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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Romance of Brownings
Throve on Mere Words

By modern standards, says David
10th in "The BrownIngs," Robert
Browning and Elizabeth Barrett
starved their love cruelty. A hand
clasp was beyond all Roberts daring.
A kiss was something mentioned In
poetry but never attempted In real
life. However, they derived q Ger.
tain pleasure from the realization that
their love could thrive on diet of
mere words. And Of words they were
prodigal indeed. Over the exchange
Of lock Of hair they lavished enough
Of ingenuity and lyrical expression to
have made trunkful of the kind Of
plays Robert wrote.
His letter suggesting that she trust
him with wlsp of black curl was a
masterpiece of dignified pleading
worthy Of request for a couple of
dukedOms and a prlncipality. He felt
greatly daring, and well he might. An
admlrer Of Bas poetry had only three
weeks before made a similar though
not so elegantly phrased plea.
II am too great a prude for such a
thing" she answered.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Omission or Usage of
Comma Highly Important

A jury In New Jersey that heard
the evidence against two men accused
of murder returned a verdict finding
one guilty Of murder il the fri de-
gree, and the other guilty of murder In
the second degree with a recommended
ton Of leniency. A comma separated
the two findings, and this was held by
another court to prevent the recon-
mendation for mercy from applying TO
the first degree finding, though the at.
torney for the killer insisted that a
semicolon should have been used II
that were the jury's intention.
Commas are, therefore, seen to be
important whether used or omitted. 1t
is curious situation when courts are
called on to decide the meaning Of a
contract drawn, or at least revised,
by an attorney, especially such a con-
tract as an insurance policy which
may control the distribution of thou
sands of dollars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Head Alone Lives

"In October or November every
year." writes Prof. ]. Arthur Thomson
in "John o. London's Weekly" when
the moon enters on its third quarter,
for half an hour before sunrise, the
long palolo worms back out Of the
crevices among the coral reefs and
jerk off their whole body, except the
head end, which keeps Its hold in the
coral Granny. Then the sea teens
with wriggling greenish worms; it is
like vermlcelll soup for several inches
deep. The worm-bodies wriggIe and
burst, Iiberating millions of egg cells
and sperm cells. All the bodies die |;
but the heads live on and grow new
bodies for next year, thus avoiding
the nemesis of total death. Subtlety
at a low levelln
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Vegetables Enjoyed BY
Epicures of Old Timea

The heels of ancient Greece were
black and white and the leaves as
well as the roots we're used. The
leaves were generally preferred to
lettuce, though lettuce was highly
thought of for It's cooling effect
There are accounts of lettuce being
served In Its natural state al the
tables of Persian kings as far back
as 500 B. c. The Romans generally
cooked 1t. Roman lettuce was black
and Its milky juice WIS said to induce
sleep. In Sixteenth century England
where eight varieties were found II
was cooked or served with oil and
vinegar.
Only in recent years have mush.
rooms been anything like abundant on
the market. and outside the large
cities they are considered a rarity
still yet mushrooms have been avail
able for thousands of years Said
Pliny: "The last device Of our cpl
cures to sharpen their appetites and
tempt them to eat inordlrately is the
cooking of mushrooms"
Often they prepared the dish with
their own hands to enjoy the Odor
The mushroom, however, fell into dis
credit at the death Of Emperor Tiberi
us Claudius, on account Of the aid II
had rendered Agrlpplna, his wife, In
poisoning him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
King Might Have Had
"To Tell II to Judge"

An amusing story about King Ed
ward is told by Princess Daisy Of Pless
in her memoirs, says the Kansas City
Times. One summer at Cowes, Ed
ward went ashore from the royal
yacht to play little bridge with the
duchess of Manchester at her resi-
dence, Egypt house. He didn't want
any fuss, so was accompanied by only
one equerry. Reaching shore they
hired a cab to drive to Egypt house.
The driver did not know where 1t was
and took them to the wrong place.
1t was quite dark and the equerry
got out and rang. A window up
stairs was opened and two outraged
old ladies peered out, demanding
what all the noise was about. The
king shouted up that he had come
to play bridge with the duchess of
Manchester. The angry ladies de.
clared that they knew nothing about
either bridge or duchess; that he was
drunk and II he did not go away
at once they would telephone for the
police!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
French Beggars Flock
to Their Special Mass

The great church of Sacre Occur
(Sacred Hearty on the heights OF
MOntmartre, Paris, uas a feature that
could not be duplicated In any other
church In the world. Every Sunday
morning at eight O'Clock there is beg
CARS Mass" Painfully climbing the
steps come hundreds Of the down-and.
outs OF Paris, some hatless and shoe
less, others In rags and still others
bent over with physical infirmlties.
But they are proud Of their special
service. and the mass is said to them
by The chief dignltary Of the church.
The service Is complete in everything
but the collection. As the poor go
out each receives Is centimes-a
nickel In the old days-and a card
good for a large piece Of bread. On
special church days the gift Is In
creased, and the attendance IL larger
An Office is also maintained to help
them get work. Speaking of these
Sunday services q church dignitary
said: "Tf there remains a spark IN
der the ashes 1t may be famed to
fame. Many there are who owe to
their coming here the Strengthening Of
a broken llfe"-Pathnnder Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
A HUMDINGER
CIGAR FOR &c
Greatest Five-cent Cigar That
Ever Came Your Way!

Have fve-cent cigars been leav-
ing a bad taste in your mouth and
a poor impression on your mind?
Are you willing to start all over
again-just once? Shove nickel
across the nearest cigar counter
with this password: Havana Rib
bon. Back will come the proof that
five cents does buy not only good
cigar, but the finest cigar that small
sum ever bought. And why not?
In our determination to put "a good
five-cent cigar" back on the map,
we use nothing but long-filler, fully
ripe tobacco. No short ends to come
out in your mouth. No bitter, under
ripe nor flat-tasting oVer-ripe
leaves. But the true-tasting, mel
low-mild, fiavorful middle leaves of
choice tobacco plants. How do we
do it? Volume production. Try one
Hapana Ribbon and you'll tie to it
regularly. Also Practical Pocket
Packages of five cigars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Five Simple Rules for
Keeping Good Health

Practical inference from the views
Of an eminent physician are SO sim
pie that they are almost trite. and
yet they are fundamental. II you
want to keep out Of the repair shop
and make your own body rick" Wig
orously and regularly, don't rely on
drugs, but cooperate with nature In
five ways:
Drink an abundance of water to
keep your cells in condition.
2-Sleep at least eight hours out Of
each "a to maintain your batteries.
3-Regulate your diet carefully so
your body will be adequately nour-
ished, and don't "dig your grave with
your teeth" by Oyereating.
4-Get plenty of fresh air, espe-
cially when you are sleeping.
5-Exercise regularly to rebuild
worn tissues, increase blood circula
lions and develop new cells.
II these five simple rules were hon
estly and thoroughly observed for sew.
eral generations as vigorously us the
Jews have obeyed the laws of hygiene
handed down by Moses, druggists and
doctors would eventually be obliged
to seek other occupations. and the
world would be populated by a very
much superior race Of human beings.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
How Poppy Became Symbol

There is some confusion and mis-,
understanding in regard to the use of
the poppy as symbol, by the Amerl-
can Legion and the Veterans of For
eign Wars. The poppy was first sold
In this country for war relief before
the urmlstice, when Nine. Guerin dis
posed Of millions of them which had
been made by French orphans. The
Veterans of Foreign Wars bought the
last of her stock. In 1920 the AmerI-
can Legion had national poppy sale,
but In 1921 had daisy sale. The Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars then had a
poppy drive. Later the Legion used
the poppy. Both organizations now
sell peoples near Memorial day for
raising funds for needy veterans, and
1t seems that this flower has found a
place In the American heart along
with the red cross upon white field.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Probable Are of Earth

The Naval observatory says that It
is believed that the solar system has
existed In approximately its present
form for many millions Of years
but from our present knowledge on
this subject we cannot state what
may have been Its condition at any
definite period In the remote past,
such as 5OO,OOO,OO0 years ago. A re-
cent estimate, found in Astronomy"
by Russell. Dugan and Stewart, gives
the earth's age as possibly some four
or five billion years, but this is sub
Ject to future revision II other factors
In the problem become known. 1t is
supposed that the day was formerly
somewhat shorter, and the moon
somewhat nearer the earth than at
present.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
"Makers of the Flag"

On Flag day, 1914, before the EN-
plOyees of the Department of the In
terror, Franklin X. Lane, then secre-
tary OF the Interior, made an address
which ended: 81 swung before your
eyes as bright CLEAN of color, a sym
bol OF yourself, the pictured sugges
tion of that big thing which makes
this nation. My stars and my stripes
are your dream and your labOrs
They are bright with cheer. brilliant
with courage, firm with faith. because
you have made them so ont of your
hearts. For you are the makers OF
the flag and 1t is well that you glory
III the making"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Real Brain Capacity
Not Matter of Weight

Brain capacity does not increase
with the ages, as far, at least, as his.
toric periods go. Sir Arthur Keith,
conservator of the museum of the
Royal College of Surgeons, was ex-
amining a skeleton which had been
found In digging the foundations of
a house at Purley, Surrey, and he
said:
"This man was a Roman, a real
Roman. His skull is quite different
from the Roman British skulls Of
1900 years ago. 1t is a splendid
head, and just beside it we found
the skull of a child that must, In my
opinion, have been the image of its
father"
He measured 1t lovingly with pair
Of calipers, and made a lightning
mental calculation:
'He had more brain capacity than
l have. But what / would really like
to know is, what did he do with it?"
The skeleton is to be sent to the
Croydon museum.-E. R. Campbell,
In the Vancouver Province.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Noise Nav Grow

great deal of the noise which as.
sails our cars In busy city, for In.
stance. Is not only due to the constant
ly increasing use 1T machinery hut be.
cause The type of building construction
now nStd tends 10 prolong and trans.
nit noises. bare plasiered wall. foI
example. rcllFiS noises better than n
mirror reflect. light. II you chap your
haEds together In n bare plastpred
room. more than ~ per cent Of the
Noise will he reelected from the wall
The sound Of the hand clap will there
fore, persist for several seconds. This
phenomenon ot rcverheration causes
h"lses Ia he built up and retained
alive In room In such way that
'heir Intensity Is actually Increased.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
National Forests POPULAR

Several million every year take ad.
vantage of the recreational facilities
offered by the national forests. This
phase of the administration of the for
ests is being developed by the forest
service in accord with the policy Of
making these properties Of the people
serve them to the best advantage.
Through trails and roads the forests
are made accessible. says the Forestry
Almanac. Within them there are many
lakes and brooks, admirable for fishing
and camping. Game is found In COM
parative abundance and streams are
stocked with fish
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13

The well-known Irish comedian,
Talbot Farrell, tells the story of a
typical Dull" perpetrated by one of
his countrymen.
A small touring company was play.
ing to rather meager audiences in a
remote Irish town, and the manager,
wishing to find out how the attend
ance at his show compared with the
attendances at others, asked one of
the local Inhabitants how the theater
was usually patronized.
"Oh, not so bad, not so bad" was
the reply. Sometimes it's half full,
and sometimes It's half empty
Pearson's Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Juvenile Love at Last
Has Legal Definition

A Los Angeles couple eloped to
Stanta-Ana with the intention Of get
ting married, but failed of the de-
sired object owing to the fact that
both were minors. Later, the young
man was sued by the irate father Of
the girl.
When the case came up, the attor-
ney for the defense asked that the
action be dismissed on the ground
that no harm had been done, that II
any offense had been committed both
parties were equally at fault and
that when all was said and done, it
was just case of puppy love.
"What do you call puppy lover
asked the court.
SWELL" replied the attorney, "it's
the kind that's too young to have to
get a license for."-Los Angeles
Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Operaa

Groves Dictionary of Music gives
the following information concerning
the difference between certain types Of
opera: Comic opera-a term used In
discriminatory to denote a musicO-dra-
matte work of an amusing nature. II
is not the English equivalent TO the
French opera comique, for that term
includes works into which seriousness
and even tragedy may enter; the type
is rather the opera bouffe. Light opera
is term often employed for works
in which sentiment counts for more
than high spirits, although the latter
is not necessarily absent. Grand opera
Is an opera with continuous music and
Of serious nature.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
American penny Press"

The History of American Journal
ism states that the precursor of the
penny press was the Daily Evening
Transcript, established In Boston July
"A. lS:h. by l.ynde NJ. Walter. While
this paper was not sold on the streets
for one penny, II was quoted at the
extremely low rate Of 81 per annum
Probably the first daily that was ac-
Innlly sold for one cent was the Cent
Of Philadelphia. published In the same
year as the Daily Evening Transcript
in Boston. In New York city the Idea
was first conceived by DR.. HoratlO Da.
vid Shepard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Left-Handedness

After a close study of several sets
of Identical twins, two eastern scien-
lists have observed that there is an
apparent relation between the ten,
dcncy to left-handedness and the di-
rection in which whorls in the hair
curve. says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
In every case where II was posi-
bic to determine whether the hair on
the crown Of the head grows in a
righthandcd, or clockwise, spiral II
was discovered that the person had n
more or less strongly developed ten
dency to right-handedness. II the
wlIorl WAS curved 10 the left. the per.
son was lefi-handcd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Poor Place for lnctnr

Many centuries after the time of the
Greeks and the Romans cabbage was
still so highly thought of as a health
glver thnt the story was told of doe
tor going to settle In Denmark. who
when he saw fields Of cabbage every.
where, lost heart, deciding that Den
mark would be poor market for his
services. But an English writer OF
half Il century ago recounted with
apologies instances Of the high regard
In which the vegetable had been held
His age, said he. looked on all mem
bers OF the cabbage family rs hard to
digest and affordlng little nourlsh
ment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Made Handsome Income
by "Hurry Tn" Weddings

One Of the most famous marriage
brokers Of history was Rev. Alexande,
Keith, who. - I the n lie of til.
Eighteenth century, did a fourshing
trade in claI 'tin marri. in tin
Mayfair district of London. He used
to celebrate as many as 60OO n year
and charged guinea fol each cere
nOny. He was publicly excommuni
Gated and IN return proceeded TO ex.
communicate the bishop of London.
Judge Andrews, who tried him, and
the rector Of st. Georges.
James, fourth duke of Hamilton,
was married to the beautiful Miss
Cummings at the Mayfair chapel with
ring from a curtain at ~ 80 Il. m.
In 1853 the marriage act put an end
to Kelth's hasty weddings and he re
tired to private life.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Pepper Popular

Black pepper is the most widely
used Of all spices. There was queer
medieval belief that black pepper
came from forest that had been
burned over. When means of trans
portalion were not well developed,
and when the monotony Of smaller
choice Of foods made spices even more
desirable than they are now, there
must have been tremendous inter-
est in the caravans from the East
that made spices one of their chief
commodities. Pepper they brought
from the East Indies, although 1t Ia
now cultivated in other tropical coun-
tries. 1t is the dried fruit Of q
vlnelike tree.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13

In Berlin candidates for places as
bus drivers must pass series OF very
rigid tests. When the applicant has
complied with all other requirements
he is placed al steering wheel and
confronted with moving picture
screen in which appears n procession
of busses and other vehicles, u run.
away horse. some old ladies scurrying
back and forth and an occasional "Jny
walker" II the candidate avoids all
these obstacles satisfactorily he gets
The job.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
National Capital

Histories of Washington mention
that when Virginia ana Maryland
coded their state sovereignty over
land for a national capital, the own
ership of the land remained vested in
the individual owners, the government
having to buy what was needed for
federal purposes. There were 10 orig
inal proprietors, including four prin-
cipal landowners, Daniel Carroll, Da-
vid Burnes, Samuel Dawson and
Motley Young. Carroll's property IN
cluded the present Capitol hill.
Burnes owned large part of the
land covered by the present city, IN
Guiding the sites of the White House
and treasury building.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Salt in History

Savage races have lived without
salt, but history shows that wherever
1t has been obtainable, even at the
cost of much time and money, men
have struggled to obtain 1t. This is
probably more because of the zest 1t
gives to foods, than because of its
own value ms food. The elements
found in salt are usually present in
sufficiently large quantities In the
diet.
However, the addition of more or
less large quantities of salt seems to
do no harm to the average person
excessive consumption may affect the
assimilation of the food.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Tit for Tat

"Ah," said the elderly tramp, CIV
Ing his brimless hat a twlrl, "educa-
ton Is wonderful thing in our line
Of business"
"Why, whatever good is education
to us" asked the younger road
walker.
"l'll tell you," was the reply. ~
was in Beverly one morning and
knocked at the door of tidy little
bungalow. When the lady of the
house came out TO see who il was !
quoted little Shakespeare"
"Well?"
"An' she replied with a little ba.
con-"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Weather Changes

The weather bureau says that day
to-day changes In the weather one
cold, next warm, then perhaps cold
ugaln-ure mainly due to changes IN
the direction of the wind, and that
in turn to changes in the distribution
of air over the surface of the earth
The causes operating and their ef
fects nre rather complicated but GO
back mainly to circulation between
the equatorial and polar regions
Caused by the heating of the trOpi
cal regions and the cooling Of the
polar regions) as modified by the eff
fects of the daily rotation OF the
earth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
DUTY

An Indiana business man who is
cranky about his food distressed his
wife by setting his cup of coffee in
the platter Of butter.
what do you mean by doing :,
trick like thatf inquired the wife
II am only carrying out an lnjunc
ton of humanity. It's the duty OF III,
strong to support the weak" replied
the aggrieved husband indianapolis
Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Notice to Gro 'itors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
~ ~ Montgomery county has OBJ
ss;ned from the Orphans Court OF
Montoomery county, Md, letters OF admin
is,ration on the personal estate OF
MARY E. COMMON.
Iateo of MONTGOMERY county. deceased; All
narsons having claims against salu ue-
neased are hereby warned to EXHIBIT tne
come with the vouchers thereof, to tne SUI
scr;her on or before the goth day OF DeTen-
ha, 1000 otherwise they may Oy Jaw
he excluded from all benefit OF saiu estate
All nersons indebted to said estate are
ranrested 10 make immediate payment;
Given under my hand this 18Th Jay Vi
june 1873, John HENRY Common.
Administrator,
RID
Brookeville. Md.
lux SALH' 700 S. C. White Leehorn,
chickens. 6 to 8 weeks old from ma'y nS,nr
S,n no,,;6ed hens; strawberries ai'er
Staae OH and some late seed potatoes
WAY ST. BUTT.
Near Rockville, Md.
uov oA-2t Phone. Rockville "a + 10
A NNooN0r"' We beg to announce
tha, we have in stock full Inc Vi i'o"
Perfection cook s'oves and parts
" HICKS & SON
Packville. Md.
may 27-tf NoSA'''
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13
Shrubs Guarded bv Law

To protect desert holly, Joshua trees
and other growths of the deserts, Cal
lfOrnla and Nevada recently have
passed laws making II a misdemeanor
to dig up. destroy or pick the flowers
of some varieties of plants that grow
in the dry places Between Tonopah
and Las Vegas, in southern Nevada, a
wide eXpanse of desert country, sew
eral hundred miles long, Is called the
Vests largest and most beautiful nat.
ural flower gnrlcn Popular Mechau
les Mac.2iu..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-09-13

Many of the first Christian church
bells were fastened In tall trees that
stood near the church, writes Salts N
Coleman In his book. Bells" Even
today. In some villages Of Russia and
other countries, the bell hangs on
the branches Of tall tree In the
churchyard. In Iceland the bell usual
ly Is placed In the 'lych gate" GOV.
cred entrance to the graveyard. The
tree belfry once was common In Scot
land and ireland.