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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03
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THE SEWING GIRL.
BY NJ. E. WOOD.

All day long she sits to sew,
Patient, and pale, and still,
Fading away like the slender plants
That bloom on the widow-sll
She heedeth not the beauty that floats
Der the blushing sky,
Nor heareth the pleasant melody
OF the winds low lullaby.
Through the misty mazes of ruffle and hem,
And flounce, and band and seam,
Fer fair fingers wander, till her thoughts
Are lost as if in dream;
And swiftly the stitches come and go
Ger the glittering needle bright,
From earliest dawn of the weary day,
Until the deep midnight
The roses are pale in her youthful check,
Yet she is very fair
Simple her robe; nor ringlet, nor braid,
Adorneth her glossy hair,
That waveth its shining beauty along
Her temples, and falling low,
Clusters in golden tufts upon
Her neck, that is white as snow.
She is making silk gowns for ladies fair,
Who never toll or spin,
Yet she murmurs not, for the prayer she S saying
Keepeth her heart from sin
Keepeth her heart from asking why
Her burdens are heavy to BEAR
While many whose forms are far less frail
Are strangers TO toll or care
Keepeth her spirit from asking who
Are forging the chains for the poor
Why some are doomed to famine and want,
And others have plenty in store!
All day long she sits to sew
Patient, and pale, and still
Fading away like the slender plants
That bloom on her window-sill
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03

PRIyATE AFFAIRs.--O of the most
common mistakes made by the young
before knowledge of the world has c8a-
WINGED them OF their errors, is in suppo-
sing that the world attaches any particu-
lar Importance to them or their acts. 49,
That which we call self-conceit, and
which occasionally afflicts persons who
have roaehtd maturity in years, (thc only
maturity Of which such persons are ca
pablo, by the way is an expression Of
this feeling. IL is more properly an in
tense self-consciousness which leads the
individual to intrude himself on all his
fellows with whom he comes in contact,
and that numerically and pertinaciously
Another expression of that feeling is in
that morbid shrinking from notice, which
equally presupposes large share of
interest for ones self in the worlds
thought.
Both these conditions are unnecessa-
rye The fact is, tho world cares little or
nothing about any one Of the individuals
who compose it. Wear a smiling face,
and it takes no part in your joy. Clothe
yourself in sackcloth and ashes, and wa
ter the ground with your tears, and it
will not mourn with you. II is hard
and cold, and very much like the popu-
lar idea of corporations body without
soul. Therefore there is little use in
seeking its favor or deprecating its ipjus-
tice. Be sufficient fer yourself Do
right. Act conscientiously, and neither
hope for praise nor fear censure. You
may become famous, but the chances are
that you will live unnoticed and die for
gotten. 1t is quite enough that you sat
isfy yourself, and keep in mind that
there is one Eye which secs you.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03

A TERRIBLE WEApoN.--A recently
invented cannon Is brass gun Of the
usual shape, mounted on wheels, and so
constructed that rotary cylinder con
stitutes the breecb, which contains four
charges. rcplenished by means of hop
per, and fred as rapidly as a man can
work an ordinary lever backward and
forward, is sixty rounds per minute. --
The piece is discharged by electricity,
and from this results what is believed 10
be an important and valuable discovery.
BY means Of the battery and wires con
Meeting with the cylinder by which igni.
ton is caused, the cylinder becomes per-
fectly electrified, which keeps il as cool
as il constantly bathed in ice. On firing
two hundred rounds in rapid succession,
at the rate Of about thirty rounds per
minute, it was found that at the end Of
that time, and without using the swab
once, the brccch was made colder than
when the firing commenced
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03

A FAMILY PUZZLE. --The family Of
Mrs. Lucinda Burr, Of North Wilbra-
ham, according to The Palmer journal,
consists of one father, three mothers, two
grandmothers, one great-grandmother,
two widows, three children, one husband,
one wife, two daughters, one grand
daughter, one son, one grand son, one
great grand son, mother. in-law, and one
son-in-law; yet the family numbers but
five persons, who live under the same roof.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03
COUNTY ADVERTISEMENTS
UNION HOTEL.
Rockville Ito MARYLAND.
NJ. IL. LECTION, Proprietor.

WI III d1H1l 4 O4Ns HIVPhIOtOH'
TIME subscriber having reftted and furnish
Il ed his house in the best style, is prepared
to accommodate the travelling public in the
most satisfactory manner.
His Table will, at all times, be supplied
with the best obtanable in the market, and his
BAR viii be supplied with the best of Liquors,
Ale, Segars, &c.
BOarders by the week, month or year can
have pleasant rooms, at moderate prices.
His Stable is commodious and will be UNI
der the care of an attentive ostler, and always
supplied with plenty Of provender.
lzIs~ He will keep for hire several HORSES
AND CARRIAGES, for the accommodation
Of the public generally, and at very reasonable
prices.
share of the public patronage is respect
fully solicited. NJ. II. LETTON.
feb lift
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03

EFFECT or ELEcrmcIrY ON MIX
Experiments recently made by passing
currents Of electricity through milk, in
dictate that the cause Of its becoming
sour during a thunder storm, is the state
of the atmosphere which companies
such storms, rather than the direct effect
of Lightning. The Scientific american
says: ut is well known that the weather
IS generally sultry or hot just prior TO
the thunder storm, and this warm condi-
ton Of the air is very favorable to tho
development Of Tactic acid in the milk"
1t is stated that some experiments had
been made at Cincinnati with sweet milk,
by passing currents Of electricity through
il, and that the butter by the operation
was separated or churned in the most
complete and perfect manner.
Fer Study wisdom and you will reap
pleasure,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03


SMOKING CAUSE OF INSANITY. The
terrible ravages which tobacco is making
on the minds and bodies of the young
seems to be attracting the attention of
medical men in various parts of the world.
In a pamphlet just issued by DR.. Sey-
mour, of London, on Private Lunatic
Asylums, and the causes of insanity of
late years, the Doctor denounces with
emphasis as one of the producing causes
the practice Of immoderate smoking in
dulgcd in by boys and young men at the
universities and larger schools, now
called colleges" The Doctors remarks
are as applicable to the youths of this
country as those Of Europe. No one
conversant with disease can doubt that
ercessiee smoking, especially in the case
of young people, must be highly injuri-
Gus to both mind and body. Its effect is
to depress the circulation-thc heart be-
comes weak, irregular in its action, and
the pulse is scarcely to be felt The vic
tim becomes irresolute and nervous, his
appetite fails, and his mind fills with i'm
aginary cvils.-This may continue for
years, but at length the smoker dies off
suddenly; then examination has shown
that the muscular structure of the heart
is imperfect in its action the left side is
thin and in some cases, in which sudden
death has occurred, there has been found
little more than strip of muscular fibre
left on that side. The question of re-
straining boys from smoking is rather a
difficult one to deal with, but the grave
interests at stake seem to demand that
some action should be taken in the prem
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03
GOOD EATING g. CAPITAL DRINKING
Al
KILG0UR'S SALOON.
ROC kvi11e, MI q.

o. ~ THE subscriber returns his sincere
acknowledgment TO his numerous
W patrons for the liberal patronage be-
slowed upon him from the opening of his es-
adjustment, and respectfully solicits contin-
nance, assuring them that no pains will be
spared. on his part, TO merit it.
He would also inform his friends and the
public, that he is now reftting his establish
ment, which for style and comfort, when com
pleted, will vie with any house Of the kind in
the cities.
Lovers of GOOD OYSTERS will always
find at his establishment the best the markets
afford, and his Bar viii always be supplied
with the best OF Wines, Liquors, Malt Drinks,
Segars, Tabacco, &c.
gss- His charges very moderate.
feb lS-tf JOHN A. T. KILGOUR.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03

ENERGY. Ills the energy of will that
is the soul Of the intellect; wherever it
is, there is life; where it is not, all is
dulness and dependency, and desola-
ton. People who have no experience of
it, imagine that it is destructive to the
nerves, exhaustive of animal spirits;
that it aggravates the wear and tear Of
Of life excessively. But this is an idle
notion--as idle as the habits and humors
Of those who entertain IL. Energy, lit
orally from the Greek, is inward work.
ingncss; the blooming Of the flower is
energy; the increase Of fruit is energy;
the growth Of the body is energy; yet
in all these there is no violence; the ef-
fcacy is not destructive, but vital;
without il, the whole frame must fall at
once into corruption; with it, instead Of
corruption, VIC have life.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03
Presence of Mind and Common sense.

If IL man faint away, says Halls Jour
nal of Health, instead of yelling out like
a savage, or running to him to lift him
up, lay him at full length on his back,
on the floor, loosen the clothing, push
the crowd away, so as to allow the air
to reach him, and let him alone. Dash
ing water over person, in a simple
faintng fit, is barbariiy. The philo-
sophy of u fainting fit is, that the heart
fails to send the proper supply of blood
to the brain; if the person is erect, that
blood has to be thrown up hill, but if
lying down, it has to be projected hori-
zontally, which requires less power, as is
apparent.
If person swallows poison, delibe-
rately or by chance, instead of breaking
out into multitudinous and incoherent
EXPLANATIONS, dispatch some one for the
doctor; meanwhile, run into the kitchen,
get half glass of water in anything
that is handy, put into it a teaspoonful of
salt, and as much ground mustard, stir it
an instant, catch firm hold of the per-
sons nose, the mouth will soon fly open
then down with the mixture, and in q
second or two up will come tho poison.
This will answer better in large num-
Der Of cases than any other. If, by this
time, the physician has not arrived, mako
the patient swallow the white of an egg,
followed by cup of strong coffee, be-
cause these nullify larger number of
poisons than any other accessible articles,
as antidotes for any poison that may re-
main in the stomach.
If a limb or other part of the body is
severely cut, and the blood comes out
by spirits and jerks, be in hurry, or the
man will be dead in five minutes; there
is no time to talk or send for a physi-
clan say nothing, out with your hand
kerchief, throw it around the limb, tic
the two ends together, and put stick
through them, twist it round tighter and
tighter, until the blood ceases to flow.
Only severed artery throws blood out
in jets, and the arteries get their blood
from the heart; hence, to stop the flow,
the remedy must be applied between the
heart and the wounded spot--in other
words, above the wound. If vein
had been severed, the blood would have
flowed in regular stream, and, on the
other hand, the tic should be applied be-
low the wound, or on the other side of the
wound from the heart: because the blood
in the veins flows toward the heart. and
there is no need Of so great hurry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03
The Pleasures of BOTANY.

Spring is again showering into the
"lnp of earth" myriads of most beautiful
forms for mans study, admiration and
imitation. Architects aud decorators are
expected to observe these forms, but to
all they should have peculiar interests,
and their study will yield much pleasure.
The humblest flower that grows is re-
ally wonder of the creation. Whether
We receive it simply as temporary part
of the vegetable whose use is the repro
duction of the species proceeding from
the plant, but to form new race of veg
ctablcs, or whether we look at it as one
of those beautiful creations of a bountiful
Providence, who, not content with min
istering to our substantial necessities,
"hath made all nature beauty to the eye,
still in either sense, these gem-spots of
nature form a delightful subject for the
study of a contcmplatiye mind. But
how much is this pleasure enhanced if We
call in the aids of science to assist us in
examining the more Obvious beauties of
the vegetable kingdom 1t will then be
seen that every part of the flower, from
the gaudily painted and expanded corrolla
to the hair-like filamcnt which serves for
its formulation, have all their obvious
and essential functions to perform. -
What can be more delightful than to
walk with our Creator in the kingdom of
his works ? The more we study them,
the more we must admire their perfect
adoption to the truly god-likc end of
universal good.-Arisap, Cincinnati.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-06-03

TRUTH fITLl pPOkEN. Ill is lnterebt-
ing 10 spend week at fashionable wa
tering- place We see the retired man.
the Spectator, the merchant, the bank
president, the broker, the politician, the
Office holder, the dcfaulter, the broken
merchant, the clergyman. the lawyer.
the doctor, the widowcr and widow, the
spinster of thirty, and the young lady Of
eighteen, the creditor and debtor, cat,
drink and promenade, upon the demo-
cratic principle of equal rights the de-
faultcrs and banSrupts send their wine
to the leaders Of the ton, and they pro-
nonncc It delicious What country is
this, where money is the measure Of re-
speelability And although party
would shuddeT at being called a spleen
did bankrupt or defaulter, yet the par
takor q IT tls.ee -proceeds4wben administered
IN the shape Of delicious sine, rolls It
under his tongue as sweet morsel, and
thus countenanccs the most base and
fraudulent transactions. IL is the gen
cral endorsement given TO the dishonest
by the respectable, that poisons the NOR
al sentiment Of the community, destroys
condolences between man and man, finds
its way into the church, the legislative
councils, and is felt in the administration
of the general government.
The rogue that steals the ham to take
home 10 a starving family is consigned
to dungeon, while the splendid bank
rupt or defaulter, who places the proper
ty Of his creditors in the hands of his
wife, or trustee, for future use, ia ca
ressed and Aattercd
The Placer herald., 1859-04-23
The Resolution of Thanks.

BY the legislative proceedings it will be
seen that upon moving the usual vote of
thanks to the Speaker of the Assembly, for
a faithful, efficient, and impartial discharge
of duties as presiding officer, seventeen votes
were cast in the negative. These came from
the turbulent squad of Broderickites headed
by little Bell-Clapper DeLoug, who having
last chance to testify their animosity to
Speaker Stratton for the firm but ust rein
he had held over them, took this method of
exhibiting their petty, political spite, and
placed themselves upon record in opposition.
These individuals may feel relieved in hav-
ing made this ungracious exhibition, but su-
premely ridiculous they appear to all who
understand the littleness of their motives.
Throughout the session, the fairness and i'm
partiality of Speaker Stratton has been fire.
quently noticed by the men, and press of all
parties. Though he may have sometimes
erred in his decisions he possessed these vir-
tues, and for them received general praise.
But the renowned seventeen, treasuring up
the collected spite of months, spit out their
venom on the last day Of the session, and
vote themselves, bigoted, venomous, and
narrow minded men. We think with the
Speaker, in his remarks after the adjourn
ment, shat such vindictiveness merited the
'most supreme contempt"
That these small minds felt the cast-
cation administered them by the last words
Of the Speaker, is seen, (by their prompting)
in the fulmnations of the two Sacramento
dirt barrows, the Register and Bee. To have
received the Endorsement Of the great sew
enteen, and the praise of these papers, would
have created doubt as to the excellence of
the Speakers administration their censure,
places his acts as an officer in favorable
light.
The Placer herald., 1859-04-23
Overland News,

The Overland Mail, with St. Louis dates
to the 2Sth of March, arrived at San Jose
on the 10th inst. The news is one day
later than the Sonora.
BY late arrivals of persons at Leavenworth,
Kansas, news is received that gold has been
found upon the head quarters of the Arkan-
sas river. Extensive prospecting yields from
five to ten cents to the pan.
A dispatch from Washington, of March
26th says that Commander Bissell has been
ordered to the command of the receiving
ship Independence, at Mare Island, yice Fair
fax resigned. Col. Johnson, of the First
Cavalry, relative of Minister McLane, left
Washington on the 25th, for Mexico, under
orders from the Government.
1t is said the Secretary of War will re-
duce the number Of idle officers in his De-
partment
The rush to Pixies Peak is on the increase,
although letters of the most unfavorable
character are beginning to pour in from that
region. Several persons have returned and
pronounce the mines humbug. One emi-
grant is known to have turned back in con-
sequence of the representations of his friends.
Several murders and murderous assaults
have been committed in different parts of the
country, prompted by the same cause which
induced the killing of Key by Sickles. Gen
tlemen of color have done a full share.
The Placer herald., 1859-04-23
Original Position of Mr.. Douglas.

The n Natchez Free Trader states that, at
the Cincinnati Convention, the Mississippi
delegation appointed Committee to con-
slider and report a proposition upon the sub
ject of slavery, proper to be submitted to
the Convention as the view Of the Mississippi
delegation. This Committee accordingly re-
ported the following resolution, which the
Free Trader says was framed and written by
Mr.. Douglas:
ResolUed, That the National Democratic
party believe in the perfect political equality
of the States, and that the citizens of every
State have an equal right to emigrate pea
ceably to the Territories, and to take with
them whatever is recognized as property in
the State from which they 90, and there re-
ceive for it adequate legal protection; that
there is no power in Congress or in the Ter
ritorial Legislature to exclude from the Ter
ritories anything that is regarded as property
in State; but when Territory has suf1i-
cient federal population, lawfully ascertained,
to entitle it to one Representative in Con-
gress Il. c., according to the present ratio
93,420) it is the duty of Congress to au-
thorize the Territory to form State Con-
stitution, republican in its form, preparatory
to its admission into the Union as a State,
and that 1t is no. constitutional ground Of
objection to the admission of such State that
the Constitution thus formed either admits
or excludes slavery.
The Placer herald., 1859-04-23
Adjourned.

The Legislature adjourned sine die on
Tuesday at noon, and ere this many mem
bers have returned to their constituents,
from whom they will meet appreciation or
censure as their respective actions and votes
deserve. That there is cause for censure
upon many, we cannot help believing, while
at the same time we are disposal to be char
liable. But there is no doubt, now, that
there were many men in the Legislature who
never should have been elec ed; and for the
reasons given by us last week, that their g-
norance and prejudices embarrassed those
who were able and willing to logislate cor
rectly. Then there was turbulent, factious
minority, that delighted in doing as little
work as possible, but were always ready to
waste time in useless and triling discussion.
But while we have the above as reasons Of
complaint against the Legislature, we are
aware that the do-nothing policy has posi-
bly prevented much undesirable legislati on
necessary and unnecessary Acts alike sharing
the same fate, and the Treasury escaping
comparatively easy. The cause of complaint
therefore, is more warrantabe on account Of
the work not done, that that accomplished
putting off for another year that which
should have been done this. Negative leg
islation will never do for California. But
truly thankful that matters are no worse, we
heartily join in the general satisfaction felt
in consequence of the adjournment, hoping
for marked improvement in the compost
ton of the body next season.
The Placer herald., 1859-04-23
Meeting Of the Democratic State c.,.-,
Committee. "N

The Central Committee met at Sacr.u,
pursuance of the call of the Chairman on c''
day, the End inst. and having unanimon,,u
sed the following resolutions, adjourned ,n. rs' :,
Resolued, By the Democratic State Co.
Committee, assembled at Sacramento C;.a CN;.eash
Saturday, April I'd, A. D. 1859, that Demosy, %
State Convention be held at Sacramento CT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22d. 1859, for tho MY, MY, 90
of nominating candidates to be voted for r.poe ~
September election, 1859. "'ae
Res0ived, That the basis of represento,;.-
said Convention be one delegate for each coUua
and one delegate for every two hundred SVua!y xa.
and one delegate for a fraction of one hrn1'es 1'es
votes cast for the highest State Democrats ti1na na
nee of the last general election, viz: tho Ioa' ra
cast for Baldwin or Meoney at the general ,yNs os
tion in September, 1858. 'w
Resolved, That we recommend to the s.,,.
County Committees throughout the State ',eN :" "a
tablish test of qualification to govern ths vss W
mary meetings which shall be that the nolp.I p.l
desiring to participate in said primary ,neet;Oaa
shall declare that he voted for the nominoo. y
the last regular Democratic Convention. helS
the city of Sacramento, on the 4th day OF Annn.a.
A. D. 1858, and presided over by Jas. H Has,
or that he indorses the platform of princ;ni!!,,
adopted by that Convention. p''
RESOLVED, That under the said apportionm.,.
the several counties of the State are entted :.
the following number of delegates in said St,,.
Conventions: ''
The Placer herald., 1859-04-23
Later Overland News.

Another Overland Mail reached San Jose
on Thursday, with st. Louis dates to March
3lst. The Unions dispatch says:
The Sutter claim, including the city of
Sacramento, has been confirmed by the U. S.
Supreme Court.
The rush of people to the Pixies Peak gold
diggngs, is wonderful. They are going by
thousands.
The jury which tried Dr. boy and son, for
running off negroes, could not agree, and
were discharged. The trial took place at St.
Joseph. In the case of young boy mol.
pros. was entered, and Dr. boy was released
on bail.
1t is thought the American Government
will accede to the plan proposed by England
and France for verifying vessels; that is, by
friendly visit, with strict responsibility for
misconduct or violence of maritime rights.
The business of the General Post Office
Department is proceeding smoothly. The
contracts will be let as though nothing had
occurred to interrupt the usual course.
Reports from the Southern coast represent
the slave trade to be greatly on the increase,
and that extensive arrangements are made
for landing slaves in Southern ports of the
Union.
1t is said the President has denied the ap-
plication Of the counsel of the New Alma
den Mining Company to send to Mexico for
official documents because there is no guar
antee that they will be genuine.
The news from Europe is more warlke.
The preparations for war continue on an ex
tensive scale ii. France