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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Years of Experiments
to Perfect Photograph

In the development of photography
the first important step was the OBJ
servation that certain salts were sensi
tive to light. In 1777 Carl Scheele, a
Swedish chemist, discovered that sill
yer chloride was blackened quickest by
the violet rays Of the solar spectrum
and that light rays are not all alike
chemically active About 1901 Johann
Ritter, of Jena, demonstrated the ex
istence of nonvlsible chemical rays be
You'd the violet rays Of the spectrum.
The first men to produce pictures on
a sensitized surface were Thomas
Wedgwood and Humphrey Davy. This
they accomplished In 1902, but the pic
lures were not permanent. It was left
to Joseph Niepce, of Chalons-sur-Sa-
one, France, to produce permanent
ones. His process was called hello
graphy. lie was joined in his expert
ments by Louis Daguerre In 1929, and
in January, 1880 they announced their
discovery. the daguerreotype.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Name "Peony" Traced to
Legend of Mythology

In the days Of the Greek gods and
goddesses, the peony first came to the
worlds attention Leto, ApOllO's moth.
err was the one to Introduce 1t. Apol-
10 was known as the god of healing
and his son, AescuIapius, was the god
Of medicine.
It seems that pupil of Aesculaplus
named Paeon was the physician of the
gods, and to him Leto first gave the
plant which he employed to cure
Pluto of wound received at the
hands of Hercules during the Trojan
war.
The fact that his pupil could sur
pass him In eifecting such cure made
Aesculapius angry, with the result he
attempted to kill Paeon, but Pluto, in
debted to Paeon for his own life, res
cued the physician of Mount Olympus
from death by changing him into the
plant that had saved his life. Until
this day that plant bears Paeon's name
and Is known to us as the peony.
The history of the peony in China
and Japan is of sentimental nature.
Fittingly enough, the words "Sho Yo,"
meaning "Most Beautiful" were ap.
piled to the herbaceous peony, while
the tree peony held sway as the king
of Flowers. kansas City Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Laws of New England
Harsh on Malefactors

The children of the early days in
New England did not learn the letters
OF the alphabet in such simple fashion
as "a stands for Ape, and B stands
for Ball." But letters sometimes were
used to mark the transgressor.
Lack of chastity was indicated In
the scarlet A which Hester Prynne
wore. The drunkard could be and was
DISTINGUISHED, and must wear about
his neck and so as to hang above his
outer garment D made of red cloth
and set upon white, and to continue 1t
a year and not to leave 1t off when
he comes among company"
The letter B did not escape being a
mark of ignominy. "Any person who
commits burglary by breaking up any
dwelling house, or shall robb any per
son in the field or highwayes, such
person so offending shall for the first
offence bee branded on the forehead
with the letter B; second time sec
ond B, and for a third time bee put
to death. If the offence is committed
ON the Lords Day, for the first offence
he shall have one care cult off; the
second care for the second offence,
and bee put to death for the third
offence"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Food for Argument in
Matter of DouRhnuts

No matter how long a man has lived.
he Is likely to have few Incorrect
ideas that right reasoning has never
been able to correct We knew man
once who sold doughnuts of his own
fabrication. He had laid up quite a
little money and was doing very well.
He vended a large-holed doughnut and
his argument always had been that
the larger the hole, the less dough in
the dOughnut. He specialized, OF
course. on large holes and small
profits.
This was all very well until, one
day OIL his rounds, he met an argu-
mentative man. Unfortunately, the
doughnut man, In moment OF con
fidence, expounded to him his theory
of the large hole and small profits.
The argumentative man shook his
head. He spent some time at it, but
he finally convinced the doughnut man
that he had been working his business
on a fallacy, The argumentative man
proved to the doughnut vender and
by mathematics, that the smaller the
hole in the doughnut, the less dough
1t took to go around 1t.
The doughnut man went home and
figured over the matter so long and so
intently that he was eventually bereft
of his reason and had to be confined
A. J. r. in the Minneapolis Journal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04

All armies sent out from Rome were
accompanied by spectators in the
slave trade, who bought the captives as
they were put up to auction after
battle and then undertook the trans
port to Rome Of all who were suited
for employment in Italy or were not
brought up in the province which was
the seat of war. Fowler says: after
the campaign of Pydna and the over
throw of the Macedonian kingdom,
Aemilius Paullus, one of the most hui
name Of the Romans, sold into slavery,
under orders from the senate, 100000
free inhabitants of communities In
Epirus which had sided with Perseus
in the war. Caesar, like Aemi-
lius Paullus, one of the most humane
of Romans, tells us himself that on
a single occasion, the capture of the
aduatlci, he sold $4,000 prisoners on
the spot"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Poetry of Nature

"But turn out of the way little
toward yon honeysuckle hedge; there
we'll sit and sing, whilst this shower
falls so gently upon the teeming EARTH
and gives yet sweeter smell to the
lovely flowers that adorn these YER
dant meadows.
Look Under that beech tree |
sat down when was last this way
a-fishng. And the birds in the ad
joining grove seemed to live In hOi
low tree, near to the brow OF that
primrose hill There sat viewing the
silver streams glide gently toward
their center, the tempestuous sea; yet
sometimes opposed by rugged roots
and pebblestones, which broke their
waves and turned them into FOAM
Izaak Walton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Reached Enemy's Heart
Through His Stomach

Mrs. Laura Fraser, the original
Becky Thatcher Of Mark Twalrs sto-
rles, related shortly before her death
at Hannibal, No., how she had once
gone through an experience as thrill
Ing as any that Twail had created
for his fiction. During the Civil war
Mrs. Fraser's husband was strong
southern sympathizer and as he was
a doctor he defied federal authorities
in treating wounded Confederate SOL
diers. He finally was put in prison
about the time that Gen. Joh.i Mcneil
came to Hannibal to suppress the
southern sympathy and camped in Mr..
Fraser's front yard while he picked
out ten prisoners of Confederate lean
ings 10 be Converted by firing
squad. Mrs. Fraser, fearing the in
cluslon of her husband, invited the
general to a specially prepared din.
ner and he was so overcome with cul-
mary delights that he ordered I'raser's
release. But he reconsidered the ne1t
day and had him re-arrested, though
he spared his life.-Detroit News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Smoking Among Women
Alarmed Men in 1868

In 1868 the growing practices of
smoking and dipping snuff by refined
women In both North and South,
writes Arthur Train in the Saturday
Evening Post, were stigmatized by
Schuyler Brlghtley in the April num-
Der Of "The Galaxy" as shockingly on
the increase.
In the South particularly, owing to
the influence of their negro mammies,
young and tenderly nurtured girls,
belonging to the richest and proudest
families in the neighborhood, smoked
to an extent that would be regarded
as dangerously excessive even among
men, and not cigarettes or cigars OF
yet elegant little chibouks or nargiles.
fashioned to suit their delicate lips,
but short, black dudeens from the
North, and pipes of native invention
made of a reed stuck into a bowl OF
red earth or a cOrncob."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Gem. ALWAYS Desired

Brilliant objects have always In
splred man with passion for their
possession, and precious stones have
occupied an important position on ac-
count of their form and color. The
history of gems runs parallel to that
of humanity and has been associated
with the development of religion and
science from the most remote times
Their connection with the church car
be traced from the offerings of jewels
in temples Of the pagan gods to theil
place by the end of the Fifteenth cen
fury as the chief possession Of the
TREASURY" Of Christian churches.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Effects of Malnutrition

MaInutrition is condition Of un-
REIMBURSEMENT or underwelght. Chill
dren with malnutritlon do not all be-
have the same way. Some are pale,
dull and llstless, with dark rings under
the eyes, tire easily and have no am
bition for work or play; their work in
school is often so poor that they must
frequently repeat their grades. 9th
ers are nervous and fretful, hard to
please, and hard to manage; they eat
and sleep badly. Still others are over
ambitious, constantly active, restless ;
they find 1t difficult to concentrate.
Children get into condition Of NAL
nutrition because their growth is not
watched. To grow in height and gain
regularly In weight is just as much II
sign of health in boy or girl of nine
or ten as In a baby.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Near the Crater

There be two men whose ways we
cannot fathom; yea, there are three
we do not understand. The first Of the
twain is the man who has two wives
at the same time. The other is the
clerk or accountant who steals from
his employers and covers the theft by
classifying his books. The third? He
Is the man who builds his house on
the edge of a volcano that erupts every
year or so.
All three are alike In that they
know something is going to blow up
under them. Pence of mind has been
called the summum bonum; II Is the
one thing they have put out Of their
reach. OF the three we think the man
On the volcanoes marge has the most
sense. After It lets 90. there is a
chance that he can build again some
where else. Cincinnati Times Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Aukbertie Ciantess

Ella Ewing, known as the Missouri
giantess, was born in Scotland county,
Missouri, of normal parents, and at
birth weighed 61k pounds. She grew
abnormaIy between the ages of 8
and % years until she reached the
enormous height of s feet 4 inches.
She wore a number "a shoe. 1t took
80 yards of silk to make a dress for
her. When she stopped at hotels two
ordinary beds had to be placed side
by side so she could sleep across
them. She made a fortune travelling
about on exhibition and died at the
age of 40 years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Garden Memories

Three Thousand years ago the Alagus
Ioronster, il is said. mel his own
image walking in u garden, nowhere
else, we must suppose, but in gar
den's clustered peace could such Il
meeting have been arranged And
when u man lets his thoughts drift
often so illusnry. of his childhnul's
home, II is in the garden thai his
memories crowd the lhickesl, not in
The house itself. The Golden axe wae
green with the shadow of houghs and
silver with the lustcr of dew upon the
grass. Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
A HUMDINGER
CIGAR FOR &c
Greatest Five-cent Cigar That
Ever Came Your Wayl

Have five-cent cigars been leav-
ing bad taste in your mouth and
poor impression on your mind?
Are you willing to start all over
again-just once? Shove a nickel
across the nearest cigar counter
with this password: HdUana Rib
bon. Back will come the proof that
five cents does buy not only a 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, flavorful middle leaves Of
choice tobacco plants. How do we
do it? Volume production. Try one
HaUGna Ribbon and you'll tie to it
regularly. Also Practical Pocket
Packages Of five cigars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Stranpled From SPACE

Scientific interest is being directed
to a 35-ton formation recently discov
cred in southwest Africa which has all
the appearances of being a meteor. It,
was discovered on a farm near GroOt-
fontein and is quite different in every
in that part of the country, This is
almost as large as the meteorlte which
was brought from Greenland in 1907
by Commodore Peary, and II the AZ
rican find proves to be meteor by
answering certain scientific tests, It
will be regarded as a very valuable
find.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Sand Blasting Effective

For cleaning metal surfaces for ont
purpose or another demanded by the
Industries the sand blast takes the first
place In reconditiOning several thou
sand feet of track for Southern street
railway, II was decided to resort to
welding and for this purpose the sur
faces to be treated must be smooth
bright and perfectly clean. 1t was de
citled to do this cleaning by sand blast
and the report is that in one hour
more and better work was done by on,
man than was possible previously IN
eight hours with four laborers using
chisels and brushes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
"Faint Heart Never"

They were talking of fellow club
member.
"When | come to think about 1t,
said one man, 81 don't think I've seen
old Harry for nearly a week."
"Pll bet you haven't" agreed an
other man, entering at the moment.
Hes been dead three days"
Dead How did that happenT
"Well, you know his wife had a
little habit of making him carry every
thing she bought. Last week she
bought Il grand piano"
"But he didn't have to carry that,
surely?"
mo; he took one look at II, though,
and passed away without so much as
a sound"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
The Silver Lining

SWELL" began the multi-mllll0naire,
there you lave the facts Of the case
and I'll leave you to It,"
The lawyer nodded and arranged the
papers which the wealthy man had
thrown down on his desk in more or
derby array. He knew that IL was moi
going to be an easy task TO stralshten
out the affairs of the rich mans son,
hut still, money was money.
"Now. you'll look after my boy, wont
YOU" went on the great man. ale has
had a rotton time all told. He's los!
IA great deal of money, and his wife.
tool"
lost his wife, has her" echoed the
lawyer, who knew the lady in ques.
tion. We'll. | reckon he's about even
then"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Notice to Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub.
scrber Of Montgomery county has oh.
tanned from the Orphans Court of Mont
gomery county, Md, letters of administra-
ton c. I. a on the personal estate Of
EMILY HEALEY.
late of Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons having claims against said deceas-
ed are hereby warned to exhibit the same.
with vouchers thereof. to the subscriber on
or before the 23rd day of March, 1 $50; they
may otherwise by law be excluded from ali
benefit of said estate. All persons indebt-
ed to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment Given under my
hand this 18th day of August, 1929.
ANNE YEARLEY.
Administrative c. 7. A.,
aug 23-6t Rockville, Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Grades of Ebony

Ebony is the wood of number of
related trees, found in nearly all parts
of the tropical world. Its northern
most range is northern Bengel, in
India and in localities of similar lati-
tude and climate. The best grades
are from a certain species native to
southern India and Ceylon. Another
much appreciated variety is from Mad
agascar. Other places where ebony
grows are in Africa, especially An
COLA; in the East Indies; and, the
poorer Jamaica variety, in the West
Indies
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Unusual Mirage

To the tired and thirsty traveller 10
the desert there sometimes appears the
tantalizing vision of an oasis, green
with trees and sweet with running
water. The camels YEARLY pad toward
the promised spot, and, alas, the
mirage slowly fades leaving only the
hot cruel, desert sands Dwellers on
the shores of Lake Constance were en-.
chanted the other day by a clear and
vivid picture of that part of the town
of Immenstadt with the Herzberg pal
ace appearing in the heavens and re
naming visible for some time. This
is the first time a mirage has ever
been recorded on Lake Constance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Duck Champion Egg-Layer

The domestic duck, used only for
food in the United States, is coming
into its own as an egg-layer in the
British isles. over there, farm hay
ing as many as 1000 ducks is not I'm
common, reports the Farm Journal
The average duck will produce almost
twice MS many eggs as the averag.
chicken. In several laying trials ducks
have laid more than 800 eggs year
and one prodigious quacker has set a
worlds record with 1867 eggs in 365
days.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Notice 10 Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub.
scriber Of District of Columbia has oh.
tanned from the Orphans Court of Mont.
gomery county. Md, letters Of administra-
tion on the personal estate of
EMANUEL H. MEASER,
late of Montgomery county, deceased
All persons. resident and on-resident,
having claims against the said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit and file the
same in said court. with vouchers thereof,
to the subscriber on or before the 18th day
of January. 1880; otherwise they may, by
law, be excluded from of all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 18th day
Of July. 1929.
ANNIE I. LEWIS,
Administrative,
Georgetown, Station A,
july 1857 Conduit Road, d. c.
For SALE One. ,o,.. .o.,,. -. ,... r.,
wagon, good as new. Price $50. Apply
at Sentinel Office for particulars.
r. A. MEARSON.
aug 2-3t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
The Penalty

Five-Vear-Old Freda had taken her
watch to be repaired over a week ago.
and was now seeing what had hap
pened to IT,
"Reudy on Tuesday, MISS" declared
the man behind the counter.
you promise" asked the little
maiden seriously.
"a promise" replied the other. with
smile.
But on reaching the door the little
girl turned round again.
Mind you" she said gravely, eff
II isn't ready by Tuesday l shall sue
you for breach of promise"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04

The centipede abroad in eastern
lands is formidable, and often poi
sOnOus, insect, but its wisdom might
well instruct human beings of every
age and cline. Afraid of the taran
lula Ga species of great spider), the
centipede always takes care to build
cactus fence rounu itself ere 1t goes
to sleep. II Is most entertaining to
watch the security of the centipedes
as they lie Mt ease, while their arch
enemies cannot crawl over the cactus,
which they will never tackle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Lama's Life Secluded

"The Great Immortal White Lama
of Mongolia is comparable to the
Dalai Lama, the most important liv
ing Buddha on earth In him, II is
claimed, there has entered larger
portion of the Buddha than any other
Guarded by 10000 monks, the Dalai
Lama lives in utter seclusion In u
monastery towering TO the sky. Upon
his death the priests cut II hole in the
top of his head so that the divine
spirit can escape into another body
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Have No Effect ON Snakes

The belief is commonly held 10
some parts of the country that the
odor of snake gourd and snake Gala
bash vines Is unpleasant to snakes
and will keep them away. Negroes
in the South plant the vines around
their houses as a protection against
snakes United States Department OF
Agriculture observations do not bear
out this belief The department has
issued a statement that as far us It's
Investigation goes, there is no plant
that will repel snakes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
The Peaceful Celt

Two County Cork boys were in a
hopping up party that had followed
the main assault. In large shell hole
they found a group of ten or twelve
Germans sound asleep, apparently
missed by the first wave.
"Well' said Sean. "shall we shoot
EN- OF stick emf"
"Ho, hum" said Denis, looking up
at the sky, tits foine day. Let's
wake en- up and have foight"-
Pullman NcwS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Ancient Aids to Eyesight

When the eyesight of Egypts wise
men grew feeble from study they used
magnifying glasses to make the ston,
tablets and papyrus rolls easier I,
read. This is indicated by pieces Of
round glass from Egypt, one of which
now in the Ashmolean collection, may
date back to the first dynasty OF
Egypt, or about 3500 b. G. That mag
nifying glasses were known in the n
nous civilization OF Crete, about l2MI
h. c. had been shown by two crySIa
lenses discovered IN the Cream ru''
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
bikes Long Employed

The bikes which protect the Neither
lands and the German coasts of the
North sea go back to the old Roman
times. Apparently even before the Ro
mans appeared the Batavians at the
mouth of the Rhine protected them
selves by bikes. Dursus, after the con
quest of Holland. 10 b. c., built an
elaborate system of artificial canals
and bikes Pliny the Elder gives an In
teresting description of the artificial
hills which were erected as places of
refuge during the floods.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Yes, Please

The little boy had been sent to the
drug store TO get some liniment and a
special kind of china cement.
do you want the two things in
separate parcelsT asked the druggist.
us soon as he had attended to the boys
demands.
Yes, please answered the little
fellow. 81 think it would be as well
The cement is for mother; she wants
TO mend the teapot. The lniment is
for father. Mother broke the teapot
over his head"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Good Trick

"TIer heart reared like II frightened.
horse" writes an author in Woman :,
Home Companion We alwnA
thought" commented the cruSty triIi
"a long course of fiction reading ha
revealed every NO"sjhlr ihing thar 70
human heart can Gu ma Inie nil III,
time II could 'i"ii ~ "a is hind leg
and we didn't l-;nN g."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
Nations Backbone

Newspaper headlines are filled with
stories of men and women who went
Town to defeat In the face of adver
sity. But in the scattered communi
lies of America there are daily exam,
Piles Of how difficult situations we're
overcome by the ingenuity that has
become the chief characteristic of
Americans. Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Learn barber
t 4M ouick Big. steady demand ,,, wI,,e
Tri-City Barber School, Sl7 T. r''i'''"''>
ST., Baltimore, Md.
may 3l-2t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-04
, "oReEcK GARAGE.

"o'HoRIzED FORD srp,,,,,,
automo obins genuine Ford parts,
'epalrlng. tires, tubes and
Auto and accessories. ""'
po..n '"'ionary electric plants service
d. 4. dudress. Rockville. Md. RF.
''"'e' Sandy Spring ii6 F .! 81 ~ resi-
c. z. FORD. Proprietor,
te =. successor to Donald Bowie.