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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-04-23
CHAPTER "
The Board of School House District Trus'
tees

Section /. For the purpose Of elocting
two trustees Of the school-houi district,
and deciding such other quest.sns as may
arise, an election by ballot shall be held
IN every such district on the first SatuT-
day of the month Of May, at 3 2. NJ, IN
the year eighteen hundred and siSty-
eight, and on the first Saturday in May
in every year thereafter, at which every
registered voter having a legal residence
therein shall be entitled to vote. And
the School Commissioners for the several
counties shall give at least ten days pub
lie notice of such elections by ADVERTISE
ment in the newspapers of the county or
Baltimore city. If no election shall be
had on the day aforesaid, then the Board
of County School Commissioners shall ap-
point said trustees.
Section 2. The School District Boards
shall have the care and control of all hou-
ses and lands connected Herewith. inten-
ded for school purposes, within the limits
of their respective districts, also OF the
furniture, apparatus and other school
property belonging to the district They
shall attend to all necessary repairs, and
charge the cost among the Incidental ex
penses of the schUul, to be paid out of the
tax levied upon the assessable property o
the county as herein provided for; pro-
vided that when repairs are to be paid fol
out of a county school tax the amolnt tc
be expended for said repairs shall be de
termined by the Board of School Com
missioners before the repairs are made -
The Board shall employ teacher from
among those person, who held the requir.
ed certificate they shall exercise q gen
eral supervision over their respective
schools and visit them frequently, and
shall cause instruction to be given fol
ten months in the year. And the Coun.
Il Commissioners shall provide BY genera
county taxation for school houses in the
several districts to be paid from. the schoo
fund OF the county.
+ Sec. 3 Every sshool-horse shall b
built and furnished according TO plans anC
drawings issued FROM the Office of tn,
PRINCIPAL of the State Normal School, OF
according to plans from the Board o
County School Commissioners, that pro
per regard may be had to light and ven
ttilation. and other matters that eonduc,
70 the comfort, health and good order Q
the popils
Sec. 4. Every school-house site mue
be provided with suitable outbuildings.
Sec. ). No school-house shall be use,
for any other than public school purpose
and school district meetings.
Sec. 6 Contiguous portions of two o
mere school house districts may, with tn
consent of the Board OF County ScLo,
Commissioners, combine and form a ne,
school house district, and when thus form
ed the said new school-house district sha
be invested with all the rights and row
err hereinbefore set forth as pertaining t
such districts provided that the ne
school-hou.e district thus formed, or sal
district from which it may be formed
shall not contain less than thirty five le
gal resident voters
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-04-23

pills. Of text books used and branches
taught, AMI such other statistics - may
be required, and make due return there''
10 the Board Of county school commits
sioner, Al the end Of each term : and no
teacher shall be entitled 70 receive pay
ment for services u1tn tt.s register prop
erly filed up and completed be . f,..nr"-
ed. Their reports shall be filed by SAIL
board for the purpose of making the an
nual returns to the principal Of the State
Normal school
Sec 1 The salaries of teachers Of each
county shall be fixed by the Board Of
county school commissioners.
CHAPTER VIII
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-04-23

See N sr-h;te ~ou-h hetwcou 'he
ages of six ana eighteen years shall be al
mitted into any Of the pull.c schools ot
the State, the studies Of which they may
be able to pursue provided that whenev-
er these are graded, the teacher in the
school of the higher grade shall determine
to which school pupils shall be admitted,
Sec. .. The School District Board shall
have power to suspend and expel pupils
for cause.
Sec. 3. Children living remote from
the school of the district in which they re-
side may attend school in an adjoining
district, with the consent of the trustees
of the respective school districts.
See 4 Every child, before II is admit
ted to any public school, shall produce a
certificate from a regular physician that II
has been properly vaccinatod.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
GurSyyski on Grant.

The late Court Gurowski was one of the
shrewdest observers and one of the best jud-
ges of men, and during tue war was con-
stantly at Washington in the highest society,
and with every opportunity of learning the
truth. March "a, 1861, the following stri.
king allusion was made in his diary to the
man who is to oday the Republican candidate
for President:
Grant will not be intoxicated with fatte.
ry, as was Mcclellan. | never met with a
man of so much simplicity, shyness, and de-
cision.
April 4, 1864, occurs the following re-
markable passage in his diary:
Grant has lost nothing Of his frehness of
mind and ingenuousness lie avoids Wash
ington and its various corrupting allure.
ments, nay, he runs away from them. And
Grant is right; his good genius inspires
him. Grant is essentially a soldier for the
camp and field. All Grants predecessors in
command of the Army of the Potomac
several commanders of the corps, divisions,
brigades, and regiments--in one word, many
officers, and even the rank and file, came to
grief and were ruined by Washington influ-
ences. Even Mcclellan was ruined by his
sojourn i'll Washington, provided that there
was anything whatever to be ruined in Nc
Clellan. Wher with the army the thought and
mind of Grants predecessors were not in
the camp, but in Washington, in its various
attractions and intrigues. The commanders
and generals, &C., visited and visit Wash
ingtOn when they can; its various attrac-
tions ruin them.
April s, 1864, Gurowski draws the fol-
lowing admirable pen-and-ink portrait Of
Grant:
How fond this giant is of violating the
easy military regulations There Grant
establishes his headquarters ten miles nearer
the army than Meade had his. Grants
headquarters are almost amidst the soldiers.
This is Western custom, and not PotO
mac army custom. Bad precedent, and Ger
tainly an anti Mcclellan one. Then Grant
travels with the simplicity of second lieuten-
ant, without fuss, with small trunk which
he forgets in his room, aud, to save time,
goes of leaving his trunk behind, McClel-
Ian, although not lieutenant general, had
splendid travelling equipages, carriages, &c
all this for campaign of one hundred
and twenty miles space, and in a country
with railroads, 4hGt eas commander ike !!
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
The Remarkable Aerolite i'm rcu-
neSsee.

An account of the aerolite which fell in
Tennessee recently has already been given
a correspondent of the Nashville Press
writes from Cheathams Cross Roads, under
date of August 10:
"The place where it struck remained hot
three days, but copious shower of rain
having fallen, which temporarily swelled
the streams and water courses, a large food
poured down on the place from the neigh
boring hills, sending up constant and i'm
mense column of steam. The earth around
the place for several yards was quite hot.
This gave us the idea that the aerolite which
struck must be of great size. The column
of steam continued to ascend all night, and
presented wierd spectacle amid the gloom
and in the silent depths of the woods. 1t
could be seen from the surrounding hills,
like tall ghost, changing its position be-
times and its FORM and gradually, as morn
ing approached, melting away in the light
of the rising SUM- At 10 or II o'clock that
day we organized squad of about ten,
with drills and other quarrying tools, and
commenced the work of excavation. We
found great numbers of rents and cracks in
the rocks as we descended. Not much pow
der was needed after the first few blasts.
1--WE did not propose to walk all round
the hole, but began five or six yards from
the lips of the orifce, and continued to work
on that side alone when we reached the
depth of about twenty feet we came to the
aerolite or mass Of metal, still hot and COW
cred outside with slight film or coating Of
oxide. 1t is wedge shaped, the heavy end.
being upward. We cannot account for this
! except on the suppostion that it was glo.
| buar as it descended but the contact with
so dense body as mass of limestone,
while in a soft condition, bushed backwards
the mass as it passed through and gave it
| the cone shape which it has. had passed.
entirely through the ledge of limestone, and
was embedded in astratum of blush, tough,
pu.ty-lke clay, very closely packed and i'm
pervious to water. This bed of clay or mari
runs slopng up the hill, to what extent or
distance | don't know but at the point
! where the excavation was made it has thas
! inclination.
"The aerolite we found to measure about
! seven feet from apex to base, and at the
greatest circumference about ten feet round.
1t Is specifically very heavy and the lump
cannot weigh less than five or six tons.-
| We are now exercising our wits about get
| ting it out of the hole and afterwards we
shall have a job of no inconsiderable mag
nitude in getting it to any highway for
transportation. We have written to Wash
ington about it, and have already received
a telegraphic despatch from the principal
of the Smithsonian Institute, saying that if
we furnish the requisite evidence as to the
facts we stated, he would procure means to
have the mass of metal transported to his
| institute. We are anxious to have this
wonder rest among ourselves, and we are
taking steps to have the legislature, when
the recess is over, take cognizance of the
matter and make an appropriation of tho
necessary expenses to have it in the State
! Library"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
Oil for Preserving Fruit,

When a barrel of cider is tapped it grows
hard; that is, more and more acid, until it
gets too hard to drink, if it is kept long on
tap. This is occasioned by the air, which
fills the cask above the cider as soon as it is
drawn out. The air cannot be excluded.
even if the cask were air tight, because the
cider will not run from the tap if there is 40
air to press it out. If the cider is exposed
long to air, it will become vinegar. In fact,
the way to make vinegar of cider is to ex-
pose it to the air as much az possible. To
prevent the cider on tap from becoming
acid, it is recommended, as soon as one or
two gallons are drawn out, to pour into the
bung- hole about a half pint of clear sperm
oil, or sweet oil il it 10 preferred. II shonia
be warm W en- poured in, and it will spread
in thin coat over the surface, and keep
spreading as the cider is drawn out, ana
thus exclude the air, without giving any
taste of oil to the cider. This plan OF pre-
serving cider is worthy of farther attention;
We have faith in it from knowing inat OH
casks are the best we know of for storing
cider, imparting no flavor. Sperm OIL casks
are more valuable for cider casks ihsn ioi
any other purpose.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
Useful Hints.

Flour and meal of ali kinds should be
kept in cool, dry place.
Oranges and lemons keep best wrapped
close in soft paper, and laid in drawer of
linen.
Bread and cake should be kept in tir
box or stone jar.
Many farmers have noticed in their ields
large black beetle, with most brilliant
golden dots placed in rows on his back
DR.. Fitch says: Its eggs produce the corn
grub killer. 1t is most inveterate foe to-
Ahe cut-worm, grasping the worm in its
strong jaws, and, in spite OF its violent
writhing and struggling, securely holding
it. When it finds the worms in plenty, 1t
gorges and surfeits itself upon them till it is
so gutted and distended as to be scarcely
able to stir, for it never knows how to let q.
cut-worm alone when it meets him. IL is
continually hunting these worms. Both it
and the golden dotted beetle, which pro-
duces it, therefore, should never be harm
ed Ohio Farwer.
STRAwBERRIEs.-Becau your vine may
have done bearing, do not stop cultivating
you may think they have yielded all the
good you can get out of them; yet if you
desire good crops in the future, be sure and
remember the plants now-keep of all the
runners, without fail, and keep off all tho
weeds. The best method of cultivation is
in hills; rows or beds are likely to lead to
slovishness or neglect,
In the we'll kept gardens of the Shakers
at New Lebanon, New York, the luxurisnt
foliage and fine bloom of their large beds
of roses attract attention every summer
The "brother" in charge of the roses says
that his success in producing the foliage and
flowers is to be attributed to the free use of
salt as top dressing for the soil of the
beds. The salt kills rose insects of every
kind, and also improves the health and vi
gor of the plants.
Te expel red ants from any place, sprin-
kle it with ground coffee.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
OLD SERIES, VOL. %, NO. 47.
If Grant fails, then curse is on kis Poto-

If Grant fails, then curse is on kis Poto-
mac army. Grant is a soldier to the core,
and genuine democratic mot in the party
sense) commander of democratic army
from democratic people. Further, Grant
sends off his wife to the farm of her father,
somewhere in Missouri. If all this, to be
classical and hifaluting, is not Roman, Gin.
cinnatus, and matron like, then l am at a
loss for precedents and for historical illus
trations.
Per contra: Mcclellan tried as much as
he could to ape aristooratic Europe. Bril-
liant receptions, representations, servility
surrounded him, and he thrived on them.
The final question is Will Grant remain
diamond, resisting the dissolving Wash
ington acids!
April IL, 1864, Grant is again graphically
depicted:
From what can learn of Grant, he is no
more afraid to take the responsibility of a
million men than of single company. This
is very praiseworthy feature in his charac-
ter, and the more so as it is not generated
by conceit or indifference.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19

ANEcDoTE OF THAD. STEvENs.-Hinton,
a good writer and good fellow, moreover,
told me this story of Tha6deus Stevens to.
day, TO show the old mans tenacity of opin-
ion He was plowing in an amateur way,
with pair of new horses he had bought, in
order to adapt them to carriage. He could
not get the share to run deep enough, and
gave the horses cut with the whip. Of they
went under the smart, struck a stone, and
broke piece OF wood from the pow.frame
which flew forward and stung them into an
absolute runaway. They dashed across a
field, hedge, fence, and the old man fol-
lowed them with his sardonc pace.
Presently a neighbor rushed back.
"Oh Mr.. Stevens, seen 'em, seen 'em
they wor going like forty Z"
(Which was ahead Which was ahead 2"
said Thad. earnestly.
"Why, him with the white star ON his
foreheadl'
"There !" said Stevens triumphantly, "the
man bought them of argued with me an
hour that tother was the fastest, and
knew ] was Tightw
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
POLITICAL.
THE BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM.
BY J. PUGB.

by J. PUGB
We're the Grant and Sherman boys, we've marched
the country through,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
Shenandoah some have seen, whore Phil. Sheridan
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
CHORUS.
The Union forever, hurrah boys, hurrah
Down with the traitor, up with the star;
While rally round the flag boys rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
While at Gettysburg we routed the invaders of our
Shouting the battle cry of freedom;
Grant took defiant Vcksburg its army and its spoil,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
The Union forever, &c.
Lookout Mountain saw us RISE like eagles through
its clouds,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom;
Driving traitors from its heights down to death and
bloody shrouds,
Shouting the battle cry Of freedom.
The Union forever.&c.
The West we soon had conquered, for Grant gave
head and heart,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom;
Then he led us on to Richmond, beat Lee with all
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
The Union forever, dc.
Great Ulysses is our man, he was earnest in our
cause,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom,
And we rally where he leads, for the Union and
tho laws,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
The Union forever, &c.
With ballots as with bullets the Rebels We III defeat
Shouting the battle cry of freedom;
Making Liberty and Union, for each and all COM
plete,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
The Union forever, DC.
"Yes, well rally round the flag, boys, rally once
again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom;
We will rally from the hill side well gather from
the plain,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom"
The Union forever, &c.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19

CAUTION TO BEER DRINKERS. Great
alarm is prevailing among the beer drinkers.
in London over the discovery that deadly
poisons have been detached in the beer ex
tensivey in use in that city. The ingredients
consist of cream of tartar, alum, green vitrol,
small quantities of copper, sometimes add
picrie acid, and other equally noxions sub
stances
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
CONSUMPTION.

Thousands OF cases, when the pa
tient supposed he was afflicted with
this terri bic disease, have been cured
by the use of these remedies. Extreme
aciation, debility, and cough are
the usual attendants upon severe
cases of dyspepsia or disease Of the
digestive organs. Even in cases of
genuine COnsum pit lon, these rem medies
will he fOUnd OF the greatest benefit,
strengthening and invigOrating.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
Ais We'll that Ends Well.

MOI great while ago an Irishman was
employed, in village where he was well
known, TO dig well, "pro bono publico."
Inc contract was made that he was to be
PAID a certain sum per foot and warrant
free supply of water. At it he went with
will, and his daily progress was intently
watched by interested parties. Early and
late he delved away faithfully, deep down
in the earth, full of confidence in the speedy
completion of his labors
He had reached the depth Of about twen
ty-fve feet, and soon expected to "strike
water" Early in the morning Pat repaired
to the scene of his labors, and horrible to
tell, it had caved in and was nearly full. He
gazeo with rueful visage upon the wreck
and thought of the additional labor the &C
cident would cause him. After moments
reflection he looked earnestly around. and
saw No one stirring, then quickly divesting
himself of his hat and coat, he carefully
hung them on the windlsss, and speedily
made tracks for neighboring eminence
which overlooked the village. Here, hid
amid the underground, he quietly awaited
the progress of events.
AS the morning wore on, the inhabitants
began to arouse and stir out. Several were
attracted to the we'll, thinking that as Pats
course at work. Soon the alarm was raised
that the well had caved in and that Pat was
in it. A crowd collected and stood horri.
fed at the fate of poor Pat. A brief consul
tation was held, aud soon spades and other
implements were brought to dig out the re
mains of the unfortunate man. To work
they went with will wher one set became
wearied with the unusual labor, dozen
ready hands grasped the implements and
dug Justify. Pat quietly looked on from
his retreat on the eminence, while the whole
village stood around the well, and watched
with breathess suspense the work 60 brave.
y on.
AS the diggers approached the Bottom
the excitement of the by-standers grew in
tense, and they collected as near as safety
would admit, gazing fearfully down into
the well. With great care and precaution
the dirt was dug away and when the bottom
was at length reached, no Pat was to bt
found. The crowd before so anxious, grad
ually relaxed into broad grin, which broke
forth in uproarious merrimeut, when tht
venerable Pat walked up with a smiling
countenance and addressed the crest-fallel
diggers who now stood weary and soilet
with their labors.
''Be jabers, gintlemen, and its Patrick Fa
gen sure that is much obleeged to yees 70
doin' of that nice little job of work !"
The effect can be better imagined than de
scribed, and as the most active of the youn!
men skunk off, several low 5reathed mutter
ings broke forth that sounded very mucl
like SOLD.
Through the kindly aid of his fellow
citizens Pat soon finished his we'll and i
remains among the monuments OF his geniu
to this day
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
Gonflun0's Uermnn Gnnir

ii combination IF all the isred,ents Of the BEeys
rith PURE Santa C'us Rum, Orange, ETC. IL is uIsd r
the same diseases The BiHers, IN eases Ohss some
pure alcoholic stimulus is rcquired. lou ,oiH bear
mind that these remedies eptirely different from
any Others ddyertissd for the Of the diseases
ndnied, these being scientific preparations Of medicinal
extracts tUhile The others mere d,coctsnS Of rnn,
in form. The TONIC is decidrdiy of the most
pleasant and agreeable rsmedies sftrsd 10 me
public. It's taste exquisite. is plsdirs 10 take
H. tchire its ttegring, celebrating, and msdiSinai
qualities hare caused to be ksoton as the g,sat<sf a
an foaics-
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
looflan0's German Bitters

Is entirely vegetable, and cont aims no
liquor. 1t Is "a compound OF Fluid Ex-
tracts. The Roots, Herbs, and Barks
from which these extracts are m n de
are gathered In Germany. All the
III icinal virtues are extracted from
them by n scientific chemist. These
extracts are then f0ryv arded 10 this
country to be used expressly fer the
man u fa G ture OF these Bitters. There
Is no alcoholic substance OF any kind
used Ina cempOunding the Bitters,
hence IL Is the only BItters that can
he used I'm cases w here ale oh olic st tim-
ulants are not advisable.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
Last week a norton of the track of III

Last week a portion of the track of the
Bellefontaine and indianapolis railroad,
about $50 feet long, sank over sixteen feet,
and the ground around sank with it. All
the trains have been obliged to stop, and
the track has been raised by ''crib5ing,"
Fish from IL to l8 inches long appear where
the water has risen out of the crack. 1t is
supposed that subterranean lake exists
beneath the track.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19

WHEN the Democratic party, in 1851,
went out of power, its only beluest to its
successors was a civil war, an empty trea-
sury, p skeleton army and scattered navy.
Its only tangible pledge, in the event of
restoration to power, is another civil war,
to nulify the laws, re-establish Slavery, and
make Cabinet Ministers Governors and Sen.
ators of the rebels who devoted four yeara
to robbery, rapine and murder
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19

Senator Fowler, of Tennessee, who was
one OF the seven Senators who voted to ac,
quit President johnson, and whose position
in politics has been doubtful, has finally
taken the stump for Grant aud Colfax, de-
claring, after viewing the situation in Ten
nessee, that the election.of Grant is essential
in order to preserve peace.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19
DEBILITY.

There iI no medicine equal TO Hoqfands German
Btsrs ar Tonic IN Of Debility. They impdrt
tone and rigor TO the 'ehoe system, strengthen the ap
pstit, cause an enjoyment Of the food, enable the
stomach to digest il, purity The blood, g,vs good,
sound healthy complexion, eradicate the ysuow hinge
from te eve iDgpdrt bloom % the cheeks and change
IN, paiisni from a Ilort-bredthed, emaoiatsd weak
and nervous invalid, to full faced, stout, and vts0r-
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-19

Under Republican Administration, in
three years, while recovering from the pros
tration of war, we have paid of one-fourth
of ths national debt. No change is expen-
dient now.