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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

REAsoHIyG FaoM Al sd IA good
story Is told Of a Germs ., the name Of
Schmidt. who hal taken the precaution Ia
insure the life Of lis wife for s. 900, and
his stable for 5000, believing that the
former might die and the latter be burnt,
and he couli not get along without some
compensation for his loss Both policies
hal been taken from the same agent. In
few months after the stabie had been
insured it caught fire and W-.ss .ise.p, DYED
Schmidt quietly notified the agent, and
hinted to him that he would Ike to have
the nine hundred dollars at The earliest
possible moment. The agent at once sent
a builder to ascertain the cost Of erecting
new stable, of the same dimensions,
having learned that the property had been
insured for more than it was worth, The
builder reported that he could renlace the
stable, with new material, for $500, but
unfortunately there was an ordinance pre-
venting the erection of frame buildings
the old stable having been Qf wood
He was asked to estimate the cost Of
brick stable, and reported the amount at
$3.50. The agent then notified Schmidt
that he would build him new brick sta
bic in place of the old frame one, but
Schmidt became very indignant at the
proposition, saying:
Il not understand dis inshuEance bust
ness. pay you for nine hundred tollar,
and when my sthable burn down you make
me a new one. [ not want new stha-
bic, want nine hundred tollar."
The agent reasoned with Schmidt, but
all to no purpose When the stable was
about finished Schmidt went to consult a
lawyer, thinking that he could still get
the amount of the policy, besides having
the new stable.
The lawyer, however, informed him that
the company bad a right to make good
the loss by bhilding new stable, and ex-
pressed surprise that he should talk of
bringing suit against them.
but said Schmidt, 81 inshure for
nine hundred tollar, and dis feller put mp
dem shtable for seven hundred and fifty
Il not understand dis insurance busi-
ness"
Finding that he could not compel the
payment by law, Schmidt determined to
get out OF the ''inshurance business" alto
gcther. Calling upon the agent, Schmidt
said
"Nr. Agent, I want you to shtop dem
INSURANCE on mine frow l not pay any
more monish dat way! not understand
dis INSURANCE business"
agent, surprised-"Why. Mr. Schmidt
you are doing very foolish ,ning You
have paid considerable on this policy al
ready, and if your wife should die you Will
get $1,000"
"Yaw, dat ish vat you tell me now"
said Schmidt. Ven pays you on my
sthable You say get nine hundred tollar
if it burnt down. SO it was burnt, and
You not give me mine monish. You say,
80, dat wash an old frame sthable it not
worth anydings; make you brick
shtable, and you not pay me mine nine
hundred tollar Ven mine frow dies, den
you say to me, 80, she vas an old Dutch
woman she not worth anydings; | get
you new Anglish frow :" aud so loose
my FIVE thousand tollars. You not fool
Schmidt again. | not understand dis
insurance business :"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

Certainly" rerlicd the I'd Missouri
an, "anvthing 70 oh1ica the friend of my
son John and taking ont an OLD worn
wallet, he carefully countel the contents,
e16 and some fractional currency, out on
his knee. After straightening each bill
carefully, and counting the roll over sew
eral times, he finally looked up, aud rais-
ing that hickory and pointing Herewith
to the rile. he quietly remarked, "Take
it" But the merchant from Valparaiso
did not take it. He saw something strange
in the old mans eye. The face had lost
its meek and benevolent EXPRESSION, and
a certain hard sternncSs was visible in ev-
erY4ineament Take it." repeated the
old gentleman, in voice that sounded
high above the rumble of the car, "'take
it, you Internal scoundrel Why do you
hesitate to take all the money an old man
has got 7"
AT this junoture the " merchant "
thought it time to leave, bat the 'farn
er from Missouri suddenly rose from his
seat and laid firm hand on his coat col
lar. "Wait a bit, he continued; tvou
thought was poor man, with but SIT,
and you were willing to rob me of that
litile sum. Had you known that | have
s. 600 in another wallet, I would not
have blamed you 50 much, if you had ta-
ken all, for you might have supposed that
had more But no, you were willing
to rob me of my last cent" The old gen.
tleman, az he continued 20 talk, grew
more indignant every moment. and final
ly brought down the hickory heavily on
the confidence mans knuckle's. Every
body in the car cried, Bravo, hit him
hard, y and for few moments the scoun-
drePs neck stood in imminent danger from
Judge Lynch.
During the progress of the "little
game" the officers of the road had kept
a constant eye on the confidential friend
and only waited the moment when he
should receive the money to take him in
charge. Although hugely amused at the
denouement, they were also disappointed
that the trick was not taken, since now
they had no legal hold upon the opera
tor Bu, justice is above law, and after
hunting up his partner, the wholesale
merchant from Chicago, the two were
bound to some upright beams in the bug
gage car, in which position they were
kept some hours and finally dropped in
the swamps of Northern Indiana.
The old gentleman, who is not a Mis-
sourian, but an old and wealthy resident
Of Indiana, was hugely tiekled over the
matter, and remarked that he "hadn't
lived in the Western country forty years
for nothing and that he had hunted In
dianS before he turned his attention to
confidence men.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

THg TooLs It i not fools that make
the workmen. but the trained skill and
perseverance of the man himself In
dee1 it IS proverhial the bad workman
never vet had a good tool Some one
asked Ooie by what wonderful process he
mixed his colors. s'T mix them with nv
brains, sir, was his reply. 1t is the
same with every workman who would ex-
eel. Ferguson made marvellous things
such as his wooden clock. that accu-
rately measured the hours-bv means Of
a common pen-knife, tool in everybo-
dv's hand, but then everybody Is not a
Ferguson. A pan of water and two ther-
mometers were the tools by which DR.
Black discovered latent heat; and prism.
lens, and sheet of pasteboard. enabled
Newton To unfold the composition of light
aud the origin of color An eminent for.
eign sarant once called upon Dr.. Wolas-
ton, and requested to be shown over his
Laboratories. in which science had been
enriched by so many important diseove-
ri,s, when the doctor took him into 8 stu
dy, AMI, pointing to an cd tea-tray on
the table, containing 4 Few watch glas-
seS, tcst-papers, a small balance, and 4
blow pipe, said There is all the labo-
ratory I have :"
stotbari learnt the art Of combining col
ors by closely studying butterflies wings;
he would often say that no one knew what
he owed to these tiny insects A burnt
stick and barn door served Wi}kie in
lieu of pencil and canvass Berwick first
practiced drawing on the cottage walls Of
his native village, which he covered with
his sketches in chalk; and Benjamin
West made his first brushes out Of the
cats tail. Ferguson laid himself down in
the fields at night in blanket, and made
a map Of heavenly bodies, by means Of a
thread with small beads on it, stretched
between his eye and the stars. Frank
lin first robbed the thunder-cloud Of its
lightning by means of kite made with
two cross sticks and silk handkerchief
Watt made his first model Of the conden-
sing stcam-engine out of an old anato-
mist's syringe used to inject the arteries
previous to dissection. Clifford worked
his first problem in mathematics, when a
cobbler's apprentice, upon scraps oflcath-
er which he beat smooth for the purpose,
while RittenEouse, the astronomer, first
calculated eelipses on his plow-handle.-
Samuel SHHeS.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20
An Old NAN'.S DREAM

Beside stream whose liquid beam
Was carolling ami shining,
dewy blades and azure flowers
tremendously were twinin2
An old man sat, and needed not
Tie bliss beiow-abova him;
Bu; sighed, that ia lovely spot
No heart was there to lore him.
From bower and tree the bird and bee
Flew happy over singing,
While from tower across the lea,
A marriage bell was ringing.
The old man wended to the place,
And met the people leaving;
He looked upon each sunny face
And staid aw bile his grieying.
But rs they left, again beroft
Ofjoy he looked above him,
And sighed though al The SKY was blue,
That there was none to love him
Again he sought the wildwood stream
And rested sad and weary,
Upon lis mossv bank to dream
4 vision bright and cheerv.
He seemed to roam land of love-
Where lr'c-;our,i bells were ringing,
And decked with icwc'ed Light was one,
Whose speech was more than singing.
oh, she was memory s morning light,
That heam.d on earth above him;
He sumherrl. woke, ana found that night
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

DANAscUs THE ErERx,L -Danas us
dates bacs'anterior n the iavS Of Abra-
ham. and is tha ollnSt ely in the world
L was founded By Uz, the grand son OF
Noah.
The earlv history Of Damascus is
shrouded in the hoarv mists of antiquity.
Leave the matters written of in the first
eleven chapters of the Old Testament
out, and no recorded event has occurred
in thu whole to show but Damascus was
in existence 20 receive it. Go back as
far as you will into the vague Past, there
was always Damascus. In the writings
Of every colntly for more than four thou
sand years lis name has been mentioned
and It's praises sung To nlmascus.
wears are only moments: decades, only
fitting trifes of time. She measures time
not by days and months, but by tie en-
pires she has seen rise, prosper AMI crum-
bic to ruin She is type Of imnortali-
y. She saw the foundation Of the Blal-
bee and Thebes and Ephesas, laid /; she
saw them grow into mighty cities, and
amaze the world with their grandeur, and
she has lived to see them desolate, de-
serted and given up 10 the owls and bats
She saw the Israelitish empire exalted, and
she saw it annihilated. she saw Greece
rise aud flourish for two thousand years,
and die. In her old age she saw R5mc
built :; she saw it overshadow the world
with its power; she saw it perish. The
few hundred years of Genoese and Ecnc-
tan might and spIenior were, to grave
Old Dlmascas, only seiutilIation hardly
worth remembering. Damascus has seen
all that has occurred on earth and still
lives She has looked upon the dry bones
of a thousand empires. and she viii live
to see the tomb of = thousand more be-
fore she dies. Though another claims
the name, old Damascus is the Eternal
City"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20
ALLEGEp CERTAIN Cure FOR BITE OF
AG DoG-The editor of the Kent News,

ALL EGEp CERTAIN CuRE FOR BfTE OF A
MAG Doa---The editor of the Kent News,
published at Chostertown, Nd, in giving
publicity TO the following article, says ''it
may be prooer TO state, for the intorma-
ton of persons who are not acquainted
with Mr. Dyre, that he is highly re-
spectacle and intelligent farmer, residing
near Galena, in this county
Elecampane is plant well known to
most persons, and is to be found in many
of our gardens Immediately after being
bitten, take one and half once of the
root of the plant-the green root is per-
haps preferable, but the dried will an
swer and may he found in our drug stores,
and was used by me-slice or bruisc, put
into a pint of fresh milk, boil down to a
half pint, strain, and when cold drink,
fasting for at least SIX hours afterwards.
The next morning, fasting, repeat the
dose, using two ounces of the root On
the third morning take another dose, pre-
pared as the last, and this will be sutfi-
cicnt. 1t is recommended that after each
dose nothing be eaten for at least six
hours
I have a son who was bitten by a
mad dog eighteen years ago, and four
other children in the neighborhooi were
also bitten they took the above dose
and are alive and well at this day. And
[ have known a number Of others who
were bitten that applied the same RENE
dy.
It is supposed that the root contains a
principal which. being taken up by the
blood III its circulation, counteraats or
neutralizes the deadly effects of the virus
of hydrophoba:
feel so much confidence in this simple
remedy that | am willing you should give
nv name in connection with this state
meut." FRANKLIN DYRE.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

4 Prsrrcr HoRsr.-In weight she
m;cht have tarued when well conditioned.
nine hundred and fifty pounds. In color
She was a dark chc~nut. with velvety
depth AMI 4 soft look about the hair in
daseribably rich and elegant. Many a
time have heard la lies dispute the shade
and hue of her plush like coat as thew
ran their iewclci fingers through her sill
ken hair. Her balv was round in the
barrel and nerfectIy symmetrical She
was viii. in the hqanehes. without nro-
;not;.,, of tha hi,-bo,as nn,n wlicb tba
Shooter ribs seemed "a Ian r;qb IN tho
,,.,tL,,r- os sho vas tbo linz Of ba- bacl,
AVA ,c.I, ,,,,,r,ctIv curved wL;la ber
.1n,n obI;,n. .bonI 4ors o,3 Iona tb;cl
f,m,.r,, ~ ri},v ,v;rb sw.,l;n', s;nar.
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SS'''l - .''l ~ ~ - ''e '.n' ~
e. ,,. I s bSn, h,I,,m tht ~,ar+ ani
~. ~; tr'., aa-.,ros lon,r IA s,on;nr: bar
ts,f, '.',,' .,,,,t I,rl- sh;9r o,d ,yoII 80. ON
- '.'.s ,h,l, ,{,rr,a- tt,n L.r
'i', u. s'j ,''e .r,;1 .Lan,,, .''' ~ tm,I.,
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always = ".'.,S. 9.o- .t;u -, ah,. ~:
IL a d.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20
THE DRrNKARp's CURE-Som

The DRUNKARD's CURE.-Some months
ago, gentleman advertised sure speci-
fc for drunkenness. He would not di-
vulge the secret of what compounds he
used, but furnished medicine at so much
per bottle He did not have so many
applicants for cure as he expected, con-
sidering the extent of the disease. In
fact, the more malignant cases did not
seem anxious for relief. They rather ap-
pcarcd to enjoy their malady. A few 4,
however, placed themselves under treat
ment, ani some were cured-whether by
taking the m dicne or By not taking any
strong drinks, we are not prepared to say
One of the cured ones had faith in the
medicine. rigjdly carried out the dircc-
tions of the doctors and now has not the
least taste for Intoxicating drinks where
as, one year ago, he was an inebriate. and
could not get along with less than pint
to 3 quart Of whisky per day.
= He said that he had, at some trouble
and expense. procured the recipe for the
preparation Of the medicine, which he had
published for the benefit of suffering hu-
manitv. Il is as follows: Sulphate Of
iron, 5 grains; peppermint water, II
drachms spirit Of nutmeg, l drachm ;
twice day This preparation acts as a
tonic AMI stimulant, and SO partially sup
plies the place Of the accustomed liquor,
and prevents that absolute physical and
moral prostratioa that follows sudden
breaking of from the use Of stimulating
drinks. Isis to be taken in quantities
equal to any ordinary dram, and as often
as the desire for dram returns. Any
drpggis, can prepare the prescription.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20
JANEs 8 DowNs.

TyRys or crs.cRipTToS So. 90 Der rnnum 20
b. paid within ak months 70 snoscr. ptlon WI
10 received for shorter period than - months
and no paper TO be disco ntinned unt' aIfGar-
ycs are paid except at the option ofthe publish
-. - : =
the first insertion, and 30 cts for every subse-
auen. insertion. Eight lines or ic,' e"n'li''te
marked on the advertisement it will be pub b.i'h-
"a until forbid. anI charged accordingly. a
liberal deduction made to those who advertise by
Communications Of a personal character will
=. charged Al the same rates as Advertisements
Obituaries over ten iincs in length viii be cnarg-
ed ,t the rate Of 80 cents per square.
All communications for publication must De
ACCOMPANIED with the real name OF the author.
orno attention viii be paid to them. The real
name Of the author will not be pubeished, nn-eS-
desired but we cannot consent t. insert commuS
nication unless we know the writer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

FESTIVE DEsCRIPTIoN OF QUARDRILLE.
1t is described 'thusly' by a young
man why tried it:
"We both bowed to both of us. then
to t'other then the fiddler tunked and
the thing started | grabbed her female
hand she squeezed nine, VIC both slung
each other. then changed base clear across
the room, jumped up and down ever 50
many times, then passed each other ever
81 many times, then mydear and me dosed-
a-doe and hop-scotched home again (from
foreign shore, then we two forwarded
four ladies changed, we X orer turned
around twice, shassayed sideways, back
ed to place, she dittoed, side couples to
the left. side couples t'other way, side
couples turn gentlemen, side couples turn
ladies, ladies turn side couples, gentle
men turn side couples. head couples turn
side couples, all hands around, back
again. First feller takes opposite gal,
slino's her round, take your own gal and
t'other fellers gal, forward and back twist, ,
both Gals two times, sling en- to opposite
fsIIer let him do the same as you. and
back again to the places, light gentleman
balance to heavy lady, heavy lady dupli-
cato, promenade all gals to the centre,
fcIIers catch hold Of each others hands,
bob m and down, arm over, ladies stoop,
lump up and down, each feller takes his
gal back to place Right gentleman spin
right lady, right lady spin lett gentle
man, al twist each other, do it again,
over repeat, once more, keep it up, all
turn around, all turn to t'othor, bac K
wards. sideways, each couple swing t'o;h-
cr couple, cross over, back again to your
seats"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

A few years agc. at the conclusion Of
. sermon. tie preacher requested some
one to pass around the hat, aud take up
a collection. \ young man. stranger
in the place, jumped up and commene1d
"circulating the hat, IN such Way as
to flush the job al the door and pass out
with the proceeds. The preacher |yl0s
L., a. he wen, out. observed. If that
ro.nr man runs away with that money
I.rw;ll he 6amued." A deacon sitting
nv tbs window, seeing him make of down
~. street, responded, "And ii he hasu',
run away with that money lE.bs ID
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20
EF The Cincinnati Commercial has

BIZ The Cincinnati Commercial has
the following ancclotc
A little fellow presented himself at
headquarters one day and solicited com
mission.
Have you seen service ?" sternly de-
manded Mr.. Senator Henry Wilson, of
Massachusetts,, WHO happcne to be pres
ent.
Yes. Colonel, was in the thre months
service
Were you at tho battle of Bull Run ~
Il was, Colonel"
Now Henry has 4 delicate-very deli
cate vein of humor in him. 1t is not suf-
drient consistency to carry laugh, but
Henry enjoys it. So, winking to the staff.
Henry asked
And did you run well o.
Il used due diligence, Colonel I did
the best | could, but could not keep up
with you in that hack y
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

ANrx.-Deacon 3, Of Ohio, 4 very
p;oas man, was noted for his long prayers,
esrecjallv ia the family. One Monday
morning the deacon and his wife were
alone as was his usual custom after
breaifast, a prayer was offered. There
being ar unusual amount of work tha,
dav. the deacon's prayer was short. H
sejzsd bis hat aai milk pail, and started
far The barn. HIS wife. being very deaf.
did not notice bis absence, and supposed
him to b sill engaged in prayer, Oa
bis return from milking he vas surprised
% and her still kneeilus. He Stepped
up to her and shouted, . Amen" when
lie Immediately arose and went shout
her work as though nothing had happen
"a
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20
No, 81

FRr1r TEvrs The following re spcusx
ips frni; treas VIII be found interesting:
| When fruit trees occupy the ground
nothing else shou'd-oScept very shor.
grass.
=. Fruitfulncss and growth of the tres
cannot be expected the SAME year
5. There is no plum that the curcuiio
will not take, though any kind may some
times escape for one year in one place.
4 Peach borers will not do much dam
age when stiff clay IS hoaped up around
the tree foot high.
5. Pear blight still puzzles the great
est men. The best remedy kn,wn is to
plant two for every ono that dies. -s
8. lfyou don't know how is prune.
don hire man from the other side of
the sen that knows less than you do.
Z. non't cut off big lower limb uu-
less YOU are renter. AMI don't care what
becomes Of the tree when your time is
out.
s. A tree With limbs coming out near
the ground IS worth two trees trimmed
up five feet and worth FOUR trees trim
med up ten feet, and 50 on until they are
not worth anything.
g. Trim down, not up.
~ Shorten III, not lengthen ur.
H. II you had your arm cut off, you
would feel It to your heart-a tree will
not feel, but rot to the heart.
l., When ANYBODY tells You Of gar
dener that understands all about horti4
culture aai agriculture, and that he can
be hired. don't believe a word of it. for
there are no such to be hired. Such o
man can make more than you can afford
to give him, and if he has sense enough
to understand his business, he will also
have enough to know this.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

DoN'r SrASp Sr,lt.-Ii you 90 yo1
will 5,arua over. M,,ion, actjon, pro-
-r1<s-theso are the words wai>a now I'll
tle value o. heaven with their stirring
demands. an make ham4nity'S hear,
pu,sata. with q stronger bound Advance,
Or stand aside; do no, block up the way
ana hinder the career Of others there is
too much - DO now to allow Of inaoti5n
anywhere Or IN any one There Is some
thing Tor all to 10 the world is beeom-
ing more ani more kaown; wider in
magnitude closer IN interest, more low
:ng AMI eventful than OF Old Not in
deeds of daring, not il the ensanguined
6sai. 1t in tas CHAINS and ;errogs, not
IN b. od aud teSrs ana gloom. ba; II the
ieapias, y'yias, exnilarating impai-
seS q bAi,.s birth Q; ,hs soul.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-20

TAKING PIcrUREs A correspondent
Of the American Union says neighbor
Of his, dentist. had room directly bA
low rhotographist's, and there were
constantly little mistakes maGing-tle
dentist an the photographic getting con
founded by strangers with very luiicrous
results. The dentist had a hoy, the very
concrete and emboiimcnt Of mischief, who
was always engaged in some prank, and
gave his principal much trouble. Ole
dav. wAile the dentist was out for few
moments. he returned to find his three
chairs filed hy an Irishman and two OF
his female friends, who sat looking seri-
ouslv and solemnly at a tin kettle that
was on a shelf before them.
Well, said he, what do you want?
Whist, will ye 2 replied the man, not
moving
But what are you doing here !? he re-
peated 'Wist, 10, l tell ye, repeated
Micky.
But said the irate dentist, what tbs
ID have YOU taken possession of my
promises for
WHIST, now, and don't you see we are
havin. our pictures taking 2
Wei, thisis 40 picture room, any way
'Tis u stairs
And isn't the young dlTel a picture
maker aither
No
Then bedad whore Is he The spaI
peen :old us to set down and look at tn,
kettle aud wa'd get our picties; and be
CORA. we've beed doing 50 ,or the las
aalf hour, and nary pictie DO see yet.
+ he went up stairs breathing r,alcdic
/ tons on the head Of the Young villain Wa
had played the trick OF him.