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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

10 the Voters of Gratiot County:
You are hereby notified that in
accordance with a resolution Of the
Board of Supervisors of said county
of Gratiot, duly adopted by said
Board on the 9th day of June, A. D.
1919, Special Election will be held
in the several Townships and Wards
of said Couty on Tuesday,the 2nd
day of September, A. d. 1919, for
the purpose of voting upon the ques-
ton of adopting the County Road
System in and for the said County
of Gratiot.
Notice is further hereby given that
the Official Election Ballots to be
furnished by the County Board of
Election Commissioners will read in
part as follows:
"Shall the County Road System be
adopted by the County of Gratiot" -
n YES
In testimony whereof ! have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County. at my Office in
said County, this Goth day of July, in
the year of our Lord. one thousand,
nine hundred and nineteen
b. L. CASE,
07-2-c Clerk of Gratiot Co., Mich.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
MORE LIKE GODS THAN TREES
Impressive Tribute Paid by English
Poet TO the Giant Redwoods
Of California.

John Masefeld, the English poet,
contributed the following impression
of the giant trees of California to the
ReveIlle, new paper devoted to dis
abled sailors and soldiers: "They are
not like trees; they are like spirits.
The glens in which they grow are not
like places; they are like haunts of
centaurs or of the gods. The trees
rise up with dignity, power and maj
esty, as though they had been there
forever. They are the oldest living
things. Even the young ones We're
two thousand or three thousand years
old, and many Of these grew from the
visible ruins Of others, which may
have been sapllngs seven thousand
years ago. Sometimes In cathedrals
one feels the awe and the majesty OF
columns. These columns were more
impressive than anything of stone !;
these columns were alive. They were
more like gods than anything have
ever seen. They seemed to be think
ing. One felt that presently they
would march to wipe out everything
mean or base or petty here on earth.
The stars shone about their heads like
chaplets."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
WHEN FLYING IS UNIVERSAL
Some Highly Interesting Legal Prob
lens That VIII Call for lntelll-
gent Settlement.

A series Of interesting questions mas
been made concerning contingencies
that may be expected when the air Is
actually used for miscellaneous trar-
fic. How, for example, will the man
on the ground be protected against
carelessness by the man in the air,
and what kind of sign can the air
plane carry which will serve to identi-
fy 1t IL some earth-man wishes to
lodge complaint with the authori-
ties? Or again, what will be the rights
of the proprietors of a baseball park
IL an aviator evades the price Of nd
mission by flying about over the dia-
mond2 Or what will be the remedy
of the man who is kept awake at
night by airplane motorsf What VIII
be the limit of the private citizens
property measured perpendicularly,
and how can he tell whether or not an
alrman is trespasslngf Such questions
are amusing to read, but in all serious
ness they mean that the legal prob
lens that will come up with the In
creaslng use of alrplanes will require
ingenuity for settlement.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
Irving Wanted Real Thing.

Henry Irving insisted upon every.
thing being real and the genuine thing.
The question of expense he never al
lowed to be discussed. If an artist
had to carry an old missal, then an old
missal 1t was; If antiques were neces-
sary In such and such play, the exact
ornament or garment or material had
to be found. Where the priceless coll
lection of old furniture, brocaded
gowns, exquisite draperies stored away
in the property rooms and warerooms
Of the Lyceum theater, London, went
to is not known.
Here is little incident regarding
the value Of things at the Lyceum. A
friend of Irvings asked for trifllng
souvenir Of the old theater and Irving
handed down from the wall haphazard,
a small engraving, which was accepted
with thanks. For curiosity's sake he
sent the picture to an authority to find
out Its real worth and 1t was returned
to the owner with small note, which
said: "If you wish to sell this now, or
at any time in the future, am pre-
pared to give you $500 for it."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
Wohster on EIoquenee.

True eloquence, indeed, does NOT
consist In speech. 1t cannot BID
brought from far. Labor and learn
ing may toll for 1t, but they will toll
in vain. Words and phrases may be
marshaled In every way, but they can'
not compass 1t. 1t must exist In the
man, In the subject, and In the oc'
casion.
Even genius itself then feels re-
buked and subdued, as In the presence
of higher qualities. Then patriotism
Is eloquent; then self-devotion Is clio.
quent. The clear conception, outrun'
ming the deductions of logic, the high
purpose, the firm resolve, the daunt
less spirit; speaking on the tongue,
beaming from the eye, informing every
feature, and urging the whole man ON
ward, right onward, to his object
this, this is eloquence; or, 1t is some
thing greater and higher than all elo'
quence; it is action--noble, sublime
action.-Daniel Webster.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
ousan Of the Rhine.

A writer In the March number OF
The Sunday at Home recalls that
Cologne, on the Rhine, which is now
occupied by British troops, dates
back to the year 81 i. @. In the year
so A. ID. a Roman colony was estab-
llshed there by Colonia Agrippina, the
wife of Claudius Caesar, and the city
was named after her. 1t has always
been an important city, doing large
trade. The 1905 census shows popu
lation of 428,503, of whom 80 per cent
are Roman Catholics.
Cologne is n fortress Of the first
rank, the forts forming semi-circle
around the city. Being an ancient city,
the streets are narrow and crooked.
The Church of Ursula is said to con
tain the bones of 1000 virgins,
slaughtered the legend informs us, by
the ancient Huns because they would
not break their vows of chastity. The
great cathedral Is one Of the finest
examples Of Gothic architecture In
Europe. 1t was centuries In building
The total cost has been about two
millions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1919.

In the open fireplace. Shirley hardly
noted the passing of time, 1t was all
SO unreal to her, and Wyeth kept talk
Ing, telling her of his own life, dwell
Ing ON their happiness together and
on how different she was to all other
girls he had ever met
She did not notice the lights of the
other car as it swept around the curve
Of the road, but when the door opened
behind her she heard his voice, and
bent her head over her plate. He was
with party Of men. His laugh came
to her roundly every now and then,
and she knew he was sitting Just be-
hind her and had not recognized her.
You know" Wyeth was saying, as
he put aside his cordial and leaned
nearer her, 'you know why I brought
you here, Shirley. You know, because
you read my little confession In the
story. And l want to tell you that
you alone, of all whom have brought
here, belong to this-to the glory Of
the open and the silence and the beau
ty of the hills"
"A little past twelve already" came
Phil's voice, vibrant and strong. "We'll
stay at Pompon overnight and push on
early in the mornlng2 Who's got a
road map?"
Wyeth heard, too, and offered his
with the quick frateraAty Of the road,
and Phil stood beside him, looking at
her. She introduced him, but Wyeth
barely heard, he was so busy going
over the best route with the other men
in the party, and Phil spoke for her
ears alone.
"Are you on honeymoon trip"
Certainly not" she flashed back In
dignantly. 1--WE been helping Mr..
Wyeth on his new book, and this Is the
scene Of 1t. We just made the run up
here to look at 1t, Phil, truly"
IF you mean that, you tell him who
am" he challenged.
Her eyes met his mischievously.
"Who are you, Mr.. Hamilton
"Your comrade, sweetheart, and nus.
band-elect," he responded gravely. III
you don't, I shall"
Wyetn was watching them now, even
while he answered questions, and she
knew he understood the look on Phils
face. Phil turned around genially.
Listen, Wyeth, you know the road
to Pompon, and I don't. I'm sure you'd
be willing to make the run up there
with Doctor Layton's party, and III
just take Miss Winthrop back home, II
you don't mind. We're to be married
in few days, and, naturally, we've
got a good deal to talk over, you
know"
And Wyeth turned again to the men
feeling that he understood roads but
not women, as Shirley passed by him
eager and relieved, her face upliftet
| to PhiPs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
LIVE IN PRACTICAL SLAVERY
Esthonlans Little Better Than Serfs
to the Germans, Who Own Nine.
Tenths Of Land.

Esthonians, or Esths, who have re-
pulsed repeated attacks from the Boil
shevikl, and recently drove force I'M
der Trotzky to ignominious flight, are
described by DR.. Edwin A. Grosvenor
In National Geographic society bull
letin as follows:
The Esths are Finno-Ugrian
people, once savage and adventurous,
terrifying the Baltic with their piracy,
constantly attacking and attacked by
the Danes and Swedes. Their final
subsection by the Brothers Of the
Sword and their enforced acceptance
Of Christianity crushed their spirit
and rendered them serfs to the Ger
man masters.
The Esths outnumber the Germans
in the old province of Esthonia 20 to
1; yet nine-tenths of all the land Is
held by Germans.
In the former province Of Livonia
the Esths constitute nearly half the
population, while the Germans are
less than one-ffteenth. There the land
Is divided into estates averaging over
ten thousand acres in extent, none
owned by an Esth or Lett but almost
invariably by German.
The Russian government at times
endeavored by agrarlan laws to allie
viate the condition of the peasant.
Such efforts failed against the stolid
resistance Of the great proprietors.
The Esths have chung devotedly to
their national language, the sole In
heritance from their past. They love
poetry and song. Their physical char
acterlstics are Finnic; their faces
short, broad, beardless; their fore
heads low, mouths small, arms long,
legs short. Despite their extreme pow
erty education Is relatively advanced.
All but 4 per cent are Lutheran Prot
estants.
Since the sudden universal awaken
ing In 1918 the Esths have been insls-
tent upon national recognition. But
ownership In the land Is their greatest
need.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04

II is so easy to understand what the
Americans say, because they talk so
loud-it is not the same loudness as
of the French and one day / have
laughed to hear in a bus how girls
of the Y. NJ. G. A. have talked. There
was one who was not at all pretty, ex-
cept to be young, who has regarded II
French gentleman who wore his beard
long. Look" she said, what nor
rible beard. Imagine to be kissed by
any one like that. Then they have
both laughed.
The other one has said then: II sup
pose his grandfather wore his beard
long, so he does the same" and the
first one has replied: eyes, It Is al
ways like that. What was good enough
for your grandfather in France Is good
enough for you"
was not angry to hear them speak
so, because, you know, they were very
ignorant For me, I do not think that
they have known very much the emo
ton Of to be kissed, or they would
have understood that 1t ls not whether
or not one has beard that makes the
dlfference.-London Bystander's Paris
Letter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
NEAR PUNCTUAL, AS IT WERE
Two Neat Explanations Of Train
Schedules That Are About the
Best Of Their Kind.

Railways have had their troubles
during these amazing years of world
war and continental congestion; so,
consequently. have passengers. On n
rickety-rackety, half-forgotten little
branch line to nowhere In particular,
not long ago, long, lank, lazy Yam
kee station master, with an Uncle
Sam goatee, mentioned those mighty
and historic obstacles in excuse for
the latenesS OF certain two-car train,
for which an impatient salesman Of
agricultural implements was waiting
But although he offered an excHsc
he did not enjoy doing so, and CON
cluded his remarks by announcing re-
sentfully:
shell be in before long, and be-
fore long oughter be soon enough for
reasonable folks. Ef she's In at now
adays she'd oughter be cheered, and
no Teller with grain Of common
sense nor patience has any call to
growl eff she's 'thereabouts.'
In the amiable South world war
40 hW1 huSSSsuiJ W CNohc uh cNth
greater superiority to petty uncertain
ties of time. The colored man in
charge Of southern waiting room,
in place by no means q village, was
heard explaining the local electric car
connections with the nearest city.
Cars run on de hour, gentlemen
he told two lnQulrers, with beam
Ing smile; and added con1dentlally,
Goose dey's times faint on de hour
jes' perzackly to dc minute. Some
times dey starts li'P bit after, and
sometimes, wen dey's hot box, dey's
SO much after dey's de same as a
liT bit befo'; but mos glnerally,
gentlemen, dey gifts away jes' about"
Youths Companion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
A Little Past
Twelve
II
By lola FORESTER
Copyright, 1919 by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate)

"We1l soon be there" Wyeth
leaned forward at the wheel, peerlng
into the gray mist that hid the road
ahead of them. TITS at the top Of the
hill"
I'VE haven't passed anyone for miles,
Randy. It's awfully lonesome, isn't It?
Have you been here before?"
Wyeth smiled down at her, the girl
he was most in love with for the time
being. How could he tell her how
many times he had been up this long
hill road before, always with differ.
ent girl beside him in the undressing
gray carr 1t was usually his first ex-
detrimental trip, way up to the little
inn at the top of Mount Shawneen. A
girl hardly ever showed her best side
down in the city, in the environment
she knew well, but take her up here,
into the unknown, into the silence Of
the hills, and she became human
again. If he only could find one who
would stay that way, with the little
wlstful, natural woman way. Always
taken back after tea at the inn or din
ner, they slipped back into the same
type he disllked. He wondered ii
Shirley would.
She had been eager to take the trip
with him after his book was finished,
partly because he had used the inn as
the scene Of the story, partly because
he had told her how he liked 1t per-
sonally, And she had worked at 1t
so steadily and unselfshly, knowing
he was hurrying to get away as soon
as 1t was finished. BE could not tell
her what on inspiration her very pres
ence had been to him, as he walked
the studio floor, debating to her.
The west window caught the sunset
light, and always sent shaft down to
CLEAN on her bowed head, with its
fluffy, red.brown hair.
He wondered whether she would be
the one he would ask to marry him.
He felt the curiosity of the fatallst
whenever he had permitted romance
to drift along In his own mind, until
he found himself at the point where he
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
Making Glass Eyes.

The beginning Of the artificial eye is
a small glass tube with bulb In the
middle which is kept hot and soft dur.
ing the process. The workman cuts
off one end and seals the opening with
the blowplpe. This leaves a hollow
bulb on the end. He then enlarges
the bulb at will by gradually blowing
into the tube. This he does at inter.
walls, while applying melted glass Of
different colors at the end Of the bulb.
By artistic manipulation he counter
feits the delicate effects Of coloratlon
observed In the human eye. He adds
special glass to initiate Its peculiar
whItish opacity, and even reproduces
the little red veins. Finally he cuts off
the front half Of the bulb with sharp
scissors, which requires only to have
It's edges made smooth to form the
finished eye.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
Hard Luck for Some One.

The monthly assizes were In prog
ress at the mining camp OF Howline
Wolf, and the courthouse was crowded
with motley throng, who took q deep
II somewhat noisy, interest In all the
proceedings.
The uproar got worse and worse
and at last the Judge could bear II no
longer.
An imposing figure, In moth-eaten
white wig, he rose to his feet and bel.
lowed out:
. Gentlemen, and also prisoner,
must insist on order In the court
house. Here I've tried four cases al.
ready, and haven't been able TO hear
single word OF the evidence. Pear.
sons Weekly, London.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
Toll Of snakea In India.

The American consul, M. M. Hay
wood, stationed at Calcutta, India,
states in a government report that
more than 10000 persons lost their
lives in the country last year because
Of snakes and wild anlmals-the
snakes claiming by far the larger num-
Der of victims.
To be exact, the consul says that
$4,000 persons died in India last year
as a result Of snake bite, and that
2,178 persons we're killed by wild ami
mails. This Is an increase Of 300 over
the previous year as regards fatalities
from snake bite and an increase Of
100 as regards the number killed by
animals,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04

"This is the fourth morning you've
been late, Rufus" said the man to his
colored chauffeur.
"Yes, sah," replied Rufus. II did
ovahsleep myself, sab"
"Where's that clock gave you7"
"In m room, sab"
"Don't you wind II up"
"Oh, yes, sab. I winds II up, sab"
"And do you set the alarmT
"Ev'ry night, sab, ! set de alarm,
sab"
"But don't you hear the alarm In
the morning, Rufus"
mo, sab. Dere's de trouble, sab,
Yer see, de blame thing goes off while
I'm asleep, sah."-Yonkers Statesman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
Boy Saved BY Rubber HeeIa.

Lawrence Ramm's study OF electrici-
ty was not for naught. The young
Ben Franklin, who is twelve years old,
and his brother, John, two years his
senior, went out with other Chicago
lads for bit Of play. They encounter
ed the end of broken electric wire,
still charged with strong current.
With boyIsh curiousness John touched
the wire. He could not let go.
The other boys became frightened
and ran. But Lawrence remained.
Tearing of his rubber heels, he jam
med them against the wire and his
brothers hand was released.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
FARMS WANTED.

We wish to increase our list Of Mont
gomery county farms. Can represent
owners satisfactorily. References II de-
sired.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT COMPANY,
8l6 Connecticut Avenue,
Washington, d. C.
II. W. HILLARY. President
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
FRANK LEBBEY 4 Co..
Lumbermen, Washington, ID. Z.
PLENTY OF
Gulf Cypress Shingles.

Now. we are ready for you with Gulf Cypress
Shingles, direct from our mills in Florida, which
are the first mills in the South to get down to
steady work. We have carload after carload OF
shingles coming, enough to meet all your de-
mands and give immediate delivery. We always
we're, and are still, the lowest on prices for
Shingles. You know how scarce they have been---
you've had to substitutes. Now, send to US and
get all the real Gulf Cypress Shingles yO" want
Also complete stock of LUMBER and all kinds
of Sash, Door, Blinds, etc. Remember, we're the
only lumber yard in Washington carrying the
combination of Lumber and Mill-WOrk.
PRANK LERBEY s. co..
Lumber and Mi-WOrk,
9th st. & ". Y. Ave,
W'NsIsiMgtOss, I'D. &.
Established in 1924 All cars transfer TO our yards
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04

wanted to test the effect Of the girl
in the old inn setting. Would Shirley
slip as naturally into It as IL she we're
some tender-eyed old painting being
framed anew.
He stopped the car before the broad,
low veranda, with its swinging lamps
suspended in long chain brackets. Two
terriers bounded to meet him, and the
door opened with Marcus beaming
face behind It, smiling welcome to
him.
"Oh," breathed Shirley softly, when
she saw the great hall interior, with
its hunting trophies, and deep rock
fireplace, isn't 1t splendid here2"
Wyeth placed her in one Of the deep
chairs before the fire, and gave their
order to Marcus in leisurely content
ment It had been long run with two
breakdowns, and the clock over the
mantel showed half-past nine.
1--WE may be late getting back" he
told her, sinking into the chair beside
her indolently. II wish we were never
going back, don't you, girl dearT"
Shirley shook her head emphatically.
1t was curious how out Of place he
seemed way off up here in the hills.
He was so emphatically the dilettante
type Of man, the dreamer and drlfter.
She wondered where Phil was tonight;
If he was thinking Of her at all. He
surely could not think she had meant
all hn oil To IL. 4 4I.uA
after a girl has earned her own living
for years she does not leap at an offer
of marriage rs IL 1t were life pre-
server.
Besides he had his sisters to sup
port, and she didn't want anyone in
her home but her husband and herself
when she married. And he had told
her CURLY that II she really loved him
she would be willing to live in Sa-
moan family hut with him.
Wyeth was talking to her, and she
had not even listened to him, thinking
Of the other man and how he would
look standing on the great bearskln
rug before the fireplace looking down
1t her now.
They dlned out on the glass-inclosed
Teranda, blaze burning behind them
Phone Mt Airy 1I8. Farmers phone 1881.
DR.. f. FERNEYHOUGH,
VETERINARY SURGEON,
u. S. COLLEGE.
Mount Airy Hotel. Mt Airy. Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04

Inc champion n. y.
"And how did you get that medalT'
she asked Of the decorated hero. "For
being the best potato peeler In our
company" was the modest reply.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
FARM FOR SALE.

Containing 1877 acres, improved by new
dwelling and barn and other outbuildings;
about 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.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-04
10 b p Rim TAN,
SUCH
LARGE POSTERS, HANDBILLs,
CIRCULARS.
CARDS.

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Together with every other DESCRIPTION IF
PLAIN AND FANCY PglhgrNo
Executed with neatnoss and dispatch
-
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change iourtimes during theyeaI withou
charge, Advertisementsshouidb be marked
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-22

History is repeating itself again.
During the Spanish-American war,
when the republicans were in power
and Mckinley was president, the dem
ocrats howled themselves hoarse
about the misconduct of the war, the
ill-treatment of the soldiers and the
Encouragement of things generally.
We all remember the "embalmed
beef" scandals and other serious
charges that were hurled at the party
in power during the war and after
it's close. It is but natural that the
republicans would try to "get back"
at the democrats who are in power
now and that the mud flats" of
Brest would be used to offset, in
measure, the embalmed beef and Other
scandals of 20 years ago. Such is
politics and the recent attacks con-
firms the popular and growing belief