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, 1880-10-22
Anocdote Of Andres Capture.

Mrs. See, an old woman living on the
Bedford road, about two miles from the
Tarrytown depot, tells picturesque
tale of events succeeding the capture Of
Major Andre, as itvas told her by the
participants, Mrs. See, fsmiliarly
known as "Aunt Betsy" ssys that the
party of "skinners" with the prisoners
went directly 70 the a'Mug Tavern" "
near White Plains-a hostelry presided
over 10y Aunt Polly Reed. Aunt Polly
was notorious for her cnriosity and ina
bihty to keep SECRET. While the ham
and eggs were sizzling In the pan for the
hungry ''skinners," Aunt Polly was
struggling to ascertain the identity Of
the melancholy yoang stranger, who " was
so handsomely clothed ain blue over
coat, claret-colored coat and nsnkeen
waistcoat and breeches Finally Pauld-
| ing seized her ty the. wis, and. drew her
close to him. 4 @ll4"eN ~
''Can you keep secret 2" ,laurrt
"Yes |" stammered lie old woman,
with hardly suppressed eagerRess af
We've got British SPY = Fo
In three Inin ltes the old had
lntrusted her household cares to her
girl, saddled her white horse, and was
gallopihs of to the next house, in a
place then called 'TwitchingA But
the fen ;es and brush proved an obsta.
Gle, and Aunt Polly was forced TO make
long detour by the road. The Skin
ners" finished their meal and departed,
making straight cut across the county
toward aTwitelings "'@:As they ap
preached the house they, caught sight Of
Aunt Polly flying up the road on her
white horse, daylight showing between
herself and the saddle at every leap.
Her hair strearned out behind. In one
hand she swung her huge poke bonnet
by the strings, while she shrieked in a
shrill,. euavering voice, "They've got the
id SPY They've got the d-d spy p
There are several persons in Tarrytown
WHO knew Andres aptors.
, 1880-10-22

A pair were married at Newport, r.
l., recently, after an unbroken courtship
Of tbiity-fye years That is wi at may
be called slow match. .'.'r
, 1880-10-22

Of David Swing, a writer in The
Albany Journal saysthat, his awkward
ness not seldom draws smile over the
face OF one who is not accustomed to his
presence; and as traveller bearing a ro-
mantle ideal is said to nave exclaimed at
his FIRST view Of the Nile, is that all p
so must many who have gone to see and
hear this celebrated pulpit orator for the
first time have exclaimed, as he stole
into his seat with his eyes resting on
the floor rather than on the congreGa.
ton, and his unclassie figure seeming
anxious 70 vanish out Of sight, that
Swing His voice is no gift from
Apollo. Until the moment Of embar-
rsssment is past and the soul Of the
speaker comes 20 his relief, and thought
and'poetry begin to wreathe their vital
charms around him and inspire his vocal
organs, bis voice is both weak and un-
musical, and to not few it is even dis
agreeable He makes nons Of tie ora
torlcal climaxes so popular with the lis
tening crowd. He is rarely impassion-
ed. No listener is thrilled, bu: every
one is pleased and deeply impressed,
without being able to know lust why
ML - Hf -
The first American ins cript on put Up
on the oheiisk will ba WposI No p;1ls }
, 1880-10-22
Y The Lsapps.

Outside Of the Tom.so We came upon
a family y'of 3Lapps, sitting upon green
bank, quietly eating Their breakfast
two men, woman and little child
They we're very small, with brown,
withered faces and high cheek bones );
the men without beard or whiskers, one
Of the distinguishing marks Of the Lapp.
There was a good humor and gentleness
about them, merry sparkle in ,heir
blue eyes, which redeemed their faces
from the unpleasansness Of that peculiar
type-the low-caste features, small
up-turned noses, wide mouth, and no
particular development Of brain. They
talkedto us in some unknowp jargon
hard metallic voices, shrill and squeaky,
men and women alike; rattling out their
words SO sharply that they sounded like
a shower Of stones falling upon pave
nsnt They hsG reindeer skins for sale
and red shoes or moccasins, turned up at
the toes. The Lapps have great eye
to bargain have learned already the
art of asking more than the value Of
their wares, and more than they intend
to take They will impose upon you if
they can, as the cunning, not to be mis-
taken in their shar1 faces issufisieht to
pat you on your guard. They did their
best this morning TO drive bargain
with us, but not caring to be enc2m-
bered with a host cf things aaring our
walk, we were proof against their se-
ducing offers As soon as they found
they could sell ps nothing, either at their
price or our own, they grew sulky,
turned their backs upon US, seuatted
down aroOnd their kettles, and would
not be persuaded to give us another look
or word. In short, they behaved like
children Nevertheless they were much
impressed by HeraX.'s white umbrella,
as well as by q pdggaree one OF US wore
upon straw hat THE Argosy. ..y,
, 1880-10-22

The first America ins cript on put up
on the Obeii9k viii be "Fos. No Bills.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24
A Most Remarkable Family.

A dispatch from HonesdaIe, Pennsylvania,
TO the Philadelphia Times says Lewis
Rockwell, aged 102 years, lives in rickety
old house in Pike county, Pa, not far from
this place. He is the eldest of a family re-
marlSable for the longevity of its members.
OF the Rockwell family there are eight
brothers and sisters yet living. They are :
Lewis Rockwell, aged 1902; Abham Rock
well, 90; Mrs. Anne Wells, SO; Miss Sallie
Rockwell, 70; Eliza Rockwell, n; Mrs
Ph9beGainsford, rs; Mrs Catherine Brown,
70, and Mrs. Lucinda Valentine, 70. The
aggregate age of this family is CAB years, or
an aysrngf oloyer 80 years eaeh In spite
Of the fact that he has many wealthy rela.
tives old Lewis Rockwell has been thrown
upon the town, and is now nearly the only
"town charge" in the county Lewis Cor
nelius, who died some years ago, was IL con-
nection of the Rockwell family He was nj
one time the largest man in America, reinp
considerably larger than the celebrated Dan.
iel Lambert, Barnum's giant. Mr.. Cornelius
dimensions are entered upop. the record
books in the prothonotary's Office at Milford,
Pike county, as follow Height g feet !;
circumference below Waist, feet . inches
circumference above waist, 8 feet ~ inches !;
circumference Of arm above elbow, . feet 2
inches; circumference below elbow, / foot
. inches; circumference Of wrist, ! foot 3
inches; circumference Of thigh, feet .
inches; circumference of calf Of leg, 9 feet
z inches circumference Of ankle, foot
inches; weight, without any clothing what
ever, 6464 pounds. This is the only anthem
tic record of Mr.. Cornelius size extant.
AS he had been sick some time he lost over
50pounds of his weight He was not weigh
cd until after his death, and when In full
hcalth would have tipped the scales nc 700
pounds. His wife was a very slight woman
and weighed just 100 pounds. They had
three sons, whose weight was 8l5 pounds,
an average Of 272 pounds each The only
surviving son, John Cornelius, now weighs
800 pounds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24
Make Friends.

Life is very critical. Any word may be
our last. Any farewell, even amid glee and
merriment, may be forever If this truth
were but burned into our consciousness, and
If ruled as deep conviction and real power
in our lives, would IL not give new mean
ing 10 human relationship Would II not
make us far more tender than we sometimes
areY Would II not often-time5 put rein
upon our rash and impetuous speech Would
we carry In our hearts the miserable suspi-
cions and jeaiousies that now 50 often en-
bitter the fountains Of our lives ? Would we
be 80 impatient Of thief faults Of othersy Would
we allow trivial Misunderstanding 10 build
up wall between us and those who ought
10 stand 10 usY Would VIC keep alive petty
quarrels year after year, which a manly word
any day would compose? Would we pass old
friends or neighbors on the street without
recognition, because Of some real or fancied
slight, some wounding Of pride or some an.
cient grudge? Or would we be 10 chary Of
kind words, our Communications, our.sym
pathy, our comfort, when heavy hearts.
all about us are breaking for Just such OK.
pressions of interest Of appreciation Ms we
have in our power 10 give Y--Ohristtan al
Work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24
A Brave Girls Struggle with a Deer.


In the midst Of a largo forest, five or six
miles back Of Damascus, Pennsylvania, lives
Henry Merrill, well-known hunter and trap
per. He has but one companion in his soil
tary abode--a daughter, aged about eighteen
years. Lottie Merrill can row a boat, shoot
a gun or trap bear as well and skillnlly
as any man in the county ofWayne. A day
or two ago she started TO cross large in
land lake, on tile borders of which her home
is located, in light skiG. She carried, as
was her custom, small rifle slung across
her shoulder by q leather strap. She was
padding along leisurely, and when nearly
half way across the pond discovered an OBJ
ject moving ~ tbn water, and, upon ap.
proaehing close ipuHd I was an immense
fvc-pronged bn ", which had been driven
into the watos ogs She Immediately
drew Ane rt:i isiteE .allag careful eirl1,
hfed. Assiie pdlled the trigger the buck
mad q sudden movement and the bail, in
stead q reatiiig its mark, entered the ami
malls neck, making IN ugly and painful
wound. The buck, enraged by the pain,
struck at the boat with one of It's fore legs,
shattering the frail bark to pieces. The boat
sank at once, leaving Miss Merrill in the
water with the struggling and Infatuated
animal, But she was plucky and could
swim. She grasped the buck by the horns
and deliberately drawing her hunting knife
which was as sharpas razor, from her belt,
she plunged It into the deer's neck, killing
him almost instantly. She then swan to
shore, about an eighth of mile, and hur-
ried home, where she put ON dry clothing,
and after procuring another boat rowed out
to where the dead buck was floating and
lowed the animal to shore. When dressed
the buck weighed over two hundred and
seventy-hve pounds and was the finest one
killed in that section for years This is the
eighteenth deer Miss Merrill has killed and
she is proud of her last adventure, which is
the most thrilling she has ever had. She In
ends having the bucks head stuffed as me-
mento of her terrible struggle for life Miss
Merrill is uncommonly good-looking, worth
money and is well educated
and only keeps up her Diana-ike life be-
cause it pleases her Her father wishes to
move into more civilized region, but she
will not hear of any such proposal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24
Heart Disease.

When an individual is reported to have
died of disease of the heart, we are in the
habit of regarding it as an inevitable event,
as something which could not have been
foreseen or prevented, and it is too much the
habit, when persons suddenly fall down
dead, to report the heart as the cause; this
silences all inquiry and investigation, and
saves the trouble and Inconvenience Of u
repulsive post-mortem. A truer report would
have a tendency to save many lives. II q
through report of disease OF the heart tiias
many an opium-eater is let off into the
grave, which covers at once his folly and
his crime; the brandy-drinker, too, quietly
slides around the corner thus, and is heard
of no more; in short, this report of disease
of the heart is the mantle of charity which
the polite coroner and the sympathetic ply
sician throw around the graves of genteel
people.
AT n scientific congress at Strasbourg it
was reported that of sixty-six persons who
had suddenly died, an immediate and faith
ful post-mortem showed that only two per-
sons had any heart affection whatever-one
sudden death only in thirty-three, from dis
ease of the heart. Nine out of the sixty-six
died of apoplexy--one out of every seven !;
while forty-six-more than two out OF three
died Of lung affections, half Of them of
congestion of the lungs that is, the lungs
were so full of blood they could not work I;
there was not room for air enough to get in
TO support life. 1t is then of considerable
practical interest to know some of the com.
mon, everyday causes of this congestion of
the lungs, disease which, the figures above
being true, kills three times as many per-
sons at short warning as apoplexy and
heart disease together. Cold feet, tight shoes,
tight clothing, costive bowels, sitting still un-
til chilled through after having been warmed
up by labor or a long, hasty walk; going
too suddenly from close, heated room, as
a lounger, or listener, or speaker, while the
body is weakened by continued applications
or abstinence, or heated by the effort of a
long address these are the fruitful causes
of sudden death in the form of congestion
of the lungs, but which, being falsely re-
ported as disease of the heart, and regarded
as an inevitable event, throws people off
their guard, instead of pointing them plain
ly to the true causes, all Of which are avoid
able, and very easily so, as general rule,
when the mind has been once intelligently
drawn to the subject.-Laips Joaunai Of
Health.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24

CHRISTMAS MORNING.

Hear the distant matin bell
Thrilling through the gladstone air.
Louder now and louder swell,
Wake the earth to praise and prayer,
Seem the yelling chimes to say
To the wak'ning ear of morn;
"Joy at Bethlehem to-day
Jesus Christ our Lord was born"
Shone the star DER Bethlehem;
Soft DER men still falls its ray,
Gently saying unto them:
%Christ our Lord was born to-day"
FleeSs the startled gloom of night;
FLED, the night of sin away;
Breaks the glorious morning light
Christ our Lord was born to-day.
Leap the rayN from height to height,
Glance from every snow-clad hill;
Glitters ice-bound in the light,
Every twig and every rill,
Rose the sun of Galilee
Ice-bound hearts reflect the ray,
Tidings flash from sea tn sea:
"Christ our Lord was born to-day"
Steals the gladd'ning warming light,
Thro' the cavern's dark recess:
Melts the ice-kings chain of might,
Melts the letters that oppress-N
Thro' the dismal haunts of sin
Glides the soothing, healing ray.
Hank there echoes from within:
"Christ our Lord was born to-day" y
Wake, then, slumb'ring child of night,
To thy slumbring fellows say;
"Sleep not, It's no longer night
Christ our Lord was born to-day"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24
Selling Beer on Sinking Fund Idea.

DDS ieller comes nit my saloon and asks
for peer" began the witness, as Samuel Pc
tiers stood at the bar Of justice. "Vhen he
has one glass he tells nc 10 set 'em oop
again. When he has two glasses he say he
vhas as dry az a prush fence. lie drinks
six glasses right off, und he says | must
sharge II 10 der sinking fund. doan know
vhas such tngs mean und lock der door
und makes NIL ready for fight nit him."
"And you had oneY
"Vhell, you can sec how my nose Is all
busted oop, und some plack on my eye, und
such badt feeling in my ears. vos no.
vhere-yes yhas-I vhas under der table"
"Who struck frst2"
"Vhell, gifs him shentle tap on der
nose 10 make him sec dot he must pay oop."
"You locked the door on him and tapped
him on the nose?"
"Yaw."
swell, the prisoner Is discharged and you
may go home"
"Vhat! Doan' you send him cop for six
months p
mo, sir"
"Doan' he pay me for dot peerT
81 guess not
"Doan' git some PREDICTION Older law ?"
mot when you lock the door on a man
and begin tickling his nose with bung
starter"
"Vhell, never see mightas veil close
A 4
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24
A Pertinacious Landlord.

| Isn't there such crime as conduct cal
culated 10 provoke breach of the peaces"
asked nervous looking man of police
Justice yesterday morning.
"ofcourse there is" responded the JUS
tice
Then gimme warrant for my landlord"
demanded the nervous man.
what has he dones' asked the Justice,
cycling the suitor susplciously.
"He comes to my house when I've got COM
pany and says he wants the four months
rent owe him, and sets out on the front
steps and howls for his money. III should
kick the whole spine out Of him I'd be ar
rested, wouldn't 4"
"Yes, | thinkyou would Why don't you
pay him?"
That isn't the question, He comes to
my fr-<-e -: . CLOCK In the morning Tu,ts-
yclls through the key-hole, and then he
goes up through the vacant house next door
and gets on my roof and shouts down the
chimney. Says he will have that money
If should drop flat-iron down on him, or
blow him up with powder, it would go hard
with me, wouldn't it?"
"Pretty apt to. Can't you come to some
understanding with himg"
at seems not. Say, has he got right to
climb over my fence and have fits in my
back yard, just because | owe him little
money!"
"Does he do thatg"
"Of course he does, and when we haul
him in the house, he yells murder and draws
a crowd. Have ! got right to maui the
life out of him with club for that?"
II think not, responded the Judge. "Why
don't you move?'
That's got nothing to do with it. want
to know If heis entitled to slip up on the ice
and fall through my basement window and
do ten dollars worth of damage to the glass.
Couldn't | mash the stufling out of him for
that ?"
Certainly not
"But when he lays down on the sidewalk
and bowls that his mother is dead and he
can't bury her because won't pay what I
owe him; haven't | got any remedyT
81 don't know of any, think you'd bet
ter pay him"
"But isn't it conduct calculated to provoke
a breach Of the peace, when he comes around
with quart Of laudanum and horse pistol
and threatens to take 'em both right on the
premises ii | don't put up2 Amt ii a crime
when he hangs himself 10 tree in front of
my house with paper pinned ON him that
drove him TO suicide2 Has he got right
10 make faces at my children in Sunday
School? Won't the law touch him tor
coming to my door at daylight as drunk MS
lord and claiming he's me and yelling that
! want to getin and lick my wifeg"
81 don't think you can do anything but
pay him or move. The msn has right to
his money"
THAT'S all want 10 know" replied the
nervous man, appearing rrfvveu. r~at I'M MIR
landlord, and my tenant says he'll have me
arrested Sor doing these things. Now you
bet he'll put up that wealth or III fall off
TIE top of the honse and have the inquest in
the parlor. A man can't live four months
in my house for nothing without going TO
some trouble, now you hear me-" and the
nervous man pranccd off, glowing all over
with grim determination Brooklyn Eagle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24

Mules.

Previous To 1888 there were very few
mules in the United States, and those of
such an inferior order as TO prejudice farm
er5 against them as unfit TO compete with
horses In work upon the road or farm. Con-
sequently there were no jacks, and no dis
position 10 increase the stock. But Wash
ington became convinced that the introduce
ton OF mules generally among the Southern
planters would prove TO them great bless.
ing as they are much less liable to be injur-
cd than horses by careless servants. As soon
rs it became known abroad that Washing
ton desired TO stock his Mount Vernon es-
tate with mules, the King of Spain sent him
TWO jacks and two jennets from the Island
of Malta. The first was Of a gray color, six
teen hands high, heavily made, and of slug
gish nature. He was named the Royal Gift.
The other was called the Knight of Malta.
He was about as high, and 1.-the and fiery
even to lerocty. The two sets of animals
gave him the most favorable opportunity of
making improvements by cross-breeding,
the result of which was the favoritc lack
Compound, because he partook Of the
best points in both originals. The general
bred his blooded mares to these jacks, even
taking those from his own stables for that
purpose, and produced such superb mules
that the country was agog to breed some Of
the same sort, and they soon became quite
common. This was the origin q improved
mules in tho United States. Though over
eighty years ago, there are now some Of the
third and fourth generation Of the Knight of
Malta and Royal Gift TO be found in Vir-
ginia, and the grest benefits arising from
their introduction into this country are seen
upon every cultivated acre in the Southern
States.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24
FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER "a, 1880.

sister; and after all their hearts had been
made glad, there was still enough change
remaining to provide another dinner for New
Year, instead of being squandered away
by Frank for drinks.
Mordl-Wives, never steal your husbands
money unless they are too mean to give their
children a merry Christmas.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24

The wife ofthe late Professor Louis Agas-
siz rose one morning an proceeded, accord
ing to custom, ~ put on her stockings and
and shoes Alta certain stage of the process
II little scream attracted Mr. Agassiz' atten-
ton and not having yet risen, he leaned anx-
iously upon his elbow, inquiring what was
the matter "Why, Professor, a little snake
has just crawled out Of my boot said she.
"Only one my dear" returned the professor,
calmly lying down again "there should
have been three lie had put them there
10 keep them warm Pleasant man 10 have
in the house particularly in ones sleeping
room
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24

BE HoHEsT.-Be honest in all your deal
ings, take no advantage, even of a child.
BE conscientious in your bargains. Have a
single eye and single heart Seek not to be
shrewd. BE not ashamed 10 be called sim
pie And let me tell you secret, seeing It
is written in the Scriptures, that your whole
body will then be full Of light, and this in
every kind You will actually sec further
and zee clearer than shrewd and cunning
mcn and you will be less liable 10 be duped
than they, provided you add 10 this another
part Of the character, which is proper 10 an
honest msn--a resolution never 10 protect
fraud Acunning man is never firm man
but an honest man Is double minded
man Is unstable; man Of faith is as firm
as rock, toll you there Is a sacred con
nectIon between honesty and faith honesty
Is faith applied TO worldly things; and faith
is honesty quickened by the Spirit 10 the
use Of heavenly thlnga.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24

There is a great deal Of interesting CONVEX
saiion going on over tho telephone wires If
you leave the machine open and listen. Tho
message ola fond mother whose cherub had
eaten "A watermelon or so too much, and a
gentlemen who had sent home a large red
fish for dinner, got mixed tho other day.
First voice; what shah 1 do with the
babyY Second voice; "rd scrape all the
scales on him, cut him open, and have him
nicely dressed for dinner, with caper sauce.
Amt ho - whoppcry"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-24

In Lynchburg, Virginia, a distinguished
member ofthe Bar, appealing 10 the court for
the discharge Of his client, wound up with
the statement that, II the Court sent him on
farther trial, stain would DO loli on his
character which could not bo washed out by
all the waies of the blue ocean and all the
soap that could be manufactured from "the
pondefous carcass OF the commonwealth
attorney" 10 this the ponderous attorney
replied that, while he deemed u foreign 10
the case AT the bar, he desired 10 adyise the
Court that II they thought It advisable 10
boil his body into soap, they should look 10
the opposite counsel for the concentrated
lyc u which ~ make H.