Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-12-07
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SharpeFS.--A short time ago we received
a communication from one Of our subscribers
stating that be had received circular from
New York, stating that he had drawn prize
in a certain lottery which would be forwarded
money
The following is copy Of portion Of said
circular
A DECISION AT LAST.
A grand supplementary drawing Of all the
unclaimed and forfeited prizes in the various
legal lotteries which have been drawn IN the
United States within the past ten years.
In all lotteries there are number Of I'M
claimed and forfeited prizes, which result from
parties changing their residence, losing their
tickets dying, &c. For these, and many
other reasons, there has accumulated during
the past ten years 1922, 944 worth of unclaimed
prizes in the various lotteries. committee
was appointed last May, which represented
man from each Of the lottery enterprises, tor
the purpose of deciding what disposition TO
make OF the articles and money for which
there seemed to be no owners
committee Of twenty-three thereupon de-
cided that ali who had held lottery tickets
during The last ten years should have graiui-
tous chance at the ''unclaimed and forfeited
~
for that purpose GU Saturday, July 80, 1877,
to defray the expenses OF which percentage
of FIVE per cent. should be assessed on the
prizes
Then followed list of the prizes, which
embraced cash, iewelry, plate, sewing ma
chimes, clocks oil paintings, and other articles,
numbering in all | ,070 prizes, worth Sl22 ga
Next came the notice that prize had been
drawn with direc lions relative 10 receiving it
NJ n,1 laef1 ifcf
of ,O70 winners, with their various addresses,
of whom il must be noted not one of them
hut lives in a small country village. The
names OF the COMMITTEE of 49, were not
given. The only names, except those of win
ners of prizes in the circular were those of
Russell h Co. and e. D. Fisk, Secretary and
Mr.. Fisk's address was inscrutably omitted
The attention of the New York San having
been called TO the affair, reporter of that
paper made thorough investigation Of the
affair and by his report shows il to be one Of the
greatest hnmhugs of The day, and got up by
set of rogues to swindle the unsuspectng 10 all
parts of the country
On Tuesday last we received a circular from
n. W. Aver & Son, Advertising Agents,
Philadelphia, proposing TO publish an adver-
iisement for the National Silver Plating Com
pauy. They AJAX for fonr insertions of the
snme, occupying the space in our paper of
about fifteen squares, which at our regular
rates would amount to $l5 for one insertion,
for the modest sum of S., price paid TO other
papers
A portion of the advertisement, ornamented
on all sides 10 Ben Butler style, is to be cut out
and sent to said firm together with the modest
sum OF seventy-fve cents for which they will
send 10 each customer e splendid set Of silver
plated spoons. OF what particular value this
coupon" is we are At loss to understand,
and if the goods are genuine and can be
manufactured with profit at the price why are
they not in the regular trade
We respectfully decline to publish the adj
vertisemcnt for two reasons-the prize is not
one-iih Of what we charge regular customers,
and We do not wish to aid in hu,nhugging
our readers. II we cared to publish all such
fash notices sent us we could issue sup
plemeut every week, but having our large
circulation we are so crowded with the adyef-
tisemeuts of reliable firms, that we can con-
scienliously recommend 10 our readers.
A Cure for Diphtheria.--T many
paris OF the country diphtheria has broken
out and assumed somewhat alarming proper
tons. Tie Spriugfrld Republican, in com
mentng on the fact, calls attention to some
recent remedies which have entirely divestef
this terrible disease Of its terr0rs if applied ia
early stages. Among these the most simple
and effective is chlorine water diluied with
the addition Of from two 10 four times the
volumne of wafer. A well-known physician
of that city, il asserts has used this specific
exclusively for fifteen years with complete
success, having in that period repeatedly
eradicsted he disease in localities where all
other remedies had utterly failed Previous
10 the adoption of this method he lost, on an
average, oue-half of the cases which came to
him, but during the period he has emploi ed
the above remedy, failure to cure is extremely
rare. This is certainly simple remedy, and
the assurance of the existence Of an elective
remedy against the ravages of this frightGul
scourge will be gladly welcomed
To Destroy the Fly in wheat.-Sow
of air-slaked, or waler-slaked lime, one to
two bushels per acre broadcast over The wheat
in the early morning on the dew, or over
night on a clear evening, when there is reason
TO expect dew or frost. As it dissolves it win
form ley, which will follow the leaf towards
the root, and destroy the egg or chrysalis Of
the ly near that point The sower must al
WAYS SOW with the wind. else the lime will be
blown back into his face and eyes and on his
clothes. And he must grease his hands, face
and uostrils with lard, which renders contact
with the lime nnocuous. 1.-TWO or more SOW
they should SOW en- echeion at such a distance
that the rear shall cast no lime on the front
A very good bn. not indispensable. plan is 10
use a-scoops-diminutive sugar-scoops-.h
will hold double-handful 1t enables one
better to take up and measure the quantity 10
be applied
Gold Mine SOld.-Dr. c. F. Wi,lett,
Executor Of Mrs. Annie A. Davidson, has
sold TO ]. Kemp Bartlett, J G. Merritt, Samuel
Merritt and Isaac S. Jones, Of Baltimore, Mrs
Davidson's interest in what is known as the
Davidson Gold Mine, in this county, for S,3,-