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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
The American Farmer and the Tariff.

OF all the unlortunates subjected TO the
merciless exactions of the tariff, none are SO
piteousy fieeced as the farmers. Ii is in vain
that they labor with unnaggpg energy: i'm
vain that 1.-THE early and the latter rain" are
given; in vain that the earth is plated with
golden harvests. BY the tariff the profits
from the sale of their products are greatly
decreased, while the prices of the articles
which they must buy are enormously in
creased They must sell in the very cheap
est market they must purchase In the very
dearest The great initiation of prices is ex
planned by the fact that, in order TO give the
aprotection" for which manufacturers now so
loudly clamor, the self-supporting industries,
OF which agriculture is the chief, must be
taxed heavily enough to pay part of the
wages, to furnish ali of the immense profits,
and 10 meet all the losses of the interests
protected.
Few are the articles entering into the
daily consumption of the farmer. on which
the subsidized individuals who have been
illegally and wickedly clothed with power
which belongs alone 10 government do moi
collect tax. In every village store, in
every blacksmith's shop, at every druggists,
in all the myriad marts and temples of trade,
the tax gathering manufacturer is clutching
with greedy fingers his unhoy gains. For
the clothing that covers him and for some
OF the fuel that he burns, for his furniture
and his tools, for his machinery and his farm
implements, for blankets, salt and soap, and
for hundreds of other articles, the farmer
must give an extortionate price. Accord
ing To careful calculation, the tariff By
thus augmenting prices annually detrduds tie
american farmers Of about $450,000,O00.
That huge sum of money represents many
a weary day OF toll 1t represents sweating
brows and aching muscles; II represents
hopes and fears it represents part of the
farmers very life. To earn 1t, his step has
grown feebler, his locks have turned whittier,
and he has come nearer the grave. What
then, farmers OF this republic. what then are
you but slaves when you are thus filched Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.

The continued lashing of Mr.. Curtis over
the backs of the Harper Bros. is as unwise
as it is undeserved. Whatever may have
been the faults of the publishers of Harper's
Weekly in the earlier days of our civil strife,
and however coarse and malicious may have
been its representations of Mr.. Lincoln and
those associated with him in the adm:nistra-
ton of the government and the conduct of
the war, certainly no portion of the odium
belongs to or should be laid to the. charge
of Mr.. Curtis. We remember the spirited
campaign of 1856, Fremont and Dayton,
and recollect distinctly that Mr. Curtis,
then very young man, was one of the
most powerful and effective speakers in that
contest. No man who stumped New York
drew larger crowds or did more effective
service for the party than did Mr. Curtis.
In 1880 he was u member of the Chicago
convention and in that campaign every
politician throughout the land recollects
that he was on the stump from It's com
mencement 10 lis close In every national
contest since he has been the earnest aud
enthusiastic champion df the Republican
party, and no man has done more to secure
its success than Geo. w. Curtis. He did not
become the editor of Harper's Weekly until
1868, long after the appearance of the car
icons that are now being reproduced with
the intent of showing that Mr. Curtis was a
party TO the "lampooning" of Mr.. Lincoln
and his associate. 1t comes with remark
able poor grace from men who in season
and ont Of season sought 10 defeat the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Lincoln in 1864, who Greeley
lied and abandoned their party in 1872,
who, wholly without casse or excuse bolted
the nomination of Judge F0lger in 1882, to
assail at this late day Mr.. Curtis because he,
for reasons that even his assailants cannot
attack, refuses to act with his party ia sup.
porting nomination unquestionably bad
II the Republican party can afford TO have
i: known that the pigmies who attack Mr..
Curtis are the giants and leaders Of the
party, certainly that gentleman has nothing
10 lose by the display OF malice that has
characterized the attacks upon him since
the hero OF the Mulligan letters became the
standard bearer of the party.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
OUT OF THE DEPTHS!

The subjoined statement, taken from the
Baltimore Sun of the Bird instant and which
remains before the country uncontrolled,
shows the depths of despair into which the
Republican party has been driven from TAX
ing as its standard bearer man whose touch
is corruption. 1t sounds To us like what we
have oiltimes imagined was the wall OF the
damed in hell. 1t is the cry OF distress
coming from that long, black, lazy old hull
VI Republicanism as it is driven midst the
breakers by the waves of popular indigna-
ton. Here it is, read il! 1t is down ia the
grave yards upturning the tomb stones like
starved wolf scratching for the remains
of the dead SO that the loathsome and dis
gusting banquet may continue.
nAThe dead Senator does net, cannot reply,
but fond and indignant widow hurls the
appeal from her presence under lash which
James @ Blaine and his friends must re.
member through life:
Hon. Lot M. Morrill,, formerly United
States Senator from Maine and Secretary of
the Treasury under Grants administration
died about IL months ago since which his
widow has resided at Augusta, In that State.
Mrs Morrill, was recently surprised to re-
ceiye from Ohio an official letter directed To
her late husband Opening II she found i,
IL be q very importunate appeal 10 Senator
NORTH 10 visit Ohio, and 20 lend his aid In
saving the State 10 Mr. Blaine The appeal
was ifom the chairman of d Republican
conimittee Mrs Morrill, was naturally in
dignanl, and answered as follows II am
surprised and shocked 20 receive such a
communication, thought every citizen Of
this coaItry knew my husband was at rest.
am in mourning for him, but, as much rs
| mOnrn his death, thank my Father In
heaven that Tie called him home before the
party be- loved so Well and did so much for
h@d.so disgraced itself Us 10 nominate 50
wicked aud corrapt man for the highest
office within the gin Of the American PEG.
Pile NJ ! know and my husband knew Jas.
q Blaine Ia he. Ii he were alive he would
not support Mr. Blaine or any such man.
even at the bidding OF his party"
In reply ~ an Interviewer Wednesday
Mrs. Morrill, said: MY husband was visited
by Mr.. Blaine at the beginning OF the con-
gressional investigation into the Little Rock
Railroad bonds. MIR. Blaine, as he did To
Mulligan, importuned my husband with tears
aud entIeaiies 10 use his influence t1 save
him. When my husband resigned to go into
the cabinet II was generally understood, aud
my husband 50 understood, that Gov Cham
berlain would be appointed Ia ill the VA
cancy. Instead, and To the surprise Of every
one, Governor Common appointed Mr.. Blaine,
then representative in congress and under
charges in that body, 10 the vacancy
As Mrs Morrill, lniimated, the appoint.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

We see it stated in a Washington paper
that the bondsmen of Burnside, who stole
over ten thousand dollars q year whilst
clerk of the Postofice Depart
ment, rely upon escaping from responsibility
as sureties on the ground that his accounts
were not regularly audited in three years.
1t is claimed that they can only be held for
one or two quarters, if at all. The Sixth
Auditors Office is VIGOROUSLY burdened
with scurvy politicians of all colors, some of
whom were appointed as rewards for their
services in the great fraud of 1876. Many
of them are utterly incompetent to perform
the work expected Of them. The accounts
of the Sixth Auditors Office are, therefore,
in great confusion and in arrears. This is
certainly a very suggestive picture Of the
condition Of the affairs in one of the most
important offices of department Of the gov
eminent Burnside's bondsmen certainly
ought not TO be held responsible. They un-
dertook to make good any deficiency in the
accounts of Burnside, provided the govern
ment enforced its regulations with respect
TO the examination of accounts. The gov
eminent did not perform its part of the con-
tract, owing to the incompetency OF the men
it employed. Ii the business OF the Sixth
Auditors Office had been conducted on
business principles, Burnside would not
have been able TO have stolen anything Of
consequence. His accounts, however, had
not been examined for three years.
Gases like these give the public glimpses
every once in while of the way public bust
ness is conducted and those who conduct
it. These glimpses ought to be sufficient to
convince the people that it is full time that
the control of the government was placed
in other hands. There is great need of
honesty and competency in the public SER
vice, and they cannot be had by retaining
the Republican party in power. 1t was only
a short time since it was discovered that a
paper contractor was cheating the Postofice
Department out of hundreds of thousands
of dollars by furnishing paper far below the
required standard This cheating process
had been going on for long time. Those
whose business il was to see that the con-
tract was complied with had wholly neg
lected their duty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
THE MAINE ELECTION.

The Baltimore Sun, speaking OF the State
election in Maine on Monday lust, takes the
following sensible view OF the matter: "rhe
returns from Maine indicate that with
total vote Of about $4,000 Governor Robe
will have plurality of some 1900 and an
absolute majority falling somewhat short of
$4,000, thus polling about IS per cent of
the vote cast. Compared with the State
election OF four years ago these figures
would show large gains, and il there had
existed in September, 1880, a normal condi-
ton of things in Maine, the Republicans
would have good reason 10 congratulate
themselves upon Mondays outcome Such
however, was not the case The Greenback
party, which in 1878 became powerful
factor In the politics of the State, was in
1880 united with the Democrats In the sup
port Of Mr.. Plaisted. In the four years
which have since gone by that party has for
practical purposes ceased 10 exist. All of
its most influential and trusted leaders, such
as Scion Chase and ex representative Murch,
have returned 10 the Republican fold, whence
most OF them originally wandered The
only way u get any accurate idea of what
the late election signifies Is to pass over the
Greenback period from 1878 to 1882, and
compare the returns with the results of the
September elections in presidential years
prior TO 1880. In the six elections from
1856 to 1876 the average Republican major.
ity was II 023, and their average percentage
OF the total vote cast was 57.l7. State pride
counts for something everywhere, and no
where else Is il as potent factor as Ia
small New England State. Mr.. Blaine is
precisely the sort Of man who will be likely
TO get the VOTES Of people who have seen
just enough OF him 10 ieel the charm of his
manner, and not sufficient 10 Thoroughly un-
dersland aud estimate his mental aud moral
makeup. Maine. too, is one of those CON.
muhiiies ia which very considerable pro.
portion OF the voters are said to be suscept.
ible 10 the influence of money That under
conditions such as these the energetic and
expensive Republican canvass has not Sc.
cured an average majority proves that the
dry-rot Of disafeciion has even 10 Maine
eaten deeply into the party strength Coup
led with the result OF the poll In Vermont,
il shows that where the local conditions ex.
favor Mr.. Blaine's campaign il |
d impossible TO bring out the full Republi
,aa vote ia his support, even where, as was
be esss 10 both the States named, the De-
nocracy hardly make the pretense OF an
pposiDg canvass.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
DEATHS

DIED, at Hunting Hill, Montgomery coun-
ty, Md, on the 9th of September, of con
sumption, BELLE Percy, infant daughter
of Julian and Alcester A. Osmond.
The thread of life is severed, her last
breath ebbed with the last Pickering rays of
the setting sun, her bright baby face never
more TO behold in this vale of joys and
sorrows, for her angel soul has taken its
flight to that bright realm of peace and hap
piness where Jehovah reigneth. Suffer little
children to come unto me, and forbid them
not, for of such is the kingdom of God. We
have given up our darling to thy keeping
Thy will be done on earth as it in heaven
Oh, Lord, Amen. HER FATHER.
Washington papers please copy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
NEW FALL STYLES.
Fall Dry & Gods
JUST OPENED

Wamsntta Muslin, yard wide, Scents;
Heavy Twilled Canton Flanuels, 5lc, 6lc, &c,
Toe, lie;
All Wool White Flannels, lsc, pc, 25c
All Wool Red Twilled Medicated Flannel,
23c, 25c, zoe;
Cloths for Boys suits, 22c, 25c, soc,
Cloths for Mems suits, Csc, soc, 4Oc;
Oil Boiled Turkey Red Table Linen, Acc;
Ladies' Flannel Saitiug, all colors, la3c;
Ladies Fall Cashmeres, new, l23c;
Ladies' new Dark Dress Plaids, 25c;
Black Cashmeres, extra wide, 25c, soc, 35c,
Ace, 45c, soc;
Ladies' Trico,ine Dress Goods, all colors, 25c;
Ladies Six-Quarter, all wool, Trico Cloth,
new colors, 98c;
Children's Colored Hose, no seams, l5c,
Ladies' Solid Coored Hose, Toe;
Ladies Colored Bordered Handkerchief, &c;
White Wool Blankets, per pair, 81 20, | 80,
2 90, 80, 2 10, 3 90;
Bed Comforts, large sizes, 75c, 81.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
The Very Best Drill.


THIS is a positive Force-Feed Drill, de-
Il pending in no wise upon gravitation for
its feed. II will SOW Phosphate in any con-
dition whatever from hard, dry aud lumpy
state TO u wet ard sticky one, 1t neither
gums nor chokes, but will SOW regularly with
absolute certainty, and never bunches.
II you want the latest improved and most
popular Drill upon the market, fail not to
buy the PENNSYLVANIA, which has no
superior in the Grain aud Grass Seed depart
ments, while its Phosphate feed is far in ad-
vance of any other now in use.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
Extracts from few Home testimonials

PoToMAc, Montgomery county, Md.
O. W. CRAWFORD, Gaithersbnrg, Md
Dear Sir: The Pennsylvania Grain Drill
that purchased of you last Fall is all that
you claimed for it. II is the easiest Drill to
operate that | ever handled. II is the best
fertilizer distributor that ever saw. II neither
skips nor punches, but sows evenly and uni
formly all the time, whether the phosphate
be dry or sticky, while the grain and grass
seed attachments are surpassed by none that
have ever seen. 1t is positive iOIce-feed in
every department. II neither gums nor chokes
in sowing wet or lumpy phosphate. In short,
can not say too much in It's praise.
Respectfully, MONTGOMERY CLAGETT.
REDLAND, Montgomery county, Md.
Mr.. CRAWFORD-Dear Sir: liked the
Drill bought Of you last Fall so well that
am willing for you to say any thing you choose
in praise OF II, over my signature, for am
entirely convinced that there is none better in
the country,
Yours, Truly, CLAGETT HOLLAND.
The Pennsylvania Force.Feed Grain and
Fertilizer Drill is the best ever saw
j. W. WALKER, Gaithersburg, Md.
would not exchange my Pennsylvania
Drill for any other ever saw
g. W. WALKER, Middlebrook, Nd.
regard the Pennsylvania as the best Drill
on the market.
WIN. A. Cooke, Gaithersbnrg, Md.
Even distribution of fertilizer in seeding is
what we need. - In this the Pennsylvania is
far ahead of anything have yet seen.
p. NJ. SMITH, Gaithersburg, Md.
gks- SEND FOR CIRCULARS.
w Cp Wpnpn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12

his now conceded thai tbe Republican
majority In Maine was1secured BY The gross
est frauds In the large cities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

James B. Henderson, Plaintiff, VS. Jul
ian Griffith and Mary V. Griffith, his
wife, Robert Hicks and Annie Il,
Hicks. his wife, and Sarah L. Har-
per, Defendants.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
NJ O II r Q h.

OrFIcE WAsulNGToS TURSpIKg Co,
September LIST, 1884
NOTICE is hereby given that on and ai,, r
~ this date no Que will be permitted 10 re-
move sand, dirt or stone from this road with
out special written permit from the
sep 5-3t PRESIDENT
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
A CATHOLIC MAN of b

NUWTEW FEFNI4IV H4fIN Ut UU7
IN bU siness disposition and steady hab
It's MN must travel short distances In the
section in which he resides An Active
Intelligent Lady also wanted
Apply, with references, to BENZIGKk
BROTHERS, 81 Broadway, New York.
sept 5-3t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
ADJOURNED MEETING,

'IvHE COMMISSIONERS for Montgomery
Il county will meetat their Room u Rock.
vile, on
TUESDAY, l6lh day Of SEPTEMBER, ss4,
when the reports of Eraminera on raads PEE
titioned for by Charles II. Thrift aud others
aud Jonathan Magruder AMI olhefs, aui the
A. l.. Rousen bridge petition viii be tab leo
up.
BY ordet JOS. A TANEY,
sep l2-td Crk to CounIJ Com'rs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
ANY PlOW in the World.

Single Lever Power Lift, Wrought
Steel GlLPIN The Gredt Premium
Ea"qmshero of all Sulky Breaking Flows.
The only Crank Axle Pillow adapting
itself to hilsdes, all foundations of the
land
Mr.. VIM h. Jackson purchased three
of us for his own use
The United States Government the
same aumber. See record in another
column of this paper,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-09-12
Notice 10 Creditors.
NEW STORE
IN AT B0YDS. MARYLAND.

THE undersigned would respectfully in
vite his friends and public 10 give him a call.
j. o. HAYNIE,
je l3-2mP Bovds, Nd.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-08
"A simple Twist OF the wrist.

alt was as good As a circus said
Sergeant Mu,Ao!.and. II was walking
along Broadway this morning when |
saw = b.ack-aud-lan cab coming furi-
ous,y up Murray street The driver
seemed to he doing his best TO stop the
animal, hut it was unmanagabie. A
tall, well built man, VINO did not see
the runaway, WAS crossing the street.
Everybody cried out TO him, but the
horse was close upon it before he saw
it. Quick as thought he put out his
right hand, seized the horse by the nos
tris, gave a sudden twist, and the next
moment the runaway was lying on his
side on the crossing. The cab driver
was too much aslOnished TO say word
and the stranger picked up his hat and
walked off rs cool.y as ii nothing had
happened learned that he was Mr..
Lemucl K. SturgiS, the owner Of cat
tie ranch in Texas He knew trick
the cowboys have Of throwing steer
by giving its head little twist. He
practiced it on Broadway, and the run
away horse GOT lesson he will not for
get ii he hss sny sense. \. J. sun.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-08
SARGENT ON WE 100.
Tine Ex-Minister TO Berlin Twists the
German Hogs Tail.

NEW YORK, July baron 4. Sargent
eX-Minister to Berlin, arrived by the
City OF Rome last evening, accompanied
by his wife and son. lie leaves two
daughters studying in Europe. Mr.. Sar-
gent was seen at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
eyes" he said, 81 am private citizen
now, and the weight of the American hog
Is lifted from my shoulders. ! am going
Lo-be few days in the East, and then
am going to California to look after my
own interests. You want to know
about my conflict with Bismarck All
sight I'll begin at the beginning Be-
SIRE ! arrived in Berlin Prince Bismarck
bad secured the exclusion of certain
American products, such as potatoes,
canned meats, etc, on the ground OF their
being unsound. These exclusions were
not so important in themselves, but when
he threatened absolute prohibition OF
american products, and began by attack
allg our pork, thought it was time to
Dc something. ! got the advice OF scien-
thc men as to the charges made
by Bismarck against our pork, ard
found them TO be groundess, | found, in
1lct, that German pork was far inferior
II ours, much less sound, and more apt
- breed triChinioSis. Besides this. |
followed up all cases Of trichiuiosis OF
which ! heard, questioned local physi.
Clans, etc, and found that in near y
al cases the disease was caused by Ger
man pork. Bismarck thought this was
sery wrong, too, and about this time |
S'as subjected to the most savage attacks
from the press in the employ Of the Gov
drnmentn
''What stand was taken by the mem
fers Of the German Cabinet and other
associates OF Prince Bismarck"
"'No stand at all No man in Office has
any opinion but Bismarck himself. None
'f them would ever think OF discussing
is actions. But by all others compe.
tent to judge OF the matter, was cor.
sially supported, not only by the diplo-
anatic corps. but by the professors al
rae University, and by all the press,
except that IN the service of the Gov.
eminent. The old Emperor himself
treated me with the greatest courtes,
tlroughOutn
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-08
Nova Scotia.
GONE ASHORE.

HALIFAX, n. S, July "A telegram
1as been received by MeSsrs. Pickford <
Black, agents here of the Furness line of
steamers stating that the Lincoln City is
shore in the vicinity Of lsaacs Harbor,
q small bay about 100 miles to the east
ward of Halifax. The ship was bound
IRON Stockholm to New York with num-
Der of passengers-mostly Immigrants
and general cargo on board, Captain
Nan. Harrison, who telegraphs the
attenuation, states that she is
gill light, but working badly. He re-
quests immediate assistance for the re-
Hoval of passengers, and TO attempt TO
Goat the steamer. No lives are reported
10 have been lost. The Lincoln City was
launched for the Furncss Line, but a
short time ago, being now on her first
"trip across the Atlantic and her com.
nander formerly in charge of the steamer
Meatherlee, of the same line. In re-.
Spouse to Captain Harrison's request, all
available aid will be dispatched to the
creme at once. The steamer probably
struck after dark last night during the
drnse fog that had prevailed all day along
TINS whole stretch Of the coast.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-08

DALLAS, Ten, July 7.-YeSterday was
the hottest day of the season, the mer-
curry registering l02 degrees in the shade.
The water famine in this city is alarm
ing, as the city water.works are almost
dry, and all fire supplies are cut off, and
for that purpose there is not more than
half the ordinary quantity. greatmany
families have no wells, and there is great
inconvenience. The City Council is being
bitterly denounced for its slownesS in
securing a sufficient supply. The dust is
almost sitting, there being no water for
street sprinkling purposes. Insurance
men report that there will be enough to
guard against fire by to-day, as pump
is being put into Trinity River to feed the
fire reservoirs.