Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-01-18
BREVITIES.

| OSfHdu uSud rs lUe uuSUduu VI otNeu WIVES
Gold was down on Saturday to lOlk, the
lowest point touched since 1862
Sunset Oox's last joke was to cut off his
mustache TO give himself youthful appear
ance.
Hon H. B Payne is authority for the state
ment that there are moi six sound hard money
men n the Ohio Legislature.
Public printer Defrees claims to have cut
down the expenses of the government print
ing Office 500, 600 per annum. This is practi-
cal reform.
The Cincinnati Star compares Ben Butler to
the pantorlimic clown, who fourishes and
strikes together real bricks, but when one is to
be thrown picks out stuffed one.
The Republican party should demand of
| Mr.. Hayes an unconditional surrender, and in
case of his refusal il should move Immediately
upon bis works.-&. Louis Globe Democrat.
Senator Conklng will no, offer resolution
TO investigate Hayes title. He thinks the
Republican party should own its child, even
fit is Legitimate aud exceedingly dmlnulive
in size.
The Assembly Of the New York Legislature
has denounced the Bland silver bill by "a vote
thirteen were cast by Democrats and four by
Republicans.
Let financial tinkering stop. The business
men OF this community at least have spoken
In terms that are neither uncertain nor apt to
he misunderstood. Their advice is good Let
it be needed .-New Orleans Times.
| 1t is the impression that the business men
of,Georgetown will not subscribe to the took
of the Washington city, Cincinnati and ST.
Louis narrow-guage railroad until the road is
laid and two daily trains running into the
city, when they will subscribe SIS, 600.
Since Ben Butler makes a wry face at the
inralidaion bantling, Conkling won't handle
it al arms length, and W. e Chandler shouts
that it mustn't be laid on his doorstep. the
Washington E0ening Star says that the poor
deserted waif must die for want of susienance
The New York World gives Representative
Wood the credit OF having fought his fight
nanfully, and says perhaps he had better be-
gin by investigating the absenteesm of the
Democratic majority and the general working
OF the public machine so far AS the Democrats
have any present responsibility.
| The railroad bridges over the Staunton riv-
er, Richmond aud Danvil!e and Virginia
Midland, having again been swept away by
| food, travel is again delayed, and transfers
will be necessary. There will be no freighls
for several days across the river BY either
road. Local trains will run to and from the
river on each side.
The estimated weight of California minerals
to be sent to the Paris Exposition is FIVE hun
dred tons. There is 10 be pyramid twenty
feet square and nearly seventy feet high, rep
resenting the seventy million Of cubic inches
of gold which have been produced on the
Pacific coast Its equivalent would be
solid piece Of gold of cube of sixteen feet.
Surrounding the pyramid will be fifty cases
for the exhibition Of the other minerals of the
country.
Mrs. Hicks has survived the frivolities of
girlhood and the temptations of later day.
She is no rosebud to SILVER in a snowdrift;
but, ripe us she is, needs little frost to mel
low her charms. Mr. Lord has not married n
giddy schoolgirl He has provided himself,
on the contrary, with a shrewd, clever com
panion, who is quite as likely to care for him
rs The children, who never discovered his i'm
1eciity Till i; took on the form of pecuniary
alienation - Brooklyn Argus.
Washington special to the New York
Tribune represents Representative Buckner as
saying that If the Senate fails to pass the
sltVer Dill or II tue PRESIDENT should veto it,
Mr.. Buckner will have the rules of the House
suspended and the Bland bill attached as an
amendment TO the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, which he thinks
can easily be done, ''And then" says Mr..
Buckner, 1--WE can say to Mr.. Hayes, If you
don't give US silver you cannot get any
money"
The highest authority in New England the
State Assayer of Massachusetts, after care
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Remover certified that il is the best prepara-
ton for its intended purposes that has been
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are pure and carefully selected for excellent
quality, and that il forms efficient prepara-
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restoring the original color. This world-Ie-
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gisis. Record, Red OAK, Iowa.
''lf Christmas Day on Tuesday be
That year shall many women die,
And that winter great marvels;
Ships shall be in great peris
That year shall kings and lords be slain,
And many other people near them;
A dry summer that year shall be,
All that are born therein you'll see
They shall be strong and coyetous.
If thou steal aught thou losest thy life,
For thou shalt die through sword and knife
But If thou fall sick, it is certain
Thou shalt turn to life again.