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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
LITTLE ONE SLIGHTLY MIXED
But at Least She Had Done Her Best
to Master That Memory
Lesson.

Little Dorothy, who is eight years
old, dearly loves her school and teach
er, and when at home talks q good
deal of the work In the classrooms.
Lots of the boys and girls hate quo
tations.' but like 1t awf'ly," she once
said. "And what do you mean by quo
tationsr" asked an inqulsitive elder
"Why, don't you known It's something
the teacher tells us on Monday, and
we have to remember 1t oil the week /;
then on Friday we go to the platform
and say It," "Oh, well, make believe
this is Friday, and do 1t for us now 7"
Charmed, Dorothy rose, mounted an
imaginary platform, grlpped her little
dress, gave serious curtsey, and said,
with perfect distlnctness, "Susie Adam
forgets Susie Adam" "What IL she
doesi Give us the quotation" "That's
the quotation /" "What Say IT again"
"Susle Adam forgets Susie ADAM" re-
peated Dorothy. Neither questioning
nor expostulation awaited against this
statement concerning Susie, and not
until the teacher herself was inter-
viewed was the mystery solved. The
quotation was Enthusiasm begets en-
thuslasm 70
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
The Buddhist HymnaI.

Yamanaka was strong Buddhist
and a leader in the movement to re-
vive and reform Buddhism and estab-
fish 1t as bulwark against the rapid
encroachment Of Christianity.
He decided an excellent way to do
this was to found a high school for
girls which would be more attractive
than the Christian womens. SO he
erected fine buildings and installed
modern methods. He hired good teach
ers All the paraphernalla Of the best
western schools was taken over. In
fact, the curriculum was about as close
as II could be to that Of the Christian
school not far away. All except as to
religion. Buddhism was prominent
feature of the instltution-not the old
fashioned Buddhism, but the new form
which has borrowed freely from Chris
tlanlty even down to the Sunday
school hymns. The girls were taught
to sing the famous old Christian
hymns with only the word Buddha
substituted for that Of Christ.-The
Christian Herald
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
FINALLY REACHED HIS POINT
Lawyers Flowery EIoquence Turned
Out to Be Prelude to Very
Simple Request.

Norman Hapgood, the new minister
to Denmark, was talking about a
embarrassing" case.
"The case reminds me-" he said, "of
Pietro Libertinl, scion of sunny
Italy, who was on trial for murder
Gus assault. His lawyer defended him
In this manner:
"'Your honor the lawyer began,
my client, Slgnor Pietro Libertnl,
comes from Italia Ia Bella. land of ro-
nance, art and immortal literature.
He comes, your honor, from the sun
kissed home Of the illustrious Michel
angelo BuonarOtti, of the divine Raj
faello and tho undylng Dante AlIghlerl.
He comes from the ollve-crowned
birthplace of Tasso. Ariosto and the
humorous Boccaccio. His home Is
Italia, prolific mother OF art and SCI
ence, progenitrix of Galvanl and Cali
leo Galilei.'
"After the lawyer had gone on In
this strain for about an hour the
Judge began to got inpatient
"WhAt has OIL this got to DO with
the casor no finally asked.
my poor words said the lawyer.
ARE by way Of PREFACE. My client,
from immortal Italy home of the
painter and the sculptor, humbly
prays this court to apply to him the
very lowest form Of pictorial art. He
prays, your honor, to be white
Washed"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
Chances Planes In Mld-Air.

The daring maneuver Of jumping
from one airplane to another while
In full flight was recently accomplish
ed by lieutenant of aviation, and
Is pictured in Popular Mechanics Mag
azIne. Climbing down to the under
carriage Of the machine In which he
had left the ground as passenger,
he reached the horizontal bar of the
landing chassis. Hanging to this, and
executing acrobatlc evolutl0ns, he
awaited the approach Of second ship
flying ut lower level. As 1t came be-
meath him, he released his hold and
dropped onto its top plane, landing Mt
a point near the middle Of the right
wing. While he had estimated the
relative speeds of the two machines
correctly and judged his distance with
out error, It still remained for him to
obtain firm hold, or possibly suffer
the inconvenience OF falling 5000
feet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
IL All Demands.

Tho teacher was teaching his class
In a mental arithmetic lesson. After
tables" had been repeated he COM
menced giving series Of mental sums,
and presently asked an intelligent lit
tie Scot:
''How many marbles would you get
II gave 20 TO be divided between you
and Johnny McGregori"
"After moments hesitation the
yOunRster answered:
IL Gamma tell, sir"
FLOWS that2" querled the teacher.
"Weel, SIR" said he, we see, it's a.
accordln'. II we gle 'em when we're
both here we'd hae ten each; but II
We gle 'em tae Johnny when I wasna
present, I'd only get about five; while
II ye gle 'em tae me tae share when
Johnny wasna here, dlnna ken wheth-
er he'd haze ony at a'W-Columbus
Is. o. State.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
Dresses In Spanish style.

In his distinguishing black on the
forehead and yellow on the throat, the
Maryland yellow-thrOat is one Of the
most beautifully marked OF any mem
Der OF his tribe and gives an appear.
ance OF Spanish grandeur, says the
American Forestry association OF
Washington. There is no mlstaking
the song Of this bird. and II Is rendered
In variety OF ways which make It
sound like any one Of the following:
"Which-ls-itf whichis-it1" or "Whnt-a-
pity, whnt-a-pity;" or "Whlch-way-sir1
whlch-way-sirf" or "I-beseech you, I-be-
seech.you;" or "Wltchery, wltchery
witchery." The bird is particularly
fond Of tbickcts by the side Of running
gater.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
BUSH HIDES HOLLANDS HILL
But Even at That, the Mound Is Justly
Appreciated In That Flat
Country.

1t seems absurd to speak of hill
in Holland, but II the best guessers
are right the name of the country Is
from our word "hollow," meaning a
depression In the land. An American,
however, found at Gronlgan hill that
was the showplace Of the town. It
was artificial.
There Is a fine hill In the Plan
taage," said his companion, Hol-
lander, land from the summit of 1t you
Will be able to see the country for a
great distance around"
1t interested the American greatly
to hear that there was such thing as
a hill in Holland.
"But where Is it2" he asked, looking
around the intermlnable plain. ~ can
see no HILL"
ut is just over there, but you can
not see 1t, for 1t is hidden by that
bush ~
phe American ascehded this fine hill,
which proved to be an artificial mound
not 20 feet in height, but the natives
are very proud of 1t and speak Of It
as v 1t were some huge mountain. As
an Instance Of how successfully a
Gronlngener is deceived by his adml-
ration for the town hill, It may be
mentioned that the Americans COM
panion heaved a deep sigh. mopped his
face and dropped as II exhausted In
chair, thOughtfully placed there by
the corporation for this object, when
he reached the summit.
But to do this emlnence justice 1t
must be admitted that the hill is be-
yond dispute above the level of the
sea.-Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
FARM FOR SALE

Containing 1877 acres, improved by new
dwelling and barn and other outbuildings;
about miles from Germantown Station.
in Montgomery county. Md, and about the
same distance from Gaihersburg one
half mile from pike. Apply to
BOWIE r. WATERS, Attorney.
june Aid Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
Eyes.

Eyes are bold as llOns-rovlng, run.
ming, leaping, here and there, far and
near. They speak all languages. They
wait for no Introduction they are no
Engllshmen ask no leave OF age or
rank; they respect neither poverty nor
riches, neither learning nor power. nor
virtue, nor sex, but intrude, and come
again, and go through and through
you, In moment OF time. What in.
undatiOn Of life and thought is dis.
charged from one soul into another,
through theml The glance Is natural
magic. The mysterious communica.
tion established across house be-
tween two entire strangers moves all
the springs Of wonder. The communl-
cation by the glance is in the greatest
part not subject to the control Of the
wlll.-William Ware.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
Women In British IndustrIes.

The vast extent to which British
women replaced men In Industry and
commerce during the war is disclosed
in u white paper just issued. II Is
estimated that the net increase In fe-
male workers employed outside their
own homes was 1,200,000
The number OF females employed in
Industrial concerns and government
establishments In April, 1918, were
Munitions, 70l,000; other government
work In Industry, 774,0O0. The number
Of females employed ns permanent
work people in agriculture Ia July,
1914, was 10000; in 1918 the number
was 10000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
FARMS WANTED.

We wish 10 increase our list OF Mont
gomery county farms. Can represent
owners satisfactorily References II de-
sired.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT COMPANY,
8l6 Connecticut Avenue.
Washington, d. C.
II. W. HILLARY, President.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18

He (deJectedly) this hnal7 Is
there no hope for met
She-Oh, my, yesl There are lots
of girls not so particular az am.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-07-18
FRANK LIBBEY 4 CO.,
Lumbermen, Washington, ID. q.
PLENTY OF
Gulf Cypress Shingles.

Now. we are ready for you with Gulf Cypress
Shingles, direct from our mills in Florida, which
are the first mills i'm the South to get down to
steady work. We have carload after carload OF
shingles coming, enough to meet all your de-
mands and give immediate delivery. We always
were, and are still, the lowest on prices for
Shingles. You know how scarce they have been---
you've had to use substitutes. Now, send to us and
get all the real Gulf Cypress Shingles you want
Also complete stock of LUMBER and all kinds
of SASH Door, Blinds, etc. Remember, we're the
only lumber yard in Washington carrying the
combination of Lumber and Mill-WOrk
FR.A.N'K LIRBEr s. CO.,
Lumber and Mi-WOrk,
ST & n. Y Ave.
WMSliAsgtOss, I'D. e..
Established n 1924 All transfer 10 our yards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22

Pauline Frederick, Goldwyn
star, tells stories to studio
workers while the camera man
puts a new reel of film in his
flicker box"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
Will We Ever Have Gallinger
Hospital?
Appears To Be Utterly Impossible For the Money APT
Keep Pace With the Cost of Material.
By EARL GOODWIN.

Everyone agrees that need city hospital
Of course you will say, and that need is met in the
Gallinger Hospital
Oh! Is 1T
Let US look into the matter. The Gallinger Hospital
at present is paper up in the air. All have is
Il Congressional appropriation.
We have had TWO appropriations, and each time we
find that after Congress has appropriated the hospital
not be erected according to plans and specifications for the
money available
This is not the fault of Congress- nor the fault of the
plans The fault lies in insane system Of government
The Congress Of the United States busy with Ma
T1ONAL matters should not be called to act
council for any city in the United States.
1t takes up the time of Congress and the result fire.
quenty penalties the District of Columbia
At session Congress authorizes the expenditure Of
several hundred thousand dollars for the erection of hos
rita beginning in the next fiscal year; then when the
rext fiscal year rolls around Congress is gone and the
gress appropriates MORE money and by the time that
money is available the price is up still higher
If that isn't insane system what is it. 1t is logi
CAL unbusinesske, un-American foolish and cruel to
city growing into hafmilon size without proper munich
pal hospital.
The situation meets regarding other
sary additions Our school building program has to be
checked because of this foolish idea that Congress should
act as common council Our Commissioners cannot figure
year in advance COSTS because of the unstable price
condition and the result is Washington children not
properly educated. There not enough school
and will not be for years to come-prncpay because Of
this cumbersome inefficient unbusnesslike system which
forces the immediate needs of growing city to take
snas pace to accommodate itself to cumbersome advance
of the larger measures of the nation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
From The Public To The Editor

AS one Of the yeomen Cd I am go
ing TO take the liberty Of thanking
-ou for your article in The Sunday
Yimes.
The yeomen Of want il understood
iy that Unruly member Of the House
81 Representatives and others who
fire against their wearing the uni
form Of Uncle Sam, that they volun-
teered in time Of war to take the
places of men who were needed to
nan the navy's vessels in order that
Americas thousands Of troops might
be taken across.
We have worked hard TO keep up
the good name Of the navy, and are
willing to give our places up now
TO the returned soldiers II need be, or
gre willing to stay right here and
carry on" the work Of the navy.
Americas thousands Of victorious
troops are returning. and a soldier
with one, two, or three service stripes
Is honored by everyone Why
shouldn't these girls, many OF whom
gave up homes Of comfort. and posi-
lions far better than they now hold
20 come here, be given the same
honor. and not be turned down, and
Stunned because they wear the
United States navy uniform. There
is no reason-these girls have given
Up everything for thaiE country and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19

cause she is comDetent, and busy,
and kind, she feels that life isn't
such bad thing, and she is ready
to have a good many years Of it.
Here She Is-TransfOrmed.
Personally, she isn't recog-
nizable. You couldn't identify her
with the colorless cousin who used
to wear such ugly, shabby dresses,
and who baked for you. in secret,
such extremely delectable little
cakes. She's twenty years young
er and healthier and happier and
prettier. She's never had the in
door habit, because her generation
knows better. And since she grew
up, she's never been dependent,
because she knows how many ways
there are for woman to support
herself. The idea Of doing odd
jobs in a relatives family, with
complete suppression Of her own
personality, and no wages-would
be mthinkable. If she feels like
it she may even marry, though
she is past her girlhood. But it
won't be for economic reasons.
She isn't looking about for some
body who will "give her a home"
She can contrive a home of her
own without any trouble whatever.
If she marries, it will be for TO-
mance-for romance and friend
Khip and comradeship.
We should, of course, be glad
that she is delivered from slavery,
even the benevolent slavery i'm
posed by our mothers, and that
she's found a life Of her own. It's
a richer world, for her influence,
if we can bring ourselves to look
at it that way.
But how in the world do the
mothers and fathers and children
Of this generation get on without
her? Who makes family life pos
sible? Who watches the baby while
mother goes shopping, and helps
brother with his examples" and
does emergency laundry work, and
keeps track of the linen, and,-oh,
we'll, you can see why people say
that family life isn't family life any
longer. There's nobody to keep the
machinery oiled. There's nobody
to sacrifice her life in the interest
Of the family convenience. 1t does
make a difference. The ireless
cooker doesn't replace her for a
moment, though we may have
hoped it would-nor the bread
making machine, nor any electric
device that has ever been invented,
or ever will be.
Let's cherish her memory at all
events. Let's have the gratitude
and the decency to acknowledge
what she did.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
DO OYSTERS GROW N
INDIANA?

K. COWING, SCho had to Leave
Muncie, Ind, because his father IUGs
the chairman of the board of health,
told US yesterday shat they tCere
not oysters IN the true sense of the
tUord." Which means, suppose,
that they l0ere the kind you get IN
restaurants. NotU zoe have the tes-
ttmOny of O man t0hose letterheGd
says dependable products" ard I
suppose that IUe'U haze to give him
all credence.
In looking over the Heard and Seen
articles, my attention has been drawn
to the Indiana Oysters" l do not
know much about them being in the
Wabash, but do know that mussel,
and not oysters, are plentiful in Pipe
creek, Madison county, Ind.
When a boy 1 gathered several
mussels and opened them, found a
small hard ball about the size Of q
black-headed pin, took it to a jew
eler in Alexandria and was told that
l had found a pearl, from that day on
for almost a year Pipe creek was
dredged for about ten miles by boys
looking for pearl-bearing mussels.
1 found several good imitation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
TODAY'S TOPIC
WHERE is THE POOR RELATION?

spicuous in the household. All
her moods and her worries she
kept with her belongings in that
little room over the kitchen where
she slept.
Nobody would have objected to
her amusing herself, now and
then. But the poor relation could
not have afforded it She was most
literally a poor relation. For, of
course, the part she played in the
life of the household wasn't sup
posed to be compensated by wages.
The poor relation received her
board and lodging free, and many
of the family connection gave her
their WORKOUT clothes. And people
said she was fortunate to have
such a good home. Very likely she
thought so, herself. She wasn't
unhappy, | am sure She didn't
dislike darning, or even scrubbing,
and she often cared a great deal
for the children, in a touching,
secret sort OF way. I'm not sure
she would have accepted wages.
She wouldn't have thought she had
a right to them.
Well-she is vanished. We
couldn't find her now, or persuade
her to undertake the drudgery of
our households, even if we offered
her the wages that are now con-
sidered the equivalent of such
services. She has escaped us for
ever. She is living her own life.
She is busy with some work that
she has chosen, and is getting paid
for it. She has her own home,
either alone or with some family
companion. Very often she adopts
a child or two.
Usually she is a good deal oc-
cupied with being of service to her
community. She does a good deal
of thinking about women, who
have been a sort of under dog, as
it seems to her, in civilization as
it has so far developed. And be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
Beatrice Fairfax Writes Problems and Pitfalls the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

WE'VE heard a great deal
w about the tragic Difficult
ties of merely keeping alive
IN the modern home. Our ears
are filled with plants about the
scarcity of servants, the prohibi-
tive wage commanded by scrub
women, the coal famine, the ice
famine, the deadly gradual
shrinkage of the dollar and the
sickening expansion of the pro-
vision bill.
But this isn't the whole story.
There's another convenience of
the old-fashioned home that seems
to have disappeared altogether.
What has become of the poor re-
lation?
Of course you remember her
perfectly, you whose youth wasn't
a matter of yesterday. For the
poor relation was always of the
feminine gender. She was both
detached and dependent. She was
the kind of person that fitted in"
Usually, she was mothers cousin
or fathers aunt. She Vas sup
posed to be glad of a home" for
she was without status and with
out income and without trade or
professionalism the domestic arts
that she had at her fingers ends
weren't considered marketable.
Personally, she was very quiet.
She functioned as noiselessly as
the most modern motor car. There
was nothing she didn't know
about the obliteration of personal
ity that's so desirable when you're
living in some other persons
house. And yet she was rather
nice, don't you remember? At
least, all you children liked her
and with good reason. Of course,
she wasn't really attractive, from
a grown-up standpoint. Her
clothes were too plain and so was
the way she did her hair, and
anyway, the mere fact that she
had never succeeded in getting
married, as your parents put it,
settled definitely the question of
her attractiveness. So you chill
dren didn't praise her much. Your
attachment to her rather cruelty
went unvoiced.
What Her Job Was.
But do you remember what her
self-imposed duties were? II you
do, you will wonder, with me, that
the present-day family can limp
and stagger along without her aid.
All the family mending fell to
her, without any question. Mother
significantly introduced her to the
mending basket on the day she
first came to the house, and the
responsibility BAG SSVGE Sslin-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19

Editor Of The Times:
In your issue OF May IS. speaking
about the cost of coal here, you state
that at Fairmont, W. Va, 1t Is solf
to the railroads by producers at less
than S1.T5 a tpn-presumably soft
coaI-while here it Is held at 50 a1d
$40 a ton. Assuming that the Iail-
roads get their supply in large guam
titles at a lower rate than is charged
N dealers. say an increase Of 25 cents
a ton to the dealer, and add the
freight from FairmOnt, $2.45 a ton,
and cost OF handling and delivery,
say $3.50 a ton, and you have the cost
In round figures at IS to the dealer
here, and the price to consumer is
from 50 TO SO!
The nearest o. one Of the nearest
points from which anthracite coal Is
shipped to Washington is Reading.
Pa, a short haul compared to Fair
mont. Assuming. further. that the
cost Per ton Of freight for anthracite
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
The Price of Coal Here

coal is the same as for soft coal. and
that the handling and delivery
charges are the same, there remains
only the difference in cost between
anthracite and bituminous coal-put
it at 81 ton for the former at the
mines, certainly 4 liberal estimate,
and the inquiry naturally arises
whether one-third OF the whole cost
should be saddled upon the consumer
as profit, for hard coal Is held here
now at $l2 a ton, and people are
urged to buy II at that rate.
You asked the question OF how
much prOfteering there Is at that
price, and as the householder cannot
answer II, perhaps the Editor OF The
Times, with wider sources OF info
nation and a desire to be Of service
to his fellow-creatures, can do so, and
this is written in the hope that he can
throw some light on this very dark
subject In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
For SOLDIER Bonus.

To the Editor Of THE TINES;
Just a word in behalf Of us soldier
boys in your newspaper, as l supposs
all the Congressman read 1t read
in the Kansas City Star that the Ca.
madam government gives every SOL
der either 5000. or so much land.
also read that about 100 bills are
now before Congress, proposing ad-
ditional bonus Of from $500 to $500
for every American soldier. The
richest country on earth, IL the Ca
madam government can give every
soldier 5000 bonus. can't we Ameri.
cans go one better or the equal?
Ready money is what we need n
start a home and happiness.
EARL BROWNING.
Columbia. No,