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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26

The northern boundary of Mime
sofa was settled by the treaty Of
Client terminating the War of 1872.
By it the Lake of Woods was to be
the northern boundary. At the time,
it was supposed that there were many
rivers flowing from the lake eastward,
and the United States was to have the
land drained by them. When the ac-
tual survey was made, it was found
that there were no rivers flowing east
ward, and, so, because of the inten-
ton, and after many surveys had been
made, and commission appointed to
settle the matter, the small piece Of
land called the Northern Peninsula
was ceded to the United States in
1873 and the question finally settled
by the United States and England
in 1877.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Home of Francis Drake
in Small English Town

One of the rooms In the oldest house
at Staines, England, the Knowle,
where Sir Francis Drake lived for a
time, has been stripped Of some
valuable wallpaper, which has been
sold to London antiques dealer. This
paper, hand-painted with Chinese pic-'
lures, was prepared about 1870 by u
famous Chinese artist, who came from
Shanghai. Its removal from the wall
involved long and anxious process.
After being dampened the paper was
backed TO prevent mishap, and then
carefully peeled. Owing to cold wealth
er the process was intermittent, and
some days were spent before the pa
per was finally removed. The Knowle
was for centuries in the possession Of
the Pellet family. 1t is a curiously-
built house, almost surrounded by Il
low corridor, suggestive of a ships
alleyways, though the original archi-
lecture has been affected by later adj
dltions to the building. Sir Francis
Drake, like other distinguished sail
ors, seems to have been a great lover
Of dogs, and placed tablets on the
walls recording the loss of some of
his pets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Charm and Incantation
Used to Fight Witch 60

While the first of May Was ID tn.r
for nIerrynakin- in some countries in
ancient times. 1t was not altogether
so in Ireland. There were too many
dangers. too. many OnlpllS. loo many
witches and fairies about-nure Oh
May eve than nn any other day in tie
year. except Halloween. The old lr;.t
year began on the first of May and
like the old Biblical people il MIS-
the time of spring cleaning F"i wees
before. the Irish housewives cleaned
their houses, changing every corner,
and fumgating the rooms with iuni.
per. This was strong preventive
against the witches.
When the great day arrivrtl--in
fact before midnight--earh family was
well prepared. All the fires had been
eXtingulslied. awaiting the great Bel
tame fires which the kings at Leland
lighted on the mountains, and from
which the peasants rekindled their
own heurthiires. With the first light
of May day the men of tn. house
made a din with the pots and pans,
pals and COW bells. The half starved
dogs were let loose and howled about
the house The women lit cenSers Of
herbs and waved them here and there,
and everyone chanted. witch flee,
flee from here or it will so i'll with
thee. "--BostOn Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Fish ANYHOW

At the regular convocation of the
high school, Mr.. -, the principal, in.
troduced to the assembly the winners
of the district Latin contest. In his
remarks, he called them 1.-THE Latin
sharks of - high school.
Several days later in one of the roll
rooms, the teacher and her pupils
casually mentioned certain girl, who
was one of the Latin winners.
"Oh yes" said George, 81 know her.
She's one Of those Latin whales"
"You don't mean whales" said a
pupil. you mean sharks"
swell, anyhow, it's some kind of
big fish," answered George.-Indian.
apolls News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Columbus Might Have
Saved Mayan Culture

II the United States lacks culture, 1t
can be blamed upon Columbus, ac-
cordlng to Gregory Mason, explorer.
writing in Country Home. Had Co.
lumbus followed his original route on
his subsequent trips, the civilization
that is now the United States might
have been founded upon the Magyar
race, which represents the oldest civil
lization In the world.
Mason declares that Columbus, on
his fourth voyage In 1902, encountered
a Maya merchant off the coast Of
Honduras, but instead of going to the
merchants land, he turned his prov
In another direction and left 1t to de-
spelling Spaniards of another day to
find and crush the last remnants of
a great civilization that once thrived
there.
The Mayas, says the writer, were
the most highly civilized of all the
red-skinned natives of America before
the white men came, and might have
provided the ready-made foundation
for a new white race, whereas the
hardly settlers of the north had to
carve out their own foundations from
the wilderness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Great Eastern Surely
Worlds Unluckiest Ship

At Millwallana there still exists the
massive concrete bed and slipway laid
down over seventy years ago for the
building and launching of the Great
Eastern. probably the unluckiest ship
ever constructed. The first time she
put to sea an explosion below the
decks killed ten of her firemen. On
her maiden voyage her captain fell
overheard and was drowned. Next she
ran on rock and ripped open her
hull. Following this, her crew seized
her for their unpaid wages, she having
sailed for New York prepared for
1000 passengers and returned with
1911. When the vessel was broken up
the skeleton Of workman. who had
disappeared mystaiously during her
construction. was found wedged be-
tween the outer and inner plating of
her hull.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26

Samples of grain found by the CHI.
cage Field museum. oxford university
expedition to Mesopotamia in 1928, In
the ruins Of the buried city of Kish,
"ihe first city founded after the flood"
have been declared by experts of the
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture to be barley. Three Jars of grain
were found in two ancient buildings
that had been buried for thousands Of
years below the original surface. One
building was in stratum just above
the level where traces of flood were
discovered, which. according to archie
illogical evidence, occurred about 300
II. G. The grain is now practically
pure charcoal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Frenchman First to Get
Idea of Sewing Machine :?

France has celebrated the centenary
of the invention by one Of her citizens
Of the sewing machine. 1t is claimed
that it was NJ. Barthelemy Thimon-
nier, native of Arbresle, in the
Rhone, who first conceived the idea
of making a machine do the work Of
hand-driven needles, writes the Paris
correspondent of the London Daily
Telegraph.
Thimonnier was tailor, but, once
he began to work on his idea, he be-
came so engrossed in it that he neg
lected his own business to the point
Of ruin, and many of his neighbors
roundly declared that he was mad
man. He persevered in his expert
ments, which were the more difficult
because he had not even an element
airy knowledge of mechanics, and in
1880 took out his first patent.
An inspector Of mines who happened
to be visiting the region at that time
realized the great potentiality of Thi-
monnier's invention, and installed him
in workshop in Paris.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Dogwood Blossoms

The vagrant wild apples that fill
our country Mays with bloom are Eng
lish born and came before the quota
laws with the daisy, the buttercup,
the dandelion and the lilac, of which
two famous American poems have
been made. But the best of May is
native, shrub that knows the unities,
a modest tree that seeks the light and
screens the inner woodlands with or
dered clusters Of leafy candelabra
from the oak branch to the meadow
turf. In May in four pointed flame
from green to white to tip Of rose, its
flowery candles are lit, and not even
the rhododendron clusters hung over
Allegheny torrents excel the lucid
blossoms of the dogwood. Sci
del Candy, in American Estimates"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Diesel Engine

During the last decade of the Nine.
teenth century DR.. Rudolf Diesel Of
Leipzig brought out an internal COM
bustion engine which involved in Its
operation a principle that had never
before been applied in practical me-
chanics. Doctor Diesel understood the
value of high compression and con.
ceived the idea Of mixing the fuel and
air at the very moment when power
is needed for the working stroke. He
came to the conclusion that cheap,
low-grade oils could be utilized as fuel
If introduced into highly heated
charge of compressed air at the prop
er time. He enlisted the aid of manu-
facturers and after some experimental
ton brought out the most economical
heat engine that had ever been pro-
duced.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Defenders of Jerusalem
Worthy of Their Race

When Titus, son of Vespaslan, SOL
der, emperor Of Rome, after a long
and exasperating siege, took Jerusa-
lem, Mount Zion held out last of all
against the legions. In spite Of the
efforts of Titus to save the splendid
temple Herod had rebuilt and beauti-
fed, some recreant flung flaming
torches into 1t and caused its utter
destruction.
1t seemed as though with it all hope
Of preserving their nation had van
ished, and the remnant of the Jewish
defenders of their city hurried across
the bridge over the Tysopaeon gorge
between Zion and Morlah, into the old
city of David, and the ancient palace
Of their kings, where they put up a
fierce resistance to the Romans until
the last man was slain or wounded,
and the buildings David had built,
and others had added to, had fallen
in ruins about them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
"Medicine Woman" Still
Has Faith of Mexicans

More curious types, echoes out of
the long past, exist in Mexico than in
any other country in Latin America
One of these is the medicine woman"
who, more than four centuries ago.
was an institution through the land
and since then all have continued to
depend on her to fight disease, real
or imaginary. But the medicine wom-
an has ever been more than vendor
of medicinal herbs. She was and still
is believed to possess the power Of
witchcraft and this power she gives
TO certain of the herbs she offers for
sale. She is, therefore, a strange and
potently important parsonage in the
lives of the masses of ignorant Mex
lean Indians and peasants and not
infrequently she is held in respect
by middle class families. The medicine
woman is still an institution from one
end of Mexico to the other, and where
the native Indian languages are still
spoken, approximately 80 per cent Of
Mexico, she has lost little if any Of
her pre-conquest prestige.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Helium Production

The production of helium from nat
ural gas in the United States for fill
ing balloons and airships originated
in the United States bureau of mines
in the spring Of 1917 just after this
country entered the World war. He
lium had been discovered as con.
stituent of natural gas in 1905 at the
University Of Kansas by Professor
Cady and Doctor Mcfarland. 1t had
been discovered in mineral substances
by Sir William Ramsay as far back
as 1895, and its properties were then
studied sufficiently to demonstrate
that if it could be obtained in suffi-
cient quantity it would prove the
ideal gas for balloons and airships
on account of its extreme lightness
and absolute inertness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Hiphlander's Apparel

The Highland costume consists of
short tunic, vest and kilt, heavily
pleated, passing around the waist and
reaching not quite to the knees. Short
trousers are worn under this kilt. The
stockings are gartpred below the bare
knees and low shoes are worn with
the costume. In front, hanging from
belt around the waist, is sporrun.
a pOcketbOOk purse covered with fur.
and large plaid or scarf is wrapped
around the body. the ends hanging
down from brooch fastened on the
left shoulder. The headgear is cloth
cap or bonnet in which sprig Of
heather Is stuck, or in the case Of a
chief, I'M eagles feather The distin-
gushing feature Of the costume is the
tartan.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Old English Castle

Lumley castle, near Chester-le-
Street. England, it is thought, can es-
tablish its claim to be the Oldest in
habited castle in the two counties of
Northumberland and Durham. 1t was
originally built as manor house about
1888, and continued as such for about
four centuries. In the Fourteenth
century Sir Ralph Lumley had the
castle remodeled by building the four
corner towers or keeps and connect
ing the building on all sides but the
west. The castle has been in contin-
uous occupation of the Lumley family
ever since its original erection in the
days of the Saxon kings.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
No Two Are Alike

In the Book of Job are words which
forecast the discovery made so many
centuries later that the finger prints
of not two people in the world are
alike. The words are in chapter So:
"He sealeth up the hand of every man,
that all men may know his Work"
The text was quoted by a Scotland
Yard official at an inquest at Ports
mouth on the body of man whose
name and business had been unknown
till prints of his fingers were sent to
the finger print department in Lon.
don. There they were identified. and
the mans name and dwelling were
made known. In 80 years 100000 per-
sons have thus been traced.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Proving Truth of Adage
About That Last Laugh


Back IN 1903 Ihoreau picked up
story at flymouth mat had 10 90 with
certain General Winslow. lt seems
that Wlnslow was member OF a party
OF riymoutn gentlemen VINO rode OFT
Dy the shore Tor nigh time at
the Hurnet' and who had It,
When they were ready TO return
they found that General Winslow was
SOUND asleep on the ground, ana IL
occurred 10 them that It would be an
excellent joke to leave him there. AS
they rode along homeward they
amused themselves by con1ecturing
what ne would DO when ne awoke anu
found himself alone at that distance
In que time ne did awaken ana re-
alized the situation. Being sui some
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Odd Smallpox Cure

voltaire, back in 1923, suffered from
smallpox. He recovered after being
in bed a month. To the father of
woman who was to play a great part
in his life in the following 16 years.
he made this optimistic report of the
remedy which he is confident alone
made possible his quick recovery.
Smallpox is, in simple form,
merely the blood Kidding itself of its
impurities, and positively paves the
way to more vigorous health.
1.-THE doctor gave me emetics eight
times, and made me drink hundred
pints of lemonade. This treatment,
which you will think extraordinary.
was the only one which could pos
slbly have saved my life."-Detroit
News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Left Driver Lamentins

While soldiers of the American Ex-
peditionary force were stationed ut the
barracks in Paris there were strict
orders that all men must be in the
barracks by midnight
II became a regular occurrence to
see one OF those one-lung taxlcabs stop
nj the gate aud three or more soldiers
dash out from the taxlcab and through
the yates calling as they came:
"Gangway for bucket OF paint"
Thii was the signal TO the sentinels
so the cate TO step aside and let these
fellows through, then close up and
not let the taXicah driver through to
"ei his money Philadelphia Public
Leo or
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Folly of Warfare

(Thlrty years after the relief OF
Ladysmith. Beers and BritonS met to-
When you look at ymr enemy in his
evilest hour: in the hour when the
heart is full of hate toward him and
his fingers are itching to destroy you:
you see--what? You see a man who.
IL time spares you both, you will one
day come to know. to honor and per
haps to love: and, even II neither Is
spared, man whose descendants will
one day mingle with your descendants.
both wondering how 1t ever was that
their bloodthirsty ancestors should
have striven together to the very edge
of the grave.-Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Concentration

Catherine, age five, was invited to
a little friends house for dinner.
GATHERINGS mother very carefully told
the little girl everything she should
and should not do.
"And be sure" her mother said,
knowing GATHERINGS fondness for pas
try, mot to ask for second piece Of
cake" ...
When Catherine came home her
mother asked her all about the visit.
'"And did you have only one piece Of
cake, like told your" she said.
"Oh, no." replied Catherine. 81 re-
membered what you said. so ! F.ln't
eat any cake at all. ate two ces
of pie instead"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Presidential Office Vacant

Inasmuch as the term of the actual
President expires at midnight March
3, and 1t is the custom for the incom-
ing Chief Executive to take the oath
Of office at midnight on March 4, there
is, strictly speaking, 12-hour period
when the country is without Presi-
dent. The law is silent as regards the
hour when the President shall take
the oath of office. and it has been a
matter of personal convenience. In
the event of pressing emergency
there is nothing TO prevent the incom.
ing official being sworn In during the
first hour of the Ith of March, al.
though this has never been done.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Atmospheric Phenomenon

Tuesday, September 6, 1881, is
known in New England as the Yellow
day. 1t was characterized by an in
tense brassy appearance. Many per-
sons reported a smell Of smoke in the
air and this is generally believed to
have been the cause of the peculiar
phenomenon. 1t is known that extern
sive forest fires were raging in Canada
and In the West. Another suggestion
was that it was caused by an active
volcano in the interior of Labrador;
another that the smoke was derived
from immense peat boys in Labrador
which in dry seasons burned to the
rocks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26

Journalism is increasing rapidly in
popularity as profession, but the ma
iority of adults do not know how to
read n newspaper lntelllgently. This
is the statement of California cdu.
Gator who urges classes in newspaper
reading in the advanced grades Of
schools. In every paper OF repute. all
over the country. there are great stores
ot succinct, vital and interesting In,
formation on variety OF subjects
most OF which Is skinned over by the
average reader.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
YES, A GOOD SC
CIGAR AT LAST
1t Knocks Out All Previous
Ideas You Ever HI

Men, 70 get the many times you've
lit fiye-center, taken a few puffs
and thrown 1t away. Try one more
brand: HauoHd Ribbon. You sure
will hold on to saij on
EGpaad 9.jo, is a fvc- cent cigar
in o1e res. =: Phi BY every
other standard OF comparison, it be-
longs to considerably higher priced
class. And tAo reasoa is--It's ripe
tobaccc' l-aay figc-acnt cigars con-
tain the poorer leaves OF the tobacco
plant-under-ripo top leaves (usu-
nlly bitten or over-ripe bottom
leaves Casually hat-tast:e~l Ha-
cana R,J5oR Cl9.aA.3 DE-. cAoice
fully-ripe nl.t.. leaves. Ils.sgine
getting, Cor five hts, all the fra
grant, mellow 1, fine favored
goodness Of to,oeao at It's BEST!
You can prove in two minutes.
Just plank down ere jitney NJ the
next cigar couater ard ask for
HdponG Pibbon Also so'd in Prdc-
teal Pocke. Pce:csss O. ,:va cigars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Origin of the Kilt

4 Scotsman writes in the London
Daily Telegraph: He who reads his
Bible will find that the kilt WIS orig
mated in the Holy land The military
gowns worn by the soldiers Of the
psalmist King David who formed his
personal bodyguard were cut short Ia
the knee, thus giving them greater
freedom In the defense of Jerusalem
and In attack against their enemies,
This is one reason British Israel. an
important modern religious movement,
considers Scots to he the chosen. lead
ing and most important race Of people
on Gods earth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
JOY Of Youthful Reader,

Probably Edward Stratemeyer could
haye claimed the distinction Of being
The most prolific writer OF Juvenile tic.
tion. During the 4oodd years OF his
writing life he produced more than COO
Juvenile books, among which are the
odd Glory books. Soldiers OF For.
unc' series the "l'uinam HAIR series
md the Frontier Boys" Writing un
Ter variety of pen names and with
numerous secretaries, this author
brought out in addition to the above
mentioned, boys lives of many great
acn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Rural Mail Boxes

The postals laws and regulations
say that the posts or other supports
upon which rural mail boxes are erect
ed shall be Of neat design. and may
be of wood, metal, or concrete, of suit
able strength and dimensions; may be
either round or square, plain or orna-
mental, with or without fixed or NOV
able arm, and shall be painted white.
The use of eiligies as supports or Of
supports intended to represent figures
or mechanical objects, either grotesque
or otherwise. is prohibited.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Notice 10 Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scribenof District Of Columbia has obtained
from the Orphans Court of Montgomery
county, Md, letters of administration on the
personal estate OF
HELEN GASSAWAY,
late of Montgomery county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased are hereby warned TO exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof, to
the subscriber on or before the 9th day
of November, 1890 they may otherwise, by
law. be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
arerequested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9th day of
May. 1880. -.
ALEXANDER MJNCASlER.
Administrator,
1872 Louisiana Avenue,
may 30.6t Washington. d. g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Mystery Solved

A customer once entered a New
York bookstore and asked for THE
Red Yacht"
The clerk looked puzzled. He had
never heard of the title and asked
what the book was about.
ITS poetry, and recommends you to
burn up your old clothes in the
spring."
A little thought; and the line-"ln
the fires of spring your winter gar
ments of repentance fling"
Yes, 1t was 1.-The Rubaiyat. Lit
erary Digest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
VOICE 10 Creditors.

scriber Of M d Hereby given that the s,,-
from the orpbasn Ome ~ county has obsained
county Md, letters Of fo o5d,, Of Montgomery
personal estate of administration on the
late Of h MAS, S. MILLER GRIFFITH.
persons 'h aVigos cry, county, deceased. All
deceased are be r,d,ms against the said
sm S same same with vouchers "e 10 10 exhibit
srv iaSsr on or before the ri epeoI 10 the
he 10y they may otber,.iaS oL Janu-
es,s,e ee'a1ed from all benaS. oy Jaw
are re- All All persons indebted to sa;d o. said
mept eq ei, to make Immediate S nau
Jay of July, 1880. mana this Sth
SETH W. GRIFFITH
july list administrator.
Brookeville. Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-26
Win tie PeonY2

The peuny is 20 called because Of
the legend thai Pluto turned his physi-
clan. pacn. i;tn d dawer which became
highly val'r1 "".'ridly IN China. for
medicinal o" uHiN iinme.