Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-05-03

A woman's friendship is, as a rule,
the legacy Of love or the aims Of indif-
| ference
Lamp wicks soaked for quarter of an
hour in vinegar and dried before put
into lamp will not smoke.
1t is better to have less pomp at we'd
ding ceremonies aud to have more pork
and potatoes afterwards.
We saw a young man the other day
with two heads on bis shoulders, but we
didn't consider it much Of curiosity
One belonged to his girl.
A lazy boy has conquered the kind4
ling wood question He Just backs his
fathers mule against the woodpilo and
throws the milking stool at him.
Job Sass" is dead. Ife was one of
the earliest Of that class of humorists
who made fun out of bad spelling His
last bad spell is over.
1t may be true that fools and their
money soon part, but in these hard times
a man is willing to became fool IN or
der to have the money to part with
At Baltimore wedding one Of the
guests, who at times is rather absent
minded observed, II have often remarked
that there have been more women than
men married this year"
Life is stream which continually
| flows down and ncser returns. We die
daily. Each day takes away some portion
of our life; the days which are past are
gone forever; tic present moment only
is our own.
"Woll, | swan Billy" said an old
farmer to an understood nephew who was
visiting him, "when you take off that
ere plug hat and spit two Or three times
there amt much left Of you, is tn p
The number of innocent young girls
who marry men, believing they can
break them of their bad habits and tug
them off to church every Sunday, does
not diminish in the least.
The will of Mr. Land, late of Ken
lucky, leaves all his property to his
wife, and specifies that she can marry
again if she wants to. And yet people
sing of land that is farer than this.
If brooms are dipped for minute or
two once a weak into kettle of boiling
suds they will last much longer II
makes them tough but pliabc, and a
carpet is not worn so much when swept
by broom thus cared for.
The toilor-bird of Hiudostan gathers
cotton, spins it into thread with its claws
and bill then using its long bill like d
cobbler's awl, it sews the large leaves of
an Indian tree together TO cover and
project its nest
There were acts of bravery and deeds
Of heroism during the late storm at Rock
away that the press have passed un-
noticed. A hotel Keeper. by the name
Of Rutland, without thought of his
large family, sp.ang into the water after
a two-dolar aud-a-half step ladder and
ruined forty dollar suit of clothes.
What sight it would be if one coaid
stand at some far point in infinite space
aud see this planet 90 spinning around
on its endless dance bringing TO its belt
ed zones the lights aud shades, tho glory
and the gloom, the amending changes
which mark the circlng seasons En-.
A bottle Of Rockville whiskey taken
at perceptible intervals on an empty
stomach will enable you to reach that
point.
No class Of people can inniet sucli
n,artyrdom on their associates as those
who are given to the habit Of reminding
others Of their failings aud peculiarities.
You are never safe with such person.
When you have done your very best TO
please, and are feeling kindly aud pleas
antly, out will pop some bitter speech or
sneor, but too wen aimed to be misun-
| derstoOd. Setting aside the unkindness
Of the habit, aud looking at il from
worldly point Of view, il does not pay to
say disagrceable things to those who
love as, rs our III nature will in the end
recoil upon ourselves.
a few days ago lawyer Of New York
filed petition Ia the District Court. in
which the plaintiff is an old woman.
The clerk, as usual, wanted security for
I costs.
Said the lawyer: "She is not required
to give cost bond She is a pauper.
and will make an affidavit to that effect.
Why, she used to own real estate"
observed the clerk
| know she has got nothing now" re-
tortcd the lawyer
Have you collected your fee in adj
vance q
"You bet did
"Its all right thea. / am satisfied
she is pauper now" sighed the clerk.
How 70 SELECT Floua. In selecting
-four first look 10 the color. II il is white
With a yelowsb straw color tint, buy
il II il is white with a blueish tinge
or with specks in il. refuse il. Next.
examine is adhesiyeness, wet and kucad
a little between your fingers IL il works
soft aud sticky Il Is poor. Then throw
little lump Of dried -four against the
surface If il falls like powder il is bad
lastly squeeze some 81 the -four in your
hand; il il retains the shapes given by
the pressure that too is a good sign. II
j. safe 10 buy -four that will stand all
these tsis. These modes are given by
al Oh a9ur dealers. aul they pertain 10
matter that e0accla. everybody.