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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
To ForeteIl Change of
Weather, Watch Spider

It Is not everybody who can afford
to buy barometer, but no one who
possesses even the smallest of back
gardens need be at the mercy OF the
yagaries of climate. The discovery
has been made that spiders are quite
good substitutes for barometers, pro-
viding one has time to study them.
Here are some hints as to how TO
"read" spiders in relation to the wealth
er. If your spider is lazy and sits com
placently thinking of those things that
occupy the spider mind, then it is
sign that it is going to rain, hut II
It bushes itself and runs here ana
there in the rain, fine weather is like
ly to follow soon. Before putting on
the filmy frock. see if the spiders have
made their webs with the tilaments-
the supporting strands" so to speak
shorter than usual. If they have done
so, don't wear anything that will spoil
in the rain, for the weather will very
probably prove to be unpleasant. ON
the other hand, If these filaments are
unusually long the sun will shine ana
a perfect day will result. For those
romantic young people who are fond
of moonlight walks, it should be point
ed out that If they see a spider change
the construction Of its web between
the hours of six and seven in the
evening, they will not need an UNI
brella. These are the conclusions Of
one who has made study of the hab-
its of spiders for years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Cinema Traced to Idea
of PHOTOGRAPHIC "Gun"

Although 1t is not possible to say
that any one person definitely in
vented the clnematograph, writes the
Paris correspondent of the London
Daily Telegraph, a large share Of
credit for the development of this
machine is undoubtedly due to the
great French scientist, Etienne Marcy.
One of his pupils. Prof. Charles
Rlchet, In recalling his outstanding
achievements described him as "the
immortal creator of the cinematO-
graph"
NJ. Marcy made important contribu-
tons to physiology, as "A student of
the circulation of the blood, to medi-
cine, to flying and to the cinema. Pos
sibly 1t was his interest in the move
ments Of animals. and particularly
the flight Of birds, which led him to
concentrate his attention on the max
ing of moving" pictures. In 1882 he
made a Photographic gun with
which he was able to take sixty pic
lures second of birds in flight. By
1898 he had produced serviceable
cameras and projecting instruments,
and 1t is claimed that these were the
first true cinematograph recording
and projecting machines.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Elephants Capable of
Speed When Infatuated

Cooper's "Lions N Tigers N Every
thing" mentions that "the speed of
an elephant is deceptive thing, and
1t is a good horse that can keep
abreast OF him, once he unlimbers into
full steam ahead" Jennison's "Nat-
ural History of Animals" states that
"the usual gait is walk, but when
frightened they break into an amble
by which they can cover 10 miles an
hour for a long period" An article
by +. c. Selous in "The Living Ami
mails of the World" says as follows:
"That great authority, Mr.. Sanderson,
says that the only pace Of the Indian
elephant is the walk, capable of be-
ing increased to a fast shuttle Of
about is miles an hour for very short
distances. This description exactly
comedies with my own experience of
the African elephant, except that
think that animals of the latter spe-
cies, especially cows and young bulls,
are capable of getting up pace of at
least 20 miles an hour and keeping 1t
up for from 100 to 200 yards when
charging" These statements would
indicate that a charging elephant can
outrun all but the fastest of human
runners.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Ancient Cannon Linked
With Japanese History

An old Dutch gun was recently To-
Gated in the Kanzaki shrine, Saga, by
Prof. Chozo Muto of the Higher Com
mercial college Of Nagasaki, who Is
an authority on the history Of the
early Christian civilization. 1t has
for a long time remained unknown to
the public, but when Professor Muto
visited the shrine and saw the gun, the
marks 1t bears were declared by him
to be those Of the United East India
company. The gun has also letter
Fl on 1t, and Professor Muto believes
this to stand for Hoorn, a city in the
Netherlands, where there was a
branch Office OF the trading company.
History records that on the out
break of the riots in Shimabara and
Amakusa by the Christians in 1887
against the Tokugawa government
rule, the government ordered the gov
ernor to mobilize 100000 troops to
bring to an end the civil disturbance.
The governor succeeded In defeating
the rebels the following year with the
assistance of Dutch men-of-war, which
were then anchored off Nagaraki.
Professor Muto connects this historl-
cal fact with the gun that has stood
unobserved In the grounds Of the
Kanzaki shrine. = Osaka Mainichi,
Japan.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Aim of Pioneers Was
Destruction of Forest

Our forefathers thought not so much
of the utilization as Of the destruc-
ton OF the forests. They wanted to
get rid of them. For two centuries
little progress was made in this strug-
gle with the all-encompasslng forest
The total forest volume was almost as
great a hundred years ago as 1t was
when the Cavaliers Of Virginia and
the Puritans of Massachusetts were
first awed by the dark and mysterious
woods which, so far as they knew,
stretched continuously to the Pacific,
thousands Of miles to the west. The
only extensive cleared areas were on
the Atlantic seaboard. The Old-time
water.power driven sawmiIl had made
but little Roadway against the incred-
ible yastness of the forests and their
sturdy and tenacious ability to repro
duce themselves. The forests of Maine,
priced two centuries ago as the source
of huge masts and spars for the kings
navy, have now their fourth crop OF
saw timber.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21

connection VIII he limited 10 Ole
transmission and not more than two
district stations may be directly con.
nected with each Other at the same
time
Telephone typewriter equipment Is
now used effectively by the police
departments OF many OF the larger
cities of the country and as well by a
number OF the state police organiza
tons. Use OF the telephone type
writer equipment by the Pennsylvania
State Constabulary is said to have
brought about the luick capture OF a
man and woman who had killed a
state trooper early IN the year
Present day communications Mr.
Irish states, are conducted largely by
means OF the telephone and type.
writer These two devices OF eff
cheney have probably contributed more
to the effective administration OF
modern business than any Other IN.
ventions. The telephone has brought
the personal touch OF authority into
and the typewriter has provided a
record OF these transactions and made
them Of permanent value. Now there
Is a service which combines the merits
OF these two Instruments the tele
! phone typewriter
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21

Telephone typewriter service has re-
Gently been installed tor the Balti
more Police Department This serv
Ice connects police headquarters with
the various district stations III the
city and provides a quick and reliable
means of printed communication he
tween these police stations The ap-
paratus installed Is similar in op-
GRAFTON to the equipment used so
successfully by press associations and
newspapers in disseminating news
throughout the country
rhe new communication system will
supplement, but IN no way displace
the telephone system now being used
by the Police Department
rhe general operating features of
the telephone typewriter system. &C
coidng to Frederick irish, general
manager OF the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company OF Balti.
more City, include the sending OF
typed communications by police head
quarters to any OF the district police
stations individually or to any group
OF all OF the police stations stimuli
taneously. Each OF the district sta
lions may type messages to police
headquarters OF they may communi
cate with each other by connections
established on the switchboard Each
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Sunshine and Vitamin D

The general, hazy idea that sun
shine puts vitamin d into the body is
wrong, although it is on the right
track. Rather, it is the sunshine that
wakes vitamin d into action through
the effects of the ultraviolet ray. The
vitamin is there, but remains inactive
until activated by the rays.
The absence of the rays prevents
the body from making use of the lime
and phosphorus in the food, and, in
the case Of children, brings about
ricketts,, bow legs, pigeon breast, knock
knees and similar abnormalities.
In adults, while the effect is not
so serious, it brings about the with
drawal of minerals in the bones, max
ing them porous and brittle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
This May, or May Not,
End Income-Tax Worry

A Lebanon man says he worried
good deal over making ont his in
come-tax return, until he finally hit
upon a simple formula, which he now
offers free of charge to any who may
be perplexed in the future.
He listed as dependents one blond
wife, a sedan car, three goldfish. and
two children. He then multiplied his
grandfather's age by six and seven
eighths, subtracting his telephone
number. Next ne added the size of his
hat and subtracted the number of
his car. After these preliminaries, the
rest was easy.
Deducting 81, 900 for keeping his wife
a blond for the whole year, he divi-
ded the remainder by the number of
lodges he belonged to, multiplied by
the number of electric lights in the
house, divided by the size of his collar
This gave his gross income, which,
after dividing by his chest measure
ment, and subtracting his blood-pres'
sure, gave the net amount owed to
the overnment.-Lebanon IN. H. Pa
per.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Needle $4,000 Years Old

A perfect bone needle, some 25,000
years old, is in the Field Museum
of Natural History. Chicago. This
needle, more than three inches in
length, is complete and has as perfect
an eye as If 1t had been made yes
terday. 1t was made by prehistoric
Magdalenian craftsman, according to
Henry Field, assistant curator Of phys
ical anthropology, and it was IN
doubtedly used for making clothes out
of reindeer skins.
The needle was excavated from an
ancient rock shelter at Ganties in the
south Of France. 1t was evidently
fashioned with flint blade and drilled
by flint borer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21

Katherine Donoudn knOics that clear
enuncidtion is necessary iohen tele-
phoning.
than per cent, were different words.
Fifty words account for so per cent
Of the total words in these converse
lions and 700 words account for So
per cent. Proper pronunciation, there
fore, of relatively few words. he says,
would go long way towards improv.
ing the effectiveness of speech.
1t is from the standpoint of the
user that telephone service is i'm.
proved by better speech, and this
standpoint is the one by which the
telephone companies must and do
measure the success Of their efforts
This is because OF the unique and
important characteristic that differ
entiates telephone service from other
public services, namely, that 1t is
personal service, placing at an indi-
viduars request a private communi
cation channel for exclusive use be
tween distances that may be a few
feet or thousands of miles apart.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Garden of Straw Hats

In almost every other part Of the
world where straw hats are made, the
process Of bleaching is accomplished
by the use of chemicals, but in Luton,
England, which boasts Of great straw
hat industry, the hats are bleached by
exposure to the suns rays. A large
open space attached to the factory is
filled with regularly planted sticks, and
upon each of these a straw hat in the
process of making is placed for a spe-
Gifted time, during which the whitening
operation takes place in a natural man.
ner. The bleaching department with
its rows of hats has the appearance
of garden filled with great white
blooms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Better Speech Results In
Better Telephone Service

Modern communication Is undoubt-
eddy responsible for better speech.
With more than 600 licensed broad
casting stations, radio set for every
seven families, ana sound pictures at
fording entertainment for millions OF
people weekly. the technique Of speak
ing as revealed by radio announcer,
political orator, occasional speaker, or
screen actor is open to an analysis
that is severely critical, says William
P. Banning. assistant vice-president OF
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. in the Bell Tele-
phone Quarterly.
Listeners in millions OF homes,
school rooms, and theatres, with daily
opportunity for contrasting methods
as well as messages" Mr.. Banning
says, ARE constantly changing their
standards Speakers have become
aware that the human voice is on
trial everywhere"
Speech itself has in this way been
advertised in an unacceptable way. he
states, by its newer transmission
agencies and a tremendous impetus
has been given to the activities that
are promoting better speech.
To the telephone companies COM
prislng the Bell System, Mr.. Banning
says, the speech habits OF telephone
users have always been a matter OF
specialized interest. The reason for
this is the fundamental one that bet
ter speech means better telephone
service. A familiar expression OF this
Interest is the educational effort that
calls attention to the value Of distinct
enumeration and explains how tele-
phone facilities can best be used.
From the standpoint OF the number
OF words which the telephone user
should be able to enunciate properly
in order to carry on effective CONVEX
satioD. the task is not large one.
Recent investigations OF the words
used in telephone conversations show,
according to MIR. Banning. that in 500
conversations in which about 10000
words were noted. only 1900, or less
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Witchcraft Still in Wales

In spite of recent educational cam
paigns belief in magic and witchcraft
persists in Wales to an amazing de-
gree, according to Prof. Il. Gwynn
Jones. In the Clamorgan district, he
reported, "black magic" is still prac-
ticed, an instance of this being by
woman who wanted to bewitch an en-
envy. Belief in ghosts and fairies is
still quite common in Midwales and in
Cardiganshire ghosts Of the dead are
believed to appear either to perform
a neglected duty or to do a kindness
to a relative or friend. Ghosts are
declared there to have given informa-
tion of hidden treasure.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Notice TO Creditors

Notice is hereby given that the subscrb.
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. GILLISS,
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. GlLLISS.
Administrator.
$3.50 o Street. Washington d. C.
aug l5-6t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
YES, A GOOD Sc
CIGAR AT LAST
1t Knocks Out All Previous
Ideas You Ever Had

Men, forget the many times you've
lit a five-center, taken a few pufFs
and thrown it away. Try one more
brand: Hcr1Nc Ribbon. You sure
VIII hold on to this one!
Havana Ribbon is a five-cent cigar
IN one respect only: Price. BY every
other standard of comparison. II be-
longs to a considerably Autographed
class. And the reason is-Ifs yipe
tobacco! Many fve-cent cigars con-
tam the poorer leaves Of the tobacco
plant-under-ripe top leaves (usu-
ally bitter); c. over-ripe bottom
leaves Casually t-tasting) Ha-
cana Ribbon CO.. aims only choice
jatly-ripe middle leaves. Imagine
getting, for five ITS, all the fra
grant, mellow Rid, fine Favored
goodness of tobacco at its besti
You can prove it in two minutes.
Just plank down one jitney at the
next cigar counter and ask for
HGrana Ribbon. Also sold in Prac-
t'cdl Pocket Packcg,s Of five cigars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21

While begging in Japan is not the
fine art and honorable calling that II
is in some parts Of China. nevertheless
in Tokyo and other large cities there
are hundreds who make their living
by soliciting aims in public. Conppti-
ton incident to highly coriiicrr';!.
lied age has made 1t necessary for
these mendicants to organize. and Il
beggars' guild now enacts and en-
forces beggars' law. Tie operations
Of these persons are limited Ia three
hours each day and they have II
Communistic way Of sharing their
pickings.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Egyptian Naturalization

Egypt owed its scientific advance
before other nations to the Nile. Its
dead could not be buried in the loose
alluvlal soil disturbed every year by
the floods. TOmbs were followed out
of the hills, until their whole surfaces
were honeycombed by them. TO tide
their dead over the weeks Of the high
water, their bodies were carefully EN-
balmed and this grew to be a custom
until not only people, but even IA
vorite animals ESPECIALLY cats) were
converted into mummies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Growth of Brain

According to various authorities
quoted in Halls adolescence" the
size of the brain increases hut little
after eight years. 1t reaches its maxi
mum size at about 10 to II. though
there may be a very slight growth he
tween 20 and 80. In old age it grad
ually loses weight and size. "Tn the
boy of IS, the volume of cell bodies
is already on the average 124 times
their size at birth and by 30 will have
increased to 15O-fold. Cells constitute
but very small part of the total
brain. so that they can increase many
fold and not greatly affect its total
size or weight"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Too Fluent

A war-weary Tommy, elated by
prospects of going on leave, was ar-
preaching the docks at BOulogue. lie
had just asked the French porter
some question. A torrent of explana.
tory French followed. The soldier,
weighed down by haversacks and
equipment stood stolidly listening and
gazing intently at the porter. Finally
the verbal torrent ceased. Then Tom
my spoke again. "And 'ow does The
chorus go, matey?" he asked.--Bairus-
fathers Book, "From Mud to Mufti."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
A Poet at 8

Oliver Goldsmith, before he was
eight years old, had contracted the
habit of scribbling verse ON small
scraps Of paper, which, in little
while, he would throw into the fire.
A few Of these verses, however. were
rescued from the flames and taken to
his mother She read them with a
mothers delight, and saw at once that
her son was genius and a poet.
From that time she beset her husband
with solicitations to give the boy an
education suitable to his talents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
"Second-Hand" Things

About leftovers an author has this
to say: GAS we grow older we put
more value on life's leftovers, on old
clothes that are too good to throw
away; on an old love that has settled
down from hectic ardor to placid COM
have inherited from a speedier moving
youth. So much of lHe's worthwhile
things are second hand, anyway; each
morning a secondhand sun rises on
secondhand world and lights sec
ond-hand people going about their
secondhand work" - indianapolis
News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Eb5

The San Diego divorce court sud
denly came to life. II was The wife
who was suing. and for moment they
thought she was II poet.
"My husband" she declared. re
minds me of the way the ocean is ut
times"
you mean he's so grand" encour-
aged the court without cracking a
smile.
"No," snapped the woman, I'm re-
ferring to ebb tide-when it's all GO
ing out and nothing coming in."-LOs
Angeles Times
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
No LIoss

When Mary Louise visited in the
country her aunt gave her n live
rooster to bring home. Several weeks
later her aunt visited Mary Louise's
mother.
did you eat the rooster | gave
you?" her aunt asked.
mo; lie ran away" said Mary
Louise. "But he was so old and tough
we never would have eaten him, any
way"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Gene,i, of Train Whi.tle,

Among recent centenuries is that Of
the first sensational railway accident.
II happened At the opening of the Man.
chester and Liverpool railway, and the
victim was cabinet minister. Prcp'e
had been killed before. hut Il WAS felt
that, II the high and mighty were In
peril. something must he done. s. thc
railway engine whistle was invented
to give warning of danger. and Rev
Sydney Smith said II snunrled like the
despairing squeal of II lawA"r w,s II
carried of by his master the d,vi''
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
For Sale.

For Sale.
Purebred Belgian Stallion,
Corn harvester.
Big tractor.
Papex hammer mill.
Address. Kentsdale Farms, Bethesda.
Md.
C. E. BURRlSS. JR.
july ls-im
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Sweet Stones

Sweet Stones
Peggy's father had been out of town
and when he returned, he brought her
some "rock" candy. The following
week he was again obliged to leave
the city, and just before he left, Peggy
kissed him, and said:
BE sure and bring me some more
Of those sweet stones, daddy"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
Over-Enthusiasm

A fault common to most workers for
an ardent cause is to lose sight of the
strength of the Woman's
Home Companion
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-21
JOHN E. OXLEY,
ATTORNEY T-LAW,
Once over Wilson's Drug Store.
aus AN ROCKVILLE, ND.

Tor RENT OR SALE,
II One double house
on Bridge street. Rockville. Water in the
kitchen ana upstairs. toilet, electric LIGHTS.
porches front and back. Apply to
W. ERNEST OFFUTT,
July l2-lm Rockville. Md.
ERUIT TREES.
Do you want the best
irslt trees. flowers, shrubs. and garden
ssedsY Drop me a card. | represent
Starks', Louisiana. Missouri.
rH0S. B. WORKMAN,
r. F. NJ,
jan olm Rockville, Md.
RoR SALE OR RENT.
I A farm on the
outskirts of RoolesvillR, Montgomery coun-
Y, Md; also dwelling house in Pooles-
VIE for sale or rent
THOMAS hQekiNSON,
sP 2o-St PodISsv1ils, Nd.