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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-10-07

DDS, 900
Ed To loan as a whole or in sums Of
$4,000 or $4,000. Also 81 900 to loan.
First class ample security or first mortgage
on real estate required. Apply TO
BOWIE +. WATERS,
July 22-tf Rockville, Md.
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WINDOW GLASS,
ALL SIZES

The public are respectfully informed
that ! have added TO my stock full
line OF WINDOW GLASS.
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SATURDAY. the 22nd day Of
October. A. D. 1910.

at the hour of II O'Clock, A. NJ,
in front of the Court House door, in Rock
vile, Md. offer for sale at public auction
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MOrtgagee'S Sale.

BY VIRTUE Of power of sale contained
in mortgage from Jennie j. McCreary to
the late Philemon NJ. Smith, recorded
among the Land Records of Montgomery
County. Md. in Liber No 1856, folio 800,
the subscriber will, on
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Directly opposite Court House,
dec IL Rockville, Md
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02
dHT CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

her stepfather and the prospect of
the immediate return of the family,
things had become more and more
impossible. gathered that Thomas
was as relieved as l at the turn events
had taken. No. she did not know Of
either of the deaths in the family.
Taken all around, had only substi-
tuted one mystery for another. II
knew now why Rosie had taken the
basket Of dishes. did not know who
had spoken to her and followed her
along the drive. II knew that Louise
was in the lodge. did not know why
she was there. II I knew that Arnold
Armstrong had spent some time in the
lodge the night before he was MUIR
dered, / was no nearer the solution of
the crime. Who waa the midnight in
truder who had SO alarmed Liddy and
myself? Who had fallen down the
clothes chute? Was Gertrude's lover
villain or a victim? Time was to
answer all these things.
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Gertrude and Halsey. established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
merous difficulties the servants deserted.
she was startled by dark figure on the
veranda. She passed a terrible night.
which was filled with unseemly noises.
In the morning Miss 1nnes found a
hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by revolver shot A strange man
was found shot to death. in the hall.
II proved to be the body Of Arnold Arm. m
country house. Miss Innes found Hal
sey's revolver on the lawn. He and Jack
Bailey had disappeared: The link cum
n, button mysteriousy disappeared: rr,vsd De
Gertrude revealed that she was engaged
to Jack Bailey, with whom she had
talked in the billiard room a Few mo,
ments before the murder. Jameson, told
from him. He imprisoned an intruder in
d+Gs a laundry chute. It developed that
thSyntruder was probably woman Ger
left print of bare foot. Gertrude re
sprained. A negro found the other half
Of what proved to be Jack Bailey's cum
He said he and Bailey. had left because
they had received a telegram: Gertrude
said that she had given Bailey an un-
loaded revolver. fearing to give him Hal.
sey's loaded weapon. Cashier Bailey of
Paul Armstrong; bank. defunct. was ar
rested. charged with embezzlement; Hal
sey said Armstrong had wrecked his own
bank. and was able to clear Bailey. A
strong was dead. Haisey trapped Mrs.
Watson. the housekeeper, while she was
stealing from the house.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02
CHAPTER XIII.

Louise.
The doctor from Englewood came
very soon, and l went up to see the
sick girl with him. Halsey had gone
to supervise the fitting of the car with
blankets and pillows. and Gertrude
was opening and airing Louise's own
rooms at the house. Her private sit
ting room. bedroom and dressing room
were as they had been when we came
They occupied the end of the east
wing. beyond the circular staircase,
and We had not even opened them.
The girl herself was too Ill to notice
what was being done. When, with
the help of the doctor, who was IA
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02

ly. by sending him to fix up the car
as sort of ambulance. in case the
doctor would allow the sick girl to be
moved. He sent Gertrude down to
the lodge loaded with all manner of
impossible things, including an arm
full of Turkish towels and a box of
mustard plasters. and as the two girls
had known each other somewhat be-
fore, Louise frightened perceptibly
when she saw Gertrude.
When the doctor from Englewood-
the Casanova doctor. DR.. Walker, be-
ing away-had started for Sunnyside,
and l had got Thomas to stop trying
to explain what he did not understand
himself. had long talk with the
old man, and this is what l learned.
On Saturday evening before, about
ten o'clock, he had been reading in
the sitting room downstairs, when
some one raped at the door. The old
man was alone, Warner not having
arrived. and at first he was uncertain
about opening the door He did so
finally, and was amazed at being con-
fronted by Louise Armstrong. Thomas
was an old family servant. having
been with the present Mrs. Armstrong
since she was child, and he was
overwhelmed at seeing Louise. He
saw that she was excited and tired,
and he drew her into the sitting room
and made her sit down. After while
he went to the house and brought
Mrs. Watson, and they talked until
late. The old man said Louise was in
trouble, and seemed frightened. Mrs.
Watson made some tea and took it to
the lodge. but Louise made them both
promise'to keep her presence a secret.
She had not known that Sunnyside
was rented. and whatever her trouble
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02
Changing Ideas About
the Fourth of Julv

works began to have a place in the
celebration. These were harmless and
simple compared with the nerve-shat-
tering explosives which are put on the
market today. Not only were they
less dangerous and noisy. but their
use was restricted to a comparatively
small number of people. Those who
were unable to get fireworks got out
their muskets and shot them of.
Others fired improvised cannons.
Even blacksmiths got out their anvils
and by placing powder In little holes
were able to touch 1t of so that it
made satisfactory amount of noise.
With the increase of the noise came
the decrease in the patriotic orations
and prayers. Before the fiftieth cele-
bration Of the day had been observed
noise had almost entirely supplanted
oratory,
The question today is. how should
the Fourth of July be celebrated? The
manner in which 1t is celebrated,
many declare. is not in entire keeping
with the spirit Of the day nor the
comfort and pleasure of the majority
Of citizens
Those who would reform the man.
ner Of celebration say the day should
be kept not SO much in remembrance
Of the feats Of American arms as for
the spirit of liberty and progress. 1t
should be a true festival without for.
getting the claims of the young.
There should be civic banquets, gath
ertngs at which the progress made in
all lines during the past year could be
reviewed. There should be oratory
and speeches in every community,
with an effort to make the celebration
more like the early observances.
There should be professions, but
they should be less military in char
acter than formerly. And. quite az
important, there should be no mon.
ster concerts and entertainments
where nobody has a good time, but
divers assemblages where every one
can enjoy himself. The day should be
ushered in with martial music and
sufficient military display to be In
keeping with the spirit of the occa,
sion. but orations. feasts and ban
quets. exercises for children and pub
lie gatherings should be the real fea-
lures of the celebration. In the eve
ming there should be fireworks, the
less noisy and the more spectacular
the better.
When the day is celebrated in this
way there will be no occasion for peo
pie OF refined taste and sensitive
nerves to leave the city to escape the
noise and crowds. say the reformers,
In fact. the celebration .ust proposed
will attract rather than disperse
them. And If Maxim's new noiseless
gun Is adopted there is NO reason
why the problem Of a safe and sane
Fourth cannot be solved for all time.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02

was, this complicated things. She
seemed puzzled. Her stepfather and
her mother were still in California
that was all she would say about
them. Why she had run away no one
could imagine. Mr.. Arnold Armstrong
was at the Greenwood club, and at last
Thomas, not knowing what else to do,
went over there along the path. 1t
was almost midnight. Part way over
he met Armstrong himself and
brought him to the lodge. Mrs. Wat
son had gone to the house for some
bed linen. 1t having been arranged
that under the circumstances Louise
would be better at the lodge until
morning. Arnold Armstrong and
Louise had long conference, during
which he was heard to storm and be-
come very violent. When he left it
was after two. He had gone up to
the house-Thomas did not know why
and at three o'clock he was shot at
the foot of the circular staircase.
The following morning Louise had
been i'll. She had asked for Arnold.
and was told he had left town.
Thomas had not the moral courage to
tell her of the crime. She refused
doctor, and shrank morbidly from hav-
ing her presence known. Mrs. Wat
son and Thomas had had their hands
full, and at last Rosie had been en-
listed to help them. She carried neo-
essary provisions - little enough -
to the lodge, and helped to keep the
secret.
Thomas told me quite frankly that
he had been anxious to keep Louise's
presence hidden for this reason: They
had all seen Arnold Armstrong that
night, and he, himself, for one. was
known to have had NO very friendly
feeling for the dead man. Az to the
reason for Louise's flight from Cali
fornia, or why she had not gone to
the Fitzhughs'. or to some Of her pec-
pie in town, he had NO more informa-
tion that I had. With the death Of
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02
Punch for the Fourth.

Plain lemonade may be metamor.
phosed into lemon finger punch BY
adding to each quart Of lemonade an
equal amount Of ginger ale. Have
ready also q number of sprays of
fresh mint and bruise the lower leaves
and stems between the fingers 20 ~
to bring out the mint flavor. Put
these into the punch . half hour b.
fore serving. This IL particularly
popular at afternoon tsas, piassa a.
roof parties or any social funetSos
ivAere usn Afs reprsssntsd.-Dana
PAA4Qck TalfosA
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02

therly man with family of girls at
home, we got her to the house and
up the stairs into bed. she dropped
into a feverish sleep. which lasted
until morning. DR.. Stewart-that was
the Englewood doctor-stayed almost
all night, giving the medicine himself,
and watching her closely. Afterward
he told me that she had had a narrow
escape from penumonia, and that the
cerebral symptoms had been rather
alarming. l said was glad it wasn't
an "itis" of some kind, anyhow, and
he smiled solemnly.
He left after breakfast, saying that
he thought the worst OF the danger
was over, and that she must be kept
very quiet.
THE shock of two deaths, 1 sup
pose. has done this" he remarked,
picking up his case. 1T has been very
deplorable."
hastened to set him right.
She does not know of either, doc
tor" l said. please do not mention
them to her."
He looked as surprised as a medical
man ever does.
Il do not know the family" he said,
preparing to get into his top buggy.
Young Walker, down in Casanova,
has been attending them. I under.
stand he is going to marry this young
lady"
You have been misinformed," 1
said stifny. Miss Armstrong is 60
ing to marry my nephew"
The doctor smiled as he picked up
the reins.
Young ladies are changeable these
days." he said. I'VE thought the we'd
ding was to occur soon. Well, I will
stop in this afternoon to see how my
patient is getting along"
Some time about noon Of that day.
Wednesday. Mrs. Ogden F1tzhugh tele-
phoned me. have the barest &C.
quaintance with her-she managed to
be put on the governing board Of the
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02

that the Fourth of July celebration
this year will be radical departure
from the old-time methods Of honor
ing this auspicious day. The terrible
loss of life that has accompanied
every Fourth of July celebration in re-
cent years is the cause Of this legis-
lation.
The present generation does not re-
member that during the latter part Of
the eighteenth century. and even
during the greater part Of the nine
teenth, there were no such fireworks
and explosives as are used today in
celebrating the anniversary of inde-
pendence. Our forefathers in knee
breeches and powdered hair celebra-
ted the day chiefly by patriotic
speeches and dinners. Every club,
every society and organization met
around the festive board and honored
the day in song and story.
The nature of the speeches and
dinners varied with the locality. but
in one respect all were the same.
They agreed absolutely in the number
of toasts. 1t was the custom to have
thirteen toasts-representing of
course. the thirteen original states
With the admission Of new states this
custom died out. probably because the
banqueters were unable to drink SO
much.
Parades In the larger towns were
features Of the celebration during the
early years of the republic, but the
principal part of the celebration was
the banquet and its oratory. In re-
cent years. however, there has been a
great falling of In the exuberant quail
ties Of patriotic oratory and the day
has been celebrated with mere noise.
The prophecy Of John Adams has
come true: THE day is celebrated
with pomp and parade, with shows.
games. sports. guns, bells. bonfires
and illuminations from one end of the
country to the other" Oratory, prayer
and praise are forgotten and the old
time decorous celebration of the day
has seemingly passed away forever.
. 1t should not be taken from this
with the early celebrations. Quite
the contrary. Salutes of guns were
fired. bells were rung. and In the eve
ming tar barrels were burned, but
there was not the continuous success
sion Of noises which mark the cele-
bration today. Nor was there any
list Of dead and injured on the day
following.
Nearly every resident of q city who
can do so goes out Of town to avoid
the noise Of the Fourth. Just the re-
verse was true Of the early celebra-
tons. The hrst big celebration was
held in Boston in 1779. All the YES
sells In the harbor fred salutes in the
morning. and the day was given up to
oratory. prayer and praise. Societies
and Organizations held banQuets At
noon and in the evening, and the cels.
bration was concluded with the burn
Ing of tar barrels and mors salutso
from the ships n the harhor.
EafiI p ~ ainetesnth century hre.
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02
eTo BE CONTINUED
Why Va Did Not Come.

why didn't you come. Bobby, when
l first called to youf" asked a mother
of her six-year-old son.
Because you told me last week,
mamma" replied Bobby shrewdly,
never to accept an invitation unless 1t
was repeated. So many people invite
you once out of politeness but really
don't want you to come"
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02

HE legislatures of seven
states and the city coun-
ellis of scores of cities
have passed laws pro-
hibiting the use of fire.
works on the Fourth Of
July. This adverse leg
islation. which began as
early as 1901. has so
swept over the country
The Glenwood post., 1910-07-02

Metropolis Of the Azores.
Ponta Delgada, with . population of
$4,000. is the largest city In the Azores
Islands.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-16
THE MAINE ELECTION.

No state election has ever been
watched with more universal interest
than that Just held in Maine, and
none has ever brought more JOY to
the victors or more distress to the
vanquished.
Measured by its siz. the State q
Maine is not an important factor in
national politics, but because of its
location at the threshold of Repub-
lican territory and because OF its ad-
vance announcement Of the public
pulse relative to political issues, its
influence on the November election
cannot be over.estimated.
Not only was "Stand-pat" Repub-
licanism with all that the term sym.
bolizss on trial, but Prohibition
which was born in this state and for
over a quarter Of a century has re-
ceived it's fostering care, seems to have
been discredited by its former friends.
Everything points to a campaign
of education throughout the country
which will lead up to general Dem
ocratic victory in November.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-16
DEFIANCE or Law.

During the recent meeting Of the
Board Of Trade such chain of testi.
mony was given by various speakers
about extensive and persistent viola.
ton of the local option law by a
certain class in this town that every
thoughtful citizen can we'll afford to
pause and think what should be done.
a regular traffic so fascinating in it's
nature and rich in it's financial re-
wards has grown up that it is not
strange to see the morally weak and
financially hungry readily surrender
to its charms.
1t is only necessary to visit the
station as the late train leaves for
Baltimore to see regular line of
''freighters" moving south, who re-
turn at midnight borne down by
market baskets Of unusual size and
enormous weight. Ado to these the
number who haul their stock direct
from Baltimore County, and it is
easy to see how this market IS kept
well stocked for current demands.
As was well said at this meeting,
q number of men and women who a
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-16
BEL AIR. MD.
JOHN o. WoRTHiNoToN,
OWNER AND PusLIsHCR.

The KGs II the oldest established
Newspaper in Hartford county IL has a
arser circulation among intelligent farm
ers, Gamers and other business men than
any othn- Newspaper published in Il e
county. These facts make it a valuable
advertising medium for reaching all
classes.
All communications should be address
ed to THB KGIs AND lSTRLLIGRScE' I.
and all checks drawn 10 order Of Joh 4
D. Worthington.
wrNoTIcR TO CORRESPONDENTS \ /
communications intendedfor publicatio
must be accompanied by tn ret nam
of the writer, though not for publication
unless desi' Cd, other wise they will re-
ceiye nc attention
nrSUBscRIPTIOS CREDITS Its some
times stated by subscribers TO county
papers. that they are unable TO stop the
same when desired We hereby notify
our patrons that their papers will he
stopped whenever requested. II no time
limit is fixed by the subscriber, we will
favor him with its continuance. and he
will he expected to paw for the same.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-16

tew years ago furnished the best help
of this Section today spurn honest
labor because they have struck a
business the profits Of which are 10
proportion to the risk run rather
than to the capital aud labor involv-
ed.
To avoid all misconstruction it il
proper to say at this point that we
are neither directly nor by intima.
tion rejecting upon those clothed
with the prosecution and punish
m mt OF offenders Tor allowing these
people to go UNPUBLISHED.
|. is well known to every thought
full citizen that we are often morally
certain that a law is being violated
yet totally unable to legally convict
the offender, and we undertake to
predict that any man who believes
that he could be instrumental in
bringing these offenders to justice
can easily arrange for a contingent
fee to be paid him upon an arrest
and conviction brought about
through his efforts.
Nevertheless a condition exists
which muse be met or law becomes
a mockery and the life of law-abid-
ing citizen is scarcely worth living.
Our colored labor has become so de-
bauched that, with some praise
worthy exceptions, reliable help is
the exception and not the rule; and,
while the casual observer woulI say
that the community has in it an
abundance Of help, practically it is
almost devoid oil it.
We are not claiming ability to solve
this riddle but we make suggestions
that we are sure will tend to lessen
the evil. In the interests Of society
and good government we can all help
(a) by never buying from such NOR
chants; lb) by rendering friendly aid
to the prosecuting attorney when
ever convicting evidence comes to
our knowledge; lc) by declining to
furnish bail for accused parties under
arrest; Id by furnishing no more
legal aid towards securing their ac-
quittal than the ends of justice de-
mands.
1t is well known that in many
cases the accused, who is undoubted.
ly guilty, escapes conviction through
legal technicalities; and, while it is
far from our purpose to suggest dis
loyalty to ones client, if we under
stand the ethics Of the profession an
attorney oversteps the bounds of
duty when he secures the release OF
one he knows is guilty of the ofTense
charged against him, by pressing
technical defense.
Above all we believe that il the
body of law abiding citizens definite
lyProclaim that they are going to re.
solve themselves into law officers
and be up and at all well known
violators of this or any other public
regulation of the community they
will bring about such Cleaning up"
as we have not known in a long time.
At any rate it is we'll worth the
trial, for if a community tacitly &C
knowledges that it cannot keep
down to minimum violations of its
sumptuary law, it thereby proclaims
its inability to govern itself.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-16
THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND
REVIEW.

The County Commissioners in &C.
cordance with the requirements of
the General Assessment law organ
lied as Board of Control and Re-
view on Tuesday. This date was
fixed by the law because by it's terms
the Assessment of property should
have been completed at this time.
though for reasons over which no
county official had control the work
began so late that not single district
has been completed up to date.
For this reason the Board decided
not to take up the matter of hearing
appeals on Tuesday and probably
will not until one or more districts
are fully completed.
In our Judgment this decision was
not wise one. An election district
is a purely arbitrary division created
for convenience and the value of
property is not in any way legally
affected because Gifts location. There
seems to be special reason why the
board of Control and Review should
at an early day indicate by their de-
cision in one or more appeal cases
what their attitude is with regard to
values of property in accordance
with the law. The law directs that
n fair market value not looking to n
forced sale shall be fixed; but this is
"A general term which is variously
construed by different individuals.
A strong sentiment exists that
there is tendency to over value,
especially in the case of horses and
cows. This class Of personal prop.
erty is not only at present selling at
prices which will not probably be
maintained in the near future, but
from their very nature they rapidly
depreciate in value, hence the assess
ed value which will remain fixed for
twelve or fifteen years should be an
average rather than either a maxi.
mum or minimum figure. For
instance a five year old horse worth
today 5000, in fifteen years will be
worth little il anything and an as
sessed valuation of 500 for the
whole period would seem to be
reasonable and fair.
But the most cogent reason why
the Board OF Control and Review
should at an early day demonstrate
the standard of valuation, which they
intend to make permanent is that
otherwise it may become necessary
TO review very large number of
cases at n heavy expe nse, True the
Assessors judgment and their oaths
OF office are their guides, but if on APP
peal their Judgment will not be sus-
tanned it is a timely warning that it
should be amended. otherwise we
will practically have to to stand the
delay and expense of two assess
ments, one by the original and
second by the Reviewing Board.