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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
What Did Peggy Say?

In her Memories" Katherine lyman
writes at some length Of Dudley Har-
dy, the great Bohemian: II can re-
member an evening when Dudley
slipped the tabIecloth of the table
and was Maud Allen. In the midst Of
the delicious performance In came the
stolid English cook. Later when, in
the Irish way, went to the kitchen
fire to warm my feet, said to her:
Isn't Mr. Hardy funny. cookT Well,
I did think so at FIRST, num- she said,
but now I've got used TO him and
don't take no notice. Once we came
In to find Dudley In a desperate mood.
There had been a terrible cheap
French lamp in the dining room, all
ornament, that gave glaring I'M
shaded light. We found 1t beautifully
swathcd in white silk and lace, look
ing all lamp ought TO look. But Dud-
ley sat, his head in his hands, guilty
creature with conviction Of guilt He
had cut up some of Peggy's (his
wlfe's) beautiful Paris lingerie to
make the lamp shade"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
Example of the Bee

1t is very important to remember,
says John Burroughs, the great natu-
ralist. that the bee does not get honey
from the flowers; 1t makes honey from
what 1t gets from the flowers. What
II gets from the flowers is nothing but
sweetened water. The bee gets its
sweet water, retires, thinks 1t over and
by a private process makes Its honey.
So many nature writers fail to profit
by the example of the bee. They go
into the woods and come out again and
write about their experience-but they
don't give us honey. They don't retire
and subject what they find in the
woods TO a private process. They give
us just little sweet water, pretty
thoroughly diluted. l have tried for
many years not to give the world just
a bare record, but to flavor 1t with my
own personality.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17

"A man selling pottery came to
Salem and raped at certain lady's
door," says the Boston Globe. He
was asked in. Just as he got inside
the door he dropped one of the bowls,
supposedly by mistake, and 1t did not
break. When In the kitchen he dropped
another, and then remarked to the
lady that his bowls we're guaranteed
not to break. She bought some, to be
paid for when delivered. When they
came she put them away to wait until
some Of her friends would appear and
she would drop one for a surprise. A
friend finally arrived. The lady took
pot from the shelf and dropped 1t
accidentally on purpose. II shattered
into thousand pieces-Quite unlike
the rubber samples
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
Demons and Storms

Evil spirits and demons were held
by the ancients to be responsible for
great winds and storms at sea. Hor-
zee, In his writings, lamented the
rashness of those who tempted the
fates by trying to pass the boundaries
that the gods had interposed between
the continents. The discovery of the
Cape Of Good Hope was long delayed
by the fear OF the storm fiends which
infested the African coast; though
only at Peel. In the Isle Of Man, have
I ever heard that the seafaring people
were astute enough to capture the
author OF all the mischief, which is at
least comforting. Montreal Family
Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
Relic of Roman Era

Among the interesting curios to be
found in the museum at Oxford, Eng
land, is huge stone sack. II Is carved
as though fresh from mans back; 1t
bears the mark of u rope which once
encircled II In two places, and has the
usual Fuckers at the mouth, where the
string once secured the opening. All
over the stone can be seen the marks
of the coarse sacking which once COW
cred IT, Its history is curious. Some
years ago 1t was nshed up In the
Thames below London bridge. where
It must have lain for centuries. Some
workmen In the time Of the Romans
was carrying this sack of cement from
a moat TO the shore, when the burden
slipped from his shoulders into the
water There, under the action Of the
water, 1t became solid and, as years
passed away, the sack at last rotted
OFF, leaving only the hardened cement
within.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
Some Prelinlinories to
His Good NIGHTS Rest

Courtlandt Blocker, at dinner on
Fifth avenue. was talking about the
high prices In Europe since the war.
Yes, they are high sometimes, but
most of 1t is travellers tales. That
reminds me that l heard a good one
recently. 1t was tale about Ceylon.
An American had just arrived at a
Colombo hotel and the chambermald
said to him, as she put his bedroom in
order: Have you asked at the office
for your frog, sirT Ny frogT gasped
the American, what do you meanr
The frog to kill your cockroaches,
sir Make them give you a young,
lean, muscular frog, good jumper;
one that will clean out the cock
reaches thoroughly, Then, afterward,
when the cockroaches are all gone, you
must go down to the office again and
get your snake snake7 Holy
Moses Why a shaker "A snake to
eat the frog, sir 7 replied the maid.
And then, as soon as the frog is
eaten, you must get out Of bed and
kill the snake with a club; after that
you'll be sure Of good nights rest e."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
Scientists Explanation
bv No Means Fldtterin4

A spirltualist, who also was some
thing of an orator, visited a town
where a skeptlcal scientist lived, and
delivered a lecture one afternoon, the
lecturers desire being to convert the
scientist to his belief. The audience
was large, including the scientist.
who had attended by special invita-
ton.
The next day the spiritualist called
on the scientist with hope that his eff
fort had been successful. What did
you think of my lecturer he asked.
WELL" said the scientist, II
couldn't sleep last night at all. and
lay 1t TO your talk"
The spirituslist was highly fiattered
81 knew my argument would make
you think" he said. rs II not sof"
Il am not so certain about that
Whenever l sleep during the day l
cannot sleep at night. Los Angeles
Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
Basis of Civilization

Let us never forget that the culti-
walton of the earth is the most inn
portant labor of man. Man may be
civilized in some degree without great
progress in manufactures and with
little commerce with his distant
neighbors. But without the cultiva-
ton Of the earth he Is, in all coun-
tries savage. Until he gives up the
chase, and fixes himself in some place,
and seeks a living from the earth, he
Is roaming barbarian. When tillage
begins, other arts follow. The farm
ers, therefore, are the founders Of
civilizatlOn.-Daniel Webster.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
Some Punkins!

Western Exchange-The letter up"
Ia the most important in the alphabet,
because 1t leads all others in perfec-
ton 1t is likewise first in peace and
prosperity and gives pleasure Its prop
er form. 1t is found In every enter
prise and aspiration and without its
valuable Office the anchor OF hope
would be but commonplace hoe. Be-
sides being foremost in philosophy, II
Is at the front in patriotism, patience
and piety. Purpose has no meaning
without II and the pyramids are built
upon its base.-BoSion Transcript.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
NOTICE.

Office Board of County Commissioners,
Rockville, Nd. July %, 1924.
Ordered this day that the road leadinl
from the Bank of Damascus. at Damascus
through said town. toward Laytonsville, be
closed to public travel until further notice
The purpose Of closing this road is to make
repairs on same. and all persons are here.
by warned that they travel this road al
their own risk.
BENJAMIN C. PERRY, Pres't.
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.
aup 1.fs
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
FOR Said
FAMOUS STAND OF CARSON WARD.
NOTICE.

Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville. Md. June IL. 1924.
Ordered this day that the Seneca Mill
Jacksonville road be closed to public travel
until further notice. The purpose Of clos
ing this road is to construct bridge over
Seneca Race, and all persons are hereby
notified that they travel over this road at
their own risk.
BENJAMIN C. PERRY, Prest
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.
june gift
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
Notice to Creditors

NVbACo " OT6ulCOrS
NoTlCE is hereby given that the sub.
Scrloer has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Montgomery county. Nd, letters
testamentary on the personal estate Of
WILLIAM 7. BROWN
late Of said Montgomery county, deceased.
All persons having claims against said de.
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, TO the
subscriber. on or before the 9th day Of
March. 1925; otherwise they may, by law.
be excluded from all benefit of said estate
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested TO make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 9th day Of
September. 1924.
MARY CoNLEY BROWN,
sep lz-ot Executrix
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17
p0R SALE.

L. Farm Of the late McKendree
Riley Fulks Of about 1853 acres. Seven
teen acres in good timber and the balance
IN cultivation. This farm is situated about
. miles north Of Gaithersbure. on the road
leading from the Goshen road to the Fred
erlck pike. Possession can be given the
LIST Of January. 1924.
Apply to owner. on the farm,
MRS. W. S. CROSS.
nov S-lm Gaithersburg. Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17

want your livestock sales. Pedierees
a speciality. Sell anything, at any time, 90
anywhere. give the best of service 10
small sales as well as large ones
For terms and dates. write or telephone
me- loot 27-y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17

GA - TO RrA.
Bears tho >lhs Kid You Haze AlwaE Bought
signature a NxMAIM
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17

L A farm Of so acres, on the
Seven Locks Road. rs acres cleared and the
balance in timber; Groom dwelling house
and outbuildings. and fine young orchard.
DANIEL P. GREENFIELD.
r. F. d. 2,
aug l5-lm Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17

Preference for the HnpmobiIe is
on the the upward swing every
where. Women like it because
of its beauty and driving ease
business houses select it for it's
ecOnmy and dependability; farm
ers prefer it for its sturdiness
and good value. 1t pays to own
a HupmObile---at any angle you
may care to figure.
BR0SIUS BROTHERS & GoRNIEY INC
Hupmoble and Jordan
Rockville Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17

Price. $1,000.
-Four rooms, ESQ f. front. third acre Of
land lot No. in Thomas Addition to
Gaithersburg.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
Humble Origin, Of Many Ne,U British
Labor Government Officials Revealed
One Born in House Without Floor or Windows
Printer, Ship,oorker, Teachers, Journalist
Among Types.

pensions, which is likely TO be among
the difficult posts Of the government
had a comparatively humble origin
He is the son of village postmaster
and worked for twenty-five years IN
the printing trade, but has mad much
experience in trade union service and
| Is an expert on the pensions ques-
tion and the champion of eX-servlce
men.
: Arthur Ponsonby, undersecretary OF
| the foreign office, Is the only memper
| of the labor party who has been lden-
titled with the spIendors of the court
! he having been a page to queen VIC
| toria. He Is well versed In diplomacy
and foreign affairs. but has always
| shown a fearless independence, and
| earned much unpopularity by Opposing
| the late war. He has been for many
| years in the vanguard of all advanced
/ progressive movements, but, notwlth-
| standing, is liked and admired In the
house of commons.
| RhyS Davies. undersecretary or the
| home office. is the son of road mender
| and is said to have been born In a
tarn without floor or windows. Begin
ming as a farm laborer he spent ten
| years as a coal miner. His brother Is
! a we'll known poet.
| William Graham, financial secretary
| to the treasury. who is chief assistant
I to Philiu Snowden. chancellor OF the
Evening star., 1924-01-24
BY. the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc il ted Press.
LONDON. January 24.-The new
prime minister. ]. Ramsay Macdonald,
has completed his ministry with an
expedition somewhat unusual with
the older political parties. owing to
his having been in the novel position
of knowing some weeks beforeha nd
almost the actual date the Baldwin
government would be defeated.
His list of appointments announced
Tuesday constitutes the cabinet.
Those announced yesterday are out
side the cabinet. A cabinet of twenty
members is a somewhat large one.
but in this matter Mr.. Macdonald did
not depart from the traditions of
British governmental practice. Some
of the cabinets in the past nave been
so large that it was found necessary
to form a sort of inner caDInet to
carry on the most important business
Some of the appointees, like Miss
Margaret Bondfield, were elementary
school teachers, or in similar occupa-
ton, while others came from the pro-
fcssional classes and had university
educations.
Frederick q. Roberts, minister of
Evening star., 1924-01-24

exchequer. Is journalist, with long
parliamentary experience.
Clement r.. Attlee. undersecretary
of the war office, is an Oxonian and
a barrister: he has been secretary to
Ramsay Macdonald. Emanuel Shin
well Of the mines department is an
other member from the extreme CLYDE
section of the labor party, which thus
has two members in the government
clothing manufacturer in the East
End, London. He suffered imprison-
ment for his strike activities, but was
presented with, a gold watch by the
strikers whose cause he championed
OF John James Lawson, financial
secretary to the war office, it Is re-
lated that he and his wife sold their
home twelve months after their mar
riage to enable him to go to Oxford
to study, while his wife went into
domestic service. He later Joined the
labor party and became one of Mr..
Nacdonald's secretaries.
One COnsclc ntious ObjectOr.
Henry Slesser, the new solicitor
general, is not much known to the
public, but he has been a close asso-
ciate of Sidney Webb. the new presi-
dent of the board of trade, in the
Fabian Society and is well versed in
law affecting trades unions.
During the war Morgan Jones, par
liamentary secretary of education.
was prosecuted in connection with
the no-conScription movement. He
vas the first conscientious Objector to
enter the house of commons. Ben
Spoor Is the champion Of selfgovern-
Evening star., 1924-01-24
REWARDS TO POLICE
BANNED BY BUTLER
General Starts War on All Forms
of Petty Graft in De-
partment.
FORCE MUST WORK FREE
Director Also Announces New
Cleanup Campaign.
BY the Associated Press
HrrUv

BY the Associated Press O.,
PHILADELPHIA, January IL
Brig. Gen. Smedley d. Butler, direc-
tor of public safety, started another
drive today, this time against all
forms OF graft in his own depart
ment.
Detectives and po''"Nrn ', -
been in the habit of demanding trib-
ute or accepting monv. 49,.
stolen property to its owners, or rho
have benefited through other forms
of petty graft. will he forced out OF
the service if they continue the prac-
uce, Director Butler declared. In
surance companies were notified TODAY
that in future policemen wuold not
De permitted to accept rewards for
tne recovery of stolen automobiles.
Inc men W-io :, = as his
Evening star., 1924-01-24

work will render their best service
without rewards or remuneration
from the outside, and any failure on
their part to do SO should be prompt
ly reported to me-" the director said
in letter to insurance companies.
Director Butler announced today
that his third forty ty-eight-hour cam
paign against crime and vice would
start Friday at noon, and that it
would include persons ignoring city
ordinances. Arrests. he said, would
be made of persons upsetting ash
and rubbish receptacles or careless!y
dumping refuse IN the streets. '"The
city will be cleaned up physically as
.' nll as morally" he declared
Evening star., 1924-01-24
Train Stopped, Cre,u
SaUes Boy. Skater
From, Icy Waters

BY the Associated Press
LEBANON JUNCTION. KY. Jan
uary 24.-W. r. Stark. Louisville
and Nashville railroad engineer,
stopped his train at Pottinger
creek. near Gethsemane, and led
members of the crew to the rescue
of Jesse Brown, twelve. who was
in danger of drowning after ice on.
which he had been skating had
broken.
The trainmen brought the boy to
safety and then made a twenty
mile rum to this place in their icy
wet clothes.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
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Evening star., 1924-01-24
BRYAN OUT OF RACE.

LINCOLN. Neb.; January 24.-Gov.
Charles w. Bryan has announced he
would be a candidate for ye-election
as governor on the democratic ticket
at the primary election in April I
Recently Mr.. Bryan was mentionxd
as presidential possibility and on
Monday William-sGibbs McAdoo an
nounced he would, not be atcandidate
In this state If the governor were
going to be a presidential candidate.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
FRAUD CHARGED TO FOUR
Officials Of Disabled Veterans Bu-
reau in Boston Indicted.

BOSTON. January 24.aswiHiam H.
Burns. presidentsand three other off,
cials of the MaSsachusetts Associa-
tion of Disabled Veterans of the
World War, Inc, were indicted by
the federal grand jury yesterday on
charges Of conspiracy and use of the
mails to defrauds in connection with
subscriptions to the associations rest
camp at Shirley.
Evening star., 1924-01-24

ment for Egypt and .the rights and
liberties of thef1ndians. sHe has been
prominent member Of the labor
party.
Evening star., 1924-01-24
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Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
Woodstock Valley

School closed today for ten days vacation.
 It is reported thet the Bloom place, formerly known as the Dilaber place, is sold. It is now occupied by Victor Roy and family.
 James 0'Hara has sold his farm and equipment, and expects to take his family to Los Angeles very soo1 where he will work at his trade.
 Martha Simpson was the winner in the spelling contest and will represent the school at the town contest. After the spelling contest cake and cocoa were served.
 The speaking and spelling contest was held in the school on Tuesday evening, April 8. The winner in the upper grades was Hazel Booth, who recited "A Song in Camp, by Bayard Taylor. Martha Simpson, second ssThe Ocean" by Byron, and Annie Reich third, "The Last Leaf' by Hol. mes. There was also a contest in grades one to four inclusive. Eliza beth Lefeboere was the winner, Bea- trice Booth, second, and Edna Mat tocks third. The judges chosen by the pupils were Rev Frank Abbott, Mrs. Archa Walker and Miss Lillian Hunt ington, all of Eastford. On account of illness Mrs. Walker was unable to be present Though the day was stormy a good number of visitors were present.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Miss Julia Smith has returned home after spending the winter with relatives in Windsor.
 Mrs. N. D. Skinner is expected to reopen her home this week. She has the winter.
 Calvin Rawson has been doubly afflicted this past week. Besides hay. l ing the pink eye he has had an attack of pneumonia.
 James Bland of Providence passed the weekend with his fiancee, Miss Brooks, who has been the guest of Miss Bundy during their vacation.
 Mrs. Jessie March was one of the delegates to a Boston convention this week to represent the Malcolm Am midon Woman's Relief Corps of South bridge.
 Mrs. Lester Starr received word recently that her brother, Arthur Gage, was in a hospital with a frac. tured skull which resulted from an accident while at work in lumber camp.
 Twenty-Five members of the dra- matte club met at Echo farm on Sat urday evening for their monthly meet ing and passed very pleasant eve ming. The club voted to cooperate with the Ladies' Aid society in buy ing piano for use in the hall.
 The several societies in town were we'll represented at the union mission ary meeting held last Friday at the home of Mrs. Wendell Witter. There were over fifty present. The opening exercises included a vocal solo by Miss Louise Lawton. Charles Shimi- zu of Japan, s student at the Dudley Bible Institute, spoke very interesting ly upon the customs and religious be- iiefs of his country-men. A coliec- ton was taken and was given to help the work at the institute. Mrs. Wit ter served refreshments during the social hour.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
To Present Opere,ta

At Woodstock Academy this evening pupils will present the operetta, "Prin- cess Chrysanthemum." They have been rehearsing the play for several weeks under the direction of Super visor of Music, Miss Marguerite C. Burns, and their presentation of the operetta this evening should be an ex- eellent one and will delight the large audience everyone anticipates will be in attendance. The cast of characters and chorus will be as follows:
 Princess Chrysanthemum. Sarah Pike; Fairy Moonbeam, Laura Cross Yanki-San, Vera Cross; Cherry Bios som, Irene Esterbrooks; Tulip. Con stance Williams; Ming Toy. attendant of Princess, Elizabeth Kempf; San Fan, attendant of Princess, Edith Johnson; Emperor What-for-Whi. Err nest Peckham; Top-Not, the Court Chamberlain. Robert Scranton; Prince so-Tru, Eric Erickson; Prince So-Sli, Walter Anderson; Ching-Lee, Merrill Bugbee; Lang San. Harry Rutishaus- CT: Saucer Eyes. the Wizard Cat, Ger aid Phaneuf; Court Jester, Nils Shen- ming.
 Chrysanthemum Drill-Clara Baker, Jeanie Davies. Sarah Healey, Selma Johnson. Dorothy Lillibridge. Eliza beth Lowe. Elizabeth Rollins, Gladys Young.
 Fairies-Vera Cross, Irene Easter brooks, Gladys Harrington, Edith Johnson, Elizabeth Kempf Louise Lowe, Marion Stahl, Gladys Young.
 Sprites- Harold Easterbrooks. Fin ar Hansen. Joseph Kelly, Charles Nichols. Frederick Scranton. Christo- pher Williams.
 Chorus-Edna Andrews, Mildred Bates, Pearle Cady. Geneva Foskett, Anna Johnson, Pearl LaMontagne, Edith Nelson. Eleanor Peterson, Eve lvn Potter Mary Keeeh, Lydia Taber. Rachel Todd, Helen Woodbury, Arnold Johnston, Richard Johnson, Ezra Pike, Quinten Sanger. George Smith, Reu- ben Swanson.