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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
MYSTERY SEEN IN
RUINS OF YUCATAN
Explorers Haunted by Mem
cries of Terrible Things.

A fascinating record of travel in one
Of the least known corners Of the
earth, eastern Yucatan, where the ex-
plorer stands a very fair chance of
being chopped to death by the Santa
Cruz Indians, Is given by DIR. Hermes
Gam I'm an Unknown Land"
The book Ii also an account Of most
important archaeological Investigations
and discoveries In that region.
Doctor Gam is one of the greatest
living authorities on the mysterious
Maya people who nearly two thousand
years ago built cities and erected
monuments in Central America.
At the ruined city Of Tuluum Doctor
Gam found "the finest and certainly
the most extensive mural paintings
now In existence throughout the Maya
area. They are executed in red, black,
blue, violet, green and claret color on
the rock-llke stucco which covers both
the interior ard exterior of buildings
Some Of these figures are Of extraor-
binary importance because Of their
close resemblance to the aboriginal
Mays paintings In the Dresden Co
dex," one Of three Maya works on pa
per which have been preserved to
modern times. The origin Of this CO
dex Is unknown.
Doctor Gam speaks Of "the mystery
which enveioped these grotesQue build
Ings with their bizarre paintings, the
close airlessness Of the bush and It's
denseness, which made every step an
adventure, when people might encoun-
ter they knew not what-a few Of the
descendants Of the ancient inhabitants
still surviving in this unexplored re-
gion, or a band Of modern Maya, ma
chete armed, lodging silently from
tree to tree, to close In gradually on
their victim and with sharp cutlasses
administer the coup de- grace. Then
thoughts filled our minds Of the terri
BILE things which had been done here
In ancient days, till the human sacri-
fees, the obscene rites, the torturing
of captives rose before us as we trod
the very spots upon which they had
been enacted"
These are haunted places. The peo-
pie near them held at was extremely
unlucky to NEEDLE with the belongings
of the old gods, who always revenged
themselves on those who did"
A Mexican who pulled down and
smashed an ancient Maya idol "died
very painfully within two weeks Of his
act Of vandalism, his death being
looked upon by the other laborers as
direct visitation of the wrath Of the
ancient god for Dissertation Of his
sanctuary"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
Meteoric Sholnera

The naval observatory says there
was remarkable meteorlc shower, ter
rifylng to the ignorant and possibly the
most brilliant on record, beginning
about midnight November 1913, 1893
and lasting until daybreak, visible in
North and South America, maximum
brilllancy in latitude % degrees north.
The most brilliant display Of the pre-
cedlng century was in 1799, one day
earlier, visible in the same part OF
the earth at the same time Of the
night. The earth encounters this
stream of meteors in November OF
every year; but they are more mum.
erous at intervals Of SO or "a years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
Humble Frog Friend and
Benefnctor of Mankind

Among creatures most useful to
mankind the polliwog must take his
place with the COW, the horse and the
dog, writes the Worlds Work.
More books have been written about
the frog than about Shakespeare or
Lincoln or Napoleon, or as DR.. Samuel
Holmes put 1t in his book, "The b.
ology of the Frog:
Perhaps no animal, except man,
has been subject to so many scientific
investigations In fact, most of
what is known In certain departments
of physiology is derived from study of
this animal"
Startling, but true, that this lnsig-
ni6cant creature should have con-
tributed SO much to medical science,
when mention of the frog usually
raises the obvious queries on the edl-
billty Of its legs or why 1t makes so
much noise when men crave sleep. In
literature the frog Is no hero and Is al
ways represented as being unneces-
sarily raucous, except by Arlstophanes,
who, in THE Frogs" makes Charon
remark to Bacchus as they start their
river journey: "rhoull hear sweet
music presently of frogs with voices
wonderful as swans" But see what
company Charon hadl
To the scientist the voice of the
frog Is Just as sweet as 1t was to
Charon, even when Bacchus is not
present. without the frog, the polli'
wog and other marine animals, the
study of the endocrine glands would
be much more difficult, and the sud
den and widespread determination Of
the frog would retard the solution Of
many Of the problems confronting
medical science. In the study Of can
Ger and some other diseases the mouse
is favorite; the guinea pig also is
good servant Of science. But the frog
is leader.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
Called His Bluff

when one meets one Of the mod
ern women one must be careful how
one expresses oneself" remarked
Binks.
How do you make that out2" aske d
Smith.
why" replied Blnks, II was pro-
posing to Ethel the other night, and
! said, My dear, would go to the
ends of the earth with your"
"She said, No. you wouldn't in
Quired why not, and she added: One
reason is that l wouldn't go and an
other is that there aren't any"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
In the Right Place

The Somerset tEngland) Football as
ISOLATION council was amused by re-
markable coincidence NJ names during
the Investigation 90 the circumstances
in which the referee had cautioned
certain player Evidence showed that
the player was sandwlched between
two Of the opposing cams You we're
the meat betWCeg two pieces OF
hread?" the chnirp . asked the player
Yes" was the ~" e-'Cl reply my
naine is HAM"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
Printers Errors

There is story of German print
er's wife who surreptitiously altered
the passage that her husband should be
(Herr) lord so as TO make him be her
fool Perhaps the best Of all printers
errors was that in which printer had
to announce to the world that intoxica-
ton Is folly, and altered II into the
more genial statement that "intoxlca-
ton is jolly" Theodore Beza was
stated TO have gone to sea In a Can
dian vessel The printer altered this
to canadian" vessel. There Is also
that reference to the "battle-scarred
warrior" which became "bottle-scared
WARRIOR
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
MARYLAND ASKED
To AID COLLEGE
State Urged To Help Western
Maryland College Raise
Needed S375,OOO.
FRIENDS ARE BUSY
On Success Of Campaign De-
ponds Rockefeller Gift Of
$125, 600 And State
Appropriation.

Beginning with the second week in
May, the people of Maryland will start
the work of raising S375,OOO as addi-
tional endowment for Western Mary
land College in order that the college
may benefit by the offer of the Rookie.
Teller Foundation to give $4,000 as
an endowment and also obtain state
appropriation of S125,OOO for a new
building provided the college raises
S250,000 for endowment BY raising
$4,000 the college will obtain both
gift and appropriation.
An official announcement by the Of
fcers Of the college says:
THE Maryland Legislature has
made an appropriation of s125,OO0 for
a Building at Western Maryland Col
lege, conditioned on the college raising
S25O,OOO additional endowment This
appropriation is payable July l, 1927.
The General Education Board Of
New York City (the Rockefeller
Foundation) announces a conditional
Gift of S125,ooo to Western Maryland
College provided the College raises ad.
ditional endowment to the amount Of
$4,000, which with their Gift means
a total additional endowment Of $780,
600. This condition, II met, will bring
the total endowment OF the college up
to 100000, and place Western Mary
land College in the front rank Of
American colleges. In other words
raising $4,000 secures the states ap-
preparation of $4,000 and the Rookie
Teller Gift Of SIPS 1000, a total of $780,
900.
THE Board of Trustees of the Col
lege at a meeting held in Baltimore,
Maryland, December g. 1924, gave
hearty endorsement to the campaign
to raise $4,000 for endowment, to
maet tho conditions i,onosad h,, tha
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
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 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 at
their own risk.I
BENJAMIN C. PERRY. Pres't
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.
aug Its
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
Familiar Happening

Mary had been brought up so TO
speak, in the front seat Of her fathers
motor car. At ten she took her first
train journey. When they made the
first stop she looked surprised.
Leaning out of the window, she In.
qulred anxiously of the conductor, who
had just swung himself of the steps
What's the matter2 Killed your er
sinel"-Vancouve Province.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
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 cul-
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 81. 1924,
BENJAMIN C. PERRY, Pres't,
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk.
may soft
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court OF Montgomery county, Md, letters
OF administration on the personal estate of
REUBEN T. BAKER,
late of Montgomery county. Md, deceased
All persons having claims AGAINST the
said deceased are hereby warned 10 ex.
hibit the same, with vouchers thereof n
the subscriber on or before the 25th dav
Of August, 1925; otherwise they NAV nv
law, be excluded from all benefit Of said
estate. All persons indebted 10 said estate
are requested to make Immediate nav
ment. Given under my hand This os,h
day of February. 1925. ' SUI"
MARY F. BAKER.
mar 1857 Administrative,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
GREATLY AIDS
HIGH SCHOOLS
Western M aryland College
Graduates Add To Teach
ing Forces.

OF the 1906 graduates of Western
Maryland College. $40 have taken up
the work of teaching according to
statistics just made public by the col
lege. One hundred and tour have
gone into business. $40 have adopted
teaching as their profession, 1O4 per-
sons entered the ministry, SO took up
law as profession, 80 entered the
medical profession and 9SS engaged
In the profession Of home maker"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
raE FINEST BRANDS OF CIGARS.
a~e AMERICAN SPECTACLE cos SPECTACLE-
Gaithersburg Homes.
Price. $1,000.

Unsurpassed as TO location, is exclusive
residential neighborhood. A most COM
pletely equipped and beautiful home.
eleven rooms, including bath. basement
and attic steam heat, electric lights, oak
stairway. three oak mantels, garage large
front and side porches. back porch, iceless
cooler. pneumatic water system fruit, etc. !:
lot S0x360; within $50 feet of church !;
close TO school house beautiful shrubbery,
flowers and trees; within blocks of Ward
station. and within 10 minutes walk of
Gaithersburg station.
Price, $500.
Five rooms: half acre of land. fruit and
beautiful shrubs located on Frederick
avenue.
Immediate possession can be had.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
PRICES QUOTED AT OUR YARDS
HeChinger House WreCkinq Co.

CAMP MEIGs. FIFTH FLA. AVE, N. e.
MAIN OFFICE, SIXTH & sTs., s. W.
Washington, D. g.
Statesmen at both Offices until $50 p M
FOURTEEN YEARS SAVING YOU
MONEY ON BUILDING MATERIAL
HAVE BSTABLISHBD THE GOOD WILL
OF THE HECHINGBR COMPANY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08

Preference for the HnpmobiIe is
on the the upward swing every
where. Women like it because
ofIts beauty and driving ease f;
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.
BRoSIUS BROTHERS GoRAdIEY, INC,
HupmOble and Dealer
Rockville Maryland.
Telephone CIV
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
EOR SALE,

E0R SALE,
L A farm of 80 acres, on the
Seven Locks Road, rs acres cleared and the
balance in timber Groom dwelling house
and outbuildines, and a fine young orchard
DANIEL P. GREENFIELD,
r. F. D. 2,
aug i5-im Rockville, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
Price. $4,000.

Adjoining the $1,000 property adyer-
tised opposite this item. New, Chestnut
trim, No. Wilson floors. pedestal colorado .
three rooms, reception hall and pantry on
first floor four beautiful, large bedrooms
with closets. bath and large sleeping porch
on second floor; trimmed to attic built
in garage; iceless cooler pneumatic water
system; steam heat. large porches front
and rear lot 60x360 fruit. etc.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-08
Price. $1,000.

Price, $1,000.
-Four rooms, $50 IT, front, third acre Of
land lot No. in Thomas Addition to
Gaithersburg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
New Glarus Physician,
Stricken in Auto, Dies

NEW GLARUS-Dr. Paul L. Hefty,
33, died suddenly of apoplexy We'd
nesday. He became i'll while riding
from Monroe to New Glarus with his
sister. He reclined in the rear seat
of the automobile and seemed asleep
during the trip, but died while being
carried into his sisters home. The
widow survives.
John S. Davis and son of Dodgeville
were Lancaster visitors last week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school at 9:30 a. M
The Sabbath was made for Man be-
cause Man needed it. Not as a mere
temporary provision for special pur-
poses, but as permanent blessing
Come and bring your children to
church and Sunday school,
Public worship will be at 1920 a.
m. Subject for sermon: "The Splen-
did Christian Isolation"
Election of delegate and reserve
delegate to the Layman's conference
Epworth League at GAS p. m.
Public worship at 1880 p. M Sub
ject for sermon: Combining Work
With Spirituality of Mind
Don't forget the church and Sunday
school picnic Wednesday. Everybody
welcome.-John Birrell, Minister.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
OBITUARY.
Lewis Champion.

Lewis Thomas Champion, youngest
son of James and Jane Champion, was
born at Jefferson township of Hazel
Green, Wisconsin, January End, 1860.
At the age of eleven years he remov-
ed with his parents to Beetown, set
thing at Mauscalunge where he has
since resided, never having lived out
side his native county. A few months
after the family settled in the new
home the father died. At an early
age Lewis began assisting in the sup
port of the large family, therefore be-
ing a great comfort to the mother who
labored diligently to keep the home.
Lewis never married. and until the
dear mothers departure, April 6, 1911,
he was the ever faithful, loving son,
the chief maintenance of the little
home. For a number of years his
elder sister, Mrs. Mary Hendson, a
childless widow, made her home with
Lewis They lived happily together,
keeping the loved home as best they
could as mother kept it, with ever
the same hospitality and loving well
come. After painful and lingering ill
ness the loved brother passed over the
river, into the spirit land June Is, 1925,
diving as he had lived, in harmony
with his fellowmen, at peace with his
God. respected and lamented by the
entire community.
His gentle ways, his kind and sun
ny disposition made him worthy OF his
friends. Of those musical, kindly
happy-hearted Champion brothers now
only one remains, John, of Bagley.
With him there are left to mourn their
loss. three sisters, Mrs. Hendson, Mrs
Joseph Mayne of Beetown, and Mrs.
Chris Nelson, Lancaster. Also seven
nieces, and eight nephews who will
sadly miss "Uncle Lewis" Two sisters,
Elizabeth, Mrs. John Francis; Edith,
Mrs. John Metcalf and three brothers,
an infant, and William. He and James
preceded Lewis in death.
The last obsequies were largely at
tended, manifesting the sympathy and
sorrow of a wide acquaintance OF the
family. Interment was at the Dodge
cemetery. where the other relatives lie
buried
How safe, how free, how glad
They all must be-
They find themselves across
The dreaded sea,
The burden of their care
Has been laid down;
The Cross they bore exchanged
For Victor'S Crown
So little while have we
To mourn and wait!
Christ has no SorroWlhS SOUS
Left desolate,
Let us then weep no more,
But lift our eyes,
And watch till day shall break
Across our skies. q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
John GOrman Dead.

Tohn Garman was born Nov. 6, 1889,
Of Perm Switzerland, and passed
away June 26, 1925, at the home OF
his daughter, rs. Perry Redman, at
Rurton. at the age of Sc years, seven
months and 10 days. He came to this
country with his parents when years
old. and lived with his grandparents
Of North Georgetown, Ohio, until ne
! Grew TO manhood. On account OF dis
ebilitv he was unable TO go when the
call came for men to go TO the civil
war hit remained behind and heIped
Of home while two younger Drothers
wont He came to Wisconsin seVeral
wears later and was united in marriage
fo Mary Ann Mccartney on July 1,
1871 To this union were born nVe
children. two of whom died in infancy.
There remain to mourn their loss three
daughters, Anna, Mrs. Chas. McVay OF
Fennimore, Eta, Mrs. Perry Redman
of Burton. and Cora, Mrs. John Brad
lev of Fennimore, five brothers and
three sisters. Is grandchildren ana
eight grandchildren.
He spent a great part of his lie IN
the vicinity of Fennimore and Blue
River. but for the past Is years made
his home with his daughter, until his
death. ~
Funeral services were held at the
home in Burton and at the M. T.
church. Lancaster, on Sunday, June
18th Rev. John Birrell officiated
Rurial was at Hillside cemetery, Lam
caster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
BEETOWN

Especial Correspondence to the Herald.)
Be sure to come to the NJ. w. A. hall
Thursday night to the cemetery meet
ing and get a good lunch and see and
hear some good entertainment given
by the Lancaster ladies. Everybody
welcome.
The picture show stayed three
night last week
A hard rain last Tuesday caused the
creeks to rise and overflow and
damage gardens and corn fields and
washed the roads very badly.
new auto truck last week from the To-
cal dealer, E. L. Auel.
Richard Barr is home from Milwau-
kee.
Well, the bad roads did not stop us
from attending Aid society last Thurs
day at the Ed. Perrin home where we
had a nice time. Wilma Hall and
mother will entertain at the next meet
ing.
James FARMLAND moved Saturday
from Cassville into the Hutchcroft
house.
Charles Huntington is painting the
NJ. w. A. hall which is great i'm
provement.
Lewis Kraut and wife of Lancaster
spent Friday at AL. Kartman's.
Mrs. Galloway and wife, Mrs. Nc
Brien and sister, Mae, with their hus-
bands and children were callers in
town Friday.
The Sam Dixon family, Wilma Hall,
Mrs. A. Hartman and B. Birch were at
Lancaster SATURDAY.
Mr. Harville and wife of Cassville,
were Friday callers at the hotel.
The town board met and transacted
business Saturday.
Mrs Clara Flickner and son of
Cassville. spent Saturday and Sunday
at Toay Gamers.
Curt Donaldson and wife of Cassville
were visitors at Earl Surmer's.
Sunday visitors at the hotel were:
George Marks and wife of Lancaster;
Charles Rogers and family of Mount
Hope; Tom Mcconnell and wife and
Mrs. Shappell of Cassvville and the E.
L. Auel family.
Some from here attended the Big Do
ings at Platteville Saturday.
Rev. Burton filled his appointment
here Sunday.
After R. N. A. lodge Saturday night
refreshments were served by Neigh
bors Sarah, Ocea and Dorothy Mar
shall and Iva Myers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
PUBLIC FORUM

Editor Herald:
L understand there is move to in
stall course in agriculture in our
high school. This is an agricultural
community and in view of that fact if
we are going to have any of these
special courses we should have agri-
culture.
However, why have we had manual
training for years in place of agricul-
ture? Has this been good judgment
on the part of our school .oard, and
why change round, or WY add this
extra burden on the taxpayers? VIII
such a course be profitable to the pu-
pill?
If the voters in Lancaster city want
their children trained along agricul-
tural lines, then lets have the course.
Ii these same voters want to install
this course for the benefit of the farm
children, let the parents of these farm
children decide whether or not we have
another special course added to the
taxpayers burden.
| would make this one suggestion,
that if course in agriculture is to be
installed that the board practically do
away with their cabinet making
course and have branch of farm me-
chanics and care of tools as a part of
the new course.
Personally my idea of these special
courses is as follows: Do away with
all state aid for special courses. Dis
tribute state aid on basis of enroll
ment; make all special courses elect
i've and have fees for materials and
equipment the same as the university
! is operated.
l doubt very much if domestic sci
ence or manual training are worth
what they are costing. l believe COM
mercial work such as bookkeeping
typewriting and shorthand can be and
is of value, and 1 am believer in
careful physical training and especial
| ly corrective training for physical i'm
PROJECTIONS.
Our district is not wealthy enough
nor prosperous enough to maintain all
, these special courses at the high salar-
| les and expense we are now paying.
! Certainly at this time we should have
| retrenchment and economy instead
of expansion.
HUGH A. HARPER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
MuscOda Boys Home From
Indian Killing Expedition

MUSCODA-Go west, young man, go
west" once said a wise man. Suiting
their actions to these words, Carter
Wilkinson and Chester Hood started
west to "see what they could see" in
the way of work in the prairies of
Montana. They had not gone far when
they were conquered by an overwhelm-
ing desire to return to Muscoda, where
they had friends and relatives. Ac-
cordingly they arrived back here last
Saturday. The boys have been busy
lately telling stories of the untamed
west and by the general tenor of them,
we surmise they will remain in Musco-
da indefinitely Welcome home, boys.
Progressive.