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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-19
Dam Does Not Affect Migration.

Dam Does Not Affect Migration.
No Investigation was ever made
by Uncle Sam that was more thor
ough than the one the fisheries bu-
reau Of the United States made here
to determine exactly what effect the
Keokuk dam has on the migration of
fish in the Mississippi river.
Months at time for some years,
continuous observations were made,
and finally a report was written on
the facts developed.
This report was that the only fish
migration affected at all here is the
migration up river Of the skpjack.
Everybody knows, from the Indians
to the modern school boy, that a
starving man could not eat skip
jack All the other fish pass the
dom that want to pass it and need
to pass it in the pursuit Of life, lib
erty and happiness-including -
happiness of the fisherman who
really knows how to catch fish.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-19

We are offering a few Of our
regular S1.9S fine nainsook
slipover gowns for misses and
ladies at special price OF
$1.49 each.
Big values In all undermus-
Inns.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
GRATEFUL FOR COLD WATER
Thirsty Fighters Went on Their Way
Blessing the Thouuhtfulness Of
That Red Cross Worker.

There was plenty Of water in Y, but
a tin mug Of 1t was more deadly than
a German machine gun. It's lmpossi-
BILE to push two or three hundred thou.
sand soldiers back and forth over
locality, especially when half of them
are Germans and there isn't time to
clean up after they have been de
feated. and keep the water supply I'M
affected. And when, as is the case
often, the water wasn't very pure to
begin with, It's not at all wise to daily
with tho Idea Of drinking 1t. But what
can you do when you've been out all
day fighting and pursuing Germans
and your canteen's empty and the roof
Of your mouth feels like n vulcahlzed
scrubbing board2
That's the thought that came to n
Red Cross field service man during
the hottest fighting In August. 1t was
hot In two senses. The bullets flew
and the sun melted. And the Red
Gross man took out his largest mar
mite and filed 1t with water that was
cool and purified. lie kept It full all
day and every soldier that passed that
way had drink Of water. 1t was
water they wanted just then. A little
initiative on the part Of one man made
the soldiers as he himself put II "ab-
surdly grateful" But after struggling
across fields and roads all dny In the
hot sun, well-well men do become alb
surdly grateful for drink Of cool
water.-From n Red Cross ScrapboolS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
NO TIME TO WASTE ENERGY
Western Poet Offers Good Advice
When He says, Forget That Bald
Pate for the Present.

Lives there man with soul 80 dead
that never to himself he's said, when
the hair on his pate, once thick, began
a-lOoking thin and sick: "I'll put some
dope on that there hair and soon have
foliage to spare" Lives there man
who has not spent his last red solitary
cent for dope the baldhead druggist
said would bring more hair upon his
head. Nay. Man seeks the far soil
tude and rubs his shining pate with
crude, or rubs pint Of vasellne each
night onto his polished beam, rubs all
the dope he can afford on to the thing
he calls his gourd then to the druggist
doth cavOrt. and buyeth mango cure by
the quart but all his labor Is In win,
he never grows another name. Man
that Is born Of woman Is of few hairs
and funny phiz. He thinketh In his
bosom he would look young as he used
to be II he could on his poll grown
bare contrive another crop of hair.
Oh mani o bifurcated gent don't
chase the hair that long has went.
That biz Is picayunlsh biz. Use all
the energy that Is, and all Of your
hair money for the winning Of this
dreadful war. In this here war game
don't you know You should be In the
bnldhead row.-Judd Mortimer Lewis,
In Houston Post.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
VICTOR OVER CHINESE DRAGON
American Made Motortrucks Are Win
ming Way to Popularity In Land
Of Conservatism.

Way back before the year 1 they
used to build high stone walls around
the cities In China to keep out the ex-
ponents Of civilization. Today they are
tearing down these walls, breaking
them up into fine pieces, and using
them to build highways that will en-
able their now progressive govern
ment to make the best use Of the
Amerlcan-made motortrucks which
China is beginning to utilize.
This is, perhaps. as striking com
ment on the economic and political
changes that are taking place within
this interesting country as has come
out Of China In long time. The cred
1t for such progressive policies Is given
in the main to DIR. George II. Morris,
famous explorer and political adviser
to the Chinese republic, an exchange
states Doctor Morris has succeeded
In substituting n lot Of new American
ideas for the superstltlons and conser-
vatlsm Of the one-tlme "heathen Chi
nee." And now 1t Is the motortruck
that has gained his championship,
A considerable number OF trucks are
now In use 10 China. and they are do
ing everything required Of them with
remarkable efficiency. In spite of the
difficulty of securing skilled drivers
and competent mechanics In that part
OF the world.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
Smashing All Records,

The knell Of such musical German
propaganda as "Dle Yacht am Rheln"
and Deutschland Uber Allies" was
sounded the other day when more than
1900 phonogrnph records embracing
these and similar airs were destroyed
by committee Of women acting UNI
der the auspices Of the National Phono-
graph Records Recruiting corps. The
records were reduced to fragments
with hammers at the corps headquar-
tiers. Aside from Kidding the country
Of all German records that SAVIOR Of
propaganda, the primal purpose of the
organization Is the gathering up Of all
Stacker records" in the country for
the entertainment of American boys In
the front-llne trenches. TO this end
Stacker drive for records will be
launched next week.--New York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
Hydraulic CARTRIDGES.

II Is often difficult and sometimes
dangerous to use ordinary explosives
for mining and excavatlng In confined
spaces fact that has led to the de-
velopment Of the hydraulic mining
cartridge.
The cartridge consists OF steel
cylinder containing numerous small
plstons that move at right angles to
the axis Of the cylinder and expand
when wnter Is injected into them with
Il hand pump. After drilling a deep
enough hole the workmen insert the
cylinder and then set to work at the
hand pump.
The tiny plstOns expand until their
free extremities bear against the mass
Of rock with constantly increasing
force and the rock Is gradually frac-
tured under tremendous pressure. The
operation, It Is said, Is not only cheap
or than the ordinary blast but dlsin-
tegrntes larger area OF rock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
Waterplane pIIotIno.

Describing the difference in the
operation Of n waterplane and an air
plane, one pilot said:
"Pllotlng waterplane Is slightly
different from plotting an ordinary
land machine. II is sometimes very
difficult to nIlght on choppy sea in
the case Of an alrplane fitted with
floats, especially II the alightlng has to
be done across wind. If the floats do
not land slmultaneOusly-thnt is, II
one strikes wave-the result may be
disastrous float may be torn off and
the machine spun into the water With
n flying boat-which Is much more sea-
worthy-there is not this difficulty.
Certainly landing on the water is not
so easy as allghting on land. Water is
so very hard II you do not hit In the
right way, as / once found out from
personal experiences with a seaplane
on the south coast"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
New French Slam.

The language Of the Poilu is as
double Dutch, to the uninitiated. Any
one familiar with the slang OF the
Quarter Latin would probably feel
more at home than most. But there
are many other observation-disclosures
patols, some picked up in Morocco, and
some are survivals Of the soldier slang
Of the First empire. Such word IL
"cleber," which apparently means to
eat after one has been on the point Of
starving. An explanation given OF the
origin OF the word Is that II Is a cor
ruptlOn Of "klebn," the Russian for
bread. II Is said that the French SOL
dlers on the great retreat from Mos
COW called out Papa, kleba," to Ma
DOleOn.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
WAS NOTHING BUT COLD TEA
interesting Query Now Is, What Did
the Brakes" Of Flushing Think
They Were Drlnklna7

An impressive entry in the influence
of-mind-overmatter contest is submit
ted by the Flushing correspondent. A
prominent turner of an honest penny
of Flushing, 1t seems, with many
sly, knowing and suggestive wink
passed the word about that he was
now In position to supply prominent
residents of that legally dry district
with what he with an air Of infinite
righteousness denomlnated cold tea. to
be drunk on the premises.
Prominent rakes Of Flushing
thrOnged to the premises at once, a
thriving business soon was built up
and many lip was smacked and many
genial jest was exchanged over the
so-called cold tea. the consensus of the
best opinion being that our turner Of
an honest penny must have procured
for his patrons the private stock Of
some old Kentucky cellar. Finally one
day there came along phlegmatlc, I'M
imaginative fellow who ordered a
beaker Of cold tea in the accepted i'm
portant but secretive manner, started
to quaff and laid down the tipple with
something, we are sorry to say, very
like nm oath. why, that's nothing
but cold tea," he exclaimed with kin
ding anger.
Our turner Of an honest penny frank
ly acknowledged that such In very
sooth was the fact and had been the
fact in very sooth since the inception
Of his little venture, smilingly remind
ing all present that he never had Of
fered them anything but cold tea or
sold them the beverage under any
other name.
Our prominent rakes of Flushing,
satisfied that they had been put upon
and yet had no recourse, dispersed In
no little confusion, thoroughly humlli-
ated, chagrlned and ashamed, for such
is human nature, because they had
been trapped into betraylng their I'M
familiarity with what It would have
served them Ill to know.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
Practical Jimmy.

My little cousin went away with his
mother to visit his aunt In the country
His mother went In fear and trembling
at the thought of how he would mis-
behave. But to her surprise he was
angelic during the whole visit-always
did as he was told and never mlsbe-
haved. As soon as he entered his own
home, however, he was his natural self
again.
"Why, Jimmy" she said, you were
80 good while you were away, why do
you start acting badly nowT'
"What's home forT asked Jimmy
Chicago Tribune.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
Novel Contribution Box.

A Minnesota man has invented
novel contribution box for churches.
If person drops In n quarter or more
there is silence; II he contributes n
dime bell rings; nickel sounds
whistle. If an unfortunate prctends
to be asleep when the box Is passed.
II wakens him with watchman's rat
tie. II Is said that n Nebraska man
has perfected an invention which en-
obles the user Of party telephone
to identify any other subscriber who
may DO listening to his conversation.
Even tho mllder transgresslons are
becoming impossible.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
POISONING Bees.

Up near Inverell, N. $. W., Australia,
men who encourage bees to work for
them are making a bubbub over the
mortality among their swarms. Whole
colonies are dying out, and this is
attributed to the ee-poisOnlng car
ried out by the government on a re-
turned soldiers settlement area. Ar.
senic and soda are used on the tim
Der, and an expert has been detailed
to make inquiries ms TO the mixtures
share IN the destruction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
FARM WANTED.

Large farm on which man could make
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
lngton and Takoma Park that could be
exchanged for small farms. Send me
descriptions Of your farms If for exchange,
One party has half-acre lot in the town
Of Takoma Park. Md. unmortgaged, price
5000. will give as part payment on a small
farm.
J 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, 1919-01-10
Potash In Canada.

The discovery Of large deposit Of
potash In Saskatchewan Is Of great M.
tional Importance TO Canada. The
only other considerable deposit on this
continent, as far ms known, Is at
Searles Luke, In California. This is
being developed under the auspices OF
the American government. The DO.
mlnion and Saskatchewan govern.
ments should make sure that the new
deposits are made productive az soon
Os possible by the owners.-TOront
Mail and Empire.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
NJ oTLCH

Office Board County Commissioners.
Rockville, Md, Sept. q, 1916.
Ordered this day that the Muncaster Mill
Road, from the State Road at Norbeck to the
improved road near Griffith 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 f. CLARK, Clerk.
sep 29-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
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 K. LEWIS, Pres't.
BERRY f. CLARK, Clerk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
FOR ASALE.

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
ifuit; and one four-room house, FIVE
eighths Of an acre Of land.
Ihese properties are near churches.
school, steam and electric roads and well
located. Good investments.
Apply to
BOUlC & B0UTC. Attorneys.
FOR estate OF Samuel English, deceased.
jan 4-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
kIddlnn.

A buck was hauled up before the
o. o. for missing, revellle and asked
why he failed 10 get out Of the hay.
"Why, SIR" says the buck, II had
Green sleeping on one side OF me,
Brown on the other, White above me
and am red-headed so I fggered /
was camoufaged and that the top
wouldn't see me."-Plane News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
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 TO
ROCK CREEK NURSERY,
Rockville, Md.
r. r. D. No. 3.
oct 20-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
FARM FOR SALE

Containing 1877 acres, improved by new
dwelling and barn and other outbuiidings;
about miles from Germantown Station
In MONTGOMERY county, Nd, and about the
same distance from Gaithersburg one
half mile from pike. Apply 10
BOWIE F. WATERS, Attorney.
june Aid Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
FOR SALE

have for sale Lot No. H. Section No. 2,
containing $3.50 square feet (on Darnes-
town road, just outside Of R0ckville). and
Lot 8, in Section 8, containing 1900 50.
f.. in West End Park, just west Of Rock
vile, Md. Offers are wanted for these lots.
j. ABBY HENDERSON,,
aug 24-lm Rockville. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10


BY Fair and Square Dealing with the Govern
ment this Old Reliable Lumber Firm has been
able through Government Regulations to re-stOck
it's large lumber yards and sheds with complete
supplies of Lumber, MiWOrk, Shingles, Laths,
Wall Boards and ROOfngs.
NEW CARLOADS FLORIDA CYPRESS
SHINGLES.
These shingles will cost you 5000 per square,
sufficient to cover 100 square feet either inches
or inches wide.
No. 2 Flooring same old price, $3.50
100 square feet.
Clear Flooring, IS and $3.50 100 square feet.
FRANK kKBBEY' s. CO..
Lumber and Mill Work,
9th st. & ". Y. Ave,
WNsAi9sgtOss, I'd. e.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
Literally.

ITITTUTVs
"DId you see where a big bombing
plane TO show It's capacity carried a
piano from Paris 10 LondonT
swell, that was music In the air."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY III LOAN.
M $4,000 in sums
OF $500 and upward on real estate in
Montgomery county.
PRESTON B. RAY,
Washington Loan and Trust Building,
Jan l3-tf Washington. ID. G.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
For Sale or gent

For sale or rent, cheap, house and store
and IS acres Of land, situated four miles
from Poolesville and three miles from
Seneca, Montgomery county. Md. a good
business stand. Apply to
H. K0HLHOSS,
apr 6-2m Poolesville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-01-10
A Valuable Farm For Sale

Farm of 1872 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. Md.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19

Storrs college and Miss Nellie Ger hardt, a student of Wiilimantic Nor nal school, spent the week end at their home on South Main street
 Mrs. Albert Hiding and son Win throp and Miss Hiding of Hebron were callers at Mrs. W. F. Strongs Friday.
 R. A. Lund of Glastonbury was in town Monday. The Benevolent Society of the Con- gregational church will meet in the chapel this Wednesday, afternoon al 2 o'clock for work. I. P. Kinney was in Norwich Mon- day.
 Bradford Cragin of New York. who is attending Yale. spent Sunday with
 his aunt, Miss Abby Willard. Miss Annie OBrien of New Haver spent Sunday with her aunts. Mrs l Nellie Doae and Miss Mary Wade. Mrs. Minnie Hurlburt of Corona. L | l., who has been guest of her broth 1 CT, George Miller. left Sunday for [: few days visit in Columbia. | The first basketball game of tht
 season took place Saturday night il Tip Top hail. Colchester town tear and Bacon Academy team. The Col l chesters won, 1s to S. l Miss Nellie drav returned to Com
 stock Bridge Monday morning. 1 Charles r. Brown was caller il Marlboro Monday.
 The old Guard Band held re hearsai Monday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
La La Lucille.

A capital performance that makes lIe most of every opportunity and one that proves unfailingly entertaining IS La La Lucille; the up-to-date musical farce which will be seen at the Davis theatre Thursday evening, Nov. 2oth. The book is by Fred Jackson music oy George Gershwin. lyrics bv Arthur
 Jackson and BIG. de Silva! The Hay
 has had extended runs in New York and Boston.
 | The trouble is caused by the will of John Smiths aunt which demands 1 that he divorce his young actra $ wife
 before he can inherit the two million | dollars she has left him. But before
 the arrival of the happy endin:5 there
 is series of complications Of side 1 splitting abstirdity.
 ! In the cast which includes vel! 1 trained and uiiustally attractive cho- 1 rus whose members appear in series | of brilliantly ,elered costumes that arc like animated rainbows are many who share in the success. of the pro-
 duCtion. Leila Tars 1en as Pettsy is
 charming, both in loo,S:. and acting. Rene Mackenzie is sri!cefpl and ef- ] feclive dancer who brings isuc pleas ure with all her numbers. ii most O. | which she has as ptft1er Neil Pratt, | a young comedian whose cisva" d. a1c | ing has been feature of several IIie :z i.al comedy successes. The in4lze-lp ot Marion Langdon as Fanny, the Jan-
 itress, who yields to money and per suasion and agrees to act as a much needed correspondent. i5 q miracle of al that is awful to iooiS upon and as tlie woman in tho case is productive of shouts of Inirth. J ti'.a Gif1usd as
 Lucille is screamiisiy funny snd Frederic Hampton as Jonatha n Jaynes, Bueille'j father. all ex. tdsstl, wi3 yearns tor siie { s'5tfithts is lew
 cor edy of q hig1 srder. 'frtn thee i; tl.e miracle working Boston lawyer.
 0vna, the Japanese butler. Nile. l vict6rfhe, the cabaret dancer, Duffy, Il tL, hotel des @'tiva; Col d,e Ma@'oh
 a southern gentleman. with eyes for a pretty girl, and many minor roles all i noticeabiy well taken. Seats now selling.