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The union Democrat., 1869-08-28

In the Feejee Islands the spreeing fraterni-
ty have a way OF "tapering off, in this man
ner: They put water into their liquor cask
as fast as the spirit is drawn keeping it con-
stantly full, and, the writer says, when the
contents become pure water they become
sober"
The union Democrat., 1869-08-28

A schoolmaster on being asked what wns :
meant by, the word fortifcaticn. answered,s
Two twent6cations make fertilization. -.
The union Democrat., 1869-08-28
FAMILIES, TAKE NOTICE ! !
THE WAsH-RooM ECONOMIST,
Patented Aug. 18th, 1850.

TUNHE undersigned having purchased the exclusive
right for this county to manufacture and sell the
Washing Machine known as the " WASH ROOM ECON
oMIST' wishes to call the attention of everybody TO
the fact that they be obtained at his Shop Wash
ngton Street. Sonora first door north of the Presbyterian
Church.
The simplicity of this Machine and the and facility
with which it performs its work. ranks highest of
all washing machines.
Among the efexceencies ofthis machine arc
list. 1t cleanses without wearing the fabric.
Cd 1t circustes the suds among the clothes wash
trg them more thoroughly than any other mach inc.
Sd 1t is more simple in structure and not liable to
get cut of repair.
As the advantages already enumerated show, this ma
chine time. labor aud wear Of clothes; and is
therefore, grand desideratum for families.
Any parties wishing purchase satisfy themselves
in advance by practical test Of the machine.
Printed Directions for using accompany each machine
Manufactured and sold ONLY by NJ HEDGES
Washington ST.. Sonora.
Sole Agent for Tuolumne County
Scoora, April 10th, ls6s.-apiStf
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Of liquor. Two gentlemen walking NJ
Broadway One is attracted by hne
display Of bot;les-no. boots. shoes. &c.
in window Bob. let's g in and hav
some boots" In they 20. Take hold,
Bob. What's your fancy 2" Thank
you. Tom. but I'm not taking boots iast
now" "Oh, get in Take holi One
nair won't hurt you" mo. excuse me.
Tom" Take something. Bob. Have
pair of shoes, baot-iack. CATERS. Take
home pair of boots for your wife. Don't
see me do this thing alone" Bob com es
down and take pair of boots It's no
use. Who coull withstand Toms ap-
paal7
Can't this thing be extended to boots
coats. umbrellas, tooth brushes. nutmeg
graters. shirts, Eyeglasses. oarpet-bass,
etc. ! How cheap some of US could get
along if it could be Give it start. gem
tlemcn. Don't let it be limited to liquor.
If not lie. us say: Tec.otelars. if YOU
would curtail. fearfully and wonderfully
curtail the consumption Of liquor, make
an assault on this absurd "a.king" Gus
tom in vogue with us; until you can do
this. you ncedn't expect any let-up in Ii
quor drinking.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11

Good morning. Mr. Biikin, | un-
dcrstood that you wanted to buy some
butter tubs and cider barrels. I think
have some that will just suit you"
Whose make are they 2" asked the
old man, as. opening the gate, he paused
by the wagon
Nine" replied Lake, with an air OF
pardonabla pride.
Mr. Blkins examined them one by
one
They'll do" he said, coolv. as he sat
down the last of the lot. wv hat will ye
take for them -
What ] asked you for six months ago
today-your daughter, sir"
The roguish twinkle in the old man $
eycs broadened into smile
i You've got the right meal in you,
after all : ac cried Come in lad-come
in | shouldn't wonder if we made a
trade after ALL
/ Nothing 10th, Luke obeyed.
"Mouy' bawled Mr Blkins, thrust
ing his heal into the kitchen door.
Molly tripped out into the entry. The
round white arms were bared above the
elbows and bore traces Of the -four she
had been sitting Her dress was neat
gingham, over which was tied blue
checked apron but she looked as winn-
/ ing and lovely as she always did whcrev-
cr she was found
/ She bushed and blushed and smiled as
/ she saw Luke. and then. turning her eyes
upon her father. waited dutifully to hear
what he had to say
The old man regarded his daughter for
moment with quzzical look.
"Moll, this young man mayhap you We
seen him before-has brought me lot Of
tabs and barrels, all Of his own make
"a right good article, too. He asks a
pretty steep price for EN-, but if you are
wiling to give it, we'll and good and
hark ye, my girl, Whatever bargain you
make your ttther will ratify."
A Mr. Bilkins said this lie considerably
step ed out Of the 70 IN. and We will fJl-
low his example but the kind of bargain
the young people made can readily be con-
jectsred by the speedy wedding that fol-
lowed
Luke Jortan turned his attention to the
study of medicine, of which profession he
became a useful aud infucutill member !;
but every year on the anniversary Of his
marriage he delights his mother-ln law
with some specimens of the handler lit by
which he won what he declares t. be the
best and dearest wife Ia the world.
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CHARGE OF MURAT AT EYLAU.

1t is at Eylau that Murat appears in
his most terrible aspect This battle,
fought in midwinter. in 1907. was the
most important and most bloody one that
had then occurred France and Russia
had never before opposed such strength
to each other, and complete victory on
either side would have settled the fate of
Europe Bonaparte remained in posses
sion of the field, and that was all no
victory was ever 80 like defeat
The field Of Eylau was covered with
snow, aud the httIc pools that scattered
over it were frozen sufficiently hard TO
bear the artillery. Seventy y-one thous-
and men on one side, and eighty-fve
thousand on the other, arose from the
frozen field on which they had slept the
night of Februry, without tent or COW
cring, to battle for continent Advan-
cling through storm 50 thick he could
not see the enemy the Russian cannon
moved down his ranks with their destruc-
tive fire, while the Cossack cavalry, which
were ordered to charge. came laundering
on, almost hitting the French infantry
with their long lances before they were
visible through the storm.
Htmmcd in and overthrown, the whole
divis on, composed OF It, 900 men, with
the exc ption of 1900. were captured or
slain. Just then the snow storm clear
iug up. revealed to NAPOLEON the peril t.
which he was brought and he immediatc-
ly ordered grand charge by the Impc-
raj Guart. and the whole cavalry Moth
ing was turtaer Sfrom Napolcon's wishes
o. expectations tAan the bring ng of his
reserve into the engagement at this early
stage Of the battle. but there was no 9TH
CT resource left him
Murat Sustained his high reputation on
this occasion. and proved himself, for the
hundredth time, wol thy of the great con-
hdencc Napoleon placed III him. Moth
ing could be more imposing than the bat
tleheld at this moment. Bonaparte and
the empire trcmblcd in the balance, while
Murat prepared 10 lead down his caval-
ry to save them. Seventy squadrons.
making in all Il 900 well-m ountcd men
began to move over the slope. with the
Ola Guard marching sternly behind.
Duudnalte, IL IS 5saiu, WAS AV'e "Si'1
It'd at this crisis than when. a few mo-
mcnts before, he was so near being cap
tured by tie Russians. But as he saw
those seventy squadrons come down on a
piunging ,ryt, pressing hard after the
wnite pune Of Murat, that streamed in
( the snow storm fur in front . smile pas
scd over his countenaucc.
Tie earth groaned and trembled as
they passed, and the sabres above the
dark, angry mass below looked like the
foam OF sea wave $ Ii erests on the
deep The rattlins of their armor and
the mufa ID thunder OF their tread drown
ed all the roar Of battle, Is with swift, set
array and swift, steady motion they bore
down with terrible front on the foe.
The shock Of thar host was like tallln g
mountain, and the front line OF the Rus
sian army went down life frost before It.
Then commenced a protracted fight o
hand 10 hand and sword TO sword, as IN
the cavalry action of E,kmuhl. The
clashlng OF steel was like the ringing o
ceuntlcSs hammers, ar3 horsos .od rider:
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wer. blended in wild confusion saye.her.
The Russian reserve was ordarei n, and
on this Mura. fell with his ferse horse
men. crushing and trampling sh.m down
bv thousands But the obstinate Rms
Sims disdained to hv, and rallied AGAIN
and again. SO that it was na longer cav
alrv charging on infantry. but suuadrons
Of horse galloping through broken hosts
that, gathering into knots. still disputed
with unparalleled bravery, the red and
rent field
It was during this strange fight that
Murat was seen to perform one of those
desperate deeds for which he was so re
nowned Excited to the higse < nisch of
passion by the obstacles taat on, ~ him
he seemed endowed With en-fsls length.
AMI looked more ike a superhuman beinc =
treadng down helpless mortals, than an
ordinary man Amid the roar Of artlle-
rvs and rattling Of muskctry, and falling
o. sabre strokes like lightning about him,
that lofty white plume never once went
down, while ever and anon it was seen,
glarng through the smoke Of battle, the
star Of hope to Nanoleon, and showing
that "his right arm" was still uolifted and
striking for victory.
He ragged like an unloo.ed lion amid
the foe and his eyes. always terrible in
| battle. burned with increased lustre.
while his clear and steady voice, heard
above the turmoil of strife WI. worth
more than a thousand trumpets to cheer
on his followers. At length, seeing a
/ knot Of Russian soldiers that for long
time kept up devouring fire on his men.
he wheeled his horse and drove in full
gallon upon their levellcd muskets. A
few of his guards who never allowed that
white plume to Leave their sight, charged
after him Without waiting to count bis
foes, he seized his bride in his teeth, and
with his pisto. in one hand and his drawn
sword in the other. burst in hcadlong fury
upon them as if hurricane hll sw ,pt by.
Murat WAS thundcrbolt on that day.
AMI the dccis that were wrought by him
will furnish themes fo7 the poet aud paint
er.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11

JOSH BrLLrSos on FRoa. Bil-
ling' replies to a correspondent in thi.
wise:
"Benvolio. In writing for you an
analysis Of the frog. l must confess that
| have copied the whole thing vergatus
ad llberatiug, from the work ov celc-
brated French wri ter ov the 10th centua-
ry.
The frog is in the first place, tad pole.
and body and tail, without coming to a
h ad.
He travels in pond holes. by the side
Of the turnpike, and is accelerated by the
activity Of his tail. which wiggles with
uncommon limberness and vivacity. By
and-by, before long. pretty soon. in few
days, his tale Is no more. and legs begin
to emerge from the south end Of the ani-
NAL and from the north end at the same
time may be seen a disposition to head
out.
In this curious way the frog is built,
and then for the first time in his life he
begins to get his head above the water
His SUCCESS is now certain, and soon.
in about FIVE days more, he may be seen sit
ting down on himself by the side or the
pond hole, and looking at the dinner bas-
kets ov the children on their way to the
district school.
As the children cum nearer with a club
or chunk or brick in his hand to swott
him with, he rares up his behind legs and
enters the water head fust, without open
ing the door.
Thus the frog does business for a spell
ov time till be gets to be p, and then
his life is moro ramlhed.
Frogs have two natures. ground and
water, and as free from sin as an oys-
ter.
never knew frog to hurt anybody
who paid his honest dues
l don't recolect now whether a frog
has any before legs or not, and if he don't
it amt anybody's business but the frog's.
Their hind legs are used for refresh
ments but the rest ov him wont pay for
eating.
A frog is the only person who can live
in a well and not get tired.
The bull frog is the boss of the pud-
dc, anu mas lO9 10 slt on, over on the
other side ov the puddle, and talks to t e
rest of the frogs, way )wn in his throat,
so that you can't understand more than
half what he ses he is generally cross
and lazy old devil. all over warts.
This IS all there Is worth knowing now
about the frog, except that they kitch
fire in fly time and Winter by freezing
up solid.
P. 81 have endeavored to translate
mi author Gloss, but it is tuf to render
all its beauties into our tung without bust
ing the sense.
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NO. Ct

a DrscussIoN Asour Foes In ,b,
fairest village of Western New Y,rk th,
eaIiud pussens. in emulation of their
Wnte brethren. formed debating socie-
~ Tor the purpose of imorov;nr their
hi'hus oy the discussion Of instructive and
eh'r'sining topics. The delibers,ion, of
tue society were presided over hya ven
eraoie darkey. who performed with the ut
'nos' dignity peculiar to bis color. Th,
sao]ees Tor discussion on the occasion Of
which we write was (which am as MI
der OF the ohicken-de hen wot l,v de- eo,
OF de hen wot hatch de chick % The
question was warmly debated, and m,nv
reasons pro and con were urged and oom-
oa'eo oy the excited disputants, tho,. in
lavor OF the latter proposition evidently in
the majority. and the Prcsidcn. male no
attempt to conceal shas>aS: y@psraie. were
with the dominant par A. isaslsh an
intelligen. darksy ara . I'm tho sm;,or-
ity side, and begged leaTe % ss,ss , nr,,.
ositlon to this effect ''S'poss." said b..
dat you set one dozen duck egg under
hen, and dey hatch, which am do mud.
der, de duck or dc henf' This was po-
ser, was well pu', and nonplus,,d n.
otasT s'ae;; even staggering the Presid m.
WHO plainly saw the force of the argu-
ment. but had committed himself too far
to yield without struggle; 50. after cog
ltatlns aud scratching bis wool few mia.
usas' bright idea struak him. Rising
from his chair in allthe pride ofonnsc,o ,s
sup:r'orlty. he annouGo.i: "Da,ss an
not before de house; chicken au de onss-
uon; dertore :c,e de ducks ou'." AMI do
II he did. to the complete overthrow Of his
opponents,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11
TIE GOLDEN SIDE.

There is MAN. rest in the road life,
II we only would stop .nd take Il
And many tone from the better land,
Ifthe queynlous heart would make it
To the sunny soul that IS full Of hope,
And whose beautiful trust ne'er hileth,
The grass IS green and the flowers are bright
Though the Wintry storm prevalent.
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky viii soon peep through
When the orninous clouds are rifted
There was never night without day,
Or an evening without morning;
And he darkest hour, as the proverb goes,
Ia the hour before the dawning.
Their IS many gem in the path Of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That's richer far than the jeweed crown,
Or the mlsers boarded treasure
Il may be the lovo Of little child,
Or mother prayer to heaven,
Or only leg5ogs grateful thanks,
For cup OF water given.
Better to weave in the web of life
A bright and golden filing,
And 10 do God will with a ready heart,
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, minute threads
Of oar curious lives asunder,
Aad then blame heaven for the tangled ends,
And sit and grieve and wonder.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11

To THE MARRIED. In tho srs, ,l;,.
~ hour after the ceremony. take tho
bridegroom and demand a solemn vow or
him, aud give VOW IN return. prom;,.
each other sacredly. never. not even !.
jest. to wrangle with each otber-nev.,
to handy words or to indulge in the less,
.li-humorr Never, I say, mover Wranc-
Ing IN jest. putting oa an air of it,
humor merely to tease, become, arr.
nest by practice. Mark that Ne,,
promise each other, sincerely and solemn.
~ never to keep secret from each 9TH
eF' uhdef whatever pretext. and whatey.
er excuse 1T might be. You must con
tinuaIly, and every moment, See olcarlx
into each others bosom. Even vbsp On.
OF you has committed fault. wait not AN
instant, but confess it. And a, vou Le.,
nothing from each other, so, on tho con-
.raFy' preserve the prvacies Of your
house marriage state. and heart, from
lather. mother, brother, sister. aunt, AMI
from the world. You too. with God.
help, build your own quiet world Ev-
cry third or fourth one YOU draw into
1t with you will form party and stand
between you two. That should never be
Promise this to each other. Remember
the vow to each temptation Yoa will
ma yonr account in it, Your souls will
grow as 1t were, to each other, and at
last VIII become as one. All, if many h
PaiF had, on their marriage day, known
the secret. how many a marriage were
happier than, alas. they are
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11

Soft looking or delicate clouds foretsll
fine weather, with moderate or light bros
zes; hardedged, oily-looking clouds, wind
A dark. gloomy blue sky is windy but
light, bright blue sky indicates 6ne
weather. Generally, the softer clouds
look the less wind (but perhaps mora
rain) may be expected /; and the harder.
more greasy" rolled, tufted, or rugged,
the stronger the coming wind will prove.
Also, bright yellow sky at sunset pres
ages wind; pale yellow, VIC, f.; and a
greenish, sickly-looking color. wind and
rain. Thus by the prevalence of red
yellow, or other tints, the coming wealth
er may be foretold very nearly indeed if
aided by Instruments. almost exactly
Small, inkylooking clouds foretcll rain :;
light soud-clouds. driving across heavy
masses, show wind and rain; but if alone.
may indicate wind only.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11

THE STREET Cans s,-Thc duty Of a gen.
tleman towards ladies on street cars 10
just now attracting considerable attention
and discussion
Cora OL1nus." the quaint huno-i.s
IN discussing whether the ladies' ought
to have seats" says:
| belleve.th they ought.
| always side with the ladies.
When am in a crowded sar. and .
lady comes in. think it is the duty Of
some other man to get up and give her
his seat
l look around the car to see if any nan
IN the crowd looks like making move in
that direction, and when I see them all
keep their seats. bury myself in my
newspaper and blush for my sex.
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Ever thine own

Mas. Asr-Ths Washington cor
respondent of Western journal has this
tc say Of Mrs. General Grant: Few wo-
men ever bore the pcrious test Of sudden
fame and fortune with more hearty hap
piness or more unassumiug grace. Is sho
pretty? No. She is rolypoly Of a lit
lie women, with beautiful neck, hands
and feet Her features are well cut; but
her ewes are cross d. Some OF her friends
wished her to have them straig gbtened. =
No" she said "Mr Grant had loved
her ever since she was little girl with
her ewes crossed. He had said that she
would not be herself to him ii they were
straight. Crooked they should remain
Ii he was satisfied, what mat.ered 1t &c
other people {
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11

Il is 3 fact. perhaps not generally
known, but in te-esting to young men. thas
the solitary ringlet. which floats from 50
many waterfalls, is notification on the
part of the vearers that they are not en-
gagged. IF is extremely long. the wear
er is supposed to be very desirious sfge' :
ting splced at once if only moderately
long, it shows that ouly good offers VIII
be entertained an extremely short. ne,
gre riuglet indicates that the we2rcr i.
very particular as to whom she accepts,
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JAMES { DOWNS.

rroyso o. sr.srsrp7Iov 81 ~ per annahl 'm n
M months No suhscripton ", W
<. receved FOR shorter period than ST I, mon n'
and no paper TO be ds'on''nnel - nrbiisb-
&c. are paid except at ne os''o" -
e- mr. scuar. for
T,eus or ApvGRrIs.so .75 c'' per squ%a' az.
-. err, insertion. and 50 ets for every sG,s
eaent Insertion Eight line. or less eoRsu ror o,f
snra+, II the number ofinser'ions he h"'
IA. advertisement it will he publish
ID mil forbid, and charged accordingly. a =.
80 a.3rctjon made 20 thsse who advertise ~
the wear ,,, character will
Communication. Of personal snaIF .s,,s
J.. cbarged At the same rates a. -
ST ten linz. in length will be ehaTg
81 .t the rat. Of 50 cent. per square.
All Communications for publication or. mu1, r,bor n'
accompanied with the re"! name ,o o. '"e The r-a
80 t,h, ,u,l,or VII not be puseished, unless
...;res but v. cannot consent :" insert com -
.;ra,;on upte-s we know the writer
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HE Cor AaoIyG AND CouLDs'r SroP


This is the way a great many boys get
into difficulty they get asoing and
cant stop" The boy that tells lies be-
gan fist to stretch the truth little-to
tell l,rse story or relate an anecdotc
with little variation, till be got agoing
and couldn't stop-till he came out full
grown liar.
Those two boys that you saw fighting
began by bantcring each other in fun
At length they began to get angry and
call eaca other names, till they got ago
ing and couldn't stop, They will sepa-
rate with black eyes and bloody noses.
Did YOU hear aoout the young man
steal ng from his masters drawer? He
came from the country, promising boy,
But the rest of the clerks went to the
theatre, aud he thought he must 60 too,
He began thinking he would only go
once. But he had got agoing aud couldn't
stop. H. has used up his wages, and
wants more money He cannot resist the
temptation, when he knows there is mo-
ncy in the drawer. He has got agoing
-ne Will stop in the prison.
Some young men were, some years ago,
in the habit OF meeting together in room
at public house to ''enjoy themselves. y
One OF them as be was going there one
evening, began to think there might be
danger in the way. He stopped and con-
sdcred moment, and then said to him
self, Right about face y he turned on
his heel and went back to his room, and
was never seen at the public hous, again
H has become rich Six OF the young
men followed his example. The rest got
ago;ng and could not stop till they landed
most of them, in drunkard's grave
Beware then, boys, how you get asoing
b sure before you star, ,ha, you are II
1 the rig i way. for when you are slidias
re~r Bill j, i hard u stop
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11

YsNHE undersigned viii be at his office
1 in Lconardtown, Moorc> II tel
during the March term OF Court for lso9,
TO receive applications for license under
the Snecial Tax Law. and rcturus of III
come Administrators. Guardians, &c,
required te-make returns OF succession
lrsaeies and disirbuti,e shares Of Estates
arc requested to atteud. in order to guard
AGAINST error il future assessments.
L. Is. LAURENSON,
Assistant Assy.
March 4, lS69-tc.
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A gentleman after having paid bis ad-
dresses &c lady for some time, popped
the question , The lady IN frightened
manner said, g You scare me, cir = The
gentleman did not wish to frighten the
lady, aud consequently remained quiet for
soEe time. whcl she e1eisim@d, scare
ne sr Il =
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-11

my dear" inquired /, young wife II
her husband. on his return from business.
have you seen abe beautiful set of Wal
nut furniture which the Smiths hare
bought" Hem. no my love. b.,
have sem the bill, AMI ta4; 41.;c .1.i>i-s
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NEAN YORK WEEKLY

d,,s No, eor6na it's usefulnessto amusement
. ,,'. ,nl,i.hes +. srca, quantity OF really In
,t,u.,,vc Matter in t t most c"n'e"S'" i'' ~
The NIw York WEEKLY DEPARTMENTS
h,r. attained a high reputation from their
t,,,,,, .xr,lle, &c and correctness.
Tb. Pleasant Paragraphs are made up o.
,ha r,rrro;lated Wit and humor OF many
Ia 1g.. Krovlcagc BOX is confined to useful
,,,l,n,alinn on All manner of subjects
'",T' Tos News I,ems give il The fewest words
~, ."-.t'" nntah.a dainss all over tho world
rho Gossip with corfcsp'n'r"t' TIn'ans ,,',',s
answers to inquiries upon all INA s'"AO'0 S"o-
eCts.