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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
Feats of Memory That
Border on the Marvellous

Some time ago an Italian professor
repeated the whole Of Dante's Divine
Comedy" from memory, In continuous
sitting Of 20 hours. Beginning at six
O'Clock one evening. he reached the
end Of his task at two o'clock the fol-
towing afternoon.
Some yenrs ago a well.known pianist
played without pause 400 pieces
from memory, and another ecllpsed
this feat by playing 800 separate COM
positions during continuous sitting Of
40 hours. without a page Of music be-
fore him.
On similar lines was the feat of a
well-known magistrate In the north Of
England, who celebrated his seventy
second birthday by singing song from
memory for every year he had lived,
and the same man broke his own rec
ord few days later by singing hun
dred songs from memory In six hours
and three-quarters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
Great Statesman Had
Genius of InUenfion

Thomas Jefferson, slgner of the Dec
laration Of Independence and third
President of the United States, was Of
an Inventive turn Of mind as well as
being a fairly good violinist and some
thing of scientist remarks the De-
troit News. On one of his tours OF
Europe he was struck by the bad CON
structlon of the plows in use by the
peasants of France.
The moldboard, a device above the
share to turn over the earth, he decld-
ed, required redeslgnlng He spent
the greater part Of his leisure time
for two years evolving moldboard
that would be most effective.
Satisfied, at length, that he had sue
ceeded, Jefferson sent pillow equipped
with his new device to the Royal Ag-
riculture Society of the Seine. A
medal which the society awarded him
for the pillow proved to be all he
had hoped for-folowed him to New
York. and is years later, the society
sent him specially made pillow con
tanning his Improvement as a token
Of appreciation for what he had done
for agriculture In France.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
Odd Type of Dandy
Was the "Macaroni

During the Eighteenth century, ITO
1775, In England, sensational type Of
dandy came into prominence. The most
conspicuous article of his attire was
the wig, combed la pompadour Large
curls were rolled above the ears. A
tiny cooked hat was worn atop Of this
creation.
A tall walking stick. the handle of
which was decorated with long tassels,
was swung with quite an air Rosettes
placed at the knees adorned the tight
fitting knee breeches, above which a
Jacket, much decorated with frogs,
swung open to display fancy waist
coat to advantage.
These handles were universally
known as "macaronl." silk stockings
and slippers adorned with silver
buckles completed the general ensem-
BILE. In lieu Of stock frllled scarf
was knOtted at the throat.
The origin OF the term "macaronl''
Is attributed to the fact that dish of
mncaroni an almost unheard-of deli
cacy In England in those days, formed
the piece de resistance at dinners
served by group Of these fashion
plates. made up Of wealthy young men
who had Travelled In France and Italy
and introduced the dish upon their re-
turn, says the Detroit News
The name was afterward applied to
all young handles appearing In the
type of costume which the "macaronl'
had made fashionable. SO much did
they occupy the public eye In 1772
that things n In macnronl became the
order Of the day. None but macnronI
songs and macaronl tunes for dane Ing
would suffice the initiative public. A
part of the song yankee Doodle"
states that 'he stuck n feather in his
cap and called II macaronl."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
FioWers of the Desert

Arizona deserts have their own flow.
ers In places the supply Is abundant,
the growth large, the flowers when IN
bloom Of marked beauty. the big yucca
and the sotol. both members Of the
lily family, showing beautiful bloom
on tall and stately stalks.
One Of the interesting desert grOwths
Is the water cactus, so named because
It's great stalk. from five 10 ten feet
high and rs large In circumference NJ
barrel. II has heavy PUPPY COW
erlng from which II Is possible to
squeeze gOOdly amounts Of water, and
Indians and travellers are quick to turn
to the cactus when water supplies are
short, says the Detroit News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
Birds as Prophets

In early days superstltious people
paid considerable attention to the
birds and their different cries, which
were believed to foretell events Thus
comes the old saying: "A little bird
told me-" Traces OF this belief IRE
TO be found In our own Old Testament,
where verse 20 Of chapter 10 Of Ec.
clesostes speaks Of "for bird Of
the air shall carry the voice, and that
which hath wings shall tell the mat.
ter" II IL generally agreed that II
II from this belief IN the universal
knowledge Of birds. which. Of course
are supposed to see everything from
the sky-that we get this sayng
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22

The tombstone Is generally de
scribed ms species Of black pebble
OF no especial beauty MS mn ornament.
During the Dark nges, however II was
In great demand. II was supposed to
protect children from the molestation
Of fairies ana to cure kidney and stOm-
ach troubles
That n common toad wears pre-
cious Jewel in Its head was profound
belief In the Middle ages. Its pos
SCISSOR was supposed to be immune
from toothache, so the legend runs,
and II was sure antIdote for poisons.
These creatures were said to f0rewarn
against venom by transmitting Il
smarting sensation to the flesh. The
toad was credited with having natu-
raj fear and antlpathy for man as well
as for all venomOus reptiles, hence rs
warning.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
What Worried Him

Uncle Joshua was hard headed
old cOuntryman. One day one OF the
neighbors started twlttlng him about a
shady horse deal that he had been con.
cerned In.
They're telling all kinds Of lies
about you. Josh" said his informant.
What are you going 10 do about ~"
Dor replied Josh coOIly. I'm go.
ing to do nolhin. ! don't care how
many lies they tril about me; It's the
truth I'm frightened OL"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
Leather Long in Use

The making Of leather Is probably
the oldest manufacturing Industry OF
mankind. In China the manufacture
and use Of leather was known thou.
sands OF years ago. In Egypt leather
has been found In the mousoleums Of
the anclents. who were practlced In
the art Of tanning. and depicted the
process in herOglyphlcs on their
tOmbs. Even the mummles are ex-
amples of good tanning methods. In
seml-mythological times the leatheF,of
Persia and Babylon was celebrated In
the annals Of contemporary civilian
ton. The Persians anu Babylonians
passed the art over to the Greeks and
Romans, and so on down through the
different medieval nations to us.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22

The word "jovlal" conceals the name
OF Jupiter or Jove. A 'jovInl" per
son Is theoretically, at least. person
born under the influence of the planet
Jupiter, or Jove
This planet was supposed to be the
most Joyful Of all the planets to be
born under, Just as Saturn Is the least
joyful.
Gradually the word "Jovial" became
dissociated from the astrological sig
ni6cnnce and was generally applied
TO persons GhO indicated the quality
OF Joyfulness ascribed to birth under
n joyful planet
Thus many word In the English
language, In common use, traces Its
origin to mystic beginnings and beliefs
In the darkness Of past ages.--Bir-
mingham ARe-lIerald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
CABIN JoH NJ
PARK,
HOMES AND INVESTMENT.
ON CONDUIT ROAD.

A subdivision attractive In every way,
200 lots 100000 feet-desirably located,
About 10000 square feet in each lot.
Prices range from $500 to $500 per lot.
Terms easy-1O per cent cash and 2 rcr
cent monthly.
Lots $4,000 to 10000 SO. Il. at &c foot,
I'LL sites to 10 acres for large homes,
All manner situations for country homes,
Level, sloping, undulating and hillsides,
In open space and among beautiful trees.
High, dry healthy and good neighborhood,
Overlooking river, creeks and Virginia hills,
On Conduit Road and 100 to 500 yards back,
-Four miles front on Conduit and State roads,
New Conduit will make double boulevard,
Canal, Potomac, hills picturesque scenery,
Suburban demonstrating, bathing, boating,
Many cold water springs and shade trees,
Fine soil for fruit and garden crops,
Splendid section for raising chickens,
Good home sites-splendid investment,
Have located over 100 families at G. j. p.
Postoifice, stores. schools and churches,
Famous c. j. Bridge-7 miles from White
House.
Roads like city streets-electric light,
Tract $50 acres-fne for subdivision,
Location insures increase in values,
Joins this side Congressional Golf Club,
Maps and full information upon request,
Personal inspection trip by appointment
1890 acres, sheep-goat ranch orchard
(Va.)
ASK
J, S. TOMLlNSON.
1914 VI. Ave,
FEB l-6m Washington, ID. C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22

'M-what do you mennY he stnm.

"-"lit wv you nO
mered.
81 mean that the money that you've
been blowing In here, making all my
girl friends die of Jealousy, is what
you got for that vacant lot you bought
when you first went up to Newton
You sold 1t last month"
swell. I'll" whistled Mason.
"You little vlxeni How did you
know all this"
"Oh, I've been keeping track Of
you. You're doing commercial art for
the Brooks people at $1,000 a year
now. Isn't that right2"
"And all the time | thought was
cutting such figure" groaned Mason
but, anyhow. as 1t turned out you
saved me the trouble OF Tossing up"
"Oh. yes, and all the girls think
you're regular millionaire" she
laughed.
well, 1t was worth while after
ALL" he said happily
Sand I've had three long years tc
find out that II Isn't money that counts
In life. II you hadn't come back soon
believe I'd have gone after YOU
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
VIII Not Yield Monocle

Paraguay Inns long been favorlte
refuge for men from other clmes who
for one reason or another felt better
with many miles between them and
their native countries, says the Ad-
venture Magazine. In village not
far from Asuncion lives baron from
one Of the Oldest and nOblest houses
In Prussia On the wall Of his mud.
floOred hut hangs an alfectlOpately au-
tographed Photograph Of william IL.
The baron. like his Paraguayan wife
and children. goes barefooted habltual'
~, yet cllngs to a mOnocle, last rem
nant of his vanished splendOr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
In the Highlands

Mornings Of heavenly freshness on
the trail, canyons on canyons, peaks
beyond peaks, ridges beyond rIdg,s;
sweet scents Of balsnm and plnr;
stormy mnrlscs Gnd w'slful sunsets;
lakes lying blue In hiddan h0llows or
trembling 10 sudden silver ny the wind
went by quiet ly.ags awake nt night,
solemn elorlcs oG sunset peaks; com
munlons With ri ndly trees, chatter
ings Of brooks s.Gs'n2s 81 crte.s, ana
roaring Of rivers; ghOaly snow gllm.
mer by sinrlirt; ppals IN solemn
ranks agaln :, ~. j Smcntor
Chnse.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Montgomery county. Md, letters
testamentary on the personal estate Of
JOHN WILLIAM HALL.
late Of 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 18th day of De-
cember. 1924 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 18th day Of
June. 1924.
EMMA M. J. HALL.
june 27-6t Executrix.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
THE DOCTORS DEMING,

VFIIINVI INFfVIVNOl
Avenue, near Prospect Stree
Rockville, Md.
Office hours -l0-l, SO, rs.
At your home by appointment.
Telephone, Rockville IT.
Frederick Demine. D. C., Phi. C..
Clara G. DemiDg, D. C., Pho,
graduates Of the Palmer School.
mar A-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
LUMBER SAVINGS

TO you, when you men and women Lumber
buyers come here.
Everybody likes our better kind of Lumber
andMillwOrk, for ours is surely Better and
Better i'm quality and grade, and you get
lower prices, and save money at our yards,
such as:
Fair sound Georgia Pine FlOorings
at $500 per 100 feet and up
Sound Rustic Sidings at $500
per 100 feet and up.
Our No. Doors, 5 cross panels, at the new lo"'
price of $500 each.
Mail or bring in your lists for Estimates we
beat the house plan mail order houses
by all of 25 per cent lower costs.
FRANK LIRBEH s. CO.,
9Th st. 4 n Y. Ave-,
WMstissgtOss, ID. @.
Established in 1924 All cars transfer TO our yards
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
VERNON G. OWEN,
EXPERIENCED AUCTIONEER.
GAITHERsBURG, Md.

XNTlLL SELL REAL OR PERSONAL
w PROPERTY In Montgomery count
or any part Of Maryland, Virginia or
District Of Columbia, on VERY LIBERAL
TERMS
sep 30-3p
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
TOR SALE

TOR SALE. 1900.
Baby chicks, Ferris (264-300
strain) White Leghorns. Parks Barred
Rocks, r. |. Reds and Anconas. Also Leg
horn and Barred Rock Matching eggs.
MARK M. MOORE.
X. F. d. 4.
Gaithersbure. Md.
feb 15-5t Phone, Gath. 3 F %.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22

THE LIBERTY MILLING CO..
Germantown, Maryland.
Silver Leaf Flour
is strictly the highest grade Of Patent flour IT'S
little high i'm price, but well worth its cost In gOOd
baking returns.
S DrOn Flour
Is a high-grade Family -four, much above the
average so-called straight -four
FEEDS.
We are headquarters for feeds, the volume OF
food nroduced. With feeds in any quantitles al
,.svs On hand. assures our patrons OF gOod SER
vice at lowest prices
Wheat.
W. are the largest buyers of wheat in Montgom-
we arc wv .o a. not buy wheat TO ship; we buy
Fry Fry """ ",yo milling needs; hence high standard
of nrices are maintained.
we sUMsst yONs' t''~"e.
The Liberty Milling Co.,
Germantown, Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22
County Property Wanted.

BE the lucky man TO sell by listing your
property for sale with us. We bring re-
suits. Have sold over $500, 900 worth Of
real estate In the last five months. Write
for listing blank or call at our Office oppO.
site the Montgomery County National
Bank
ClSSEL & MCFARLAND. INC,
jan 1921 Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
The Classic of American Snort,

Today in this city occurs the annual
sporting classic, the world series of
base ball games. to determine the su-
preme champion team in the United
States, the home of the greatest ath-
letic sport man has ever devised for
his amusement. This is the first time
in history that such a contest has
ever been staged in Washington.
Professional base ball is phenom-
enon that defies logic. The other day
President Coolidge, in greeting the
victorious Washington team, said that
the American people look upon the
base ball players as their representa-
tives in sport which the people them
selves cannot personally enjoy. There
is in a game. and especially in a sea
sons playing between organized clubs,
the element Of competition which is
dear to every American heart.
When thousands of people go daily
to see squads of men who have been
gathered from all parts of the coun-
try battling for victory in nine
inning contests, they want the "home
team to win. 1t means nothing to
them personally. They profit nothing
by victory and lose nothing by de-
feat. Yet they are thrilled with de-
light when the "home team" scores a
winning. and they are disheartened
when it loses.
Washington has witnessed far more
defeats than victories in the course of
the years. The experience Of a team
that has won oftener than it has lost
experience of seeing the "home team"
capture the league pennant, and thus
participating in the world series, has
no parallel. Other cities have enjoyed
until they have grown somewhat dull
of appreciation. 1t will take a good
many pennants to make the Washing
tonian bIase.
Today's game contains elements of
possible surprises. Nobody can fore
tell the result of this conflict of ex-
perience and inexperience in world
series playing. The Junior contender
has spirit and ambition, as we'll as
clearly demonstrated skill. 1t has one
of the most famous pitchers the game
has ever produced, now somewhat
past his prime in point of years, but
gifted with a ripe knowledge of the
ways of batsmen and the means of
foiling them. 1t has batters who may
'clinch the victory at any moment by
punched hitting. 1t has supremely
agile and capable fielders who present
one Of the strongest defensive games
ever played on diamond. 1t has a
leader gifted with the keenest sense
of base ball values. And It has pub
lie that is united in it's support, con-
fident and enthusiastic
Let the best team win today, and
in the day to come until the allotted
number of four victories have been
scored.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Germany's Offer to Join League
Commended by American Press

how France will react TO the new turn
in affairs"
Germany's reason for wanting to
enter the league, the Providence
Journal is certain, is not to promote
the welfare of the world at large.
From no humanitarian motive does
she knock at the Genevan portals" de-
clares this paper. she does not aim
10 make the world safe for democracy
through the medium of the league. She
seeks merely the safeguarding of her
own interests. Germany wants to be a
member because she believes that
France, Great Britain and Italy. not to
mention lesser powers, are using the
league TO further their particular aims
in European affairs
While it may seem that a permanent
organization of Europe would require
the inclusion of Germany sooner or
later" the New York Herald Tribune
considers "the matter is by no means
settled, for ii may take two or three
wears of the Dawes plan to get an idea
of the precise degree of German sin
cerity Meantime talk Of admitting
Germany as an equal is rainbow
chasing After all, the Manchester
Union contends, German official CIR
cles, according to Berlin dispatches,
are inclined to the view that the
cabinets course indicates no haste II
secure league membership, and there Is
a body of opinion that the communlqu"
really amounts to an indefinite post
ponement'
Evening star., 1924-10-04

Wilson as one who brought to the
public life Of America the great single
breath of altruism and of idealism.
who lifted the people of this country
out OF the morass of ma1erialism into
which they had fallen and fixed their
eager vision on higher planes: who
took his party with a master hand
and led it with a party discipline that
came not from the arts and WiIes Of n
poilticlan but from sheer mastery of
laoeiiectua. force and vigor: led it as
an efficient and fighting force"
lie expressed his profound conyic-
tlon that for the last five wears Amer
lca mas been on the wrong road, and
that 1t is a road that not only is
rrauSht with neglect of her duty hut
with danger to her cardinal and in
olVldAal interest. Mr.. Davis realized
that our entrance into the league
would not only be impossible. but if
achieved would be fruitless unless il
represented the co-ordinated will of a
nation content with that decision. He
promised that if he is elected Presi-
dent. and that if there comes in 1925
a cDnferencl of all the nations on the
great subject of world disarmament
the United States shall be represented.
Mr.. Davis has been consistent on the
League of Nations issue throughout
the campaign.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Ticket Speculation.

Speculation in world series tickets
has been practiced here, as in every
other city where this sporting classic
mas occurred. 1t seems to be impos-
slble to prevent the balying and selling
at eXtDrtionate rates of tokens of adj
mission. Despite the greatest care to
Keep the supply in the hands of genu-
inc purchasers, who have no other
purpose than to use them for them
selves, within very short time after
the sale began the professional specu-
lators appeared with tickets for sale.
How and where they got them and
what they paid for them nobody seems
to know. Probably they were pur-
chased from persons who applied for
them and Were given allotlnents and
had no n,rntion to use them. but
promptly sod for much larger figures
than they Paid. These PERSONS have
practiced deception upon the base
bail club and upon the public. There
may be excuse for a purchaser selling
his ticket if he finds after buying il
that he cannot use it, although there
is legal prohibition against his do
ing so at profit without making re-
turn to the Government on that gain.
Apparently the form required by the
Treasury of stamping the tickets by
the spectators is observed sufficiently
to relieve them from Federal prosecu-
ton. But there is fraud somewhere in
the transaction, and it rests particu-
larly upon those who obtained their
tickets by individual application, pre-
sumably foi' personal use, and then
Immediately sold them to professional
profiteers. All who have done this will
having played the trick, as their con-
sciences will reproach them fsr it.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

be bound by party caucus votes. He
bore the party insignia and secured a
denomination under the party desig-
natibn. He saw the State delegation
to the Cleveland convention instructed
to vote for Mr.. Coolidge and did not
protest. He saw the convention name
Mr.. Coolidge and uttered no demurrer
He saw it name Gen. Dawes and re-
manned silent. He then saw La Fol
lette proclaimed the leader of the third
party and likewise remained silent.
On the eve of his personal participa-
ton in the campaign in his own be-
half as senatorial candidate he de-
mands the withdrawal of Dawes as
candidate and in his Arst campaign
speech he denounces the President.
Surely this performance leaves him
quite out of the party. He cannot re-
main within the organization if he
repudiates all Of it's works, all of its
present principles and both of it's nom-
mees for the presidential offices. He
cannot worship in a church the doc
trlnes and the clergy of which he re-
nounces. He must get out or recant
his heresies. For heresies they are
from the viewpoint of the organiza
ton And as hereto he must be
considered
Now, as an heretical Republican, he
still offers himself to the people of
Iowa as candidate for the Senate on
the Republican ticket. A strange
anomaly, truly. Will his personal fol-
lowing follow him now? VIII it fol
low him to the support Of the oppon-
ent of the Republican candidate whom
he has repudiated? Do the Brook
hart Republicans of Iowa, to give
them their only logical classification
and title. agree with their leader that
the Republican ticket is anathema and
that only by voting for La Toilette
and Wheeler can they express them
selves conscientiously and honestly?
Or, will the najority of the Repub-
lican voters of that State decline to
accept the Brookhart analysis of the
character and performances of the
Republican candidates and vote for
them despite his self impelled bolt?"
Upon the answer to that question,
which may not be given until Novem-
Der 4, will depend how Iowa's 13 cleo
toral votes will be cast. And those Is
votes may have an aIl-important bear
ing upon the national election.