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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-27

WANTED-An energetic. ambitious.
active man to establish permanent bus
mess; health and accident Insurance.;
Immediate cash returns and future Adj
3ress National Casualty Company, De-
troits Mich jyz7d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Thlevery In Chile.

The Chilean masses have a bad
name for larceny. In Chilean ports
ship passengers are warned to lock
their cabin doors, and loaded lighters
have to be guarded at night. Chilean
stokers will saw through the bulkhead
into the vessels hold, steal goods and
hide them In the coal bunkers till the
night after they arrive in port, when
they find opportunity to lower them
oversize to confederate in q boat un-
der cover of darkness. Harbor thieves
Will even cut hole in the bow of
vessel and make Off with boatloads Of
freight. The Germans of southern
Chile have the worst opinion of Chilean
honesty, and in Santiago 1 was hidden
notice the high walls and grated win
dows of the houses of the better class.
Professor Edward Alsworth Ross in
South of Panama"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Ianan First With Iananass.

Every japanese is a Japanese first.
whatever else he may be second. In
this unified patriotism they are incom-
parable. 1t extends even to the minor
affairs of life. There is no japanese,
of high Or low degree, who will admit
any fault of his country to a foreigner,
however strict his censure may be
when talking to his friends. If there
are faults the japanese conceal them.
They never volunteer any information
as to drawbacks, and they always have
an excuse for failures. No condition
can arise in Japan whereby foreigner
can learn from a japanese of anything
to the detriment of the country. The
statesmen will not tell you anything.
The coolies will not tell you anything.
They are units of concealment They
put the good face on everything, 1t is
Japan first with them, Japan first al.
ways, and always a super-Japan.-Sam.
uel @. Blythe in Saturday Evening
Post.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

Zone of the most curious experiences
/ ever had" says James Oliver Cur
wood, the author, occurred on my first
trip to James bay, the southern por-
ton of Hudson bay. We reached the
bay just at sunset. 1t happened that
l was the first to awaken in the morn
ing, and when I crawled out Of my
tepee | gave a yell that reused the
camp. The sea was gone! Not sign
OF that vast grass grown dip in which
1t had been. My first thought, and a
natural one. was that was out of my
head. Where had the sea gone? Had
we really camped on its shore the night
before? | strained my eyes. but could
see nothing but that dip speckled with
pools of water | was In the company
of Hudson bay factor at the time,
and turned to find him laughing
Then the explanation came. At this
point James bay was unusually shall
low. and at low tide the sea dropped
back seven milesl During the night It
had actually left Us seven miles in
land"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Whale Curiosities.

Little is really known about his
whaleship This is surprising, consid-
ering he is such an interesting subject
The blue or sulphur bottom whale is
the largest animal living today. Spec
linens have measured eighty-seven feet
in length, which in all probability
weighed about seventy-fve TONS Odd
ly enough, although the mouth will
permit twelve men to stand in 1t the
throat is only nine inches in diameter.
These particular whales feed on mi
mute shrimps-about three-quarters Of
an inch in length-and they probably
never touch fish while they can obtain
these. From the inside of one of these
whales Eve barrels Of shrimps were
taken. The sperm whale possesses
spermaceti in liquid form in the up
per portion of its head. From one Of
these whales twenty barrels of sper-
maceh were taken out of the cease"
This same type of whale also yields
ambergris, that valuable substance
used so extensively in the manufac-
ture Of our best perfumes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Defining q Batman.

What is n batman? The term seems
to be military one. 1t apparently
means the driver or manager of pack
horses. A bat horse is pack horse
which carries officers luggage. "Bat"
is pack saddle and, like SO many mill.
tary words, 1t is French. There is a
common French proverb, "Cest la que
lie bat lie blesse"-"That Is where the
saddle hurts" or, as we say, where
the shoe pinches. "-Manchester Guar
dian.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

Chinese names of places often define
their character. Thus the terminal
yang means fortress, Pingyang the
fortress Of peace" "Cheng" means a
'walled city" "Shan" is a mountain.
"hai" the sea. "Kuan' a camp; thus
Shankalkuan is the "mountain sea
camp" cling" Is mountain pass;
Motienling. near Mukden, Is the
Heaven scraping pass"
The suflixes tao" and ''to" indicate
Islands; "po" or pho" harbor;
swan" a bay; "kiang' and "ho" a
river; "kow." port; "fu," a first class
city; ''ju,'' provincial capital pei"
is north, man Is south. liking" is cap
ital. These sufiixes help to explain
such familiar names In these days as
Sanshantao Chemulpo, Talienwan,
Yangtseklang. Hoangho, Yinkow, Che
fu, Anju, Picking and Marking.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

Many persons are under the impress
sion that America has few, If any, ma.
tive plants worthy of cultivation In the
home garden. They have been accus-
toned to look upon them as weeds and
wild things, and SO unfamiliar are they
with native flowers that they fail to
recognize them when they meet them
outside their native haunts. A writer
tells how he transplanted a stalk Of
goldenrod from a fence corner In the
pasture to a place In his garden. 1t
fourished luxuriantly and sent up
many stalks as high as a mans head,
each crowned with a great plume Of
brilliant flowers. A neighbor was at
tracted by the beauty of the plant and
declared 1t must have cost its owner
some dollars. When told, however,
that numbers of the same plant were
fourishing behind his barn he exclaim-
ed: "Whatl You mean to tell me it's
yallerweed" And he went away with
the air of one who had been imposed
upon.-Country Gentleman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Taaore's Fame In India.

As showing something of Rubindra-
nath Tagore's fame in his native India,
Ernest Rhys tells the following story
in his biography of Tagore:
"Mr. Montague, the undersecretary
of state for India, was on one occasion
riding through an Indian forest at
night when he came upon a clearing
where two or three men sat around the
fire. Not being certain of the road"
says Mr.. Rhys, "he was glad to dis
mount and rest his tired horse. Shortly
after he had joined the group a poor
looking, Ill clothed lad came out of the
forest and sat down also at the fire.
First one of the men sang a song and
then another. The boys turn came
and he sang a song more beautiful both
in words and music than the rest.
When asked who had made the song
he said that he did not know, they
were singing these songs everywhere
Awhile after Mr.. Montague heard the
words that he had used again, this
time in a very different place, and
when he asked for the name of the
maker of the song he heard for the
first time the name of Rabindranath
Tagore."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

The use Of tooth wash does not
approach the conditions of laboratory
test, though there can be little doubt
that good deal of germicidal work In
the mouth is done by the vigorous ap-
plication of the toothbrush, and it may
be pointed out that the tongue may
well be included In the process. To be
effective, however. the action of all an
tiseptics takes time, according to the
vitality of the organisms they encount-
er, and usually the tooth brushing
process does not occupy many seconds
This question Of time exposure is I'M
portant, but 1t is very generally over
looked and consequently the antiseptic
treatment of the teeth falls short Of
that effectiveness which is shown to
be the case in laboratory experiments.
The tooth washing process should be
more prolonged and the antiseptic wash
allowed to remain in contact with the
teeth and gums for some minutes in
stead of seconds before finally washing
the mouth clear Of antisephc with
plain water.-London Lancet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Macaulay and His Razors.

Macaulay was self shaver-though
not with safety-and the woeful re-
suits are recorded In his biography.
When he sailed for India and his cham
bers were cleared there were found
between fifty and sixty strops, hacked
into strips and splinters, and innumer-
able razors in every stage of disrepair
At one time he hurt his hand and had
to go to the barber. After the opera
ton he asked the charge. "Oh what
ever you usually give the person who
shaves you" was the answer. "In that
case" said Macaulay, II should give
you a great cash on either cheek
London Mirror.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

In spite of attempts to introduce the
alpaca into countries away from its
native habitat, failure has attended
them. 1t is rarely found below an al
titude of 5000 feet Its wool is of an
exceedingly fine luster and quality and
occasionally attains length of six
inches.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Great Mama.

"Who is that long haired fellow at
the other tableT'
THAT is Bzzxvzynskczitz, the ia
nous Russian pianist. He has made
a great name for himself"
Must have made it out of barbed
wire, didn't heT-Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
FINE LOT OF GOODS.

We have an up-to-date and well-selected
line Of domestic dry goods, wooden dress
goods and wash goods in good variety and
am quite sure there is some money savers
to the buying public.
We have black woolens at rs, so, Use
and ST per yard. Also good variety of
Oolors.
Cotton crepes at is and tic per yard.
Ripplettes, all colors, worth 15c per yard,
at IL 1-2c.
Ottoman cords, in variety of colors, at Csc
Ratines, in variety of colors, at Csc.
Ratynettes, in variety Of colors, at tic.
Silk poplins, in variety of colors. at Csc.
Poplins. regular Csc grade, at 19c.
Royal hester pongee linens, 29c grade,
at Csc.
White corded welts at Is, 20 and Csc.
White 45-inch flouncing at rs, 80, 35
and SOC.
Black.and white India linons at 10. 12-l-2,
is, 20 and Csc.
Forty-inch linaires and faxons at Is, 20
and Csc.
the Memo. r. & G. and Warner Bros from
soc to 81.
We sell the Kayser silk gloves.
Short gloves in black. white. tan and
gray at soc.
Long elbow gloves in black, white and
tan at 81.
II you are in need of mattings or rugs,
you can find a good stock here at best
prices, less than elsewhere.
w. HICKS,
nl
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Anxious WAITING,

Detective e a. m.)-Hey, yousel Wot.
cher hanging around this ere front
door fer? Supposed Burglar-I'm wait
ing for tn lady inside to git asleep.
We're married.-Philadelph Bulletin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
Good Morninu."

1t is customary in most countries to
say Good morning" as a greeting even
when It isn't true But the English
man says "Beastly morning" and 1t
generally is.-New York Independent
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

Mrs. Clinnick thinks a great deal OF
her husband"
you've got the wrong proposition.
Make it for instead of 'of.'"-Brown.
lng's Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
A Musical Opinion.

what selection is that the orchestra
has just finishedT
Il don't know. Sounded to me like
neuralgia expressed In music. Lon.
don Tit Bits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

In New Caledonia heads of infants
are squeezed into different shapes the
faces of boys being heightened to look
like warriors and the girls faces made
oval by pressing up the chin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

I INVITE the attention OF Teachers, Schol
L srs, and the genef@' public, to full line
OF fresh goods
TABLETS, for Pen and Pencil, in yariet /;
Copy, Composition aud Exercise Books;
Lead, Slate and Colored Crayon Pencils;
inks, in allsizes and colors;
Wards, Writings, Crane's and HurI'i
fine Correspondence PAperand Envelopes;
Legal Foolscap and Bill Paper;
Blank Books Ia variety,
At WILSON'S DRUG STORE,
Opposite the Court Housp
sep s7-t hocEvn Nd
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

A long, slow friendship Is the best;
long, slow enmity the deadliest.-
Merriam.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

The first infant speech Is the use -
the consonants I'm" and ~" ''g" or
st" and the first words mum" and
5000"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-12

Unless what we do is useful our gitA
~ is vain.-Phaedrus
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30
WATCH MEETING

The Epworth League will hold
a watch night service in the
Methodist church tomorrow
night, December 81, beginning
at 9 o'clock.
A program will be given be-
tween 8 and 10 O'Clock. Be-
tween 10 and II o'clock social
hour when refreshments will be
served free of charge. A collec-
tion will be taken.
Devotional exercises the last
hour of the old year. The Pas
tor will give a short sermon.
Everybody heartily invited to
this watch night service.
The following is the program:
II. Singing by the congregation.
II. Prayer by Miss Annie Porter.
8. Scripture reading by the
president, A. Booth.
a. Solo by Ruth Crawford.
Is. Address by Mr.. Kitchings.
|6. Reading by Della Means.
II. Special music by a Quartette.
Is. Address by Fred H. Ayers.
9. Singing by the congregation.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30

In November last year there
was 1 8 A inches of snow on the
Both. The lowest temperatures
were 8 above On the 18th, and
10 above on the 10Th. The high
est temperature was 70 on the
9Th. 1t was 60 Or above on II
days during the month. There
was but one cloudy day-the
Both, and no wind except on the
18th, 18th and Both.
In December last year there
was IL inch of snow on the 1st,
l IL inches ON the 7th, IL
inches on the 18th, 2 1-2 inches
on the 18th, a 3-4 inches on the
10Th, a 3,4 inches on the oath.
The lowest temperatures were 3
below on the 18th, a above on
the 18th, 2 above on the 30th, 3
above on the 31st. The highest
temperature was so on the 4th
and 5th. 1t was 40 or above on
Is days during the month. There
were Is clear days during the
month, and 10 windy days.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30

miles north to place of beginning
The Board requests the Super
intendent not to create any more
school districts until the same
have been approved by the Com
missioners.
Relative to payments to be
made to the Southern Structural
Steel company for work on the
jail, the representative of the
company is advised that pay
ments as specified in the con-
tract cannot be made at this time
as the inference was at the time
the contract was awarded that
work would not begin until after
Jan. /, 1916, but the clerk was
ordered to issue a warrant on
the court house and Jail repair
fund for $400 as part payment,
which warrant was issued.
Treasurer was instructed to is
sue draft in payment of interest
on county indebtedness as usual.
Adjourned subject to call of
chairman.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30
SHORTAGE OF
GOVERNMENT VACCINE

During the last month the
County Agent has been unable
to secure vaccine either from the
Albuquerque office or the office
at Washington. The great de.
mand for vaccine has exceeded
that of any previous year and
the Washington Office finds itself
literally swamped with applica'
tions. The Albuquerque office OF
the Bureau of Animal Industry
has in an order for 10000 doses
and is experiencing considerable
delay in getting the order filled.
One thousand doses of this order
will come direct to the County
Agent at the earliest possible
moment.
DR.. Snyder of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, advises that it is
impossible to state or even ap-
proximate the date when this
shipment will araive. He sug-
gests that those interested in
vaccinating buy the vaccine on
the open market. The CONNER.
cial vaccine in pill form is entire.
ly reliable and should be USED
during the period of shortage OF
government vaccine.
Perhaps you had better begin
to practice writing it 1916.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

At the meeting of the County
Commissioners held December
18th, a resolution was passed in.
structing the treasurer not tc
collect penalty on 1915 taxes I'M
til Feb. 1, 1916, as there is not
sufficient time to notify taxpay-
ers and get returns before that
date, owing to late receipt of
books, this being in accordance
with holding Of the attorney
general of date Nov. 25, 1911.
In the matter of complaint of
Juan Ortiz that ]. M. Abercrom-
bic has fenced the road at Empe-
drado leading to Anton Chico,
the Board ordered the road open
ed at the place where it has al
ways been, being NV or sw or
1915, and that gates 60 feet
wide be left in the fence.
Upon complaint of Epifiano
Vigil that people owning land in
sections l and IL $40 and 6 and
7 2-11 have closed the section
lines, depriving complainant and
others of access to their pasture
lands in the forest reserve, the
Board ordered section lines open
ed on township line between
range 10 and II from the corners
of sections 1 and 6 township 5,
south 4 miles, and also the sec
ton lines west Of the above men
toned in 2-10 from the north line
south to the north boundary Of
Lincoln National Forest.
The matter of the creation of
school district 45 was taken up
and the commissioners ordered
that the boundaries be changed
from those originally set out, to
the following; Beginning at the
NV corner Of 243-9, thence east
1 mile to ne corner 243 9, thence
south 1 mile to Sc corner 24-3.9,
thence east 4 miles to ne corner
27-3-1O, thence south onehalf
mile, thence east one-half mile,
thence south one-half mile,
thence east one and one-half
miles to ne corner 36-3-1O, thence
south 13 miles along range line
to county line, thence west 6
miles to sw corner 81. LILO, thence
north along range line IL miles
to ne corner 1923, thence west l
mile to ne corner 2-2,9, thence 3
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30
THE WEATHER

We have been rather slack in
reporting the weather during the
past two months, but the fact is
there has not been much weather
to report, except to say that it
was very fine.
According to the official record
there was no snow in November,
but .18 of sn inch of rain on the
9th, and 80 on the 10th. The
lowest temperatures were four
above on the night of the 11th,
5 above on the 14th and 18th, A
above on the 9th, and 6 above
on the 2Sth. The highest tenn
perature was 76 on the 1st. 1t
was above 70 from the 1st to the
9th inclusive, and 60 or above on
nine other days of the month.
There were % clear days, and
wind on nine days.
The record for December up to
yesterday was as follows: One
half inch of snow on the 5th, 8
inches on the 26th, l inch on the
9th. The lowest temperature
was IA below on the 9th (mean-
ing the night of the 26th). 1t
was zero on the lat, 9 above on
the 18th, zero on the 10Th, and 2
above on the Oath. The highest
temperature was GA on the 9Th
and 9th. 1t was 60 or above on
on Z days during the month.
There were 81 clear days and 5
windy days.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30

Ft. Sumner, N. M, Dec. 27.-
DR.. G. w. Bennett, a practicing
physician here for the past two
years, committed suicide while
his wife was attending Sunday
school by shooting himself in the
head. The probable cause of his
action was bad health and feel
ing that his life was becoming a
burden to others. Almost his
last act was to write note to
to his wife expressing love
and affection.
DR.. Bennett was born at Old
Louisburg. Arkansas, May 30,
1858-New Mexican.
DR.. Bennett formerly resided
at Moriarty and Mcintosh in this
county.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30

Van Lane returned last week
from his Oklahoma trip. He re-
ports everything flourishing in
the parts visited by him.
Mrs. Mason has been quite
sick with grip for the past ten
days. She is better and able to
be up today.
The meeting of the Yeomen to
have been held last Monday was
postponed, and will be held next
Monday, Jan. 3, at Fred H.
| Ayers office.
There are no new cases of
scarlet fever. The George Brown
family have been discharged
from quarantine and are moving
to the country today. The Form
off and Grant families will be
discharged in a few days.
Mr.. Adkins, father of Mrs. E.
L. Smith and Mrs. O. C. Manker,
is visiting Mrs. Marker this
week. He came with Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith when they returned
from their recent visit in Kan
sas.
The first heavy snow of the
season came Sunday night and
Monday. 1t was nine inches at
Estancia. Mail Carrier j. M.
Wood tells us that it was sixteen
inches in the foothills and three
feet in the mountains. There
was some wind on Tuesday. but
the snow was not drifted badly
except in a few places. Mr..
Wood says the roads were badly
drifted in the fotthills, but be-
tween here and fatigue the snow
was blown off the road. 1t is
thawing to an extent that the
snow bids fair to disappear in the
valley.
To all our automobile patrons
and everybody else: We trust
you have had a merry Christmas
and we wish you a happy, pros
porous New Year. We desire to
thank you one and all for the
liberal patronage we have had
during the past few months we
have been doing business in the
Estancia valley. 1t has far ex-
ceeded our expectations and we
appreciate your interest in our
business venture. Because of
your interest and liberal patron
age we are better prepared to
give all automobile owners and
prospective buyers the very best
possible service during the COM
ing year 1916. If one Of your
New Year resolutions is to buy a
car, for pleasure or business, we
will be pleased to help you make
a selection of one most suited to
your needs. We have in stock
three makes best suited to the
roads and conditions of New
Mexico-the Ford, Dodge Bros.
and Buick cars. We maintain a
service station for the above
mentioned cars, with parts in
stock. No long wait for repair
parts when needed. We have
them. Again thanking all our
motor patrons of 1915, we hope
to retain you and add many more
new ones to our 1916 list.
| Yours for Service,
Valley Auto Co.
Estancia, N. NJ.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30
PAY YOUR TAXES

The tax rolls will be in my
hands and will be ready to re-
ceive taxes on and after Monday,
December Goth.
C. ]. Amble,
Treasurer and Collector.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-12-30

For sale, 160 acres decided
land, 6 miles west of Stanley,
N. M. Write Box 26, Alamo
gordo, N, M.