Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-02-09

ago, says an English paper, the hus-
band of an old lady. residing in a country
village, happened to die suddenly with
out making will, for the want Of which
very necessary precautiou, his estate
would have passed away from his widow
had she not resorted to the following
remarkable expodient to avert the loss
Of her property: She concealed the
death Of her husband and prevailed upon
an old cobhler, her neighbor, who was
somewhat like the deceased, to go to
bed at her house, and personate him, in
which character it was agreed he should
dictate will leaving the widow the
estate in question An attorney was
accordingly sent for to prepare the re-
quired document, and the widow, on his
arrival, appeared to be realizing the
greatest affection at her good mans dan
ger, but forthwith proceeded to ask
questions of her pretended husband cal
culatcd to elicit the answers she expected
and desired. The old cobblcr, grooming
aloud, and looking as much ike per-
son going to give up the ghost as pos
sible, feebly answered 81 intend to
leave you half my estate and do think
the poor old shoemaker who lives over
the way. is deserving of the other half,
for be has always been good ncighbor. =
The widow was thunderstruck at receiv-
ing reply so different from that which
she expected. but dared not negative the
cobbler's will, for fear Of loosing the
whole of the property, while the cunning
old rogue in bed who was himself the
poor old shoemaker living over the way,
laughed in his sleeve, and divided with
her the fruits Of project which the
widow had intended for her own benefit.
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THE PRICE Oh PRINTING PAPER. The
present enormous price OF printing paper
is an imposition and an outrage on the
reading public. 1t is a direct tax on the
intelligence of the people. Still it is
some consolation to know that they have
an abolition congress, and nobody else
to thank for it. The Chicago Times
we'll and truly says:
Between the effects Of protection and
government taxation, printing paper is
nearly three times ms costly as it was be-
fore the country was visited with the
late war. Other articles have not adj
vanced, in the aggregate, in any such
proportion. II is most outrageous
injustice that consumers, under the finn
sey pretext of protection to home in
dustry, should be obliged, in order 20
obtain an indispensable article, to pay
three times its actual value. The length
Of time to which people will submit to
this sort Of thing is exactly proportionate
to the amount Of common sense in their
posse ssion."
MANNERS. - make it point Of mo-
rality,' says writer, "never to find
fault with another for his Manners -
They may be awkward or graceful, blunt
or polite, polished or rustic. ! care not
what they are if tho man means we'll,
and acts from honest Intentions without
eccentricity or affectation. Allmen have
not the advantage Of good society," as
| it is called, to school themselves in all
its fantastic rules and ceremonies, and If
there is any standard Of manners it is
well founded on reason and good sense,
and not upon those artificial regulations.
Manners, like conversation, should be
extemporaneous, and not studied. / al
WAYS suspect man that meets me with
the same perpetual smile on his face, the
same bending of the body, and the same
premeditatcd shake Of the hand. Give
me the hearty--it may be rough grip
Of the hand, the careless nod Of recog-
milton, and. when occasion requires. the
bomely, but welcome salutation' How
are you, my old friend p"
FAcTs Worm REMEMBEnrNa.- 1T is
worth while for all farmers, everywhere,
to remember that thorough culture is
better than three mortgages on the
! farm
That an offensive war against weeds
is FIVE times less expensive than q de-
fcnsiye one.
That good fences always pay better
than lawsuits with neighbors;
That hay is great deal cheaper made
in summer, than purchased in the win
ter;
That more stock perish from famine
than founder;
That scrimping The feed of fatting
hogs is a waste of grain;
That cows should be MIXED regularly,
and clean I;
That over-fed fowls won't lay eggs
MoSEY-Men work for it, fight for it,
beg for it, steal for it. starve for it, and
die for it. And all the while, from the
cradle to the grave. nature aud God are
laundering in our cars the solemn ques-
tion-"W What shall it profit man, if be
gain the whole world and lose bis own
soul y This madness for money is the
strongest and lowest Of the passions /; il
is the insatiate Moloch Of the human
heart, before whose remorseless altar all