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The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1854-01-06

LOCAL DRAMA.-Scene, Whiskey
ShOp.-The boss summing himself in
front, his arm in a sling, and two
slingS in his stomach. Snob comes up
at singing gait and the following
dialogue ensues
SnO6.- .-Hellow /! old fOgy; how are
you?
Fog.-Not well, by Jug full.
Sno6.-Jug full, hey ? a bottle does
me +; but say old tub, what are you
doing with your arm in sling?
Fogy.-I'm nursing confounded
felon.
SnO6.--Oh is that all? Why
your mother did the same thing when
you was lite baby.
Exit Snob in season to prevent a
tragedy. 4et
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1854-01-06

FAMINE IN MExIco.-By the recent
intelligence received, it appears that
an actual famine exists in some parts
of Mexico, resulting from the failure
of the crops. This is particularly the
case in the Departments Of Zacatecas
and Durango. The difficulty of COM
munication, rendering the transporta-
ton of provisions to the afflicted dis
tricts very difficult, aggravates the
evil. In Zacatecas the only food of
the poorest people is prickly pears, the
use Of which has produced dysentery,
which has been fatal to many. The
multitude of medicants received into
the public hospitals, had given rise to
a species Of putrid fever, which had
nearly decimated the population.
Even in the Valley Of Mexico the
scarcity has been severely felt, and the
price Of corn has greatly risen.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1854-01-06

FRANKLIN AT VERSAILLES. He ap.
peared at this royal audience very
simply attired, with straight unpow-
dered hair, brown cloth coat, and
round hat. A crowd had collected to
see him. His venerable aspect, his
simple dress, ,contrasted with the fnery
around him, the recollection of his
services to science and humanity, all
combined to awaken the utmost enthu-
Siasm Of the spectators. The king re-
ceived him with much cordiality.
charging him to assure the United
States of his friendship, and express
ing his satisfaction with the conduct Of
their commissioner during his resi-
dence in France. On his withdrawing
from this audience, the crowd in the
passage way received Franklin with
renewed manifestations of welcome,
and followed him for some distance.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1854-01-06

A WINDFALL WORTH HAvINe.
1t will be remembered that there was
quite a sensation among the universal
Jennings family Of America a few
years ago, in endeavoring to find heirs
to an immense estate in England,
known as the Jennings Estate" /"
Among the many claimants o. heirship
was a Mr.. Hector jennings, Of San
dusky City, Ohio, who appears in the
end to be the fortunate Individual who
is to inherit this immense property.
The Sandusky Register says that
Mr.. Jennings has received letters from
his attorney, who has just returned
from England, informing him of the
complete validity Of his claim as one
Of two heirs to this immense estate,
which amounts to over sigty millions
Of dOlIarsi He has been a resident
of Sandusky city seventeen years.
How he can survive this attack Of the
Evil Doer T" is impossible for US to
say but he has no doubt, ere this,
received tho disinterested consolation
Of his numerous friends, as we'll az
their promises of aid in assisting him
to bear his burthen Of
The ills O. life."
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1854-01-06
The Temperanpe Press.

We are not about to write a glowing
puffof our own sheet, says the I" Mich.
igan Temperance Advocate" nor to
particularize any, but to state the
claims that temperance papers have
upon temperance men; aye, upon all
who prefer virtue to vice, prosperity
to ruin.
The temperance papers labor under
many disadvantages. First: Their
circulation is mainly confined to those
who live and act up to the total absti-
nence platforms. Second: Their ad-
vertising patronage is limited; and
yet, temperance men knowing these
things, and who, to the world, seem
jealous in the cause-refuse to aid it,
by subscribing to a Temperance paper.
What the main spring is to watch,
so is the temperance press to the tenn
perance cause. Who would have
known of the Washingtonian reform,
if the press had not heralded it forth +?
Where now would have been the Or
ders Of the Sons Of Temperance, Rech-
abite, and other benevolent orders, had
it not been for the press. Alas they
would have languished and died, with
those who originated them,
We have heard the reformed man,
in his experience, state that he has
spent from two to three hundred dol
lars year for rum and we have ask
ed that same man, do you take tenn
perance paper, and he has answered,
No! l cannot afford it," o, con
sistency, thou are a jewel,
Again-we ask, what would have
kept alive the temperance cause fifteen
years ago, when the clankng of the
machinery of nearly ten thousand dis
tileries, were heard from the rising Of
the sun, until the going down Of the
same; aye, throughout the long
dark hours of night, till the mornings
sun again broke upon them, had it not
been for the temperance press, which
toiled manfully against all odds until
the people became aroused? ?
Do not then the Christian, the Tenn
perance, and the Moral World, owe a
deep debt to the temperance press,
and are they willing to repudiate it?
We believe not. All moral causes
demand, in trumpet tones, that it
should be sustained. Fathers you
owe it to yourselves and to your chill
dren, to see that it is well sustained.
In the various sheets published, they
may read something that will send an
arrow of conviction home to their very
heart, and thus save them from LIE
of dissipation-perhaps from drunk
ards grave. Christians you should
sustain it; for when men become sober
and sane, they are then fit to receive
your wise and solemn teachings
Statesmenl-lovers Of your country
if you would see her advance-be the
model nation of the earth-get her
people to become temperate, moral,
and intelligent; and in no better way
can you do it than by supporting the
temperance press. Let it, O! let it
be sustained, and let it nobly vindicate
the principles Of total abstinence, until
all men of all nations and all tongues,
subscribe to and live up to its heaven
born principles.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1854-01-06

~ How small our knowledge is
how narrow our minds |! We hoat
above in a sea Of error, and catch
here and there a pearl Of truth and
each knows nothing Of the treasure
which another finds.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

How BARNUM's FATHER DISPOSED
OF THE OLD HoRsR.
From p. 7. Barnum's unp~blished Mem
Oirs.
My father, besides being in the mer.
camille line and keeping the village tav-
ern, also ran freight wagon to Norxalk,
and kept small livery stable. He was
fond of a joke. and had sly, peculiar,
waggish kink in his nature which led
him frequently to turns of some pretty
cute tricks. On one occasion q Young
man named Nelson Beers, applied to
him for the use of horse to ride to Dan
bury, distance Of three miles. Nelson
was an apprentice to the shoe-making
business, nearly out OF bis time; was not
overstocked with brains, and lived a
mile and half east of our village. My
father thought it would be better for
Nelson TO make his short journey on foot,
than to be at the expense Of hiring q
horse, but he did not tell him so. We
had an old horse, named Bob, that ha-
wing reached IN age beyond his teens, was
turned out in the bog lot near our house
to die. He was literally a ''hvlng skele-
ton" and was much in the same condi-
ton of the yankees nag, which was so
weak his owner had to hire his neighbor's
horse to help him draw his last breath.
My father. therefore. in reply to Nelson's
application, told hin that the livery hor-
ses were out, and he had none at home
except famous " race horse" which he
was keeping in low flesh in osde, to get
him in proper trim to win . great race
soon to come off.
"Oh do let me have him, Uncle Phil
lie, THAT was my fathers application,
| will ride him very carefully and not
injure him in the least" said Nelson
Beers.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

A eountryman was passing aloag one
Of the streets Of Baltimore with his was.
on, few days since, when one of his
wheels came off, and he discov cred that
Inch pin was gone. After searching
for some time, he offered the boys who
had congregated around him o shilling TO
find it. They then joined in the search
for the Inch pin, and in q few minutes
one Of them brought him what he sup
posed to be the pm. Having adjusted the
wheel, he paid the boy the shilling, and
started off, but had not gone more than
half block before wheel on the other
side Of the wagon came of, when he dis.
covered that the young rascal had stolen
the Inch pin from one Of the other wheels
10 obtain the reward.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

NOTICE is hereby given that the
1N subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Saint Mary's county
in MARYLAND, letters Of administration on
the personal estate Of Luke III. Oliver,
late Of said county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the said de-
deased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the proper vouchers thereof,
to the subscriber on or before the 18th
day Of January 1855 otherwise they
may be excluded by law from all benefit
Of the said estate. Given under nv
hand this 18th day Of JULY. 1854.
CHARLES MORGAN, .aasp'r.
July 18th, 1S54-4w. ...-
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14
eIOo REWARD.

p AN away from The subscriber. re-
- siding near Leonard Town. = ne
gro woman named Henrietta Young.
The said woman was lately purchased bv
me nj the sale Of the personal estate II
Josa Mattingley deceased she Il about
30 years of age. common height but
stout built, and Of dark compile xion. with
perceptibly darker spot around The cor
ner of the right eye. : he wore away =
new striped yarn frock, but has taken
other clothing with her. The above re-
ward viii be paid il taken out Of the
county. Iftaken in the county go re-
ward viii be given. In either case to
Be delivered or secured so That sbe Be
sot again. ~
IGNATTUS THOMPSON.
, Leonard Town, P. q.
May 11th, lS54-tf.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14
Notice % Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
XV subst riher has obtained from the
Orphans Court Of St. Mary's county, IN
Maryland. letters Of administration, with
the will annexed, on the personal estate
OF Eleanor Leach, late Of said county de-
ceased. Allpersons having claims against
the said deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the proper vouch-
eTs thereof, to the subscriber, on or be.
fore the Sd day Of February next, other
wise they may be excluded BY law from
NIL benefit Of the said estate. Given un-
der my hand this Sd day Of August,
1854.
t-+ GEO. I. SPALDTNG,
.7dministratOr pitk VIII annered.
August 3rd, 1S54-4w.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

THE WHlTE vErL.--A beautiful but
strange custom prevails amcng the Japan.
ese. by which the bride receives q dis
guised sermon as q present from her
friends. In our land the bride frequently
receives presents Of jewelry and dress.
but in Japan her friends give her on her
wedding day long white veil. This veil
is long enough to cover ber from head to
foot. Aftsr the cenmony 10 over. she
carefully lays aside this veil among the
things not 20 be disturbed. That wedding
veil is at her death TO be her shroud. What
would our females think Of having their
sbroud around them to partake in the
dancing and other reveriess
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14
NOTICE TO cREDITORs.

NOTICE is hereby given that tie sub
IN scribers have obtained from the
Orphans Court Of Saint Mays county
in Maryland, lett. rs Of administration on
the personal estate Of Thomas Shadrach,
late Of st. Mary's county deceased. All
persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with the proper vouchers there
of, to the subscribers, on or before the
30th day Of November next, otherwise
they may be excluded by law from all
benefit Of the said estate. Given under
orr hands this 18th day Of May, 1854.
THOMAS ". SHAD3ACH, ! a..
JOHN SHADRACH. '1S ''
May 18th, 1S54-iw
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14
THE VIRGINIA HOUSE.

THE VIRGINIA HOUSE,
No. 4 SOUTH CALVERT STREET,
"a few doors 6elow the .Musemm)
BALTIMORE, MD.
TNHF subscriber would call the atten-
- ton of his old friends of St Mary's
county, and its citizens generally, to
the fact that he has enlarged, and tho
roughly renovated and improved his estab-
liShment, so that it now presents unrl-
vailed facilities for the accommodation OF
transient custom as will as permanen
boarders.
His old friends know hlm too well to
require any assurance that every atten-
tion will be paid to the comfort and
convenience Of his guests.
Board $l,25 per day.
C C. FGERTON Sr.
March 18th 1854-tf
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

A Ii persons indebted to the subscri-
- her upon Tavern account are re-
sPectfully requested to come forward and
settle the same by note or cash, on or
before the 18th day Of August next The
accounts of all, without distinction, who
do not settle by that day will be placed
in the hands Of sn officer for collection.
JOSEPH x. GREENWELL.
June 18th, 1S54-td.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14
CoPARTNERsHIP DISSOLVED.

THE Copartnership heretofore exist
- ing between George w. Richard
son and w. +. Combs, under the name
Of Richardson & Combs, is this day dis
solved by mutual consent The business
will be continued by VIM. F. Combs 8
Co., who earnestly solicit the custom oi
the late firm. George w. Richardson i:
authorised to settle up the old business
GEORGE w. RICHARDSON,
WIN. F. COMBS.
February 10th, 1854.
Feb. 18th, 185l-H.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

) 10G1sA <k&w Mk&<AA AAA4%NAsSs
tt iOrdly merchant - biz al. !.
Rseounss his eains with pzila
His bales Of spice, BIS g~ms of psires
And wharf. and wsrehouse wide.
He feasieth aye On dainty fare.
He quafs the bloodssd VINE;
And yes his lot ! envy not,
Nor would change br mine;
With bosom Lent. and spirit free.
TewsnaeS Were nzay,
Up 10 the hiIls, md couched on heath
To view the hamlets spread beneath.
And blue lakes, far away.
Oh, lowland marss, and marble domes,
SIll craven vassals gave;
Bus never yet on mountain top
Was born or dwelt q slave.
On mountain peak the prophet FIRST
Gods awful mandates bore;
On mountain peak the dove did rest,
That few the Deluge o'er.
Then ye, whose hearts do weary beat,
With care CT sorrow nven,
Come, climb with me Sieve Callan's brow /;
And let your thoughts, like Titans, now
Ascend from thence to heaven;
The scholar hath quiet look
Within his cloistered cell:
He poreth DER some goodly book
Till peals the vesper bell.
But though his life unrufied flows,
Like gentle streams that glide
All smooth and still through level plains,
With sunshine ON their tide,
That student pale envy not
Such guise i'll suiteth me.
Oh, better far the wave-toss'd lake,
The plne-crowned crag, the forest brake,
And step Ger heather free!
The trickling ril that cools your lips,
Soft flowing through the glen;
Or else the spring that bursts from rocks,
Like tears from rugged men:
Hath Cyprus wine such favor sweet,
Or stoup Of Malvoise? =,
Preaeh'd ever abbot, like those hills,
$50 Tue q h0milie =z-s~aa-Nl-.ss-..-..-..-A,
Then in their Sabbath solitude,
Go, offer. mediate;
And when their lesson right is read,
The valley slope then boldly tread,
A wiser man, in heart and head,
To wreste with your fate!
| Dublin Unirersitv .Magasins.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERsHIr
"HE Co-partnersbip heretofore ex-
u listing between the undersigned
under the style Of Miles & Sutton is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. All
persons indebted to the firm are request
ed 20 come forward and close their &C.
counts oy cash. draft. or note, on or be.
fore the 18th oi October next.
r. RICHARD E. SUTTON,
-, JAMES H. NILES.
Aug. 3rd. 1S54-4W. y
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14
n NoTIcE. |.

J hereby given that The undersigned
i intends TO apply TO the County Com
missioners for st. 'Mary's County after
expiration Of thirty days, for the purpose
OF changing the location Of the public
road leading TO the the Queen Tree land
ing from its present location to the road
now used and occupied by the public
which leads TO the public landing lately
condemned BY authority Of an act of As.
sembly passed Al January session 1853.
RICHARD II. REEDER,
for the Petitioners.
Aug. 18th 1S54-30d.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

The difference between Smith sober
and Smith drunk il this: Smith drunk
was rummy. ragged. and rieAous; Snith
sober is joyful. jovisi, and jolly. Smith
drunk vas suffering. stupid. and stseer-
ing; Smith sober il cool, cless-besded,
and cautious; Smith drunk vas sick, core
and sorry;--Smith sober L. hearty.
snd happy. Smith drunk was ill@read, ili-
bred. and ill-led; Smith sober 10 vell..a-
we'd. welI-behaved, and wsll-saaved.-
TIE Racer Was.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

NOTICE is hereby given that the
lN subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans' Court Of St. Mary's county, in
Maryland, letters Of administration on
the personal estate Of Samuel B. Ham
NETT. late of -aid county deceased. All
persons having clainas against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with heproper vouchers therp-
DAY Ot FEBRUARY aeia. t otkeFfSSfisse. kfSfs n ths1 n
may be excluded by Law from all bene6.
Of the, ,si estate. Gwen under NV
hand this Sd day Of August, 1854.
... JtS.S. r. HAMMETT, Admr.
Aug. 3rd. ls54-4w.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

IL subscriber wishes to engage the
- services Of a person Of industrious
and sober habits, who is also good ac-
countant. To any one applying with
satisfactory recommendations good wages
viii be given. Apply either BY letter,
or personally to
..-... JOSEPH MORGAN,
eLf- --- Leonard Town.
July 18th, lS54-tf. -.-
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

e&s
Mr.. Van Buren il attracting efrsl
deal ii asiension abroad III his esnrslx
manners 30 hapPy h<als3 Ill., 6sslne
IN" to al sorts of society. The same
qualities that made him 20 hslppilv escape
from political eommittallsm IN this coun-
try. carry him triemphantl,f through the
mazes IF European societv. Dir. CLAW
vas very fond. in bus social moods, of
talking of men and things Of Washing
ton. or Dir. Van Buren be had many
amusing "reminiscences; the one following
was perhaps his favorite. lie said, that
when Mr.. Van Buren, visited al Ashland
Gust before the publication of the fatal
Texas letters), he was his guest for sew
eral days, and on one occasion he, with
Mr.. Van Buren,, visited race tsack in the
neighborhood. to witness the display of
choice-blooded stock. Mr. Van Buren,
vas entirely unknown to the people pre-
sent, and followed Mr.. Clay sbout with
smile Of appreciation at every thing be
witnessed. While sauntering around.
Mr.. Clay said to one Of the jockeys,
What horse is that ?" Martin Van
Buren," was the reply Mr.. Clay " mud.
ged" Matty. and called his attention to
the fine proportions of bis namesake.
While thus occupied, plain old farmer
came along, and learning the stations
name-mueh to "old Halls" amusement
remarked, ~ should not like to have
a colt by that csitter." "And why
no.'" said Mr.. Clay, with emphasis.
why" sa,d the farmer, in IN oracular
manner: "You see the colt would slip HE
halter; he never conld be depended on"
Nr. Van Buren was greatly edited, and
Mr Clay had his own amusement in re-
Psating the story,
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14


q s0o valuable N animal % risk
~ 7hs bands dc Young man ike you. ).
respAnded nv father.
NeIson eoutinued to importpne, and
- fa[her 70 l,lay on. until Il was finally
asree5 lhaf The horse could b lad on
shc renditi6n chat he should m sso ease
Be folIe fssser thaa walk = zloe trot,
and CT liz slIo4li be "a Isur quartz Of
csk< 4 I3ashn<x z1syx<,n sfarfea - his
rs,s;sla..se l<eik;uv e. III the xsoxla = II
he p..z an : mission i, fl.e sse.-r;on
eroS ~ Il felf ~r~rv ;ncl : n,,r ,.,r
,e iz1sled D s.1IIse - xfszle i.
nee horse in the coEntrv. and realized
that great responsibility was resting
upon his shoulders, for the last words Of
my father to him were, +" Nelson. il any
accident should happen to this animal
while under your charge you could not
pay the damage in lifetime. Of labor "
Old Bob" was duly Dated and wa
tered at Danbury. and at the end of sew
eral hours Mr.. Beers mounted him and
started for Bethel. He concluded to
take the "yreat pasture" road home,
that being the name of O new road cut
through swamps and meadows, as .
shorter route to our village Nelson, for
the nonce forgetting his responsibility,
probably tried the speed of his race
horse, and soon broke him down. At
all events, something occurred 10 weaken
old Bob's nerves; for he came to q
stan6-stiill, and Nelson was forced to
dismount. The horse trembled with
weakness, and Nelson Beers trembled
with fright. A small brook was running
through the bog at the roadside, and
Beers. thinking that perhaps his "race
horse" needed drink, led him into the
stream. Poor old Bob got stuck in the
mud, and not having strength enough
to withdraw his feet, quietly closed his
eyes, and like patriarch as he was, he
dropped into the soft bed that was await
ing him, and gave up the ghost without
. single kick. .... ...
No language can describe the conster-
Cation Of poor Beers. He could not be-
lieve has eyes. He t-ied to open those
Of his horse, but it was no 60. He
placed his ear At the mouth of poor old
Bob" but took it away again in utter
dismay. The breath had ceased. Al
last Nelson, groaaing as he thought o
meeting my father. and wondering
whether eternity, added to time, woult
be long enough for him to earn the value
Of the horse, took the bride from the
"dead head" and unbuckling the girth
drew of the saddle, and placing il or
his own back, trudged gloomily toward
our village.
1t was about suodown when nv fatbe,
espied his victim coming up the street
with the saddle and br;dle thrown acro.,
his shoulders. hi. face wearino a look n
the most complete despair. NV fathe,
was certain that old Bob" had departed
this life. and chuckled inwardly and
ou;etlv hrt ;,s,antlv s..,n.a o.
serious countenance. Poo- Beer. an.
preached more slowly and roourrf,,l,
than If he was followinv a dear friend :,
the grave.
When he came within bailinr distance
my father called out:
"Why. Beers. in IL po..;ble vo,, b.v.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-09-14

NNHOS. H. KfNT, ,-ov JOS, & CO.,
Commission Merchants. No 6 Light
street Wharf, Baltimore, give exclusive
attention to the sale of
TOBACCO,
j.. COTTOyN,
rrosi qodeia l4 FLOUR, h....7
4 a.f.-. flq GR.dES, g i5
n a ra aen.