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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29
A Famous London Tavern,


The Mermaid was the name Of a IA
nous London tavern frequented by
noted literary men and actors during
the reign of Queen Elizabeth. All the
wit and talent of the time assembled
there for convivial enjoyment Au-
thors have made it the scene of great
mind combats between such men as
Shakespeare, Ben johnson, Beaumont,
Fletcher, Selden, Carew, Dome and
others of reverential memory. 1t was
the gathering place Of the celebrated
Mermaid club, the origin Of which is
ascribed to Sir Walter Raleigh. The
Mermaid tavern was located In Bread
street and was handily reached from
three thoroughfares, so that 1t has
been often referred to in various ways.
The Mermaid in Bread street, the Mer-
maid in Friday street and the Mermaid
in Cheap street were, however. all one
and the same. 1t was the nearest to
Bread street. The Mermaid was de-
stroyed in the great London fire. There
were other Mermaid taverns, one in
Cheapside and another In Cornhill, but
they had no such associations as chung
to that of Bread street
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

Hearing noise In the street before
his house one morning, Robert Brown
ing, the poet, went to his window and
saw a great crowd gazing at some
Cinnamon In gorgeous costumes who
were just leaving their carriages to
mount his steps. Presently they were
announced as the Chinese minister at
the court of st. James and his suit.
A solemn presentation having taken
place, Browning said to the Interpreter,
MAY ask to what / am indebted for
the honor Of his excellency's visit 2"
The interpreter replied, His excellen-
cy is a poet In his own country"
Thereupon the two poets shook hands
heartily. Browning then said, May /
ask to what branch of poetry his ex-
cellency devotes himself?" To which
the interpreter answered, Ills excel
lency devotes himself to poetical enig-
mas" At this Browning, recognizing
fully the comic element In the situa-
ton. extended his hand most cordially,
saying: His excellency is thrice well
come. He is brother indeedw
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

DIR. Fridjof Nansen predicts the fate
of the earth In the far distant future,
when the sun grows cold. The sim
pie, low organisms, he says, will prob
ably live longest until even they dis
appear. Finally, he says, all water on
the earth's surface will freeze and the
oceans will be transformed into Ice to
the bottom. Some time later the car
bonic acid Of the atmosphere will be-
gin to fall on the surface of the earth
In the form Of snow. Some time after
that the temperature on the surface
will have reached about $50 degrees
below zero f. New oceans will then
be formed by the atmosphere being
turned into liquid, and the atmosphere
of that future earth will be only n.y.
drogen and helium. The sun will go
through the same process. 1t win con-
tinue In its way as dark star through
space, accompanied by the planets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

Joseph Medill of the Chicago Tribune
was somewhat deaf, although his abil'
fly at times to hear what was said In
nm ordinary tone of voice was frequent.
ly remarked. 1t Is related Of him that
he dropped into the business depart.
ment Of the Office one day to make an
inquiry about something that had Oc-
CURED to him, and young man who
had been In his employ only a few
months undertook In a loud tone of
voice to enlighten him.
"What did you sayT asked Mr.. Me-
dill, putting his hand to his ear.
The young man repeated the ques-
ton In still louder voice.
II can't hear you" said the editor.
"Oh, chase yourself around the block,
you old granny muttered the impa-
tient employee just above his breath.
II am not an old granny" said Mr..
Medill, turning away, "and shall not
chase myself around the block"
The fresh young man made imme-
diate arrangements to say goodby to
his Job. but the great editor probably
thought that the lesson he had re-
ceived was sufficient and did not dis
turb him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

Mrs. s. was In a Richmond hospital,
and she was lonely, so welcomed the
advent of a very black and very Ian
guild maid who came In one morning
to wipe up the floor. Some one new
to talk to, so no time was lost.
II have not seen you working around
here before. Aren't you new girlr'
Edmonia willingly let the cloth slip
back into the bucket and sat fat upon
the floor before answering.
"Yas'm, rs new. Is jest wnshin' up
de floor. But don't work. rs edji-
kated."
"And where were you educatedT
was the next question.
Tn n seminary" Then, with burst
Of confidence: There was me an an
other girl workin' In n house. She was
cook, an | was chambermaid, an we
had great times about who would git
de prize, but l beat" Then, after
pause. "She was easy to beat, cause
she got smothered to death with gas
de night before de Examinations come
ff"-Cleveland Leader.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

A gourmet as he mixed a salad of
chlcory said: 1.-THE worlds queerest
salad, and possibly its most delicious
one, is eaten by the Inoits of northwest
Greenland. 1t is a salad Of undigested
moss from the stomach Of fresh
killed reindeer, bitter, sharp, slim
ulating salad, as good for the diges-
ton as an electrical massage. The
Inoits live almost exclusively on fish;
hence salads are favorite dish with
them. But no salad In their minds
compares with that which they wrest
from the slaughtered reindeer. They
say this salad is crisper, tenderer and
more appetizing than any other and
they say 1t wards off indigestion. They
fight for 1t, they spend their last penny
on 1t, quite as the Indians do with
firewater. "-Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29
Too Much For Him.

Smithson used to labor under the i'm
preston that he was born humorist,
but he has given up trying to be funny
now.
He called one day on an old school
friend and was shown into room
where his chums sister was busy ar
ranging quantity of dried grass which
she had collected.
what quantity Of dried grass you
have collected, Miss Ritchiew he said
Then his humor burst forth. mice
room for donkey to get into
Make yourself at home, Mr.. Smith.
son." said the girl pleasantly.
When he arrived home all the humor
was crushed out of him forever.-Lon.
don Scraps.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29
Priority.

The wagons of "the greatest show
on earth" passed up the avenue at
daybreak. Their incessant rumble
soon awakened ten-year-old Billie and
his five-year-old brother Robert Their
mother feigned sleep as the two white
ROBBED figures crept past her bed into the
hall ON the way to investigate. Robert
struggled manfully with the unaccus-
toned task Of putting on his clothes.
wait for me, Billie" his mother heard
him beg. ''You'll get ahead Of me-"
Get mother to help you" counseled
Billie, who was having troubles OF his
own.
Mother started to the rescue and
then paused as she heard the voice of
her younger, guarded, but anxious and
insistent:
"You ask her, Billie. you've known
her longer than / have Everybody's.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

An instance Of exclusiveness main
tanned under difficulties is reported
from the ladies' cabin of an Atlantic
liner. All were sick except one lady
and cat. which wandered uneasil,
about. The lady ventured to strok,
the cat. remarklng. Poor pussy" The
cat was inclined to respond and elevat
ed its tail In token of good will. wher
from neighboring berth came ii
choking tones the words. Excuse me
that is n private catv-Argonaut
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

By a strange coincidence much
married woman lost three husbands in
succession through fatal accidents In
the mine. Naturally her case excited
much interest, and she had many sym
pathetic callers, to all of whom she
made the same reply.
"Ah, yes. It's very hard" she said,
"but In the midst of my sorrow I've
always had somethin' to be thankful
for. None O. my husbands lived long
after I'd insured 'em. as some poor
souls husbands dow-London Graphic
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29
That Family Skeleton.

Mrs. Whistler Tell me, Mary, why II
Is that You always cry so when papa
sends you TO bed In the dark when you
are naughty? There's no such things
as ghosts. and the dark doesn't hurt
you, does 1t? Little Mary-No, mamma
but I'm afraid Of that skeleton Mrs
Jones says we got in our closet, Bal
timore American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

The stranger advanced toward the
door. Mrs. O'Toole stood In the door
way with rough stick In her left
hand and frown on her brow.
"Good morning." said the stranger
politely. Pm looking for Mr..
O'Toole."
"So'm l." said Mrs. O'Toole, shifting
her club over to her other hand.-Ev
erybOdy's.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

In one Of his letters Won Bulow re-
fers to Sarasate as follows: "He has
enchanted me beyond measure, par
ticularly in his concert of yesterday,
when he played a splendid work,
Symphonic Espagnole,' by Lalo-
played in so genuinely artistic a man
ner that today / am still intoxicated
with 1t. His playing also Of the Saint
Saens concert piece for violin Is as en-
trancing as interesting. 1t is shame
that he cannot come to see me. n. b.
Il have purposely avoided his person
al acquaintance. Perhaps he has tried
to see me, for over my door sands the
notice:
"Mornings-not to be seen.
Afternoons-not at home.
"But perhaps he did not ring the
bell. CHe never plays under 1000
francs-he received this sum here Mt n
private musicale.) For secretary he
has Otto Goldschmidt who sent me a
pass, which ! returned with the re-
mark that for such an important con-
cert could certainly afford to buy my
ticket. Six marks was in no way too
much to pay"
Bulow did make his acquaintance,
however, as he refers In later letter
to Sarasate coming, quite unexpected
ly, to conference with Johannes"
Brahms), at which he himself was
present.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

Il admire patience an self control"
said Uncle Eben. 'but when / see a
man dat kin keep on smilin' after he
done bruise his thumb with hammer
can't help bein' s'picious of his ca
pacity fob deceit."- Washington Star
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29
The Extremes.

Lobster and champagne for supper
that's high jinks. Sawdust and near
coffee for breakfast-that's hygiene.
Between these two eminences. how
ever, there's room for some genuine
livlng.-Life.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

Youngly-Did you ever notice that
the matrimonial process " like that of
making u call? You so to adore, you
ring belle and you give your name
to a maid. Cynicus-Yes, and then
you're taken in-Boston Transcript
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

Few things are impossible in them
selves. 1t Is not so much means as
perseverance that Is wanting to bring
them to successful issue ochefou-
fauld
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-01-29

HAVlNG LAID IN THE LARG EST AND
most fashionable stock OF furniture ever
in Montgomery county, am ready TO srve
customers in the Humphrey Building, Rock
vile, a large rear addition TO which has re-
Gently been made and used by me in this line.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

There is no possibility of a repeti-
ton in this country of the witchcraft
craze which, more than 200 years ago,
made Salem, Mass, a very dangerous
place for suspects. That extraordinary
delusion, which led to the hanging of
many innocent persons, seems unac-
countable to the enlightened minds of
the uresent time, says the Troy
Times. Yet that belief in witchcraft
still exists is shown by an incident in
Butler, Pa, where a woman was
charged by another woman, a neigh
Dor, with casting a spell" over a COW
and thus preventing the animal from
giving milk. This was done, said the
complainant, through witchcraft. The
matter-offact justice Of course disre-
garded the silly witchcraft story.
though he did ho'd the accused for
plain, ordinary assault. And proba
bly, that was as near witchcraft as
anything that happened in Salem or
elsewhere.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
WATCHING THE GAME.

The umpires of the National league
q professional baseball players had a
conference few days ago. They were
urged by the executive head Of the or
ganization to enforce to the letter the
regulations against rowdy ball. This
omcial declared that the few players
who are inclined to be rowdies on the
Aeld must not be permitted to negative
The good results achieved in recent
|ears OF watchfulness The patrons
or the popular American game appre-
ciate this attitude, says the Chicago
Tribune. Baseball has a strong hold
upon the people. There are millions
who like to watch it played. The
overwhelming majority want clean
sport on the diamond 1t requires lit
tie argument to prove that rowdyism
- losing proposition in the long run
A manager or player who is debarred
nom the game for a few days be-
cause of offensive language or conduct
often Injuries his team greatly. From
the point of view Of playing strength,
rowdyism Is harmful. From the point
OF view Of those who like square, hon.
est fighting and who patronize the
team to see real sport it has no place
In baseball.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland. on reaching his
New York bachelor club. met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door. Janitor
O'Hagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
along with n letter from his attorney
Maitland dined with Zimmerman. his at
torney. Dan set out for Greenfields. to
get his family jewels During his walk
to the country seat. he met the young
woman in gray. whom he had seen leaV-
ing his bachelors club. Her auto had
broken down. He fixed it. BY n ruse she
lost him. Maitland. on reaching heme.
surprised lady in gray, cracking the safe
containing his gems. She, apparently.
took him for well-known crook Daniel
Anisty. Half-hypnotiZed. Maitland opened
his safe. took therefrom the jewels, and
gave them to her, first forming a part
nersEip in crime. The real Dan Anisty
sought by police of the world. appeared
on the same mission. Maitland oVerCame
him. He met the girl outside the house
and they sped on to New York in her au-
20. He had the jewels and she promised
% meet him that day. Maitland received
"Mr. Snaith," Introducing himself as a
detective. To shield the girl in gray
Maitland, about to show him the jew
Els, supposedly lost. was felled by a blow
rom "Snaith's" cane. The latter proved
20 be Anisty himself and he secured the
gems. AniSty, who was Maitland'S dou-
bic, masqueraded as the latter The
criminal kept Maitland's engagement with
the girl in gray.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

Vienna is suffering from too many
pigeons and the authorities are at a
loss to know what to do to mitigate
the nuisance. The birds, which mum
Der some thousands, have a privileged
existence; nobody molests them in
any way, so that they flourish and in.
crease rapidly. Recently so many com.
plants have been received from house
owners of the dirty condition of the
facades of buildings caused by the
pigeons that the Vienna magistracy
decided something must be done to re-
duce the number. In their perplex-
ity the magistracy appealed to the VII
emma Society for the Protection of
Animals to aid them in legal slaugh-
ter OF the offending birds, always hav-
ing regard, however, to the provisions
OF the new birds protection law. The
society answered that it would be
hardly consistent with their principles
OF friendliness toward animals to en-
gage in a massacre of pigeons, and
therefore they must reject the official
appeal. The magistracy are now
wrestling with the problem alone
Perhaps the unemployed of Vienna
might help them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
FALLIEREs IL STAINED GLASS.
Portrait of French President That
Arouses Criticisms SkiiIfut
Piece of Work.

Paris.-Charlemagne once visited
the city of LIE Mans and was so de-
lighted with it that he nominated
himself honorary canon of the ca
thedral, an appointment which Pope
Clement VII. in 1883 conferred on his
successors forever.
A LIE Mans artist, Mr.. Echivard, q
designer of stained glass windows.
was reminded of this fact one day by
reading an account of stained glass
window in the Church of st. John at
Lunebourg in which the kaiser is de-
picted. He decided that the French
president should no longer lack an
honor that had been paid to the Ger
man emperor, and set to work on a
design showing M. Fallieres, the
president of the republic, and there
fore, according to the artists belief,
successor to the kings as honorary
canon, clothed in a canon's cope and
kneeling on devotional chair.
The modern and the archaic are
allied in the design. The cope is
thrown back sufficiently to show that
M. Fallieres is wearing evening dress
and the grand cross of the Legion Of
Honor. The arms of the cathedral
chapter, three flour-de-lis and three
keys. are balanced by an escutcheon
ornamented with the Legion Of
Honor and the Gallo cock
Below is the inscription in Gothic
characters: According to tradition,
Messire Armand Fallieres, eighth
president of the French republic, takes
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
81 - rae soees-NgaRlLL CO.

level and be himself, Dan Anisty,
Handsome Dan," the professional, the
fit mate for the girl.
What was she saying?
But you have lunched Already
with an appealing pout.
Indeed, mol" he protested, earnest
~. 81 was early-conceive my eager
ness!-and by i'll chance friend of
mine insisted upon lunching with me.
had only a cup of coffee and a roll. -
He motioned to the waiter, calling
him "Waiter!" rather than "Garcon!"
-intuitively understanding that Matt
land would never have aired his
French in a public place, and that
he could not afford the least slip be-
fore a woman as keen as this.
Lay clean cloth and bring the
bill Of fare" he demanded, tempering
his lordly instincts and adding the
please" that men of Maitlands stamp
use to interiors.
"A friend!" tardily echoed the girl
when the servant was gone.
He laughed lightly, determined to
be frank. "a detective, in point of
fact, said he. And he enjoyed her sur
prise.
You have many such?"
Tor convenience one tries to have
enc in each city"
And this"
"Oh, have him fixed, all right. He
ccnf1ded to me all the latest develop
ments and official intentions with re
gard to the Maitland arrest"
Her eyes danced. Tell mel" she
demanded, imperious; the emphasis of
intimacy irresistible as she bent for
ward, forearms on the cloth, slim
white hands clasped with tense i'm
patience, eyes seeking his.
why Of course Maitland
escaped"
moi"
Fact. Scared the butler into un.
gagging him; then, in fit of pardon
able rage, knocked that fool down and
dashed out of the window-presum-
ably in pursuit of us. Up to a late
hour he hadn't returned, and police
opinion is divided as to whether Matt
land arrested Anisty, and Anisty got
away. or vice versa"
Excellent" She clasped her hands
n0iselessly. gay little gesture.
$50. whatever the outcome, one thing
is certain: Higgins will presently be
seeking another BERTH"
She lifted her brows prettily. "Hig.
gins with the rising infection.
The butler. Didn't you hear.
Eyes wondering, she moved her head
slowly from side to side. Hear what ?''
Il fancied that you had waited a
moment on the veranda," he messed.
oh, l was quite too frightened"
He took this for a complete denial.
Better and better! He had actually
feared she had eavesdropped, how
ever warrantably; and Maitland,s
authoritative way with Oe servants
had been too convincingly natural to
have deceived a woman of her keen
wits.
There followed lull while Anisty
was ordering the luncheon; something
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

The slaughter OF the Stegomyia fas-
eiata since the proof under the indict.
ment that 1t was the host for the prop
agation of the yellow fever parasite
has been frightful, and something sim.
liar has been happening to the typhoid
fly. The fact is even more important,
Tor it is easily possible to fee 10
climes where the Stegomyia never
ventures, but it is hardly possible to
escape the typhoid fly. 1t is the com
mon housefy, the nuisance which
nies from the manure heaps and the
sewage-laden rivers into the windows
of almost everybody's parlor, or, worse
yet, kitchen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
CHAPTER VII.-continued.

1t was very plain-to a deductive
re2soner-from the girls attitude to-
ward him that she had fallen into re
lations of uncommon friendliness with
this Maitland, young as Anisty be-
lioyed their acquaintance to be. There
had plainly been iirtation-where-
IL lay the explanation of Maitland's
forbearance; he had been fascinated
by the woman, had not hesitated to
take Anistys name (even as Anistv
was then taking his) in order to pro-
long their intimacy.
So much the better Turn about
was still fair play. Maitland had sown
as Anisty; the real Anisty would reap
! the harvest. Pretty women interested
him deeply. though he saw little enough
OF them, partly through motives of
prudence, partly because of a refine
ment of taste; women of the class of
this conquest-by-proxy were out of
reach of the enemy of society. That
is, under ordinary circumstances. This
one, on the contrary. was not; what
ever she was or had been, however
successful crackswoman she might
be. her cultivation and breeding we're
as apparent as her beauty; and quite
as attractive.
A criminal is necessarily first a gam
bier. a votary of Chance; and the
blind goddess had always been very
kind to Mr.. Anisty. He felt that here
again she was favoring him. Maitland
he had eliminated from this girls life:
Maitland had failed to keep his en-
gagement, and so would never again
be called upon to play the part of
burglar with her interest for incentive
and guerdon. Anisty himself could
take up where Maitland had left or.
Easily enough. The difficulties were
insignificant; he had only to play up
to Maitland's standard for a while. to
be Maitland with all that gentleman's
advantages, educational and social.
then gradually drop back to his own
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Fallieres of France il
Stained Glass.
President

in his quality of chief of state the title
OF canon of Saint-Julien of lie Mans"
Long months of work went into
making the glass after the design and
now that it is finished it has met with
only cold welcome. The spectacle
of the president. during his term of
office church and state were definitely
separated, figuring as a canon seems
to give pleasure to no party or Sec
ton. A local art society even re-
fused to admit the window to its exhi-
bition, although the skill of it's exc.
cution is generally admitted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

officer of his rank to be placed in
command of the navy yard since 1889.
when Capt. Francis NJ. Ramsey was
the commandment
Capt. Murdoch was born at Hart.
ford in 1851 and is graduate of
the United States naval academy. He
served as executive officer on the u.
8. 8. Panther during the Spanish
American war. He has written a
number Of articles on electricity and
magnetism. Rear Admiral Goodrich
was born in Philadelphia in 1S47 and
is graduate Of the United States
naval academy.