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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10

The wild COW" of Arabia, In reality
an antelope. the. BeatriA vryx, 40 said
never to drink, which is probably cor
rect, for unless these animals can de
scend the wells they can find no drink
ing water for ten months in the year.
There is no surface water. and rain
falls but precariously during the win
ter. Only once during my journey did
I find a pool Of rainwater, caught In a
hollow rock, and even this / should
have passed by without knowing of its
existence had not my camels smiled 1t
from a distance and obstinately refus-
ed to be turned from going In that d.
rect1on. These antelope, however, are
provided by nature with curious food
supply, especially designed as a thirst
Quencher. This is a parasite which
grows on the roots Of the desert bushes
and forms a long spadix full Of water
and Juice. The antelope dig deep holes
In the sand in order to get at these
Wide World Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10

Steam emaDatlng from boiling milk
If condensed would become water.
This may be seen in the manufacture
Of condensed milk, which is only ordi-
nary milk boiled down until the water
is out of it If a liquid which contains
solid bodies I'm solution be cvaporated
the solids are left behind. That this
is so may be shown by adding to wa
ter that is to be distilled trace Of
magenta and little salt The dis
titled water has no taste and is color
less. The magenta is generally depOs-
tied upon the sides Of the boiling yes.
sol
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
A CITY Within a CITY.

In Augsburg. Germany, there is a
little city in the heart of the city shut
in all by itself with two gates and
named the "Fuggerei." 1t is so called
because the 100 houses within 1t were
built with money left by Fugger, the
wealthy sixteenth century banker.
When he died he directed that these
houses should be built and then given
to the poor aged families for 4 marks
and II pfennigs rental year, which is
exactly one American dollar. They
have four rooms and kitchen. with a
little front garden and little garden
behind
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
A Tip.

II notice you keep your office door
closed all the time"
Eyes. I'd never get anything done
II didn't"
"Why"
well. so many people that l don't
want to see would wander in here"
How do you know whether or not
you want to see them unless you ad-
init them and hear what they have to
sayT'
81 don't. suppose do miss one or
two worth while in the course of a
day"
did 1t ever occur to you that the old
way to know what people want is to
hear what they have to say2 It's easy
enough to get rid Of the undesirable
visitor after he gets In, but you never
can recall the man with the worth
while message II he once goes away"
Detroit Free Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.


Q Prevention Is the best remedy q
o for pyorrhea Dentists preach .
o this everywhere. Begin with the o
. children and teach them how to .
. keep the teeth clean and free o
Q from all kinds of food particles. o
Q Teach them to brush the teeth o
Q and rinse the teeth and gums .
Q thoroughly three times day 9
Q after meals Cleanliness keeps o
Q the gums healthy. Have the .
Q tartar removed from the teeth; .
. this, II allowed to remain. makes Q
Q the gums recede and loosens the o
. teeth. 9
y Pyorrhea is not constitu. 9
Q tional disease; It is a local affec- .
. ton But the existence Is a o
= menace to health, for It causes .
. diseases OF the joints as well as .
. many other systemic diseases. Q
y Watch your own teeth. watch o
o the teeth Of the children. for the .
. first sign OF tartar and go to y
. dentist to have II removed. o
y Keep the teen clean at all times. y
= Use plenty OF tooth powder and .
. water to brush the teeth and do .
. not neglec: thoroughly to rinse Q
. the mouth and teeth .
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
A Waste of Powdar

A man who never before had been
duck hunting shot at duck IN the air.
"GeeF' exclaimed the amateurs
friend. You got him."
"Yes." returned the amateur, but |
might as well have saved my ammuni-
tion--the fall would have killed him
anyway" -IIarper's Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
The BvpIav Mjnstrels,

"Mr. Interlocutor. can you tell me
which is the richest country In the
world?"
why, the United States is the rich.
est country in the world. Mr.. Tambo."
"No, 1t isn't. Ireland is the richest
country In the world"
And why is Ireland the richest coun-
try in the world. Mr.. Tambof"
Because it's capital Is always Dub
lin."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
One Way to Cure a Headache.

One OF the quickest known ways OF
dispelling a headache is to give some
of the muscles-those Of the legs, for
instance-a little hard. sharp work to
do. The reason is obvious. Muscular
exertion iushes the parts engaged In
1t and so depletes the brain. When
your head aches take a stifr walk or
q short bicycle ride.-Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
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. 75c
and 81 per yard. Also good variety OF
colors.
Cotton crepes at Is and tic per yard.
Ripplettes, all colors, worth l5c per yard.
at IL lie.
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 i9c.
Royal hester pongee linens, 29c Grade.
at Csc.
White corded wells at IS. 20 and Csc.
White 45-inch fiouncing at rs, 80, 35
and soc.
Black and white India linons at 10, i2-l-2,
IS. 20 and Csc.
Forty-inch linaires and flaxons at IS. 20
and Csc.
II you are in need of corsets. we have
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.
If you are in need Of mattines or rugs,
Won can find a good stock here at best
prices, less than elsewhere.
w. HICKS,
NAV 15-tf Rockville. Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
NOTICE.

Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville. Nd, June 81, 1916.
Ordered this day by the Board Of County
Commissioners that the New Cut Road,
leading from the Brookeville pike, near
Forest Glen. to the Colesvile pike, near
Four Corners, be closed to public travel
until further notice. The object Of closing
this road is to repair bridges on same, and
all persons are hereby warned that they
travel this road at their own risk.
JOHN R. LEWIS, Pres't.
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk.
june soft
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10

Many persons fancy that the entire
Chinese people depend on rice as the
main article of diet. but there are mil
lions in central and north China that
have never tasted rice, and to other
millions it is more of luxury than
wheat
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10

'Binnick Is making a collection Of
antiques"
"He thinks he is. but they are moth
Ing but lot Of old furniture.''-
Browning's Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10

Its just as easy to love a girl with
money as to love one without It."
"Very true. but It isn't so easy to
ret her."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10

when ! ask your age why do you
say eight and twenty instead Of twen-
ty-elght?'
Il believe In putting the best foot for
ward. Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10

In the English language there are
eighty-two sounds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-10
FARM FOR SALE

Containing 1857 acres. improved by new
dwelling and barn and other outbuildings !;
about 5 miles from Germantown Station,
In Montgomery county, Md. and about the
same distance from Gaithersburg; one
half mile from pike. Apply to
BOWIE F. WATERS. Attorney,
June 4-td Rockville, Md.
The sun., 1916-10-29
Special Confession.

The rubric recommended by the
House OF Deputies of the Protestant
Episcopal Church providing special
confession for the sick varies little
in form from the provision made In
the Office for the sick in the Prayer
Book Of the Anglican Church. They
begin almost alike:
Here shall the sick person be moved
to make special confession Of his sins
II he feels his conscience troubled with
any ueighty matter"
The italicized word occurs In the
English Prayer Book. but not in the
American draft. The Anglican direc-
lions 60 on:
After which the priest shall absolvs
him Nf he humbly and hearty desire
~ after this sort: Dur Lord JESUS
CHRIST. who has left the power to His
Church. &c"
In the form adopted by the House
OF Deputies at the general convention
In st. Louis there is a considerable
variation from the Anglican:
After which confession tho minister
shall assure him Of Gop's mercy and
forgiveness"
The phrasing in the Anglican book
Is closer to the Roman creed. which
makes contrition and absolutiOn
! equally important with confession In
the sacrament Of p~enance. The form
adopted at st. Louis suggests absolu'
ton, however, in the minister's las
surance." 1t may be noted that this
assurance appears to he obligatory or
the part of the minister, while In the
Roman Catholic Church the confessol
has the power to withhold absolntior
when he sees fit.
The sun., 1916-10-29

Of the tavern, and the score would
have been settled, II way or another,
In precious short order.
One gets an impression Of Cato's
as a place entirely surrounded by
kissing bridges, where the ladies paid
toll to their escorts. There was such
n bridge at about Second venue and
Fiftieth street, and another at Seven
ty-flfth street. 300 feet west of what
is now Third avenue: we gather that
there Was still a third. Why have
these places been nllowed to vanish?
DO old customs mean nothing To the
present generation? kissing should
be revived, Of course under proper
conditions and with such restrictions
as DIR. HAVEN EMERSON sees fit Ia i'm
pose. Every year we read incredible
stories Of large percentages of uni.
versity graduates who would not know
q kiss II they heard one.
Driving tandem at top speed. racing
on horseback. duelling. kissing. drink
ing CATo's eugnogg. milk punch and
brandy punch. eating his okra soup,
terrapin, fried chicken. curried oys'
ters and roast duck. q%uarrelling, Low.
ing, dancing. bowling and sleighing
the old New Workers led a life that
compares favorably for excltemen,
with that Of their inheritors Of the
present day. They were spared the
fox trot. Hawaiian music, first nights
free verse. RICHARD STRAUSS, public
monuments. the works OF CEzANNE
and crossing Fifth avenu and Forty
second street on foot in the rush hour
| No wonder the readers Of THE SuN
think with delight Of the days Of stag,
coaches and taverns No wonder tina
occasional questions about the city''
past bring more responses to thi'
newspaper than any other kind o
query put to its readers.
The sun., 1916-10-29
The Channel Raid.

London and Berlin never agree
about the results of a naval fight or
skirmish; so 1t Is not strange that
their estimates Of losses In the en-
counter between German destroyers
and the British patrol in the Channel
are wide apart. The presumption Is
that the British report of what oc-
Cured Is nearer the truth, because
the Admiralty's bulletins have previ.
ouSly been frank and full, and for the
additional reason that II Is impossible
in the nnture of things for raiders
who make Il sudden attack In the
enemy's waters to know Just what
they have accomplished.
The British Admiralty acknowl-
edges the loss Of an unloaded army
transport, the Queen; one destroyer,
probably sunk" and another de-
stroyer driven ashore, but asserts that
two of the enemy's destroyers were
sent to the bottom. The German
claim is that four or five British de
stroyers were sunk or damaged-this
may be literally true-and that eleven
outpost steamers wers disposed Of
What the Germans call ''outpoSi
steamers the British. while admitting
nothing, say are small sentry craft
little more than mobile buoys." Prob
ably some Of these l"illiputians were
sent to the bottom. The point to bs
emphasized Is that the Germans made
a daring attack upon the transport
service-the first to be reported-dit
some mischief. but failed to bag any
big game.
1t was fine practice for the youn:
commanders and reflects credit upOr
the initiative of the German navy
hut the protection provided by TIL
British Admiralty was effective. Tn.
patrol boats were on the alert ant
gave IS good as they received. I
was not a naval affair Of any i'm
portance.
The sun., 1916-10-29
DR.. CHARLES w. ELIOT.
A Clergyman Examines and Deplorei
His Assertions.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
very eminent DR.. Charles W. Eliot may
believe that his very name will be a
powerful argument in favor OF Presi-
dent Wilson'S reelection. His written
pleas are exceedingly weak and mad
Missile. and yet his venerated name
might indeed bewitch and mislead even
intelligent but thoughtless readers.
Many persons who hav read his ap-
peals for Mr.. Wilson have wondered
at their strange assertions. For in
stance, the statements about keeping
out Of war. inc the still more objection
able things said about the American
investors and tradesmen who have gone
to Mexico for commercial purposes.
Pity II Is hat so many sensible men
and women should be thoughtless
enough to take for granted that a ma me
is a guarantee for leadership. 1t GER
tainly does often create sentiment and
influence action merely because Of it's
very sound. A flock of innocent but
in some respects exceedingly knowing
sheep will follow their leaders footsteps
and often break their own necks be-
cause they hear the sound OF the
leaders, bell.
The truth. however. is that no human
being IL safe who unquestionably takes
any naime for his authority or guide
in thought and conduct. DR.. Eliot him
self would admit that he has no
/ right to become n blind guide to a blind
! society or soul. His only claim to
guidance Is l!sht. lie knows quite well.
and is happy In the knowledge, that
there are now millions Of people. and
always have been. many Of them equal
to himself and in many respects his
superiors. who would never listen to
his religious teachings. earnest as he
may lie In their pronunciation. His
pamphlets on his New Religion" for
example. are good food for bookworms.
but are not often ever nibbled. much
less devoured. by evangelical Christians.
Thus. while Dr. Eliot's name is sell
dom IL ever sighted. his religious teach
ings are not always respected. So may
il ever he In religion. and so may II he
this very serious week in politics!
\. METHODIST EPISCOPAL MINISTER.
NuTLEY, y. j., october &c.
The sun., 1916-10-29

city tells Of common laborers getting
s3.4O a day and headlines the item
Wilson Prosperity"
You stand for this deception. do
you not?
What will become Of your voters
now working on war orders when war
orders stop?
What will they do, and what pay
will they get? Are you afraid to
answer this?
When twenty-five million men now
engaged in war activities return to
the arts of peace and send their cheap
GOODS here under your trade policy.
what will happen?
Again the silent wheels. again the
struggle to eat, again the soup houses
and bread lines of Democracy.
But what matters this now? The
votes the thing. We are having a
gay. wild time. are we not. Mr.. Wood
row Wilson?
by q sudden backward turn Of
civilization America is glutted with
war gold. Factories are working
night and day. Fabulous profits are
being made. Hosts OF laborers get
mechanics pay and mechanics pay
is doubled. Pyramiding profits, specu-
lation and initiation have brought on
a riot of extravaganza and waste.
Instead Of warning your people 10
be frugal and mindful OF tomorrow,
TO prepare for the day when the
golden stream shall cease. what dc
| you. the nations leader, do?
You ~joyously Join in the frenzy and
capitalize II for votes. DO you not?
Throughout the land you proclaim
II Wilson Prosperity" And you en-
courage the ignorant and the thought
less to believe that q vote for you IL
n vote to make this deluge Of gold
permanent.
Hurrah! for Honor. Truth. Justice
Patriotism!
Hoi no, for the merry. merry chow
with a forest OF faces in every row!
Talk while you msy-you will hold you
when they meet In the grasp Of the glow
Ing death.
Tramp. tramp. how gayly they go!
Ito! hol for the merry. merry show!
You have been tried. Mr.. Wilson
aAu AouAN
In sincerity and straightforward
ness;
In frmness and decision OF char.
acter;
In courage and statesmanlike vision
In mental stability and sound judg
ment:
In the will" to protect American
honor and ideals;
In the "will' to deal openly ant
frankly with voters;
In the placing of individual abov'
national interests. In the placing o
safety" above honor, profits abov,
patriotism.
Hence the need for Hughes, les
your New Freedom" make coward
Of us all and imperil u nationa
existence. JOHN HANCOCK, Jr.
The sun., 1916-10-29
The Irish Side Of the Case Present.
Evidence in Rebuttal.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Str. Let
me say In reply to Archibald Ferguson's
letter In THE Sun hat the American
Irish Historical Society never makes any
claim It has not first verified, and while
II is true that several historical writer's
say that Daniel MCGOWAN Of McGowan's
Pass was Scotch. their only authority
for the statement Is, as one OF them
ha. acknowledged to me, that his name is
spelled "McGown' In New York records.
In Daniel McGowan's time. however.
people did not regard the correct rem
dering of names as OF any Importance.
Many names were spelled phonet,cally.
and l have seen instances In early rec
ords where the same name is spelled in
several different ways In the one docu-
ment or record,
The McGowans are n Of the Oldest
Milesian families OF Ireland in fact,
tho name was formed from two Irish
words, Mac" meaning the son Of,
and "gow." a smith" or BLACKSMITH. H.
and an interesting example OF how such
families changed their names, under the
operation OF a we'll known English stat
ute OF the fifteenth century, is the ca se
Of James Smith. signer of the Declare
ton OF Independence. born In Dublin
whose grandfather in ireland was
MCGOWAN.
But to clinch the argument as to Dan
iel's nationality l call Mr.. Ferguson's
attention to the Manuscript Data Re,
lating to the MCGOWAN Family" In the
genealogical department OF the New
York Public Library. There he vii
md an original letter TO James Riker
tho New York historian. from DR.. w
@. Wood Of the old village OF Harlem
In which he states that Daniel Nc,
Gowan was a native of the Emerald
Isle" and that he came to this country
from Ireland" DIR. Wood was an init
mate friend OF Andrew MCGOWAN, sol
Of the pioneer. NJ. j. O'BRIEN.
NEW YORK. October Il.
The sun., 1916-10-29
The Seers OF Int

Word comes from New Jersey that
an apple tree is in bloom on the Fair
field road at Caldwell and that the
farmers regard this as a sign that
there will be a heavy fall Of snow
three weeks Of the blossoming.
say about the Saturday after election.
This blossom representation may be
local to New Jersey certainly it wac
not Of general ~credence when the Gov
eminent. in 1883. collected and pub
lished "Signal Service Notes; Weather
Proverbs" a book Of 14s pages CON-
piled by Lieutenant II. G. c. Dun.
WOODY, assistant to the Chief Signal
Officer of the War Department; a vol
ume which Is a bible to those who
await the autumnal verdict Of tho
goose bone as to our hibernal fate.
The little book contains many n prov
erb about snow, but mi that couples
its early fall with the poisoning Of
trees out of season.
Snow is generally preceded by a gen.
eral animation Of man and beast which
continues until after the snowfall ends"
General animation Of man and of
elephant and donkey, may be expected
about Tuesday, November Z, a day
within the period Of the prediction
made by the blossoms.
'"There win be as many snowstorms
during the season as there are days re-
naming In the month after tho time of
tho frst snow"
II It SHOWS on November 10 we
must expect twenty storms the coming
winter. Yet 1t Is we'll to have our
snow early, for:
If there 10 no snow before January
there will be the more snow in March
and April"
In New England they believed that
a heavy November snow lasts unit
April, and In Germany, II the NOvem-
Der snow remained on the trees, Il
was accepted as a sign that ther'
would be few buds in the spring. This
latter belief varies from the American
proverb:
1T the first snow sticks to tho trees, &
foretells a bountiful harvest" "
II the goose bone has not delivered
its ultimatum by the first snowfall
watch the snow itself. II 1t remain,
on the ground some time in shade,
places expect a hard winter. But {
snow year, a rich year.
Must we wait for the snow or tn
goose bono to learn whether the win
ter Il To b hard2 Not at al Ldstel
The sun., 1916-10-29
to an ancient bard whose script IL in
the British Museum

~
the British Museum
III Christmas Day on Monday be.
A great winter that veal you'll see,
And full Of winds. both oud and shrill.
But in the summer, truth to tell,
stern winds shall there he and strong,
Full of tempests lasting long;
While battles they shall multiply,
And great plenty OF beasts shall die"
Christmas falls on Monday. 1t
must be told Of this poet, however.
that his verses promised a hard win
Ter except when Christmas came upon
n sunday. 1t is the habit of seers to
announce hard winters.
Lieutenant DUSwooDy picked up
among the Indians an Apache belief
that falls of dry snow meant a dry
summer afterward. Much sleet. he
heard elsewhere, means Il good fruit
year. And. Of course. a white Christ
mas. a lean graveyard. Warm Octo-
Der. cold February. As November, so
the following March. st. Martins Is
four days after election. IL the geese
stand on ice Martins Day they will
walk in mud on Christmas.
If Brigadier-Genera DrNwooDY,
retired, should revise his classic per-
haps he will put in the bit about the
apple blossoms.
The sun., 1916-10-29
The Quest Of Old New York.

We have received and examined
with attention a copy Of the quarterly,
Americana, in which Mr.. HOPPER
STRIKER Mort writes Of that para
disc Of old New York the tavern kept
by the negro CAIRO ALEXANDER. Mr..
Mort, to whose knowledge Of this
city's history many readers of THE
SUN are indebted, has assembled the
facts disclosed by himself, Mr.. JOHN
d. CRIMMINs and others In this news
paper n little less than a year ago.
His account Of Cato's Is probably the
best eXtant.
This negro had gold, and
marvellous recipes. He mixed egg
nogg by the barrelful and 1t was
heavenly good. HIS daughter was Of.
fered with her weight In gold to any
respectable white man who would
marry her. Such a travelled observer
IA WASHINGTON IRVING found Cato
enough Of a parsonage to merit men
ton In the "Salmagundi Papers," and
FITz-GREESE HALLEcK spoke Of the
inns entertainment in his writings
For forty-eight years Cat0's housed
pleasure loving New York.
We have no equivalent for It to
day. The size Of the city does moi
permit the devotion Of the world O,
-.s .-
any m tavern. Fancy a pair O,
Carols customers dropping into
F~orty-second street resort for q drinl
and being charged, In addition to thu
cost OF their beverage, 81 for "cov
ers'! VIZ cannot find that anybOd,
was ver the victim Of such a hOlduI
at Cato's. Had he been. there woul,
have ensued a duel In tAe horse cha,