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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19


blished by "telephonists' instead OF
the Operator with whom they are
familiar. The discovery is made
that when They are through, they
are not through at all. but only be.
ginning. This phrase in English tele-
phone parlance means, you are con.
nected
English teiephcnists answer to the
name Of exchange" instead of "oper.
ator". a long distance Office in Lon
don is a trunk exchange, while the
operating room" is a switch room.
A line is never busy in London. it is
engaged. and there are no "uncom.
pleted calls they are ineffective"
The American toll circuit, which
is used to such a great extent on long
distance or suburban calls. goes under
the name of trunk in London What
in the United States is known as
trunk is a junction" in England
In making a trunk" or long distance
call in London, one books" 1t
English people speak" over a tele-
phone. American telephone users ord.
inarily talk" Telephone charges
are made in America, but fees are
exacted in England
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Part of Lost Atlantis?

The five inhabited Scilly islands
are st. Mary's, Tresco, St. Martins,
st. Agnes and Bryher. The capital is
Hugh Town in st. Mary's. This, to-
gether with Star castle, dating back
to the time of Queen Elizabeth, is stu
atcd on a sandy peninsula known as
the Garrison. The town has harbor,
used by the Penzance steamers, and
roadstead where large vessels may lie
at anchor.
The main industry Of the islands Is
flower growing. The islands have
figured in history at various times.
Supposedly, they are all that is left
of the lost continent Atlantis. Then
some suppose they were the Cassi-
terides, or Tin Islands" Of the an
clients. They are now part of the
Duchy of Cornwall, thus belonging to
the prince of Wales.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Institute That Houses
Millions of Microbes

The Lister Institute of Preventive
Medicine. Chelsea, England, contains
the largest collection of microbes in
the world. They number some l,5n
different varieties growing in little
glass tubes about five inches long,
and though they look harmless enough,
some amongst them would. if let loose
and distributed, probably start an
epidemic which might easily vie in
deadlineSs with those recorded in the
Middle ages. All these tiny organ
isnia the majority of which produce
diseases Of various kinds in human
beings, animals and plants, require
constant skilled attention much as do
flowers and vegetables in an ordinary
garden: while some are so delicate
that they can only be bred success
fully in incubators, corresponding to
the hothouses Of horticulturists.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Cynicism Confuted by
Mans Belief and Hopes

1t seems the fashion now to find a
cynical motive at the root Of every
good deed, to reduce all nobler emo
tons and impulses to some unsavory
form of sex complex. l have even
heard those who are proud of their
"sophistication" explain mother love
as form of sex qualification These
things are the fashion now. But there
are no fashions in human beings. Be-
meath the changing mannerisms and
garments on the different generations,
men and women are what they always
have been. They want the same things.
They believe in the same things.
They believe that virtue is always
rewarded and evil is always punished.
Hokum? Yes, but they are wiser than
the critics. They believe these things
because these things are true. Good
ness may not be rewarded by money,
evil may not be punished by hanging.
But there are rewards and punish
ments that cannot be seen by the
naked eye.-Cecil B. De Mile in Mo-
ton Picture Classic.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Americans as a Nation
Lauqhers and Takers?

The American laugh is most i'm
pressive Laughing is very impor-
tant emotional expression and one
learns a lot about character through
careful observation OF the way people
laugh, Carl G. Jung, writes in the
Forum.
There are some folk who suffer
from a crippled laughter. 1t is just
painful to see them laugh, and the
sound Of that shrill, evil. compressed
rattle almost makes you sick. Ameri-
ca as a nation can laugh. This means
a lot; ii means that there is still
childlikeness, a soundness of emotion,
an immediate rapport with fellow be-
ings.
This laughter goes hand in hand
with a remarkable vivacity and great
ease Of expression. Americans are
great takers. Gossip even extends
into monstrously big newspapers, so
that the talking goes on even when
you are reading.
The style of good American writ
ing is a talking style. When it is not
too fat, it is just as refreshing and
exhilarating to us Europeans as your
laughter. But often, alas, it is just
chattering-the noise Of the big ant
heap.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
ODDITIES for Traveller
to Observe in Hawaii

"relieye it or not but Hawaii
grows "a variety Of bananas whnsp
fruit ripyms within the trunk Of HE
plant
This was one Of the verified aSser.
tons submitted in believe IL or not
contest conducted by Il Honolulu news
paper
Other believe ii or nots" were:
Every word in the Hawaiian Ian
guase ends with vowel.
The smallest kingdom in the world
once existed in the Hawaiian islands.
The kingdom of Miloll, on the Napali
coast of Kauai, a few hundred yards
wide and few miles long, was for
merry Inhabited by about POO Ha-
waiians under their own king.
The water from waterfall in
Nuuanu valley never reaches the
ground direct.
In Honolulu you can stand on dry
pavement on one side of the street
and see 1t rain on the other side.
The island of Moolikini, little
south of Maui was lost by Hawaiian
royalty in "a poker game.
The nightingale of KOna is not a
bird; it is a jackass.
The old Kaumakapili church In
Honolulu was built with two steeples
to carry out the wish Of King
Kalakaua.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Suresnes in History

Suresnes cemetery, historic spot,
has been the grave of soldiers since
prehistoric times. 1t is situated on the
gentle sloping hill of Mont Valerien,
named after the Roman emperor
whose forces there won a bloody vic
tory. In the Middle ages Mont VAL
erien was frequently the scene Of
fierce battles between the Frankish
tribes. Napoleon started to build
fortress there because of its strategic
position. In the Franco-Prussian war
Mont Valerien was the last French
stronghold to surrender to the Ger
man armies besieging Paris, and was
also the scene of an artillery duel be-
tween the troops of the national gov
eminent and the bloody Paris com.
munards.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19

There are three periods OF the day
when the telephone is used to a
greater extent than at any other time
The first calling peak comes in the
morning around 10 o'clock, and this is
a particularly busy hour in business
sections Then there is another high
calling peak In the afternoon about
o'clock The third calling peak comes
in the early evening shortly after z
o'clock. when people are busy making
engagements and completing their
plans for the next few hours. accord
ing to officials of the telephone com
pany.
However, there are exceptions to
every rule, and while telephone OPP
orators generally have come to feel
that the greatest calling peaks in the
day are around 10 A. NJ. p. NJ. and
Z p NJ. telephone engineers realize
that they must be prepared for other
peaks Of traffic
Some OF these increases in the use
of the telephone arise out Of public
events, and holidays. and may be fore
cast and provided for IN advance
Others come suddenly at any time Of
day OF night Such unexpected peaks
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Romance of the Sponge

If we only realize it, there is really
a good deal of adventure represented
in the articles Of usefulness and lux
ury and necessity about US.
Sponges, for instance We see them
hanging in our bathrooms and that's
all we see. But they must be brought
from the bottom of the sea. Sponges
do not grow everywhere, and those
from some sections of the oceans bed
are superior to others. The best
sponges usually come from the deep
est water, and the so-called silk
sponges from the Mediterranean are
from deep water. For the deep-water
sponge 1t is necessary for divers to
search. though those from shallower
water can, be gathered by means of
long poles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the subscrib.
er of District of Columbia has obtained
from the Orphans Court of Montgomery
county, Maryland letters of administration
on the personal estate of
LEANAH H. GILLlSS,
late of the Montgomery county, deceased.
All persons. resident and nonresident.
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 February. 1881 they may otherwise by
law, be excluded from all benefit of said es-
tate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requestedto make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
August, 1890.
JOSEPH E. GILLISS,
Administrator
$3.50 0 Street. Washington d. C.
aug 1857
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
White House Restored

When the British attempted to de-
stroy the White House, in 1914, the
fire Quilted the interior of the building
and badly damaged the exterior walls.
All preparatory work and repairs to
masonry were done in 1915 and early
in 1916. Contracts were let for the
cutting and delivery of timbers from
nearby Virginia and Maryland. and the
erection of the roof was commenced in
October, 1916, and completed in De-
cember of the same year. By Septem-
Der, 1917, the work had progressed suf-
f1ciently to permit President Monroe
to spend a few days in the building,
and in December of that year he took
up his residence there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Divided Guilt Between
Speaker and Listener

William W. Sewell, ranch manager
In the West for the late President
Roosevelt, and his guide on many a
hunting trip in Maine, was the source
of an interesting anecdote in New
England in 1901.
The President, standing on the por-
tico roof of the old Bangor house, in
Bangor, Maine, called out: "Has any
one seen old Bill Sewell of Island
Falls? II he's In the crowd, bring
him up"
And Bill was brought up, while no
tables from all parts of New England
were thrust aside.
"Bill, I'm glad to see you," greeted
Teddy. But 1 never expected smart
fellow like you would be wasting time
listening to political speeches"
"And 1 never figured smart Teller
like you would waste time maxim
EN-" grinned Bill as the two shook
hands.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Effectively Stirred Up
His Sleepy Listeners

A noted writer was talking about
the success Of trashy and senSa-
tional novel.
This novel;" he said, reminds me
Of a preacher. He was preaching
away, proclaiming eternal truths, one
somnolent summer morning, and in the
heat his congregation drowsed.
Suddenly he paused. He glared
down at all those nodding heads. Then
he resumed in a loud voice:
"T was walking down Green lane
last Thursday and in Farmer Cornelius
Husk's barnyard saw a strange sight.
Yes, saw large sow sucking a lit
ter of ten little pigs, and the sow and
each little pig had long horn growing
out of the forehead between the ears
1.-THE preacher paused again. He
glared down at his congregation again.
They were all wide awake now. They
all gazed up at him with wide-eyed
interest.
"'Aha? he said bitterly. A while
ago, when I was telling you eternal
truths, you went to sleep; but now,
when tell you a pack Of silly lies,
look how wideawake and interested
you arer"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
The Bachelors Pie

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the food ex-
pert, ended a eulogy of rhubarb with
an anecdote.
There was bachelor mason in my
native Kent" he said, "who used to
cook his own food, and one day he
came to work with pie over two feet
long fastened to the top of his lunch
basket.
"What have you got there, Joe? the
boss asked him.
"A pie. What do you think? said
Joe.
"'But look at the length of it, said
the boss.
"'Well,' Joe growled, the rhubarb
was that long"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scribers of District of Columbia and Mont
gomery county have obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery county,
Md, letters testamentary on the personal
estate of
GERTRUDE L. DORSEY
lateof Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, to the sub
scrbers on or before the 5th day of Feb
ruary, 1891 otherwise they may, by law.
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested 10 make immediate payment
Given under our hands this 5th day Of
August. 1880.
WASHINGTON LOAN & TRUST CO,
ALBERT NJ. B0UIC.
aug SGT Executors.
ERUIT TREES.
Do you want the best
fruit trees. flowers, shrubs. and garden
seeds2 Drop me a card | represent
Starks, Louisiana, Missouri.
TH0S. b. WORKMAN,
r. F. NJ,
jan Slim Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
German Spring Festival

In old Germany the festival Of
spring was something of coarse va
riety. The villagers built about one of
their number a frame of wood, into
which they fastened garlands and
boughs until he was completely cam
Ouflaged, not even the little bell over
his head showing through the flowers.
With shouting he was led into the
village, where the magistrate and the
minister and others in authority were
sitting on an improvised throne Then
the guessing began. When the magis-
trate failed to speak the name Of the
Wicker Whitsuntide Man, he paid to
the crowd in beer. So 1t went with
the others, until with great hilarity
the man was found out.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Mania for Degrees

Frenchmen have mania for de-
grees, titles, and other excuses for
putting letters of the alphabet after
their names. A Partisan banker re-
ceived a visiting card from gentle
man requesting an interview with
something like this after the name:
Member of the Institute, Town Coun-
cillor of the Somme, Member of the
Association for Municipal Reform,
Contributor to the journal de Gevene,"
etc. Taking one Of his own cards the
banker wrote, under his plain name:
Member of the Taxicab Using Public,
Contributor to the Paris Gas company,
Martyr of the Paris Telephone service,
etc, is too occupied with his own
business to receive visitors today"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Home of WatercresS

Motoring between Henley and Net
tlebed recently, says a writer in the
London Evening News. came for the
first time upon "Watercress Village"
1t must be unique in England. Its name
Ewelme. pronounced Yewelm. A stream
as clear as crystal runs down the
middle of the village street, and wa
tercress grows in profusion in it. Rus
tic bridges cross the stream and lead
up to the cottage gard Further
broad expanses of watercress beds lie
beyond the cottages, and the occu-
pants make a living from watercress.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
YES, A GOOD Sc
CIGAR AT LAST
It Knocks Out All Previous
Ideas You Ever Had

Men, forget the many times you've
lit five-center, taken a few puffs
and thu 5wn it away. Try one more
brand: HaUdnd Ribbon. You sure
will hold on to this one!
HaUanG RibJo is fiva-cont cigar
in one respc-. Guy: Price. By every
other standard Of comparison, it be-
longs to a considerably higher priced
class. And the reason is-Ifs ripe
tobacco! Many fve-cent cigars con-
tain the poorer leaves Of the tobacco
plant-under-ripe top leaves (usu-
ally bittor); or oyer-ripe bottom
leaves CASUALLY fat-tasting) Hd-
cana Ribbon contains only choice
fuily-ripe mild leaves. Imagine
getting, for fv, -7nts, all the fra
grant, mellow mild, fine favored
goodness of tol eco at its best!
You can prove in two minutes.
Just plank dow one jitney at the
next cigar couater and ask for
Hapand Ribbon. Also sold in Prdc-
teal Pocket Pc.kcgcs Of five cigars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19

phone wire IN TINS
COMMUNICATIVE per CENTS in
cable The remainder of the wire con-
sists of open wire lines strung on
poles. These lines and aeriel cables
now require the u2a Of about 16. GO0,0
poles. Last yer 1..IJ,O00 poles were
added to tie E.ll .stc.l in construct
ing new lines and "A r.G'c"cments.
Telephone engineers are much con-
cerned about lenStaun.ns the life of
poles. because Of the scarcity OF suit
able timber for PIE uses OF the
poles used last year. 7j3,O00 were
treated in their entirety by creosoted
oils to insure longer life. Another
means OF preventing deterioration OF
poles is butt treatment. that is. satur-
ating that part OF the pole which
stands in the ground and for a foot
or two above the ground line with
preservative oils In 1929 about $780,
600 of these butt.;geated poles were
used by telephone companies The
remainder of the poles used about
1l4,O0O-w were nrtreated These were
largely used in the areas in which
they grew, and the telephone com.
panies engineers considered it more
economical TO erect the untreated
poles than 1t would have been to
have shipped them to treating plants
and then ship them back to the areas
from which ihtr originated
Poles used by the Bell System
companies were purchased by the
Western Electric Cumpany and
shipped to all parts Of the United
States.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Fleeing Youth

George Edwards-old London Gaiety
"guv'nor"-was great believer in
youth and good looks in his actresses,
and he gave particular care to the Sc
lection of the six little wives" in
"San Toy" and, after the piece had
run for some months, he was found
at the back Of the dress circle in
specting the stage critically through
his opera glasses.
Look at those girls" he groaned.
"What Is the matter?" asked his
fidus Achates.
Cant you see how old they're get
ting?"-Kansas City Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Faith in a Few Things Best


Claiming said truly, mo one is so
tempted to believe too little as the
person who began by believing too
much" Or rather, too many things,
trying to see in detail the fashion of
things to be, making an Atlas of Eter-
nifty. In reaction against what it deems
the Over-belief of other days, our gen
GRAFTON has fallen into an underbe-
lief, far below what is its right. If
our fathers asked how good is the
most that we can mean by the word
Sod" their sons ask how real is the
least we can mean by it. What we
need is not faith in more things, but
more faith in few profound things
which make US men, whence men in all
ages have derived inward sustaining
hope. For we are moved most deeply
not by many things we try to believe,
but by the few things we cannot per-
suade ourselves to disbelieve.-The
Churclman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Citrus

One evening Mr. Brown was seated
in the living room reading the paper
when his little son John, age five, ap.
preached him, and asked:
Papa, what is II lemon"
"Why, a lemon is a citrus fruit. It's
something that causes a bitter taste
in your mouth" his father replied
swell, papa, If mother gives me that
bad medicine tonight, will she be a
lemon" Johnny inquired.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Costly Criticism

Paul Gauguin was staying at Pont-
Aven, in Brittany, in the summer OF
1889, and painted there his famous
portrait of lie Belle Angelo" La
Belle Angelo, wife of Satire, mayor of
Pont-Aven, never saw her portrait till
it was finished, when she exclaimed,
to the dismay of the artist:
"How terrible"
She refused it as gift. Degas
bought it, and after his death it was
sold for several tens of thousands OF
francs, somewhat to the belated dis
may Of Nine. Satre.-Kansas City
Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19

A goltlng husband was entertaining
friend They were left alone talking
for some time after dinner. Then the
wife entered the dining room to hear
her husband pass some remark about
"a hole in one"
my goodness" she said Are you
still talking about golf"
"No, dear" said her husband. with
Smile, were talking about socks"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
English AS Spoken
At Home And Abroad
Distinctive Telephone Phrases
Evolved From Same
Mother Tongue

Americans and
Englishmen use
the same mother
tongue, but the
[ " o countries
have YolVe d
t e | e p II o n e
phrases dictinct-
ly t h e ir own
4 his fact is
quickly recog
niZed by Amer
leans visiting in
Il II g la n d In
m a k In 6 tele
phone calls they
find that cOnnec
HIM. nnn natnn-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Facts and Figures
on Your Telephone
BY EDWIN r. HILL

The telephone In
dustry is a retail
business. but the
operations it carries
on are on a whole
sale basis There
are now more than
20.2i3,000 tele-
phones in the Unit
ed States. These
telephones are con-
nected by more than
S0,290,000 miles Of
wire. The greater
amount of all tele-
=. =
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Notice to Creditors.

Notice to Creditors.
-.
NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
ssrItrT of Washington, D. e., has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of Mont
domery county, Md, letters Of administra-
efoR on the personal estate OF
RICHARD D. BURROUGHS,
late Of Chester, renn.. deceased All per-
sons, resident and nonresident, having
claims aeainst the said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit and file the same
in said court, with vouchers thereof, on or
before the Gath day of December, 1880;
otherwise they may, by law, be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment. Given under
my hand this Gath day Of June, 1880.
CHARLES W. CLAGETT,
Administrator,
1000 l4th Street, N. w.,
june 27-6t Washington, D. c.
A ENCOURAGEMENT.
"A We beg to announce
that we have in stock full line OF New
Perfection cook s'oves and parts.
" HICKS & SON,
may 27-u Rockville, Nd.
Tor SALE CHEAP,
hoo One Ford ton truck.
1875 model with pneumatic tires and
threR-speed transmission.
JOHN W. MILLS,
i,ooo R.F. D3,
june <V-0t Gaithersbute, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
Affection

A howl OF pain and indignation cam
from the back yard where four-year
old sonny and little sister were playing
"What is sister crying about?" called
mother.
"Oh, was just pattlng her witt
board" answered sonny, calmly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
JOHN <. 0XLEY,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
Office over ViRssn's Drug Store.
aug ply ROCKVILLE MD

aug 2l-y ROCKVILLE. MD.
TOR RENT OR SALE,
L One double house
ON Bridge street. Rockville. Water in the
Kitchen and upstairs. toNet. electric lights,
porches front and back Apply to
w. ERNEST 0PFUFT.
July i2-lm Rockville. Nd.
Barred Rock Cockerels from
Parks pedigreed bred TO lay" strain
good healthy stock-S3.50 to SIS each.
Matching eggs in season.
MRS EBERT T. CLAGEFF.
Route 2,
RockVfAe,SMd
sep 27-2m Registered permit. 20 D.
FOR SALE q. ,.,.. -, ,,,, ,.,.
Lock, at the end of new pike
from Travilah to the river, Montgomery
cou nty, Nd.
J. B. GRAY.
6aitherSburg, Md.
June est Phone 1853 "a.
FOR SALE Jersey bull. year old.
HARRY A. DAWSON,
Rockville. Md.
june 27-st Phone 227