Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-08-10
Fact, Fun and Fancy.


- Industry is fortunes right hand
frugality her left.
At twenty years Of age the will
reigns, at thirty the wit, and at forty the
judgment
An Inspiring Sight for Glazier
The early dawn, when it breaks in thu
windows
= What wind should hungry sailor
wish for? One that blows fowl and chops
about.
= Vanity Fair says the three ages of
Senator are Mileage, Postage and
Patronage.
When you go fishing be sure to
take " bite before you start, for you
may not get one afterwards.
= That young man who drinks, bets,
swears, CANDLES and idles away his time
is on thin place on the ice.
= 1t is an old proverb that boys will
be boys" What a pity it isn't equally
true that men will be men.
Why couldn't lob sleep at night p
Because he had such miserable COM
torters.
An indiscreet person is like an I'M
sealed letter, which every one may read,
but which is seldom worth reading.
"Thero is no place like home y
except the home of the girl you are in
love with, when the old folks are willing.
Wit is brush-wood Judgment is
timber; the first makes the brightest
flame, but the other gives the most last
ing heat
- fellow that blames the devil for
all his own msdeeds unquestionably evin-
ces very extraordinary lack of ilial re-
gard.
1t is very difficult to pronounce
on the character of some mems minds,
for the sufficient reason that they seem
to have no mind at all
- Women love to find in men diff
cult combination gentleness which
will invariably yield, with force which
will invariably protect.
- Woman has many advantages over
man one of them is, that his will has
no operation till he is dead, whereas hers
generally takes effect in her lifetime
- Can it be said with truth that we
are all children of forefathers, when Mo-
ses plainly tells us that Joshua was the
son Of Nun?
= The Pekin Visitor says: Com
ing home few mornings since, we met
man attempting to walk on both sides
of the street, BY skillful maneuvre
we passed between him."
An Eastern editor says he had
pair of boots given him which were so
tight that they came very near making
him univcrsalist, because he received
his punishment as he rent along.
The most important lesson Of life
is to know how to be happy with our
selves, when home is our comfort. and all
in it. Do not define away happiness by
thinking that which is good may be bet
ter.
- There is only one barrier now to
the triumphant success of the Union
party in the Southern States. Baltimore
Clipper.
Exactly so! And that is the people
won't believe in it or 60 for it.
= There is nothing formidable about
death except the consequences of it, and
these we ourselves can regulate and con-
troll; the shortest life is long enough if
it leads to better, and the longest is too
short if it does not.
PAYING FOR ADVERTISEMENTS The
Connersport, Penn, Journal, under a
marriage notice, acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of four quarts of green currants,
which it seems to consider payment in
full for the advertisement The an
nouncement is also made that " We take
all kinds of produce, for marriage MOTTO
es, where money is scarce"
Topeka, in Kansas, is very thirsty
VoMu. n ldVo hummer Oh inc paper
publishes the wonderful intelligence
that the old well in that place had
gin eout % and adds that If the city
fathers would make good we'll, where
all could be accommodated, "water would
soon be as cheapas ,ohisdsy, and a great
many be induced to use Il as a Jeverdqe %
From which we infer that water in Tope-
ka, is not relied upon as "a steady
drink"
-" Sonny where is your father20
" Fathers dead, sir"
" Have you any mother ?"
/" Yes, | had one, but she's got mar
Sied to Joe Dunklin, and doesn't be nv
mother any longer; cause she's gcl
'nough to do to tend to his Young 'ups j
" Smart boy-here's dime for YOU. u
Thank ye, sir; that's tho way git.
my living"
Howp
Why by tellin' yearus to rreepy'l
like you, at dime a pop"