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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Varieties of Spiders
Have Communal Nests

Some spiders live In large colonies
in close intimacy not only with spiders
OF different species, but with other
Insects. In Mexico in regions at an
altitude of $500 yards, spiders are
found that live In societies and con-
struct common nests of large dimen-
sions like the nests of ants and bees.
The nests are in great demand among
the natives of the country, who take
fragments of them and hang them
about their rooms as traps for flies
and mosquitoes.
The nests are surrounded with
threads that serve as hiding places
in which the spiders lie in wait for
their prey. ALI the insects caught
are used as food for the colony. In
the nests, which Ne spiders never
leave for any reason or under any
circumstances, are piled heaps Of flies,
yet the nests are kept with the ut
most cleanliness. The public hygiene
Of the colony is looked after by a
small creature treated with scrupulous
respect by all the spiders. This In
hniteslmal being does for spider com
munlties what the blind white wood
louise does for ants. 1t is of the fam
lily Of the Latricides; 1t lives in the
common nest with all the spiders,
nourishlng itself on everything re-
jected and cast off by them.-Wash-
ington STAR
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Not Guilty

A man was charged with kissing
girl against her will, and during the
proceedings the girl went into the
box.
you say" said the counsel for the
defense, that my client took you by
surprise. and that you gave him no
encouragement"
II do" replied the girl.
doesn't 1t strike you as strange
that he should have managed to kiss
you as you were unwilling?" added
counsel. Look at my client, and
then consider your own height. Why,
you must be nearly a foot taller than
he is"
"Well, what of it," retorted the
girl. 81 can stoop, can't II"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Effect of Light on
Flowers and Plants

Spring yiolets have been made to
bloom In the summer simply by cut
ting down their ration Of daylight to
the length Of a spring day. The extra
heat OF summer had no effect on the
growth Of the plant
In this controlling Of plant growth,
artificial light has the same effect as
sunlight or the light Of greenhouse,
and twelve hours Of light whether
natural or artiHcial) is summertime"
for the plants and six hours light
winter"
An experiment conducted with irises
is given as an example Of the effect
Of light rationlng on plants. Two lots
of lrises were sOwn in late October ;
the first we're given eighteen hours of
light per day. while the others kept
In the same temperature) received
only the light provided by nature.
The first lot reached normal size very
quickly, and actually bloomed on
Christmas day. but the others were
dormant as late as the following Feb
ruary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Queens Watch

One Of the oldest timepieces in the
world belonged to Mary Queen Of
Scots, who felt a superstitious aver
sion to It and gave It to Mary Seaton,
one Of her maids Of honor who gave
1t In turn to Sir Thomas Dick Laud
er. 1t was in the shape Of skull !;
the forehead was engraved with a
scythe and an hOur-glass between a
palace and a cottage. signifylng that
tine and death made no distinctions
At the back Of the skull figure Of
Time was pictured spreading de-
struction over the world, and on the
top appeared Eve and the serpent in
the Garden Of Eden, and the Cruel
fiXion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Cretans Were Liberal
in Decorative Ideas

The Cretan decorators did not scru-
pie to depart from a literal interpreta-
ton Of nature If by so doing they Sc
cured desirable decorative effects.
II monkey with blue head suited
their purpose better than a realistic
monkey they showed no hesitance In
altering It. This is the decorators
privilege, sort of artistic license that
has been taken by artists from those
ancient times to the present
Do not think that curious drawings
and distortions are the product Of
amateurish hands. The Cretan dec
orators did not alter the apparent
forms because they could not draw
them correctly. 1t was done deliber
ately, to suit their scheme Of decOra-
ton. Sometimes a naturalistic treat
ment of flowers and ferns was used.
When they liked they could give
realistic Interpretation and at other
times cOnventiOnalize their subjects.
When 1t suited their purpose they put
In eolors that nature never used in
such places. These Cretan decorators
were great craftsmen and artists.
Their designs are studied by artists
today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Narrow Escape

A small child who much disliked
milk pudding had been made to finish
1t before leaving the table. When she
had at last eaten 1t she asked If she
might get down.
Yes, when you have said grace,
said her mother.
But I've nothing to be thankful
for" answered the child sulkily.
Every well then" said the mother,
stay where you are"
This was too much for the child, So
putting her two small hands together,
she said, In loud, clear voice,
THANK God wasn't sick. Now may
get DOWN."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Good Raanon

Although as big and as strong ms the
policeman who had arrested him, the
man with the close-cropped hair and
brutal face allowed himself to be
marched toward the police station.
There had been the usual crowd in
anticipation Of scrap, but It had
drifted away when they saw there
WAS nothing doing. Even the police
man admitted II was the tamest ar
rest he had made for many day.
at isn't like you to go so quietly"
he remarked. "Whnt's taken all the
ginger out OF your"
The prisoner sighed. 1--WE got my
best clothes on"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Law of Gravity Not
an Obstacle to Incas

The ancient Inca fortress of Sacsa.
huaman is located on a mountain SUM-
nit 704 feet above the city Of CuZco,
Peru. which Is itself 1880 feet above
sea level. It Is made Of huge massive
stones, some Of which measure 30 by
u feet and are very thick. Though
irregular In outline. they are fitted
together so perfectly that a knife
blade cannot be inserted between
them.
How the seemingly impossible feat
Of getting these stones to the sum-
nit was achieved is explained by the
mystics Of India. The Egyptians who
built the Pyramids, so the legend
goes, and the ancient Incas, both
knew how to suspend the law of gray
ity, having learned It from the mys-
tics Of the lost Atlantis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
That Stopped Him

An official with a very annoying
manner was making an inspection Of
a newly opened aerodrome.
On this particular afternoon para.
chute practice was being undertaken
by a number of pilots, and the official
asked question after question of one
man about his experiences and SEN
sations while falling through the air.
"But supposing your parachute fails
to open while you are coming DOWN.
he asked finally. "What do you do
thenT
The pilot had had more than enough
by this time
"Take It back and change It," he
replied very tersely.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Explains Fire.Walking

The late $. l.. Langley of the Smith
sonlan Institution witnessed the FIRE
walking ceremony in Tahiti and de.
scrlbed 1t in Nature for August %,
1921. He says that the stones used
In the ceremony were tested and found
to be Of vascular basalt, whose most
distinctive features are Its porosity
and nonconductlbilty He found that
these stones could he heated red.hot
Mt one end while the remaining part
was comparatively cool. He was of
the opinion that while the lower
stones of the pit were glowing, the
upper layer was fairly cool.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Appropriate DesiRnation

"Amerind' is n telescope word
composed of the first syllables Of
American" and Indian and Is q
general term used to designate the
races OF man who inhabited the New
world before the arrival Of Europeans.
II was suggested In 1880 by Maj. J.
w. Powell director Of the bureau of
American etIlnOlogy. who advocated 1t
as n convenient substitute for the
numerous awkward and inappropriate
terms applied to the aborigines Of
America. "Amcr;nd'' Is pronounced
"am-er-ind." with the accent on the
first syllable
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Everything for the Right

Contempt Of all outward things
which come In competition with duty
fulfills the ideal of human greatness.
This conviction, that readiness to sac
rifice life's highest material good and
life itself, is essential to the elevation
Of human nature, Is no Illusion Of ar
dent youth, nor outburst Of blind en-.
thusiasm II does not yield to grow
ing wisdom. II is confirmed by all ex-
perience. 1t is sanctioned by con-
science-that universal and eternal
lawgiver whose chief dictate Is that
everything must be yielded up for the
right.-Channlng.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
F I'd Thought to Be
Relic of the Vikings

What is believed to be a paddock
used by the ancient Vikings was re-
Gently found during excavations In
what used to be the city ditch at ST.
Bartholomew's hospital, London, Eng
land
The lock, 5lA inches long, is Of the
type known as the barrel lock. It
was In common use among the Rom
ans, though the principle must have
come from Egypt and the East. This
example is thought to be early Nor
man or of the Danish period.
The movable end Of the barrel has
several attachments rather like the
ribs Of a partly open umbrella inside.
1t can be pulled off only when key
pushed In congresses the ribs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Persian Fruits

Persia is credited with having given
many fruits to the world at large. In.
Guiding the peach and orange, but the
real origin of these may have been
eastern Asia or India. The greatest
fruit crop of Persia is the grape. which
grows in abundance. They are gath.
cred during the latter part OF August
and just at that time there is n peri.
odical rain which very conveniently
washes the fruit or otherwise 1t would
go unwashed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Chasing Woodchueks

The wise farmers, when bothered by
woodchucks, resort to one Of three
methods in thinning them out. They
insert either calcium cyanide or car
bon dlsulphide in the chuck's burroW
and seal 1t. over. The fumes in Il
short time will penetrate every part of
the burrOw and Mr.. WoOdchuck Is
gassed to death. Another method is
that OF attaching hose to the eX-
haust OF a tractor engine or automO-
bile and inserting down into the bur
row, sealing the entrance and racing
the engine. Carbon mOnOxide does
the rest. Hunting chucks with fire.
arms is a long drawn out job and has
never been satisfactory.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Aided the Cause

There was a burst of applause as
the pianist finished his last solo. He
bowed and, after thanking his audi
ence, was about to leave when a man
approached and presented a check.
This the pianist refused, saying he
would prefer 1t to be used for some
charitable purpose.
an that case" said the donor, ~
suppose you wouldn't mind II we add
ed II to our special fund.-"
mot at all" said the pianist. what
Is the special fund for?"
ITO enable us to have better enter
talnments next year."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Dutch Mania for Work

You know the Dutch They have
a mania for work, Theirs is land
which had to be manufactured out
OF Enclosed bits Of sea and remanu,
featured now and then by being
pumped dry. They scrub the streets
as II they were plates off which to
eat. And as II all this toll were but
a mere trlfle. they have Invented u
language the pronunciation of which
requires more labor to the syllable
than any other language to the page
Salvador de Madarlaga In the
Forum.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Strange Indian Triba

The Peel River Indians, a tribe lIv-
Ing In the Upper Yukon country are a
puzzle to ethnologists These Indians
are as black as negroes. but have
long straight hair and aquline fca
lures. They are proud Of their blood
and permit no mixed marriages
Whether they are an offshOot Of the
Hindu race or descendants of a PEG.
pie who came up the Mackenzie from
the Arctic has never yet been estab.
llshed. Today the tribe numbers sew
eral hundred and is in prosperous cir.
cumstances. Like the Seminoles Of
Florida, however, they are vanishing
because OF their antipathy toward in
termarrying with other Indians.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Unfortunate Remark

Words whispered ut funeral led
to the arrest of woman at Seine,
France, for the murder Of a man. an
n few minutes all will be over, and
our minds will be at rest" the wom-
an was overheard to say to a friend
as the coffin was lowered into the
grave. Her words were carried to
the police, and the woman finally con-
fessed that during n drunken quarrel
she killed the man by striking him In
self defense. blow behind the ear
with a blunt instrument.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Taken Down

The late Loie Fuller on her last
American visit complained to a re-
porter about the concelt Of movie
stars.
"The males are the worst" she
said. "a young male star in seal
skin-lined overcoat, smoking a dollar
and half cigar, staggered into his
boss Office one day and said:
"'Ill tell you, boss. how l want
you TO feature me on the bills. /
want the names Of the cast printed
in the usual way in rather small
type, and then in giant type'-he
raised his voice to shout-'MY
NAME under the word AND
"'Why not BUTT said the boss"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
New Camphor Source

native source for eamphor. i'm
portant in both medicine and manu-.
featuring, has been discovered in a
SPECIES Of wnrmwood that grows on
the sandy stcppcs Of the government
of Astrakhan. Iiussln. An oil extract
ed from this plant has been subjected
to experiments at the Saratow expert
ment station. and was found to Yield
good quality Of cnmphor. The crys.
tails differ In their physical properties
from those of camphor Obtained from
camphOr trees, hut chemically they
are Identical with II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17

A local hIsiuvss woman had bought
a number Of chances on an autOmO
bile, and On the night II was to be
raffled on. went to bed In the firm
belief that she WIS 10 he the winner.
Shortly utter midnight the phone
rang, and she jumped up to answer
IL, preparing ner speech Of accept.
ance" as she rIn.
In answer To her "hpllu." the voice
said that her niece had twin laugh
tiers at the Hospital
aust my luck she said. "If II was
raining soup, I'd he out with a sieve"
indianapolis News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
In Second Grade

Here are some HrSwprs second
grade teacher received;
First question When and why do
we celebrate THANKSGIVING!
Charles answered We celebrate
Thanksgiving on Christmas bec,usp
Washington WAS bora.
Second qurSlu:i-N'hai Is II s'ra';Y
lilly nnswcrrd-A strait Is mt
IN isihmm. II Is - ntlag: str Is
STR gh ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Information EXCHANGED

At military dance one officer said
to another as they adjourned for re.
frcshments:
81 don't know how It is, but my
wifc's lipstick always tastes different
from any other woman's," and he
carefully wiped his lips.
YES doesn't H." remarked the 9th.
er. ab 'cni'niiud?lly. London Tt.Bits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
Lost Walk in Spirals

Persons lost or blindfolded natural
ly walk In circles or splrals, not be,
cause one leg is shorter than the
other, but because of a special steer.
ing mechanism" that takes control
when the eyes are unable to function
a. directing agents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-05-17
NoR5EcK GARAGE.

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE STATION
using genuine Ford parts,
automobile repairing, tires. tubes and
accessories.
Auto and stationary electric plants service
Postoffice address. Rockville, Md. R. +.
D. 4,
Phone. Sandy Spring ll6 F IA; resi-
dence. Sandy Spring ll6 81.
C. E. FORD. Proprietor
Successor to Donald Bowie.
i6-tf
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-14

Parents Warned of Summer
Auto PeriIS.

AS 10000 children were released
from Indianapolis schools today for
a three months vacation, Police
Chief Claude M. Worley issued a
safety edict to parents in an ef-
fort to reduce auto fatalities among
children this summer.
THE police department is not in
touch with these children during
the summer as it is while they are
in school" Chief Worley said, "and
responsibility for their safety evolves
more upon the parents
The following rules for parents
we're laid down by the chief:
Never tell your child to hurry on
an errand, but caution him to stop,
look and listen before crossing a
street
"See that children do not play
in the streets.
Caution them against trespassing
on railways.
"Teach your children that the
curb is the limit.
Learn IEe IOcaClon OF Ine play
ground nearest your home and take
the kiddies there for their recrea-
ton.
Remember the city ordinance
against use of roller skates, scoot-
ers and wagons in city streets"
Motor vehicle laws will be en-
forced stringently during the next
three months, Chief WorIey said.
Safety lessons will be given in all
public parks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-14
Reckless Driving Must Be
Shown, Judge Pro Tenn.
Declares.

Confusion in the Interpretation of
the new mo speed limit law
enacted by the legislature this year
was increased today when Earl Cox,
judge pro tenn. in municipal court,
dismissed a charge of speeding
against a motorist "clocked" at
thirt-fve miles an hour in the
residential district.
E. E. Hayes, 4059 Byram avenue,
was the defendant, John Davidson,
motorcycle policeman, testified he
arrested Hayes for driving thirty
five miles an hour on West Michigan
street.
II believe you have lodged the
wrong charge against this man, >
Judge Cox declared. "It should be
reckless driving, and unless you
show reckless driving, I shall have
to dismiss the case"
The officer said that he could not
charge Hayes with reckless driving
for his rate of speed was not dan
gerous in view of traffic conditions
on Michigan street at the time OF
the arrest.
THE rates of speed indicated in
the statute are merely prima facie
evidences of guilt, and the attend
ing circumstances and conditions
prevailing at the time of the arrest
under the statute itself, fixes the
guilt or innocence of the defendant,
Judge Cox said afterward.
while it is the layman's idea and
the idea of few police officers that
the rate Of speed fixed in the statute
is conclusive evidence Of guilt, under
the law that is not true"
The 1929 law abolishing the speed
limits on the open road increased
the speed limits in the closely built
up business portion" Of towns and
cities to twenty miles an hour and
in the residence portion" to thirty
miles an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-14
SIGN COMP ANY
MAN SLUCCED
Attack Believed Linked to
Racket War

Fresh evidence of racketeerlng
believed to be under investigation by
the Marion county grand jury, was
seen by police today in the slugging
Thursday night Of Walter Hines
o. of 2817 East Seventeenth street
maintenance man for the General
outdoor Advertising Company.
The advertising firm recently de-
clared an open-Shop policy TWO
employees who quit work at that time
await trial in criminal court on
malicious trespass charges growing
out of the mutilation OF seventy
General Outdoor Advertising Com
pany billboards, the night before
Memorial day.
Hines patrols a district keeping
electric signs in repair and replac-
ing burned-out lights. Stopping his
automobile Thursday night at $3.50,
at Maasachuetts avenue and the
Belt railroad, he walked back OF a
large signboard.
He was struck stunning blow
with a club, but recovered Sutn-
GENTLY to see two men running
aWay,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-14
NEAR LAND,
FUEL SUPPLY
ALMOST GONE
AViatorS Are Forced to Fight
Heavy Winds to
Goal.
MUST COME DOWN
Expect to RefueI and Con-
tinue Trip to Paris
Saturday.

BD United Press
NEW YORK, June 14.-The
French monoplane Yellow
Bird, her gasoline supply rap
idly dwindling, is nearing the
coast of Portugal this after
noon.
At 11:10 p. m. eastern standard
time) the yellow Bird had been
gone twenty-eight hours from Old
Orchard, Me, where it started on
a flight to Paris Thursday.
The Commercial Gable Company
received advices at 2:40 p. m. today
Q:40 p. m. eastern standard time)
that the Yellow Bird was approx
mately 200 miles off the coast of
Portugal
The fliers expect to land in Por-
tugal, refuel and proceed to Paris
Saturday.
At 1870 a. m. eastern standard
time) the French wireless station at
Bordeaux intercepted a message
from a steamer which relayed
message from the Yellow Bird, then
halfway between the Azores and
Portugal.
The Yellow Bird was struggling
against headwinds, the message
said, and Jean AssoIant. the pilot.
was worried about the rapidly
dwindling fuel supply.
The tenor of the message indi-
Gated that the Yellow Bird would be
unable to reach Paris.
1t appeared most likely that, if
the plane made land, it would head
for Lisbon and come down on the
air field there.
Even if they miss their goal in
Paris, however, the three French
fliers (and possibly a stowaway who
was reported on the plane) will have
succeeded in flying across the At
lantic, making the sixth nonstop
crossing from west to east in q.
heavier-than-air machine.
While the big French monoplane
was fighting the winds off Portugal,
the tenth anniversary Of the first At
lantic f1ight-by Alcock and Brown
was being celebrated in London.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-14
HIT BY AUTOj DIES
Injuries Fatal to Mother of
Two.

Two small children today we're
orphans because their mother, stroll
ing on the pavement in the 500 block
South Harding street with her sis
ter and two men, stepped into the
path of a physicians automobile.
Mrs. Mae Bundran. 81, of 1903
Everett street. died early today in
city hospital from a skull fracture
and compound fractures of both legs
incurred when she was struck by a
machine driven by DR.. o. L. Dietch,
81, of 1911 Oliver avenue. at 10 p. m.
Wednesday.
Surviving. besides her two chill
dren, June s. and Jane 4, are her
husband, a sister. Miss Bertha Nc
Kinney; a brother. David Mckinney,
and her father. Henry Mckinney,
all of the Everett street address. The
body probably will be taken to Har-
riman. Tenn, Saturday for burial,
relatives said.