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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
Bravery Of a Boz.

zone Of the brayest acts witnessed
during the whole war said an officer
Of the Army of Northern Virginia
was that Of a young soldier who
was probably not over sixteen. We
had thought Of him as only a boy, al,
though he went with the regiment on
all OF its marches and lived with it In
all its encampments.
zone day there was a fierce engage
ment In the midst Of 1t a bullet
struck this boy in the breast, and he
fell. Our colonel ordered his men to
dismount, and as he himself sprang
from his horse, the boy called out in a
weak voice, win hold your horse,
Colonelr
stopping in the midst of the storm
Of bullets to gaze In pity on the white,
boyish face, the colonel said, But you
can't do that, lad-you are dying
81 know | am, colonel the gallant
boy replied. But can hold the reins
when I am dead
'The colonel placed the bride in the
trembling hands and went forward.
When the fight was over he hurried
back and found the boy lying dead, the
bride reins still wrapped tightly
round his limp right and."-Youth's
Companion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
Queer Story of a Grave.

curious barren mound is to be seen
in Montgomery churchyard What
ever the cause, there is plainly to be
seen a strip Of sterility in the form of
q cross among a mass of verdure
With the mound a melancholy legend
is connected 1t is called Roberts
Grave" and the story is that beneath
this barren hillock lie the remains of
an innocent man who was hanged on
mistaken evidence. 1t is said that
while the man stood on the gallows
with the rope round his neck he SOL
EMMY declared, as a proof of his limo
cence. that grass should never grow on
his grave. And even SO it was and is
Any one who attempts to Illustrate the
fulflllment Of this prophecy by sowing
grass on this spot pays the penalty
with his life. Instances are given of
individuals who have been rash enough
to do so and have met their doom soon
afterward. Western Mail.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
How Loeb Awe Was Formed.

Highland tradition gives a quaint ex-
PLANTATION of the creation Of Loeb Awe,
that noble mirror Of the mountains in
the magnificent scenery Of Are'llshire.
The bed Of the loch was once, 1t is
said. a fertile valley, with a fairy
spring, which had always to be kept
covered, bubbling from the mountain
side. A careless girl, however hav-
ing drawn water, forgot to recover the
well. All through the night the spring
flowed. and by the morning Loeb Awe
had come into being. No one need re-
greet the carelessness of that highland
lassie. Loeb Awe is now one of the
most exquisite of beauty spots in Great
Britain-a charming sheet of water,
studded with pretty Islands, while
around the shores are many places as
ISOLATED with interesting legends and
historic incidents of the highlands
London Answers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
stammered TO Himself.

To those who stutter or stammer let
me suggest my personal cure. At
about fourteen l was attacked by a
bad habit Of stammering and couldn't
start a remark without it. The other
boys laughed at me, and elders pro
jected complicated cures. But the alb
surdity Of the situation appealed to
me. Why couldn't 1 say 'T' at once
without the preliminary stammer?
1t was obviously necessary to stutter,
often before saying mo" Well, why
shouldn't ] stutter to myself? The
method was adopted. When a SEN
tence had to be started the stammer
was carried out In silence-if a dozen
ms" had to start mo" And after
a few days Of deliberate speech, with
the stammer done In silence, was
delivered entirely from the habit
London Standard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
Japanese Child JuaaIers.

Among the itinerant street entertain
ers in London are a number of tiny
Japanese children, usually boys. They
make their way into hotel and public
house bars, saloons and restaurants
and, producing n sheaf of knives from
their pockets, suddenly begin Juggling
with them in the most expert manner,
accompanying the performance with a
monotonous singsong which seems to
be inseparable from the exhibition.
Being very small, they seldom depart
without receiving a shower Of coppers,
to which they respond at the doorway
with little chant of thanksgiving. 1t
is difficult to guess the age of Japa-
nese children, but none OF the tiny tots
engaged in this business appear to be
more than seven years old.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
Connecticut ravern, Of 1874,

Taverns came early, and under Or
der Of the general court in 1914 they
were established mot only in Hartford,
but others In each town upon our riv-
err" An old authority tells what a
guest might expect:
Clean sheets to lie In wherein no
man had been lodged since they came
from the landresse and have a servante
to kindle his FIRE and one to pull of
his boots and make them clean and
have the hoste and hostess to visit him
and to eat with the hoste or at a com
mon table II he pleases or eat In his
chamber. commanding what meate he
will. according to his appetite. Yea.
the kitchen being open to him to order
the meat to be dressed as he liketh it
best"
The landlord was not to allow a
person to be intoxicated In his house
or TO drink excessively or to tpple
after 0 o'clock at night-"A History Of
Connecticut" by George L. Clark.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18

1t is curious that the Fourth of July
has become the American day Of cele-
bration. since 1t was on July 2 that
congress passed the really important
motion for independence. and the
Fourth only saw the adoption of the
Declaration. John Adams wrote to his
wife: THE ID day of July, 1776. will
be the most memorable epoch in the
history Of America. l am apt to be-
lieve that 1t will be celebrated by sue
ceeding generations as the great ami
versary festival 1t ought to be com
memorated as the day Of dellverance
by solemn acts of devotion to God AL
mighty 1t ought to be solemnized
with pomp and parade. with shows,
games. sports, guns. bells. bonfires and
illuminations from one end of this con-
tinent to the other from this time for
ward for evermore." But they do It
on the FOurth.-London Chronicle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
FINE LOT OF GOODS.

We have an up-to-date and well-selected
line of domestic dry goods, wooden dress
goods and wash goods in good variety and
to the buying public.
We have black woolens at rs. so, Use
and 81 per yard. Also good variety OF
c0lors.
Cotton crepes at IS and tic per yard
Ripplettes, all colors, worth 15c per yard,
at IL 1-2c.
Ottoman cords, in variety Of cOlors, at Csc
Ratines, in variety Of colors. at 25c.
Ratynettes. in variety Of colors, at lie.
Silk poplins. in variety of colors at Csc.
POplins, regular Csc grade, at l9c
Royal hester pongee linens, 29c grade,
at Csc.
White corded welts at IS, 20 and Csc.
White 45-inch founcine at rs, 80, 35
and SOC.
Black and white India linons at 10, l2-l-2.
is, 20 and Csc.
Forty-inch linaires and fiaxons at IS. 20
and Csc.
II you are in need Of corsets. we have
the Memo, r. & G. and Warner Bros from
soc to 81.
We sell the Kayser silk gloves.
Short gloves in black. white, tan and
gray at soc.
Long elbow gloves in black. white and
tan at 81.
If you are in need Of mattines or rugs,
YOU can find a good stock here at best
prices. less than elsewhere.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
Creek Wind Nanea.

The Greeks as far back as the fifth
century B. @. were the first to make
regular meteorological observations.
some results Of which still are pre-
served. Their great capacity for pure
science induced them to PROFOUND me-
neurological theories. At this time
they used wind vanes. and in the first
century b. c. they built the tower of
wind at Athens. The first quantita.
tive observations-that is, the meas.
urement Of rain-were made in the
first century A. d. These were made
In Palestine. and their results are pre-
served In the Mishnah.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18

In certain localities In the old world
they put salt In the coffin before 1t is
lowered into the grave. This is the
survival Of an ancient custom which
was once universal. The custom grew
out Of the Idea that Satan hates salt
because 1t is the symbol Of incorrup.
ton and immortality.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
The Sneeze.

People say God bless me" after
sneezing. from the fact that In the days
OF the plague this terrible malady be-
gan with violent sneezing and other in
dications Of cold. The exclamation was
thus originally prayer to be delivered
from the plague.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
"Pan."

Pan" was the name of one Of the
Greek gods. The word means "all,"
or universal" Hence "Pantheism"-
the doctrine that all is God. Hence,
too, "Pan-American"-that is, all that
is American. all the countries of North
and South America.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18

Girl Shopper-Why did you make
that poor salesman pull down all that
stun and then not buy anything2 Sec
ond Ditto Why, the mean fellow was
in a car yesterday and never offered
me his seat, though | looked right at
him, so | just decided l would get
even.-Boston Transcript
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18

"Mr Wilgus tried to kiss me last
evening"
How dared hep
He didn't; dared Pittsburgh
Press
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
Pleasant Rehearsal.

Fair Amateur-The curtain will rise
in few minutes. Are you quite sure
you know your words? Hero-Yes;
all except the part where l kiss you.
We'd better rehearse that again.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18

Tommy-Papa. when a thing is
bought it goes to the buyer, doesn't it?
Tommy's Papa-Yes. my son. Tommy
Then how is 1t that when you buy
coal II goes to the cellar?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
All Settled.

Howard hear your daughter is go,
ing to marry an English nobleman. IL
II MI settled? Coward Yes: every
cent she had.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18

Persian altar OF roses is quite differ
ent from the Bulgarian product. The
roses Of the Persian district Of Ears
have been famous for many centuries.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18

Don't go into the well digging bust
hess"
"Why not?'
Because it's sure to get you in a
hole."- Baltimore American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
Building a Fire.

In building a wood FIRE in an open
fireplace shake out double sheet Of
newspaper and crush it tightly, leaving
the edges loose. that it may ignite east
ly. The back log should be Of the
greatest size that the fireplace will
hold and may be Of green wood, as this
is the slowest to burn out, and the
draft and fire are strongest in the
back. The log should be showed against
the wall. II 1t is a split log the inside
OF it should be turned toward the front.
Three logs are a good number to start
a fire with-the back log, a smaller one
in front and the third log on top Of
these. All Of the ashes Of the first
three or four should be left on the
hearth, as they make a fine bed for
keeping the embers hot after they have
fallen through the andirons. The
wood should be mixed in order to
have an ideal f1re-green wood with
dry. and the harder varieties, oak and
pine. with the wood of old fruit trees
that have died. Apple wood gives
mellow. soft light-New York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18

Love OF the brother we see will help
us to the love of the Father we do not
william Watson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
Simple Enough.

Here is simple catch that may
bother you some:
"All O."
Not much in it perhaps, but enough
to make 1t troublesome
Too hard?
And yet it's nothing, after ALL
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-12-18
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville. Md. April s. 1918.
Ordered this day by the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners that the Jones Mill Road
at Dunlop's, be closed to public travel I'M
ill further notice. The object Of closing
this road is to construct a bridge over
Cochline Branch, and all persons are here
by warned that they travel said road at
their own risk.
JOSEPH 7. WHITE. President.
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk.
apr lift
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
FLOWING by
DYNAMITE!

THE use of dynamite in plowing il
now the subject of an interesting
series of experiments. Explosives
are being used in gardens, not simply
for the eradication of tree roots, but in
breaking up stubborn soil. 1t is claimed
that ground treated with explosives has
a greater fertility.
In breaking soil known as hard pan
hole is first sunk into the ground with
a crow bar More often what is known
as a hop-pole pitcher, instead Of a crow
bar is used. This is a bar three feet or
more in length with a cross handle which
is driven in by successive strokes and
withdrawn by hand. A hole is made in
the dynamite cartridge with a pointed
stick of wood and a detonator, to which
is attached a length of fuse, is inserted
The cartridge is then gently sunk to tbs
bottom of the hole, which is filled up
With fine earth or sand. The first few
inches are only lightly pressed but the
remainder is rammed with wooden rod.
Immediately after the fuse is lit ii is we'll
for those trying the experiment to retire
to a safe distance. If the charge is
rightly proportioned there is very little
earth thrown into the air and for
radius of some feet the soil contains
assures in which roots take hold rapidly.
There is always danger in using dyna-
mite and the advice if not the co-opera-
tion of an expert should be secured.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
UTOPIA Sold
FOR $4,000

THE Model Town" on the Kentucky
side of the Ohio River. opposite
Evansville, Ind, consisting of ten
acres OF land, city hall, and electric
light and power plant, was sold at auc-
tion for back taxes to the only bidder
for $4,000.
The property is valued at over s3o,-
900. The town was laid out four or
fve years ago by a man named Brown,
who announced that the town would be
run on the Utopian plan. Stores. fac
tories, and all other businesses were to
be operated by the people, and all city
ordinances were to be framed by the
citizens in town meetings. After Brown
disappeared the inhabitants left the
town.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
CHICKENS
HatChed
By BEES
IN a HIVE
\ Earring chicks by electricity seems

n Earring chicks by electricity seems
a tall order, yet this 10 exactly
what is being done at a chick farm
at Muskogee, Oklahoma, where the well
fare Of the occupant from the egg is
electrified and the growth of the young
birds forced by the aid of electric light
A tungsten lamp Of about sixty watts Is
hung in the runway, and is switched on
and on alternately for eight hours each.
When the light is on the chick fills its
craw, and rests after the light is turned
on. The capacity of the incubator Is for
eighteen to twenty trays, one under the
other; thus upwards of 5000 eggs NIL
single chamber. The trays are so ar
ranged that a blast Of warm air circulates
through the rows of eggs.
Some of the farms installed with the
apparatus can hatch 10 900 chicks every
day in the year, and in a single season
as many as 20 900, 900 lively chicks have
been Matched and shipped abroad.
But not everyone who owns a beehive
and knows something about poultry
knows that chickens can be Matched sat
isfactorily by bees. An enterprising
American, however, has recently COM
bined the two, and with most excellent
results. He noticed that the temperature
of the beehive was almost the same as
that of his incubator, which calculation
was confirmed by a thermometer, so he
set about to utilize the superfuous
warmth of the hive as an egg-hatching
establishment, without interrupting the
welfare of his bees. Twenty eggs were
placed in the upper portion of the hive.
ingeniously separating them from the
working apartments of the bees by means
of cotton cloth. The eggs were further
protected by little cushions made of SIM
liar material to that of quilts, and left
for the requisite number of days required
for Matching in the ordinary way. At
the end of that time eighteen of the
twenty eggs satisfactorily Matched, yield
ing chicks in every way as strong and
healthy as those reared by other means,
thus turning the waste, space Of the bee
hive to most profitable account.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
ELECTRICITY
From the AK

A SPANISH inventor, Senor Jose
"A Iglesias Blanco, recently succeeded
in extracting electricity from the
atmosphere by means of an apparatus
he has invented.
Experiments were carried out at
Pozuelo, near Madrid. Antennae were
mounted in pairs upon a wooden tow
er erected on a lofty eminence. Elec-
tricity at a pressure of 5000 volts was
received and transformed to $50. Six
teen lamps we're easily illuminated at
full pressure during a prolonged test.
The inventor states that he can OBJ
tain enormous quantities of atmos-
phere electricity at will.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
Now It's Our
MUSCLES
That Really
LAUGH

u fOW let's have a good laugh over this
IN apparently foolish assertion and
then, when our merriment has
subsided, let US calmly reflect, to see II
the theory is plausible.
Here goes! DR.. Leonard Keene Hirsch-
berg, A. B., NJ. A, NJ. D., of Johns Hop
kins University, who knows what he Is
talking about IL anyone does, says 1t IL
absolutely impossible TO appreciate wit
and humor without muscular movements.
After a thorough Investigation, DR..
Hirschberg. in a recent article, declared
that the stimulus which gives rise to the
emotions grouped under the names Of
pity and humor really causes muscular
movements first. These produce the
mental states known as pathos, wit and
cuteness.
Proof of this discovery, he said, is
found in the fact that persons whose IA
cial muscles are wholly paralyZed cannot
see a joke. Stolid-faced Englishmen. as
we'll as persons whose cheeks and mouth
muscles are seriously burned or SCARED,
fail to see the points Of definite and open
jests.
On the other hand, he declared. the
rough and ready muscular active move
ments OF slap-stick comedy acts on the
vaudeville stage are even funny to para
.lytics and idiots, for the observer really
Naughs at such gyrations by way of his
neck, head, stomach and arm muscles.
In a word. the doctor declared, the cosrs-
er the fun the larger the muscles that
laugh.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
Fortunes inLaCe

@ EVERAL millionaire families in New
York possess immense fortunes in
laces alone. The laces owned by
the Astor family are valued at 100000;
those of the Vanderbilt at $500, 900. II
is said that the New York Four Hundred
buy more lace than any collectors in the
world. No fewer than twenty wealthy
women may be mentioned who each own
laces worth $4,000 Lace is the luxury
of the rich. No ordinary middle-class
collector can hope to possess anything
but few choice pieces, If lucky enough
to be able to have those.
There are several fine collections
amongst the English aristocracy. The
priceless lace of the late Queen Victoria,
worth at least $375,0O0, was chiefly left
to H.R.H. Princess Henry of Battenberg
Queen Alexandria has a magnificent
collection: years ago its value was said
to be S250,000.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
CHALK Bricks
Replace COAL

INTERESTING experiments in the
manufacture of chalk fuel briquettes
by the Suddinc process have just
been made at Leeds. England. The main
object of the Suddinc Company is 10
convert chalk into good household and
steam-raising coal
1t is claimed that the briquettes
cause little or no smudge, with an in
initesimal amount of ash. Their
universal use for household and other
purposes will. it is urged. obviate the
dangers of coal mining and the risks
of explosions, all the chalk used being
above ground.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26

DREADNOUGHTS
USELESS In WAR
ARsHIPs are useless in time Of war.


some Europe's greatest students Of The bat
eship times of is imposing and looks
naval display parade but is obsolete as
a fighting quantity.
In the air waters below, huge bat
has its doom Aeropanes whir It's deck
many thousands Of feet in the air. and drop bombs which
than and destruction to the OF war with
And then in the waters below the submarines
whr about dschargng their deadly torpedoes in the very
the students bsttleship is useless OBJ
soete for the very for which it was evolved the
mightiest monster. costing from s12oooooo to $lb;
100000 helpless, vulnerable to destruction from fran
aircraft costing few thousand tiny submarine repre-
sentng total outlay of couple of hundred thousand dol
lars
yet but experiments have shown that from
height thousand feet far enough easily avoid
any from the comparatively slow NOV
ing battlehip bombs can be dropped with deadly accuracy
teshp concealed from the wachful of
should the bombs fail to destroy the approaching
the aeroplane would give warning
the of hostile ships and forewarned fore
pendent the suddenness of its Surprise has
always controlling factor in and with hotila
of arshps watch there could be surprise attack from
q of batteshps.
road. the driven batteshp from the
sea- Sir Percy Scott admiral of the British and
recognized IS a high authority on marine warfare
The highest type q submarines are known as Glass
and submerged speed of knots The torpedoes
hur into warhps vitas fitted with the deadest
destructive apparatus. a revolving
that will cut through the stoutes steel net battleshp may
itself The missile is double acting First
through coal bunker double
partments into the heart of the ship then expodes
high power explosive that wrecks the interior Of the
ship The second final explosion Is timed
after the first by which the torpedo ploWs its into the
battleship
Buried deep the water. the submarine every
big enemy. Absolutely invisible
trained the battleshp through the perscope
The perscope is thin rod sticking few feet of the
1t is small to be visible than few hun
but its powerful lenses viii miles
By of the perscop the ocer charge of the sub
marine exactly the distance from the and
S discharge torpedoeS
The released torpedoes fly through the water with
the swftness and Of through the air
The watch the batteshp may the
when it within few hundred feet OF its
before alarm be given, the little projece
quarry and completed its work
Subject attack from above and below, the batteshp
efficient fighting element is doomed.
navy will consist of aeroplanes
marines and few fast cruisers, providing
keep the cruisers safe in time of
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
Invention ENDS Wrecks

The system of the new
invention includes a ver-
tically-moving bar on the
engine and a ramp on the
roadway. Operations dur
ing the experimenting of
the new invention were
carried on through sleet
and snow and the inven-
tion worked perfectly. II
the apparatus is adopted
railroad magnates say
wrecks will be eliminated
from their monthly sta
tistics. The new invention
will also serve as an incen-
tive of thrilling movie
plots.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-26

A WONDERFUL inven-
n ton has been made,
a preventive Of rail-
road train wrecks, which
threatens to obliterate
the fiaring headlines from
the newspapers which her
aid the almost everyday
wreck. An automatic train
stop has been invented that
is said to stop a train 60
ing at full speed. Hun
dreds of inventors have
endeavored to perfect an
apparatus that would do
the same thing.