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St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26
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r,. F,rLD RoLLER-Some OF Inc
,.,ost valuable implements which tne
Fa~rner uses grow out Of accidental CIR
rumstances. 1t has probably been oo-
.orved by most farmers that where cat
tie and horses tread on the held wnere
Grain is sown, that - in therT scct-PTlas
the srain comes up the soonest and Is
usually little more thrifty and vigorous
than. where the soil lies very loose.
Particles of soil should be very tlnei, t RNt
should be little compact. In sowing
small garden seeds it is often found ne
cesssry to press the earth little over
them to insure their coming up,
The field roller is among the important
implements of the farm. contributing
largely to improvements and successful
cultivation. The following are among
the advantages Of this valuable imPle-
mcnt:
u levels and smoothes the land on
sowing down to grass, pressing sods i ahfee
- surface for the scythe and better
condition of the soil for the crops.
It presses the light, loose earth around
the seeds Of grass, grain, &C., causing a
more ready and sure vegetation, for
many hard, slowly negotiating seeds
will not start easily, ard some not at all,
unless the earth Is pressed closely upon
them. A farmer observed that an old
horse gave him a useful lesson He
was in field in which piece Of carrots
had lust been sowed on light land, and
the horse rolled on the carrot bed, and
- IL IL
:. but moss1y failed on other parts.
By making the eartfr compact at the
surface insects are deprived of shelter
otherwise the sods, loose stones, and
humps of earth afford them convenient
habitations.
In spring there is frequently advanta-
ges in rolling lands recently sowed &c
grain and grass, as the earth that has
been hove with the frost, exposing the
roots OF plants, is replaced BY the opera
ton of this Implement.
The roller is particularly beneficial or
light lands, where the soil is too loose
and porous to retain moisture, and pro.
tect the manure from effects of drying
winds and scorching sun, and where i
IS too light to allow the roots of plants F;
firm hold in the earth and On lands usu
ally wet, it is very useful, in dry time
in smoothing the surface, after SOWING
grain or grass. On most soils, small
stones are beneficial, and thus are bu
little trouble in tIllage.
Some farmers apprehend that rollins
lands will make them heavy, but thi
is not the case; it only renders then
compact at the surface, while they con
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

How TO GET AN OFFICE" Smder. ~
in the Comedy of "Ofice Hunhg, -
now being published in the Washington
City f." Cotton Plant" gives the fold king
"recipe" which will prove of importance
20 all hungry patriots:
In fact woman is the best manoavre
after all. Take three pounds of ETH
coats, four smiles, two tear drops with
CANNON at discretion stir briskl- and
apply while warm to the blind side of a
secretary. and you have a never-f:ilng
prescription for getting an Office"
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

GAPEs IN CHrcKENs.-This disease in
chickens is cansed by a very slim worm
that locates itself in the windpipe, where.
by increasing in number, they fill up the
cavity of the windpipe. which occasions
the chicken to cape, for breath. Now,
IN order to cure the chicken of this dis
ease, the worms must be destroyed or
removed, which can be done in the fol-
lowing manner. Take good, stiff hair
from horses tail, double it, then twist
and double again, then introduce the
hair, thus twisted, into the windpipe of
the chicken, and by working it up and
down, and twisting it around and around,
you will cut the worms in pieces and
every time the hair is withdrawn, Dor
tons Of the worms will follow. have
cured chickens in this way when, to all
appearance, they could not live ten min
utes.-DoLlar Newspaper.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

THE BRITISH CoMMIssIoI.--It is
reported that the British shsp Of war
Leander, with lord Ellesmere, Sir
Charles Lyell, Mr. c. Wentworth Dixie,
and the other members Of the Commits
sion to the Crystal Palace, was to have
sailed on the 7th inst. Lord Fllesmere
is to be accompanied by Lady Ellesmere,
two daughters and two sons.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

RIAL OF ROBERT SwANs.-The
frederick Examiner says: We are au-
resd:s or Ttowaru county y mars accePfeu
the appointment Of special judge to try
the case of Robert Swami, charged with
III. -~"rder of VIM. o. Sprigg late of
Allegheny county. at the term Of the
Cir. Court for Washington CO., to be held
in July. The appointment was made,
according to law, by the Hon. Madison
Nelson, Judge of the Third Judicial { ir-
cult in Maryland. o.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

, Brandy was invented by Raymupdu.
Lliiius. celebrated alchymist, who died
IN 1915. But for many centuries IL was
only used as a MEDICINE, and chiefly A.
an external application. Next in DARN
to the man that first swallowed an ovEteT
must ne be reckoned who drank the first
glass Of brandy.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

CHOLERA on .HE PoroMAc.-A cor
respondent of TIE Fairfax (va.) News
states, that during the fishing season the
cholera broke out upon the " Sycamore"
and " Stony Point" shores Of the Poto-
mac, and confined its ravages until the
close OF the fishery. Of SO cases, 10
proved fatal.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

TIE CALoRrc SHIP ERrcssoS.-Tberc
having been reports that the caloric shin
was an entire failure, Captain Ericsson
has published letter, stating that the
only difhculty met with is that of the
cylinder bottoms or heaters, made of
boiler ron, having proved too elastic and
yseia,ns 10 remain air tight, or to admit
on run Pressure being carried. thew
are to De replaced by others of cast iron
which will require several months time.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

A bouquet semi at Easter 10 the church
OF San Ambrosio, Genoa. by the Marquis
Pailavicini, measured six yards in cir
cumference. II contained three hundred
and forty camellias, and an immense
quantity Of violets, walliowers end
sweet-scented shrubs.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

CATFISH SToRY.-The Norfolk Arrus
states that curious phenomenon at
tended the hail storm in that CITY on Tues.
day night. Quantities of catfish. some
measuring a foot in length, fell in differ
emf sections of the city, and some of the
neids were literally strewed with them.
Hundreds were picked up in the morn
ing: This. says the Argus, is no pisca-
torlal fabrication, but fact which Is at
tested by hundreds of citizens.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

SITTr~NS .--' IIS -0'0rIIt Va - PP|aIs va ISrw
York have decided that checks made
payable at day different fron that on
which they are dated, are to be treated
as bills Of exchange, and as such they
are entitled 10 three days grace. To
avoid protest for non-acceptance, and to
insure payment on the day, they should
be drawn with words, without grace,
acceptance named"
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

The CorToN PLANr.-R. q. Barnwell
Esq, of De Bows Review, has become
associated with Mr.. Baylor in conducting
that valuable journal, the :. Cotton
Plant''-the able advocate of direct
trade" Mr.. Barnwell's connection with
he Review will still continue.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26
The Esquimaux are inordinatelv fond

The Esquimaux are inordinately fond
)oi tobacco. GAS we 60 NORTH" observes
Commander Mcguire, their eagerness
for it can hardly be imagined; if we had
ship full of tobacco with US, we could
not appease their wants. I can only
compare them to set of people shut up
without food or drink for a week, and
then let loose only on a scanty supply :;
ADD to this their being savages, and some
idea may be formed of our small boats
surrounded on all sides with baiders full
OF Esquimaux, all shouting out the same
story Tawac
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

IlCEC Is DIOOdOIv
no fruit which is at present more gene
rally and deservedly esteemed than the
Tomato. It's medicinal virtues are uni
versally recognised by practitioners, and
very few gardens are destitute of it,
though owingto various causes not neces-
sary to mention, success in cultivatine il
is rarely attained. The soil best adapted
to this vegetable where il is required
early in the season, is a fine dry sand.
A shovel full Of old, we'll sifted manure
in each hill, viii be sufficient, and the
plants after they come up, require to be
hoed and weeded, to insure an abundant
crop. Sticks to keep the fruit from COM
ing in contact with the dirt, may be sup.
pied. by . few bushes placed around the
plants, which will be good protection.
On very rich land, the vines possess
greater vigor, but the maturity of the
fruit is retarded, and is less rare and
healthful. For sauce, pies and pickle,
as well as for variety of other uses, the
tommato is unsurpassed by any vegeta-
bic with which we are acquainted. The
yield is very large, consequently afull
supply for domestic purposes and uses,
may be obtained from few hills. The
yellow Tomato is generally preferred to
the red, though both are good. Prefer.
ence is. perhaps, in this matter of mere
taste, after all. In the vicinity of large
markets, as much clear profit is frequent
ly realized from few rods of land, cult
waited in early tomatoes, as from many a
hundred acres on a farm, which pro-
duees only the ordinary kinds of vegeta-
oles and grains.-Germanto,Cn Telegraph.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

GRAIN -WHEAT.-On Monoay tne
sales Of good to prime Md. reds were at
,0salI2 cts; and a parcel Oh fenna:
iU ~. CTS. On Thursday red
wn.'e c,n,;pued to rule at f0Sal12 cts;
WIS .issg sunplies. Tn "Wednesday
Win CIR off With sales of far to good
nd. at lO5al0S cts-no prime ~ marker,
ON thursday the quotations :. lsi, ooo
n prime Nd reds were iOoaiio Gus.
There were also sales OF renna: wh u. =
f.;r r.. very prime, at 1llaAfo cssr. . IN.
.a ... :, III Pa. red at los cts. y o-oay
.ap market is unsettled and Irregular
III NOT disposed to buy in the depres-
n'l LII 81 tive state of the Flour mar
e. ,,sces of Wheat evidently set
-. AVN 10 their true relative value as
H. unrsSnsr.,a with Flour. To day parcef
9sa De. red was sold at 106 cents
sssl &C fair good Pa. white at liz
rsrts and another of prime "a. white at
11s cents. AS nearly as we can under
-..r5 the market for Md. reds, we quote
them, fair to prime. at lOUaiy9 ets.' ana
whites at 112al2O cts.
CoRv.-On Monday, at the Corn Ex-
change. some as, 900 bushels were sold,
viz; 80, 900 Md. white at 54a55 cts;
$4,000 do. yellow at 59a60 cts; and 1000
bushels mixed at So cts. The sales on
Tuesday were at the above rates. On
Wednesday the sales of Md. white were
at 53a55 cts; and of yellow at 60a61 cts.
II estenlav the sales Of white were at
54a55 cts, and of yellow at 60a6l cts.
To-day the sales of white are at 53a55
CTS; of yellow ut 60a61 cts; and of
mixed at SO cts.---supplies light.
GUANo.-I he market Is bare Of all
descriptions except Peruvian, of which
few tons yet remains in the hands Of
dealers, who are selling at $44 per ton
of 1000 lbs. The import this week is
2l9 tons Peruvian.
ToBACCo.-The lively demand noticed
for some time past in the market for Ma
ryland Tobacco continues undated, and
sales are readily effected Of nearly all
that reaches the market at prices which
can hardly fail to prove satisfactory to
the planters. The active demand keeps
stocks fir ID accommodating in the hands of
the agents, and if it should continue.
there will probably be but little Of the pres
ent crop left over to interfere with that
of next year, and consequently give good
grounds to hope for continuance of re-
muncrating prices to the planters. Prices
this week are we'll maintained, common
sorts being probably trife higher, and
all samples under So being readily taken.
Qualities which are worth more than Sc
are not so much wanted, and go off rath-
er slowly. We quote Common Mary
land, $4.50a4.75; good common S.;
ordinary middling to middling S5.25a5.-
so; good to fair middling $5.75a6; and
fine S6.25a8, according to quality
american Of Saturday.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

RxSn III
wmrE MaasH BrRSEp.--The follow
ing notice Of The destruction OF this une-
bonoyed establishment. we copy from the
Marlboro Advocate of the 18th inst
aThe Roman Catholic Church ana
appendages, known as White Narsh
in the forest of this county, were burned
to the ground, on Sunday morning last
about s o'clock. Everything was con-
sumed--the church, dwellings, furniturt~
and vesgments. No satisfactory cause
has vet tsanspired, though Il is supposed
the FIRE was accidental.
Eve are not just now prepared to give
any statistics in relation to this anciei{t
establishment, which has for so long a
time been identified with our county
though we hopeeto do so in future num-
her. The Church was one of the Oldest,
probably, in this state, and the buildings
attached WERE for many years used as Q
novitiate. The White Narsh was q
Flandmark N this region of country, and
truction will be laDshied by many
SSH very many and
Ieiis ,
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

The Manchester (England) police have
just issued No. ! Of the illustrated Hue
and CRY, containing daguerrotypes of
men that they are in search of. This is
the first case Of the daguerrotype art
being made subservient to the ends of
Justice.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

DELEcArEs.-The following gentle
men have been appointed by Governor
Lowe to represent st. Mary's county in
the Maryland dele cation to the Southern
Commercial Convention to be held at
Memphis, Tennessee on the first Monday
of June next:
Thomas w. Morgan, E. Leo ST. IT,.
Any delegate. who may be unable
attend, is authorized and desired to an
point substitute from the city or county
where he resides.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26
CHOICE WINES AND LIQUORS.

'NL bLnND o HALL, No. 90 Light
- street wharf, Baltimore, offer for
sale d large assortment Of Wines and
Liquors, the quality of which we en-
antee equal TO any in the city. WeE
in psrt-MadeIra, Sherry, LisbsMA
Port Wines, Pale and Dark Ffene-
Brandy, Holland Gin, Jamaica Rum, and
Irlsh Whiskey, Old Rye, and Bourbon
Whsskey, all Of direct importation. All
other Liquors, foFeign and domestic, kepa
constantly on hand
May 26th, ls5atf,
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

ANNUAL ADDREss.-The Hon. -!
c. Rives, Of Virginia, has been chos 4
to deliver the address at the Annual Fa;r
OF the Maryland Agricultural Society in
October next.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

FAsT.-The Collins Steamer AZ
lately made the run across the ocesR in
nine days and twenty-five hours .fsem
dock to deck.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

Dor. J., n HANpv. saws or STAB.
LER 8 ANODYNE CHERRY EXpEC:.
TORANT, have administered /, in
several cases OF Bronchial Affections,
with ,h" most happy results. and from
kno~le'ige Of it's admirable effects. 7 can
WIN me greatest confidence recomraend
It, DC. See advertisement in ano,her
Column
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26
prRITUALIsu.

than2s q our neiehbor of the - - /, &c
Beacon fof isss verv natte-in ..n:ses
this paper. In hts last nnmbe nus
some views whrhwe gave m 4 -.
w in relation to the august theII1 that
bTe-moving. It will be recollea go
the phenomenon was exciting. s.
motion IN the village at that
has at la reached St. NarN
and the Editor of the Beaa
honor TO transfer our article
VIII be recoIEecfed, by all g.
attention to so trifiing assFs
theory was this +: 'sTEe
moved, not by the abseTiIls
the muscles of the body fht 20
tact with it; and that, Eov 81
moved by the party Inhct
sciously." Fl
But our friend Of the Beacon,
the seventh heaven Of wondcrs
ses to be doubtful a. to the tFutX
plain and e. - axe II, so obGs
"a 81. Nick0Iax-tfiate -s1 E.ss.~xlssa
somewhat Of The supernatural.
8 thinks il Exceedingly cruel - IRe
Advocate 70 bring its matter-of-4 Jet
battery u Bear on the beautiful systeh Of
electric mystery" But whenstheyBea.
con shall have become rid of its. spiitual
excitement, it viii then see the absirdiky
Of imagining concrete body capable Of
being moved directly by the abstract and
immaterial will. A misunderstanding.
scope is the only one fit for examining
such airy systems as this of Tablt-mov-
ing, which runs counter to the kunda.
ton stone of physical truth " Corpus
se1sper Sfa6tt, RiSt ccmmofum." And
how is a Body to be moved by an Ab.
straction
We hope to look, always, to the "Bea-
con" as an ally in disseminating som.
nonsense principles. Will it sacifce
imagination to the work ?-.MOlboro
! Planters .4dcocofe.
Strong that, but CONTRARY tothe re
cord" To reason from effect to eiuse,
would appear to us that our frfnd, il
spite of his logic, has, himself, been pref
ty smartly raped by the Spirits Lone o
their Distinguishing characteristics bein'
the power to discover much that is i'm
perceptible to common mortals! In tn
few remarks with which we introduce
his article, zoe saw only an attempt
pleasant badinage, with a delicate splc
irony by way of flavor !. our friend, how how,
ever, with his keener optics, dbi scHn nj nor
an alarming seriousnsndly hoped to pro
vadlng tthffe from our friend, and to be
Welcomed by him as an ally lit seem.
we have nearly drawn tear instead, and
as the unfortunate victim of spiritual in
tsatuation, have only excited his cdmp pas
Seriously, =
ted as he ayers, dideEed us so infatua'
very strange advocate tnlnk US
new faith~to which we had been Con- ~
verted, to plS his long and obsiousl,
sensible article y IRE OUR reades, the
very effect of which would be to iemor
ish at once the newfangled doarine
Men generally are too polite to Arnish
arguments against themselves, all too
illiberal to acknowledge the fore Of
them, and therefore we must ceAinly
stand high in the estimation of our bend
as prodigy of dislnterestedness and
magnanimity
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

An Ok, weighing $500 pound and
perfectly white, raised in Illinois, and a
five legged cow, were passengers on the
David White, at Wheeling. on Thurrday.
They are en- route for the Worlds Fair.
at New York.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

Young orchards should be kept under
the hoe till the trees acquire strong
healthy growth, and begin to bear.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

The GARDINER TRrAL.-This c9e-
brated cases has at last has been giveS to
the jury, but at the latest accounts thy
were unable hagree. This is whatwe
all alozoa axr.~sz.a- ~ ~
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

The answer to the enigma in las
weeks paper is, SPIRITUAL RAprrScs.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

BArrSmoar ass PoToaAc RAlL-RoAD-
-The Primes Georges papers are bat
slin1 manfally IN behalf Of the speedy
cons tr,action of this road. We sincerely
trust for the benefit of the Peninsula that
their eficrts to excite. proper degree OF
interest in the undertaking may be
crowned with success. The following
article on the subject is from the last
number Of the Marlboro Gazette; 4
%-Jsaging from present spPeara1ne e.:S
Ae4s5is no doubt that this Ka'lrosa ~.a;
Be built, and thatit will be commences men es
within short time. The stock VIII %. :.
Abe taken in short Per'ou 90. M.
nrninc of the subscription books.
fsard already Of several private t,
,duals who are ready to take stoc.
: 70. 600 worth. Capitalists y
aNew <Yovk and Baltimore ar
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

A QurcK Turtle run between
saa Francisco and HlS 0Esaas .ss re-
csnGy na5cin ainssesh dsyss
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

strawberries arc selling at Cincinnati
at one aollsr per q,arii
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

FoREIGN.-lt appears that Louis Ma
poleon has once more applied to the Ans
TRAN Government for the remains of the
Duke de Reichstadt. His wish is that
the remains of the Emperor Napoleon
and his son should be transported at the
same time to the Cathedral of St. Denis.
1t Is probable that this new request will
meet with the same fate as its predeces-
sors. The Austrian government has
steadily refused to give up the body of
the Duke dc Reichstadt, which lies
amidst the rest Of the imperial family of
Austria in the Church Of St. Augustine,
at Vienna.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

THE DIRECT TAX REDUcED.-We
perceive by the "Sun" of Monday last
that the Senate has finally passed the
bill reducing the direct taxes of the State
to Is cts. on the 500, and it having
previously passed the House is now a
law. This is a reduction of 10 cts on the
500.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

LEONARD TOWN. MD.
rBUn sOAY MORNING. NAY %. USE

EoUcArIoN.---A bill, reported by Mr..
Thoznas, to reorganize the Primary
schools of ST. Mary's county, and levy
tax for their support, has inst passed the
House Of Delegates. We rejoice at this
as the initiatorr step IN the good "-"'''A0f
winch we soon hope to see the perfec-
ton. Mr.. Thomas is entitled to the
warm thanks of every citizen of our
county for his prompt and patriotic move
ment. in the matter. Some of our peo-
pie may grumble at first at the proposed
tax, I'VE don't know the per cent. pro-
posed tobe levied but We are sure every
man Of proper feeling will be readily re-.
.bA h..Jarnd., 4ollarsN eeoo fs rne re-
proach that, more or less, attaches 10 Us
from the fearful state Of ignorance IN our
midst, as exhibited BY the census returns
when he reflects NOT only how utterly
inefficient, but how unjust to our poorer
fellow-citizens, is our present miserable
apology for a school system--and especi-
ally when he weighs in the scale the in
calculable benefit that must accrue to the
youth of our county from proper and
well regulated SYSTEM of primary instruc-
ton; main feature Of which must be
the oEsfing of adequate compensation in
order to secure the services Of compe-
tent teachers.
We have not seen the bill, and are
therefore unacquainted with its particu-
lar provisions.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

CHSRLEs CobNTY.-The following
items are fromj the "Times =" of last
week:
sss The hail storm of last Tuesday week
passed over portion Of cur county above
Mount Vernon. We observed from The
steamboat few dly since field o. whe:t
which seemed 10 he completely DESTROY
ed. The forest trees also in that vicinity
bore witness to tie severity of the storm.
ga drowned man was found on the
shore near Marbury's Wharf last Tuesday
week. He is supposed to have been a
fisherman at one of the landings on the
Potomac, and probably fell overheard
from I" lookout boat" His body, which
evidently had been I ing in the water
several days was buried on the beach,"
1.-THE fishing season, just drawn to a
close, it is said. has been one Of the best
known on the Potomac for the last ten
years"