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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
PET MONKEY PROVED
GOOD FIGHTING "MAN''

Nicholas Assis of Pawtucket, r. l.,
ran a drug store. He also had pet
monkey. One day while his wife was
in the store assisting in arranging
some of the stock six bold bad men
entered and demanded the money In
the cash drawer, which amounted to
over $50 Mrs. Assis took up her
stand beside the cash register and re-
fused to hand over the money. Mean
while Nicholas Assis was picking up a
broom, the only weapon within reach.
When a robber hit the woman on
the head knocking her unconscious,
it was more than the monkey could
stand and the animal entered the fray,
screaming, scratching and biting in
the most approved fashion. Once dur
ing the fight one of the robbers at
tempted to crush out the monkeys life
by stepping on 1t but the animal was
too quick for him and got revenge
later by biting one of its assailant's
ears off. Mr.. Assis with his broom
and pet monkey soon routed the bad
Exchange.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Decision Is Against
Observatory on Sinai

DR.. O. G. Abbot of the Smithsonian
institution, who went to Asia in quest
Of suitable place for third sun OBJ
servatory, recently visited the Sinai
peninsula, which is famous in Biblical
history as the place where Moses re-
ceived the Ten Commandments. But
after looking over the country Doc
tor Abbot decided that the place
would never do for an obserya-
ton station. 1--WE looked earnest
~ at the Sinai peninsula and tried
to see Mount Sinai, he wrote to Wash
tngton, "but cirrus clouds lay over
the sky all along, and these and
rather low altitude and forlorn, bar
rem inaccessibility seemed to me
enough objections to solar research"
1t is hoped that station for solar
observation in Asia viii increase the
possibility of making reliable weather
forecasts for the entire world. Doc
tor Abbot viii next visit South Africa
for the same purpose. Pathfinder
Magazine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
fAERMO METER'S ODD
EFFECT ON PATIENT

Luther Burbank, the plant wizard,
said in Santa Rosa the other day:
''The .human organism is remark
able thing. Doctors are realizing this
more and more. Let me tell you a
story.
"a doctor was called In TO see an
old woman afflicted with an incurable
disease. He put his thermometer In
her mouth to take her temperature,
and at the end of his visit he saw that
she had improved considerably. This
astonished him.
DAY after day he called on the
old woman, day after day he took her
temperature, and day after day she
improved. Finally a day came when
she was so nearly well that he didn't
bother with his temperature taking.
He just prescribed and left.
"He was summoned to the house a
few hours later. The old woman had
had a serious relapse.
when he entered her bedroom she
looked at him reproachfully and said
In weak voice:
Doctor, why didn't you give me
the jigger under my tongue today !
That does me more good than all the
rest Of your trash
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Purest English Heard
in Ireland's Capital

At the luncheon recently rendered
by James J. PheIan. the Boston f.
nancier, to Lady Galway, who is in
America on a mission to raise money
to meet the expenses of training dis
trict nurses for work among the poor
OF Ireland, most of those who listened
to her informal talk on the subject
were charmed by her splendid COM
mand of the English language and her
clear enuneiation.
An astonished young reporter turned
to one of the guests and whispered:
"She hasn't any brogue."
my son." replied the guest adj
dressed, apparently you don't know
that the purest English is spoken by
the educated classes OF Dublin, where
this good woman spends most Of her
time In her labor Of love-"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06

G HERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue Of .
5 \ Jwrit of Il. ia, to me directed, issued out OF
the. Court of ChanceEy Of the State o. New
Jersey, will be exposed to sale at public ven
due, on
TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY or JUNE, 1870,
between the hours of II O'Clock and 0 clock lat
One O'CLOCK, Daylight s wing timel, n
the afternoon Of said day, at the
County of M nmouth, New Jersey, to satist,
oecree of said court amounting TO approAi-
mately $4 $4,000.
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land and
premises, hersIuaft lp4rtcularly described, sit
uate, lying and being in the Borough 1sne :
hshtewn. IN the County Of Monmouth aud
.ide Of Ceater street and adjoining tAs east
Sine of The Presbyterian church lot, and pattic-
lulaTly described as follows:
Beginning at point in the said Center Street.
distant eight feet from stake driven IN tne
north line of tns said street aud a the middle
OF cuv 1T and IL Ii e with tue milidie {
ditch winch divides II lot ners by Nv y
from the sa d pa, sonage t; thedce |. along
ihs 81 street scat ski ne eestees - ty
i,tiuutes east, nfts Get to pom 81 { sht
feat anu nine inches I'm stske Arlvea N &
thirty wo drgrs es thirty iuute eest one hui
DIR and twenty-seven feet to a sake tis"se
ifty ieet totne middle of the afore aid ditcn;
tuencs al dong tAe mid lie same OF
hundred and twenty-seveh feet to the Begin
inne.
10 the said Emocn V. Burk by Holmes McE-
vaine, Ell TX, by deed date Marcn Atm, 1875, and
recorded III clerks Office Of the County OF
Monmouth in Bou< as Deeds, psge "a tc.
And being the same pre- mis- couveyea 10
aid Frank M. Ervin by Elocn Y. Bur< an
MARY e. Burk his WIFE, by Il ell d ted Ma
90 Ie27 and recorded M 'ninouth Co nsy
clerks stice. iuB ok 1856 Of Dee $. p sge 400
z Seized as he property of Fl nj M. Fry
ct. AL, tak,n IN execution at h. nit OF ErIeat
T. Trewer, aud 20 sold by
JOHN H, vASM TER, Sheriff
ANDREW ]. CoNovER, s licitor.
Dated April 76 1890.
ls5 Inesl L$zsss
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Good-By on "High''

"As was coming up the hill, there"
said a motorist, Il met a man going
down at a rate of speed that,indicated
he would be flying If he could. What
was the matter with him. do you sup
poser"
"Well," replied Lum Dunn Of Slip
perry Slap, 'that was my brother-in-
law, who has been living on me for
about two months, and this morning
/ drug him out, stood him up and told
him to hit the grit. took a shot at
him, and he split the wind
"Ah, i seel You were speeding the
parting guest ?" Kansas City Star.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Time Spent in Shauirtg

Statistics were recently computed
on THE time 1t takes men to shave.
They show that the average man who
uses five minutes each day for shaF
ing eventually loses out Of his life nd
less than rs days, the PathhndeE
Magazine reports. Although many
men cannot shave ia five minutes,
that has been allowed as the average
time, Figuring on that basis most
men lose 80 hours a year In shaving
alone. Since each shave covers an
average Of IS inches OF facial area a
man will clear Off approximately IT
square miles of whiskers In 80 years
OF shaving.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
SMART SENTENCES

A genius is unconscious Of ever
boring anyone.
Eccentric people always succeed In
being interesting.
Revolvers don't cause crime; but
they facilitate it.
A man who is full Of excuses isn't
full Of much else.
Earlier one gets hard knocks, the
sooner he becomes man.
Few things are impossible to dill
gence and skill.-Samuel Johnson.
Is it the biggest nations that are
the happiest; or the little ones2
If you have very dear friend
you're prejudiced-and glad of 1t.
When man has new oyercoat, he
wants to be photographed in 1t.
The saying that beauty is but skin
deep is but a skin-deep saying. -Spen-
Ger.
If one is always in hurry, one
doesn't enjoy life-unless he enjoys
hurry.
Silence and modesty are very valu-
able qualities in conversation. Mon
taigne.
"The dust is old upon my sandal
shoon" and still I am pilgrim.-N. P.
willis.
The fellow who puts up good
front isn't SO apt to be kicked behind
his back.
Sometimes there is fortunately
gifted mind that doesn't need training
to appreciate art.
Men ought to be most annoyed by
the sufTerings which come from their
own faults.-Gcero.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
The Chinese FIapper

The Chinese flappeF Is not as attrac-
tive as the term might seem to imply
for her garb is hybrid arrangement
which is neither one thing or the 9th
er. She has positively discarded the
trousers which has been the tradition
al garb for centuries and wears In
stead long full skirt. The Chinese
headdress Is retained, but she Is IL
able to put on any of the other fea-
lures Of the Occidental girl that she
can obtain. The result is a garbled
appearance which is sometimes ridicu-
lous
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
FRED STONES FIRST
TRIUMPH WAS SWEET
Actor Has Never Forgotten
That Greasy Pole.

In a series of articles In McCall's
Magazine Fred Stone writes the story
of his life. The following extract is
his account of his first appearance be-
fore the public, in Wellington, Kan,
1922.
About the time school closed, the
year was going to be nine, my broth
er Eddie and The was twenty months
younger than Looked over the events
announced for the Fourth of July
celebration and decided we were
going to compete for the creased pole.
From then on practiced. Fourth of
July was about three weeks away, and
/ guess there wasn't a telegraph pole
In the town Of Wellington didn't shin
up some time in those three weeks.
my little brother didn't work so
hard, he just went around telling peo-
pie he was going to win the creased
pole, but when the great day came he
did more to contribute to my winning
it than all the practicing l had been
DOING l can remember just how he
looked in those days, a lean, skinny
youngster with bare legs, little cloth
pants and cotton shirt with a sort
Of snake pattern. l knew all about
the snake pattern, because / had one
just like it, only a couple of sizes
larger.
ION the Fourth of July people came
in from all around the countryside,
brought their lunch and all the chill
dren, came in hayracks. and Stude-
baker wagons, and lined up for the
day outside the schoolhOuse. 1t was
scorching hot-it always is in Kansas
In July-and the pole, when they put
it up, ran and dripped grease like a
slide trombone. / remember the boy
to draw first turn was a darkey about
fifteen years old. He walked up and
put his hands on the pole, looked at
them, and then said, No, sahl' and
walked away again.
after that nobody wanted to try,
till some one took a rag and wiped off
the bottom of the pole about as far
up as boy could reach, to make an
easier beginning The second hoy
got along pretty well, but he came
down all of sudden, as boys will
on a CREASED pole. Ny little brother
was third. He got up to the POI MT
where the other boy left off, and then
he reached in his back pocket and
pulled out a handful of dirt and til. CIV
it up on the pole ahead Of him.
"The referee tried to stop him. but
the crowd just laughed and said, Let
him gop He was the youngest and
smallest in the whole outfit and they
We're for him from the first He didn't
get all the way up, but he managed to
throw dirt to the top and then heI
came down.
81 think you can make 1t now,A
Fred he said to me, knowing my turn
was next
"There was little American flag
at the top and the boy who brought
that down was due to win $5-which
looked like all the money In the world
forty years ago. to a boy of nine
think the thrill / got wheH / reached
out and touched that flag was greater
than any I've had since, not excepting
my opening night on Broadway !
came down with the flag and they
gave me slip of paper an order on
the First National bank, for So"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Chinese Fare.DeH

Just outside of town we found the
amban. He had has rugs spread out
in the courtyard of a little house at
the roadside, and here we alighted for
a parting cup of tea with the newt
able accompanying dish of nuts,
raisins, watermelons and yariegated
colored candies It is q pretty Chi
nese custom to speed the parting
guest by installing oneself at the way
side where his road leaves town and
bidding him there alight for a fare
well cup OF tea. Kermit Roosevelt,
in Hearst's International CosmopoIi-
tan.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
.JerOeEed Nose Studs

VIII the next fashion craze for wom-
en- be jeweled nose studs? A London
woman, Mrs. MurieI Blantyre, says
they are wonderfully becoming. Her
husband brought back from India a
ruby nose stud such as is worn by
men and women of that country. In
& spirit Of curiosity Mrs. Blantyre
pierced her nostrils and inserted it. II
was surprised to discover how pleas
ing the effect was. MY friends who
haye seen it quite agreed"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Prisoned IN Sno.Obank

Some more or less nervous moments
were experienced by Stephen d. Mona
CHAN of Gardiner, Maine, when he
slid from the roof Of the ell Of his
house. 1t was plunge Of 30 feet, but
was not painful. as the snowbank was
soft and deepso deep that ne was
out Of sight Losing all sense of d.
rection in his confusion he did consid-
cradle aimless scurrying about before
he worked his way out OF the Drift
indianapolis News.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Cloth Fron. Human Hair

A section Of a large factory located
at Amiens. France. is being fitted up
for the manufacture Of cloth from nu-
man hair The cloth is used for the
altering Of heavy oil and similar prod
ucts the phenomenal strength Of the
hair enabling It to withstand high
pressures. The hair used comes from
China and Japan, as the coarser hair
of the Oriental Is the only kind strong
enough for this service. SlompRensen
Air Magazine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Cornerstone Fruif

Declaring she had been converted
at church revival meeting, a pretty
divorce Of Sacramento announced at
the same time that she had dropped
her $4,000 heart balm suit against
local merchant, because it conficted
with her religious convictions.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Bones Of Prehistoric Bears

A professor at Prague university.
Or. D. K. Absolon, uncovered the
bones Of a number Of cave bears In
prehistoric deposits in Czechoslo-
vaka. These huge animals were ~
feet in height and greatly surpassed
the American grizzly in ferocity,
They are believed to have lived in
the Ice age
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Course Not

Mother Which apple do you want.
Junior.
Junior-The biggest one.
Mother Why, Junior You should
be polite and take the little one.
Junior-Well, mamma, should I lie
just to be polite ?"-The Outlook.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
Uncle Sam and His Nephews, the States,
Are Collecting OUer Billion Dollars in
Yearly Tolls on Motor Vehicles and Fuel
More Than Meets the Nations Billion Dollar Highway Building
Bll-Thomas H. Macdonald, Chief Of the " S. Bureau
4 of Public Roads, Tells Striking DetaiIs.
BY JupsoN c. wELLIvER

America has reverted to the system of collecting
tolls wherewth to build and maintain highways.
In 1925 these tolls amounted to $10940O0000 collected
through motor licenses gasoline property corporation
income production and other automobiles automobile
manufactures the petroleum industry, etc.
In the year 900 spent rural roads,
took century to build $50 900 900 600 worth of rail-
roads highway system costing that much will be created in
twenty years at present rate.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06

Browns about the nerviest chap I
ever knew"
"What now2''
"He meandered into motor car
store yesterday and asked the sales
man TO give him sample"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06

He-Life would be all right except
for two things
SheAnd what are they7
He Blondes and brunettes.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06
And Supply EquaIs Demand

1t takes 100000 bushels Of bugs ev-
ery summer day to feed the Kansas
birds. jewell Republican.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-06

A genius is unconscious Of svaz
boring anyone.
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CHARMING ISLAND CITY
Continued from Page 81

are also shipped alive to the lead
ing hotels in the large cities. Their
eggs are considered great
delicacy, and they lay several
dozen at a time, concealing them
in the sand on the beach.
A trip to the sponge docks gives
one an idea of the immensely of
this enterprise at Key West.
Users of sponges the world over
may not all know that the sponge
is first a living creature of the
sea and must give up its life in
order to provide an article for
their everyday use.
The two aquarisms and Thomp-
sons curio shop, three places af-
fording revelations for every
visitor interested in the curious
creatures of the sea and mysterious
products of the ocean.
Good people are to be found
everywhere, but it can be truth
fully said that the best people on
earth are in Key West. They seem
to have the admirable knack of
making people feel welcome and
perfectly at home. All visitors
acclaim them the most pleasing
feature of the city. They are
highly refined, religiously in
clined. and are widely known for
their friendliness, unstinted gem
crosby and hospitality. From the
very first day here | have loved
the Key West people, and this
brings about in me an increased
admiration for their charming
little.
When I get back home ! will
tell my friends about Key West,
its matchless climate, its en-
chanting beauties, attractions and
wonders, its marvellous advantages
and wonderful resources, also the
unlimited opportunities and pos
sibilities that abound in this fine
community. / viii tell them of
the great scenic highway to the
mainland that is now being built,
and that it viii not be long until
people from all parts of the coun-
try can drive their cars all the
way to Key West and return. And
of course they'll hear from me
about the wonderful boulevard
now being built to skirt the
waters edge around the city for
six miles, and the fresh water
supply pipe line that is coming
from the mainland.
Large volumes would be re-
auired to tell all the good things
about Key West. l have only
mentioned the features that APP
peal to me most, and that | think
the Key Westers should appre-
ciate as much so as the visitors
do. and there is every evidence
that they do.
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Payments for classified adver-
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ments charged.
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MAsoNIc DIRECTORY

Dade Lodge No. Ia, F. & Al. NJ,
meets first and third Wednesdays
of each month in lodge rooms on
Fleming street. E. L. Albury,
secretary.
DR.. Felix Varela Lodge No. Ga,
F. & A. NJ, meets second and
fourth Thursdays Of each month
at the Scottish Rite Hall, Eaton
and Simonton streets. F. Castro,
secretary.
Anchor Lodge No. 1872, F. & A..
NJ, meets second and fourth Mon
days at the Scottish Rite Hall,
Eaton and Simonton streets. G..
E. Caring, secretary.
Island Chapter No. 81, Royal
Arch Masons, meets first and third
Mondays at Scottish Rite Hall,
Eaton apa simonton streets. Chas.
H. Ketchum, secretary.
Monroe Council No. 2, Royal and
Select Masters, meets first and
third Fridays at Scottish Rite Hall,
Eaton and Simonton streets. Chas.
H. Ketchum, secretary.
Baron commandery No. 8,
Knights Templar, meets second
and fourth Wednesdays at Scot
tish Rite Hall, Eaton and Simon
ton streets. Chas. H. Ketchum,
recorder.
Palm Lodge of Perfection Nc.
10, meets second and fourth We'd
nesday, at the Scottish Rite Hall,
Eaton and Simonton streets.
Charles E. Caring, secretary.
Southern Cross Council, Knights
Of Rose Croix, meets on call Of the
master at the Scottish Rite Hall.
Eaton and Simonton streets. Chas.
z. Caring, secretary.
Alpha Council No. 3, Knights
Kadoah, meets on call of the mas
ter at the Scottish Rite Hall,
Eaton and Simonton streets. Chas.
E. Caring, secretary.
Key West Consistory No. 4,
meets on call Of the master at the
Scottish Rite Hall, Eaton and
Simonton streets. Charles e. Gar
Ing, secretary.
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Mrs. JOHN GREGG THOMAS
of Baltimore win be sponsor for
the new S. S. Dorchester" of the
Merchants & Miners Transporta-
ton Company at the steamers
launching on Saturday, March
goth, at Newport News, Va.
The Company's steamers ply
between Boston, Providence,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk.
Newport News, Savannah, jack
sonville and Miami. The s.Dor-
chester" will accommodate 300
passengers, and is one of a group
of five new ships.
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KNIGHTS OF PyTHIAs

Island City Lodge, No. II, K. of
r., meets the first, second and
third Fridays in each month at the
Odd Fellows Hall on Caroline
street. Alfred Riggs, secretary.
Coral City Lodge No. So, X, of
p, meets the first, third and fourth
Thursdays in each month at the
Odd Fellows Hall on Caroline st.
Isle of the Sea Lodge 104, X.
of r., hold their regular meeting
Wednesday nights in the new
Castle Hall, 728 Fleming street.
John L. Curry, secretary.
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RAY sumo, U. s. M. c.,
ENJOYING VACATION

Ray Sumo, attached to the U.
S. Marine Corps, stationed at this
port, is enjoying an eight-day
leave of absence in Key West. Mr..
Sumo makes his residence in this
city on Whitehead street during
the time that he is off duty from
the marine barracks. Mr.. Sumo
has made numerous friends since
coming to Key West, among whom
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ODD FELLOWS

Key West Lodge No. l3, /. o. o.
F., meets every Monday night at
Odd Fellows Hall, Caroline street.
Cuba Lodge No. 10, |. o. o. F.,
meets each Tuesday night at Odd
Fellows Han, Caroline street.
Equity Lodge No. TO. /. o. o. F.,
meets each Wednesday night at
Odd Fellows Hall, Caroline street.
Otto Encampment No. 5, meets
the second and fourth Friday of
each month at the p. o. S. of A.
Hall, Duval street.
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PYTHlAN SISTERS

Justice Temple No. IL, viii hold
their regular meetings on the see
ond Thursday and fourth Friday
rights Of each month at the Odd
Fellows Hall on Caroline street.
All visitors win be given a hearty
welcome, Mrs Linton Curry. Nc.
Of r. 4 c.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Key West Council 1915, knights
Of Columbus, meets in the X. G.
Hall, Division street. on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month
At 8 o'clock. v. A. McDermott,
@. Ks William Freeman, r. S.
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P. O. OF A. CAMP

p. o. Of Al. Camp No. 4, meets
second and fourth Thursdays of
each month at the p. o. S. of A.
Hall, 1i9 Duval street. Susie Ell
wood, recording secretary.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MARINE NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


p. & o. s. S. Governor Cobb,
Capt. Harrington, arrived from
Havana at 4 80 p. m. yesterday
with 273 passengers and u. s..
mail and sailed for Port Tampa
at 1880 p. m. with lot passen-
gers.
P. & o. S. S. Northland, Capt.
Crosby, sailed for Havana at $50
a. m. with 358 passengers and u.
S. mail.
P. & o. s. S. Cuba, Captain
White, will arrive from Havana
this afternoon with passengers
and u. s. mail, and will sail for
Port Tampa at 7:30 p. m. with
passengers.
F. E. G. Car Ferry Joseph r.
PARROT, Captain Harrington, ar
rived from Havana at p. m. yes
terday with 81 cars and sailed for
Havana at II p. m. with 26 cars
of exports.
F. E. G. Car Ferry Estrada
Palma, Capt. Hansen, arrived
from Havana at 8 p. m. with %
cars of imports.
F. E. C. Car Ferry Joseph R.
PARROT, Capt. Hansen, will arrive
from Havana this afternoon and
will sail for Havana tonight with
26 cars of exports.
F. E. G. Car Ferry Estrada
Palma, Capt. Ward, will sail for
Havana tonight with 26 cars of
exports.
On account of death of Capt.
w. j. Phslan, Capt. Harrington
relieved Captain j. j. Phelan on
S. S. Governor Cobb sailing for
Port Tampa. Captain Hansen re-
lieving Capt. Harrington on S. S.
Joseph R. PARROT, sailing for
Havana last night.