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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
FUIAN RACE is DYING OUT
South Sea Islanders Mo Longer g.
ages and Cannibal But Humorous,
Good-Naturcd Loafers.

The Fiji islands abound In repuil
tion. To our grandparents they were
the last word in barbarism, a slnl'e
for anything at once remote and tor,
rible, place where missionaries rot
stcwed--by the cannibals-nnd clothes
were worn not at all.
The general impression of the South
Sea islands MS wild and degenerate
part of the world was sOftened and H..
pumined by the writings of Mark
Twain about Hawaii and by Robert
Louis Stevenson's essays from Samoa.
But no one wrote anything important
about the Fijians, and TINT Is why the
islands and people today are so very
different from what you would expect
to find them.
The FiJians are not only no longer
.savages and cannlbnls, but they are
fast disappearing altogether. Hlndus,
Englishmen and Snmnans nre the toll
ers of the islands. The fierce Solomon
islander is seen here, too, but Is more
apt to be hunting your laundry thnn
your head. Tho lfljian. still distin.
,guished by the frlzz'cd aureole of IT.
hair and the scantincSs Of his ntti .
lis a humorous, goodnnturcd loafar
His native island IS rapidly heinz
taken away from HIN by more indus.
Itrious peoples, ana his race Is dying
Iout; but these things worry him net
lat all. He lives rs the nali OF his
rivers and the wild fruit Of The nm
-.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11

When writer comes to the fashion.
ling of hero usually he wants tall
young man--the ladies' love that sort.
Merlwether Lewis was tall young
man, goodly In inches and In thews. A
hero must have courage, or the ladies'
will not like him. What hero of fact
Ior fiction ever showed more courage
than he did? / question II Christie
lpher Columbus ever needed more cour-
age or ever showed more than Merl-
wether Lewis.
A hero must be a trifle of an ele-
lgant Also else the ladies' will not like
him. Meriwcthcr Lewis was once
Icalled "a splendid dandy" He was
not only President Thomas JefTerson's
business assistant, but his social Sec
iretary as well, and arbiter of good
form in the early days of Washing
ton.
! The ladies' like hero with past,
with certain air of melancholy about
him. No author need imagine these
things for Meriwether Lewis--there
twas mystery and romance in all his
life. Dead at thirty-llvc years of age,
The died rs he had lived, surrounded
still with a very halo Of mystery, en-
Iveloped in n splendid roticence which
shielded him against all the world.
THAT mystery exists even today. The
full story Of his life has never been
told, and may never be told. In short,
he was n hero with all the elements
1
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
"Liuht Of the Moon"

The phrase "the light Of the moon"
is an indefinite one, not used by sci
entlsts and used by others In n mlstak-
en- and misleading sense. The moon
has no light Of It's own, and the only
light that comes from II Is the reflected
light Of the sun, without any warmth
or llfe-glying qunlIty or any effect on
vegetation. AZ loosely used by many
persons, the expression eight of the
moon" means n few nights In each
month preceding and few nights fol-
lowing full moon. Many persons think
this Eight Of the moon" period has an
Important bearing on seed termination
and plant growth, but that Is u mis-
take.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
Portable Telephone.

"Thls is only the eleventh time I
have been up and down stairs to an
swer that telephone this morning."
sighed n physicians wife. 81 should
like to sew just one hour In peace"
"Why don't you have portable telc-
phone" suggested the sympathetic
seamstress. Mrs. X has one. and my +!
you have no Idea the steps II saves
her. You know size Is quite club
woman, and has so many calls. The
arrangement Is simply an ordinary
desk telephone with very long cord.
When she goes up to the den ut the
head Of the stairs to sew or write, II
seems funny enough to see her go telc-
phone in hand. In the Kitchen she has
II handy on the cabinet, and when rest
ing on the living porch she does not
even have to get out of the ham
mock to answer telephone call. Your
telephone being stationary at the stair
way landing, n similar arrangement
could be effected"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
LIST RUINED BY SUCCESS
kiollzcd Piano VIrtuoso Grew to Live
Only for the Admiration and
Adulaslon OF Women.

1t Is only when we remember Llszt'a
profession that we can read the riddle
he presents, writes Paul Rosenfeld In
the Seven Arts. From childhood up,
ne was the idolized plano ylrtuoso. He
was petted and adored all his life. He
was successful from the beginning. He
was sinothered all his life under the
hdulation showered upon him In every
capital Of Europe, showered upon him
In very tangible form by women OF the
highest society, His was not a char
hcter profound or fine enough to right
itsG'. He never managed to develop
ioutsof that stage. to eontnct. With truly
,nourishing things, On the contrary,
he became completely uprooted, came
to exist entirely In this modern Capua,
came to love 1t and to crave the rose
leaves and the clouds OF perfume. His
music is largely an aspiration toward
1t, an attempt TO perpetuate about him
the admiration and adulntion, the
glowing eyes and half-pnrted lips, the
heaving bosoms. II Is mechanism
for procuring for himself the Paschn-
power he desired Indeed, beside
List, Chopin seems verltable an
chorlte.
True, List interested himself In
music for another reason. II 1t served
to procure him the particular "place
In the sun" that he craved, 1t furnished
him also with most engaging pas
time. He Interested himself In music
as one might interest oneself In a
sport that becomes more engaging as
one becomes more proficient In It, lie
studied Its rules, Its technique, Its
tricks. With what keenness he mas.
tered them, his compositions show. But
that interest was only minor. The 9th.
er WINS the mn Tor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
Navel Oranue From Bahia

1t was from plantation near I'ah,a
80 far MS can be determined, that n
Ibudded trees were obtained throu h
which the navel orange wood WIS iu-
PRODUCED into the United States. Scv-
Ieral were shipped to the United
States department Of agriculture.
Trees were grown in the department
greenhouses, and others prOpagntcd
from them were distributed to Call
ifornia and Florida. The variety
proved to be unsuted TO Florida CON
ditlons, but In California 1t Is very
productive and highly valued. Almost
the entire present planting Of Che va
riety In that state. according TO a
writer In the Scientific American, can
be traced directly back to two Of the
trees sent there by the ,lrpnrtmru, 81
agriculture in 1873.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
For sale.

Registered Shorthorn Bulls for sale, sired
by Rustic Lad. No. 374296, out of heavy
milking cows. These are the large, growthy
dual-purpose kind, fit to head any herd
Also few choice females for sale.
These cattle must be seen to be appre-
ciated. Inspection invited.
BENTON G. RAY,
North West Farm,
X. F. ID. Silver Spring, Md.
feb OTIS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11

Il wish to report the clerk in your
Office" said the irate splnster of ma
ture years to the manager Of the sea
side hotel. "She's most impertlncnt."
"How so, MADAME
II inquired whether my rooms had
been reserved, and she called out to
the porter, DO you think this lady's
sweet slxteenT"
And II took the manager quarter
Of an hour to convince her that
"suite" 10 was meant.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY II 1915
" among the throngs Of children. /


~ among the throAGS OF children. All
aiere ne was! sfout, rosy-faced
gouiis girl had nun hrhliy ny the hand
Sne was leading nm to I'd the bench
Mhere the iather usually sat. Miss
aarlaha crahed her head to look Mt
Ahe young woman. somehow she had
never supposed the iittie boys mother
Wouiu look ike that lie was adoraDly
pro"h-curieu' Dut she wore iiaXen frlz-
Ses thnt looked suspiclousiy artlhclai.
Sne was DIT uhtiuy' too' ana her
soieu Whlte shoes were run down at
the heeis' long sign OF disappolnt-
ihent escaped MISS Mariana ana some
traii thihg OF the spirit seemed porne
away from ner on IT'S rant breath. Inc
SHINE hau ieit her eyes, put she sat
"atchihg'
being comIortaple estaphshed on the
pench' the piohue-hairea young wom-
~ ureW on. mover ana began 10 rend.
me niue poy oaheeu nWay TO pay
ana the autumn AFTERNOON shadows
iehstheheo Visipiy. At lhst IL grew
very uarA anu Chill Ut MISS Marl'has
WINDOW
suddenly the air was rent by
chiius snrlil screnm-shriil enough 10
De hearu ABOVE the SOUNDS OF traihc
ana tne noise OF chiidrehs plhy Mari-
ana Wlm looked OUT quickly 10 see
.he niue poy-his niue poy-"lth
Dioou streaming from hurt on MS
Ioreheau' lie hnu ialieh perhaps OF
MISS Mnriaha uiu nor wait lor con
lectures She rusheu out INTO inc park
ana gathereu the weeping chliu INTO
ner arms smoothihg the uark curls
from tne cut on MS hcau. IL was not
serious injury put she bore MN INTO
the mousse IoiioWeo by troupe Oh
curious youngsters
she had completely Forgotten the
piohue-halreu young woman anu IL
was NOT uhtll she had washed the cut
anu Douhu IL up ana estaDilshed rom
my on the soIa win ginger cooky'
that an angry ring at the door pro
claimed the TACT that the young wolh-
an was In search OF MIN. Moreover
she was not alone. Inc rather, white
with anxiety, stepped In hrst.
where" ne Dc@nn. sThen, seeing
Tommy he huggcd The child ana turn
ed 10 Mariana with eager anxious
questions.
HE isn't hurt much, she assured
MIN. "only he was frightened, ana
there seemed TO be no one near
Where were you, TheresaT he ask
ed sharply, turning to the rosy blonde
I-why was just over by the gate
talking to fella. =
That VIII do Tor you, then. hlred
you to look after Tommy. III you cant
DO 1t better than that you may CO.
"All right, I'll go then" she retorted
pertly. And MISS Marianas door
slammed AFTER her, leaving strange
quiet behind 1t.
Inc young man sat looking at hef
with wistful eyes, that made MISS
Mariana drop her own, ana warm
blush filled her cheeks. lie was speak
lhg-something ABOUT being very grate'
fuI TO her Tor looking after the chlid'
W.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11

"Allow me to congratulate you"
said the mild stranger
"What for?" asked the grumpy man.
"oh, anything -nothlng--the glor-
Gus weather. the green fields, the birds
the fact that you are well and strong
Isn't that sOmethlngY
mo"
"Then congratulate me bor not hay
'ng a disposition like yours."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
All PIanta Once Wild.

It would be interesting IL we could
know the history Of the various fruits
and vegetables that we cat. or course,
all Of them--or, at least, their uncultl-
waited anccstors-were once wild; Just
as we, or, at lenst, our savage fore
bears, were once wild. And. OF course.
ne cultivated garden vegetables man.
OF them, bear no moro resemblance to
their uneiiltlyaicd prototypes. some OF
thcm. 'l,1r w d" 10 The missing link
~ w. i"ur 'ate 4 sc BGt 49,.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
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
ington and Takoma Park that could be
exchanged for small farms. Send me
descriptions of your farms II for exchange.
One party has half-acre lot in the town
Of Takoma Park. Md, unmortgaged. price
$500, will give as part payment on small
farm.
would be glad to send you my complete
list of properties for sale or exchange.
j. S. FRASER,
Takoma Park, Md.
Phone-Col. 4368w
sep 8-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
Nioht Owls Arc Safe

A celebrated scientist, who has made
a lifelong study Of different forms Of
bacteria, recently Ilade the Interesting
announcement That there are more
microbes In the air ut nine o'clock in
the morning and at nine O'Clock at
night than during any other periods
Of the day. He says that he has also
discovered that the percentage Of mi
crobes In the atmosphere Is less ut
three O'Clock In the morning and NJ
three O'Clock IN the afternoon thnn ut
any other times
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
NOTICE.

Office Board County Commissioners.
Rockville. Md, June 27, 1916.
Ordered this day by the Board of County
Commissioners that the New Cut Road,
leading from the BrookeviIle pike, near
Forest Glen. to the ColesvilIe pike. near
Four Corners. be closed to public travel
until further notice. The object Of closing
this road is to repair bridges on same. and
all persons are hereby warned that they
travel this road at their own risk.
JOHN r. LEWIS, Pres't.
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
FOR Said,

One double house. five rooms in each
house, town water and sewage, located In
Rockville, Md
Two houses near and adjoining said
town, one of six rooms, newly built, one
acre of land. splendid water, shade and
fruit; and one four-room house, five
eighths of an acre of land.
These properties are near churches
school, steam and electric roads and well
located. Good investments.
Apply to
BOUlC & BOUIC, Attorneys,
For estate Of Samuel English. deceased.
ian Aft
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
NOTICE.

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, Pres't
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk.
sep 29-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
Fo R - a Il III

A number Of young work horses and
mares, including a young driving horse.
Inquire Of VIM. L. Beall, tenant Of Bouic
farm, near Veirs mill, two and a-hali
miles from Rockville. Md. or C. N. Bouic
Rockville, Md.
oct S-4f
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
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.
X. +. ID. No. 3.
oct 20-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
For sale.

Having rented my farm, have for sale
on my premises. at Grifton, all implements
and stock, among which is my team. sew
eral good general-purpose horses and two
Highland Duke driving horses.
J. W. BENSON,
aug Slim Route |, Brookeville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
MONEY TO LOAN.

LNROM $500 TO 5000 on improved real
u estate 10 Montgomery county.
B0U1C q BOUIO,
- lb.u Rockville Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN. -
M $4,000 in sums
OF $500 and upward on real estate in
Montgomery county.
PRESTON B. RAY,
Washington Loan and Trust Building,
ian 13-tf Washington, D. c.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
THD
GAlTHERSBURG GARAGE,
c. c. WATERS & SON. Projectors.


y U WHILNO q sum FTUpfItIOTb.
Expert mechanics in repair department.
Prompt and courteous service.
Garry full line Of tires. tubes and Access
sories.
Charging Of storage batteries a special
feature.
Buick and Oakland agency and service
station,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
For Sale or Rent

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. K0HLH0SS.
apr 6-2m Poolesvllle. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11
A Valuable Farm For Sale

Farm of 1872 acres, about 8 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.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11

d.5,00O to $4,000 TO LOAN.
ID Clients
require ample real estate security.
THOMAS DAWSON,
Attorney at-Law.
June 2i-H Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-01-11

Q2,0OO
ID To loan on first mortgage.
j. ABBY HENDERSON,
mar 20-tf Rockville, Md.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
WINS
S12,5OOLOVE

CHICAGO, Dec. 2z.-Untn . CHI
eaEo jury agreed, Miss Louise B.
Sommers, an Evanston housemaid.
had nauKht but bitter memories of
her frtendship with George G. Schone-
befEer-memories and q bale or so
OF love letters. Today she not only
has these but Judgment against him
for $12.So0s ~ =
A jury. IN Judge Hugo PANS court
awarded her this sum. after dSliberat1 !
ing exactly seventy-nve minutes.
The love letters had been introduced
In Miss SommerS suit, charging
breach OF promise, ana letters to an
other girl, who was . Miss Blanche
Braun. OF Pittsburgh, had also been
read to the jury.
The latter, now married, testified
Schoneberger had written love Letters
to her while he was writing Miss
Sommers. and that>he continued writ
ing even after she was married.
Schoneberger is q promoter. The
suit was for $4,000.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
RULE WAR labor
CONTRACTS HOLD

NEW YORK. Dec. n.-Labor CO,
tracts agreed upon for the duratIon %
the war are not void because of ths
signing Of the armistice. the National
War Labor Board decided at the con
einsion Of the hearing Of the diner
ences between New York harbor ma
rine workers ana the New York beat
owners yesterday.
Bx-Frssiaent Isft. presiding with 3.
n. Manly a. Joint ehairnan Of the
board, In rendering TIE decisioh. said
that the supreme court Of the United
States has ruled that peace comes and
war ends. only when Congress ratiaod
q peace treaty.
The beard ordered that the boat
owners, who refuse to arbitrnte the
demand Of the marine workers for an
oight-hour day, are still bound By the
terms OF the arbitration agreefnene
they entered into with the arbitration
board Of the New York Wage Adjust
rnent Board.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
WANT DIVORCE BY
COLLISION ENDED

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The Chicago Pa
litical Equality League wants to do
away with divorce by collusioh. At
a luncheon in the Mandel tea room.
at which Mrs. Irene Lefkow presided.
resolutions were adopted accordingly
The league will seek legislation
whereby there will be a representa-
tive OF the State attorneys office at
every uncontested divorce suit to
cross-examine witnesses. The period
Of desertion on which suit can be
entered IL to be reduced from two
years to one, IL the league has its
way. 81
And the Illinois laws win be made
70 conform to those of New York, in
that the decree Of divorce viii be en-
tered at the termination OF the suit,
but will not be granted until one
year from that day. This would make
marriage within the year bigamy.
which the Illinois law now provides.
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
PRESIDENT ADVISES
WATER TRAFFICAID

President Wilson, on the day before
he sailed for France, expressed the
opinion that every national circum-
stance has combined, since we entered
the war. to emphasize what was be-
fore that very clear in the thoughts
of men who were studious of the sub
ject, namely, that the water transpor-
taticn system of the country should
be developed and promoted in every
legitimate way and co-ordinsted,
wherever possible, with the railroads
and other instrumentalities of traf-
ne"
The President thus wrote in a letter
he sent to the House Rivers and Har-
bcrs Committee, which was made
public last night
ssThe river and hsrbor bill.
therefore," the President continued.
scientifically treated and developed,
has become Of more direct Importance
&C the country than ever before.
May I suggest, therefore, that
whatever projects have been com
pleted, they should be. by all means,
adequateIy maintained, and that i'm
provements which have hitherto been
authorized but not completed, should
Be Anished?
NAY 1 suggest also that II new
projects are adopted, they should be
scfufintzed very carefully indeed. In
order 90 make SURE. that they are in
the public INTEREST,"
while the nation rightly demands
economy, particularly at this time, in
the expenditures Of the Government,
think that It will Justify adequate
provisions for the improvements Of
rivers and hatbors along the lines I
have ventured to suggest"
In the majority report Of the com
mfttee, which also was made public
last night following the presentation
Of the 1e1e-20 river and harbor ap-
preparation bill in the House, IT was
stated that the ''war has acutely en-
phasized the necessity OF additional
transportation facilities"
-Tiie Secretary of War" says the
roport, has within the past few years
submitted reports recommending q
number Of new projects. many OF
which were of urgent Importance.
The majority of thaKe are modifica-
tions of existing Pm lets Intended to
incrsase channel and harbor faeili-
tiesF
The Washington times., 1918-12-22
G. E. C. STRIKERS AND
EMPLOYERS STILL "PAT'

SCHENECTADY. N. Y. Dec 22,-
The strike situation in the pistt of
the General Electric Company, re
mains unchanged. No Conferences
have been arranged and the 2AO00
employees here who left their work
have not shown any inclination to re-
turn. Union meetings have been held
but no steps taken toward settling
the, eontroyersy. 4 eommtttee left
made to bring out the men Of that
plant Monday. II u net expected the
strike win end before the nrst .ofIthe
year. :, = z-r, .
The Washington times., 1918-12-22

serted, in explaining the iAfleti6n.
There is more money than there u
goods to buy with IL and - . result,
he said, prices naturally scared to
diz2yiug heiGhts."
a1sst save and Pay.s
He added that It is not the Quality.
but the quantity OF moHey" which has
created inflated values.
Those who, In our Liberty Loan
campaigns, were persuaded to borrow
and buy" he said, NOW, must save
and pay. The problem OF eorreeting
this initiation ID largely q problem, OF
saving and production. We must
either put more goods behind the out
standing volume OF credit and cur
rency-which means production-of
we must reduce the volume OF credit
and currency TO suitable proportions
which means, saving sc. a.,
E Urges Busineus Refsrnt -
william B. Coiver. chairman OF the
Federal Trade Commission, also
spoke before. the academy, and urged
that the following measures be per-
manehtiy established by American
business during the reoonstructisn
period:
1-Standardised accounting sys-
TENS, suited to sthe various indus
tries. eI
2-cost and pront accounting for
products.
3-Reasonable Standardization of
products and elimination Of excessive
costs due to unnecessary rnultipliea-
ton of styles and types. -
@Compllation and Issue OF cur
rent, basic trade information.
bSConferenees between Industries
and Government for the exchange Of
proper and useful views and fnfor-
nation. --'---- -'a---i