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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-11-02

OFFICERS.
Ernest L. Schmidt, President;
Eugene A. Smith, Vice-Presldent;
Arthur G. Bishop, Vice-Presdent;
C. Francis Owens, Vice-Presldent anu
Title Officer;
Clarence F. Donohoe, Secretary;
Leonard L. Nicholson. Jt., treasurer
Eugene W. CisseI, Asst. Sec and Treas
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Devil Trees Scare
Primitive Children

"If you aren't good the devil tree
will get you," or words to that effect,
may be the warning given to children
by mothers of some of the wild native
tribes of Africa, Asia, Java, Madagascar
and the back country Of Australia. Ger
tain trees are believed to be bewitched.
the abodes of devils or evil spirits.
Among the trees about which such
superstitions have arisen are the silk
cottons, family of many species found
in various tropical climes. They are
characterized by large leaves which, by
a stretch of the imagination such as
primitive people are capable OF, may be
considered to resemble human hands,
being divided into four, five or six fin
gers. They have large snowy flower
with five petals, sometimes a brilliant
red. and capsular fruits full OF cottony
or woolly substance which feels like silk
to the touch, whence they get their
name.
It is these peculiarities which make
them feared or worshiped by natives.
The trees are of giant size, and from
them are obtained few economic prod
ucts, such as balsa wood and kapok. the
latter often used in manufacturing
mattresses, cushions and life preservers.
A wild story about the existence In
Madagascar of ''n1an-eating tree"
which was believed even in Europe and
America. was recently proven baseless
by investigations of DR.. Ralph Linton,
leader of the Capt. Marshall Field
Madagascar Expedition.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
The Face at the Window
BY w. BOYCE MORGAN
A Boarding School Mystery Story.

tell you," grinned Barrie. Feeling as
you do, you'd fly off the handle and
spoil everything. I don't blame you for
feeling that way, but if I'm going to
catch this ghost I've got to have a
chance to get in some quiet work"
AS soon as his classes were finished
on the following afternoon, Barrie hur-
ried alone into the village of Lakeside.
He dropped into hardware store that
handled automobile supplies and BIZ
cycles.
I'D like to see some automobile
horns" he said to the proprietor.
Something on the siren oSder."
The proprietor scratched his head.
Don't have a thing except standard
electric horn and these new French
things that you toot with your hand"
he drawled Barrie's face was puzzled.
rs there any place in town where
could buy siren horn?" he inquired.
Why, l don't think so. I had one
bicycle siren. but sold it last week."
said the man. Barrie pricked up his
ears
Evening star., 1928-12-30

ripping of water is associated with the
conjurations of the Magi.
y ~
THE snake, desisting from its mes
i merle dance that casts a spell
upon all animated beings, suddenly
seized in its coils a wounded rat that
was still living and began to swallow
its prey. It's indifference and the calm
assurance of its action aroused my ut
most astonishment. 1t hardly seemed
aware that there could be any hostile
power capable of harming it. Every
thing remained quiet in the room, ex-
cept that a fine dust ruStled down at
intervals from the ceiling. and that the
zig-zag patterns of moonlight on the
floor showed slow lateral movement.
1.-THE earth continues its rounds" ]
thought, bearing me with IL, bearing
this predatory snake, bearing all the
little dying and dead beasts within the
ROOM and all the persons and things
panse of ocean,"
Outside Panya snored. Elijah had
gone to sleep, nesting into my back.
Chary of noise, reached for the box
and took out of 1t one of those slender
indian cigars which are as brown as
peat and as damp as the sod, lighted
1t and awaited dawn. My thoughts
rose with the smoke wreaths into the
verdant break O. day, and their subject
was the life Of men and beasts on this
Gcopyright. l0aas
Evening star., 1928-12-30

"You did?" he said. who bought
it?"
Some fellow from the academy, I
think. didn't know his name. He
was just a young boy--I think it's his
first year here"
81 see. Well, maybe I can borrow
his. wanted it for stunt, you know"
With this word Of explanation, Barrie
left the store.
His head was bowed in thought as
he walked down the street. He had
been wondering about the siren-like
shrek that Kay said the white figure
had made on the preceding night. But
this clue seemed to lead him nowhere.
Any number of the younger boys at
the academy rode bicycles all the year
round, weather permitting, and it was
not strange that one of them should
have bought siren..
He trudged back toward the academy,
but turned off just after he passed
Miss Wales school, and went to the
lake. A number of girls and boys were
skating there under the ever-watchful
eyes of instructors from both schools.
Casting his eyes over the ice, he saw
Grace Dallinger, and then he uttered
a disguised grunt.
Hint he said to himself. 'She's
skating with Shorter Parkinson, which
doesn't help my chances of talking to
her After the licking Jack gave
Shorter, it wouldn't be exactly healthy
for any of Jacks friends to get too
near him. Snorter's face doesn't look
too well yet"
But Barrie was a good waiter. He
sat down on the bank, and after a half
hour was rewarded by seeing Grace
leave Shorter and come toward him
He got to his feet as the girl approached.
I'm sorry didn't bring my skates, y
he said to her with disarming grin
I've been watching you out there, and
envying Shorter"
The girl smiled her thanks for the
compliment Barrie studied her face
1t was not strong face, but he saw
little in it TO indicate that she might
go so far as to injure one of her COM
petitors for the university medal.
Maybe can see you down here
some other day, and skate with you,
Barrie went on.
Perhaps" she smiled. But you'd
have to ask Shorter, as he wants me
to skate with him every time I'm down. y
With that she continued on toward
the school, and as she left him, Barrie
looked after her. while his lips formed
an unuttered word of surprise.
ITO be continued next Sunday
Evening star., 1928-12-30
and greatly recovered from her bac

and greatly recovered from her bad
fright.
Moving down the dark corridor of
the school, the boys came to the. door
from which the ghost" had appeared.
It was q narrow door opening upon a
small balcony which gave view of the
lake shore. Stepping out, Barrie turned
his flashlight On the railing and ex-
amined it, then looked over toward the
ground, some Is feet below.
"It would be easy for man to climb
up there" he said pointing to strong
drain spout which was firmly fastened
to pillar supporting the balcony.
Suppose we 60 down below and see if
we can find. any tracks. don't think
we will, because the ground is so hard,
but We might as well look"
'Wait!" commanded Jack. He was
peering over the edge of the balcony.
There's something white hanging to
the spout about halfway down"
Barrie was over the railing at once.
He let himself down the drain pipe
until he reached the white object then
dropped to the ground. Jack followed
him, preferring this quicker means OF
descent to the stairs inside.
cit looks like piece Of bed Sheet
said Barrie, holding up a strip of white
cloth. Evidently part Of our ghost
costume 1t was caught on one OF the
brackets that hold the drain"
He leaned down and examined the
ground, but could find nothing. Then
the boys started back toward the
academy.
"I1l have several things to do to-
morrow" announced Barrie thought
fully, "and one of them will be TO have
a talk with Grace Dallinger."
"why, you don't think she's respon-
sible for the ghost, do you?" said Jack
II don't know, but 1t seems hardly
an accident that Kay should have been
invited to her room tonight, and seen
the ghost on the way. And Grace is
after the medal, too. you know. Does
Grace ever skate down at the lake?"
"Yes," said Jack. 1--WE seen her
there"
maybe I can get chance to talk
to her tomorrow, then" said Barrie.
Before they finally climbed into beo
that night, Jack sat looking at Barrie
with troubled eyes.
''Do you really think you can solve
this thing, Barrie?" he inquired. DC
you suspect anybody?"
"Yes, / do said Barrie, answering
the latter question. Jacks face became
grim.
well, if get the person who's beer
soaring Sis! Who do you think II
is?" he cried
That's just what I'm not going tt
Evening star., 1928-12-30
FLOWERS FROM CANDLES

upright. and also to keep the top end
on a level with the water, use large
tack or small nail, pushed into the
bottom as indicated by the dotted lines
in the drawing. The amount of weight
to use can be determined only by trial.
After the candle has been lighted,
the wax soon begins to draw away from
the center until soon there is a deep
cup. AS the flame grows higher, and
the cup deeper, the wax around the
edges will f1atten out to resemble fiow-
ers. If, when an unusually pretty pat
tern has been formed, you remove the
candle and cut the wick off close, it
will make a lovely permanent decora-
ton for any candlestick.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
CORONATION CHAIR

many centuries in the possession of
Scotland and all the Scottish kings
were crowned while seated upon 1t.
Tradition has it that Jacob used it as
a pillow when he had his vision Of the
angels descending on the ladder. How
ever that may be, it was known as
Jacobs Pillow" and was held in rever-
ence by the Scots during hundreds Of
years. King Edward of England re-
moved the stone from Scotland about
1896 and carried it with him to London.
He had it placed in the coronation
chair and there 1t rests in security, the
seat of every English monarch during
his hour of coronation.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

In Westminster Abbey, which IS, as
you may know. the 900-year-old church
in London and one of the most famous
of the worlds churches, there is very
old chair. 1t is high-backed, curious
chair. broken and Clipped in parts.
deep brown and black in color and
giving all the signs of extreme old age.
Unless you knew something of its his
Evening star., 1928-12-30
SCIENCE IN SALIVA

under the tongue are the sub-naxtl-
laries and the two forward under the
tongue are known as the sub-hnguals.
Each pair of glands furnish a different
fluid and the mixture Is known as
saliva. This saliva pours forth into the
mouth all of the time and serves to
keep the mucous membranes moist and
soft: but when we think of eating or
when we do actually eat, additional
saliva is poured forth.
This saliva is very important for the
digestion of food. It serves to make
mastication and swallowing easier. Dry
food would be almost impossible to
swallow. Saliva also changes starches
into sugar and thus makes this par
ticular sort of food ready for absorp-
ton into the system.
A healthy adult seeretes about three
pounds of saliva in "a hours.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

When you look at q. tempting dish
of ice cream, piece of Juicy apple
pie or roasted turkey with cranberry
sauce you know, of course, that your
mouth waters" Your tongue and
your gums and the entire interior OF
your mouth becomes filled with wa
terry substance and sometimes there is
so much of it that you must swallow 1t.
What is the reason for all this and from
where comes the fluid and what is 1t?
That part of the head near the jaws
contains two sets of glands-baggy
pouches-one set on each side. These
glands manufacture transparent and
somewhat Shiny fluid. which under GER
tain conditions finds it way by means
of small tubes, or ducts, to the mouth
cavity.
The glands near the ear are known as
the parotids, the pair just back and
Evening star., 1928-12-30

Barrie Bayless, who has the ambition to
be an amateur detective. rooms with Jack
Seymour at Hillside Academy. Jacks sister,
Kay. who attends Miss Wales School for
Girls. nearby, is trying for a scholarship
medal. Several times while studying she
has been frghtened by mysterious face
at her window. Then one night Jack gets
q cali from Miss Wales school. saying that
his sister has been hurt. He and Barrie
rush over to the school to, find that Kay
stepped out before her from balcony Oh
one of the corridors of the school. Fleeing
from the figure, she falls down stairs and
breaks her arm. Barrie gets permission
from Miss Vale to try to solve the mystery
without summoninK the police
Evening star., 1928-12-30
INSTALLMENT III.

Barrie made one request before leav-
ing Kay and Miss Vale, and that was
that they conceal from the other girls
the way in which Kay had suffered her
broken arm.
"If my theory about this ghost is
right" he said, the knowledge of this
accident would end its appearances and
prevent us from catching it,"
The others agreed, and Barrie and
Jack went at once to examine the bal
cony, leaving Kay feeling much better
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Let's All Start
New Year RIGHT

Start the new year right with
perfect score on these five riddles. Do
you think you can? We will have to be
shown, but Wen admit you are clever
if you can get them all.
/. If I gave 10 cents to one beggar,
10 cents to another and five cents to
third. what time would it be?
2. What is it that has teeth, yet never
eats?
3. What tree is of the greatest i'm
portance in history?
4. Why is bad riddle like a broken
)encil?
S. Why is fly taller than most men?
Answers.
/. A quarter to three. 2. A rake. 8.
The date. 4 It has no point. 8. Be-
cause it stands over six feet.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

tory, you would pass it up with mere
glance to look at some Of the more
beautiful things contained in West
minister. But if ever you are in this
famous cathedral you should give close
examination to the old piece of furni-
ture, for it is one of the most famous
chairs in the world. 1t is the chair on
which most of the kings of England
have been crowned for hundreds Of
years.
Directly under its wooden seat is
large stone, a peculiar thing to have
under the seat of chair, but this
stone. too, is part of history. 1t was for
Evening star., 1928-12-30

Hidden in the puzzle below is a
New Years greeting to all readers of
this page. 1t is in several words, all
of which are found in the horizontal
lines. The first word is number eight
horizontal, the second is number 10,
the third is 18, the fourth is "a, the fifth
is 80, the sixth is 81. and the last word
is number SO. Spell out the greeting
and you'll be long way toward solving
the puzzle.
Happy New Year.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

Editors Note-This is the third
of series of articles in which Wal
demar Bonsels, regarded as the most
popular author in Germany today,
relates his adventures as young
man in India,
Evening star., 1928-12-30

If a candle is weighted at the bot
tom and placed in glass of water.
then lighted, irregular formations Of
wax will form around the top which
resemble flowers No two candles will
give the same pattern; in fact, single
Evening star., 1928-12-30

candle will keep changing. and the
sight is interesting to watch. 1t can
be continued until the candle is en-
tirely consumed.
Use a short candle, not over three
inches long, and place this in a glass
Of water full enough to keep the candle
1rnm the bottom. TO hold the candle
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Jumbled Word Square.
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Finish OF this weeks puzzles with
a couple Of word chains.
Change AIR to ICE in five moves.
Change TEST to PASS in three
moves.
A three letter word means to strike
lightly, and when 1t Is reversed 1t has
almost the same meaning. Can you
guess the word?
Answers.
l. Cross Word Puzzle Solution.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Happy New Year.

The definitions are:
Horizontal.
1. A fur neckpiece.4
8. A kind of tree.
6. Summit.
8. You and I.
10. A desire.
IL. Slope.
Is. Small city.
II. Correct (Abr.).
18. Belonging to us.
20. A refusal.
81. Era.
%. Precious stone.
"a. Those who read.
%. Belonging to me.
20. Western Union (Abr).
80. Indefinite article.
81. Joyful.
33. A small notch.
35, To gain by labor.
36. Nineteen twenty-nine.
80. Expended.
40. Older.
Vertical.
1. A vehicle.
2. One who awakes.
4. Point of the compass.
S. Hawaiian Islands (Abr.).
6. Thin leather straps,
7. A writing tool.
8. Half an EN-.
IL. Street (Abr.).
IS. A felled tree.
IA. Ancient Roman garment.
16. Grief.
10. A grain.
81. A kind of nut (Pl.).
%. One who mourns.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
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THE PUZZLE COLUMN

Is. Printers measure.
26. A daily journal.
81. To revoke or recall.
80. A skin disease.
80. Measure of length.
"a. knowledge.
81. Weight (Abr.).
3S. Electrical Engineer (Ahr.).
=
How many words can you form from
the letters in the word TENSE? You
should be able to make at least IL.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
PoSerS.

Since this is foot ball season. you
ought to be we'll acquainted with the
colleges of the country. But do you
know in what cities they are located?
Ten universities are listed below, and
the 10 cities in which they are founl.
but the cities are opposite the names Of
the wrong universities. See II you can
straighten out the tangle and locate
each university properlY.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Answers.

Answers.
Yale Is at New Haven, Conn: Leland.
Stanford a. Palo Alto. Calf; Univer.
sity Of Arizona at Tucson; Northwest
ern at Evanston. H.: Lafayette at Eas-
ton, Pa; Cornell at Ithaca, N. Y:
Georgia Tech at Atlanta, Ca; Iowa
State at Ames Harvard at Cambridge,
Mass; Y. s. Naval Academy at Aii-
rapolis, Nd
Evening star., 1928-12-30
/. Cross Word Puzzle Solution.

2. Ten, tee. tens. en-, ems, see, set,
sent, net, nets. nest.
8. The words in the square are Yane,
arid, Nile and Eden.
4. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
.TEST-pest-past-PASS.
5. Tap, pat.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
BY WALDEMAR BONSELS.

w YHEN I arrived at Cannanore
\AI in tie blessed province OF
wv Malaoar, the Hindu Rameni
led me in front of his house,
,,rlaich ha uished me t0 rent
Evening star., 1928-12-30

CTo be continued next Sunday.)
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BEDTIME STORIES az T. r sssslss

, changed his mind. THAT is something
| for Vol, 10 find cut" said he.
IAN right. WILL" said Sammy, and
| Immediately began flying about over the
dear Old Briar-patch, all the time peer
| inc down in OF course. 1t didn't take
| him long TO discover Little Mrs Peter
sitting in front of the old hole. Con-
| gratulations!'s cried Sammy. You've
kept your secret we'll, Mrs. Peter.
don't believe any one suspects that you
have a new family. / just saw one OF
YOUR Youngsters and he is as fine a
looking young rabbit as l have ever
seen. How many brothers and sisters
has he?"
Little Mrs Peter looked up at Sammy.
IF" said she. you will tell me how
il is any business of yours, / will tell
you how many there are
Fair enough" chuckled Sammy. 1T
isn't any business of mine. so / guess
shall have to find out for myself"
AS Sammy stopped speaking his eyes
suddenly opened very wide. He was a
perfect picture OF amaZement as ne
stared past Mrs. Peter Mrs. Peter
turned to see what Sammy was staring
at. Whitley was poking his head out
from that hole He had heard his
mother talking and curiosity was too
much Tor nm. He simply mad 10 see
who she was talking to and find out
all about it.
Is that yours?" demanded Sammy
excitedly
Yes" said Little Mrs Peter Il didn't
mean for you to see him. but as long
as you have had a glimpse of him. you
may as we'll see him wholly. Come out,
Whitley"
Whitley came out He was only too
READY TO come out.
Sammy understood at once that this
old little rabbit was an albino. He re-
membered that Chatterer the Red
Squirrel had once had white baby. So
had Winsome Bluebird, Mrs. Peter saw
that Sammy was getting ready to fly
away
Sammy Jay" said she, please don't
tell any one about Whitley Please keep
cur secret. You are the only one who
knows 1t outside the dear Old Briar-
patch Won't you be a good friend and
keep 1t for us?"
Sammy hesitated This was great
news to spread over the Green Meadows
and through the Green Forest, but
when he saw how anxious Little Mrs.
Peter was. he promised that he would
keep the secret
tCopyright, 1921
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Of the Earth

To me IL tragic seems. and sad when
some fair damseI WEEDS lad. and they
take up their married cares up six or
sevei1 flights of stairs Away above the
busy street they open cans Of soup and
meat. and cans at suecotash and beans
and cans OF salmon and sardines. They
have no trees or vines or shrubs. ex-
cept some rubber plants in tubs. which
plants will shortly wilt and die
things do not thrive six stories high.
I hate TO see bride and groom exist
ing in q stlfIy room, away above the
kindly earth, where all the growing
tfaings have birth. hate to see them
open tins Of picked pigs feet. potted
anins, and take down from the kitchen
shelves canned things they didn't grow
themselves. They ought to have gar
den fine, with pumpkin tree and turnip
vine, with fragrant onions, beans and
mas and all such Injuries as these
Tlaey ought to have a strip Of lawn,
20 play game Of croquet on, ham
mock Sung between two trees, perhaps
d hive Of honey bees, some roses and
BHch other flowers as lend charm 10
Eier S bowers. All men we're gardeners
"a old: they planted nHtmegs in the
mold. they dug the earth and Sowed the
seeds, and battled with encroaching
weeds. Ard what JOY it was to raise
TIE nobiest squash, the finest maize, and
ID the garden blithely steal, to get the
apods that form a meal And how q
husband gIoyed with pride when he in
4rmed his blushing bride the onions
we're inches high and would be ready
Is JiIlyl Alas for bridegroom and for
hEide Who in an elevator ride TO reach
TIE twelfth or nineteenth floor and open
cans forevermore WALT MASON.
(Copyfiglat, 1928
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LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking and thinking and
ma sed, o my. Willyum, every time I
look at this old fashion living room
ferniture I get the creeps and the
f1dgits.
That's funny. I'm getting to like It
more and more. pop sed
Well anyway. wat / started to say
was. went down town today 10 look
at the exhibition of modern ferniture
in Hookbinders ferniture department,
ma Sed.
WHY waist your time like that wen
you could of bin taking a nice wawk
in the open air or getting some helthy
exercize darning my socks? pop sed.
/ tried on pairs this morning before
/ came to one that my feet dident stick
out of some place or other, he sed.
Your exaggerating and don't bleeve
it, ma sed. Anyway, Willyuna, this
modern ferniture their using now Is
something absolutely new. she sed
SO is this pimple on the back Of my
neck, but if it terms into a boil I'll
cerse it just the same, pop sed, and
ma sed, For Example the chairs, why
the chairs don't look like chairs at all.
their wonderful, they look like CRATE
big blocks OF something with SOFT
spot in the middle to sit down on, their
absolutely diffrent.
Yee gods IL saw room fixed up
like that Id need a soft spot to fall
down on, pop sed saw fellow down
town today and one side of his mus
fash was red and the other side was
blue, and he. had patch In the sect
Of his pants that went half way up his
back. he was the most diffrent looking
man / ever saw, but IL went and lost
my he'd at the site and came home
looking like that. wat kind OF a re-
ception would get? he sed.
o hush up. III postpone this discus
sion till your feeling more serious ma
sed. and pop sed. Good, that's crate
news because I was never more serious
in my life.
And he got In back Of the sporting
page and blew smoke over.
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SOCIAL news

cAcAuo:
ttps. ALo1SWS r. HsGlNlS, MIFe OF
Tie BIC APPLE SAUCE etAt< LIKE
Many oTNeeS ~ The Social
Ser is DeVoTtNG a GREAT Deal
OF Her nNs To CHARITY.
YESTERDAY she SeeNeD A
PL eATtFuL teAL TO TtleetTY
UAFoRrUAATeS WHOM SIZE TooS
OFF TIC STReeTS. NlHeh SeeN
LAST eSAlelGr AT Ae2 Houe on
LAKE SAoes DeNe. mrs. NsGt1lS
SAID ' eueMTUALT I HOPE 10
oPGI a STeINd OF SOUP
hTd4ekS BE TtIeEh Netee Alp
LOS ANGELES FOR The POOR
tteh WHO WANDER AlnLe-YLT
OVER The couNTRYStDG. THEIR
CASE is A SAD one