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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17

ed by Charles Wilson Peale, in pursu-
ance of resolution of the Legislature.
Up stairs is the Department of State,
where the Governor and the other off.
GERS transact public business. Several
letters in the handwriting of Washington,
carefully preserved and neatly framed,
decorate the eastern wall Other rooms
on the same floor are used by the various
other departments of state. Conspicu-
ously in the public hall is very old can
non, presented to the government wears
ago by the Rev. Mr., Carbury, Of St.
Mary's county. 1t was taken from st.
Mary's river, and is supposed to have
been brought from the other continent by
some of the old settlers.
The Naval Academy, founded in 1915,
by President Polk and Secretary Of the
Navy Bancroft, is situated here. Ii is
very tastefully laid out, and occupies an
area Of several acres. Tho government
has constantly added to its dimensions
and appearance by the purchase of ada
cent lots. The school is enclosed by a
wall of masonry but the view is magni-
licent in the extreme, particularly from
the wator, the quarters Of officers and
men, trees and shrubbery, all in bold re-
lief, helping to add to the general fine
appearance of this famous place.
Near the east entrance of the Naval
Academy, is the Government House, a
beautiful building, surrounded by court
and garden, which runs to tho waters
edge. 1t was erected by private citi-
zen. and purchased from him by Gov
Eden, when that distinguished gentleman
presided over the executive department
of Maryland
The Courthouse, City Hall, City Ho
tel, Farmers Bank building and St
Johns College are all points of much in
tercst in this ancient city. The lattel
place stands on an eminence at the ter
mination of St. George street, and is {
four-storied building. The location coult
not be better. Upon the College Green
in revolutionary times, was encpmped
the French army, sent here to aid US in
our efforts for independence. Here also
assembled the American troops in 1912.
OF this spot, says local writer, traces
of these encampments yet remain, aud
render it an object of touching interest.
Parts Of it exhibit mounds raised to those
who died in the service; and though no
STORED urn designates the spot where
the remains of any distinguished warriors
repose-all being indiscriminately in.
humed-yet the interest Of their fate is
undiminished by this circumstance, when
we reflect that they died in the same
| glorious causo
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17

Here, too, we have been obliged to go
outside the limits Of the Register. 1t will
at first, strike tho reader as absurd to al
low 281 900 men as the available strength
Of nominal 612, 900, when over 3 ,000,-
900 are allowed but 261 100. This APP
parent discrepancy arises altogether from
two stubborn facts: in the FIRST place, the
militia Of any State is not oJtigeot to leave
it. In the second place, the Northern
militia is all outside he limits # tie seat
AT aoar, while that Of the South is with
in IL; so that, 10 reality, allowing POI =
100 as the probable army Of the North,
IL going to the last extent Of probability.
while putting the turnout strength otthefr
ann doors Of the Southern forces it is ma
king it as low as il could DO made. Forts,
nrsenals, aud barracks have been cap.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
[From the Petersburg VA. Express ]
A Beautiful Row of warriors!

Henry j. Raymond, Of the New York
Times; james Gordon Bennett, of the
Herald; William G. Bryant, of the Eve
ming Post; Horace Greeley, of the Fri
buue, and Henry Ward Beecher, of Ply
mouth church, are now par excellence
the military lions of the North. 1t is
they who are stirring up the hypcrborean
heart to deeds Of blood Like the war
horse described in the book of job, they
are paving in the valley "--'swallow-
ing The ground with ferceness and rage"
aud going through divers other exceed
ingly alarming performances Their
"necks" are "clothed with thunder"
aud "thc glory Of (their) nostrils is ter
rible." They "smell the battle" but
lucky for them, it is 'afar off They
seem to be determined not to be mistaken
for "grasshoppers' at all events
Shades Of Julius Caesar, Hannibal and
Alexander! what are We coming to?
Departed spirits of the mighty dead
Ye that at Marathon and Leuctra bled
have your NANTES indeed fallen upon
Raymond, Bennett, Bryant and Boecher?
Are these the heroes who are to throw
into the shade the laurels which yc won
What thought!
1t is said that it takes "nine tailors to
make n man" If this be true, then it
would certainly take million Of Ray
monds, BENEFITS, Bryanls, GrceleyS aud
Beechcrs to make soldier. An army
of such warriors would be about MS for
midable as an army Of "grasshoppers
Yet these are the men who
With Ate by (their) side come hot from hell,
Cry Haroc, and let slip tho dogs Of war
What a burlesquc upon cbivalry J.
What caricatures Of Mars
From the same paper
LUDlCROUS.
The account of tho departure Of the
"Redoubtable Seventh" from New York
occupies three columns Of old squint-eye's
paper, the Herald. We make the fol-
lowing extract from their passage through
Broadway:
Past Major Anderson, who reviewed
the regiment from the balcony of Ball,
Black x Co.'s building, aud by bis pre-
sence reminded them Of wars dangers
and its glories. Past an eiIigy Of JEFF
Davis as be would be '--hung-and with
the motto
JEFF Davis, beware Of the day,
When the Seventh shall meet thee In battle
array"
Hal ha u! ha u! We do not know
when VIC have enjoyed such hearty
laugh. JEFF Davis to beware Of a lot Of
little spindle. shanked dandes and tape
ineasurers. jeff Davis was marching
upon Mexico under a shower Of shot aud
bullets, boys, before you were batcbed
The above is really Que Of the best jokes
VI the season. We must thank the New
York scoundrels for one thing. They
have contributed vastly to our amuse-
nent. In the absence Of theairicas the
foregoing comes most opportunely.
m Scandal, like The Nile, is fed by
streams; but il is extremely
difficult 10 trace IL TO it, source
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
From the New York Daily News
The Two APmies-das the North the
AdVau1npe

Now that war is apparently inevitable
between the citizens of the North and
those Of the South, cnumerating the
forces at the disposal of both parties will
become every day work for the newspa-
pers. Militia and volunteers will, of
course, form nine-tenths of the troops
engaged, notwithstanding the somewhat
extraordinary briskness with which re-
cruiting for the regular army has been
going on of late On the federal side, it
is calculated that 5000 men can be
readily mustered This is a small num-
Der when we consider the militia, which
is registered as follows:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17

We have carefully estimated the num-
Der oe those men that would be available
for services outside these several States
II is, as stated, 261 100. Although all
the figures given are the latest officially
received by the War Department, some
Of them record the strength Of the mill
tia twenty years ago. Vermont, for in
stance, is put down in the " Army Re-
gister," for 1861, as recorded in 1913.
and it is nearly thirty years since Indi-
ana's returns were sent in, so that the
grand aggregate must be over 3 $780,
900 by this time, and the available force
quite 2Gl 100, which is the customary
proportionate estimate Of those figures.
Had VIC counted the available material at
the registered Strength, it would be no.
900; but, this must necessarily bo below
the mark. New, let us glance at the
opposing army. Kentucky being almost
pledged to cast her fortunes with her sis
ter States, We include the last return she
made:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17

CHANCES or BEING KILLED IN War
Marshal SAKE, high authority in such
things, was in the habit of saying that
to kill a man in battle, the mans weight
in lead must be expended A French
medical and surgical gazette, published
at Lyons, says this fact was verified at
Solferino, even in the recent great i'm
provement in firearms. The Austrians
fired 8 400, 900 rounds. The loss of the
French aud Italians was 2. 600 killed
ane 10, 900 wounded Each man hit cost
700 rounds, and every man killed cost
q 200 rounds. Tho mean weight Of
ball is one ounce; thus we find that IL
required, on an average, 272 pounds of
lead TO kill a man. If any one Of our
friends should get into military fight
thoy should feel great comfort in the fact
that 700 shots may be fred at them be-
fore they are bit, and 1920 before they
''shufllc off this mortal coil. 49, LouiseiIe
Couyier.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17

To BLAcE STovgs. AS no part Of the
duties of housekeeping is more disagree
able than that Of blacking stoves, an easy
aud thorough method will be received
with welcome. 1t Is with the intention
Of aiding our friends in this matter that
we copy the following, believing II to be
as good as any we have heard Of: Pound
and rub some black lead into a powder;
then mix strong coffee with il till tho
mixture becomes as thick as cream. II
the air is cold or damp, warm up the
stove slightly And rub IL with The mix.
tore Tor, and polish of with dry brush. -
Ihis stove blocking makos q fEe polish
ana prevents the stove from rusting whom
put away for the summer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
Law Partnership.

ID ICHARD J. BOWIE & JOHN T. VIM
Ia SON, of Rockville Montgomery county
Md, have entered into copartnership in the
Practice of the Law.
They will practice in the Court of Appeals
Of Maryland, and in the Circuit Courts of
Anne Arundlc, Howard and Montgomery coun-
lies, and in the Circuit Court Of the District Of
Columbia. RICHARD J. BOWIE,
dec lily JOHN 4. YINSON.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
u. S. Mail Stages.


pZSSg g THE subscriber IS running q
SS1sssi5ss=g. Line Of Stages between Wash
ington and Rockville, and Rockville and FIRE.
derrick, carrying the U. S. mail-leaves The
Franklin House, corner 9th and d streets, and
the Kimmell House, on street, Washington,
d. g. every morning, Sundays excepted, at
I oecck and arrive at Rockville by IL
same days leave Rockville, at l. Z. NJ, and
arrive in Washington by 3. On Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, connects NJ Rock
vile with his line through 70 Forest Oak, Mid
dlebrook, Clarksburg, liyatistown, Ur5apa,
and arrive II Frederick hy5 o'clock, 7. NJ
returning MONDAYS, WEDNESDAY and Fridays
leaving the City Hotel Frederick, Nd. at .
o'clock, A. NJ and arriving at Rockville IN
time 10 connect with lis line TO Washington.
He has Thorough-hrace Four-llorse Coach
on the road between Washington. ana Rock
Vile. and Two-llorse Coaches between Rock
willie and Frederick, with good teams. and IN
the hands Cf careful and accommodating dry-
ers.
Persons travelling on this line may depend
on safe and pleasant ride as nothing shall he
wanting on the part Of the proprietor 10 rem
der his passengers every comfort aud con-
veuicnce in his power.
BENZ COOLEY,
Proprietor.
N.D.--IIe also has HORSES, BUGGlESand
CARRIAGES for hire or will send passengers
to any part of the county or district on reason
able terms. u. COOLEf'
Rockville, March %, 1861.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
ATTENTION,
ALL YE LOVERS OF GOOD COFFEE!
save your Money, and always have
Good Coffee!
Ihi7 can be sae Isl using orc Of HEERNAN'S
q Celebrated Coffee EgOasaens {!

YHNHIS is n little invention that every woman
Il requires, us an article Of economy and
convenience. The coffee roasted in this ma
chine is not only better and far healthier, but
much stronger, MS the aroma is retained and
not destroyed in the roasting 1t therefore re-
quires less coffee.
One pound Of coffee can be roasted in from
ten TO twelve minutes and two pounds in
twenty minutes. IL IS 50 constructed, that the
coffee is kept Consistently in motion, aud expos
ed TO the same degree Of hea- consequently
all the grains are roasted alike, and have ex-
aclly the same favor--no foreign flavor being
acquired from oyer raasGnr or not roast g
enough A glass window is prepared at the
end Of the cylinder, so that the coffee may be
inspected lust rs much as If il WAS in an open
vessel, obviating the danger Of roasting too
much. and the nroma passing of which would
necessarily occur did The machine have to be
opened whenever you wished to inspect the
coffee 1t will, beyond all doubt, make bet
ter coffee and more Of it.
w. a. CUMMING has purchased the ex-
elusive right TO manufacture and sell the above
machine for this (Montgomcy county, and
would be pleased to show them, and explain
the modas operandi Of them, to his friends and
the public.
They can be seen at tie Store Of JoHy II.
HIeGlNs, Esq., where at all times, can be
found, ut prices to suit the times, full supply
Dry Goods, Groceries, and all articles usu-
ally kept in first-cass country store.
feb l5-ly WM. A. CUNNING.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
CHEAP, FOR CASH!
Ready-made Clothing!
Ready-made Clothing!
Ready-made Clothing!

EHE subscriber would respectfully inform
L the citizens of Rockville and vicinity, that
he has opened a READY-MADE CLOTHING
STORE, in Rockville, in the house Of Mrs
LANsDALE, second door west Of the postofiice,
where he viii keep constantly on hand
COATS, PANTS, VESTS,
SHIRTS, NECK TIES, SOCKS, &c.
All of which he viii sell lower than they
can, at present, be bought in the District.
Give me call, and satisfy yourselves; | charge
nothing for showing my goods.
may 3-lm SAMUEL LlNTZ.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
DIR G. A. HARDING,

Practicing Physician,
NEXT DooR TO THE ''sENTrNEL" OFFICE,
ROCKVILLE, Md.
mar 3o--tP
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
Several hundred per cent.
RocKvILLr. Dec. 4th. 1860.

IlDtkNILLEl DC. 4lht I05U,
Mr. TRAIL: The specimens of soap you gave
me- caused to be thoroughly tried, and found
them to be all you represented. have never
seen any soaps TO equal them, both for their
superior quality, and for the great economy
there is using them. cheerfully recommend
them 10 the public A. +. BOSWELL.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
AucttOnoerdng-

TAMES W. BOSWELL respectfully tenders
- his services to the ciiizens Of Montgomery
county as Ancioneer. From his long expert,
ence In selling. he feels confident that be will
be able 10 render general satisfaction.
He will attend to sales in any part Of the
county. and his terms will be such as cannot
fail 10 please All orders addressed to him ut
Rockville, Darnesiown, or Poolesyille, viii be
promptly attended to. Cdec l4-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17

m Scandal, like the Nile. is fed by
innumerablo streams; but il is extremely
difficult 10 trace il TO it, source
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

THE subscriber having purchased Of Mr..
Il WORDSWORTH the Patent Right for Mont
gomery county, Nd, for lis IMPROVED
SOAP, now offers for sale
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17
FaDoi1y Rights.

Also, SOAPS Of every description manu-
factured by his process
The subscriber has tested this soap thorough
ly, and can, with confidence, recommend it TO
the citizens of Montgomery county. 1t is de-
cidedlv ihe
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-12
Waits.

NY 4 Superintendent was catcchisng Sab
bath School when he took occasion to remark that
u tree was known by its fruits, and that no ono
would expect apples from pine tree.
eyes they would !" exclaimed an inciplcnt
spriy of Young America on Il back seat
",aiecd - replied the surprised Supcr"ten-
dent, :. what kind of apples my son?'
,.Pinc-appcs T. vecitt:atcd Young America at
the top of his voice.
RtU~ \ physician passing a marble workers
one morning bawlcd ost to him
GOOD morning, Mrs W.. hard at work, ! see.
you finish your ,aonument as far as In memory
of and then you wait, suppose, to see who wants
II monument next?'
"Why, yes" replied the old man, resting upon
his mallct unless somebody is sick. and you
arc doctoring him-,hcn keep right Oh
n<Iy- A contemporary dc c'rribing a dance in II
country village in his ncighhorhood. said 9 The
gorgeous strings Of glass beads s'istcncd on the
heaviny bosoms of the village bellies, like rubies
resting on the delicate surface Of warm apple
dumping.
ness. A few years ago the ladies wore kind OF
hood called Kiss-mc-if-you-darc.' later style
of bonnet might be called with equal propricty,
Kiss-mc-if-you-want-to."
Gar People who always talk sentiment have
usually no very deep feelings. The less water You
have in a kettle the sooner it begins to make
noise and smoke,
H6r We see there is Democratic Association in
Florida calling themselves &" The Tads.' We
wonder, says Prentice, if they raiscda Tadpolc?
nN- It has been matter of dispute as to the
time Of day when Adam was created. 1t is now
decided that it was little before Eve.
ntS. The wise man is humbed BY sense of his
own inrrmities the fool is lifted by those which
he discovers in others.
rSy- Surely it is blessed privilege to be kissed
by the hrcezc that has kisscdall the pretty girls in
the world.
10y II is extraordinary how many defects we
can see in friend after we have quarreled with
him
Ea- Tho only persons who are always dignifcd
are those who are always dull
NE. Tho eve cf u master will do moro work
ih'N both ri hi h I'd.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-12

Miss MARTINEAU ON CRlNOLINE.-
The following very sensible remarks,
from the pen of Miss Martincau, we
take from London paper:
"Do the pctticoats of our tinrc serve
as any thing but mask to the human
form-a pervcrsion of human proper
ton? a woman on sofa looks like
a child popping up from haycock. A
girl in the dance looks like the Dutch
tumblcr that was tavorite toy in my
infancy. The feat is so the reverse of
accurate, rs to be like silly hoax-a
masquerade without wit; while, at the
same time that it is not an easy fit. The
prodigious weight of the modern petit
coat, and the difficulty Of getting it all
in ut the waistband, creates necessity
for comprcssing and loading the waist
in way most injurious to health. Un-
der rational method of dress the waist
should suffer neither weight nor pres
sure-nothing more than the girdle
which brings the garment into form and
folds. AS to the convenience of the
hoopcd skirts, only ask the women
themselves, who are always in danger
from fire, or wind, or water, or carriage
wheels, or rails, Or pals, or nails, or, in
short, everything they encounter. Ask
the husbands, fathers or brothers, and
hear how they like being cut with the
steel frame when they enter gate with
a lady, or being driven into corner Of
the pew at church, or to the outside Of
Of the coach for want Of ROOM
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-12


WHAT is MEERscMAuM I've notice
that these pipes are becoming very pop
ular and common, yet their component
parts are very little known. A New
York paper thus explains the manuf;ac-
ture:
"1n the islands of Negropont and Sa-
mos, in the Archipelago, a peculiar va
riety OF magnesia is found on the coast
beneath thin stratum Of earth. When
first obtained, it resembles the foam or
froth of the sea, and hence is termed
mcerschaum by the Germans, while the
French style it ecumc de mer. Analy-
sis proves that it is composed of mag
ncsia, carbonic acid, water, and fourper
cent. of sileX. The idea so common in
this country that mcerschaum is foam
of the sea, originated in the resem-
blance referred to, and also to the old
fashion Of calling meerschaum pipes.
When first dug from the earth, the mag
ncsia is soft and easily moulded into
any shape that fancy may dictate. In
this condition it is formed into pipes
and cigar holders, and exposed to tho
air unit! it hardcns. Before being
boiled in wax'or oil, it is nearly aslight
as pitch, and full Of minute pores
through which pin or knife may be
stuck with no more duruage tlian the
same operation performed on a fine
sponge. The pipes are boiled in wax
or oil, in order to give them polish,
as we'll as to render them durable; but
smoking soon burns out the oleaginous
secretions, and the oil of the smoke
sinks into the pores gradually until the
outer surface is covered"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-12

h@~ There is an old story which rep
resents couple Of sagacious cronies
discoursing on the probable principle
which guided Adam in the names hc
gave to animals.-One asserted that he
did not see why he called lion by the
name of lion. "Why," replied the
other, "that is simple enough to me.
He called it lion because it looked
like a lion!" We doubt if the Demo-
cratic party could get its appellation on
such a principle Of naming. Nobody
would think Of calling it Democratic
party because it looks like a Demo-
cratic party.-N. Y. Post.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-12
Try Young LINCOLN IA student at

E1~ Young LINCOLN IA student at
Harvard College,) has, within the past
week. grown vastly III popularity with
his fellow students and the towns-people
generally. On Wednesday night, in a
body, the students called upon him.
congratulated him upon the success of
his father and the jollys tate Of affairs
in the country generally. Mr.: LINCOLN
made very neat speech in reply, which
is said to be worthy Of the stock from
which he sprung.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-12
New Years Calls.

Some cynic. who has probably been 'out ca
ing on New Years Day and not treated exactly
his liking "lets himself or lis follows:
IT'S New Years Day. 'tis New Years Calls
The hunkcy's time has come:
And some are rushing round for smiles,
Some rccling round for rum:
Each parlor changed to a saloon,
With glass and ware arraycd,
Each loaded board becomes free lunch
Each hostess bar maid.
'Tis funny just to walk around
And quiz the rushing ,aass,
And see aristocratc doors
Receive each fawnin- ass,
To see each gourmand and each sot,
Whirl wild along the street,
And note how aristocracy
And plcbianism meet.
At every door a crowd goes in,
Or leavcs-from one to scyea--
Equality is king to-'.ay.
Earth larcs aspire TO Heaven.
The rowtly and the llnnkcy call
Where they never called before,
An, if they should hrrraftcr would
BE booted from the door.
But all to-day arc welcomed, for
Each dame desires to say
And boast hereafter of the calls
She had on New Years Day.
Oh it is not the quality,
The number is the thing,
Each counts for on, III. snob or clown,
Equality is king.
Each parlor 5 made eroegory
Of cocktails and free lunches,
Each board bar. each wish gulp
Of cold rum or hot punches.
Gin. whisky. incps, brandy straghis,
A.. - I;,.r