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Evening star., 1934-06-19

One thing which the typical fish
fancier breeds. besides fish. 10 conceit.
There are altogether too many loud
mouthed. know-it-all fellows posing as
fish culturists.
This tall chap. with deep voice.
purchased female Blue Platty which
was about to give birth 10 babies.
When she does so, In q few days.
he brags about 1t, when he had no
more to do with the feat than the
man in the moon.
He Is typical. we believe, Of this
breed. He Is not unique among
'fancies," Of course.
Almost any speciality, whether dogs.
horses, jewels or stamps, turns out .
certain percentage Of wise guys"
who not only know 1t all. but cannot
be told anything by anybody.
The amateur ish hobby, however,
breeds the largest number Of these
wights, certainly the most loud
mouthed Of 'em all.
You can spot him the moment you
draw up to the tanks at the dealers.
Sod1hy AAC 10 WCu dACoc0at llo8 al
air Of prosperity about him, and gen.
orally Il what Is called or used to be
called. q substantial citizen.
Mainly he Is about 80 to 40 years
old. this wisenheimer guy.
There Is no age limit in the won-
derfully interesting hobby of keeping
small tropical fishes In comparatively
small home aquaria.
Men, women, children, all know and
enjoy this diversion.
A typical loud mouth, however, 10
almost always within the age class
mentioned.
He usually wears his hair brushed
straight back. and his locks are al
ways-and there u no exception to
this-dark brown.
Mostly, he will be found to have
brown eyes, too.
His distinguishing feature. however,
Is his loud mouth, actuated by that
peculiar type OF possessive brain
which likes to tell itself that it really
knows more than other people.
=
Inere can pe no doubt OF the sim
certify OF this fellow.
He really does think he knows more
about fishes than most people.
He would tell the greatest authority
In the world all about his Blue Moon
with the same gusto he would talk to
the novice.
One may suspect, after listening to
him in operation. that he is a novice.
that Is why he is so anxious to pose
as an expert.
The true expert does not need to
impress himself by FIRST impressins
others.
Is he not an expert? And is there
anything In the status Of expert that
requires blowing?
Here Is an old lady who has heard
that guppies do marvellous things in
the breeding line.
The dear old lady has . hazy idea
that all she has to do, to become rich,
is to buy pair Of guppies and put
them in q quart bowl.
Pretty soon the bowl will hold mil
lions Of little guppies, and she will
take them down to the stores and sell
them by the bowlful at q pretty sum
per bowl.
1t seems Q great many guppies, to
come out OF one small bowl. and she
wonders q bit about 1t, but the friend
Evening star., 1934-06-19

There was strong opinion In favor
Of allowing European nations to man.
age the war by themselves. II needed,
1t would have prevented Uncle Sam
from being worried by the fact that
they cannot even manage their ex-
penSe accounts.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

guard the lives and health of mothers
and children by providing trained
nurse -midwives for rural areas In Ken
lucky and elsewhere, where there Ia
inadequate medical service, and to
provide other nursing and social
service in these areas.
q. Are there to be many strato-
sphere flights this Summers. F.
A. Men and apparatus are being
prepared for early flights In the United
States, Soviet Russia, Germany,
France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Czecho-
slovakia and Hungary. This region Is
Of highest interest because of perfect
weather conditions. Rain, sleet, fog
and snow are absent because there II
no moisture in the stratosphere.
@. Who won the national spelling
contest this year7-C. r.
A. Sarah A. Wilson of Gray. Me-,
won the first prize OF $500 in the. con-
test at Washington. D. C. James VIII
son of Canton, Ill. won the second
prize of $500.
@. When did Kim. the first ship
to come to this country from Soviet
Russia. arrive2-D. A.
A. The Kim arrived in New York
April 2, 1884. 1t has been stated by
Joseph H. Lyons, collector of customs
at Mobile, Ala. that the Kim Is not
the first ship from Russia to visit a
United States port In II years. The
Russian ship Vazlsz VorovSky entered
the port at Mobile on March %, 1925,
There were women in the crew az
there were in the crew of the Kim.
The cargo of the Vazlaz Vorosky con-
sisted OF bulk sylvinite and bulk
manure salt. This boat was under
charter by British shipper when she
called at the United States with cargo
from Antwerp.
@. When we're horses introduced
into warfare?-C. T. .--4
A AS early as 100 &c. they
seem to have been used in the con-
quest Of Egypt by an Asiatic tribe.
O. What is the diameter Of the
shadow cast on the earth when the
moon eclipses the sun?-D. A.
A. At the time of q solar eclipse,
the moons shadow at the point where
the earth's surface cuts 1t Is at most
only 1853 miles in diameter.
@. How many taxicabs are there
in Washington, D. CA. B.
A. There are about 1000.
@. What form Of musical compost
ton is considered the highest?-T. K.
A The symphony Of the classic,
the romantic and the modern period
is the most important Of all orches-
trail compositions, and is the supreme
test OF a composers creative genius
and mastery Of composition and or
cheStration.
@. How many nations have Red
Cross Societies OF their own?-C. B.
A. F1fty-eight.
9. What were the divisions Of the
Temple?-N. p. w.
A The vestibule. called the Olam;
the Holy Place. called the Hekal, and
the Holy Of Holes.
@. Has Canada q sales tax?-S. p.
A. The sales tax in modified form
, was introduced In Canada in 1920
and has been in continuous operation
ever since.
@. Is there q Blackfoot and also
a Blackfeet tribe Of Indians?-P. T. P.
A The tribe Of Indians in question
is known as Blackfeet. The term
Blackfeet is used for both the mem
bes Of the tribe as q whole and for
individual members.
Evening star., 1934-06-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

q. How much did it cost the
United States, the other. day, TO IRE
the presidential salute when the Com
mander In Chief was saluted In New
York Harbor7-S. w. b.
A. It cost approximately IS cents
for each charge. There were twenty
one guns (or al charges) to each
salute and the number Of ships salut-
ing the President was thirty. This
makes o total Of approximately
s157.50.
q. Which bank Is the biggest saw
ings bank In the world7-P. II.
A. The Bowery Savings Bank In
New York City has this distinction.
It has about 4o7, $50 depositors. 1t
has been In business for one hundred
years, and In that time has had two
million depositors.
q. When will the Canadian SWIM
ming marathons be held this Sum-
mer?-K. G.
A. The Canadian National Exposi-
ton Marathons will be held August
1880. at Toronto.
@. Did Shakespeare have brothers
and sisters?-S. N. Z.
A. william Shakespeare was the
third child In the family. Two
daughters who died in infancy were
the first and second children. The
others were Gilbert, Joan, Anne,
Richard and Edmund.
@. Which State has the larger pop
ulation, Texas or California?-B. c.
A. In the 1880 census Texas ranked
ahead OF California. In the 1888 es-
Inmates California had passed Texas,
CALIFORNIA; population being esti-
mated at 6,0s2, 900. with that OF Texas
s,o23, 900.
@. What obligation is there on the
part Of q person who uses your serv-
ice!-T. Y.
A. There is none whatever. This
newspaper offers the service free to
its readers. You are entitled to all
benefits TO be derived from its fire.
quent use. There is no charge except
coin or stamp for return postage. Ad-
dress Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
Washington, D. c.
@. Why are portfolios round instead
Of squaYe?-H. w. p.
A. Although portfolios are as q rule
made round there are also square
portfolios. These, however, usually
contain q round portfolio within the
square one. 1t In much easier to fit
something into q round hole and TO
make 1t air and water tight. The
cutting Of the hole, fitting OF the
metal. glass. etc, has led gradually
toward round portfolios. Originally
these holes were gun holes, which
can be seen in the old galleys of
years ago, and also used for oars.
When there is q square portfolio it is
usually closed before going out to
sea and the round portfolio within it
left open.
@. Did Michelangelo live to an old
age?-M. z. M.
A. He died in 1884 at the age Of
80. The last "a years of his life he
was architect Of st. Peters in Rome
His last pictorial achievement, The
Last Judgment" was completed in
l54l.
@. How long has the egg dance
been know in Holland?-S. l.
A. This folk dance Is so old that
its origin and significance have been
forgotten. In this dance. gayly attired
girls dance daintily around eggs, In
imitation Of f1uttering hens.
@. What Is the Frontier Nursing
Servicea--N. w.
A. It u an organization TO safe
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Alfonso's Preference.

Prom the Worcester Gazette.
Ex-King Alfonso will not jump at
the chance of joining Mae West in
the movies, hut how he would revel
In the idea of appearing in a news
reel depicting his return to the Span
ish throne.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

The American Ambassador to Rus
sia intends to master the Russian Ian
guage. The task is difiicult and many
things may happen before 1t 10 COM
pleted.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

Radio entertainment is curtailed
for the Summer, but an auditor with
Imagination can listen to the static
and pretend he is overhesring the
United States Senate.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

A Harvard reunion is an admired
demonstration in spite of the fact
that some Of 1t seems to require trans
lation into what Mr.. Mencken calls
the American language"
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Far Reaching.

From the Indianapolis News.
Notwithstanding the depression the
number Of graduate diplomas this
year would, as usual. If placed end to
end. reach farther than most of the
graduates will 20.
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Peace Preparedness.

Peace Preparedness.
Incessantly the baby cried.
We gave 1t sugar plums and toys.
And yet its efforts 1t applied
To keeping up fearful noise.
We tried to make it understand
That for its wall it was unthanked.
And then for peace we raised hand
For peace, some babies must be
spanked.
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Greatest Show on Earth.

From the owensbcro tKs) Messenger.
Mary Pickford says she won't hin
ior Congress because She feels sh.
oeRngs definitely in the entertain-
MT held" Others go to Consress
WITHOUT leaving that field.
Evening star., 1934-06-19
A Republican "Plot?"

Prom the winston-salem Journal.
Maybe the Government ought to
employ snoopers to see If the naughty
Republicans have . certain "brain"
group In mind when they talk OF re-
viving the antitrust laws.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

Two sensible men met when Musso-
lini and Hitler conferred. They had
the sense not to quarrel-at least not
In public.
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Drowned Out.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
According to one observer. some Of
the new bathtubs are so loud In their
color effects that 1t will be no use to
sing in them.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

Mussolini and Hitler talked friend
ship and at the same time studied
geography.
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Fathers Day Stamp.

From the San Antonio Evening News.
Suegesteddesignf for Fathers day
stamp: AttAS under his load.
Evening star., 1934-06-19
All Smiles.

From the Toledo Blade.
A marriage license clerk, in times
like these neets more optimists than
anybody else.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

"Good looks somehow don't count
for much" said Uncle Eben. AT de
ZOO anybody viii adstre an elephant
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Innocent Bystander.

Innocent bystander.
"You have been called a malefactor
Of great wealth."
"It's all q mistake" answered Mr..
Dustin Stax. I'm not q malefactor.
I'm a victim of circumstances. hit
a streak of luck that brought profit,
but I don't know how 1t happened
any more than you do"
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Simple Enough.

Initials still arise in view,
Their usefulness Ii plain to see.
If we can hold the /. o. y.
Correctly to the G. o. d.
Evening star., 1934-06-19
Delayed Vacation.

Delayed Vacation.
"Are you going to enjoy your vaca-
tion?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
But in Summer have to work and
worry for myself. It's long time to
wait till Congress reassembles."
Evening star., 1934-06-19

ut Is only sad vanity" said HI Ho.
the sage Of Chinatown, that leads US
to imagine we are adding to the beauty
OF the heavens by sending up a sky
rocket"
Evening star., 1934-06-19

Jud Tunkins says he's going fishing,
although he can't see why he should
try to soothe his troubles by taking
'em out on q few fish.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

@. Has Canada q sales tax?-S. F.
A. The sales tax in modified form
was introduced In Canada in 1920
and has been in continuous operation
ever since.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

@. Is there q Blackfoot and also
a Blackfeet tribe Of Indians?-P. T. P.
A. The tribe Of Indians in question
is known as Blackfeet. The term
Blackfeet Is used for both the mem
bes OF the tribe as q whole and for
individual members.
Evening star., 1934-06-19

Q. What were the divisions Of the
Temple?-N. r w.
A The vestibule. called the Olam;
the Holy Place. called the Hekal, and
the Holy Of Holes
Evening star., 1934-06-19

@. How many nations have Red
Cross Societies OF their own?-C. B.
A. Fifty-eight.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
The Paper Tree

The name of the paper tree, from
which a cloth is manufactured from
its bark, Is Aouta. 1t is a mulberry
tree, found at Otaheite, In the South
sea, from which a cloth is manufac.
tured that is worn by principal in.
habitants. The bark of the tree is
stripped off, and deposited to soak in
running water. When it is sufficiently
softened, the fibers of the inner coat
are carefully separated from the rest
They are then placed in lengths of
about eleven or twelve yards, side by
side, till they are about foot broad
and two or three layers are put one
upon another. This is done in the eve
ming. Next morning the water il
drained off and the several fibers ad
here together in one piece. This is
afterward beaten on a smooth piece
Of wood with instruments marked
lengthways with small grooves of diff
ferent degrees Of fineness, by means
Of which it becomes as thin as muslin.
After bleaching it in the air, to whiten
it, the cloth is fit for use.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01

Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hipsley are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the birth
of son.
Miss Blanche A. Corwin is visiting
relatives in Altman, N. J.
Mr.. James Scott, of Washington has
been visiting his son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fletcher Scott.
Mrs. Robert B. Peter Jr., entertain
lea one of the Tuesday bridge clubs
this week at the Hungerford Tavern.
Her guests were Mrs. Albert ADV,
Mrs. Thomas Anderson, Mrs. Thomas
Kelley, Mrs. Camillus Stokes, Mrs.
Brownell Riggs, Mrs. Thomas Dawson
and Miss Stewart Foster of Washing
ton.
Miss Laura Gardner and Miss Mary
Catherine Miles, of Clarksburg, enter
tanned at shower in honor of Mrs.
Howard Miles, formerly Miss Eleanor
Diamond, on Monday evening at the
home of Miss Gardner's sister, Mrs.
Paul Wire, of Rockville. Those pres
ent were Mrs. H. L. Diamond, Misses
Agnes and Margaret Griffith, Alice
Diamond, Helen Tyler, Ann Trundle
and Mrs. Robert Ward, all of Gath
ersburg; Mrs. Laura E. Gardner and
Mrs. Howard Miles, ST., of Clarskburg
Misses Marion Spears, Lucy Offutt
Shirley Prescott, Maude Wilson, Dor
othy Howard, Mary Somervell, Mil
dred Ward, Emily MARYLAND and Ella
Wilson.
Mrs. Robert Peter, Jr., and little
son, Bobby, and Mrs. Frank A. Tyler
spent Wednesday in Winchester, Va.
with Mrs. George T. Tyler.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
Forty Billion Germs to
the Pound of Farm Soil

Instead of being inert and dead, or
binary farm land is teeming with life.
Cultivated soils have anywhere from
a few million to five million bacteria
in pound of tOp-soil under certain
favorable conditions the germ popula
ton per pound may run as high as
forty billions, says Literary Digest.
So we are told by the service di
vision of the American Agricultural
Chemical company. To quote press
bulletin issued by the Vaudeville Press
bureau New York;:
These organisms are very small,
consisting of single cells only one
twenty ve-thousaudth of an inch in
diameter They are the lowest form
of plant life, and contain no chloro
phyl, the matter which enables 0rdt
nary plants to produce substances suit
able for the support of life.
Most persons think that all bacteria
are harmful, but actually. the reverse
is frequently true. Without the bac
terra in the soil, plant and animal life
would probably soon disappear from
the world. Only a comparatively few
bacteria are harmful to mankind. One
of the purposes Of the cultivation OF
the land is to promote the growth of
beneficial soil bacteria.
Farmers may increase the useful
ness of bacteria Iii the soil by adopt
ing methods Of cultivation and soil
treatment which favor their develop
ment. Flowing under of organic mat
ter so that the bacteria can make hu
mus, rotation of crops to include lie
gumes on which nitrifying bacteria
thrive. draining Of wet lands, the add
ing of limestone to acid soils, and the
use of fertilizers are recommended. :"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
Fossils Show Alabama
Site of an Ancient Ses


Alabama was at the bottom of an
immense sea hundreds of thousands of
years ago.
Countless small fossils known as
Thamnograptus poori, found during
the process of opening road from
Calera to Monteyallo, furnished this
additional proof.
According to an article by DIR. r. S.
Poor, for whom the fossils were
named, and appearing in Rocks and
Minerals, it is evident that large
masses of these small animals col.
tected on the surface of an ancient
sea over the present state of Alabama
They gathered in much the same man
ner as the plants and animals that
float on the surface of the Sargasso
sea collect
The mode of living of these small
creatures was such that it was
astounding to find so many perfect
specimens in the rocks. Their remains
consist of tlattened stems called rllab
dosomes, and small -toothlike pro
jections, known as hydrothecae, which
served as the home of the small or
ganisms. Many rhabdosomes were at
tached to small ballOon-like objects
which floated upon the stiff surface of
the water. When detached from this
unique buoy they fell to the bottom
of the sea, the present Alabama ter
rain, and were covered by mud.
Resultant decay of the softer parts
and pressure caused much of the orig
inal material to be lost; the fossil re-
mains consist Of the insoluble section
of the original organism.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
Germantown Gas You Like
1t" Club Plans For Year

The GAS You Like 1t" Club of Ger
antown, Md, met on Monday, October
LIST, at the home of Mrs. R. L. Kicker
son. The programs for the insuing
year were distributed. Mrs. Hickerson
gave a talk on her visit to the His
torical Shrines of Virginia.
The Club met on October Is at the
home of Mrs. VIM. Brandenburg. The
speaker was Miss Bolten Executive
Secretary of the Social Service) she
explained the work of the Social Ser
vice and the Welfare Board. The club
members decided to help the needy
families in the local community.
The club met on October 20, with
Mrs. John Hargett. Mrs. John O.
Wade was the speaker and told of her
visit last winter to Palma on the
Island of Majorca. The club voted to
put a roof on the home of local
colored family. The Club meetings
were most interesting and very educa-
tional.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
Welfare Board Is Active
During Past Month

The Montgomery County Welfare
Board held its monthly meeting at the
Court House. The report for Septem-
Der showed that the Welfare Board
staff, during that month, has had
contact with 735 families where there
was some problem of unemployment
or under-employment. Of these 533
received relief either in the form of
work relief on EVA projects in the
work relief division or by direct ord
ers in September,
Since August, the total number of
families under the cAre of the Well
fare Board has been increased by only
3. This slight increase is encouraging
in that it indicates many who would
ordinarily apply to us as winter ap-
proaches must have received private
employment. In this connection, Sur
vey is being made under State aus
pieces of the occupational characteris-
tics of the unemployed who are re-
ceiving relief so that we may under
stand more fully the needs in this
county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
"Palimpsest Brasses"

The term "palimpsest brasses" means
brasses which have been used twice.
The dissolution Of the monasteries led
to thousands Of brasses being sold for
old metal, both from the churches de.
stroyed and from those that were al.
lowed to remain. In 1851 an order
was issued conflscating all the church
plate. 1t is therefore not surprising
that great numbers of brasses were
stolen. Elizabeth disapproved OF these
proceedings and ordered that fresh
plates should be procured. and thai
the damaged monuments should be re
stored. The stolen brasses often went
into the melting pot, but sometimes
they were re-engraved and used to
commemorate contemporary persons.
The palimpsests are produced in three
ways: ~ by engraving the back Of
the brasses (probably the most numer
ous) (2) by re-engraving and altering
the figures. and (3) by substituting a
fresh inscription.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
Rockville News And
Social Items

Mrs. Brawner Nicholson. Mrs.
George Lamar, Mrs. William Pratt,
Mrs. Barrett Wilson and Mrs. Alexan-
der Kilgour went to Baltimore on
Wednesday and were luncheon guests
at the home of Mrs. Irving Underhill.
Mr.. Alexander Prescott, 3rd, who
recently underwent an operation has
returned home and is improving.
Mrs. Ernest Hartman, of Dillsburg,
Pa, is visiting her mother, Mrs. w.
w. Welsh.
Mrs. Dudley Ward recently enter
tanned 20 members of Phi Delta
Alpha Sorority at bridge at her nome.
High score prizes were won by Miss
Thelma Thomas, of Washington; Mrs.
Hannah Marie Gloyd and Miss Alice
Donnely.
Mr.. Charles A. Brewer left on
Thursday for Cincinnati, Ohio, where
he has accepted position with the
Home Owners Loan.
Mrs. Edwin Sheppe has returned
from a visit with relatives at Stuart
Hall.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
Gamelan Gong

The gamelan gong of Java Is made
by sets Of gongs and metallic plates.
Gamelan is also name given to all
ensemble Of musical Instruments thar
form a Javanese orchestra. There are
galnelans for various purposes, specif
irally religious military. or dramatic
representations. These gamelans are
of various forms. Literary Digest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
Classified Ads

l91 WANTED-Old bags. l pay 3
cents for good field bags, $500 per
hundred for fertilizer bags, feed
bags with small holes, S1.0O per
hundred. l pay $3.50 per hundred
for large size dairy bags. Prices
paid delivered at the Rockville rail
road station. Please notify me "a
hours in advance so that l can con-
tact interested parties. Write Sam
Cohen, 1925 Spring Road, n. W.,
Washington, D. G.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
Chief Crane Led Warriors

Ohio's Chief Crane (Tarhe) marched
on foot at the head of his warriors
through the whole of Gen. W. H. Har-
rison's campaign into Canada and was
an active fighter in the battle of the
Thames in 1813-at seventy-two years
of age.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-01
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