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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-09-26

| offer my elf to the voters Of ST. Mary s
county as candidate for the office OF Register
Of Wills nd respectfully solicit The supper, of
nv friend, and fellow citizens for that position.
THOMAS l. DAVIS.
May 9th, 1867
The Friends Of JOSEPH T GOCGH re-
commend hun To the voters Of ST Mary's coun
tv,aa candidate for Register Of Will, and en-.
dorse him as eminen.Iy qualified for that position
THE PEorLE.
April 95th, 1867.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-09-26
agricultural implements and
Machinery,

Of the latest and most approved patterns,
such rs his long Experience enables him to
Judge as best suited 20 his Gust omers His
purchases are made for cash, and he is
thereby enabled to offer his goods at the
VERY LOWEST PRICES.
Valuable agencies have been secured,
and he has made arrangements, with >ome
Of the largest manufacturers, by which he
is enahled to offer their goods at FACTO-
RY PRICES
His supplies of Perurian Gunno will
be received from the Agent Of the Peru
udn Government. and all other Fertilizers
will be selected with great care as to quail
ity and reliability. His SEEDS will also
be selected with care as to purity and
freshness
In connection with his business, he will
establish
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-09-26
Purchase and Sale Agency

FIR Hay. STRAW, CORN. OATS,
WHEAT, RYE, and all COUNTRY
PRODUCE, and solicits conslgnments,
which will receive strict attention.
He desires to make this House the Head
quarters of the farmers of this section,
where they can get posted as to tie mark
cts Of this aud other cities.
His location is central and accessible
and in the Hay Market and that portion
of the Centre Market devoted to the farm
crs, where he viii! be in daily eohtact with
tho consumer and the producer. aud h"
will keep daily record of al! transactions
in produce of interest to the farming com
munlty.
Farmers are invited to call. A count
ine-room will be arranged especially for
their convenience. where they can trans
act their business.
Price Lists will be kept on file, and ev-
cry facility will be offered to make this
House Farmers Exchange.
JOHN A. BAKER.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-09-26
REFERENCES

Geo " Riggs, Esq Of Riggs & CO
Or Jno 3 Blake, President National Me-
tropolitan Bank.
Fitzhugh CoyIc. Esq Presiden, National
Bank of the Republic.
Moses Kelley, Esq Cashier National Me-
tropoltan Bank.
N,ssrs Samuel Bacon ( Go.
Mrssrs Jackson. Brother & co.
Mcssrs VI w Gait 4 Bro.
Sept ~, lS67-3t.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1867-09-26
70 IL acres.

more or less.
And one other tract or parcel Of land
lying adjacent to the tract last named, cal
I'D and known as
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

- Warrington says: @If Gran
| is nominated by general consent, as
now seems likely, the gambling will
be on the Vice Presidency, nearly
as important an office; and wheth-
er it will be for the interest Of the
North or South, conservative OF
radical, to assassinate his chief as
to give him the succession, is mighty
uncertain, For as i take il 50 enor
nous are the, pecuniary interests
now involved in presidential cleo
tion, that no life insurance cOmpa-
ny managed by sane men would is
sue a policy at anything like the or
dinary ratesto any future President
or Vice President
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28
Loves Insanity

He who, far of, beholds another dancing,
Even one who dances best, aud all the time
Hears not the music that he dances to,
Thinks him Q, madmanj appeheqding pot
The law which moves his else eccentric
action;
sSbs'MdBs il himself insondBlSg Cs,
OF loves sweet influence, misjudges him
Who moves according to loves melody;
And knowing hbtthat all these signs and
.teGtsJC@D H.liIkIOSi'iT 10
CALCULATIONS, and impatience,
Are necessary changes of a measure
Which the divine musician plays, may call
The lover crazy, which he would not do,
Did he. within his own heart, hear the tune,
Played by the great musician of the world,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28


MONSTER CHBEsB.-The largest
cheese that ever came to New York,
and probably the largest ever made
in America, is now in this city, on
its way to Liverpool. 1t IS some
eight feet in diameter and six in
thickness, weighing over seven
hundred pounds. 1t came from
Canada, and on its way down
Eighth evenue broke down the
truck which was carrying it, and
thus occasioned the greatest fall in
cheese which has occurred this sea-
son. IN. 7. Ep9ning HAT. T
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28
homilles that ever sootbed mortal

homilies that ever sootbed morta
ears.
The leaves we're beautiful in June
when birds were singing morning
song out of their deep shade. They
were lovely in August, when young
men and maidens we're sporting un-
der their shelter. They were glo-
rions and full Of spiritual prophecy
in October, when they we're hanging
in ripened beauty waiting their des-
tiny. But when all was past, and
November winds began to sigh,
those new visions Of nature, that
widened horizon, the transporting
pledge of a heavenly horizon soon
to be reyealed-all these were a
compensation for the waste and ru-
III Whleh autumn has wrought.
Is not this a literal truth in Chris
tian experience, that It is only hro'
failing Ieares that we catch the fin
est spiritual landscapes ? That clus-
ter of earthly friendships was like a
tree Of ample shade, pleasant to be-
hold, sweet to enjoy. But life's chan
ging season swept the leaves away,
and they are become as a dream
Of spent enjoyments. But, when
the vision was past, was there not
a new revelation made Of the love
of that Friend which sticketh closer
than a brother?
That earthly home, SO full of
comfort and taste, and social cheer
it was blessed, indeed, and you
could not bear the idea Of change
coming overit. But the inexorable
law of nature asserted itself, and
all this enjoyment became matter
of sweet recollection. But did not
the home above disclose itself to
your view through the leaAess
branches of your old joys? YouI
would not have seen the heavenly
horizon but for the autumn atmos-
phere which marred your earthly
surroundings.
Thus the falling leaves are full of
beauty and Of joy. They are gor-
geods and cheerful as they await
their doom, and, when they fall,
their last rustling is sort of swan
song to Christian faith, which now
begins to forestaIl the gladness of
the heavens to be revealed.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

'--- A wag belonging to the At
lanta bar probounded the following
conumdrum at the county court re-
GENTLY: "Why is a child hooked
and killed by a COW like a modern
lady's dress2 ? In vain did the judge
and the officers of the court en-
deavor to solve it. With a roguish
twinkle ofhis eye he said, "because
it is gored 70 death.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28
Conversation.

DR.. Holmes thus cleYerly depicts
the characteristic styles of conver-
sationIin the two leading cities ot
the Union, as they are REPRESENTED
at boarding school:
Don't you think she's vurry
good-looking ?" said a Boston girl,
'9sthink she's realpooty,'h
F"Ir dew, indeed. l didn't think
she was haaf so handsome the feest
time | saw her," answered the New
York girl, e-r a.- e,r -r. 1
"What a pity she hadn'tbcen born
in Bawston!" >yt
eyes, and moved very young to
New York p
s"And married asarsaparilla man,
and lived on Fiff Ayenoo, and NOV
ed in the fastsociety."
"Better do that than to be strong
minded and do your own cook'n,
and live In your own kitch'n."
Don't forget to send your card
when you are Mrs. Old Dr. Jocod !"
"Indeed I shan't. What's the
name Of the alley, and which bell ?"
The New York girl took out a
memorandum book as if to put it
down.
Z ''Hadn't you better J1et me write
it for you, dear?" said the Boston
girl. at is well to have it legible
you know"
: Stake it, said the New York
girl "There's tew York shillns in
it when j hand it to you"
"Your whole quarters allowance,
l bullieve-ain't it?" said the Bos-
ton girl.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

Here is something personal
which occurred in Brooklyni An
Irish girl called on clergyman and
inquired his price for marrying
anybody" He replied 1.-TWO
dollars, . and Biddy departed. She
called a few evenings after and re-
marked that she had come to be
married. ''Verv well,' said the
minister; but seeing that she was
alone, yentpred to inquire r.
"Where is the mau?''g An express
sion Of disappointment passed over
Biddy's features as she calculated:
.And don't you find the man for
two dellars?Y l o .4,ft4 .yiy
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

{. - On the night of June l1th,
1874, a Mr.. Lyons, a jeweler Of
Charleston, S. 9. was murdered in
his bed. A few days ago y letter
was received in Charleston, from
Hungary, saying that a brigahd, on
the scaGold, confessed to having
murdered Mr. Lyons, in Charleston,
twenty-three years ago, and asking
if any crime had been committed.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

- A man recently broke up a
marriage because the lady did not
possess good conversational pow
ers, A wicked editor, in comment
ing on tie fact, says sHe should
have married her, and then refused
her a new bonnet, to have develoed
her powers Of talk"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

The ODDITY OF HOLLAND. -Ev.
erything in Holland is interesting
and almost everything is queer
There is a piquant Oddity in the ar.
tifcial nature of the whole country
the sandy soil which is triumph Of
patient ingenuity and creative skill
the windspitted against the water to
keep the land from flooding; tht
the canals instead of roads !. thC
bitches instead of hedges; and the
unvarying level of the broad flats
there being no such thing as a ris.
ing ground fifty feet high from one
end of Holland to the other. Per
haps nothing strikes the English in
Holland so much as the want OF
stones, You cannot find so much
as pebble to throw at a dog-if
indeed the Dutch dogs were not far
too well behaved, which they are,
to suggest such an outrage. You
do, it is true, see in their proper pla-
ces vast masses of granite and lars e
blocks of basalt, but all these come
from Norway and are brought here
at great expense, and all are econo-
mized as elsewhere people econo-
mize porphory and marble. In fact,
stones in Holland are an article OF
import, Of foreign merchandise, of
purchase as wine is in England. y
Countless vessels arrive, or have
arrived here laden with no other
cargo.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

lFayette Lodge, No l07, of Free and Ae-
(septps Masons, meets on the first Wednes-
dav evening after the full moon, and when
the Bmoon fulls on Wednesday, on that
evening. MlrLs GARDNER, W. MI Az o.
JOHNSON, S.lW.; O, GARrs, J. VIZ. JoHN
M1zER, Treas. B. H, MnLIKANi Sec!; J.H.
-YEoisAN, IS. b.; w. P. CLEAvEEAND, . d.
Lie. KEyREY, Tyler. ~ y. ,'s'''9n .'','. Z
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28
W W. VI FT17TT T-7T1F lUI VI 7
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


Judge of Fayette Common Pleas Court
A. s. DIoKEY, of Highland County.
Probate Judge.--S..B, WOMAN ,ts~
Prosecuting Attorney ~ B, PRDDE'J ,
Sheriff.-JAMEs STRALEY.
Clerk of Court,--R, MILK4E, ,7-,, Lgo
/, Auditor.-ABEL MoCAED1Ess, 1oi.iyYqq
Treasurer. o. JoHNsoN. ,,f aaoi,c
.Reoorder,--Z. W, ,HEAGLER. -
'Surveyor.AJAcoB oREAMER! ) d - S-7A
Coroner.-H. LrMEs. LitaJoo 1'dio haa
Commissioners .--WM. H. JOINS, ALLEN
HEAaLEh, B. r. THOMAS. j aiH1 ~ b"il
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28


HEAYlNG TEE LEAD. The HAma,
ranth" was coming down The Upper
Mississippi loaded with pig lead. =
AS she was going over a shoal place
the pilot gave the signal to heave
the lead. The only man forward
at the time was green Irishtnan. 3
"Why don't you heaye the lead 2"
demanded the mate. t.e
as itheave thelead, your honorV
Where to? i.'
"Overboard, you blockhead."
The 1rishnan snatched up one Of
the pigs of lead and threw it over
board; the mate in endeavoring to
prevent him, lost his balance and fell
into the river. 05r. ~
The captain, running to the edge
of the roof, asked : "Why don'tyou
heave the lead, and sing out how
much water there is 2" ..,..
The lead is heaved, your honor,
and the mates gone down to see
how much water there is,n respond
ed Pat a9t Y
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

- Hollow coins have become
quite common in Great Britain, and
have been shown to be lawful is
sues and not oounterfeits, as was
generally believed. y ,a
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

'eTempleLodgs, No 227, meets at Wash
ington every Tuesday evening at their hall
on Court street. J. .'B PRIDDY, N G AL
LEN HEAaLER, Y, G.; s B. YEoAAN, r, s;
Il. 10. Katney, P. s.; R. MILLIKAN. T. ~
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

self to this effect, / Iwentdown stairs
to see the man who owns the place,
and adyisedhim as a friend, to,shore
up the floor with any spare timber
he might have around, for ] knew
If she got TO hopping there would
be an earthquake somewhere in the
neighborhood. tyyias 1nfs
She wears gaiter that takes a
whole side Of leather, and if she
once puts her foot on yours, you
are a helpless cripple for life. Sol
was unwell that night and couldn't
dance. sdi 900 wrf
But she danced. She got her
hands on another Of pa's victims
and tried to waltz with, him,
You ought to'haYe seen thatman.
You recollect when we we're boys,
seeing other boys try to climb over
large and smooth chestnut trees
with no branches within a quarter
Of a rod Of you. You know they
could never get their grip on it.
just so with this fellow; he could
only clutch and grab for a hold on
the place where Maria's waist ought
to have been, but he would slip off
every time, and you never saw a
more miserable man in your life. l
believe he committed suicide three
days afterward.
She wanted me to drive her out
in the carriage yesterday, but there
was not a man on the island who
was willing to take her. And they
were right; no man wants his We
hicle broken to pieces. So she went
round to the lighthouse, and she
insisted upon going to the top, but
the keeper, he said the thing was
not very steady, anyhow, and didn't
want it top heavy, and have any
accidents happening while the Gov
ernment debt is so large.
Ifyou can do anything for this
man l will feel obliged. l consider
him a valuable official. Would l
take her ought in a yacht and let
her catch some fish? she said. II
told her ne, there was no use be-
cause there wasn,t-any canal boats
down here, and l didn't want her
Iather to have to pay for any sunken
yachts. But she had set her mind |
On it, so I bribed man to take her
out in schooner
1t seems to me that we must have |
ished for a week without any good |
result, except that a million or so
1f green headed flies gathered about
Maria, and seemed to enjoy them
selves cutting out chunks of'super-
1uous flesh.
l like these insects; they are in
-elligent animals; you just leave
your green headed fly alone to hunt
out good foraging ground. They
20 right to the spot by instinct.
Whenw got Maria home she was
covered with blisters, and swelled |
10 twice her natural size. The hotel
nan thought l was bringing home a
mass meeting of a woman's rights
convention 1t1g-nIf.aI
But what am / to do. lHereI am
With this woman ON my hands and
10 means of relief. 5 5'al UaE
Can't tyou sue out writ of habeas
corpus and get the government to
end out a fleet and bring the corpus
lome? Something has got to be
lone or l will die.
F4.s -.f IA r r tts ~
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28
IsCIIonf lrx AMINERs. !

DC. EASTMAN, P. 3. MoREHousE, ] :, B.
PR1DoY. The Board meets at Washington
ON the ihird Saturdayofevery month; also
the first Saturday in April, May, August,
September, 9etobsFand November 9 ~
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28
LE The Iowa, Voter tells the fol
good religious anecdote:

cat a prayer meeting recently,
some IA miles from Pella, in this
county, a brother Hoskins in his
prayer petitioned the Lord to "Bless
Bro. N.--the Pastor-and make
him a better mar" "Amen land
Bro. Hoskins too," responded the
Pastor with uncton.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

Ho- That was a smart y0uDgster
who, hearing his mother remark
that she was fond Of music, s4-
claimed Then why don't yon
buy me drum ?''tii tEti hl ga&
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

d ~ The girl who sang, r'0y Char
ley is my darlingp saw him one
night wiz, another feminine and
@!.cJ.nt sing as much as she did
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

1t is surprising how little love
we can be content With, when that
love is more than the person giving
it gives to anybody else. i'ae
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

Amos Lawrence said, when
asked for advice:
"Young mem bare all your &C.
tons upon a principles preserve
your integrity Of character, and in
doing this never reckon the cost"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28
Peacock ". smell.

Our readers will rcmember tblg
somewhat Interesting case ofbfeach
Of promise, which has been pend
ing for some years. AIn. PoacOrk,
a blooming widow only slightly On
the shady side Of forty, WIS the
plaintiff, and claimed that the de.
fendeht, Smell, who is yerging on
the last years Of four-score, had tri-
fed with her affections, and after
winning her love and extortfnSa
promise Of marriage, played the
gay deceiycr, and failed to "hasts
to the Wedding as in duty bound.
The case was twice tried, the ftst
time the Jury giving the plaintiff
some $4,000 damages. The de-
fendent took a second trial, and the
Jury this time gave her something
less, bit nearly as much. The
case then went to the District
Court, and the judgement was re-
versed for some misdirection to the
jury in the trial in the Common
Pleas. The third trial was to have
taken place on Friday last, but the
case was compromised by the de.
fendaht cotisehting to d Judgment
against him for s1, 800 and COSTS
1t will probably cost the old gem
tleman some s2,5OO, Attorneys
fees and all, which is pretty dearfor
q little Irritation. We have no
doubt he fully concurs in the views
Of elder Weiler-"beware Of the
Vidders, Sammy,-4beware of the
Yidders. ."--Lebanoa Volunteer. q
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

briggs ~ Palmer. Attorneys at
AD Law, will practice ID FaYette and
adjoining beouhties, Office over Yeoman
"a Co.'s store, Washington, 0, RIM.
Briggs will regularly attend the Courts Of
Highland apd1P Pickaway counties. Claims
for Soldiers Back Pay and Bounty, prompt
ly attended to. 2iaif'a ,is = Ho7A ~ ~
-rM n.l ~ .-.--LL ..iL.t -. IA L.n
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

M J. J.W1LI1AMs, Attorney At. Ipy,
NLs Washington, Ohio will pg9nptly
attend to all professional business entrqst-
'fohjs-care,, Office on Court street, oyer
'BSreman's Hardware store iH rear Of Fay
'atta %. Bank 4aag na.llR gn.,W ~
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

IT'S. BEREMAN, dealer III Foreign and
Y Domestic, HardYapds Iron, Nails,
Window Glass, Rope, Wooden, ware,
OHIO. ~ 4atf' t@ 1922 e8' IN
III fiie u, Il u .,,ts. 3ltl II .sfl,I4dy H,1i
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-28

Ia .FURTWANgLER, .Jemelsr, and
L. dealer in and repairer of w Watches,
Ulocks&c Wash.ngton, Ohio. k26
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-10-31
Stay at Home Voters.

We commend to the attention Of
tbs voters in Wapcllo county who
choose to remain closely ut home on
election day. the peru~al ot the fol-
having which We clip from the New
York ziibunt:. q
Justice" writes us that he il sick
Of appeals from those who csll them
seves advocates Of sobriety. ord i,
aud dcccncv. on the. Lords day, be-
cause he never finds them ut The polls
working TO give effect a. their views,
While the law breaking, slrnhkard-.
ma sing, riot,loving crew are thers
in full force. Ho says that If those
who pro ess to care so much for SIM
day, would show il. just once. l,s
their acts on election day he migss,
be induced to repose faith III them
once more but, until thcy do, he
must consider them humhngs, and
'ciyiliy requests them 10 keep thei,
addresses tatthems..lves. 'A
ssJnsiicc' is u liuale rough ; but
we submit. that what ho SAYS /.
worth thinking 9ot.' s't
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-10-31
a Fashionable Reform.

Now rcxsOn.in measure rcisns,
Ger female dress; some girls, wisA
feet
Add ankles gifted, and with brains
Wear skirts that do not sweep tho
street. rs
The wearcr thus her b, a;ns doth
show, 80 Il # ''i's&5
Exhibits feet and ankle too;
Without her dress held mp as thaaaA
III On purpose to afford the view.
Now you can sec form of grace,
Whose outlines were before con.
ct'ale,i; tdssft
Dr.ped simply, and, besides he "a ce.
Wfh jsd .mcnt other caaims 70
vcaled. So
Old time return, emotion Old
Back with sweet recoI!ec,ions
bring; ,at ji
The dull Hood feels, in waters cold.
A though revisited by si,rii,s.
Our very youth, serene through
@ smoke ssss1p0s
And selfsufiicicnt as are eley,
With SON, scn.ation may be woke
By damsels clad in meet array.
Yc fair ones, biest with minds and
souls, T3o#
Effect just ohe amendment moes;
Discard those chigenons from your
polls,
And You'll be objects to adore!
1lzisH