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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Telephone Types Who
Deserve No Quarter

The type who always opens up with
a lengthy ANALYSIS of the weather
the type who is forever repeating
"What's that?'-the type who always
gets cut Off-the type who speaks a
language that resembles a combina-
ton of Eskimo and Norwegian-the
type who always calls the wrong num-
berthe type who invariably gets a
busy wire-the type who jollies the
operatOr-the type who curses the op-
erator-the type who always has to
borrow nickel-the type who wrath
fully bangs the instrument on the floor
the type who makes believe that he
Is the butler-the type who, to the &C
compartment of clashing jazz band
announces to his spouse that he is be-
ing detained at the ofiice-the type
who merely repeats the word yes"
throughout the conversation-the type
who, just around the corner, stuffs a
handkerchief In the mOuthpiece and
pretends that he Is hundreds of miles
away the type who calls up
at three O'Clock in the morning to re-
port that he has been arrested-the
type who stations himself in booth
for one solid hour-the type who be-
gins the conversation with "Guess who
this is"-the type who speaks in
low whisper the type who, in
the middle of the conversation sud
denly says, "Good-by"-the type who
never says "Good-by."-Kansas City
Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Medici Family Crest
Now Pawnbroker Sign

In America there are but few shop
signs reminiscent Of an old day. The
one most In use is that of the pawn.
broker and his sign Of three globes
With this is connected a varying and
interesting background.
Ayerado de Medici was a command
er of fighting men under the great
Charemagne. During the course Of
his battles on behalf of his overload
he met and slew the giant Mugello
AS the spoil of war, he took the giants
club, to which for effective service In
action were affixed three iron balls
swinging upon short chain.
1t can readily be understood that a
well-plnced blow from such q club in
the hands Of an angry giant would
certainly, to use slang, make the
brides sing" and the three effective
additions to the club would complete
the picture. Therefore, Averado might
well have added the three globes to
the family crest. In later years the
Medci took to the gentle but effective
art Of poisoning and as a side line en-.
gagged in the business Of loanlng
money. using the memory of MugelIo's
buttle-nx fixtures as their insignia
Kansas City Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Splendid Fossil of
Ancient Sea Terror

The fossiled skeleton of a teleo-
saurus, a terror of the seas of the
Jurassic period, 150,000,000 years ago.
is on exhibition at the Field Museum
Of Natural History, Chicago. The
creature, a sea crocodile about ten
feet long comes from Wurttemberg.
Germany and was excavated near
there from land which was sea bot
tom in prehistoric times, when that
part of Europe was covered by water.
The fossil is unusual In that almost
every detail of the skeletal struc-
ture Of the animal is intact and sharp
ly defined in the specimen. Rows of
sharp-pointed, vicious-looklng teeth In
the jaws indicate that the animal prob
ably was carnivorous, and that 1t un.
doubtedly preyed upon lesser crea-
lures of the sea. The crocodile was
protected by strong plates along its
back, which acted as armor The
bones of these plates are preserved
In the fossil.
The skull, the short front legs and
the longer hind ones and the verte-
brae are virtually complete.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Dogs Called iUnclean
by Biblical Writers

Many people have a decided preju-
dice against selling dogs. Some go
so far as to regard the sale of a dog
az positively sinful. One elderly
woman, says the Pathfinder Magazine,
severely condemned q man who en-
gagged In the business of raising shep-
herd dogs for the market. She
branded his business as sinful and
protested against her church accept
ing contributions of bis tainted"
money.
The origin of this prejudice is not
known for certain. It may be based
on the old Hebraic Scriptural teach
ings. Deuteronomy %: 1s says in
part: Thou shalt not bring Z.
the price of dog into the house of
the Lord thy God for any VOW" Many
commentators, accepting dog" here
In the literal sense, state that Moses
declared dogs unclean and prohibited
traffic in them.
Others take a different view Of the
passage. They say that "dog" here
does not refer to the animal, but to q
person who has prostituted himself by
committing any abominable action.
This opinion receives some confirma-
ton from the context, especially the
preceding verse. In Palestine the dog
was looked upon with loathlng and
aversion, as filthy and unclean. This
animal is mentioned In the Bible more
than forty times and, with few excep-
lions, 1t is mentioned with contempt,
to remark either its voracious In
stincts, its fierceness or its loath-
someneSs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
"Jocko" Something of
a Freak of Nature

A putty nose and a tail yard long
are among the attractions possessed
by a monkey newly placed in the IA
nous London zoo. 1t comes from the
African Gold coast. These monkeys
have weak calculations in their tails,
for the blood has to be pumped so
far by the heart. A touch of cold
weather, and the tail willis like
dahlia in a frost. After stormy
blasts in the bay of Biscay the aver
age length of the decoration when
the creature reaches this country is
from six inches to a foot. Even If
the tail is still all there, it has been
blighted and fades away in the zoo.
Many putty-nosed monkeys eat
their cold-storaged tails. They are
quite given to this habit until the zoo
uses a certain red ointment, which
spells the flavor.
The new putty-nose was brought to
England in wonderful condition by
the donor, a Mr.. Woodward, who is
a laboratory expert at the Medical
Research institute at Sekondi, where
the yellow fever scourge is tackled
London Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
French Shepherds Use
Stills to Advantage

Walking on stills is a fad that does
not die with the ages. On the tomb
Of one Of the Oldest Pharaohs is a
crude bas-relief depicting a court pro-
cession. The procession is led by a
trumpeter who is perched on high
stills.
Every nation, In fact, has had Its
expert silt walkers. In China, and
japan the fad is popular with youths,
some of whom are so adept in this
mode Of walking that they require no
supports or uprlghts to steady them.
In southern France stills are more
than fads. There they are used al
most continuously by the shepherds,
who have to keep watch over large
flocks Of sheep as well as to pass
through boys. The stills are usually
from six to eight feet high and are
strapped tightly to the knees.
Both men and women in that part
of the country are expert silt walkers.
In their hands they hold long stick
or cane as support So accustomed
are these people to the stills that shep-
herdesses have been known to knit
socks while walking on them.
A frequent pastime of these people
are silt races, and not holiday
passes without a silt contest of some
sort. One contest recently was won
by boy and n girl, each fourteen
years old. The third to come in was
shepherd, whose age was about
seventy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01

DR.. Ser0ius p. Grace demonstrates
neD artificial ldrvnr.
The Bell Telephone Laboratories,
the research and development branch
Of the Bell System is constantly en-
gagged in improving the art Of com.
munication. By-product developments
Of telephone communication have re.
suited In many humanitarian accom-.
plishments. Not the least Of these is
the artificial larynx which has made
1t possible for people who have lost
their larynges through surgical opera,
lions to talk again.
The latest type of artificial larynx
developed by the Bell Telephone
Laboratories has a range of an octave.
This permits a variation in the pitch
Of the speech tones and avoids the
tone monotony Of the earlier design
Of larynx.
A person In talking uses an instru.
ment much like bellows to which a
rubber tube with a metal mouthpiece
Is attached. He places the tube in
hlo uOutuB bQueeEeS JH0 bellows, MS
lips move and a monotone voice is
heard. The words are all understand.
able, the sound comes from the arti.
fetal larynx which pours into the
mouth like a low melodious whistle.
However, 1t is necessary, laboratory
engineers say, to remember to squeeze
the bellows when speech is wanted
and equally necessary to stop squeez.
ing when the speech is finished.
One of the difficulties for beginners
in the use of the artificial larynx
comes in the fact that the organs of
speech seem too surprised to go thor.
1nshly through the motions of talking.
They miss the usual warning vibra.
lions coming up from the throat. 1t
is said. however, that a person may
learn in a few minutes out of the
apparatus how to make himself under.
stood and may acquire versatility
rapidly with practice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Indian Decoration Day

An annual Decoration day, in both
name and deed, is observed by lower
Yukon river Indians. Fifteen families
of Indians from Nulato and other viii
lagos met at Koyuruk, Alaska, to full
fill a queer custom, that of erecting
houses over the graves of those who
died the past year.
The shelters of the old graves were
given a fresh coat of highly colored
paint. Many of the unique mauso-
leums are constructed with skill and
care, have windows, floors and rugs,
other articles such as were used by
the departed ones. Food and drink
are renewed each year during the
potlatch following Decoration day.
Every western Alaskan Indian tribe
has some different method of protect
ing the spirits of departed ones
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Good and Bad Hawks

The biological survey of the United
States Department of Agriculture
points out that there are a number
of different species of hawks, and the
food habits of all are not the same.
Some prey almost entirely upon small
mammals, such as mice, ground SPUR
rels and rabbits, whereas the food of
others consists chiefly of birds.
The bird enters should be killed at
every opportunity, according to the
survey, but It Is equally important
that the others be spared. for they do
a great deal of good In destroying
small animal pests of the farmer. The
bird-eating hawks include the Cooper
hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk
and these species prefer to capture
their prey by swift, fierce darts from
the concealmen; of thick foliage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Siamese Currency

II takes 100 sai&Hg to make bahi
the latter being Tie equivalent oi
sometimes just bat, is also the unit OF
weight Eighty baht equal one chang
and 80 chang equal one haph. Inc
eighth Of baht Is called fuaus nnd
Two fuang are a salung There are
also wahs, kups and News as well MS
scns. votes. tnnhs and tan, rs Twtnty
lanans formerly equaled halt a coco
nut shell You will have to keep that
all straight in your mind If you have
financial intercourse with Siam. But
remember especially that the tical Is
now out of use officially MS money
unit. New Orleans picayune.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Big Family

The stork had brought new baby
girl to the family and father came
smiling to the breakfast table to an
nounce to the four assembled small
ones, Sam, Sally, Lois and David,
that there was a tiny new sister up
stairs.
-Four small grave faces turned to
him, rs he said cheerfully: isn't 1t
great to have five children? big
family is so much more fun than
small one | don't believe there is
happier family anywhere than ours"
"There's the orphans home" said
five-yeur-old Lois thoughtfully.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Dance TO Health

Modern science is getting back to
some of the same beliefs that held
sway in primitive society. Particu-
larry is this true in the matter of ply
steal and mental health, for science
now subscrlbes to the ancient theory
that physical exercise leads to mental
us well us physical health The lively
Italian folk dance, called the Taran-
tella, dates from this period and de-
rives its name from the fact that the
cure for spider bites was generally be-
lleved to be IA wild dance unto ex-
haustion. james G. Dunton In the
Dance Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Sui stitutes for Gold

Perhaps all the world isn't strug.
Cling for gold and silver. but It Is only
because those precious metals aren't
known In some Of the Out-Of-the-waN
spots and even there n substitute Is
found.
In tho South Sea islands, for In
stance. pnrpoisc teeth strung around
a natives head indicate his wealth, re
counts the Farm Journal. On the
island OF Zap the rich man is known
by tic number of cartwheel stones
piled in front of his hut. In the East
Indies and throughout a large part Of
Africa bends and shells are used for
money and in the Polar regions. where
fishing is the chief source of livelI
hood, iishlh'oks are principal medium
Of exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Whales Are "Brainy"

The largest brain in the world, &C
cording to speakers at a congress of
natural science, recently held in Eng
land is possessed by the whale.
Prof. w. Weygandt argued against
a prevalent belief that the largest
brain. claim is shared by whales, ele-
plants and man. He stated that the
whale alone justified the claim, the
largest whale ever caught having a
brain weighing 1000 grams.
The human brain, he added, seldom
exceeds an average weight of 1850 to
1,46O grams in the male and LAO to
1,340 in the female.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Various "Complexes"

The word Complex" is used hN
many modern psychologists and al
legged psychologists TO denote n group
Of ideas and feelings which are men
tally associated with a certain sub
ject For instance, they would saN
that Napoleon had conquest com
pleX" Usually. hut not always The
ideas and feelings are surpassed &C.
be repressed. A person Is said I"
have an "inferiority complex" wien
he inl crently feels himself incupahl"
NJ dol u certain things. The oppnslt"
state or attitude If mind is termed
II superiority complex. Pathfinder
Magazine
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Home

The word "home" is indeed Ike
unto an alabaster box of ointment,
very precious, whose fragrance fills
the life. Into 1t has been gathered
our most sacred memories, our tender
est associations, our brightest hopes
II matters little whether the home of
ones childhood has been cottage OH
the hillside or house in some city
street-round ii is woven a romance
Of interest that grows with the years !;
to 1t, from distant places alike of work
and thought travels back the heart
with wistful regret 80 Exchange
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Height of Land"

This Is another name ful watrg>it'U
water parting or divide. the line nj
separation between the basins ni ~
adjacent rivers. lakes or drainage V,d
leys, from which streams How In "a,
posite directions In Minnesota tn
Is smnll lake Of this name fruit
which streams find lhciI wa, IL T.
Red river OF the North nuti e. ~
Mississippi Maps nf northern
tnrio also show the llr!g,t ut
marking the divide hrlwc,u r.,
flowing to the north and tl,..at. y
Ing to the Great Lakes M! -.
once
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Poor Man

"a thorough gentleman, the most
polite man ever met"
ayes, Algernon jenkins was that"
But he died unhappy, very unhap-
py."
$50, Algernon. SOP
ayes, he was afraid his relatives
would think his last gasp for breath
was hiccup and he wouldn't be able
to excuse himself"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
brakes Drum

There Is legend in Devon, that
in times of danger 10 England a boom
ing sound is heard. rs at the playing
Of gigantic drum This has been
called brakes drum 70 being pOpu-
larly supposed that the famous ad
miral is thus endeavoring to awaken
the people to the realization Of dan
ger. There is no actual drum. of
course. After the World war broke
out there were many who declared
that they had heard this drum" on
the night Of the 4th of August, 1914.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Cotham's Own

81 have bulTeted about with the PEG
pie of Arabia have fought hordes
Of Turks. and battled almost an army
Of Armeniuns. ! have worked next to
sweating South Americans, toied be
side Greeks, Swedes, Cinnamon and
men from deepest Africa Yes. know
every race nf man
"Oh. 81 you',v tun New York"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
lie ephone Repairman
Gives DR.. First Aid
Applies Bandages and Anti.
ceptics Then Calls In
Physician and Turns
Over Case

The value of first aid to the tele,
phone employees has been proven
time and time again. Recently
Charles w, Roberts, a combination
man of tho Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, employed at
Clarendon, Va, had occasion to use
his knowledge of first aid to good
advantage.
AS he was driving along one Of the
main highways of that section he
came upon an automobile smash.up
in which DR. J. J. Gilbert, a retired
physician OF Washington had beer
painfully injured Roberts immediate
~ took charge OF the injured man
applied congresses and iodine. sc
cured from the first aid kit in his car
TO the cuts about the face and hands
carried the patient into nearb
home and treated him for shock
Then feeling that internal injurie
might have been sustained, NJ
Roberts called in doctor and turn,
the case over to him.
Telephone men practice first aid I,
the protection OF themselves and the
Fellow workmen but hardly da,
passes that they do not give treat
ment to other persons who have beel
injured but do not have the know
edge or facilities for caring for them
selves So the telephone men stel
INTO the breech and supply the want
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Modern Superstitions

School children IN London still
wear charms against various evils,
according to recent survey. Blue
beads are worn to ward of colds.
Forty per cent o. the tt"'".. are
addicted 10 wearing amulets of yarl-
Gus SORTS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Buick
for 1928

was announced on July Is and we now
have on hand the following brand new
1927 Buick models, which we are offering at
prices that provide a substantial saving,
while they last
1927 6ve-passenser Broushsm. series
11S. SIPS.
1927 five.passenser, two-door. Sedan,
series 100, SPAS.
1927 five-passenser Sedan. series 1870,
$500.
All prices F. o. B. Flint. Mich. Govern
ment tax to be added.
These are brand new Bucks and carry
the full new car guarantee and our new
car service. They may be purchased upon
the G. M. A. C. time payment plan,
c. C. WATERS G. SON,
aug 2S-tf Gaithersbure. Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01

The American Telephone ana leh
graph Company had 454.lSl 1tuckhrIr
re October L. which was gar
1901 since the first NJ The =,
hcials Of the company STAT,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
NoRSECK GARAGE.

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE STATION
using genuine Ford parts,
automobile repairing. tires tubes and
accessories.
AUTO and stationary electric plants service.
postoffice address. Rockville, Nd. R. F.
Phone Sandy Spring 1l6 F IA; resi-
dence. Sandy Spring l16 F 81.
c. E, FORD. Proprietor,
Successor to Donald Bowie.
left
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01

SELL FRUIT
~ Trees and ornamentals
We have an opening in this section for
full or part time representative. Cash
commission paid weekly.
TITUS NURSERY CO.,
july l5-St Wanesboro. Va.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01

- 'lANDARD' BATHROOM IN A FEET SQUARE
A complete indiv,dro, ,o,,...- ~S
Sucho oIlt INTO space small as fvs eesoua inside
not miniature In icanbe hIu
"vsuateed and regular 49, ' wv 'p' SAVING 'a'd'oy
space partioned ofa
~ " duIoinine every bedroom ~ - ~ ' '"''o"eu
Heating nInroh;.a LOUIS J. RYAN,
Rockville,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
Zig Reduction In
Clothing.

OLSON, the Tailor of Gaitbarshuno
" '"ee' rom the postoffce offers Big Reduction in t,io
PURE wool suits selling from
Boys wool uitsf irons
rants fromS2 toS so
Also steam cleaning repaino c,o,o.,
Price '1' ""'"'
Also Palm Beach cleaned and nessod
Open from A P. NJ Open on SATURDAYS INIT, ,ao ~.
All work done on my plant yreaso pncss
j. WOIfsOn.
P I'm
GAITHBRsBuRs
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-13

found among the effects o. the trio.
MI. Stone identified them - the
three bandits who held him up q =
highway near his home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-13

basis Of justification for such q state
ment? My own opinion is there were
between 1000 and 1000 Indians en-
gagged; but that Is merely my guess
based upon data which cannot be re-
garded as sufficient to justify . def
mite claim rs to the number.
Again-don't take too much for
granted merely because an old timer
says It.
Gan Didn't Know
Also beware the Indian version
thing. There amt no SIGH animal
There Is no Indian version worthy OF
the name. Even Chief Gall did not
know. at the time, that the soldiers he
was fighting were Of the Custer COM
mand. And II Gall didn't know -
where did Mr.. Lemons Indian
friends get all their information that
1t was the Indian Broken Bloated
Jaw who fired the shot that killed
Custer? How do they know 1t was
General Custer? Might it not have
been Captain Tom Custer. or anyone
Of a dozen or a hundred others? Not
that the matter. in itself. is impor.
tant. but as showing that the story
is highly improbable. Besides Gen
eral Custer had two wounds-one In
the temple and n in the side
Which killed him? Maybe Brok-
en-B loated-Ja Jaws alleged shot didn't
do the business after all!
And why call the affair the Custer
Massacre?
Cordially.
p. Z. Byrnc.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-13
P. {. Byrne Calls Frazier
Hunts Article 'Blither.
ing Buncombe'
MRS. CUSTER IS MISGUIDED
Don't Take Too Much tot
Granted Because an Old.
Timer Says Il

Again the story OF Custer and the
Little Big Horn is up for discussion.
name in South Dakota, are in dis
agreement.
p. f. Byrne, pioneer resident of
Bismarck and author of Soldiers Of
the Palms." and G. f. Lennon,
pioneer of the town that bears his
name in South Dakota, are in dis
agreement.
In the latest edition of the Het-
finger County Herald, Mr.. Byrne
has written a letter disputing facts
about the death of General George
A. Custer and the battle Of the Lit
tie Big Horn, as written by Mr..
Lennon in the Lennon Tribune.
Mr.. Byrne's story was written at
the request of NJ. H. Connolly, pub
Usher of the New England paper, an
enthusiastic chronicler Of frontier
day history.
Quoting Mr.. Connolly's introduc-
tion to Mr.. Byrne's letter:
Real Student of History
"Mr. Byrne is a real student Of
the history of this section. A resi-
dent of Bismarck since 1881 he has
not only read history but has seer
it made. He has been interested ir
the Battle of the Little Big Horn
for many years. But he challenges
| some of the statements of Mr.. Lem.
mon and he makes some challenging
statements of his own.
"The difficulties Of the man who
undertakes TO write history ire il.
Illustrated in a check-up of Mr.. Lem
mons article by Mr.. Byrne.
Incidentally Mr.. Byrne does
little "book-reviewing." He says
some things about Frazier Hunt
(author of an article on the Battle
of the Little Big Horn appearing in
a magazine) which ought to b
said"
Taking Old Timers Seriously
Mr.. Byrne's letter follows:
Bismarck, N. D., July 81, 1929.
Dear Mr.. Connolly:
Thanks for your letter and TIL