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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-07-26
Pub Tic SAT e
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Having rented my farm, ! well sell at
public sale, on the premises. situated three
miles west Of Rockville. on the road lead
ing from the Jamestown road to Glen,
MONTGOMERY county. Md. on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-07-26

july 26-ts
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

"Your snowsterm uade hit
II knew It wons declared the
proud playwright.
'Yes: they turned it loose In the
drawing room scene. Exchange.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09
FENCES THAT BLOOM.
They ercw Twenty Feet High and Are
Armed With Great Thorns.

armed win 1reat nornss
Throughout the older parts OF Mexi-
co. Texas and New Mexico many OF
the fences around the corrals and Of.
ten the gardens are made Of "ocatilla."
This is a cactus-like plant growing IN
stalk form and often reaching u
height Of twenty or twenty-five feet
II is completely covered with long
stout thorns.
The stalk is tough, hard to cut, al
most impossible to break. and. grow
ing to the height 1t does, it makes an
effective protection It is planted nsu-
ally In three or four alternate rows
and is held together by buekskin
strings or with strong wire It needs
bnt little water
I believe this ocatilla fence would be
found very satisfactory 10 use on
country estates, and even the owner
Of a modest plot Of ground would ind
1t good thing It prevents stock
from breaking in. effectively keeps at
a distance all marauders and when In
bloom is beautiful sight, for at tae
tip Of the stalk there comes early in
summer a cluster Of deep crimson, ball
shaped blossoms I remember once
the astonished. almost Mortified. ex-
preston Of an eastern woman to whom
| mentioned the beauty Of the corral
fence when in bloom. Country Life In
America.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09
HOUSES IN ENGLAND.


Warm In Winter.
The EngliShnian Is always surprised
by his climate. And you may dnd that
surprise on the face Of the man who
never prepares for anything but mod
erate temperature. 1t is cold It Is
hot. The Englishman has built his
house on the supposition that Il is
never going to be either Just lem
perate. In hot weather he does not
think of electric fans. aud 10 cold
weather be shrugs his shoulders and
endnres the cold But bis house is sell
dom really warm. The Engllshman
has never taken to his bosom the
question OF cold The fireplace is an
absurdity. II warns but a section OF
the room. and few can afford 10 warm
a whole house With firepldccs In every
corner.
Lady Mary wortley Montagu found
In Vienna hat life would be intolera-
Bile In December without furs and
stoves. And she IS surprised at "our
olistlnacy in shaking with cold six
nnihs In the year rather than make
use OF stoves, which are certainly one
OF the greatest conseniences Of life.
So far from spelling room, they add
TO the magnilicence Of it as shaped in
Vienna and Dresden says Lady Mary.
She fhreatened that on her return there
would be a stove In her chamber; but,
white the Bsriiner ofen is still the
warmer Of the homes across the chan
mel. we stick to the expensive aud In
competent fireplace thdt warns only
corner Of the room Esd one joint Of
the human body st a time London
Chsnnicie
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

Look at your figure in the next full
length mirror you see. says the Won
ans World Nine chances out Of ten
your chest curves In. your shoulders
round like a bow. your stomach pro-
trudes. and your chin is thrust for
ward like n prizefghtefs Now make
an experiment. Take long breath,
push your chest out ana hold it 70 that
position. Behold miraclel Your
shoulders straighten TN your back is
like a line. your stomach retreats, and
your chin assumes a position os mod
est dignity. Now you are standing
correctly. ard Il you Dlaee any value at
all upon good appearance YOU must
practice this position until It becomes
second nature. Remember that the
grand secret is. "push ont the chest."
The rest of the figure viii take care
of itself
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09
NO 8


The Arabs have q saying 70 the ef-
fecr that when you travel through the
countFy Of the blind be blind Yourself"
and, though. Ike au pruserts. it is
doubtless not Intended to be- taken
literally. still the malady OF blindness
Is 50 common in Algeria. especially
among toe tribes that iuhablt the oases
Of the Sahara. thst the Traveller mag
almost stop and ask himself If be has
indeed come TO TINT country OF the
blind The prevalence Of eye disease
Is due perhaps to the Intense dazzling
briliiance of the desert sun and to that
complete absence of shade which must
be endured by the wandering saharan.
Tile Arabs are normally very kind and
respectful TO The aged OF inarm. and
a bind man or woman win seldom lack
an escort Of one ur more chiidrea to
pilot them safely along she roads. and
who. II they are still young ana astive
enough to work. will assist iheu IN
holstlng their load Of sticks " barley
upon their backs and see them safely
home to the humble dwelling that
shelters them. Wide World Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

Dyaks. natives OF Borneo. are ex-
tremely truthful SO disgraceful. In
deed. do the Dyaks consider the de
celving Of others BY an untruth that
such conduct is handed down to poster
ity by curious custom. They heap up
pile Of the branches Of trees in mem
ory Of the man who has uttered a
great lie so that the future generations
may know Of his wickedness and take
warning from it. The persons deceived
start the stugong bulav-the liars
mound-by heaplng up a large number
of branches IN some conspicuous spot
BY the side Of the path from one vii
lage to another Every passerby con
tributes TO it and at the same time
curses the man In memory Of whom it
is. The Dyaks consider the adding to
any tugong bula they may pass sa-
cred duty. the omission Of which will
meet with supernatural punishment.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

The Rhythmic jumping Of $50 blue
jackets saved H. NJ S. Commonwealth
fron the fate Of the Montagu when
SHE ran aground in a dangerous place.
The battleship MoHtagu was abandon
ed as "A hopeless wreck of the Cornish
coast, but her sister ship the Common
wealth. was safely got OF by the mus
cular exertion os her crew. The Com
monvealth ran on to an uncharted rock
when returning from target practice
and was badly damaged She was so
nicely balanced in her lodgment. how
ever. that it was decided after reyers-
Ing the engines had failed to extrlcate
her 70 try the experiment Of mastering
all the available hands on the extreme
aft and setting them TO jump In uni
son The regular jumping Of twenty
five tons OF solidly built seamen had
bad the effect Of makiag the huge yes
sci rock seesaw fashion until she grad
ually foatea OF with the rising tide.
In fifteen minutes she was afioat and
saved Pearsons Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

Aereh7nt- Well er the truth is my
business is aardly worth advertiser r
Hlsfling Canyasser Then advertise i
for sale.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

Lady Catherine Wyndham. daughter
OF the Duke Of Somerset, wife of Mr..
William Wyndham and mother Of the
first Earl Of Ee3emont, died las was
supposed at Orchard Wyndhams. the
family seat Ia solacrsetshlre. and was
buried in a vault beneath the Church Of
st. Decumans. ncar Natchet The
sexton went down into the vault at
night opened the coffin and endeavored
to force a ring on her finger Lady
Catherine awoke from her trance. got
up and lighted herself home with a
lantern which the sexton had left be-
hind In the yanlt when he fled in ter
ror A few months after she presented
her husband With twins. one Of whom
became Sir Charles Wyndham and
Earl OF Egremont- Truth.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

'Tm lickedr' sobbed the hobo, beat
ing an unidentified retreat from the
back door at which he had bummed a
handout.
How do you mean-lickedi7 cho-
rused his comrades. did she hit you
wild brIckf"
"Woiser'n dat"
what? She didn't t'row-water on
your
"Worser'n dat. fellers-"
what? Not boilin' water2"
Even worser'n dat YETI
"Dere amt nothin' worser.s
ayes, dere IS She t'rowed soapsuds
on mer- Cleveland Plain Dealer
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

Some Of these arguments about pol
tics" saia Senator sorghum. remind
me OF debates we used to have in the
society | Joined when 1 was boy"
Il suppose you talked a great deal
on impractical lines -
"We did. We spent almost one en-
tire winter discussing the question.
Which makes the best ear muff, a
corn fritter or a buckwheat cakeY -
Washington Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

Homeopathy is theory Of medicine
promulgated by Or. Samuel Hahne-
mann u755-lS43i Of Leipsic in 1910.
1t asserts that any disease should be
treated by medicines in minute doses
that would produce in a healthy pa
tient symptoms similar to those mani
Tested by the disease requiring trent
ment This is the principle Of like
diseases are cured by like remedies
(Latin. similia similihus curantnD and
Is based on the theory that two SINH
larry diseased conditions cannot sub
sist in the same organ at the same
fine
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

"Of course said the optimist, IF a
man gets into the hahii Of hunting
trouble he's sure to ind it.
"Yes." replied the pessimist, "and L
he's so lazy that he always tries te
avoid it 1t will lind hiIa 50 what's
the differenceT Catholic Standard
and Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

"You seem to think it's pretty well
settled" said Miss Passay, that I'd
marry him Il he proposed"
Yes promptly seplied Miss Knox.
"The. idea. So yon think a girI
shenld be ready to say yes to any
man who asked beri
NO. don't say that girl should, =
Catholic Standard and Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

Graphter got MY hooks out for
swell political office big salary ana
all that jenkins DO you think yon
can dIl it, Graphier Nevei thought
Of that What's worrying me is wheth
er III be able to get AT. fhiladelphia
Ledger.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-02-09

"He's nothing but hypocrite. Isn't
it dlsaustinp for man 10 use bis rel,.
eion as cloakfr /.
Yes, and. what's more, it's fooIisiT
for religion such as his is neeessari' =
so tlimsy that he's liable to catch co.a
IN it, Exchange
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18

never entered it. The official replied there is
no requiring such payments, but your land
lord will have to pay If you do not; she paid
1t.
The railroads are practically all owned by
the government, and the rates are high; the
mountain rates, very high. OF course, as they
are expensive, and the season Is short, they
should charge accordingly; but | have paid 50
cents a mile for each of my family. All trunks
are weighed and charged for at high rates.
On the mountain railroads even the hand
pieces are so charged. Not every one, these
tunneldays, has crossed the Passes, and
noted the admirable road-engineering in which
the Swiss, as well as the Italians, are past
masters. And they protect their roads,; auto
mobiles being allowed only on certain roads
and passes, and at certain hours. We might
we'll take lessons from them. Automobiles
like the railroad cars, should have their spe
cial roads, and be restricted to them.
: In the season Switzerland is a mob. The
extreme tunnel road to Esimeer, only si1
miles long, is carrying three thousand pas
sengers a day, running trans in three sec
lions, at fourteen cents a mile. The income
is easily reckoned. | should advise all Ameri
cans to time their visit to Switzerland To-
June or September, unless ti.ey are fond O
winter sports" and are strong enough to beai
them,
Every winter sees a decided increase OF Wis
itors who come to slide down hill, skate, ant
revel in the snow and ice. Toboggan slide
of three to four miles, run with proper safe
guards, are arranged; the return ascent i
made by railroad or other similar continuance
Artificial ice ponds, if natural ones are no
near, are cleared of snow for the skater.
Switzerland is to be as much of a white
resort as a summe one-perhaps more. h
short, the canny Swiss are likely to col
money out Of snow and ice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18

can be heated, with parquet floor and glass
windows. On one side are the apartments OF
the stationmaster, with a post office, the
Hottest in Europe; on the other, the kitchen
of the restaurant and the larders. No wood
or coal Is used. Electricity does the cooking
and heating.
Soon the railway will be carried to a point
near the summit, where an elevator, a genu
inc perpendicular lift, will take the tourist 24O
feet to the very summit OF the JunSfrau
(13,42S feet).
a two days drive over the Grimsel Pass
took us through tunnels, under overhanging
arches, by leaping cascades, roaring brooks
and rivers, and endless chains of pines and
frs, broken occasionally by a small holding OF
cleared land. A level bit Of land is always
cultivated, and chalets are raised here and
there, the goats crossing our track, the cows,
with their bells keeping time with sAe foot
falls Of our horses, and always In ever-shift-
ing lines the everlasting hills, rising higher
and higher. Who knows how they came
there?
All along | have been impressed with the
sagacity and energy with which the Swiss ex
plot their rugged country, whose chief as
sets are mountains and glaciers, ordinarily
the most profitless. And, yet, in doing so,
they kill the romance Of mountaineering. The
Imagination that kindles the courage that
dares, the glory Of being one of the elecr few
to achieve such ascents, the fine ,ecstasy OF
conquest, the exhilaration of the hardly won
far-distant reaches, all are to disappear before
mechanism and finance. In about two years
any equity old gentleman and delicate, gray
haired (never old) lady on the summit OF the
J~ungfrau, at 1850 feet altitude, can look
sympathizingly down upon the toilers below.
Mont Blanc, the highest summit of the entire
range, is being rapidly harnessed clear to its
summit, with its equipment OF rack and pin
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18
Altogether Too Late Now.

A lady who was anxious to obtain a
good general servant applied at an
intelligence Office and was assured by
the proprietor that she had just the
person to suit. A raw-boned Irish
woman some fifty years of age came
forward.
We'll" said the lady, after a short
conversation, 81 would be very glad
to engage you, but"
But what, pray?"
well, you see l wanted one who is
who is rather younger"
"An' i~ndade!" exclaimed the woman,
folding her arms and glazing indig-
nantly, Its a pity the good Lord
didn't make me in the yare to suit
your convenience"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18
or Quinn oW2ZMzelzND

ion. Even the Matterhorn is partially equip
ped with fixed ropes, and som attempts at
paths have been made. On can reach the
summit of the Rigi and return in a few hours,
or remain in a comfortable hotel.
| have alluded to the exploiting of the
mountains. The glaciers are being similarly
utilized. All the mountain railways are run
by electricity, so are the cars in passing
through the Simplon Tunnel. Soon the S.
Gothard line will be electrified, and in turn
the other railroads will follow. The only
hindrance Is the delay and first cost in substi-
tuting electric motors for steam. AS | drove
by the fierce rushing torrents, mainly fed by
snow and glaciers and apparently u%nfailing,
l estimated that at no distant day Switzerland
would supply electricity protitably not only
for its own requirements, but also for nearly
all Germany. In time those SHOWS and gla-
ciers are to pay the entire expenses OF the re-
public, averting the necessity of taxation. A
gold mine will give out; those mountain sum-
mits and glaciers will not.
The Italians were shrewd and able in util-
izing, capitalizing the forestiert, but the Swiss
are far in the lead, the most highly organized,
scientific absorbers (another word nearly es-
capped mel, | think, on the face of the earth.
When | found myself taxed for the band l
protested. had not asked for any band, or
agreed to pay for one; l would pay something
if they would not play. OF course, it ended
in my paying. A Kursaal tax is levied on
tourists, through the landlords. A friend OF
mine protested that her mother, past eighty
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18
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large open restaurant, s~alotto, and entrance
room containing even post office facilities lex
cept for the open spaces in the mountain
side) you are completely entombed in solid
rock beneath great bodies Of snow and ice
in the very heart of the Swiss mountains.
1t is the loftiest tunnel in Europe, prob
ably in the world, measuring ten feet wide
and fourteen feet three inches in height, cut
through limestone so hard and tenacious that
a lining of masonry is unnecessary. The
gradient is one in four, the track is three feet
four inches wide; the last stretch starts from
Kleine Scheidegg, on which only a score OF
years ago not a single house stood. Now sew
eral large buildings have been erected, hotels,
shops, sheds, etc, and they are the center OF
great animation; the cries OF railway and no.
tel porters, and the ringing of bells, mingled
with the conversations carried on In every
known tongue by tourists, are heard on every
hand. Over 5000 persons are carried to the
Kleine Scheidegg in a single day. The Jung
frau railway is worked by electricity, and Its
engines are the finest mountain engines in
the world.
The Wegen alps and the ~Jungfrau railway
is not worked after October. Because OF the
heavy snowfalls, water is difficult to procure.
From November to May, fresh water is en-
tirely lacking, every drop required for drink
Ing, WaSHlnB, ETC., anu LOT LH0 QTlllS, Is OD-
tanned from snow. melted by electricity. Four
teen quarts Of snow make one quart OF water.
Incredible quantities of snow fall here, the
entire lower story of the houses is buried in
snow, and a thick wall of it rises in front OF
the windows. The worst foe OF the ~colonists
is the souta wind, or 'Fohn." Under its i'm
pact the buildings tremble to their very base.
In the open air it is impossible to make head
against the "Fohn,' the only thing to do is to
lie down fiat on the ground and to hold on
to whatever one can grasp, taking advantage
of the lulls to advance a few yards.
The first station after entering the great
tunnel is Eigerwand, excavated in the rock.
Nowhere except on the Jungfrau railway is
there a station blasted out of the interior of
a mountain and yet commanding a magnificent
view. In the evening an electric searchlight
OF 94,000,000 candlepower throws its beams
far and vide. 1t Is said that by its light a
newspaper can be read in the streets OF Thun,
sixty miles distant. At last we reach Eismeer,
the present terminus, 10,370 feet above sea
level. The station Is a marvel OF constructive
ingenuity. A large hall, excavated, pierced
with several openings on the south side, TWEEN
ty feet wide, forms a comfortable room which
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18
COFFEE HURTS
One In Three.

1t is difficult to make people believe
that coffee is a poison to at least n
person out of every three, but people
are slowly finding it out, although
thousands of them suffer terribly be-
fore they discover the fact.
A New York hotel man says: Each
time after drinking coffee l became
restless, nervous and excited, so that l
was unable to sit five minutes in one
place, was also inclined to vomit and
suffer from loss of sleep, which got
worse and worse.
"a lady said that perhaps coffee was
the cause of my trouble, and suggested
that | try Postum. | laughed at the
thought that coffee hurt me, but she
insisted so hard that l finally had
some Postum made. l have been us
ing it in place Of coffee ever since, for
/ noticed that all my former rvo
ness and irritation disappeared. / be.
gan to sleep perfectly, and the Postum
tasted as good or better than the old
coffee, SO what was the use of stick
ing to a beverage that was injuring
me?
"One day on an excursion up the
country | remarked to a young lady
friend on her greatly improved appear.
ance. She explained that some time
before she had quit using coffee and
taken to Postum. She had gained q
number Of pounds and her former pal.
pitation of the heart, humming In the
ears. trembling Of the hands and legs
and other disagreeable feelings had
disappeared. She recommended me to
quit coffee and take Postum and was
very much surprised to find that ! had
already made the change.
"She said her brother had also re.
ceived great benefits from leaving OF
coffee and taking On Postum" There's
a reason
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine true and fnll Of hunsar
interest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18
Another Use for Medicine.

A Chicago family which employs as
its butler an old-fashioned negro was
constantly annoyed by the doorbell of
the house getting out Of order. On
several occasions an electrician, who
used some sort of white powder
in his work, had been called in to fix
the bell.
One evening when there were guests
at dinner, m Of them complained
of a sore throat. The mistress of the
house turned to the butler and said:
Sam, when dinner is over, go to tho
drug store and get a small bottle of
DobelIs solution"
Before de Lawd!" exclaimed the
negro in genuine distress. "Is dat do
bell out of ordah ag'in?"-Popular
Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18
People Of Large Appetites

spect there is not the least difference
between the rich and the poor, the
noble and the plebeian. To eat much
is an honor In Korea, and the merit Of
a feast, it would seem. consists not SO
much In the quality as In the guam
tity Of the food served. Little CONVEX
sation occurs during the Korean meal,
for each sentence might lose a mouth
full. A Korean Is always ready to eat;
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18

not alarm any guest. When fruits,
such as peaches or small melons, are
served. it is said that they are de.
voured without peeling. Twenty or
thirty peaches are denied an ordinary
allowance per person and rapidly dis
appear. Such prodigality in food Is,
however, not common, and for one
feast there are many HASTINGS. The
Koreans are neither fastidious in their
eating nor painstaking in their cook
ing. Nothing goes to waste. All Is
grist that comes to the mill in their
mouths.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18

he attacks whatever he meets with,
and rarely cries Enough" Even be-
tween meals he will help himself to
anything edible that is offered
The ordinary portion Of a laborer Is
about a quart of rice, which. when
cooked. makes a good bulk. This, how
ever, Is no serious hindrance to his
devouring double or treble the guam
tity when he can get 1t. Eating matches
are common. Whe a OK is slaughter
ed and the beef is served UP, a heap
ing bowl Of the steaming mass does
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18
Large Trade in Charcoal.

Charcoal is used to a considerable
extent in Sheffield. England, one
wholesale firm dealing in 1t estimat-
ing the aggregate amount handled at
$150,000 yearly, with a considerable
quantity purchased by large firms di-,
rect from the local burners.