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St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
no 81
HOW PEOPLE TREAT EACH 9TH
ER.

Not one man IN ten thousand sees thoes
with whom he associates rs they really are,
Ii the prayer of Burns were granted. Sanf
We could all see ourselves rs others see us.
our self-es'imstes would in all prehabilh
be m lch more erroneous than the, arc now.
The truth is, that we regard each Other
through a variety of lenses no one of which
is correct, Passion and prejudice, love.
and hate, benevoi, nee and envy. spectacle
our eyes, and utterly prevent us from OBJ
serving accurately. Many whom we deem
the porcelain of human clay. are mcredirt;
aud still greater number Of those We put
down in our ''black books " are no far her
off from heaven, and perchante little
them. We hahitualy undervaluc or over
value eoh other, and in estimating char
acter, the shrewdcst of US ouly now and
then make true appraisal of the virtues and
defects of even our closet intinates. 1t 10
not fair to look at character from stand
point of ones own selection, \ mans
profile may be unpreposscesng, and YET
his full face agreeable. The Merchant who
gives curt answers il his counting house.
may be tender husband and father, and
kind helper of the desolate and oppressed.
On the other hand, your good humorei
person, who is ull smiles and sunshine in
public may carry something as hard
as the neither milestone. in the place
where his heart out to be. Such anomalies
are common. There is this comfort, how
ever, for those whose mi>judglncnts Of
thcir fellow mortals lead 10 the kindly side
such mistakes 90 to their credit in the
great account He who thinks better Of
his ncighbor~ than they deserve. cannot he
bad man, for the standard by which his
Judgment is guided, is the goodness of his
own heart 1t is only the base WHO believe
all men base-or, in other words, like
themselves Few, however. are all evil.
Even Nero did a good turn to somebody;
for, when Rome WAS rejoicing over his
lcath some loving hand covered his grave
with flowers Public men are seldom or
never faily Judged least, while living.
However corrupt they are sure to find eulo-
lists History may do them justice; but they
rarely get it while living, either FROM
friend or foe.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
TESTING HER INNOCENCE.

The following touching scene recently
occurred in a Partisan court of Justice:
\ poor pale, wan scamstrc>s, was ar
raigncd for theft She appeared at The
bar with baby of eleven or twelve months
in her arms-hcr child She went to get
some work one day, and stole three gold
coins of 1Of. each The money was mis-
sed soon after she left her employer, and a
servant was sent to. her rooms to claim 1t.
The servant found her about to quit her
room with the three gold coins in her hand.
She said to the servant, Il was going to
carry them back to you" Nevertheless,
she was carriedto the commissionor Of po
lice for trial. She was too poor to engage
a lawyer, and When asked by the judge
what she had to say for herself, She an
swered ''The d;y went to my en-
ploycrs, | carried my child with me. 1t
was in my arms as it Is now. l was not
paying attentiea to It There was several
gold coins on the mantlepiece, and un-
known to me, it stretched out Its little
hand and seized the three pieces, which |
did not observe until got nome. at once
put on my bonnet, and was going back to
my employer to return thcm when | was
arrested. This is the solemn truth, as |
hope for Heavens mercy.
The court could not believe this story.
They upbraidcd the mother for her i'm
pudence in endeavoring to palm off such a
manifest lie for the truth They besought
her for her own sake to retract SO absurd
a tale, for it could have 10 effect, but
oblige the court to sentence her to a much
seyerer punishment than they were dis
posed to infiict upon one so young and ev-
identity stepped 50 deep in poverty. These
appeals had no effect, except to strengthen
the poor mothers pertinacious adherence
to her original story. As this frmnees
was sustained by that look of innocence
which the most adroit criminal can never
counterfeit, the court were at some loss TO
discover what decision justice demanded.
To relieve their embarrassment, one of the
Judges proposed to renew the scene de-
scrbcd BY the mother Three cold coins
were placed on the clerks table The
mother was requested to assume the posi-
ton in whic a she said she stood at her en-
ployers house. There was then a breath
ing pause in the cour, The baby soon
discovered the bright coin, eyed it for 4 mo-
inert, smiled. and then stretched forth its
tiny hand and clutched them in It's fingers
with a mser's eagcEuesS. The mother
was acquitted
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
STOEEWALL JACKSON,

The memory Of Stonewall Jackson has re
rived few tributes more touching in simp iicIt,
nd pa,hos than .he following beautiful poem
ubllshed IN The New York Citizen. of s@hicf
lr. Charles q. fiapine IS the editor. MIR
|alplne him self IL poet Of rare TASTE, was III
fcer in the United States Army during til,
te war, and ls well known to fame as "PrI
,,e NJ les O'ReiIly," The pecan IN question
: says Is from The Zen o. distinguished oii
II Of the United $ ates Navy.
He sleeps all quietly and cold
- Renrath the soil that gave him birth.
Then break his batce- brand IN twain,
And lay ii tn him IN the earth
No more at midnight shall he urge
LIS toiIsome march along the pines
Nor hear upon the morning air
The wsr-shout OF his changing lines.
Cod IS the eye whose meteor gl-em
Flrs'ci hope on I'll within its lIght
And -;i The voice, thN trumPe: toned,
Rarg through ths serried ranks OF fight
No more for HIM shall cannons park,
Or tents CLEAN white upon the plain
And where his camp-fres b!azed of yore-
Brown reapers laugh AMID the grain
No more above his narrow bed
Shall sound the ireat4ot marching feet,
The rihe' vollev and the crash \
OF sabres when the fUctilen meet.
And though the winds Of autumn rave,
And winter snow fails thick and deep
A iboye his breast they cannot move
- The quiet of his dream less sleep.
We may not raise a marble shaft
Above jhe heart that now Is dust;
Bat nature, like mother fond,
VIII 'er forget her sacred trust.
Young April, o'er his lou-lv mound.
Shal! shake the vloets from her hair
A d glorious June, with terrId kiss,
Shai bid the roses blossom there.
And round about The dronng bee,
With drowsv hum shal come and go,
While west winds all the Ivelong day
Shall ,nurmur dirges soft and loY.
The warrior = stormy fate is sr.
The midnight gloom hath passed away j;
And like glory trorn the East
Breaks the FIRST hight of F eedom's day !!
And white-Winged peace. Der al the land ),
Broods like dove upon her nest;
While iron War with slaughter gorgei
AT length hath LAID hlm down to rest.
And where we won our onward way,
Wl'h fire and steel, through wonder wood /,
The backhrd Whistles, aud the quail
Gives answer to her umId br od-
Yet of in dreams his fierce brigade
Shall see the form they followed far,
Still leading N the farhest van--
A landmark IN the clouds OF w.,rg
'Anl oft when whlte-haired erandsires tell
OF bloody struggles past and gone.
The children at their knees Will her
How Jackson led his columns on
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
SHAWDOW AND SUNSHINE.

It is wcarisome old world, / said to
myself tie other morning. as sat by my
chamber window deceittul world, full
of fair promises that are always broken,
of bright anticipations that are never re-
allied | thought of the long wall of an
guish that is eyermorc rising from the
earth Of the broken homes, the l,lecling
hearts, the crushed hopes. ] remember
that every tune the clock tc';s, some soul,
rasping, grooming, agonizing. IS torn
from lis frail body. and sent forth naked
and zhuddering INTO the mysterious tu-
ture.
HIRE = bride, with the marriage VOW
scared q" her lipS-tLe orange 8"wers
that wreMhcl her hair unfadad is : rick
en- down Death claims her for his
bride. and thcy fold her pale hauds over
the sti,l bosom and the sunshine and
the glory of the earth seem buried in
her grave.
Little children, around whom many
fond hopes clustered, all by the way
Fathers and mothers, brothers and Sis
ters. loosc their warm clasp of our hands.
breathe a few FAINT words Of farewell,
and pass over the cold river, leaving US
nothing but sad memories and darken.l
homes The green mounds multiply in
the graveyard and the vacant seats by the
i:esjle.
Is it not Il weary world Ia lonesome
world
Teen | thought of the long catalogue
Of crime that with each days record
grows longer and backcr; how man
hates and perseeuteS his brother man,
UNTIL the blood of many murdered
Abel calls to God from the ground; Of
the prison houses that dot the earth, each
with lis shore OF crime, and the wick
cduess ,t4A, % prison bars confne; OF
the gross ignorance ana superstition that
fill the word-1he deeds of darkness
done for righteousness sake ; OF the Pa
gan mother throwinr the chilH God has
committed to her care into the swift riv-
er, or huryirg 1t in the ground, even
while is sweet, pleading eyes are turned
to her for projections
Aud. again, | thought of the high aSpi-
rations that find no tuihlment-the bro
ken day dreams--the restless search after
haIpjue>s -ot the many who seek, the few
who tud IT.
Fame, pleasure, learning, al have their
yotaries- ,hirsting. painting for Sou,ethme =
10 fiji the souls deep ycarnins, auI
dnding but "ci>terns, broken cisteyU,,
that can hold no water" 4 weary, weary
world
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
THE SECRET.

There were two little sisters at the house,
whom nobody could see without loving, for
they were always 50 happy together They
had the same books aud the same play
things, but never quarrel sprung up be
tween them-no cross words, no pouts, no
slaps, no running away i'll pet. On the
green before the door, trundl'ng hoop, play
ING with Rover, helping mother. they We're
always the same sweet-tenpcrcd little girls
"Iou never seem to quarrel | sad TO
them one day ''how is 1t you are always
so happy together Z
They looked up, and the eldest answer
cd Il s'pose it's because Addie lets me
and Ilct -Adlic"
I thought for a moment. "Ah that is
IL" | said :'shc lets you, and you let
her that is il"
Did you ever think what an apple of
discord mot letting is among children.
Even now. while have been writing, a
great cry was heard under the window. |
looked out.
"Gerty, what is the matter y
MARY won't let me have her ball. bel
lows Gerty.
"Wcll, Gerty wouldn't let me have her
pencil in school, cried Mary, and don't
want she should have my ball.
"Fie, fe; is that the way sisters should
treat each other 2
She shan't have my pencil" muttered
Girtv, ,'shell only lose it."
and you'll only lose my ball, rctort-
ed Mary and | shan't let YOU have it. S."
The mot letting principle is downright
di.obligingness. and dlsoblSlng spirit
bcgcts great deal of quarrcling,
These fstle girls, Addic and her sister,
have got the true secret of good manners.
Addie lets Rose, and Rose lets Addie -
They are yielding, kind, unselish, and al
ways ready to oblige each other Neither
wishes to have her own way at the expense
of the other And are they not happy
@ yes and do YOU not love them alrea-
dy?
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
a FIERY FOUNTAIN.

\ jet Of lava Of more stupcnious pro-
portions than any ever conceived of, is
described by Mr.. Coan in the Honolulu
Friend of February. in his account Of the
eruption of Nauna Loa, on the island OF
Hawaii:
The eruption commenced near the sum
mi; of the mountain aud only FIVE or SIX
miles southeast of the eruption III SI3. =
For two DAYS this sumitcratcr sent down its
burning floods along the northeastern slope
qf the mountain; then suddenly the valve
closed, and the great furnace apparently
ceased It's blast. After thirtv-Six hours ;hc
fusia was seen bursting out Of the eastern
side of the mountain, about midway from
the top to Che base.
1t would seem that the summit lava had
found a Subtcrranean tunnel, OF half way
down the mountain when coming to a
weak point, or meeting with some obstruc-
ton, it burst up vertically. sending 4 col
umn Of iucAniesccnt fusia thousand feet
high into the air
This hrc-jct was about one hundred feet
in diameter, and it was sustained for TWEEN
ty days and nights, varying IN height from
five hundred to one thousand feet. The
di>xorgcmcnt from the mountain slide was
often with terrific explosions which shook
the hills and with detonaticns which We're
heard for forty miles This column of l.
quil fire was an object Of surprising brill
hancy, of intense and awful grandeur. A>
the jet issued from the awful orihce it was
at white heat As it assembled higher and
higher 1t rcddthed like fresh blood, deep
cning its color. until in its descent, much
of it assumed the color Of c,o'tod gHe
In \ few DAYS it had raised cone some
three hundred feet high around the burn
ing oriticc. and as the showers Of burninG
minerals fell in lived torrents upon the
cone. it became ore vast heap Of glowing
Goals, Aa>hing and quivcrinE with restless
action. and sending out the heat Of ten
thousand furnaces in intense blast, The
struggles in disgoreing the fiery masses,
the upward rush Of the column, the force
which raised il thousand vertical feet,
and the continuous falling back ot thouS-
anls Of tons Of mineral tusia INTO the burn
ing throat Of the crater. and over cone
Of glowing miucralS. one mile IN circum-
ference. was = sight to inspire awe and
terror, attended with explosive shocks
which seemed to reud the mural ribs o.
the mountain, and sounds to wake the dead
and >,artlc be spiri's N iladcS, From
'l's fountain a riye- Of fire went rushing
onl Ic.rms down the mountain with ama4-
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17

ing velocity, filing up basins and ravinas,
dashing over precipices. and exploded
rocks until il reached the forest at the base
/ OF the mountain " here it burned its fiery
way, consuming the Jungle, evaporatlng
the water of the streams and pools, cutting
down the trees and sending up clouds OF
smoke and stream in nurb,' columns of Aee-
ey wreaths to heaven.
! All Eastern Hawaii was sheen Of light,
and our night was turned into day. So
great WAS the illumination at night that
one could read without lamp and labor,
travelling and recreation might 90 on as in
the daytime. Mariners at sea saw the
light at two hundred miles distance. Il
was pyrotcchnical display, more mag
niticcnt and marvellous than WAS ever made
by an earthly monarch. "ln the daytime
the atmosphere, for thousands Of sqnare
miles, would be filed with a murky haz",
through which the sunbeams shed pale
and sckly light Smoke, steam, gases,
ashes, ciudcrs furnace Of capillary or fl
amcntous vitr:factions called Pele's hair
tioatcd III the air, sometimes spreading like
a fan. sometimes careerlng IN swift cur
rents upon the wind, or gyrating in ever
changing coorS in the titful brecz2s. The
point from which the ire-fountain issued
Is ten thousand feet above the Level of the
sea, thus making the ingenious pillar q
distinct object Of observation along the
whole eastern >5..@, of Hawaii.
During the eruption the writer made an
excursion to its source, After three days
of hard struggle in the jungle and over
fields, ridges nd Hills Of bristling scoria,
he arrived near sunset at the scene OF ac-
ton Al ght long he stood as near to
the glowing pillar as the vehement heat
would allow, listening to the startling eX-
nosions and the awful roar of the molten
column, as it rushed upward a thousand
feet and fell back in a fiery avalanche
which made the mountain tremble. 1t
was such a scene as few mortals ever wit
messed There was no sleep for the spec
tator. The fierce. red glare, the subtcr-
ranean muttcrings and usglings, the
rapid explosions of gases, the rushes and
roar. the sudden and startling bursts, as
Of crashing thunder--all, all We're
awe-iuspiring, and all combined to render
the scene one of indescrhabla brillancy
and Of terrible sublimity. The river Of
fire from the fountain ,iowel about thirty
five miles and stopped within ten miles Of
llilo Had the fountain played ten days
longer, it would probably have reached the
shore.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
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St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17

ant-life Is pleasant, and God is good {,
It was but birds song-a wild,
sweet c.rol from the elm tree-but it
thrilled through every gloomy corner of
my heart, carrying sunshine with it, and
spanning my clouds with the bow OF
promise ~. HaiIeluiah r cried my exul-
tant soul, tsfor the Lord God omnipotent
reignetia1 ~ - =. sssszs@
It is a glorious world to live ina
beautiful world, for God made it; and
from the frozen North to the burning
tropics, he has crowded it with scenes
of beauty.
Out on the wild prairie, where none but
angels can see it, be has planted the wild
flower and painted its tiny petals as none
but God could paint them. Away in the
green forest, where the breath of the pines
IS sweet, the sunshine falls cheeriy thro'
the thick boughs, and the old woods are
vocal with life-happy with life. Every
where, in the air, in the water, and on
the earth, are myriads of joyous crea-
lures, who know no care, no SIN, no
fear
And among men. who will say that even
now moue of sorrow mingles with their lot
than JOY?
True, dying groan is heard every sec
ond, but around how many death-beds an
gels stand waiting, and when the poor
glazed eve closes on the loved Of earth,
does it not open on Him who tasted death
for every man?
True, the world Is full of sin and suffer
ing, but its soil has been trodden by the
cross of Him who knew no sin, and the
Prince of Peace shall yet reign King of
Nations.
True, we are striving always to drink
at the broken cisterns, but if we will We
may come to the fountain of the living wa
tcrs and above the turmoil OF life Is heard
ever the voice of the worlds Redeemer,
saying, 'Hf any man thirst, let him come
unto Me and drink
Thanks, little bird, for your morning
carol Go sing it to other sad hearts. and
teach them that God is good, and life is
His gift.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17

a STARTLING FACT The Hon. David
.A.~Well-. chairman of the United States
Revenue Commission says. III a recent let
let ot Hon Hugh McColloch, Secretary OF
the United States Treasury that the lar
gcst amount Of revenue ever draw from
the British people in any one year. lrres-
pectiyc of loans, has never exceeded $50,
nn0 900 willie the amount If revenue
which the ultcd States ha' drawn during
the first t4rce-quartcrs of the current hseal
wear. by the various forms Of direct and
indirect taxation. has been S1lo,0oo,o'o
or at the rate Of upwards Of S2io, 900
600"
just ,lliuk Of this for moment. Nth
a population less than half that Of ''rcat
Britain. the Farmers, Merchants aud Ne
chanics Of the United States pay nearly
double as much as is required for the sup
port of Queen Victoria and the Govern
ment of England in all It's rega sp.ead"r
and vet the Bond holders arc ontrLy rA-
cmyt tloIu taxation
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17

How Is Ir ?-If the eleven excluded
Sta.es are not States, how can thcy vote
on the Constitutional amendment which
ca mot be ratified without some Of the clev-
en- voting TO make the necessary three
fourthS
Ii tAcv are States aud cAn vote on the
Constitutional amendment, why are they
not represented In Congress
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17

Az EplToR's YEARLY SrArEM.Sr. The
Houston (Tcxas) Telegraph gives the fol-
lowing humorous yearly statement, after
the manner of insurance companies, bank
ing institutions, charitable associations.
State and county organizations, of what It's
editor has been doing for the pa ycar:
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17

ADDITIONS TO TIE FREE Lust The
Wavs and Means Committee have made q
careful estimate of the probable reduction
of taxes under the new bill. The total re-
duction is about sevcnty-fivc millions of dol
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
j. ltERNEl EWING,
attorney and Counsellor at Lac,
No. IL Law Building.-St Paul stree I
BALTIMORE.

REFERENCES.
LEVIN GALE. Attorney at Law,
t.pwAKp lskAEL, -
Rev .t.,Nck. RuEY, u. u,
kr, liINRy SLicFH, ID D..
CASriELp, RRo II Go.
+ GRoym & Co,
l ipwIt. ~ McSurrTY,
Jxo t. McJilroN i.sq.,
RourKr LA"soN, E@q.
= SrrHtht AND, ESQ.
Il, 3th. iSto Il.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
HERBERT 4 HAIRSTO,
REFERENCES !:

REFERENCES
JAMES w. hiINurT, Prest Bank Of Com
mercc h,t.
Wcopw ARr BALpwIN s Co Baltimore.
,fIowAkp, CoLx & Co. Rait,morc.
WILLIAM JouNSoN. Charlotte. " e.
JrpGn CALpwFII., Salisbury. ~ G.
Oct. l2th. ISG5-t Oct. 18th, 1866.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
03rucrul e o III nlissio, II
Merchants
NO. WOOD STREET,
Corn Exchange Building,
BALTIMORE

Their street personal attention will be given
To the sale Of Grain. Tobacco, live Stock
and All kinds oi Farm Produce; also, To the
purchase Of Guane. Groceries,, Farming I'M
p'em,uts &c, Sc. at lowest cash phi
ces
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17
REF l:IS TO

Bank !. w. .lLNCTT President Bank Q
Commerce. DIR. j. HANSON THOMAS
cnt prrSl Fa>mers and Merchants Bank
BAYNE < CO., Bankers NONT.lG UE
BROTUERS Insurance Agents.
SEPT. lith. lS6a-ly.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-05-17

Out of the S20, 900, 600 reduction in
the income tax. S17 900 600 results from
the abolition of the ten per cent. tax OH
sums exceeding $4,000 The new law
nuts the income tax at u uniform rate Of
five per cent.
The Committee Of Ways and means
have added the following articles to the
free list of the amcndatory tax bill: Candle
wicking, deer skins, dressed or smoked;
havorng extracts, solcy for cooking pur-
poses; paintings and statuary; Prod ductions
Of eecirotypcs; manganese; cobalt; horse
rakcs; yarn and warp used for bruiding
and manufacturing purposes; paper stain
crs; colors; caustc and crude soda and
alum; mate soda; yeast powers, and rail-
road iron.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-02-20
Repeal of the TAX on Real Estate.

We have already announced the fact of the
passage, in the House. of a bill repeating the
tax on real estate. On the final passage Of
this most meritorious measure, the vote was
almost unanimous, from which it could fairly
be inferred that no opposition was offered to
the bill, did the facts connected with its pro-
gress in the House not show otherwise. But
from the first reading of the bill down to the
taking of the vote on its final passage, the
Democratic side of the House opposed it with
marked violence. Amendments were pro-
posed calculated to render it odious. Repub
lican members clearly showed that the meas
ure was designed to benefit the tenant and
not the landlord, as the former and not the
latter paid the tax on real estate. The Grgu-
ment had no force with the opposition, as
thew continued their efforts to defeat the
measure, until, as we have already stated, the
bill reached its final passage, when the very
men who sought its defeat voted for its adop
ton. But this was a miserable dodge. 1t
was an effort to escape the odium of utter
ances indulged during the discussion of the
bill and when that debate is published, 1t
will be shown that no measure recently before
the Legislature received fiercer opposition
from the Democracy than the repeal of the
tax on real estate. After all the professions
of Democratic love for the poor man, with
which the country has been so frequently
nauseated, this last evidence Of their hypoc-
risy will suffice to pilory these partlzanS in
the contempt of the people