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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Stoke Poges Old Home
of Famous Penn Family

From the parish Of Stoke Poges,
England, whose immortal history runs
to the Domesday book (10S8 A. d.
and whose church history is fairly
complete back to the year 1107, went
not q few who helped to people the
American colonies; but the attachment
they are most fond Of bringing to the
attention Of Americans is through the
Penn family. The famous Quaker
founder Of Pennsylvania came from
these parts, but is buried not In the
Penn vault at Stoke Poges, but in the
simple Quaker burying ground at "Jor-
dams" six or seven miles away. The
Stoke Poges estate was bought by
Thomas, son Of william Penn, in 1760,
and though for a time out of the hands
Of the family, the manor house is now
owned by a descendant Of william
Penn In the female line. In the an
Client church is not only the Penn
vault and the Penn pew, but actually
a private entrance to the church be-
longing to and used by the Penn fam
lily Of old and today; somewhat In con-
trast to the Quaker simplicity Of the
distinguished ancestor.
Another tie with America is of more
recent date. In Glendale, Calf, is the
Little Church Of the Flower, a replica
Of st. Giles church Gas that at Stoke
Poges is properly entitled). Regular
contributions are received from Cali
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
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Combination of Brains 0o
and Milk Saved "Bossy"

A friend of the A.. A. living In west
ern New York, sends in the following
story which he said a friend of his,
long since dead, used to be fond OF
telling. have heard a good many
stories about good cows, but this one
pretty nearly takes the cake" Here
1t is:
A certain farmer, whose real name
we will not mention but whom we will
call "Jim," owned a herd of pure-bred
Holsteins and never missed an op-
portunity to picture their good quail
tiles.
zone day." said Jim, II was COM
ing home to dinner from the harvest
field when l discovered that one of
my best producers had fallen into an
old well just back Of the barn. I ran
for help, but all of my neighbors had
gone to the county fair, so 1t was up
to me to get her out.
Returning to the edge Of the well,
glanced down at the helpless crea-
ture at the bottom and made quick
decision. Throwing off my hat and
rolling up my sleeves, lowered my
self quickly into the well beside the
cow and started milking.
"ROXy was always an easy mixer,
and | MIXED and MIXED until finally
I fiOated the old rip right out the top
Of the well "-Ameriean Agriculturist.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
The place to shop for tne entire Ispily
W. HICKS 4 SoN,
Rockville. Nd.
YES, A GOOD Sc
CIGAR Ar LAST
1t Knocks Out Ali Previous
Ideas You Ever Had

Men, forget the many times you've
lit a sve-cen.er, taken few puffs
and thrown il away. Try one more
brand: HarcaG Ribbon. You sure
VIII hold o. 10 J..i,; one!
Ia RIA iiibJoa Is five-cent cigar
in one respect ordy Price. By every
otller standard Of comparison, it be-
longs - 9 considerably higher. priced
class. And the reason is--Tt's ripe
tobacco! Many --cent cigars con-
lain the poorer res Of the tobacco
plant--rnder-iipe top leaves (usu-
My ;tter); q oyor-ripe lotion
l,Gves Casually hat-tasting). Ha-
.GHa EfabcB contains only choice
fully i9a middle leaves. Imagine
Let.ia:s, far five cnts, all the fra
grant, mellow mild, fine favored
good Il q / tcbacco at It's bestl
You can esre it in two minutes.
Just 4 =; l. . cnc jitncy at the
- cigar counter and asI for
pi6bolt I. . sn'd y Prae-
.-y Pcctr gcs q ;lyL CIGARS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
When Schools Made Use
of Bible as Textbook

In England century ago the Bible
was used in certain schools as text
book in arithmetic, history and geog-
raphy. This fact was recalled by
Frank Roscoe, secretary to the Royal
Society of Teachers, in a recent lee
ture delivered in London. AS reported
in English newspapers, Mr.. Roscoe
said that the Bible was then the basis
Of all instruction. a ata .a7IH
As an example, he cited the passage
dealing with the Lords presenting
himself to the apostles forty days aft
er His Passion. The question was:
For how many weeks was he Scent"
Another example dealt with the mar
riage at Cana, where there were six
stone watefpots, each holding two or
three firkins. The question asked the
pupils was: "If they held two firkins.
how much water would it take to fill
them; and how much If they held
three firkins each?"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Rules for Pharmacist
Under bluff King Hal"

A prominent pharmacist and ply
sician Of Henry Wis reign named
Bulleyn, who is said to have been
cousin of Anne Bolleyn, one Of the
kings numerous wives, laid down
these rules for the practice Of phar-
macy, wrote Charles II. LAVAL In
-Four Thousand Years of Pharmacy:
"The apothecary must first serve
God; foresee the end, be clearly, and
pity the poor. His place Of dwelling
and shop must be clearly, to please
the senses withal. His garden must
be at hand with plenty of herbs, seeds,
and roots. He must read DioscorIdes.
BE must have his mortars, stills, pots
filters, glasses, boxes, clean and sweat
(correcD. He must have two places
In his shop, one most clean for physIc
and the base place for chirurgic stuff.
he Is neither to decrease nor diminish
the physicians prescriptions. He 10
neither to buy nor sell rotten drugs.
He must be able to open well a vein,
for to help pleurisy. He is to NEEDLE
only In his own vocation, and to re-
member that his office is only to be the
physicians cook"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Surely EasysfOrbJury 10 qyi yea
bsinU 5dtoiRelieye One Story

Senator Thaddeus H. CaFaway at a
dinner in Little Rock laughed about
the manifold defenses set up by a
politician who had gone back on the
farmer. slagiysncsq o-stss..T ina tue
can these defenses," Senator Cara
way, said. remind me of Lawyer
Isaacs and the hog-stealing case. To
defend this case wasn't easy, for. the
fool who was accused Of stealing the
hog had told a dozen different stories
about the way the hog came into his
possession, and Of course, the other
side showed that this was very sus-
picious action on his part. hraaIla9
TIsaacs, funny little chap, wound
up his speech for the defense with the
words: eai'ul" -H leSt ht
Gentlemen OF the jury, 1t has been
proved that my unfortunate client has
told no less than IL stories to account
for his possession Of the hog. The
hog followed him home, policeman
sneaked 1t into his hog pen as
frameup, he bought It for $19.75, It
was given him by his deceased uncle,
he found 1t on the high road, and SO
forth and so on. syf .sstie sa.sl
Now, gentlemen of the jury, I
don't ask you to believe all these sto-
ries, plausible as they are. No, that
would be too great tax on your Gre
dulity. But do ask you to believe one
Of them. One, just one gentlemen
anyone you choose-believe just one
out of the eleven, and I am positive
my unfortunate client will be acquit-
ted "-Springfeld Union.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Boston Scene of First. oiseIA.
Conversation by Phone

1t was on October 0, 1876, that the
first conversation ever held over tel
ephone line took place between the
Boston and Cambridge offices Of the
Walworth Manufacturing company.
Professor Bell was at the Boston end
Of the line and Mr.. Watson was at the
Cambridge end, the distance apart be-
ing about two miles. In the early
days they used to say, instead of
Hello" "Ahoy," doubtless a relic Of
New England's familiarity with ship
ping. The first telephone exchange
was opened by Edward I. Holmes.
The first woman telephone operator
was named Miss Emma Mutt. A year
after the discovery of the telephone
practically all the telephones in the
world were In Boston and Immediately
surrounding cities and towns. ~.
The New England Telephone COM
pany was organized in February, 1878,
and was followed in July of that year
by the Incorporation Of the Bell Tele-
phone company, which was the prede-
cessor to the American Telephone &
Telegraph company, at present with its
associated concerns the largest COM
pany from the standpoint of assets In
the world.-Boston Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
British Army Surgeon
"Yankee Doodle" Author?

Although the origin of our first ma
tional air is regarded by some author
tiles as uncertain, tradition has It
that Yankee Doodle" was written in
1855 by DIR. Richard Shuckburgh,
British army surgeon at the old Van
Rensselaer, manor near Rensselaer,,
N. Y, according to the Detroit Free
Press. Anyway it is this old Dutch
house for the rehabilitation and pres
ervation Of which an appropriation
was obtained from the New York leg
islature.
The Shuckburgh legend states that
the doctor was standing by the old
stone well on the Van Rensselaer,
property when a detachment of Co
lOnial troops marched back from the
French and Indian war. Their ragged
condition inspired in the doctor the
words of Yankee Doodle" which
were written in derision. The orig
inal name of the song was "The Yam
KEGS Return From Camp" Several
versions have developed in the course
OF time. The melody was suited to
the flies and drums of the Continental
army; and during the Revolutionary
war Washington's troops picked It up
and popularized It. a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
A Good Start

The senior partner had dismissed
his office boy for untidiness and gen.
eral slackness, and was interviewing
in turn waiting line of some twenty
applicants. O.. r
Presently a smart looking youth
was ushered in.
swell, my boy said the senior
partner, 81 am looking for some one
who is smart and tidy. He must look
round the office and note down little
things that have to be done. The
office must look clean and tidy. I'm
fed up with boys who never see any
thing that requires doing, and I'm
determined to have an Office boy with
some idea Of keeping things as they
should be kept, You understand me,
Of course?"
The boy nodded briskly.
"Yes, sir, certainly" he said. "Shall
I begin by putting your tie straight?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
DO Quote Shakespeare


When you have written some
verses or made q wireless se., or
achieved something of which you are
rather proud, have you never said.
with becoming modesty: "A poor
thing, sir, but mine own" The quo
tatlon really begins IAN ill-favored
thing" Again, do you not often hear
of something becoming small by de-
grees and beautifully less2 That is
a useless phrase. but 1t is not what
the author wrote. He said "fine by
degrees"
A common misquotation is "a
goodly apple rotten at the core"
Heart, not core, Is the correct word.
Similarly you should chew the food
mot the cud) Of sweet and bitter
fancy. M
There are some quotations which we
make correctly, but with an entirely
wrong meaning. When. for instance,
we quote zone touch Of nature makes
the whole world kim" we usually i'm
ply that some particular event has
az hullOhS NiuSStS
closer together. All that Shakespeare
meant by the line was that In one
way all human beings are very much
alike.
Perhaps the strangest instance Of
all Is to be found In the phrase more
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance," which we take to mean that
some rule ls more often broken than
kept. II you turn up Hamlet" Act
], Scene 4, you will find that Hamlet
Is speaking Of the drinking bouts
which disgrace the court. ''It is
CUSTOM" he says, more ihOnored in
the breach than the observance"
meaning a custom that It would be
more honorable to abandon than to
keep up.-London Tit-BIts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
The Bell That Never Tolled

The Car Kolokol lives In no palace
and rules no nation; In fact, he does
not live at ALL being not Il ruler. hut
a bell. The Car KolOkol is the name
OF the largest bell In the world and the
tourist may see II on Its pedestal of
granite at the foot of the towet of
Ivan In the Kremlin, Moscow Ii
weighs 200 tons and at the base is II
inches thick, while it is ~ feet IN cir.
conference. 1t is n broken bell: bruk.
en-, 1t is said, when 1t wis first tested,
hut 1t was never hung; the Injury oc-
CURED before 1t could be mnde to ring.
so that 1t is devoid Of all tone. II has
bas-reliefs showing the Car Alexis
MilkhailOviteh and the Czarsta Anna
IvanOva. lt1
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Like Ca,

Once upon a time, it is said. Che
shire cheeses were made in the shape
Of cat, bristles being inserted to rep
resent the whiskers. But people have
queried whether it was cat. It is
said that 1t really was a VOLTS head,
as the armor Of Hugh Lupus, one of
the earls Of Chester, had VOLTS head
on the coat. A cats face is seen on
the arms Of the city of Chester, but
the old drawing of a wolf, or, as some
say, leopard, in the city arms, might
easily have been taken for grinning
cat, hence the saying, "Grinning like
a Cheshire cat"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
tAA
Typewriter History

The first typewriter was introduced
into England by Sir Alfred Yarrow, the
famous ship builder He bought the
first dozen that came to this country
from America 81 years ago No one
In his firm could u,;e ;hem SO he had
one In England knew what typist
was, he had to advertise for "A short
hand writer who can play The piano -
Eventually he found a young man who
quickly mastered the new instrument
that is nowadays as commonplace an
object as a fountain pcn.-London
Mail.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Science Scouts Proverh

Another bit of folklore, the idea
that oysters can be eaten safely only
during the months with the letter
"R' in their names, has been exploded
by a skeptical scientist who took the
trouble to test it. At the congress of
public health in Paris, French ply
sician reported experiments, which he
since has repeated and extended, indi-
eating that oysters apparently can be
eaten in the ''R-less" months quite as
safely as in others. Experimenting
on himself and on friends and pa
tients, he found no harmful effects
from oysters in the forbidden months.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Curious Request

In the old parish church Of a small
village not far from Swindon, Wilt
shire. England. is an interesting tablet.
IT bears the following inscription:
ITO the memory Of John Hardlng's
will who died September 20, 1921.
He gave by his will to the poor of the
parish that have no collection out Of
the parish the sum Of ten shilllngs
year, to be paid yearly at that time
OF the year he died, out Of his ground
called Pills. now in the possession of
his widow, who duly pays the same.
and after her death to be paid by the
next taker Of the ground, and so on to
the worlds end"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Growing Film Markats

The Far East and Africa seem to be
going movie crazy, and have opened
up fine market for American motion
picture equipment For time Ger
many had cut in on the American
trade, because of lower-priced equip
ment, but with the advent of the
talkies and the necessity of installing
new apparatus for their showing, the
market for American output has been
given new life. Last year ALSO pro-
jectors were exported from this coun-
try to a total value of $S05,0OO. Asia,
Africa and Oceania took nearly one
third Of all the shipments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Real Old World Fete

AT Tarascon, In France, we think
of Tartarln. the hero Of Daudet's
romance, and of King Rene. whose
castle is now prison. The festival
OF the Tarasque, the cruel monster
OF nearly 1000 years ago. at Whit
suntide, when st. Martha of Beth.
any. dressed as beautiful girl, leads
the Tarasque by silk cord is a great
merrymaklng. 1t is attended by peo-
pie from all the neighboring towns,
and the finery of the girls, with the
fantastic costumes of the men, re-
ward witnesses of this real old world
fete.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
He Travel. Without Noise

Moose Is the largest of our land
mammals His curious head with Its
large. odd nose. the broad, palmntcd
antlers, and the pendant bell" below
the throat, all combine to make him
seem like a story hook animal. Be
cause OF his long legs he is taller than
a horse, says Nature Magazine. Though
large and heavy, he is able to travel
almost nolselessly through his north.
ern home in the thickets OF alder,
birch, tamarack, along the edges Of
slow-moyng streams and shallow
lakes. He Is fond OF water plants,
leaf, steam and root.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Reveals a New World

The completely of the diatom forms
need be no barrier to the layman who
desires to find them for himself. There
are number Of very low-priced MI
croscopes that will reveal to him not
only the diatom, but also another
world Of things, the very existence Of
which he has not even dreamed. A
student-type miscroscope with a power
Of magnification from so to $50 diam
eters is sufficient for the beginner and,
if desired, an additional eyepiece may
be obtained later that will increase its
power to $50 diameters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
The Doldruma

When person is suffering from low
spirits or mental depression he is said
to be in the doldrums. "Doldrums" is
an old English word of uncertain de-
rivation. Some authorities suppose 1t
to be related in origin to dull" and
"dolt." "The doldrums" is the popu-
lar name for shifting oceanic zone
lying near the equator between the
trade winds and noted for its calms
and light, battling winds, which In the
old days sometimes prevented all prog
ress Of sailing vessels for weeks
Pathfinder Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
One Excellent Renaon

"Oh, what Il funny-looking cow !" said
the chic young thing from the city.
why hasn't it any horns"
"There are many reasons" answered
the farmer, "why Il COW does not have
horns. Some are born without horns
and do not have any until the late
years of their life. Others are de-
horned, while still other breeds are
not supposed to have horns at all.
There are many reasons why COW
sometimes does not have horns. But
the chief reason that this COW does not
have amy horns is that 1t isn't a COW
at all. It's a horse"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Give Snake a Chance

Students of reptiles find endless fas-
cination in the lives of snakes and
strenuously object to the clubbing to
death Of harmless varieties. To the
majority of persons snake is Just a
snake and therefore must be killed,
but many species are highly beneficial
to mankind and clear the country Of
countless destructive rodents, Death
from snake bite is not common in the
United States, but in India about 90
900 persons are lost annually by poison
GUS snakes, largely because the natives
walk about barefoot. +.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Meaning of HORSEPOWER

The term horsepower originated In
the Eighteenth century when the me-
chanlcal force Of expanding steam in
engines was replacing the force Of
horses in hosting and pumping in the
British mines. One horsepower equals
$4,000 pounds lifted one foot in ono
Minute. or $50 pounds lifted one foot
In one second.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25

Beauvais. so often seen by tourists
on the way from Dleppe to Paris, now
has new, although sad Interest as
the scene OF the great dlriglble dis.
aster OF October 4. 1880, 1t is an an
cient town. where great tapestries
have been made for centuries. Tour.
lists have chiefly sought It for Its In.
teresting cathedral and for Its Place
de rhotel de vile, which contains y
statue to Jean Hachette. who led the
women OF Beauyals to victory against
Charles the Bold In 14T2.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Not Much to Taxa

Jean had not had very much expert
ence with doctors, so when her mother
told her that one of her cousins, a doc
tor, was coming for a short visit, the
child was delighted.
what will she do, motherT asked
Jean.
Z "Oh, you'd better be careful"
warned her older sister. She'll take
your pulse"
"Oh, WELL" replied the child after a
moment, mine doesn't have very much
money in 1t anyway"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
The Reason

Little Harold called on a young
woman who lives nearby and who had
just brought home and was wearing
a new pair of red shoes that caught
the eye Of the juvenile visitor.
my but you are pretty, Mabel"
said Harold.
"Why thank you, Harold" said Mu-
bel rather fiattered, "Why do you think
I'm pretty?"
cause Of your red Shoes" answered
Harold. Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Just . Suggestion

Tue owner Of large business was
intervening applicants for the posy
Of Office boy. lie Ind boy In front
"f him and was asking him all man.
ner Of questions.
SOW went Oh the employer. nm
l""aing FER Some enc who must be rS
'epilo'"lly sharp aad whu must c,st
ne very little"
Well" said the l,o, n RS m ;.a.'
better send ont f's lenlL"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Sapphire Supply

Sapphires of the finest color, the tint
of the blue corntluwer, come from Cey-
Ion, source Of many Vt the worlds 9th
er precious stones. They are found
In the gravel beds of the streams.
SapphlrcS Were d's, cred In Siam Il.
iS,', Hiui m."h ~ the worlds supph
r"'""f f 80 t;'S i.ng.c
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Two-Legged Mammals

Normally the limbs of mammals are
four in number, but the hind pair are
suppressed In whales and sea-cows.
The limbs assume The form Of legs for
terrestrial progression, wings for flight
and paddles for Sw.rming. There are
bout 600 genera AMI 5000 species Of
Nlnmmals rNt;nt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Notice to Gre 4itors

Notice to Gre aitors
,o NoiiCE is hereby given that the SUBJ
scrloer OF District of Columbia has ohtained
from the Orphans Court of Montoomaru
county .Su Md; letters of administration on
the personal estate of VII
LEILA E. BEAN,
late OF MONTGOMERY county. deceased. All
persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby. warned to exhibit and file
, ,he same IN SAID court, with vouchers
thereof. legally authenticated. ON or hofo.o
the 2Cth day of April, 1882; otherwise thew
may by law. be excluded from all benefit
Of said estate. All persons Indebted 70
sald estate are requested to make inn.
this 10th day Of October, 1881. ' """u
CORNELIUS C. BEAN,
Administrator,
o Park Lane Apartments.
o'' %0-ot Washington, p. C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
Selling Out-A Bargain.

Making room for my White King Pigeons
Will sell all my poultry, what is left after
culline. NJ best stock. $50 large English
Barron yearling hens -winter layers of large
white eggs. Bred from Government contest
winners. $l.25 each. Also three brooder
stoves and hovers for sale at half price.
H. M. BLANDY,
Phone Kenslngton 231 W.
oboe AND HARNESS SHOP.
established shoe and harness shop at
Derwood and am prepared to do any kind
OF work at moderate rates. also sharpen
saws.
J. F, CARTER,
nov 5-lm Derwood, Md.
TOR SALE,
Collie puppies. and a registered
Collie dog, sable. with white markings, at
stud.
HULL FARM,
West More
may 8-3t Near Rockville, Md.
CAsroRrA.
p'nr'A' wv Kind va .. Fare t i.., Sought
Of G<z/7XAS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-25
BABY CHICKS,

u, we specialize in Reds, Barred Roche
olack GIANTS and Leghorns. Chicks fson,
accredited fiocks Also utility bred cb i,Gi
Hustom Matching. Let us do your ha,nh
turkey eggs. "' uucA and
GAlrHERSBURG HATCHERY.
,.oo Gaithersburg, Md.
Jun colin Phone Gath 1870