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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
Remarkable Showing of
Intelligence in Owls

The wisdom of owls Is taken for
granted. never tested by prylng or
nithologlsts. always assumed by bird
lovers Their intelligence Is another
matter; that Is fair game for WELD
ers Of the yardstick. Spanish owls on
the English estate OF Sir George Court.
hope played havoc with scientific oh.
servatIons that were In progress there
until the observers took cogniZance Of
the intelligence of the birds. The OBJ,
servers had made two apparently con.
Trajectory discoveries; that the owls
killed young birds; that the diet OF
the owls consisted OF beetles and not
Of young birds.
In the Spectator the solution to the
puzzle is given by W. Beach Thomas:
zone day In the course OF the in.
vestIgntIOn Of the mystery Spanish
owl was heard cackling and seen sit.
ting on the top Of coop. proclaim
Ing murder. II had Just killed 10
small pheasant chicks. Now, the owls
attnck the coops not singly but IN
groups On this occasion three birds
we're especially concerned, and be
tween them they presently carried on
all the 10 dead chicks and laid them
at different spots on n low-lyIng
stretch OF land that Is half covert
alongside stream. The observers
discovered IT, whereabouts OF most Of
the 10 bodies. md kept watch In their
vicinity The owls did not revisit
their prey III the burylng beetles be.
gan to attack the bodies. Thereafter
they visited them At intervals, on each
occasion devouring every dlscoverable
beetle, often turning over the body 10
search them out. On no single occn.
sion has any flesh been found In any
Of the several hundred owls killed on
the estate; and almost every p0st-mor
TEN investigation at certain dates has
revealed a number Of the upper wing
cases IT buryIng beetles"
This was no Isolated accident Oh
servers watched this procedure for
two seasons: a large number OF owls
share IN II. II this was not intelll.
gent behavior then much OF the pre-
medItaled action Of man must be
ascribed to some faculty other than
intelligence New York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
Beetle Friend Of Farm.r

Devils horse or DEVILS coach-horse
is the name given to certain large
rove beetles. About 1000 different spe.
Giles Of rove beetles have been de
scribed.
Says an eminent entomologIst /:
~rhey lie on decaylng animal or vege.
table matter, in excrement, fungi. or
fermentIng sap md are among the
most universally distributed OF all
beetles. Many of them are predatory,
and some have been accused OF feed
ing on living plants; but on the whole
they are Of importance TO the Igrlcul
turIst only as scnyengers, and ns they
aid In reducing the dead animal mat.
ter into shape for nssImllntlol by
plants. '-PathRnder Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
Twain's Military Service

When the Civil war began Mark
Twain was n pilot on the Mississippi,
but the Tar ended his means OF max
ing a living. Accordingly be Joined q
group Of Confederate sympnthlzers
who secretly met at Hannibal, Mo-,
and elected officers, Mark being made
second lieutenant of the company.
They left Hannibal secretly and Joined
the Confederate militia under Gen
Tom Harris. commander Of the dis
trlct. Mark Twain was asleep In a
hayloft when the barn caught fire. In
making his escape from the fire he
sprained his ankle and Incapacltated
himself for active duty. Although he
had been In the service only a few
weeks he was thoroughly sick OF army
life and therefore resigned, giving ms
his reason fatigue caused by per
sistent retreatlng" That was Mark
Twain's first and last military expert.
ence.--Path1nder Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
Trapper Puzzled Over
Habit of Wild Geese

"Why do wild geese set up terrible
24-hour-a-day racket flying south,
when they are as quiet as they can
be flying north?" Is what Robert Mel
son, slxty-four-year-old trapper, OF
Iron Mountain, Mich, wants to know,
Nelson has learned the answer to al
most every other woods question by
experience during the 40 years In the
woods, but that puzzles him. He
claims he has checked year after year
and knows that they raise their voices
while flying In one direction only.
About 30 years ago, says the NIL.
waukee Journal, Nelson came to Mich
lgan and soon after settled In the up
per peninsula. Bob has learned much
from nature and books since he estab
lished himself in his shack.
"Ever see deer kill shaker" he
asked. swell, sir, tell you it's a
great sight. was walking down the
road one day when heard the
darnedest commotlon; couldn't make
out what It was. First | saw two
fawns looking lntently ahead Of them
A step farther and there was a doe.
leaplng way in the air and coming
down on all fours, her hoofs tearing
Into something. looked closely and
saw a huge pine snake writing In
the grass"
A man living in the woods for 40
years Is bound to have some halr-rais-
ing experiences. The one stamped
most on Nelson's mind Is charge
by an angry mother bear, and he has
his dog to blame for It. The "purp."
as he calls It, left him to chase Q
rabbit.
The trapper heard the dog utter a
strange bark and went to 1t. There
was the dog, while rolled up In front
OF him like a furry ball was cub
bear. Nelson bent over It, when he
heard an angry snort and looked up
In time to see an angered mother bear
start rush toward him.
swell, I'm no Nurml or any OF those
other boys who break records" he
grlnned, "but, mister, I'm telling you
that for five minutes put ground un
der me, The bear gave up the chase
after while, but for a couple Of min.
utes It looked like the bear was going
to have minced trapper for supper"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22

ward unexpectedly, and struck with
all his might. The thug lodged. but
he struck again. with a crash of hard
fist on soft flesh, and yet again. The
second man threw Chloe from him
and turned to help his hard-pressed
companion. Blood was In Melvin's
eyes, hut through the red mist he
lunged and PARTED and struck. There
was no sound, but the tramplng Of
their feet, their gasping breath. One
man lay sprawled on his face the
second went heavily to the ground.
A shrill whistle pierced the silence,
there was sound of running feet.
Melvin tainted quietly away.
He awakened in hospital, still
dazed and weak from loss of blood.
And never was he to know that In
his dellrlous babbllngs he had re-
vealed the whole tangled story of his
love and attempted trickery to the
fearful girl whose hands he held so
tightly.
Romance, which reads so beautiful.
~ 10 oo hhuSH uuTueT " ilNel
Three days later Melvin was better,
and fully conscious once again. He
looked out mlserably from under the
turban bandage at Chloe. who sat by
his bed.
I'll never forgive myself for TAX.
Ing you down there" he whispered.
You might have been killed"
She laid her hands softly on his.
"You saved me-" she reminded him.
but you don't understand" he
cried, hoarsely. "Tm not only Just a
prosaic bookkeeper, I'm a fool, a
deceitful fool. But l love you" his
voice broke weakly.
Suddenly her cheek lay against his
rough, swollen one. you're the soul
Of chlvalry-so romantic-so clever
and l love you, too, my brave dar-
lingp
"Romance-to ORDER" he muttered
thlckly, dellrlous for the moment, but
this time from Joy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
CABIN JOHN
PARK,
HOMES AND INVESTMENT.
ON CONDUIT ROAD

100 suouiVlsion attractive in ava,
eVV lois lOOx200 feet-desi,ah,.y way.
A9out 2O'OOO square lee, In a 'ocateu'
ices ices range from $500 10 Sam Iot,
cent monthly, '"Sn end per
Hill sites 5 10 10 c 50. #. at Pc foo.
All manne, ~ acres Tor larea 'oot
sveI sloo; situations for COM, homes,
In onen spnn undulatine and = y hor'cl
High, dry' hea,,n nu among bean,issIdes,
OverIookino eiun and good nhl',hlpi tfees
On Conduit Pn se,' creeks and Vi!a,n,,norhood,
Four miles fto oau and 100 to s0n' slhia hills
New Condui, u, on Conduit a md ara, ards back.
Canal, po,ono WIN make doubI.s , n roads.
SaS"r ho o'SSmac, hills -picrn roae boulevard.
Manv cola roll ".o,nles--fshine, ba,SGIue scenery.
Fine soil for uel springs and sbs5 Ioallne.
Splendid sec,io u,' and garden o,ona e 'rees'
Good homa ZION for RAISING ch;a DPs'
Have Ioca,an 'es--splendid invans'
Postoffice gu over 100 families 'ment.
Famous q o'es. schools and cL',. =. ~ y r.
House, "F'ose--7 miles f ,om Vs..
Tract oso o ivy streets-electric Iia,.
Ioco,;o,' ,ac'es-fine for snhdi,dsp'
'Joins M .hsures increase In vai!n'
Mans 's slde CongressionaI cni"s;
Ps,son "n" Iuh Information mno l oIu0,
aoo inspection trip by appo iie9uest.
(Va.) sheep goat ranch orchard
ASK
j. D. ToMLINSoN.
feb Lin 1914 Vt. Ave.
Washington, d. G.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
Notice 10 Creditors

NOTICE is hsfeby given that the sub
scriber of the State OF New York has OBJ
aimed from the Orphans Court Of Mont
gomery county, Nd. letters Of administra-
ton on the personal estate OF
JOHN C. ADAMS,
late of Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons. resident or nonresident. having
claims against the said deceased are here.
by warned to exhibit and file the same In
said court. with the vouchers thereof. ia
the subscriber. on or before the 9th day OF
February. 1880; they may otherwise, by
law. be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
arerequested to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 9th day OF
August. 1929.
RICHARD RANNEY ADAMS.
aug 30-6t Administrator.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22

to stop 70 talk to her. he didn't
come Ia The house. He seemed to be
busy Joe, who had had all Of time
and eternity to lounge through, as he
had often said
Soon she learned what Joe was up
to, lie had bought cut business
which because II had apparently failed
was Ia be had for nominal sum.
And new Jennie trembled for Joe's
Judgment. He knew nothing about
job printing
hui Joe was out to succeed and
win the girl he found he wanted more
than anything else In the world. He
worked eighteen hours a day getting
the hang of his new Job. He had
brain and vigor. and there was need
Of an' tier printery In the town
One day Jennie picked up hand
bill .l"e had printed. Her eyes misted
as she gaZed at II, and tucked II away
as II II were something sacred
Next thing she knew Joe had a
partner. Old Art BnrrIll. who knew
more about printers ink than almost
anyone else In town but who had long
ago retired, had watched Joes method
until he just felt he had to get back
into the game with the boy.
When Jennie saw the name OF the
new firm on plate glass window
she nearly had heart failure. Joe
had made good. But he wouldn't want
her nOw-nOw when he could have
Elsie Burrill, a girl with beauty and
money Elsie had been abroad The
boys thought her irresistible.
SERVES me right" Jennie thought
sadly. 81 shouldn't have been so par
ticular. I'm not so much myself. We
Craigs don't stand for anything but
thrift and right living. Joe's going to
the top. He won't stoop to pick me
up now"
Jennie was alone the night the
Craig house caught fire. She was
startled by cracking noise as she
sat reading before going to bed. She
opened the stair door. The chamber
was ablaze.
She turned in an alarm. But there
was no putting out the fire. In the
midst Of the furniture salvaged from
the doorIed building she stood won
dering what dad and nom would say
when they got home Suddenly to her
establishment she saw Joe on the
porch roof hacking away with an AK
The upper wall was about to cave In
upon him. but he didn't see II.
Neither did anybody else. It was Jen
nile who knew how hImslly the house
was built.
Jennie leaped forward, arms out
stretched.
"Joei Jumpi" she screamed.
He heard her voice above the roar
Of the flames he saw her in the lurid
light Obeying, he jumped-and the
wall almost grazed him as II crashed
Later she stood alone with her
smoke-begrlmed hero.
II know where can get a house
big enough for the four Of us till your
folks look around a Bit" Joe said.
He looked tenderly down into her
qulverIng face. How about It, Jen.
nIe2 I'll have to speak for II right
away"
"Joei Do you mean that you
and l."
Joe's face was wonderful In spite OF
Its smudge.
"If you say so we can get license
any time before four o'clock tomor-
row." he said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
THE DOCTORS DEFINING,
CHIROPRACTORS,

CfiIkOPKACTOkS,
Montgomery Avenue. near Prospect Sire
Rockville. Md.
Office hours -l0-l, 3-6. rs.
Al your home by appointment
Telephone. Rockville IT.
Frederick Demine. d. C.. PHI. C..
Clara c. Deming, d. C.. PHI. G..
graduates OF the Pslmer School
mar 14-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
BURTON T. DOYLE,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Town HALL BUILDING. ROCKVILLE MD.
Phone Rockville POI.

Practices before the Supreme Court Of
the United States, the Court Of Appeals
and other Courts Of the District Of Colum
bla andsthe Court OF Appeals and other
Courts Of Maryland. Special attention
given to the laws Of property. both real
and personal.
fab SLY
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22

A motion picture actress says there
are a hundred why's of making the
human form look fat. Probably one
Of them is letting nature take its
course. = Rochester Democrnt and
Chronicle
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
VERNON 6. OWEN,
EXPERIENCED AUCTIONEeR.
GAITHERSBURG. Md.

XXIILL SELL REAL OK PERSONAL
w PROPERTY In Montgomery coun ,
or any part Of Maryland, Virginia or
District Of OolumbiS, on VERY LIBERAL
RMS.
30-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22

ruE LIBERTY MILLING o..
Germantown, Md.
Silver Leaf Flour
.. HIGHEST grade of Patent -four it's
little tie high in price, but we'll wort" us coS' :"
GOOD baking returns.
: high-grade family flour, ""c" ABOVE '"'
n..rage so-calIed straight h'"f
FEEDS.
W.. are headquarters for feeds the voloane u
W. With feeds in any qaantnles al
,eeu pm hand, assures our patrons OF soo' SER
v;ce at lowest prices.
Wheat.
wa .re the largest buyers of wheat 10 Montgcm a-
we arc " we do not buy wheat 10 ship; we Ouy
cry cou~ yn milling needs; hence high standard
'"' w. ore maintained.
We .UM,st yO's'' tr""e'
,r!.e Liberty Milling Co.,
Germantown, Maryland
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-11-22
1 EACHERs' OPPORTUNITY.

1 EACHERS OPPORTUNITY,
II you are
not teaching this year and want work you
may be able to qualify for this position.
A large corporation has anOpenine in your
county promoting vital religious program
(Prot) Full time employment with pleas
ant work. good earnings and opportunity
Tor advancement Training given one en-
ployed. Write fully. giving age. education.
experience and phone
JOHN RUBIN & CO.. INC.
B0l Lexington Bldg,
oct Alt Baltimore, Md.
The Washington times., 1929-01-11

happily engaged in the work Of
certain school group he is in the
right grade. no matter whether
or not the children with whom he
started are miles ahead OF him
or behind him. And parents AMI
teachers who make a child feel
that above all other things he
must remain with the same chill
dren that he was with in the kin
dergarten, are doing the child
irreparable harm. They are
creating a strain which reacts
upon the nervous system of the
youngster; they are creating what
is popularity called IAN inferiority
complex" or feeling that he
must be fearfully slow and dumb
as compared to his schoolmates,
and in the acquiring of either or
both of these mental attitudes.
the child automatically shuts the
doors of learning. He can't be
interested in a lesson when
through the back of his head is
running the fear, Gee, if / don't
get this right I'm not going to
pass" The horror Of it paralyzes
any further activity toward men.
tai assimilation.
If your child shows application,
il he seems nervous over school
work-in short If you feel reason
ably sure that he is trying his
level best and is worrying him
The Washington times., 1929-01-11
BY Constance Cameron

Along about this tine of the
year there is much agitation,
many mother-and.son conferences
regarding little report cards
which come home with the
warning that Johnny must pick
up appreciably in his work or
he will not pass with his class.
That's what the card says, hue
Johnny says. Gee, Mother,
what if / flunk?"
And Judging from the look III
his eyes. ''flunking" grade mus
be about the most disgraceful
thing which could conceivably
happen to him.
In their conscientious efforts to
spur children onward in their
educational life, think that botn
teachers and parents stress too
forcibIy the horrible possibility
of mot passing" l believe, too.
that it is a mistaken system
which emphasize classes-one be.
ing called above" and another
below" l think it no less than
a crime for the various grades of
school to be SO emphasized
upon the mind of a child that he
feels he is disgraced or that
stigma has been placed upon him
when his mates say. "Oh. yoH
didn't pass, did you? You
ffunked. !"
As long as child is l1ealthiIT.
The Washington times., 1929-01-11
The Salad Knife

DEAR MISS BEECKMAN:
"A" says that you can use
a salad knife when eating your
salad. b" says that under no
condition should knife be used
when eating salad,
There has been quite an argu-
ment on the above. and we have
both agreed to take your advice.
A. AND B.
A is. to my mind, overwhelnn-
ingly correct. For a long time
many hostesses have had salad
knives placed with the salad fork,
for the salad course. And many
silversmiths now, with this mar
ket, manufacture salad knives,
and sell the salad knife and fork
as pair"
And why not use a salad fork
as well as a salad knife? The
reason for silver utensils is con-
venience-that explains the his
tory of their use and of their
style and change in style. And
surely, with some of the salads
most commonly served in Ameri.
ca--T1otably the difficult-to-maTl-
age hearts of lettuce and eRdive
and salads made of such ingre-
dents as slices of pineapple-we
welcome the supplementary aid
supplied by a friendly knife.
The Washington times., 1929-01-11
SMOCK OF PRINTED FABRIC
The Washiugton Times IS Gent Practical Pattern


The ever useful smock in here
shown in a gaily printed line
or rayon. Collar, cuffs, cen
ter band and pockets may be
fashioned of plain color ma
terial in contrasting color.
Ample fullness is given through
stirring. at either side below
the yoke.
Percale, Bingham, rayon,
linene or sateen will prove suit
able fabrics for the develop
ment of this serviceable gar
ment, The center closing is
buttoned with pearl buttons.
May be obtained only in sizes
"a, SO, So, 10, az, Al and Dc.
Size So requires 3A yards of
40-inch material and Ia yards
of trimming.
This model is easy. to make.
No dressmaking experience is
necessary. Each pattern comes
to you with simple and. exact
instructions, including yardage
for every, size. A perfect fit
is guaranteed.
Patterns will be delivered
upon receipt of FIFTEEN
CENTS (15c) in coins care
fully wrapped. Be sure to
write plainly your NAME,
ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER
and SIZE wanted.
Our latest FASHION BOOK
will be sent upon receipt of
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all mail and orders to The
Washington Times Pattern De-
partment, 24S West Seventeenth
ST., New York city.
The Washington times., 1929-01-11

When Manners Are Correct
z-By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman
Coincidence Notes

ICOn0Olence MOVES
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Would it be perfectly proper
for me to write a letter Of con-
dolence to my employer? He mas
just lost his sister. Or would Il
be better to speak to him? II It
is, proper will you please tell me
how to write few words of SYM
pathy?
am in an office which is lust
like one big family, so a note 10
him could be rather friendly. II
you know what mean. M.
/ do know what you mean, and
] recommend that you write
short, sincere note of sympathy.
BY no means speak to him OF
his loss, for most people, and
especially. men, do not wish TO
speak Of sorrow so near. .
Perhaps this type OF note will
suggest a form to you:
Dear Mr.. barrow:
Will you please let me tell you
of my deep and most sincere sym
pathy for you in your loss OF
your sister? I know how dear she
was to you, and realize, there.
fore, what her passing means 70
you.
Please know that l am ready
to be of any service possible to
you--you have only to call on
me.
Most sincerely yours,
The Washington times., 1929-01-11

DosALIE doesn't care for Loop
II ards in the flesh but she
thinks the new lounge leopards OF
the real fur or of velvet are
clever addition to ones boudoir-
and much smarter than the bou-
doir doll which has been popular
for so long a time. "A 1ewe1ed
collar and topaz ewes add to his
majesty's charm. Or il one pre-
fers a more docile, animal the
problem is solved in the choice Of
one of the musical pillows with
an appliuued replica of ones pet
dog, made out Of real pelt. The
pillow is piped in black and comes
in bondoir shades, The slightest
pressure on the satin pillow brings.
forth sweet melody. and . Tnys.
ferrous element is added by the
fact that there is no visible evil
dence of its musical qualities and
that no winding is necessary.
Copyright, 1929. King Features
Syndicate. Ins.l
The Washington times., 1929-01-11
Mans Letter Paper
Ar MRS. BEECKMAN:

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
/. What kind of script should
be used on mans visiting card?
2. What kind of paper should
he use?
8. Is It considered good taste
to have his name and address
printed on his letter papers?
A. Is It necessary for the man
to do the ordering for the lady
when dining in a cafe? When
should the man do the ordering,
and what does he say? That is,
Miss SO and So will have" and
so forth. f. 3.
Modified Roman is now the
most often chosen.
2, Large generous sheets (pref-
erably double sheets) of white or
oyster white or very light gray
or Scotch granite. Plain, and of
as fine and heavy a texture as
he can afford. No curly-cues or
wiggly edges or other 'decora'
tons"
8. For his business correspond
ence his name and address may
be printed on his letter paper.
But for his social correspondence
the address only is usually used,
and this must be engraved.
4. Yes. at least, this is polite.
After he has found out what his
guest wishes. he gives the order
to the waiter, giving the lady's
order first. 1t Is not necessary
to say, Miss So and So will
have
The Washington times., 1929-01-11

no more tears over Thinking"
The child won't know whether he
has passed" or not. He will
only know that he is doing work
which he can do well, and that
when good hard problem comes
along he is fit to tackle it and
grow into bigger things.
A teacher said to me recently,
81 wish they wouldn't mark the
readers first, second and so on.
MY class today had to go back
and work in the first reader be.
cause the second was beyond
them, I found after repeated at
tempts in it, and those children
reacted to the word first" on
that book in very negative man.
ner. Little Carl said, Miss Ag-
mes, we're not learning how to
read very fast. are we? We're
back in the first book again."
Maybe some time children won't
be rated and graded, or passed"
or 'flunked."
But, as that "some time" is
net quite here, it may be that
your child win funk this sem.
The Washington times., 1929-01-11
HARD LUCK
FOILED

Seven years Of hard luck for
breaking mirror is now a
thing of the past. Tomorrow
mirrors viii not break. In fact.
the mirror Of today can be made
with triplex shatter.proof glass.
SO you can drop your mirror and
laugh at It.
Having done away with the
misery and suffering resulting
from the broken and flying auto
mobile glass. modern ingenuity
now promises relief from the
more intangible demon Of tough
luck.