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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Paper Old and New

Modern paper receives its share Of
criticism, perhaps not unjustly. 1t
is asserted that present-day paper is
perishable and that books printed
upon it will not last, and comparisons
unfavorable to the paper Of today are
drawn between the old-fashioned ar
tiele and the new.
Much that has been said on this sub
ject is undoubtedly true, but the in
ference must not be drawn that all old
paper was lasting The investigations
go to show that the paper of past
days was often very poor stuff. The
history Of paper making in Europe
from the time Of its introduction into
Spain by the Moors in the Eleventh
century shows that from its earliest
use paper was deemed fit only for
passing documents and that when it
was first used in bound books it was
thought necessary to bind alternate
leaves OF parchment and paper, as
paper was deemed too brittle to stand
the strain.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Persia Has Salt Lake
Larger Than Dead Sea

Five thousand feet above sea level
In Persia Is TO be found q huge, salty
inland lake. II is known as Urmia
and Is go miles around, covering an
area Of 1910 square miles, and boasts
Of some sc Islands. II Is among the
highest bodies Of salt water on the
globe
Ninety miles long by some thirty
wide, # completely dwarfs the Dead
sea, something Ike e mile and q
quarter lower in level, and contains
a greater percentage Of salts in solu-
ton
Crmia Is fed by q number Of small
streams and is the catch basin for a
considerable area, but as It has no
outlet whatever except evaporation
the salt that comes in stays IN. Con-
slant teaching BY the streams brings
In a continuous supply of salt. and
given enough, this results in a salt
lake, for while the evaporation takes
care Of the water It must leave the
salt behind.
And this is what has happened TO
Urmia For years and years 1t has
been becoming salder and saltier,
probably exceeded In this respect
only by Karabugas, the salt water
annex Of the Caspian sea. No fish
live in IT.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Brides Cling to Old
Beliefs About Luck

Wedding superstitiOns are dying out
very slowly, according to n British au-
thority on matrimonial problems.
Although the superstitiOus bride is
now the exception rather than the
rule, the question Of lucky or unlucky
hours, days or months still holds a
place In the mind Of many a young
woman contemplating marriage, he
said
May Is usually a lean month for
weddings, and there are couples who
hesitate to get married on Friday.
Others have dread Of the 18th Of the
month.
More remarkable still Is the fact
that one o'clock-the thirteenth hour
is very rarely chosen for the wed
ding ceremony.
Greenwich, worn as an emerald,
IL believed to be a talisman against
eyil-was long viewed with dlsfavor
as a portion of the wedding dress. In
recent years, 1t has been used more
frequently.
Recently, a prospective bride STUN
bled on the doorstep while about to
enter register Office Had she actual
ly fallen there is little doubt that the
ceremony, which was taking place on
a Friday, would have had to be post
poned till a more propltlous time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Claim Uncanny Power
Absorbed From IRE ::

In Liberia and Sierra Leone, in
northern Africa, there is a small e.e-
nsent Of the residents who devote
themselves TO q rather Uncs,nay life
in the forest and 50 deyotedly that
they become part Of the forest, enter
ing into its moods as much as the
very trees themselves. In fact, they
claim to eonsOrt with the trees. BY
watching them and studying them and
by constant association with one par
ticular tree, they claim that there is
an interchange of thought and sym
patty through which these persons are
enabled To ascertain information often
of a very advanced nature. A few
years ago it is recorded that one of
these persons visited an American rep
resenting some industrial interests
and told him Of the sale OF a great
tract Of land in the vicinity and gave
him the name of the man who would
come TO take charge. Just out Of Gu
riosity a note was made of the name
and the memorandum was properly
witnessed, and four months later the
prediction turned out TO be absolutely
correct in every particular. The for
est lore is handed down 10 relatives.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Legal Knots United
BY Chinese Solomon

In a village near Peking. China, four
tradesmen dubbed together to buy cot
ton. 70 protect It from rats they pro-
cured a cat and agreed that each Of
them owned one Of the animals legs
Soon afterwards the cat hurt one Of
its paws, and the owner Of that par
ticular leg bound 1t up with a rag
soaked In oil. But the cat went too
near the fire, the bandage ignlted, and
the terrified animal rushed amongst
the bales Of cotton, which hared up
and we're destroyed
The three owners Of the uninjured
legs sued their partner for loss and
damages The Judge ruled thus:
"Slnce the cat was unable to use
the injured leg, the cotton was set on
FIRE By the action q the three un-
injured legs on which the cat ran
among the bales Of cotton. Conse-
quently these three legs were guilty,
and their owners must pay damages
and costs"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Cloth Once printed"
bv Laborious Process

Cloth was printed before the book
printing press was invented. 1t was
laborious process. The design for
calico cloth was outlined on the sur
face Of a wooden block, the outlines
were bounded by pieces of brass or
copper, and the surface filed in with
felt to hold the color, and sometimes
designs of as many as three or four
colors were printed by this method.
When the block was completed it was
dipped in a color box, and the pattern
was then impressed upon the fabric
by stamping by hand. and for each
color to be printed the cloth had to
to be stamped by separate operation.
1t would take a man and one or two
helpers a whole year to print as many
yards of cloth as can be printed on
modern printing machine in prob
ably a day or a little more.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Beware "FriendlY Enemy"

The original saying 81 fear the
Greeks bearing gifts" appears in Yer
gil's "Aeneid." The reference is to
the siege of Troy. The Greeks be-
sieged the city OF Troy without sue
cess. Finally they resorted to STRAIT
egg, Offering a huge wooden horse TO
the Trojans as a gift. The horse was
taken into the city, and while the
Trojans slept the warriors, with
which the horse was filed, came forth
and opened the gates for their Greek
comrades the conclusion is that one
should fear an enemy most when he
seems friendliest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Turkish Trade Unions

The Oldest trade unions in the
world are In Constantinople. Here
every worker, no matter what his
calling, belongs to q guild. These
guilds are very powerful, having been
In existence for many centuries and
possessing special privileges granted
to them for services rendered to the
state IN times OF crisis. To this day
in Constantinople. no shoemaker Of
the guild Of shoemakers may be pun
ished except by special officers ap-
pointed by members Of his own call
ing; the favor having been conferred
upon the fraternity by one Of the sui
tans Of the Sixth century. The guilds
regulate wages, length Of working
day, and even control the pitches"
Of the vendors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
No Law Arain.t Thinking

Even very small girls nave their
quarrels and following oze of them
this little girl came home to her moth
er much exercised over their little diff
ficulty.
Mother, Mary Lou is cat, the
one little girl said. probably echo
ing term she had heard older people
use.
"0h you mustn't say such things,
her mother reprimanded, You mustn't
say things like that about your little
playmates. Lots Of times we may
think things that we shouldn't say"
"Well, then, think Mary Lou is
cat" was the reply.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Metals Found In Scotland

The precious metals exist In several
Scottish counties. The ancient Celts
made their wonderful brooches, and
other trinkets Of native gold, probably
gathered from the beds Of streams. In
the Sixteenth century the metal was
extensively mined In Lanarkshire. Pen
nant describes a nugget weighing one
and a half ounces which was discov-
cred on Crawford Muir. Some years
ago, a local writer. Doctor Watson,
collected a fair amount Of gold In
small grains from the WaDlockhead
district
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Penny" 10 Unofficial

The term penny" has been in gen.
Revolutionary war, but II has never
been the official designation OF any
coin minted in the United States. 1t
is and has been a recognized coin of
Great Britain and the coinage of Eng
land was used In this country for a
number of years after the Revolution,
and the use Of the term became an es
tablished custom at that time and the
name became applied to the cent as II
was about the same value The first
cents actually minted under the Con
stitution appeared In 1893.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Struck Whales Drown"

AS a general thing the whale when
struck by the whalers harpOon dives
below the surface and soon reappears
for air to be greeted with another har-
poon or two which puts him out of
business Occasionally they do not
reappear and the explanation made is
that they are drowned. Having re
ceived their death blow they reach
the bottom, but have not the strength
to return and their lungs filling with
water makes II all the more difficult.
as they are deprived of the buoyancy
that this quantity of air would i'm.
part to their bodies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Good Job

young lawyer had foreign client
In police court. 1t looked rather black
for the foreigner, and the lawyer fair
Iy outdid himself In trying to convince
the magistrate that his client was IN
noceni.
The lawyer dwelt on the others ig.
nOrance Of American customs, his
straightforward story, and enough
other details to extend the talk fully
u minutes. His client was acquitted.
in congratulating the freed man the
lawyer held out his hand in an alb
sent. though rather suggestive man
ner. The client grasped 1t warmly.
dot was fine noise you make" he
said. Thanks Goo'by."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Old Elephants

A traveller says that an elephant
when old goes on a high cliff and
commits suicide, but It is doubtful II
any considerable number Of them
hurl themselves from cliffs in this
manner. II appears to be true !'nw
ever. that the herds of wild elephants
have their own natural cemeteries In
the swamps or junsles. to which the
lid and weak crawl to die. S"nrc az
these places are known to the natives
~ Africa and are valuable .ourccs
Of Ivory. Other wild animals are said
TO adopt this practice of going t.
particular spots to die.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
"Street of All Nationa"

One of the most interesting streets
in Great Britain is Butte street, Cardiff,
Wales. In walking from one end to
the other one may meet as many as
% different nationalities, including
Burmese, Swedes and Germans One
who visits Butte street will also find
that it has more than so cafes and in
one section ten of them are adjoining
The nationality of the proprietors Is
illustrated by signs on the windows
such as oslo Cafe" canadian Cafe.
or Cafe Paris During the day these
places are usually closed, but at night
they are in full swing, the clients be
ing the sailors that have just been
paid off at the docks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Destructive Loeusts

The cioada or harvest fly is not a
locust at all. the true locust being a
grasshopper. The periodical clcada
or 17-year locust is a large insect
about an inch and a half long with
wide blunt head and with prominent
eyes on the outer angles. II Is black,
banded and marked with some orange
on the abdomen, and It has six red
dish legs It has four shiny transpar-
ent wings with network OF orange
colored veins. Its life cycle is bout
II years, most OF which is spent as q
larva or pupa underground. The To-
Gust has long hind legs with thick
ened thighs and narrow leathery
wing covers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08

A kindergarten teacher, who was
obliged to leave the room for few
moments. returned just in time to see
one mIschievous little chap snenklng
up the aisle toward the front Of the
ROOM
"What are you doing. James? the
teacher asked.
James hesitated a moment; then he
replied hopefully:
81 was just coming NJ front to see
II everybody was good"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Popular Scottish Stone

One of the stones that has never
wnned In popularity is the Calrngorm.
l'his splendid stone is variety of
rock crystal found in the Cairngorm
mountains In Inverness-shlre, Scot
land, and also In the Gramplans In
color It ranges from light orange to
deep brown. The Calrngorm Is made
into various articles of jewelry. which
lind ready sale, especially amongst
tourists visiting Scotland. From time
lmmcmOrinl II has been used TO dec.
orute the dirks and brooches worn
with Highland dress.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Dads Dilemma

'How's the family?' inquired Ienl;>
Of Bing, his happily married friend
from the other side OF town
well. my children are AT a."
cult age just now"
Difficult? Why. they've all -, ,>e..l
the measles and teething age. hLvrn
they?"
Long ago. But you DOM know
fathers troubles. My children IRE 81
the age where II | use slang my wif
says I'm setting bad example An
II speak correctly, the kids tain'
I'm back number Which would y''
dof'-Kansas City Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
PITY the Poor Doc

Gramophone needles and other
painful things are often found In
dogs paws, according TO a notice is
sued by the British National Canine
Defense league A dog had been limp
ing for some weeks without any yisi
Bile cause. A searching examination
revealed the presence In his paw of
wild oat completely hidden under the
skin. On removal the oat was found
to have terminated in the dogs paw.
showing a distinctly healthy green
shoot.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08

the little son of neighbor.
at grieves me very much. my young
friend" he remarked. ito hear you
say that you pray for your mother aud
not for your father. Now, tell me the
reason"
whats the use1" returned the boy
Mamma says that dad is beyond ali
hope
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Brilliant Idea

An elderly woman was taken to see
a basket ball match in which her son
was playing. After watching for a
few moments she inquired:
"What is the-er-ob object of this
gamer"
"Why, said the guide, 1.-THE object
is to put the ball in that net"
SWELL" said the woman, with one oil
those rare flashes of genius III would
be much simpler II they would get out
Of each others way"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Signs Long in Use

The history OF signs Hres bar';
ancient Egypt and reaches America b
way Of Greece, Rome, Italy. Franz
Germany and England.
Inns were among the first indl~lrie
TO avail themselves of signs Err
leading of with a bush swi
fore the tavern door. From {;
The adage Good wine needs 90 %
The cross was used ioi Ch:,,iin"
farers and the sun AMI 90 .s.,
pagan travellers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
Get Set

This thing of jumping around from
one job to another may make you &C.
Quainted with lot Of scenery. But
1t will never make you acquainted
with success Stick with your job
long enough to call II by its first name.
Grit
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
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 substantial saving
while they last:
1927 fve-passenser Broueham. series
lis. SIPS.
1927 five-passeneer, two-door. Sedan,
series 100, SPAS.
1927 ive-passenger Sedan. series 1870.
$3.50.
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 & SON,
aug 2s-tf Gaithersburg. Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
FOR SALE

DWELLING OF THE LATE JOHN L.
WELSH AT DERWOOD. MD.
This property consists Of a twelve-room
house and bath. celler under house, steam
heat. and electric lights. in good repair
and on half-acre lot with necessary out
buildings. nicely located and pleasant sur
roundines.
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY NATIONAL
BANK. ROCKVILLE. ND.
jane 27-u
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-08
NoR7gCK GARAGE.

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE STATION
using genuine Ford parts.
automobile repairing. tires. tubes and
accessories.
Auto and stationary electric plants service
Postotiice address Rockville, Md. R. T.
D. 4.
Phone. Sandy Spring ll6 IA; resi-
dence. Sandy Spring 1l6 81.
c. E. FORD. Proprietor.
Successor to Donald Bowie.
t6.tf
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-03
Glen View
BY MRS. LARS JACOBSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Simons and
children visited at the Chester Frs
from home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ivan Holden and
children had Christmas dinner at
the Frank Lindstrom home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson and mother
Of Naughton township were guests
at the Enock Anderson home Christ
mas day.
It Is reported that Raymond spitz-
er was married Monday, Dec. ~, to
Miss Minnie 6iebold Of Mercer. We
join the community In extending our
hearty good wishes to the newlyweds.
Enock Anderson motored out ia
the David Trygg home Thursday to
get his mother who Is going to spend
couple Of weeks ct the Anderson
home.
verl Holden spent Ttursday eve
ming ct the Lars Jacobson home.
Paul Holden Is back ct the Ecklund
mine again after being home . few
days with an attack Of the 3lu.
Mrs. Q. A. jacobson and sons MIL
lard and Edgar and Thomas jacobson
were dinner guests at the Con John.
son home Christmas day.
Frank Simons called on LudviG
Hanson Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Lara jacobson enter
tanned . few friends ct dimes
Christmas day.
Burl Monroe b bury repairing hi
house these nice days. The Aonro(
family are preparing to move bacl
on their farm here ct IN early date
Loren Couch who Is employed O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-03

nIls eve Ut the KNOWINGLY rJFmun
home. During the evening Old Santa
visited the Dorman home dlstritutin;
Christmas sweets. T.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. julius Meyers and
sons Albert and Jackie visited at the
Richard Borner home Christmas eve
ming. ~. ~. -
Ralph Fricke was transacting bus
mess In the capital city the fore part
Of the wreck.
Little Robert Erickson, small son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse Erickson.
Of Bismarck. is visiting. at the home
Of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
z. A. Fricke. t
County Commissioner William
Frtcke was q recent business caller in
the capital CITY,, .ts as !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Cummings
visited and shopped in Bismarck the
latter part Of the week.
Clair Weise. who Is working on the
Willie Schonert farm in Burnt Creek
township, spent Christmas at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kent pleasantly
entertained q number Of relatives at
their home Christmas day. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sitter and son Ellison of Bis
marck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Falkenstein and
family and Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Falk-
enstein were Christmas dinner guests
at the Clarence Falkenstein home in
Ecklund township. Other guests at
the ,Falkenstein home the same time
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. THOMPSON
of Still. the parents Of Mrs. Falken-
stein. Mrs. Thompson has been con-
fined to her home for several weeks
with the flu. and is improving slowly.
MRS. Ira Falkenstein spent part of
the past week with her sisters, Mes
danes Herman Falkenstein and Nor
ris Anderson, at Still. Mrs, Falken-
stein also attended the. meeting of the
Ladies Aid society which was held at
the home of Mrs. Oscar Backman
Friday afternoon.
Miss Grace McAvoy. who has been
spending the past two weeks at her
home. will return to her school work
at Wilton next week.
MRS. Edmund Rupp and baby bow
Will return home from a two weeks
stay In Bismarck this week.
Mrs. Henry Dralle of Bismarck.
who Is spending the winter In Cali
fornia. has written to friends in Bald
win saying she is having fine time
and enjoying her vacation very much.
MRS. Dralle sent holly and several
KINDS OF fruit from California.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Stocks of
Wilton spent Christmas day at the
home of Mrs. Stocks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fulton Nelson, east of town.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-03
WORD FROM KINGS
BEDSIDE HEARTENS
Bulletin Continues /, = dictate
the Road to Recovery Is
Long and Hard

London, Jan. 3.-(P)-With King
George entering the seventh week of
his serious illness word came from the
royal bedside today which was en-
couraging in its general tone although
1t continued to indicate his road to
recovery was likely to be long, hard
one.
The morning medical bulletin re-
ported no change in the Kings con-
diti0n. His night was a restless one
and to this fact his failure to continue
the improvement reported last night
presumably might be attributed.
:. le public had been warned. how
ever. that the Kings progress must
be expected to be very slow.
There was no apparent disposition
to view the situation in any way diff
ferently from yesterday when cheer
ing predictions of the monarch's sure
II slow emergency from his prolonged
ordeal came from authoritative
quarters.
It was indicated in palace circles
that today's bulletin was not regarded
as unsatisfactory, although the king
for the second time in succession
spent restless night. there has been
no definite check in the progress he
has been making.
This, 1t was noted, would appear to
indicate that his majesty has slight
ly better reserve of strength upon
which to draw.