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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
p.,il. 80 car pweIIino Houses.

The scholars in one OF the Fuchow
Chinese schools were recently desired
to write an essay In English on the
subject of (Which Are the Healthier
Chinese or Foreign Dwelling HousesY'
One young man 'spook" about the
matter with his friends" and they
said that the "Chinese building is
much better than foreigners" This,
he adds, was the senses Of their de-
BATE"
"The foreign building is too heigh
and coyerless and always built on the
top of the hill. In the summer time 1t
receives the most heat from the sun.
The people who living In 1t is the same
as putting in the stove, but in winter
1t is fully filed by the sharp afr
which cut the faces Of whom living In
It. So that the foreigner is compelled
to put themselves on fire. The fire
would do our bodies harm. AS we
were prepared our dinner; we put the
beef on the fire by and by the beef
dry In that case the Of course man
would dry too."-London Telegraph.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
Behind the Screen.

At particularly dainty little restau'
rant a lady with a sense of humol
chooses the seat nearest the serving
room, from which vantage point she
notes and records, somewhat after the
manner of Miss Beatrice Herford, the
squabbles and comments Of the dainty
mattresses Here are some Of her Gu
rious transcripts from reality:
81 told you six soups, not desserts
the beginning Of the meal, not the fin
ish! Can't you hear straightr
"Here, Birdie, take back this coffeel
It's so cold it gave the woman ma
lariap
"Great Scott This lettuce isn't fit
for horseI I'd sooner eat grassp
"Oh, gee! Hurry upl It's for an old
maid, and her temper's worse'n miner
"Say, you're the limit l asked for
fat meat, and you've given me joint
-nothin' but bone! Wake upr'
Behind a screen, my correspondent
tells me. they often initiate certain OF
the discriminating their walk,
even their table manners. And as for
the remarks she overhears, she mar
wells less at their content than at the
way they are uttered. "Such voicesT'
And so she expresses establishment
that at table, while waiting on the peo-
pie, these young women are ever
quiet and demure and patient-soft
tones and a CHEEKY but dignified man.
ner."-Boston Transcript
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

A writer In an English weekly de-
clares that If we want to know what
the other person is thinking we must
look at his or her hands. Even I'M
practiced lips can lie, as every one
knows. Long practice in self control
will enable one to keep ones voice
sweetly cordial when there is nothing
but Indifference or cold dislike behind
It, The eyes can be made to shoot
glances which are not at all register
for the emotions. But the hands, 1t is
asserted. are utterly beyond the con-
troll of those to whom they belong.
Even people who hardly gesticulate at
all-and to keep the hands still is con
sidered by the Anglo Saxon a most es-
sential part of good breeding-even
these people are, 1t seems. constantly
revealing themselves In little move
ments Of the hands. The immortal Mul.
vaney has put 1t on record that a wo.
mans truth or untruth can be dis.
cerned by the action of her hands. OF
course II takes q practiced reader to
interpret what the hands are saying
1t is not a case of "he who runs may
read"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
Walt Whltman's Pride.

Whitman's grandmother was a
Quaker, and the bard had been all his
life used, Quaker fashion, to sitting in
the house with his sombrero on If 1t
suited him to do so. One day, with a
friend, he entered the gloomy and half
empty precincts of Trinity church,
New York, and took back seat in the
obscurity and for a moment forgot to
remove his hat or was probably just
about to do so when an officious verger
stepped up and requested him to take
It off. Walt, man of immense pride,
not seeing fit to do so instantaneously
or being very slow in his mental proc
esses, was taking the matter into con-
sideration for a second when the
verger knocked the offending hat of
his head. Walt picked up the huge
felt and, doubling 1t together, smote
the fellow vigorously twice or thrice
with 1t on the head and slowly left
the church, the red faced sexton fol.
lowing and threatening him with the
law
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
rha Ewes Of the Canal.

One of the camels-the seven were
lying just beyond the circle Of fire.
light - rose complaining. Mustafa's
Ahmed slipped away upon his duty.
Presently l heard his cultural cawing
to get the camel again to rest but the
beast would not down and must be
beaten, the boy meanwhile mounting
great curses. l wondeIed that being
so small should without peril to him
self strike a creature like this with his
fist, continuing all the time within
reach of teeth and hoofs.
II will tell the khawaja," replied
Mustafa, "a most curious and interest
Ing thing about this"
Ahmed had mastered the camel and
now came to his place.
1.-THE khawaja has observed" Musta-
IA continued, chat a child may beat
and command n camel. 1t is not be-
cause the camel is stupid nor yet be-
cause he is timid; it Is because Of a
wise provision whereby God suited
him to the weakness Of men. The
camel's eyes are like magnifylng
| glasses and increase the stature Of his
master seven times, wherefore he is
obedient to the gigantic appearing
creature"
In Damascus, too, heard this super
| stition.-Norman Duncan in Harper's
| Magazine
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
Precious Stones and 4past.. .

Glass. or paste" as it is called, is
made which cannot when new be dis
tinguished from diamonds by any one
but an expert armed with the neces-
sary tests.
And the same is true as to paste imi-
tations of all precious stones excepting
the emerald (whose beautiful green
tint cannot be exactly obtained, the
cats eye. which has a peculiar fbrous
structure, and the opal. The real value
and quality of precious stones as COM
pared with glass depend on their dura-
bility. their hardness, their resistance
to scratching and "dulling" of face
and edge.
Even our Anglo-Saxon ancestors
made gems of glass and paste 1t Is
only In modern times that the art of
making artificial precious stones has
reached degree of perfection which,
so far as decorative purposes are con-
cerned. leaves the natural stones no
claim to DISQUALIFICATION Tele-
graph.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

Members of the house Of representa-
tives are fond Of poking fun at the
horid style Of speech affected by q GER
tain congressman, who invariably con-
tributes much "hot air" to any debate
in which he may participate.
On one occasion the politician in
question ventured to air his views
touching q financial act under consid-
Grafton, when he drew the following
ribald observation from an opponent:
"our able and adventurous friend
has undertaken to present his views
upon this question. In this he re-
minds me Of beautiful swan breast
ing the sea with arched neck and
wings outspread to catch the CLINT OF
the sea, moving along in serene and
stately splendor, but .blissfully uncon-
scious of the unfathomable depths be-
lowu
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
The MAGICAL Mirror.

An ordinary mirror Of any size OF
shape, piece of French chalk pointed
so that it can be used to write and g
silk handkerchief are the requisites
Draw upon the mirror with the chalk
any design or words you choose. With
the handkerchief wipe the glass light
ly until 1t is perfectly clear and nc
writing or design is apparent Having
all this prepared beforehand. show tC
some one and request that he breathe
gently on the face Of the glass, wher
he will see picture of his future wife
for the design drawn will show very
distinctly. This can again be wiped
off, and If breathed upon the design
will be again visible.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

"This is cat fur" said n furrier.
1--WE use 1t for Innings. An excellent
lining cat fur makes too. Dogs, calves,
colts, coons. opossums, bats, rats-any
animal that wears fur, in fact, Is sala-
BILE In the fur market. Bat hair is
felted up with other stuff into an imi-
tation skin. 1t is also used, believe,
in rope plating. The dog, the coon
and the opossum yield fur that, prop
erly treated, makes a very handsome
lining. Rat skins are employed in GER
tain delicate repairs, and they also
serve to form the thumbs OF cheap
gloves. A queer thing about the fur
business is that the furs must be taken
In the dead of winter. The trapper
must work under the cruelest climatic
conditions. Only thus Is the fur at Its
best The dresser, on the other hand.
who could work best in cold weather,
must do all his work In the heat of
summer or otherwise he would not be
able to keep up with the changing
fashions" Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
He Exclaimed,

At school one day teacher, hav-
ing asked most of his pupils the diff
ference between an island and PENN
sula without receiving a satisfactory
answer, came to the last boy.
81 can explain 1t, sir" said the bright
youth. First get two glasses. Fill
one with water and the other with
milk. Then catch a fly and place 1t
in the glass Of water. That fly is an
island, because 1t is entirely surround
ed by water. But now place the fly In
the glass of milk, and 1t will be a
peninsula, because 1t is nearly sur
rounded by water"
The boy went to the top of the class.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
An odorIess pisinfectant.

If one objects to the odor of carbollc
acid, he may use for the plumbing an
odorless disinfectant prepared as fol.
lows: Dissolve half pound of PEI
manganate of potash In four gallons
OF water and pour this carefully down
the pipes. This solution, If allowed TO
stand In bowls or basins, will stain
them purple. The stains may be re.
moved with weak solution Of oxaNc
acid. The acid must be rinsed off i'm.
mediately after It has been used.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
Eulton,a Power of rhouaht,

Robert Fulton possessed to a remark
able degree the power Of concentrated
thought He studied French, Italian
and German and acquired profieien-
cy In the three languages. Higher
mathematics, physics, chemistry and
perspective also demanded his atten-
ton as he progressed In scientific re-
search.-Century.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
Not Led.

$50 she was led to the altar at lastT'
remarked the girl in blue.
"Ledp' repeated the brides dearest
friend. LED! l fancy you didn't see
her. She didn't have to be led. When
she started down the aisle you couldn't
have driven her of with regiment OF
cavalryf-London Telegraph.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

tits three years since was in
this city," said the stranger as he fin
ished his dinner. ''City looks the
same"
II don't find much change" remark
ed the waiter as he took up the dime
that was left from the dollar BILL
Puck.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
Crushed.

Stonebroke-Do you think your IA
Their would object to my marrying
your Heiress-I don't know. If he's
anything like me he would
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

standardization are half an hour
late this morning. Letter Carrier Yes
ma'am. The sections of stovepipe
have to wear inside my trousers legs
on account of the dogs you keep alorg
this street hamper my movements.
ma'am."-Chicago Tribune.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22
Why She Held on to Il.

Mrs. Wlllful-My husband told me II
l didn't like the brooch you'd exchange
it for me. Jeweler-Certainly, madam.
I'll be only too glad. as four different
ladies of your set want It
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

The midnight sun is visible wholly
above the horizon at the North Cape
from May 10 to July 80, at Hammer
fest from May 10 to July % and at
Tromso from May 20 to July %.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

How rarely do these three things
meta man who wants something, is
fitted for it and any great number of
persons who think he ought to have 1t!
Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

Parents and turkeys are always
treated well before Christmas.-Atchi-
son Globe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-22

HAvING LAID IN THE LARG EST AND
most fashionable stock OF furniture ever
in Montgomery county, am ready to srye
customers in the Humphrey Building, Rock
VILE, a large rear addition to which has re-
Gently beer made and used BY me in this line.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
Notice from Co. Supt.

Tothe Boys ana Girls of Abdul n
County-All boys and girls under
eighteen years OF age who are inter
ested in corn growing, send your
names al once to B. w. Crosby of the
Agriculture College. Should the boys
and girls and their parents become
sufficiently interested in the subject
we may be able to arrange for town
ship and county exhibits exhibits and
contests. Circulars giving full direc
tions for the work will be sent you
from the Agricultural college if you
send your names at once. Let us have
a large class FROM Audubon county
Parents, put your shoulders to the
wheel and help the boys and girls
in this work.
ELLA M. STEARNs,
co Supt
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
Hoover--HeSs Wedding

On Sunday afternoon, March IS,
1909, at the Christian church parson-
age in Audubon, Iowa, occurred the
marriage of Carl Hoover and Mrs
Eva Hess, Rev. Naples performing
the ceremony. The groom is the son
of G. w. Hoover and wife of this city
and is engaged in the automobile
business ia Minneapolis, Minnesota,
to which place they will repair at the
end Of the week. The bride is the
widow of the late Frank Hess. They
carry with them the best wishes of
their many friends to their new home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
STORIES TOLD IN VENEZUELA.
Gossip Of South American City 10
Raoy in the Extreme.

An American, who knows venezue-
la pretty we'll, observes in an article
In the Atlantic that he wishes that he
could retail some of the stories Of
Venezuelan life heard in the restau-
rant La India-of the prominent off,
cial (perhaps still alvey who loaded
his loot in coin on a launch which
he filled to the gunwales, and drove
her across the ocean sea to refuge
In Curacao; of the melancholy sue.
cession of American ministers who
disgraced us in Caracas in the days
when the spoils system was at it's
worst: x, who drank from finger
bowls and kept his neighborhood moist
with tobacco juice: Y, who suffered
from the delirium tremens; 2, whose
wife, at dinner parties, used her nap
kin for handkerchief. "But Cara
cas- gossip requires book for ITSELF"
he says.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
Men as Church Goers.

Denying that this is an irreligious
age, the archbishop of Canterbury has
been suggesting that religion mani
tests itself in different ways now from
those in which it used to be expressed.
Agreeing with him, the Pail Mall Ca
zette admits the falling off in attend
ance at church. particularly ON the
part of one sex. But this male defec-
ton is not altogether a new thing.
When sydney Smith preached in Edin-
burgh he took his text from the
Psalms, oh, that men would therefore
praise the Lord'-and, looking round
upon the almost exclusive feminine
congregation, he put a deliberate
stress upon the third word of the sen
tence.-London Chronicle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
COnva1eScent

DR.. jackson who had such poor
health, all last fall and past winter IS
basking in Texan Panhandle sun. He
reports that Amarillo where he is
testing the climate to his ailment, is
5000 feet high and he fears that its
too high an altitude for him. He viii!
thoroughly test it though before his
return. Mrs. DR.. Jackson is enjoying
few days visiting her friends before
going south They will propably
make their home there should china
tic condition fit the Doctors case.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
The Quaker Shopai

II bought this ribbon" said the
shopper, from a girl who sprinkled
her conversation with Quaker thee's'
apd 'thou's.' I talked with her longer
than was necessary, Just to hear those
Quaker expressions. She was the first
person | ever have seen behind the
counter, who thee'd and thou'd her
customers. ! have bought goods of
girls who spoke in every European &C
cent imaginable, not to mention our
different American dialects, but the
Quaker phrases We're a novelty. l let
the girl know that ! considered her q
curiosity in a shop.
"'Most people do, she said. En-
ployers do not like the Quaker speech
in store, because it makes the
speaker so conspicuous. For bust
ness purposes | try 10 break myself
OF the habit, but the quaint old words
will slip out now and then ("
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
TO LEARN ENGLISH
MEXICAN DETERMINED
HE WILL ACQUIRE LANGUAGE.
Clever Use Made of "Puller In" o,
Whom He Practiced for Some
Days - His Experience
in Church.

There is one young Mexican in town
who is serious, very very serious, in
his English study, says the Philadel-
phia North American. He simply is
voracious for English, and if he could
find some way to dream English he
would consider the sleeping hours bet
ter spent
He is persistent all day. Anything
that can speak English is his game.
While he is ignorant of the purpose
of that American institution, the pull
er in, he was clever enough to see his
chance when one of the genus took
him by the ann in front of a Sixth
avenue clothing shop and begged him
to come in
That man wouldn't try to escape
from his practice, he perceived. So
each time eagerly pulled in. On the
fifth day of practice he promised to
buy 60 overcoats, ten neckties and four
suits of clothes "for his friends" the
next Gay, and now that puler in recog-
nizes the sting of the bee and doesn't
rush out and find himself giving Eng
fish lessons to an eager young man.
1t was from this professor of Sixth
avenue commercial English that the
young man acquired all the accent that
goes with "a push in the eye
He and friend wandered into q
church at a Sunday night service. Both
are highly polite and when everybody
was urged to take hymn book and
stand up and unite in that part of
the service the two students of Eng
fish joined in the hymn
They thought they found the page
OR whatever the number was, but
neither could read fast enough to sing
things strange to them. Neither has
cultivated English poetry, but both
like music Both We're strong on prac-
tice and both did practice so that the
two nice old ladies just before them
| turned around with wonder in their
| eyes more than once.
| Both had but ten cents with them.
| 1t was the day before remittance day.
| They had carefully read out the sign
Free before entering the church. But
before the hymn was sung the minis
ter had told about cinematograph
exhibition in the church the next week
and said something about ten cents.
So when the contribution basket ap-
peared in their vicinity and was thrust
| toward them both thought they would
| not be let out unless they paid that
! acknowledgement ten cents and gave UP
their last ten cents and went out into
| the street dead broke Now the MeXi-
can is wary of how he rushes into un
known places for practice.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01

Professionals Spencer and Whitney
arrived Tuesday and the local men,
bers of the Gun Climb accompanied
them to the fair grounds where they
had practice shoot.
Miss Combs who is an attendant at
the Clarinda hospital arrived in Au-
dubon last week and took Mrs Bessie
Greenfield, daughter of Mrs Isaac
Thomas, of Extra, to the hospital for
treatment.
The following Masons of this city
went up to Manning Monday evening
to assist in giving George Horning the
third degree: John Musson, A. NJ
Carrier, Peter Christensen, Will r.
Smith, ID. l., Freeman, Charles White,
Will Hamilton and John Horning.
Spencer & Company of the Advo-
cate have purchased the First Nation
al Bank building from Charles Van
Gorder for consideration of $1,000.
Their purpose is sooner or later to oc-
cupy part of it for the printing
office and it is we'll located for such
purpose.
Miss Wsnona Farqnhar entertained
number of her little girl friends in
honor of her tenth birthday at her
home Saturday, March 9th. After
the luncheon of dainties which Mrs.
Farquhar had prepared for them they
went to their several homes express
ing themselves as having had most
enjoyable time.
Mrs. j. A Nash of Audubon, presl-
dent of Iowa Federation Of Women
Clubs, has just issued circular letter
relative to plans and arrangements for
the eighth biennial meeting of the
Iowa Federation to be held at Daver-
| port May ls. 10, 20 and 81. The ex-
ecutiVe committee of the state FEEDER
alton and the local biennial board OF
| Davenport are now in the city per-
tecting arrangements for what they
| hope to make the most successful
assembling of Iowas Women's Clubs
in the history of the federation =
Register and Leader.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
Annual Conference at Viola

The 34th annual session of the Des
Moines Conference ofthe Evangelical
Association will be held at the Mt
Zion Church, Viola Center April Sill
with Bishop VIM. Horn ID. d. of
Cleveland Ohio as chairman.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the
usual examination Of junior preachers
and the annual meeting of the Mis-
sionary Tract Union and other auxi-
liary societies will take place
The conference proper will convene
on Thursday morning at 8 o'clock
when the Bishop will deliver the
usual opening address which is al
ways of interest and profit to all. The
general public is especially invited to
be present at this opening session of
conference on Thursday morning and
are heartily welcome to attend the
following sessions as we'll Beginning
Monday evening, special evangelistic
services will be held every night
throughout the week. Announce
ments will be made later of the special
Sabbath services.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
Pay to Enter House After 10 P. M

There is funny old custom in the
City of Mexico which entities the JAM
tor, or portero, of lodging houses to
collect a few cents from any tenant
who stays out after ten o'clock at
night" said Mr. p. H. Dugan, min
ing engineer, of that capital
Some of the porteros put out signs
which translated in English, read
about this way: If you want me to
open the door, you will have to pay
me, else l shall keep it closed Many
a time I've seen young gallants stand
ing in the vestibule of their apart
ments in the wee, sma' hours, lurching
like ship in gale as they fished in
their pockets for the needful coin that
would cause the heart of the domestic
to relent and let them in. baltimore
American.