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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Swastika Always Held
Emblem of Good Luck

The swastika, which is the cross
made by crossing two letter rs" has
been the symbol Of good luck for so
long back that no reliable evidence
has been preserved TO Indicate just
why this particular telegraph should
have Its present significance. We do
know that from time out Of mind 1t
has had this Significance, and among
peoples in all parts of the world ex-
cepting Africa, Polynesia, Australia
and the polar regions.
The swastlka as the gQod-luck sym
Dol is found in China, Korea, Japan
and India. AS far back as in ancient
Troy the swastika was used In this
sense by the Myceneeans. 1t is found
In relics of such widely separated peo-
pies as those who Inhabited Europe
during the Bronze age, the Etruscans,
the Indians Of our own Colorado and
Mexico, and among others of North
American natives who antedated Co
lumbus by at least ten centuries.
Another curiously significant fact is
that in the Indian language the word
"swastika" means good luck; while in
ancient Sanscrit "swasti" means "hail"
or "be well."-Kansas City Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Zinc In Induatrx

Starting with the Nineteenth cen
fury the increase in the use of zinc
was decidedly accelerated. During the
first decade the production was esti-
mated at 5000 tons. In the fifth dec
ade the output had jumped to $4,000
tons, and for the half century the
total was 835,0O0 tons. The output
Of the second half century reached
the amazing total of 12,100OOO tons,
or an increase of 1900 per cent. The
acceleration has continued, and In
the year 1927 the output was 1,444,
600 tons, total equal to the produc.
ton of the first 60 years of the Nine.
teenth century.
Nearly one-third Of the entire
worlds output Of zinc has been pro
duced In the United States.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Terms Meaning Changed

Originally the term "Salic law
was only to a codification of the laws
Of certain Germanic tribes, including
the Sallan or Merovinglan Franks.
These laws were codified In Latin in
the early Middle ages. They related
chiefly to property and penalties for
various injuries.
The term is often applied exclusive
ly to a section which relates to In
heritances, and provides that only
males inherit property. Since the
Fourteenth century a further restric-
tion in application has attached 1t
chiefly to those laws, in whatever
country found, which forbid female
inheritance of the throne.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
The Rose in History

Roses and romance have been kin
through the centuries. They have
been flung to knights in armor, have
been worn beneath the coat of mail
as heroes entered battle, have been
strewn at the feet Of returning con-
Querors, have lain In quiet peace on
the biers Of the dead, have softened
the contours of tombs and burial
mounds, have marked the confident
pathways of brides, have been thrown
at the feet Of idols. Wherever man
has sought to express what words
cannot say, the rose has played Its
part.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
East Indian Idol Held
in Supreme Veneration

The name Juggernaut itself is an
Angllcized corruption of the Hindu
Jagannath, the name of Vishnu or
Krlshna In one of his manifestations.
It means literally lord of the world"
It is the name of an idol In the
temple at Puri, India. The temple it.
self is magnificent one, built in 1198
at a cost of $2,5OO,0O0, while the idol
consists Of an irregular block of stone,
pyramldal in shape. having two large
diamonds for eyes.
On its festal days the idol Is con-
veyed to another shrine on a mag
nificent car, As feet high and 80 feet
square, having 10 wheels, each feet
In diameter The number of pilgrims
who visit the temple was formerly es-
tlmated at 100000 a year. At the
present day 100000 or more may as
semble there on the great festivals.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Education in America

Compulsory education in the United
States occurred first in Massachu-
setts AS far back as 1912 the select
men were enjoined to compel parents
to teach their children themselves
or to procure teaching for them The
following list shows the dates at
which the several states enacted com
pulsory education legislation: Massa
chusetts, 1852; District of Columbia,
1864; Vermont, 1867; New Hampshire.
Michigan, Washington, 1871; Connec-
tlcut, New Mexico, 1872; Nevada, 1873 ;
New York, Kansas, California, 1874 ;
Maine, New Jersey, 1875; Wyoming,
1876; Ohio, 1877; Wisconsin, 1870 ;
Rhode Island, Illinois, the Dakotas,
Montana, 1888; Minnesota, Nebraska,
Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, Utah. 1888
1890; by 1908 almost all states
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Nations Fur-Bearers

Among the states producing the
most fur-bearing animals 1t is prob
able that Louisiana ranks highest on
account of its large muskrat catch.
Martens appear most plentiful in
Northwestern states. Minks are plen-
tiful throughout the wooded areas Of
this country where trapping has not
been carried on extensively. Blue
foxes do not occur wild In the United
States. Red foxes are common
throughout the greater portion of this
country, most of them being in the
Northern wooded regions Fishers
are found almost exclusively In the
Northern states where civilization has
not disturbed their haunts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
No Eaav Task

English is one of the most difficult
languages in the world to master, &C
cordlng to young Frenchman, who
is studying auto mechanics in De-
troit factory. american tourists
abroad protest against the 'unreason.
ableness of the French language but
consider your own" he said. Ordl.
narily you pronounce the suflix 'ough'
with a long "a sound. But when you
place an r. before II, getting rough.
you say ruff Then when you make
1t through you say thru It's al.
most too much for me-"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01

She has a marvellous talent for tim
ing her visits. She always arrives the
day you need her and never stays a
day too long. She always brings cheer
and helpfulness and a big basket Of
things from the old farm. She gets
along beautifully with her sons and
daughters-inlaw. She knows how to
please her grandchildren without spoil
ing them and running their dlgestions.
She knows how and when to write a
check and when to make beaten bis
cult and fry chicken. She has per-
feet health and young mind. She is
the perfect mother-in-law.
There is always the chance that you
will get her IL you marry often enough.
Kansas City Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Destructiva Locuata

When agriculture began to be es-
tabllshed generally in the great plains
region of the United States lying west
Of the Mississippi river and east of
the Rocky mountains, during the dec
ade 1S70-SO, migratory species of
grasshopper, commonly known as the
Rocky mountain locust, frequently
swooped down from its breeding
grounds on the benches of the noun
tain range in such great swarms as
to destroy practically all cultivated
crops over vast areas Of country, re-
ducing thousands of families almost
to starvation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Words Handed Down

In the word magic we have a RENT
niscence Of the Pension "Magl,"
mighty prophets and Interpreters of
dreams, Of whom three were said to
have found their way to Bethlehem.
Words which come to us from the
Roman religion are cereal, genius,
fete, fortune, fury, grace, June, mint,
money, Saturday, vesta, contemplate,
sacrifice. temple, augury and auspice.
Vampire is an unpleasant Slavonic
word brought back from the East by
travellers in the Eighteenth century.
Taboo, tattoo and kangaroo came to
us with Captain Cook from the Pa
Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Expressed

An Irishman entered his local post
office and told the young woman be
hind the counter that he wanted to
forward an express letter.
He placed the usual fee on the coun
ter, but was Informed that an add.
tional siXpence would be required as
the addressee lived some considerable
distance outside the delivery area.
The lrlshman seemed rather puz
zled at this request, but after mo
ment's hesitation, ventured:
swell, you LET the letter go as II is.
| don't want to pay the extra sixpence,
but Oi'll write TO them an tell them
to so TO the office and collect It,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Court of Dusty Feet

What is a Pie-powder courtf It
seems that as long ago as the Norman
conquest, says p. S. Marten, in Har-
per's Magazine, and even earlier, trad.
Ing was done considerably in England,
as also in Normandy, in fairs that
were licensed and lasted a week or
more. OF course there were disputes
between sellers and buyers, and to set
tie them there were instituted courts
Of prompt and final decision, which
were called Pied Poudreux courts;
that is, courts of the dusty feet,
name which English tongues inevitably
transmitted into ple-powder. Wasn't
that pretty turn Of languagei
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01

Brown-l shall do just as like. II
want to smoke in the drawing room,
/ shall smoke in the drawing room.
And that's that!
Silence.
Brown (warming up)-What's more,
the carpet is good enough ash-tray for
me. Quite good enough. So please
understand In futurel
Silence.
Brown (continuing)-And II you
think I'm going to spend the whole
afternoon standing about loaded up
with parcels, you've made mighty
big
Problem: How long had his wife
been deaf?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Notice to Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber of Montgomery county has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of Mont
gomery county, Md. letters Of administra-
ton C. t. a. on the personal estate of
JOHN C. II. JAC0BY,
late of the State of New York. deceased.
All persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber, on or before the 9th day
of February, 1880; otherwise they may. by
law, be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 9th
day Of August. 1929.
H. MAURICE TALBOT,
aug SO-6t Administrator c. T. A.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Bread Ideal Food

Many people confuse calorles with
vitamlnes, The calorie is not a food
stuff, 1t is merely measure of heat
production. vitamlnes are real food.
balancing substances and help to put
the body in position where 1t can
ward Off disease. Bread has no su.
perior as a combination Of calorles
aud yltamines.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
John Did Not Eat Insects

The locusts eaten by John the Bap-
fist were probably not insects, but
the fruit of the carob tree, the dried
pods of which are the locust beans
sold as food for cattle. The carob
tree is sometimes called the honey
tree, from the sweet pulp contained
in its pods while they are fresh.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Make SURE of Thar Man

There is no flirting among the ma
tive married men of Tasmania. Capt.
Kilroy Harris, an Australian visiting
In this country, says that as part Of
the Tasmanian wedding ceremony the
brides father knocks out one of the
brldegroom's front teeth as a sign to
the world that he is married. Not sat
lsfled with that the wedding guests
cut gashes in the poor DEVILS back
and fill these with mud to make sure
the scars will be visible for life. And
he can't wear a shirt for that would
arouse suspiciOn.-Capper's Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01

Look here, Smith, it's no use your
coming around here again, you've Dor
rowed everything I've got In the
place
"Oh, but this is different wonder
II could borrow your garden for a
bit of party I'm giving on Satur.
day."-Passing Show
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Moneys Real Meaning

Money In itself means nothing. II
IL only medium of exchange lI..M
much you get in your pay envelope
each week dc??;uL' an whit you have
to offer and aac Nillin" tn give in
exchange for i. iUa are your own
paynas,cr. --G.it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01

IL l90-acre farm in good state
OF cultivation. well watered, situated one
mile south Of Travilah, Montgomery coun-
ty, Md. Call on me at once for particu-
lars. -.-
THOMAS II. OFFUTT,
June pest Travilah, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Notice 10 Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber Of Montgomery county has obtained
from the Orphans Court Of Montgomery
county, Md, letters Of administration c.
I. a. on the personal estate of
ARCHIE WITHERS.
late Of Montgomery county. deceased,
All persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, TO the
subscriber, on or before the 2Sth day of
February. 1880 otherwise they may, bylaw,
be excluded from all benefit of said estate
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 28th day OF
August. 1929.
ISABEL WITHERS,
Administrative C. 7. A.,
sep 2-6t Silver Spring, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01
Few Place. Without Bibles

Bibles have been distributed almost
the whole world over, by small
army of nearly thousand colpor.
teurs, who have followed the track
of Don Quixote de la Mancha, and
climbed the mountain passes of Geor-
gla; entered the prisons in Formosa.
and traversed the forests Of Nicaragua,
and sold gospels in the sulphur mines
of Sicily, on japanese railway cars.
among the lumber camps of the st.
Lawrence and In the market places of
0mdurman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01

256 Hereford and Angus steers,
VT. 400 TO 800 pounds. Sorted in even
sizes in carload lots. Two loads Of fine 7
B. tested springer heifers. Two loads Of
cows, calves by side. Will sell.
HARRY |. BALL,
July i2-3t Fairfield. Iowa.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01

rNoR RENT OR SALE.
One double house
on Bridge street. Rockville. Water in the
Kitchen and upstairs, toilet. electric lights,
porches front and back. Apply to
W. ERNEST oFFUTT.
July 12-im Rockville, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-01

TOR SALE.
One. horse spring or dead bed
WAGON, good as new. Price $50. Apply
at Sentinel Office for particulars.
r. A. MEARSON.
aug 2-St
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-10-03
GREATEST CROP is THE HUMAN
CROP SAYS HOLLAND

1.-THE greatest crop being raised in
this state, and in all states, is the
coming generation" declares DR.. E. o,
Holland, president of the State College
of Washington, in an address deliver
ed recently in Walla Walla.
These boys and girls in a few years
will be the leaders in their COM
munities for time moves fast and the
next generation take hold quickly, and
the better they are trained, the more
practical knowledge they have the
better leaders they will bc, and the
better ii will be for the country" the
State College president continued.
Most of these boys who are taking
part in these contests, who are raising
stock, planning gardens and crops, etc.,
and keeping careful records, are being
encouraged by their fathers and
mothers who have been very success
full in their work. But the children,
started this early and with the sug-
gestions which have come from practic-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-10-03
THE POOR pRuNE.

One OF the recent song hits COM
plains that no matter how young, or
how old, a prune may be, he is always
full OF wrinkles. And you would be
full of wrinkles too If you we're the
butt OF as many jokes as is the lowly
prune. The boarding house prune
Jokes are even mere numerous than the
mother-in law jokes, and with us little
reason. Both are anxious to do us
good.
Tons CT prunes are produced annual
ly in the state of Washington, ana
this humble fruit should have place
in the diet of every normal person in
this and other states. They should
hold place OF honor on the breakfast
inenu.
Not only are prunes rich in minerals,
particularly in PHOSPHORUS, potash
and iron, but they have high car
bohydrate content and a caloric value
three times greater than that of
California grape fruit; and consider
ably higher than is found in lima
beans, string beans, peas, etc. Here In
the prune, also, is reliable source Of
vitamin B, so necessary for growth,
and so little affected by the cooking
process.
Persons of sedentary habits would
find prunes beneficial, because of Its
roughage and fibrous material, which
stimulates the intestinal tract, and
prevents constipation. School children
should learn to speak of the prune
with respect instead of with derision
Dried prunes should be carefully
washed, and cooked slowly and
Thoroughly until the syrup is as thick
as molasses
We hear much these days about Q
well-balanced ration, and we must
remember that no ration is properly
balanced unless 1t contains plenty o.
fruit-preferably Washington fruit
Washington prunes, and Washington
apples, berries, peaches, cherries, ct a
are rich in health-giying products
Let's eat them more freely.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-10-03
Evil by Suggestions

Boys flying kites draw in their
white winged birds
But you can't do that when you're
flying words.
Thoughts unexpressed may some
times fall back dead
But God himself can't kill them
when they are said"
Old Will Carleton probably
never heard of Vashon Island, and
possibly the two men in this little
fable may have lived somewhere
else, but with regulations SO
easily made or marred, with i'm
questionable young people listen
ing to the older ones, with baby
ears just as quick to hear and
adopt the wrong as the right,
words even on Vashon Island are
mighty important things. One of
the bitterest things about being
parent is the realization that the
effect of years of training, of right
thinking and living may be indel-
IDLY marred by evil insinuation,
malicious gossip or the obscene
language of one who talks
to hear the sound of his voice.
Before we condemn the speech
of the younger generation listen
bit to that of quite percent
of those old enough to know
better, then let us analyse our own
conversation. If we are quick
witted we will see that careless
and thoughtless speech is not en-
tirely peculiar to the youngsters.
So, the best place for a reform
alton is within ourselves, and like
the two men of our fable, the
greater Influence is eXerted by
the one of well chosen words,
rather than he who, like the
little brook, babies on forever
and ever"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-10-03

Once upon a time there was a
man, who was neither very wise
nor kind, but by nature of his
business was heard by many.
Loving the sound of his own voice
he talked and talked, without much
regard to either quality or quanti-
ty. 1t was not long until talking
had become such habit that not
even the Keeley cure could have
effected cure. The fact that
truth and Justice played part In
the big scheme of life bothered
him not at all. Young minds COM
ing in contact with his were in
jured by his evil suggestions and
insinuations; being too immature
to realize that after person has
talked constant stream for half
a century, the action becomes
reflex and indicates not an active
brain, but merely a well develop
ed tongue.
Another man in the same COM
munity from youth up had been by
nature conservative, and possessing
good Judgment, keen wit, kindness
toward his fellow-man, he prosper
ed as the years went by, becoming
as he reached middle life a leader
in community and state affairs,
His Importance in the community
increased mainly for the reason
that when he spoke he gave food
for thought, and his constructive
ideas benefited all about him.
The first man resented the i'm
portance of the second, never
doping out that the relative i'm
portance of speech depends on
whether it originates below the
eyes, or above.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-10-03
The Thrift Shop, An orthopedic Story


They came in smilingly, the three of
them together, the mother, the daugh-
ter and the daughter -in-law. They
were on q shopping tour, looking for
bargains, though only one of them had
any money, and that was the mother.
They fingered this and handled that,
and then at last came to the shoe
corner, where the shoes stand in rows
and toe in and out, and the low heels
stand solid and comfortable like, while
the spiked heels lean tipsily. D It
there was one pair of hiking boots
that stood up on the shelf staunch
and straight and reliable, as though
they could carry one to the ends of the
Garth. Daughter spied them, "Oh,
Ma, look at these shoes, they are just
what 1 need for fishing" How much
are they?" 1.-TWO dollars, that's too
much, might pay one, but I can't pay
two" She looked them over carefully
and thoughtfully and then her face
lighted up and she said, why Ma, they
are just what Jimmie needs when he
tends the chickens this sloppy wealth.
er. You buy them and I'll give you a
dollar for my share, then Jim and I
can take turns wearing them So the
bargain was made and the boots were
bought.
Meanwhile, daughter-in-law who had
been looking over the underclothes,
held up some B. v. DIS, and called out,
Ma, look here at these B. " DIS, they
are just as good as new" why so
they are, said Ma. I'D like to get
them for Tom said daughter-in-law,
but haven't a cent with me-" ooh,
well", said ma, they are too big for
Tom anyway "Oh, no they're not,
Tom isn't so small. Can't you let me
have the money Map" Well, said
ma, pa needs some new ones, these
will just about fit him, SO I'll get them
and if Tom can't wear them, Pa can"
Sc Ma bought the B. " DIS.
Now it was Mas turn to spy some
thing, for she exclaimed, "Oh, girls,
look at this boy scout suit, 1t has
everything, hat, belt, leggings ana
even canteen. Johnnie will be
twelve his next birthday and he's 60
ing to be a boy scout, I'll just get the
suit for birthday present-it's little
large but he'll grow. And she bought
the suit
So Jimmie and Daughter had their
boots. Ia and Tom their B. v. DIS, and
Johnnie his boy scout suit. Happily
they came in and happily they went
out,-thus ended a successful shopping
tour.
But it might have ended differently
If the suit, the shoes and the B. v. DIS
had remained in the closet at home.
So search your closets and attics
through for the Thrift Shop needs the
goods; the daughters, the Tommies,
Jimmies and Johnnies need the
clothes, and the orthopedic needs the
money.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-10-03
TAKE THEM OFF THE HIGHWAYS
(From Seattle Starr

In England court sent a young
American to prison for five months
because he was drunk when his car
ran down and killed man.
In Seattle, coroners jury recon-
menGs that the driver of a man-kill-
ing automobile be forever barred from
driving.
A combination Of the two sentences,
it seems to us, would be the proper
thing for reckless drivers.
In the hands of a person incapable
of operating it safely, an automobile
is nothing less than a deadly weapon
"a couple of tons of death and de-
struction loose on the highways.
For the benefit of the rest Of us,
people who cannot or will not oper-
ate cars in a reasonable manner should
be ruled off the roads.