume that in the absence of
the husbands the bread was merely
forfeited without the infiiction Of a
fine? An indication Of the importance
of the breadmaking business is also
found in an enactment Of the reign Of
Henry III. to the effect that every
cart of Bremble Brombleyby Bow or
Stevenhethe (Stepney) that comes Into
the city with bread shall pay each
day halfpenny."-S James Gazette
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

"Once when was small lad on my
fathers farm In Ohio" said a Judge
"a peddler got me to help him make
some repairs to his wagon. l did so
without any thought Of pay, but when
the vehicle was mended as he drove
Off he told me the next time he came
by our house on his rounds he would
bring me a gift in the shape Of copy
Of Robinson Crusoe, book I had
long coveted. How / waited for him
to come again and how my heart fell
when he failed to bring me the vol
ume! Again and again he promised,
but never made good his word. Years
passed, and / grew to manhood, but
the memory of that cruel disappoint-
ment never vanished from my mind.
/ was made a school trustee Of my
district, and one day a man applied
for position as teacher. In him /
recognized the peddler who had blast
ed my youthful hopes. There was an
other candidate for the job, and mine
was the deciding vote Nothing In life
ever gave me more pleasure than in
voting against the ex-peddler, who for
his deception on a boy lost a good
place. 1t was perhaps carrying the
spirit of revenge too far, but there are
not many who would have done other
wise. "-Baltimore American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

The late DR.. James Freeman Clarke
used to tell this story of his dog:
"At one time my dog was fond Of
going to the railway station to see the
people, and | always ordered him to
go home, fearing he would be hurt b!
the cars. He easily understood that If
he went there 1t was contrary to my
wishes. So whenever he was near the
station II he saw me coming he would
look the other way and pretend not to
know me. If he met me anywhere else
he always bounded to meet me with
great delight. But at the station 1t
was quite different. He would pay no
attention to my whistle or my call.
He even pretended to be another dog
and would look me right in the face
without apparently recognizing me.
He gave me the cut direct in the most
impertinent manner, the reason evi-
IDENTIFY being that he knew he was
doing what was wrong and did not
like to be found out. Possibly he may
have relied little on my nearsighted
ness In his maneuver"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01
A TEspaanoIs.
~ wonder why 1t is" remarked the
stranger to me.
aXVhv what "a ~ 7 uuoriad

~ wonder why 1t is" remarked the
stranger to me.
"Why what isT" queried.
He groaned and explained thus:
"Why is 1t that chefs at restaurants
think that the mere addition of a to-
mato to anything under the sun justi-
fees their calling the combination some
thing a rEspagnoler
II see eggs PEspagnole.' My Curl
osity is at once aroused. What I ask
myself, do the Spaniards do to eggsT
So order eggs rEspagnole.' What
are they? Eggs with tomato.
II see chicken fricassee a rEspa-
gnole.' Nothing but tomato mixed with
chicken. And thus It goes on and on
through life, continual round of
hopes deceived. Spanish sauce is to-
matO catchup. 1t Is absurd; 1t is care
less. Chefs have no right to be so
lazy. Why, If the same degree Of care
lessness is allowed to run rampant
through other classes of men besides
chefs do not Doubt
Here the stranger got positively
tragic.
81 do not doubt that the good old
phrase walking Spanish will be ap-
piled to stepping on tomato. fear
1t; fear It,"
And he faded thence, shaking his
head with gloomy forebodlng.-New
York Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01
KensingtOn Railway.

lTARS leave Chevy Chase Lake for Kensing-
~ ion on hour and on half hour, $50 a.
m. TO IL p. m.
Returning cars leave Kensiugton quarter
before and quarter after hour connecting
with Capital Traction Co.'s through cars
which leave Chevy Chase Lake and returning
leave 18th street and New York Avenue at
quarter hour intervals. Cars leaving 18th and
New York Avenue, N. W. quarter before and
quarter after hour connect with Kensing-
ton cars.
Fare 8 cents each way on Remington Rail-
way, and one car ticket to Circle on Capital
Traction Railway.
COMPUTATION RATES-GOOD UNTIL
USED-50 ride tickets ST. so. good on. Ken
sington Railway. Sold by Mr. George Peter
at B. Il o. ticket Office
100 ride tickets So 90 on Capital Traction
| Co g line, Chevy Chase Lake 10 Circle sold by
Capital Traction Company's Agent, Chevy
Chase Lake
Chevy Chase Circle ID. G. line) one car
ticket to any point in city on Capital Trac-
ton Company's lines.
va Connection at Kensington with local
trains on B. 4 o. R. R. To reach points in
northwest section of city passengers will usu-
ally save time and money by taking Kensing-
ton cars to the Lake and thence Capital Trac
| ton cars 10 city.
KENSINGTON RAILWAY co.
july Coy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01
A Tardv Act of Justice,

Marriages between English actresses
and men of a high social position be
gan in the eighteenth century, II no
earlier There was Lavinia Fenton,
the Polly Peachum of Gays "Beggar's
OPERA" who became Duchess of Boil
ton; there was Miss Farren, who mar
ried Lord Derby; also Miss Brunton
became Lady Craven not long before
Lord Thurlow married Miss Bolton.
Earliest of the list, though. comes the
Earl of Peterborough, who married
Anastasla Robinson, the singer, and
kept the marriage secret until a few
days before his death in st. James
palace, when he assembled his relatives
and friends and publicly acknowledged
the woman ito whom he owed the
best and happiest hours of his llfe," a
tardy act of justice that caused the
lady to swoon away.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

The Secret of success in caring for
goldfish is to keep the water they are
in fresh and sweet. Their globe should
be emptied and its water renewed as
often as every second day Lift each
fish out gently in glassful of water,
empty the globe, wash 1t out, then put
in fresh water and put the fish back
again. Clear, sweet rainwater should
he used, and It's temperature should be
raised to 10 or so degrees by warming
a part Of it. Sparkling well water Is
too cold for the fish to thrive In and
too pure, for the animalculae of rain
water form an important part of the
food of these fish. They need no other
sustenance than very few bread
crumbs sprinkled in their water daily
for overlooking Will kill them very
kly.-Housekeeper.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01
novv .do.r. Got Their Mama,

On the authority Of the best lexi-
cographers "ledger" is an adaptation
of once common word, digger" sig
nlfying any large book suited better
for lying on a desk than for carrying
about. Sometimes this was applied to
large account book, cartulary, or the
like, frequently great breviary for
use in church, as distinct from ''por-
tas," or small one, carried by book
bosom priest" "Coucher" Is another
old synonym for digger" the foregoer
OF the now general ledger"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01
Old Theory Confirmed.

Tommy, whose nose was out of joint,
had been permitted to see the new
baby in its bath.
where's his other leg?" he asked,
eying the infant with strong disfavor.
"It's doubled up under him." ex-
planned the nurse.
YES" he snorted. "Jes' like de
blamed stork what brung 'imr'-Puck,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

]. NJ. Barrie some years ago was
persuaded to take the chair at Burns
celebration in Scotland. He was ex-
tremely silent and stole away at the
earliest opportunity. Next week APP.
peared in the National Observer hui
morous article entitled "Mr. Barrie In
the Chair" in which Mr.. Barrie's lack
Of social tact was held up to ridicule
Many people thought the writer had
gone too far and protested. But the
author Of the article was Mr.. Barrie
himself
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01
influence of Feminine Dress.

Few men realize the influence that
dress has upon them. Man thinks that
he is an unbiased being, open to con-
viction, to sound logic, to unanswera-
BILE argument. Fond delusion! He is
open to nothing except to the clio.
Quence of few yards of silk and to
the persuasion OF soft laces.-London
Graphic.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

Painting the face on the stage Is Il
barbarous custom come down to us
from the age OF oil lamps and candles.
With gas and electric light and opera
glasses for the remote seats In the
house 1t is not needed.-London Mask.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

Riggs-Hear about Mrs. Titewadd?
Told her husband she would kill her
self If he didn't buy her a new hat.
Jiggs- What did Titewadd do2 Riggs
Got estimates ON funerals, found he
could save 81 by buying the hat and
saved her life Baltimore American,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

Miss Watson-Did Mr. Sark say to
you as / entered the drawing room
last night, Clara, "Is that the beauu-
full Miss WatsonT' Clara-Yes, dear,
with the accent on the "that."-Ex
change
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

All 1 have seen teaches me to trust
the Creator for all have not seem
Emerson
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01
july Coy
New Firm, New Goods,
NEW PRICES!

Wis advertisement merit0 attention We
4 want you trade and we intend to have
it ii lowest prl~.s fair dealing and highest
quality will get it.
va As we are sole agents for celebrated
Columbus Buggy Company Vehicles we can
sell you their best hand vehicles
AT LOWEST CASH PRICES.
We also keep large assor tment of Single
and Double Harness of all kinds aud descrip.
ton, Saddles, Collars, Lap-Robes, Spreads,
Whips, ETC., which we will sell lower than
any other establishment.
1t will pay you to call and examine the
quality of our goods and get our prices be-
fore you purchase elsewhere.
JACOB POSS 4 son.
SM- The firm of Jacob Poss l. Son will
continue at the old stand the Livery and Sale
Stables which have been conducted by Jacob
Poss for quarter of 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
iages, in charge of skillful, sober and polite
drivers, for weddings, receptions and funer-
ala.
Every department OF the business has been
extended and improved, and charges for all
classes of service reduced by the new firm
JACOB POSS d SON
mar 17-tf ROCKVILLE, ND.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-01

HAvING LAID IN THE LARGEST AND
H most fashionable stock OF furniture ever
in Montgomery county, am ready to srve
customers in the Pumphrey Building, Rock
vile. large rear addition to which has re-
Gently been made and used by me in this line.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-16
MARKET NEWS AND COMMENT

Ono of the best authorities in the copper trade positively asserts that the legitimate demand for copper metal shows a decided improvement and that, in his opinion, the price of the metal will gradually advance. He declares that the recent speculative buying came from strong interests, who months ago foresaw the coming change in business Undoubtedly the increased building operations throughout the country have had some effect in broad ening this market. Moreover the tele- graph and telephone companies are said to be increasing their orders, and the steady increase in the use of electricity is an additional benefit to the copper trade.
 There is no daubt that the big inter- ests in Wall street are talking much more cheerfully than they were some time ago, and that they are giving ac- tive support to the present rise, says the New York World Financial. Many lead ing fnanciers are predicting that when tho tariff Is out of the way there will be a sure and solid improvement in the general business of the country. This prediction is always. however, accop panied by the condition that the crops are fair Most of the big men in Wall street prefar m average crop with high prices, rather than an abundant crop with low prices. Tho optimistic feeling which now exists is to large exteTfeV based upon the confidence that is felt as to the methods of the present admin and tho assurance that none of the policies of the present executive will be injurious to the legitimate ousi- ness interests of the country. At the same time, Wall street realizes that there will be no abandonment of the against the law-defying corporations and of the attempts to force the railroads to give impartial treatment 10 all classes of shippers.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-16
SORTING PEARLS.
Tie Gems Vary Greatly In Size, Shape
 and Quality.


 When the pearls. are taken from the dead fish they are first sorted accord Ing to size. This Is done by passing them through set of ten small brass sieves, called baskets, with meshes of varying sizes. Pearls of the first class that are perfect both in sphericity and in luster are called ami. Those of the second class, that to the average ob- server seem equally without flaw, are anltari, and most of the pearls we see In the west and on general sale come under this head. Of the third class, called masauku, are those that are somewhat irregular in shapes and a trifie of In color, but that are valuable for use in clusters and are. largely used by eastern artificers in mountings of various sorts. Rural is the double or twinned pearl, which, when of good luster and sufficiently freakish shape, is sometimes enormously valuable. Tn this class the most wonderful speci- men on record is the great Southern Cross pearl, which is in reality nine pearls naturally grown together and forming perfect cross an inch and half long. It was found off the coast of Western Australia fin 1874. Many seed pearls and rejections, called va diyu, are generally ground into chu- nam and used as an ingredient in a favorite sweetmeat. From China also comes heavy demand for seed pearls, and in India bushels of them literally are used in the decoration of idols and sacred images and of weapons as well. -Everybody's.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-16
A STRIKE IN OLD EGYPT.
There Was Trouble In the Building
 Trade In Pharaoh's Day.

Egyptian history discloses the details of labor difficulty at Thebes in the year 400 B. c. The strike was in the building trades, and the strikers were masons. They were paid in rations, and they claimed that these were in- sufficient to sustain them and their families until the following pay day.
 On the 10th of the month they laid down their tools and gathered behind a chapel. We are hungry" they said, ''and there are eighteen days before the next pay day" They charged the paymasters with dishonesty, saying that they gave false measure. The paymasters charged the men with want of foresight in feasting too well while the rations lasted.
 After long d!scassion the men decid- ed to return to work on condition that Pharaoh himself investigate the mat ter. Two days later Pharaoh came to the temple and decided that the ma sons should have their wages raised at once. For little while all went well, but evidently the paymasters did not live up to their agreement, for on the 9th of the next month the strike was again in full force. and for three whole days not tool was lifted.
 The strikers decided to go out to the public with their troubles, but they found themselves locked in the temple. Then they broke out and rushed into the streets, frightening pedestrians as they paraded the thoroughfares
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-16
LIQUIDATION EVIDENT.

NEW YORK, April l5.--There was quite obvious distribution of stocks to- day, and the selling to realize profits kept the tenor of the market unsettled and irregular and made considerable in. roads on prices in the general list. The selling WAS conducted with caution and skill, with view to cause as little an effect on prices as possible.
 The bear contingent tried to push the decline in prices and take the market away from the sellers. By bidding up Reading second preferred suddenly and violently, there was revived the old report of the intention to use the priv Iege to exchange that stock half for first preferred and half for common stock.
 Copper stocks fared no worse than the general list Some increased firm. ness IS reported in the money market, Gut the 21s per cent rate of yester-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-16
LONG LOOKED FOR COLLAPSE IN
 WHEAT
WILD EXCITEMENT ATTENDS LOSS OF MANY POINTS IN
 PIT YESTERDAY.
METALS SHOW WEAK TENDENCY
LIQUIDATION FOR PROFIT TAX ING EVIDENT IN MARKET
 AT NEW YORK.

CHICAGO, April 15.--The long ex- pected break in wheat prices came to- day and was the occasion for one of the widest scenes ever witnessed upon the board of trade. There was heavy selling pressure upon the September de. livery throughout the day, resulting in considerable weakness. It was not un- til the final half hour, however, that the bears broke through the defense of the bulls. An avalanche of selling orders carried prices down preeipitately, de- dimes cf l-t to l-2s being registered be. tween sGles on the way down.
 From l29 l4, touched about mid day, the May option dropping to l26. July, which earlier in the day had establish ed a new record of 11s 7-s, declined to ll4 l-2, while September sold off from lOS 7-S 10 105 3-4. On the break the leading bulls came to the rescue and bought without reserve during the re- mainder of the session. Observers close to the Patten interests declared that the purchases during the final fifteen minutes aggregated fully 3,0O0,o00 bushels, mostly July delivery.
 Trade was of such enormous propor- tions that it was impossible to follow accurately, and hundreds of buying and selling orders had to be cancelled ia consequence of the sensational fue- tnations, The efforts of the bull leaders to stem the reeeding tide was success ful to the extent of an advance from the bottom of more than cent in May and July, but September delivery show. cd little rallying powers.
 Excitement in the pit was at the highest pitch when tue final gond sounded Last quotations on May were l27 l,2 to l27 5-s and July 1l5 5-s to ll5 34. September closed at 106 l-4.
 The corn market was strong at the start, but later sentiment became bear. ish. Final quotations on May were IS to If lower at 6s Is.