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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-08
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Can you answer seven CK
 these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 
 1. Tn astronomy, what was tho Ptolemaic System? 2. In which state is the city Of Excelsior Springs? 3. Name the author of the old poem, Annie and Willie's Prayer" {. In which ocean is the British island colony of Mauritius? 5. Tn what country did the game of Lotto originate? 6. Do American citizens require passports to visit Canada? '. In what year did the Bcer War end2 , 8. How old was President Frank {. lin D. Roosevelt when he was m. augurated?
 9. What is geography3 S 10. What king was recently de- clared to be Emperorf
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A Thought for Today

Be ye also patient stabliSh your hearts; for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.-JameS S;8.
 Never think that Gods delays are Gods de- nials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out Patience is geniuS-Buffon.
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Brown Versus Alcoln

But--in order to secure the nomination for governor it is es- sential to get the requisite num- Der of deleRates. It may be that
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Pharisees

One of the characteristics ex- hibited by spokesmen for the re- publican party, and by editors
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Daily Morrv- Round Washington =--. =-= =-- ======-- Du Pont Dominated Duchy
 Of Delaware Torn Asunder
- RY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEl

WASHINGTON Sept 6.-The Duchy of Delaware IS one of the ncest ghtest little empires ruled by monarch outside of Monte Carlo Luxemburg or Lichten e4oi
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Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that hu- man destiny is guided by the plan cts, the daily horoscope is outlined by 8 noted astrOloger. In addition to information of general interest, it outlines information of special in- terest to persons born on the desig- mated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-08

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, It will be more fun
 than you think fOr"; leave out "for."
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flee or position of trust or who is not in the federal service, may ac- cept a British decoration.
 @. When and by whom was the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the U. s. Department of Justice es- abolished?
 A. It was established in 1908 to provide the United States Depart ment of Justice with permanent Investigating force under its imme- diate control. It was first known as the Bureau of Investigation, and later as the Division of Inyestiga- tion. In 1924, while Harlan F. Stone now a justice of the United States Supreme Court, was attorney gen. eral of the United States, the bu- reau was reorganized and working policies which are followed today were established.
 o. How old is Marion Davies?
 A. Thirty-six (born January l 190O). & fG1
 
 If you want copy of our book let HISTORY OF THE PUBLIC DEBT" write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau lOl2 Thirteenth St., Northwest Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
 sessions. The REA, on the other hand, is not competing with the utilities. In fact, 1t is throwing business to them.
 REA propose sto electrify re- mote rural sections into which the utilities refuse to carry their lines. Furthermore, the REA CO., operatives which are carrying out the electrification program are buying most of their juice" from the private companies.
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flee or position of trust or who is not in the federal service, may &C., cept a British decoration.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
England, Spain Followed
Indians Style of Pipes

While the English adopted the
pipe of the North American Indian, the
Spaniards followed the practice of
the Caribbean islanders and South
American Indians. This was to roll
the tobacco in leaves of cabbage or
corn to form cigar, according to a
writer in the Chicago Tribune. CT
garar was the Spanish word meaning
to roll. Cigar came to signify a roll
of tobacco leaves. Continental Europe,
except Spain, preferred snuff, as did
the Scots.
The cigaret developed in, Spain. Pa
per served as the enveloping material,
probably because Of the lack of suit
able leaves.
The first pipes were makeshifts-
sometimes merely reed, or straw in
serted in walnut she'll Then fol-
lowed small pipes of iron, silver, brass,
or carved wood, yielding only few
.puffs to each filling. The clay pipe
early became popular in England and
held favor till about 80 years ago,
when the briar came into use.
Briar pipes are not made of briar.
The name is corruption of the
bruyere or white heath shrub, a ma
tive of southern Europe and Algeria.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
Ancient Egyptians Were
Skillful "a Mechanics

About five thousand years ago an
Egyptian wrote letter that has been
preserved to this day, notes a writer
in the Montreal Herald. In 1t he men,
tons among other things the numerous
mechanical devices that were in COM
mon use among the people.
The ancient Egyptians were already
acquainted with the lathe and the pot
ter's wheel-inventions that must have
originated In the remotest times
they were skillful workers in the less
refractory metals, could draw them into
wire, beat them into sheets, emboss
and engrave them, and were able to
inlay and enamel them. They could
glaze and enamel eartheqware and
make beads of glass.
They either devised the loom or in
herited 1t from an earlier culture, and
knew how to weave cotton to such
fneness that we can only distinguish
1t from silk by the microscope. They
were expert farmers and irrigating
engineers, and the worlds mightiest
architects in stone. No one knows ex-
actly how the pyramids were built, or
the precise methods for getting the
great Obelisks and collossi into place.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30

the Dodgers the other day-Bin Terry
recently purchased a $4,000 annuity
Rockies who are having their heart
breaks now might like to know that
iris Speaker once was left in Little
Rock by the Red Sox as part payment
for the ball park they had been using
In the Arkansas metropolis.
Throwers of Harlem rent parties
should take tip from Tampa social
ties. Slot machines are legal in Florida
and the license fee is comparatively
small So the boys and girls have taken
to installing them in their homes, call
ing up their friends and then letting
nature take its course. Since the ma
chimes can be regulated so that the Gus
toners get as little as per cent, such
entertainment Is highly profitable for
the hosts-Old-timers say that the late
Kid Gleason was the toughest fighting
man ever to don big-time Uniform
Fans walked off with 1852 baseballs
that were hit into the Brooklyn stands
last year, but the record still is held
by Wrigley field, where sixty baseballs
often are used in the course Of game.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
Quiet Corners

Happily the spirit of man can find
quiet corners in other than material
surroundings. A play which had a
long run years ago had as one Of its
curtains the famous physician switch
ing off one by one the lights in his
consulting room, and settling down in
his private corner for the half-hour
of complete stiffness and darkness to
which he trusted to repair the nervous
ravages Of busy day. It is in the
power Of every man to turn inward
from time to time into the quiet re-
cesses of his own soul. That with.
drawal, which may be only for a mo-
ment, and may be wholly unnoticed
by the surrounding throng, betokens no
spirit of the surrender, no Sinking of
the stresses and strains of active life.
Rather Is it a swift pilgrimage to a
secret source from which fresh power
may be drawn to meet them. The man
who has by patient practice learned
to make it comes back to his working
world not with reluctance or distaste,
but rejoicing as strong man to run
his course.-The Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
There Is No Wind When
the Wind Is Not Blown

wind is air naturally and horizon
tally In motion with certain degree
OF velocity. Thus the old question,
Where Is the wind when it is not
olow1ng? Is pointless, because there
Is no wind which is not blowing, says
writer in the Indianapolis News.
Pure air Is composed Of colorlesS
gases and is transparent. Therefore.
the wind could not be seen If the air
were pure, but the atmosphere always
contains minute particles Of substances
other than the constituent gases and
one can see the wind readily enough
with the aid of bright sheet of metal
TWO feet In length with one edge
straight such as a polished handsaw
OF large size. A windy day when the
air Is dry should be selected for the
experiment to get the best results.
The sheet Of metal or saw should
be held at right angles to the wind;
that is, If the wind is blowing from
the south, the blade should point east
and west with the straight edge up
and tilted away from the direction
OF the wind at an angle of about
80 to 40 degrees, permitting the air
current to strike the smooth surface
and glance upward. If one then
sights carefully along the blade at
some sharply defined object In the
vicinity, one will see the air flowing
over the edge in graceful curves like
water going over dam. The speed,
but not the volume, of the overflow
increases with the strength Of the
wind. The phenomenon is similar
to the waves Of air seen near hot
stove or over the ground, roofs and
other surfaces on hot, clear, summer
days.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
Tobacco Used as Remedy
for Cholera in France

During the cholera epidemic In
France in 1881 the use Of tobacco was
said to induce immunity. To ward
off illness while the great plague Of
1866 was In progress In London every
one was urged to smoke. Small chill
dren were compelled to take tobacco.
At Elton classes were instructed to
pause and light up at frequent inter-
walls, writes Charles Smutny In the
Chicago Tribune.
Who first brought the plant to Eu-
rope is not established, nor Is 1t GER
tain who smoked the first pipeful.
Jean Moot, whose name remains to-
day In nicotine, sent tobacco seeds to
France about 1860. Within FIVE years
Sir John Hawkins returned to Eng
land with tobacco. Most Of Europe
and parts Of Africa and Asia had the
weed by the opening of the Seven
teenth century. Snuff was preferred
in France for many years. The drink
ing of tobacco" as smoking was
termed in England, became common
and later fashionable through the ex-
ample Of Sir Walter Raleigh.
Every schoolboy knows the legend
of the drenching of Sir Walter RAJ
leigh by his valet. This faithful fell
low, for the first time seeing smoke
issuing from the mouth and nostrils
of his master, believed him to be aflre
and promptly emptied bowl of water,
ale, or beer over Sir Walter. The
beverage changes as do the characters
In the anecdote. Slightly varied ver-
sions are given for Richard Tarleton
and others. Another Sir Walter Ra-
leigh yarn involves wager with
Queen Elizabeth. He bet that he could
weigh tobacco smoke. First he weighed
a pipeful of tobacco, then smoked 1t
and subtracted the weight Of the ashes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
Hawk Family Ordinary Up
to Entirely Beneficial

There Is a hawk species. according
to a Representatives of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, that
ranges In human Significance from "or.
dinarily neutral; sometimes injurious"
up to almost entirely beneficial"
These are the hawks which the farm
er. the sportsman. the outdoorsman
generally, should learn to recognize
and to salute with "Pass. friend" when
ne sees them. A group. known to
hawkmen as the Buteos, or mouse
hawks" prey predomlnantly on field
mice and other small roden%i These
hawks very seldom err In the direction
of taking song birds or ga ne birds.
An important item In the dietary of
the beneficial hawks Is insects. They
devour huge numbers Of FAY caterpil-
lars, wirewOrmS, beetles and yrasshop-
pers. One species. the sparrow hawk,
is misnamed and should be called the
grasshopper hawk. In grasshopper
time its food consists almost entirely
of these leaping pests.
Eagles, which are close kin of the
hawks, come in for bit of debunking.
They are not the fierce and glorious
birds OF prey that fly through political
speeches. The golden eagle feeds
mostly on rabbits-and carrion. The
bald eagle, Americas proud emblem,
feeds predominantly on fish, which it
either steals or finds dead along the
shore.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30

)HOoF that a guy can return from
iorida with something more than
burn: ~ '"''
The dearest ambition Of one of Chi.
Cages most eminent racketeers is to
own big-time baseball club-Johnny
Mlze' the hard-hitting Cardinal, be-
heves ne would be linked If he did not
step on home plate each time he goes
rom nrst base to the bench--Joh
broaca is the champion lobby sitter
among the Yankees. When he cannot
ma any one to sit and listen to him
ne just sits and watches the other
guests-Bobby Cruickshank will tell
you that he learned to putt by watch.
ing Bobby Jones in the playoff at In
WOOD IN 1928. Previously Cruickshank
had been putting in the British man.
ner, hitting the ball full. Now he hits
only half Of the ball and gives it plenty
Of overspin.
note to numerous fans who have
neen writing in to ask whether Hitler
mas taken over the National league In
the matter Of the Jew who happens to
be the games best umplre-Why not
inquire Of the league president or the
CLUB owners whom you support? My
own Impression is that II these gentle
men so desired they could easily per-
suade Dolly Stark to return to the
game he loves-Ed Brandt, the Dodqer
southpaw, owns ranch In Montana
BUCK Newsom, Washington pitcher.
still bears the scar Of razor wound
received In Los Angeles In 1888 when
the earthquake interrupted a two-biti
shave-oscar MelilIo, Red sox second
saeker, will talk for hours about fights
and fighters.
Gossip now is that there was a wom-
an In the case when Discovery was
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
Belong to Whitefi.h Family

1chthyolOgists tell US that ciscos be-
long to the whitefish family. They
greatly resemble the "lake herring"
that makes up considerable part Of
the commercial haul from the Great
Lakes. Since the fish found in Lake
Geneva and some of the north
ern Indiana lakes differs somewhat
from the lake herring, the name "cis-
co" is especially fitting. Believed to
be Of Indian origin, 1t is distinctive
and not likely to be confused with any
other. The cisco, usually caught in
water over so feet in depth, on bead
like lures, passes the early winter and
summer in the deepest parts of lakes.
1t moves into shallower water during
the spring, while searching for food,
and also during the fall spawning sea-
son.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
Tigers Should Win
IN American League

hitherto when asked to name the
twhIe eIS OF this younger organization
t s%uisn quite often also is known as
dlsri nlerlcan league) the Parson has
NV maS MS versatility as an expert
he r o",l,S dignifed silence. That
treDzioau 40 this, while besieged by
Sa L S customers, does not mean that
bOdv ", t1 ueen trying to hold out on any.
lou,e Vm what he could gather while 90.
pa,on 9 >, IN the South, It seemed to the
h. Tn. '0a' the Tigers were already
hear, me" s'.. he met Colonel Rupert and
. dOdginsS O =, spends most of his time
rsSd ss IN and out from under the
straursr rno It, to inquire hoarsely of total
4 think , n,s How we doIngY" "Do Won
leadYp were "ed gonna hold that flye-run
That That ss and Questions Of similar imnort
and So SHOWS S0 he is not an expert either
along 80 v he could be fellow to s strlsr
Rr = WIN when he starts announcing
the i psr even though he may be all wet
Ing the t~a Instead, he merely Is Law.
as follow cwo pennant races on the line
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30

A noted collector of wooden Indians
says: wooden Indians are not In
digenous to American soil. AS early
as the reign Of James the wooden In
dian was a familiar sight in England.
OF the early wooden Indians in Amer
lea, an odd cupidlike Pocahontas that
once stood guard on Hancock street,
Boston, dates from 1880. The pioneer
authenticated appearance of a cigar
store show figure was in ITO, when
Christopher Demuth opened a tobacco
shop In Lancaster, Pa. This figure was
not an Indian, but delicate, minuet-
type gentleman extending a snuff-box
invitingly."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
@ New YORK P0st.-WNU ServIce'
Parson Tabs Rival
Flag Winners, but
Ignores Statistics
n New York post.-wNU Service

IF ANYBODY ever conducts poll to
l determine the most mulish person In
history or poesy, my vote will 90 to
the boy who stood on the burning deck.
He probably had business elsewhere
and his folks must have warned him
about playing around with fire, but he
persisted just the same.
That's a fine way to get a reputation,
but it's not old Pars0n Bradley's way.
If anybody should ask him what is
his way, the best he could do in the
shape of snappy comeback would be
to nifty that it is something he has
not been having recently but that prob
ably Is beside the point. What is right
on top Of the point is the fact that the
venerable Parson is about to pick some
winners and he is not the sort Of per-
son to fool around with burning decks
piled high with the figures Of experts.
Instead he is going to hop right
overheard and name the lucky lads who
will participate in the World Series in
September or October or whenever the
ever changeable magnates have decided
to hold the annual gold and aRory
classic.
Made Cubs Cinch in 1885
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30

st. Louis boy who
master-minded his own
way to fame in Chi
cago, but there are
those behind the
scenes who know bet
ter. He could never
have done it if it
hadn't been for the
Parson. When the
baldest Of the Brad
leys had finished dali
lying with the statis-
tics II months ago, he
was convinced that
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30

trimmed at Santa
Anita. It seems that
a celebrated movie ac-
tress who attended
workouts likes to see
horses go fast and so
young Al Vanderbilt
gave daily orders to
that effect-Just to
prove that they still
are pals, Charley
Grimm pres e n t e d
F r e dy Lindstrom
with six new bats
L. H. NL
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% win. So-just to show what he cared
tOr hgures-he picked the Giants. That
.elt only the Pirates, Dodgers and
!, RMS for the Cubs to attend to (since
Inc !, Reds and Bees always can handle
taelr own losing). So, naturally, the
Cubs won the pennant
Inns season the same system is be-
ing used at the earnest request Of Mr..
horace Stoneham, owner of the Giants.
Even though Mr.. Sam Breadon, who
rOlects the receipts (if any) in st.
-OulS does not like it, the Parson first
Iust De true to his home-towners. So
!. Is selecting the Cards to win and
'ne Cubs to finish second.
'nas finishes the National league, or
"Ou'0 IT the magnates did not insist
~ playing 154-game schedule. Now
~ 'sn take up the opposition circuit,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
Made Cubs Cinch in 1885
by Picking the Cards

Perhaps he could make $500, 900 PEG.
pie happy by saying that the Giants,
Yankees and Dodgers were going to
triumph, but he is something more than
Just crowd pleaser. SO he is going to
keep faith with Brooklyn by continuing
to live there, while concentrating his
prophetic powers upon the other en-
tries. While doing 90 he 10 going to
reveal few secrets (the tattle taIe).
One Of them concerns Charley Grimm.
Most people think that Charley Is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-30
Baseball Still Retrenches,
Though Receipts Are Up

Baseball still is retrenching, although
the gate receipts have increased vastly
during the past two seasons. Players
will tell you that no more than ten
athletes draw $1,000 or better in the
Double A international, American As
ISOLATION, Pacific coast) leagues. Six
years or so ago Newark alone paid that
much money to as many men. In the
lower loops It is even worse, with $55-
a.month salaries being common in
Class D circuits-Van Mungo has a
deep yearning to be racing car driver
Ben Geraghty, the viIIanova collie
qlan who may become the best short
stop ever to perform in Brooklyn, also
is an expert checker player and a fair
hand at bridge-While other athletes
are complaining that the gloves are not
bio enough, Charley Grimm continues
to hold his rating as the games best
first basement by praeticing bare
handed.
A former New York judge wants to
take up the cause Of Don Meade, the
ace jockey recently banned in Florida.
He would like to carry the case to the
highest court in order to test the con-
stitutionality Of racing In the state
It is FLIES year at the breeding farms.
The turf birth notices reveal that the
femmes are leading the colts five to
one-If the New York State Racing
commission Is not too busy 1t might in
vestigate those loud squawks concern
ing the type of electric eye to be used
at metropolitan tracks this year.
Reporters asked SO major league ball
PLAYERS what club was the best they
had seen this year. Flfty.two replied
the Cards, while forty-one favored the
Tioers. The verdict was 90 to o when
the question was asked concerning the
worst club. Since that sounds very
much like the scores by which the
Athletics may often be beaten this
year, the name Of the club can be
guessed at by Philadelphia most eele-
brated baseball hnaneiers.
What's become Of:
Ned Harlan, Princeton's all-America
hack of twenty-five years or so ago,
practices law at Bel Air, Md.
Winnie O'Connor, who won bike
race, fat and steeplechase horse races
and a prize fight all In day In Paris
ia running a jamaica tavern.
Milton Henry, who ran the American
Bar In Paris for several years after
starring as a crack rider, Is back at
his first love-galloping horses at the
Long Island courses.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
Spring Reception
May q by Veterans
OF And Division

THE veterans OF the And Division
will give their eighteenth annual
Spring reception and dance at the
Continental Hotel Saturday evening,
May %. President Elmer F. Neagle of
the District Of Columbia Chapter,
Rainbow Division, has appointed the
following to serve on the committee for
the event: Mr.. NJ Manning Marcus,
general chairman; Mr.. Henry B.
Schultz, chairman of the Arrange
ments Committee: Mr.. James r. DAILY,
chairman of the Decorations Commit
tee; Col. Arnold G. Davis, chairman of
the Distinguished Guests Committee:
Mr. Bernard v. Rhodes, chairman of
the Door Committee: Mr.. Howard E.
Black, chairman of the Floor Com
mittee; Mr. Walker H. Colston, chair
man, Music Committee; Col. William B.
Stacom, chairman, Program Commit
tee; Mr. Bentley Mulford, chairman,
Publicity Committee; Mr.. Francis o.
Sexton, chairman. Reception Commit
tee: Mr.. John r. Mcdaniel, chairman,
Refreshments Committee. and Mr..
Harold B. Rodier, chairman, Tickets
Committee.
Tickets are now available through
any veteran Of the Rainbow Division,
or by communicating with the editor
Of the Rainbow Reveille. TIT Sixth
street.