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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Legends of First Man
Common to All Races

Almost every race of people has
legends regarding the first man and
woman. Among North American In
dams myths are common. Traditions
trace back our first parents to white
and red maize; another is that man.
searching for a wife, was given the
daughter of the king Of the muskrats,
who in being dipped into the waters
Of nelghboring lake, became wom-
an. One Of the strangest stories con-
corning the origin of woman is told
by the Madagascarenes. Insofar as
the creation of man goes, the legend
is not unlike that related by Moses,
only that the fall came before Eve
had arrived. After the man had eat
en- the forbidden fruit he became af-
fected with boil on the leg out of
which, when 1t burst, came a beauti
full girl The mans first thought was
to throw her to the pigs; but he was
commanded by a messenger from
heaven to let her play among the grass
and flowers until she was Of marriage
able age, then to make her his wife.
He did so, called her Barbara, and
she became the mother of all races of
men
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
African Oil Pain, Has
Great Variety of Uses

Unlike the date and the cQconut
palm, the oil palm is not at all well
known. Nevertheless, it is ez eedln s.
ly useful. In the Congo, whites MIR.
ISAAC F. Marcosson in AN African Adj
venture" and for that matter in vir-
tpally all Of the West Africa, it is the
stan of life.
Thousands of years ago the Egyp-
ttans used the sap for embalming the
bodies of their kingly dead. Today the
oil palm not only represents the most
important agricultural industry Of the
eolony-it has long since surpassed
rubber as the premier product--but it
has an almost bewildeFipg variety Of
uses. 1t is food AND drink and shelter.
From the trunk the native extracts
his wineI from the fruit comes oil for
soap, for salad dressing and for mar
garine; with the leaves the native
makes a roof for his housel with the
fiber he makes his mats, bis baskets
and his strings for fishing nets. The
wood itself he uses in building
An oil palm will bear fruit within
seven years after the young tree is
planted. The fruit comes in what Is
called a regime, which resembles a
huge bunch of grapes; each fruit in
the cluster is approximately the size
of large date. The outer part, which
is called the psricarp, is almost en-
tirely yellow oil incased in q thick
skin. Embedded in the oil il the ker-
mel, which contains finer oil. The
fruit is boiled down, and the kernels
are dried and exported in bags to
England, where they are broken open
and the oil in them used for making
margarine.
For hundreds Of years the natives
have gathered the fruit of the palm
and have extracted the oil. The waste
at first was enormous the blacks
threw away the kernels because they
were unaware Of the valuable sub
stance inslde.-Youth's Companion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
GaUe Name to Trees

The sequoia trees of California were
named in honor Of Sequoia, who was
the son Of white man and Cherokee
woman Of mixed blood. Sequoia is
famous as the inventor of the Chero-
kee alphabet. He was born in Ten
nessee, about 1760, and grew up with
The Indian tribe. He became hunter
and trader In furs, and also crafts
man in silverwork. In the last years
Of his life he became Interested in
tracing lost band of the Cherokee
tribe, that. according to tradition, had
crossed the Mississippi river before
The American Revolution, and he had
wandered to some mountains In the
West. He was still pursuing this quest
In the Mexican Slerras when he met
his death, August, 1S48.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Musical Instruments

Certain musical instruments are
used almost entirely by one sex. 9TH
ers by both. The harp is largely a
woman's instrument, but when men
do take 1t up they show marked abil-
ity to master 1t. The piano is very
evenly divided between the sexes
Brass instruments are played mainly
by men, ukuleles by women. The
banjo is mans instrument, while
mandollns are well divided between
the sexes. The snyophOne, the most
popular Of all .l3truments at the
present time, is paved by both men
and women.-John Howe In the Amer
lean Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Slight Misunderstondinr

A seamstress employed by chart
table Institution had her wages raised
to such an amount that she was ELI
glble to IN Income tax. When she re-
ceivcd the usual forms from the col.
lector with the request that she fiji
thcm out and return them, she sent
them back with the following note
Dear Sir: | have always been in.
sured with the Safety company and l
have no intention of changing my
company now"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Odd Garden Products

Little Johnny, who was of school
age, was on his way home from the
week-night prayer meeting, where lie
had fallen asleep, writer In the
Youths Companion reports His
father, who had had great difficulty
In waking him at the close of the serv-
Ice, was walking by his side, holding
his hand. Fearing that the boy would
go to sleep again and that he should
have to carry him, the father quick
ened his pace and, twitchlng the little
fellows hand vigorously, asked him
briskly where he had been that day.
over to Mr.. O'Neal's," was the
drowsy reply.
"And what were they doing at Mr..
O'Neil's?'
Maxim garden" Johnny replied
listlessly.
"And what did they plant?"
Johnny yawned. PLANTED let's an
onions an" he stumbled. and his
tongue grew thick,-"an' rad'shes an
peas-an' q's-an' r's-an' SIS"
At that point the father picked him
up and carried him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Foul Names

The fat plumber was In a phllosophi-
cal mood.
There is simply no understanding
woman" he observed
"Whaddye mean?" the thin carpen-
ter asked, just to start the conversa-
ton.
'Well, for instance, woman does
not object to being called a duck"
mo"
"And she even smiles If some one
happens to refer to her as a chicken"
TOO true"
"And most of them will stand for
being called SQUAD, broller or turtle
dove"
Eyes, yes, but what's the ideaY
ITS just this" the fat plumber ex-
claimed, "a woman objects to being
called a hen, and hen is the most
useful bird of the whole blooming
nch."-Popular Poultry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Police Dogs "Wolfsh"

The police dogs are not distinct
breed, but are shepherd dogs police
trained. The German police dog
should stand % to 26 inches at the
shoulder and show in every line the
qualities which he is supposed to pos
sess-intelligence, alertness, loyalty,
gentleness, courage, obedience, willing
ness and devotion. While the stand
ard allows great range of color, those
most often seen in this country are
of the so-called wolf colOrs, dark
tipping Of hair over a tawny or buff
ground. The muzzle unlike that of
a wolff is usually blacklist. Both the
German and Belgian dogs may be d.
vided into three general types-name-
ly, rough-haired, wire-haired and
smOoth-halred. By their erect ears
and general expression they betray
their near relationship to the wolf.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
TaiIteann Games

The Tailteann games which have
been successfully revived In Ireland
are so called in perpetuatlon of the
name Of Queen Tallte, who tradition
says reigned over Ireland some hun
dreds of years before Christ Being
childless, she adopted youth named
Lugh, who succeeded TO the throne at
her death. In grateful memory of his
foster-mother, King Lugh organized
an "Aonach Tailteann"-that Is,
Tailte's festival-to which each Irish
chleftain brought his star athletes, his
best horsemen, his most expert harp
lists The festival, once established,
was continued, with certain Interrupt
tons for nearly 1000 years. Then
II lapsed, to be revived by the Free
State government.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Vacant Places Of Earth
Await Explorers March

In spite Of the popular superstition
that the whole surface Of the globe
has yielded to the surveyor, enterprls
ing explorers still continue to fine
parts of II with all the lure of the un'
known.
Within comparatively recent times
the mysterious oasis Of Jabrln, In the
great Arabian desert, the remoter re.
gions Of Tibet and the Ituri country
Of Central Africa have all been forced
to yield up a few more secrets, says
the Living Age.
Capt. X. 2. Cheesman, an English
man, has been able to locate definite
ly the oasis of Jabrin, whose exact
position has long been in doubt among
Reographers. For six days his little
expedition marched over arid desert,
relying on such water supplies as they
could carry In skins. Throughout the
journey he verified his position by as
Economical observations and was
thereby able to correct such maps Of
the region as already exist.
ho louuu edNhBe lTIue VI AuDoi
scarcely to be regarded as Moslem,
but barking back to the pagan days
before Mohammed began his teaching,
and possibly survivors of the earlier
native population that is supposed to
have preceded the Arabs In the PENN
sula. These people are still practical
ly living in the Stone age.
Captain Cheesman was able to 10
cate ruins believed TO be those Of Jer-
ra, the ancient Phoenician port on the
Persian gulf as It's position CORE
spends with that given by Ptolemy
about the middle OF the Second cen
fury; and he also made collection Of
geological specimens, together with
desert fauna and fora many Of which
proved to be new to science.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Soap Long Known and Used

Soap both as a medicinal and cleans
ing agent was known to the anclents.
Pliny speaks of two kinds hard and
soft, as used by the Germans He men.
lions It as originally Gallo invention
for giving bright hue to the hair II
is probable that soap came to the Ro-
mans from Germany. Although soap
is referred to in the Old Testament,
authorities believe that ashes of plants
or other such purifying agents are i'm
piled. The earliest kinds Of soap ap-
pear to have been made of goats tai
low and beech ash. AS early as the
Thirteenth century, however, fac
tory for making soap from olive oil
was established at Marseilles. Soap
making was introduced into England
during the next century.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Honest at Least

Her blond prettiness and dainty at
tire attracted woman as she stood be-
side her in the public library. From
her chic satin hat to her trim little
shoes she was the last word in feml-
nine smartness.
She had asked the librarian for the
most widely read book Of the day and
the librarian was doubtful whether
there was copy in at present, but
after searching a few moments re-
turned and handed her the desired
book.
"0h, goodness mol II has too many
pages; heard so much about 1t l just
thought should read 1t, but that's too
much Of a job" and thanking the girl
very sweetly, tripped out Of the build
ing, leaving a faint trace Of perfume
and a wide-eyed librarian behind her.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Casts Doubt on Legend

The summit of Mount Ararat was
first reached by Professor Parrot in
lS29 after two unsuccessful attempts.
In 1850 another expedition carried a
great cross to the summit, which was
attained after unheard-of dangers and
prlvatlon above the snow line. The
cross was finally erected On another
occasion, after spending days and
nights in the SHOWS on PERCEPTIONS
cliffs, an explorer named Khodyke de.
cided that the climbing was so difficult
that the descent Of the steep snow
slopes would have proved fatal to
many Of the animals of the ark"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
To Hesitate Is Fatal

They stood in the wings Of the
opera house. In few moments she
was to go on.
zone last word" said the conductor.
ayes, maestroT
IF you forget your lines do not hest
tate. Never falter."
But what shall l sing?" asked the
new diva.
THAT is the point Be prepared.
Sing the multiplication table with your
b st runs and trills. Nobody will ever
know the difference" - Pittsburg
ChronlcleTelegraph.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Eagle Coolies Golf Ball

A possible eagle on the course Of
the Tallahassee nantry club was
made impossible Do q real eagle, the
big bird swooping IN on the eighth
green to seize hall. as It was
trlckllng in the &C raj direction of
the cup, says an Ass riHted Press dis
patch from Tallahas-,e Fla. Fred.
erick c. Elliot was the victim and
gained sciint comfort from the assur
ance that the eagle was ian agency
outside the match" and the incident
could not be hcll "a rub of the green
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Why the Strife?

We are told that Clneas the phlloso-
pher once asked Pyrrhus what he
would do when he had conquered
Italy.
II will conquer Sicily"
"And after Siclly?"
"Then Africa"
"And after you have conquered the
world?"
II will take my ease and be merry"
Then" asked Cineas, why can you
not take your ease and be merry
now?"-Slr John Lubbock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
NOTICE.

Office Board Of County Commissioners,
Rockville. Nd. July %. 1924.
Ordered this day that the road leading
from the Bank of Damascus, at Damascus
through said town. toward Laytonsvile, 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.
aug Its
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
FOR SALE
FAMOUS STAND OF CARSON WARD.

The storeroom and warehouse, corner
OF Frederick and Brookes Avenues, Gath
ersbure, Md, main room 26x90 feet, with
storeroom above warehouse. two stories,
3Ox4O feet, the second finished for cloth
ing. shoes, etc. This is the best stand in
the county. 1t is now under rent.
CARSON WARD.
apr lo-lm Gaithersburg. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
poR SALE,

/. Farm Of the late McKendree
Riley Fulks Of about 159 acres. Seven
teen acres In good timber and the balance
in cultivation. This farm is situated about
3 miles north Of Gaithersburg, on the road
leading from the Goshen road to the Fred
erick pike. Possession can be given the
LIST Of January. 1924.
Apply to owner. on the farm.
MRS. W. S. CROSS,
nov 9-im Gaithersburg, Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
rHg FINEST BRANDS OF CIGARS,
Gafthersburg Homes.
Price, $1,000.


Unsurpassed as to location. is exclusive
residential neighborhood. A most com
petely equipped and beautiful home,
seven rooms, including bath. basement
and attic steam heat, electric lights, oak
4eairway, three oak mantels, garage, iaree
Ront and side porches, back porch, iceless
cooler. pneumatic water system, fruit. etc. .
lpt SOx360; within $50 feet of church ;
dose to school house beautiful shrubbery,
howers and trees; within blocks of Ward
station. and within 10 minutes walk of
0aithefsburg station.
Price, $4,000.
Five rooms: half acre of land, fruit and
beautiful shrubs located on Frederick
avenue.
lnunadtata r.n..aa..a. -. l..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
NOTICE

Ordered this day by the Board of County
Commissioners Of MONTGOMERY county that
the road leading from the Westminster
Road to Triadelphia be closed to public
travel until further notice. The object of
closing this road is to repair a stone Gull
vert on same, and all persons are hereby
warned that they travel over this road at
their own risk.
BY order of the Board. May 27, 1924.
BENJAMIN c. PERRY, Prest.
BERRY f. CLARK, Clerk.
may soft
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16

DOR SALE,
II A farm OF so acres, on the
Seven Locks Road. rs acres cleared and the
balance in timber Groom dwelling house
and outbuildines. and fine young orchard.
DANIEL p. GREENFIELD,
RF. d.
aug i5-lm Rockville, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Judge for Yourself

"How old is she?"
81 can't say, but on her last birth
day, when they brought on the cake
with the candles, several of the Wis
itors nearly tainted with the heat"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
Price. $4,000.

Adjoining the $1,000 property adver-
tlsed opposite this item. New, chestnut
trim. No. | Wilson floors, pedestal colonade
three rooms. reception hall and pantry on
first floor four beautiful, large be rooms
with closets. bath and large sleeping porch
on second floor; trimmed to attic built-
In garage; iceless cooler pneumatic water
system; steam heat, large porchss front
and rear; lot 6Ox360 fruit. etc.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16

Price. $1,000.
-Four rooms, $50 #. front. third acre of
land lot No. | in Thomas Addition to
Gaithersburg.
Evening star., 1925-10-11

will again feel parentless. and the
friends Of true religion must lament
the loss nf one who, by precept and
example, was an ornament to her seA
and profession
That was d pretty good effort Of uD-
scholarly men - tell what was in Their
minds. They decided To present the
resolutions and silver coffin plate L.
the widower, and this committee was
appointed: John II. Houston, G.. W.
Dash!ell. II. G. Williams. John VII
liams. s. Parker, William Gordon.
Gideon Pcarce, i. c. Shelton. ". Ran
iolph Spalding. G.. CoZens and VII
liam Hunter. The coffin plate was car
ried TO the Van Ness mansion and put
on the casket. II was inscribed:
The citizens OF Washington. IN
testimony of their Neneration for De-
parted Worth, Dedicated this Plate t.
the Memory Of Marcia Van Ness, th..
Excellent Consort of John =. Van Ness
If Piety. Charity, High Principle and
Exalted Worth could have averted the
shafts of Fate she would still have re
mained among Us as bright eXampl"
Of every Virtue. The hand of Deaf l.
has removed her to a purer and hap
pier state Of existence, and while we
lament her loss, let us endeavor L.
emulate her virtues
Evening star., 1925-10-11

into a rut. The lines draw me n pic
ture Of the honest minister. In early
life she was distinguished for great
sprightliness of mind and amiable-
ness of disposition" I have known
few normal girls who had not
sprightliness and amiability. THE
sedateness Of her manner gave dig
nifty 10 her department" A good old
funeral phrase. TO be distinguished
for sprightliness Of mind and sedatc-
ness Of manner argues versatility. |
wonder if SedatenesS, meaning iran
quillity, does give disnitas, or honor.
to ones carriage. Then. we have
genuine piety of her heart" l do
not like 4 qualfier before 'piety."
There can be no ungenuine piety. 1t
would not be piety. Impious men
may pretend 10 be pious. hut they
get no nearer piety than being
pietistic. After becoming the moth
CT of her only child" OF course. she
was the mother Of her own child.
After she became d mother would
have told the story. More than 80
words are used to tell that Marcia
was "tea ching the young idea how to
shoot" What she did was teach her
child to pray.
When the Rambler was q boy there
were, few mothers, perhaps none,
who did not teach their children to
pray at bedtime. The mothers l knew
believed III 4 personal God-loving
Evening star., 1925-10-11
Chasing a Bear.

A NY one who has seen a bear walk
knows how slowly he seems to
move, and his run is a shuffiing.
numbering gait that is comical to wit
ness, unless he happens to be running
after you. But a bear moves pretty
fast, Notwithstanding appearances, and
the grizzly, which looks to be clumsier
than the brown or the black bear, can
cover ground faster than the average
horse.
A Western sheep rancher was riding
In the foothills when he saw n big.
awkward silvertip. He had rife, but
was not certain he could kill the bear
at one shot and knew that he would
get into trouble if he missed. Sc he
gave, a regular cowboy yell, and the
bear started away in alarm.
The man gave chase, at the sane
time keeping up the piercing yell, and
he soon noticed that the grizzly was
getting farther away. He continued
the chase for nearly two miles, until
the bear disappeared in the mountains.
and he had not gained foot.
In going back over the trail he
noticed places where the bear had
made jumps Of Is or 90 feet, and the
ground had been cut up by his claws.
so that 1t looked as if harrow had
been run over 1t.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
MARCIA BURNES VAN NESS.
PAINTING BY GILBERT STU
ART. PHOTOGRAPH LOANED
BY GEORGE ". WHITE.

and forgiving. I heard of mothers
whose God was vigilant and quick to
punish Children stern God that
frowned on joy. But the mothers /
knew told their children of a God
that loved to watch over them as they
played. danced, sang and merrily
lived. They told their children of the
wonder and good of God and taught
them a prayer, several prayers.
Marcia Rurnes in doing that was like
all mothers of her time.
!: x x X
THE evening of the day Mrs. Van
Ness died there was a meeting
of citizens at Western Townhouse.
The meeting was called to order by
John H. Houston. John y. Moulder
was called to the chair. and James
Gooch was named the secretary.
The following resolution, offered by
John Wells, ir., was adopted That
we consider the death of Marcia Van
Ness a public misfortune, extending
It's influence from the immediate
circle OF her family. relatives and
friends throughout all the ramifica-
tions of society. The poor, to whom
she was a constant and liberal bene-
factress, feel her loss; the sick and af-
fiicted, to whom she was a consoling
visitor, will deplore her absence; the
orphans, to whom she was a mother,
Evening star., 1925-10-11
Incubation in the
Desert.

MANY a person who has watched
n mother robin nesting patien--
~ on her eggs in q blossoming apple
tree has wondered how the little crea
ture or her ancestors ever learned tha :
long process would cause the eggs TO
hatch. a great puzzle IS set for then
in the great deserts of our West
where the same birds have learned To
cool their eggs instead of TO warm
them.
In the unsheltered nests on the
sandy plains it becomes necessary To-
keep the eggs from cooking. One hot
sitting Spring in the Little Antelope 81
traveller had occaSiol to pass and re
pass the nest OF 4 pair Of meadow
iarkS, located unhapplly III the shade
of Il very slender weed. The birds
We're never sitting except at night
but at midday they stood or dropped
above the nest. half faintine with pitt
fully parted bills, spreading their
wings between the sun and the eggs
Sometimes both of them together. with
wings spread and half lifted main
tanned a spot Of shade in q terrific
temperature.
Their patience in this case was re
Warded. for the compassionate travel
er al last spared them bit Of canvas.
which she mounted over the nest as a
permanent shelter.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
Where Mats Are
HeirloOns.
rs Samoa the mat occuplas a. -.

Samoa the mat occupies a ira
ditional place and i'll those islands
mats are often treated as heirlooms.
These Samoan mats are excellent
specimens OF art, and the older the
mats, the greater the value attached
to them. The possession of an old
mat gives the owner high standing.
and may be said to constitute sort OF
title deed to rank and property, from
the Samoan standpoint. 1t matters
little whether the mat be tattered and
torn, its antiquity is it's value, and for
some of the most cherished mats large
sums of money would be refused.
Some of the mats have names known
all over the Samoan group. The Old
est is called "Moe-e Fui-Fui," or "The
Mat That Slept Among the Creepers.
This title was derived from the fact
that the mat had been hidden away
Tor years among the creeping con
volvulus that grows wild along the
seashore. 1t is known to be 200 wears
old, as the names of its owners dur
Ing that period can be traced.