Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-06-20
By L. L. STEVENSON

the sea lion pool in Central park
just as q gust Of wind whisked from
q woman's head one Of those funny
little hats. As the owner shrieked,
the hat sailed out over the pool
and finally did a nose dive. No
sooner did 1t strike the surface Of
the water than 1t bobbed up again.
A nose Of one Of the Ave sea lions
that make their home there was
the propelling power. A shake Of
sleek head settled the hat to exactly
the right position and then the sea
Lion. q good actor, swan around
and around as II enjoying the cheers
and laughter. Finally. still wearing
the hat, It climbed upon the little
stone stage where the sea lions sun
themselves and for some minutes
posed as IL looking into q mirror.
Whether the woman recovered her
hat cannot be stated because when
my friend left. the sea lion was still
posing.
Midtown: John Kieran, who seems
to know all the answers, looking
into a bookstore window at an en-
cyclopedia and the encyclo-
pedia looking right back at him
frankie Masters putting some coins
into a Babies Milk fund collection
:. and finding that the pretty girl
who stopped him is from his home
town. Robinson. III. Bess John
son throwing darts at balloons In
Q penny arcade John Bates,
radio producer. carrying q load of
farming equipment and seed cata-
logues to his car William Har-
grave. baritone, strolling along look
ing In windows and singing, of all
things, Shoot the Sherbert to Me,
Herbert" Ezra Stone. walking
across the street reading a manu-
script and the taxi driver who
almost hit him. recognizes him and
shouts. do you want to do your
next broadcast from hospital?"
Equipment Recently heard DR..
Karl T. Compton. president of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy. tell this story: An American
woman In India. finding 1t necessary
to have her house rewired, en-
ployed a native workman. Time
after time, he came to her asking
for instructions. Finally becoming
tired Of his questions, the American
told the Indian to go ahead and ''just
use common sense"
Madam" returned the Indian,
common sense Is a rare gift Of
God. ALI I have Is technical edu-
cation"
Agricultural: Spencer Hare
vouches for this one: A mail-order
house recently received this letter
from an upstate farmer: IT have
read that II you paper your hem
house with bright-colored wallpaper
the chickens will lay more eggs. I
am enclosing $3.50. Please send me
two rolls Of your very brightest
wallpaper" The company imme-
diately sent this reply: Dear sir:
II you will look on page 227 Of our
four-color illustrated catalogue. you
will see that our wallpaper Is 81
q roll. Please remit an additional
so cents" The farmers reply was
brief and to the point: "Tf I had
your catalogue. I wouldn't need
your wallpaper"
Street Scene: Two buxom house,
wives. market bags In their hands
exchanging bit Of gossip before
climbing the stairs to their fats !. .
A young policeman. evidently on his
way to the station house to report
for duty. stopping to inspect his re-
Election In Q glass door A mail
carrier, having removed the letters
from q corner box, slipping into q
hallway and rubbing his feet ;.
A man with a swollen Jaw and eyes
indicating q sleepless night, taking
one glance at q dentists sign; then
walking away rapidly A young
ster offering q mill1wagon horse Q
bite OF his apple and letting
out q yell when the impolite ami
NAL takes 1t all In one gulp.
Snappy: This exchange of repair
tee occurred at q dinner the other
evening:
"You can't make a silk purse out
OF a sow's ear" declared General
Hugh s. Johnson.
"A good chemist can" returned
Charles F. Referring.
(Be1 Syndicate-wNU service.)