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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
Rapid Spread Of Influenza.

Two causes, unfortunately. combine
TO promote the rapid diffusion Of In
fiuenza: The disease Is infectious at
a very early stage, and the period Of
incubation is brief, rarely exceeding
three days, as compared with ten days
in the case Of smallpox. II man
catches smallpox he will probably In
feet nobody for about ten days, since
that disease Is scarcely, II at all, infec.
tious during incubation. But with in.
fluenza he may be the third day, before
the nature Of his malady Is recognized,
pass 1t on to half dozen Of his
friends, each Of whom will repeat the
operation, and thus by the ninth day
there will be exactly 210 cases
arising from this single one.-London
Chronicle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
Didn't Penetrate.

At dinner at which he presided, the
bishop OF London entered into CONVEX
satlon with n vivaclous young lady, who
in the course Of the talk asked to be
allowed to put conundrum TO his lord
ship, says the Philadelphia Star. Re
ceiving ready permission, she merrily
cried: "Well, then, does the butterfly
because the tomato CAM" The bishop
laughed heartily at the sally; but no.
80 heartily as when, later young man
approached him. IT want to know"
said this person, "about that Joke Of
Miss Browns. She asked If the butter
few because the tomato could. Pray
tell me what the Joke isT
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21

Bolivia, South America, the country
Of Andean heights, torrid valleys, and
freezing plateau--a South American
Switzerland that perhaps never will be
literally provided with hotels for tour
lists, has n total Of Just 1913 automo-
biles within It's confines. And almost
all Of these machines have been
brought into the country since 1915.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
FARM WANTED

Large farm on which man could make
a living. Send full description including
size. quality Of soil, number OF acres in
cultivation. number of acres OF pasture or
meadow, fencing, roads, exact location.
Party wants to rent with privilege OF buy
ing on terms.
have a number of houses in Wash
ington and Takoma Park that could be
exchanged for small farms. Send me
descriptions Of your farms II for exchange.
One party has half-acre lot In the town
Of TakOma Park. Md. unmorteaeed. price
$500, will give as part payment on small
farm.
would be glad to send you my complete
list Of properties for sale or exchange.
J. S. FRASER,
Takoma Park. Md
PhOne-COl. 4368w
sep 8-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
FOR 5ALE,

One double house. FIVE rooms in each
house, town water and sewage. located In
Rockville, Md.
Two houses near and adjoining said
town. one Of six rooms, newly built, one
acre Of land. splendid water. shade and
fruit; and one four-room house, FIVE
eiehths Of an acre of land.
These properties are near churches,
school, steam and electric roads and well
located. Good investments.
Apply to
BOUIC & B0UIC. Attorneys,
For estate Of Samuel English, deceased.
jan Aft
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
NOTICE.

Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville. Md. Sept. 81. 1916.
Ordered this day that the Muncaster Mill
Road, from the State Road at Norbeck to the
improved road near Griffith's gate. be closed
to public travel until further notice. The
object OF closing this road is to reconstruct
same, and all persons are hereby warned
that they travel said road at their own
risk.
JOHN r. LEWIS. Prest
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.
sep 29-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
For sale.

Registered Shorthorn Bulls for sale. sired
by Rustic Lad. No. 374296, out Of heavy
milking cows. These are the large, erowthy,
dual-purpOse kind. fit TO head any herd.
Also few choice females for sale.
These cattle must be seen to be appre-
ciated. Inspection invited.
BENTON G. RAY,
North West Farm,
X. +. ID. Silver Spring, Md.
feb Dts
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
NOTICE.
once Board County COMMENCEMENT.

Office Board County Commissioner.
Sept. 10, 1915.
Ordered this day that the Wheaton Four
Corners road be closed TO public travel
until further notice. The object Of closing
this road is 20 reconstruct same. and all
persons are hereby warned that they travel
said road at their own risk.
JOHN X. LEWIS. PTes't.
BERRY 4. CLARK, Clerk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
NoTTOM.
Office Board County Commissioners.

Office Board County Commissioners.
Rockville, Md, June 81 1916.
Ordered this day by the Board Of County
Commissioners that the road leading from
kenslngt0n TO Plyer's be closed to public
travel until further notice. The object Of
closing this road Is 10 repair bridge on
same, and all persons are hereby warned
that they travel this road at their own risk.
JOHN X. LEWIS, President.
BERRY T.. CLARK, Clerk.
June 30-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
NOTICE.

Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville. Md, June 81, 1915.
Ordered this day by the Board Of County
Commissioners that the New Cut Road,
leading from the Brookeville pike, near
Forest Glen, to the Colesville 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.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
TO IA - a L I'D

A number Of young work horses and
mares. including young driving horse.
Inquire Of WIN. L. Beall, tenant Of BOuic
farm. near Veirs' mill. two and a-half
miles from Rockville, Md. or c. N. Bouic,
Rockville. Md.
oct R-Ai
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21

"Chicken salad, eb7 Your landlady
must fly high"
mot 80 very. We have salad today
because nobody could cat the chicken
she served last night"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
READY FOR DELIVERY

Fruit trees, berry plants, California privet
and other hedging plants, roses and other
nursery stock.
Quality the very best and prices right.
Before you place your order write 10
ROCK CREEK NURSERY,
Rockville, Md.
r. F. D. No. 3.
oct 20-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
MONEY TO LOAN.

LNRON $500 10 5000 on improved real
Il estate In Montgomery county.
BOUIO q BOUIC,
an ib-u Rockville Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
For Solo.

Having rented my farm. have for sale
on my premises. at Grifton, all implements
and stock, among which is my team. sew
eTal good general-purpose horses and two
Highland Duke driving horses.
J. w. BENSON,
aug 3l-lm Route I, BrookeVille, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
A Valuable Farm For Sale

Farm Of 1922 acres, about miles from
Germantown Station, in Montgomery coun-
ty, Maryland. improved by good, ten-room
frame dwelling house and fair outbuild-
ings, in good state OF cultivation. Prac-
tically all Of the land is tillable. Apply to
BOWIE F. WATERS.
nov 14-tf Rockville. Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21
For Sale or Rent
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN.
WI $4,000 in sums
OF $500 and upward on real estate In
Montgomery county.
PRESTON B. RAY,
washington Loan and Trust Building.
Jan 1S-u Washington, D.. c.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21

$4,000 to $4,000 TO LOAN.
" Clients
require ample real estate security.
THOMAS DAWSON.
Attorney-at-Law.
june 21-u Rockville.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
SALT RIVER VALLEYS CROP
EQUAL COST OF WATER PROJECT

@LACING mortgage Of sec an acre on every acre Of
- the 100000 under irrigation the Salt River valley
Of Arizona has caused great deal Of anxiety among
the farmers Of that valley many Of whom paid what they
considered high prices for their farms and feel that the ad-
ditioual burden is almost If not quite too much
It has come about through the construction ROose
7et the diversion dam at Granite Reef the power
station the dam, the distributing system for water and
the line for the electric power The total cost
about 100000. The United States reclamation serv
ice did all this work which is embraced in what is known
as the Roosevelt project and took first mortgage the
land be irrigated The mortgage, though It Is rather
first lien than mortgage stands until the government Is
repaid
Originally 1t was believed the project could be CON
structed for than 100000 S6OO0OO0 But
obstacles constantly arose to make the work more difficult
and TO pile up the cost And TOO there were Undertaken
pieces of work which either unnecessary
expensive than necessary, costly concrete bridges
all canals roads, for instance and
ing wers private farm bitches These weirs paren
thetcally have proved nuisance by collecting weeds
floating down the diches thus forming dam and forcing
the break the ditch banks unless the obstruction
found In time and removed.
The farmers Of the Water Users association have OBJ
ced greatly at being obliged to bear the greatly increased
cost Of the project and especially have they opposed any
obligation pay for the extra which has seemed to
them waste Of money Their objections have found
favor with the department Of the interior which really
ought have been willing split the cost with the
users and The latter viii be obliged to carry the load until
they pay II off.
But whether OF net costs were needesy piled up on the
water Of the Salt River valley, the project is
worth the investment land is worth three OF four
as without It. In the old DAYS before
the Roosevelt dam constructed farming about Phoenix
hazardous as Nebraska. Temporary dams were
continually being built Salt River and continually
being washed by floods There was no reservoir to fur
nish supply in dry years. when dry years came and
the salt River nearly dry and there little
for the canals crops whered orchards died and vineyards
cued up their green leaves tends perished That
happened IN 1900 and again in 1904. It occurred many
times before 1900 but not after 1904 because before
next dry spell came the big dam far enough along to
be storing water against such emergencies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02

watch the machine gun throws its
deadly fire
In the latest machine sun shelters
there is a small door OF woven facets
operated by a wire in the hands Of
one OF the machine gun crew. This
door is raised only when the gun is
mediately thereafter. The machine
gun crew lives Ga close quarters. but
is fairly comfortable compared with
the state Of the i1fantryman who
holds the section or the trench be-
tween machine gun emplacements
The machine gun fighter at least has
a shelter over his head The infan-
tryman has none.
Use OF the Bayonet.
Like the infautrymau. the machine
gun operator is trained 20 the use OF
The bayOnet- In the pit alongside
the machine gun emplaceme-- there
usually is hung dummy made OF
branches Of trees. IT is swung from
two heavy sticks laid across the top
OF the trench Through the middle OF
10 there runs a long pole. the end OF
which is thickely padded When
fighting is at q sta1dstiu hayouer
practice goes on in. the trenches one
man stands behind the dummy. hold
ing the pole and attempting TO ward
off the strokes of the soldier armed
with bayonet on the other side.
Many Of the marines frankly cor
fesS that they have no taste for cold
steel I'm like a Dutchman In that
respect" said one nouccmm issioued
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Fire and Rescue.
D. 1IErrENANr FIIEHreH IL, I. $. \.

Medical officer and assistants are
always necessary. Rescue work IS
never without its dead and dying
Single handed a ships surgeon has
been known 10 take the place OF
dozen medical men AT the Messiua
disaster. again in Central American
revolutions. through the san Fran
cisco earthquake naval doctors have
proved themselves heroes beyond
common comprehension. which cannot
measure sleepless days and nights %
ing. bleeding victims
The sailor himself has proved him
self mountain OF resource and enCr-
gy when such times come He VIII
mine after a volcanic eruption; be q
steeple-Jack at hOlOcausts. and. when
occasion demands. herd. nurse. and
guard helpless women and children
with all the tenderness OF a priest
He is accustomed to a life full OF
swift, startling. crashing events
While a civilian Is still dazed by the
awful suddenness Of a cataclysm the
Bluejacket is thoroughly at home IN
the rumpus. and revels in the excite
menL Cool. strong. confident he sue
mechanical ability 20 problems that
would tax the brains OF the best
wreck engineer in the country.
Wherever battleships lie, and what
ever the contingency. first call 1or
help is 10 the navy. And &c Is
answered with a readiness and Bes-
that cannot but prove what cheap
Insurance the fleet is after ALL even
in the piping times OF peace
Copyright, 1917, by George Mat
thew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02

ICTURE quiet night in the
- harbor Noon cuts o yellow
L cash in the star necked sky
shadowy huIks OF ships loom through
the darkness. their gauut basket
masts like huge naked skeletons 1t
is the battleship fleet at anchor
Suddenly LANDMARKS there is a flash.
lurId flame-perhaps . shot followed
by a scream OF agony Fire lights the
sky. Uncouth agitation changes the
peaceful water front 10 a mobilize
uproar and disorder.
on each warship Of the sleeping
column q watch officer stands auN-
ious waiting, ready The disturb
auce broken out. so unexpectedly may
be an explosion, fire. tidal wave. or
earthquake. Hue and cry through the
Pickering street lights may be a mad
man at large, a riot. or revolution
On . merchant craft 70 would mean
n.utiny. One case 7 heard or 10 was
the mayors baby with Group
Whatever 10 be. signals OF distress
viii come. Police and fire companies
ashore are called. But the navy. po-
lice OF the sea, is at just such times
sought for help upon the land rms
help is embodied on each Uarship IN
a definite organization called the FIRE
and Rescue party
A small. boat hobs Up 70 the gang
way. a man half dressed and breath
less runs Up the ladder. can you help
US" he gasps, quick-eXplOsio
blocks afire-jail threatened The
deck officer turns instantly calling
back over his shoulder sure. IN five
your shirt on
BY a crank he sounds the general
alarm which claugs through the ship
and arouses every man OF the thou
sand odd 20 attention. Fifteen sec
0nds later the bugle biares- Bosun' s
mates take Up the call Away Fire
and Rescue Party"
Forty picked men spring 20 an
sver. Each has his specific duties
and each his especial equipment Ev-
erythinc from hand Ereuades and
guns o. axes and obstetric tools IS
supplied Junior officer OF the watch
"a kes command His duty is TO check
off details OF men and gear. have the
boats alongside. and shove off with
ain possible sped
Every emergency is fOresee1- Fire
men have hoses spauners. buckets and
chemical nEuishers- Carpenters
come with tools and pulmotors, and
prepared for all sorts Of quick con-
struction work whether repairing I
dam, forcing a wall or erecting shell I
ters for refugees Gunner's mates
supply gun cotton or dynamite for
demolitiOns.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
Noundd6oW
Peanut Man With Regular Sense Of Humor
Recalls Other Humorous Things About Shows

PBOPOs Of the high prices pre-
u vailiug on everything. there
= - was one peddIer OF peanuts and
crackerjack at the barnes circus the
other night who was frank II nothing
more
As he passed through the audience
a young man with his Eiri bought two
packages of his wares.
Giving fair warning OF wh-, was TO
come, the peddlins one said Vow
watch him get mad-30 cents. please"
As the Packages retail for q nickel
anywhere else-or did before the
dealers Eot the war excuse fairly es-
"a olished-his surmise was correct
but the young man who was buying
was game and paid the price
This story OF thee circus recalls
the peculiar method The Barnes show
has of seating people I'm the socaUed
reserved seats -See that little guy
mp there at the top I'm the polar bear
Uniform the man ar the gate asks
the person sUrreuderiuE the coupon
that has cost so cents and says the
holder is entitled TO reserved seat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
Roundabout Town

Getting q nod, he continues We'll
sit right by him During part Of
the evening the little guy in the
polar bear uniform" would get down
10 the bottom Of the row OF seats
before the victim got started UP. Just
not sure
This reminds me Of the method the
us-ers followed at the Crawford the
alter back in the early days-at least
this is the method one Of the regular
patrons Of the house says they fol-
loved Taking q coupon from a seat
holder, the usher would scan 10. then
looking out over the audience. would
point his finger towards some object
IN view and say. for instance
see that fellow chewing gum
down there iu the fifth row. Well
sit on his right" or. see that girl
-lgEluE IN lEe third row. Wen.
take a seat on her left" If the man
with the chewing gum stopped chew
ing OF the girl with the giEgleS
stopped EiEElinE. the poor victim Of
the seat check was In hard luck
The old test OF looking for
corns in n mans hand Ia tell
whether he j. hard working
man or not. Is no longer positive
proof. Billiard cues, golf sticks
and automobile crnnks make
corus- TOO.
The man who laughs most can en-
ter upon his business more seriously.
The society edltress asked the
father Of a popular FL PusO girl
what his daughter was going TO
wear to the Country club mask
ball He replied; Judging from
what she usually wears, IL won't
amount TO enough 10 mention
7 know q lot Of fellows who are
members Of the Gimme club. but
that small son OF mine is the whole I
membership OF the "Buyme" club.
Taking care OF what you have isl
conservation that viii help YOU and
the other man too
Women may be the vain sex. but
show me q man who viii pass a mir
ror without looking in q and III
show you one who should consult
SegaL
# the Uorld osbaoised man for the
offences It holds against wOnan. there
Wouldn't Be much Of a chance for
mass meeting. /
II you are not useful nobody wants F.
you and you soon learn it, The mud
hen is a fair example. she will sit .
on the water all day as unconcerned I
as a daughter about where the money I
comes from. while you fire all around .
her at ducks.
4 red headed man fired the first
shot from m American gun ut
the Germans. One would have
expected n bald headed man 10 do
IL. because they nre usually
found IN the front row.
Stop your car some night on Mon
ana street-or any other street for
hat matter-aud watch the motorists
who drive by violating the Texas
rattle laws. You'll see automobiles i
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Never consider your war cost iu
dollars and cents as long as there are
other Americans paying IN lie and
lmb.-WacO News
It's a trite old saying bur true char
lots Of times we are well OFF and dOu't
know 10. just think OF what an IsS
soft snap the kaiser went out OF his
way 10 get himself jerked loose from.
Macon Telegraph
The officials may not get have the
name OF that red-haired American
soldier who fired the first shot at the
Germans. but 10 Will bsforthcomi1e,
and VIII 20 iutO history and be some
thing Sor his grandchildren and great
Erandchildren 20 talk about in the
years to coue.-Aus-in American
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
PLOT TO ABDUCT HENRY
FORD II IS INVESTIGATED

Detroit Mich. Nov 1T became
known today that federal agents in
Detroit are Investigating an alleged
infant son OF Edsel Ford and grand
son OF the mulI-millianaire manu-
facturer- s. letter demanding $4,000
from Edsel Ford as the price for the
baby's safety. was turned over 70
postoffice inspectors several days ago
It IS understood one man has been
detained and several arrests are i'm
pending The letter was signed 'Sicil-
ian Anarchists association
1t demanded that the money be sent
TO Gus Adams and said IL would De
called for az the general delivery de-
partment- a youth who called at the
general delivery window for "a parcel
for Gus Adams" vas taken into Gus
tOdy. 10 IS reported.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
The Champion Grief


bet III thing happened
OF
quite game
gathered wife but always loved the old girl memory
lovely image dies And that waxing
face; bony deep ruubng
spinets To find
Of punk sadde
thing EARTH there's nothing else dadbamed tough!
D. George WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
By DTNK BOTTs.


4 TLAS PECK, who has been eZ-
u perimenting with aviation by
4 = jumping of Of the stable with
an umbrella, and some turkey wings,
has taken up a new line and is now
trying to get his pet crow to drink
some gasoline.
A wedding took place on lower Gan
der creek Wednesday night Of last
week. It was a simple affair, as sew
eral were heard to say that the bride
was foolish to marry him.
The Wild Onion school teacher has
ordered a larger hat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
Who's HooUer
BY MARTHA PATTERSON.


Ike a dozen spoons OF so
OF sugar 10 my TEA.
Sow when 7 get just three or four
Irs ~h-itin' time" Tor me-
They blame it an on Howe
sa-iu Hoover SAYS -Jusr spare
TIE sugar. wheat an other things.
To feed soldiers over there.
It's Hoover this. an Hoover that.
Az Hoover says. "Go slow
wen set The hloomi1' kalser's goat.
BY ea-u' wise. and lly-u low
z Ike 90 spread the butter thi---.
An make some fudge 20 night
An hasebaiIs. sunda0s am the IKE.
But Hoover says DO isn't right
An so we ea- f-iIulrs -lw.
polafoes--lrls l-svest
An fish and salmon stead o. steak.
For Hoover saws save meat
Oh. it's Hoover this. an Hoover that
From FL Paso 20 Vancouver.
Who is this -ularrer-cleaui guys
Who On the world is Hoover
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02
Lille IntareUs
S. p. Burns Old Ties While Needy Poor Freeze
Says Four Elections This Year Cost City $4,000

.EAT SAW al least two carloads Of
discarded railroad ties burned
\ between e. Paso and Sierra
Blanca as I came in the other day
said Fred Nagel. OF san Antonio, rep
resenting Garcia Grande cigars, who
is now in the city on business. yet
the United States government is ap-
pealing 80 the people TO conserve fuel
particularly coal. The railroad could
az least have loaded these ties into a
car and brought them TO FL Paso-
where any dealer would have been
glad 20 pay the freight and the cost
or loading 20 get them They could
have been sold cheaply for fuel and
warm that viii not be able TO have
fuel now. This sort Of waste is evil
IDENTIFY going on all over the United
states on other railroads and IN the
aggregate e means great loss Of
fuel"
Mr.. Nagel says so many cigar max
ers have gone 90 wa- or into BUSH
nirlons making that all the gar fac
tories % the country are away behind
in their orders, some Of them many
months.
Il am SIN in favor o. a plan TO
hold only two elections year said
William P. B. McSaiu. III. instead OF
four 20 six election days every year.
We had only two. with long ballot.
officer I don't like IRE or steel A
great many Of rs feel that way about
u. but We're ready 10 face % when
the time comes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02

credit 20 the city. An effort was made
TO have members Of the Defence
league take part in the parade. but
unfortunately a body Of men could not
be gotten together in time As the
drafted men viii not be ministered 10
in any special way when they get into
training quarters. and stiu less when
they get 90 the firing line-if theE
ever dot was up 20 FL Paso to give
them q good sendOff-