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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-12-08

Es Apropos of descent. what has be-
come Of the children of the extinct houses.
IT Nc supPose-whieh is not unrsasoaable
two children TO every man. we get .
geometrical progression in the number OF
their descendants. Taking the Carlo
vingian dynasty. for example. which got
sent about their private business in the
year 9SI: the two last sons found an asy
lum in Germany. Each of these may
have been the father of thirty generations;
and, according to my hypothesis. there
might be now, had no. wars and famine
interposcd, upwards of a thousand millions
AS any one may calculate-of lineal des-
cendants of the last Carlovinsian king
In other wor'ls. Under peaceful conditions,
it would take single pair only thirty-one
generations, or less than thousand wears,
to people the whole world as it is now
pcopled. Of course, ell these calculations
are upset by war, famine, pcs.il-ncc. and
ignorance of hygiene Still, with all de-
ductions. is il not obvious that the blood
Of any given man must. After many gener-
ations, be flowing in the veins Of millions
Of people Another way to look at il is
Southey's. He said enormously, that
since every man has two progenitors, four
granl-prosenitcrs. eight atavi, sixteen
abavi, and so forth, he himself must have
had, in the reign of King John. all Eng
land for his ancestors. AS a matter Of
fact, from Soathey to King John there
were twenty generations; which give a
million rs the number Of his ancestors at
the time, or about a third of the whole
population of King Johns England. i.
is. however, quite obvioas that while the
blood of the two Carlovingian Princes may
possibly be found in every Gcrmas soldier
now before Paris, it takes an immense
number of ancestors, even correcting for
kiaship. TO make one man, after twenty
generations or SO. Aud it Is n consolato-
~ reflection, to those who unfortunately
have forgotten their own granda,hcrs.
that among all their countless ancestors,
some, at least, must have been kings; and
among their countless descendants. some.
nj least. will be known to the world. -
How pleasant. after spending lifetime in
searching among mute. inglorious village
registers. to find yourself descended from
brother OF Shakespeare, or n cousin of
Milton. or one Of the many children say,
of Charles IL! And, quoting your own
case, how 1T woald fnr,ify Your belief in
the hereditary nature of genius.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-12-08

ARAB ODDrriEs. An Arab, entering
house, removes his shoes, bu. no, his hat.
Tie mounts his horse upon the right side.
while his wife nilks their cows unou ne
left side. With him tl,s point of mas
its head. while its head is msde is heel.
His head must be wrapped up warm. even
in the summer. while his feet NAV van
enongh go naked oh the winter Every
article ef merchandise which is liquid D.
weighs. but measures wheat; barley ssd
. few ofher articles. lie reads and W s;tes
from right to lcft. lie eats nothing for
breakfast. and abou. as much farf tiunsf ::
but after the work Of tho day is done. ri. ;
dowu so a hc, meal rwira ming In oil. ar
better yet. in boiled !, butter. His, sons
cat With him. ba; the fsulales OF the house
wait ,;ll his iofdship is done. lie rid, 5
his dsnkcy when travelling ~ His iwife
walks belind lie laughs nj the iics of
walking in the strcet with his wifs. or ,ya-
eating his seat for xuIan. 4, ;, -.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-12-08
THE ROYAL MAIDEN ALL For LoRyE.-

THE ROYAL M,IoEx ALL For LoRyE.-
Queen Victoria has given her consent to
the marriage of her Royal lIighness the
Princess Louise to the Marquis of Lorne,
the eldest son of the Duke Of Argyll
The Princess was born on the 18th of
March. lS4S. and lord Lorne, on the
9TH of August, 1S45. There is no pre-
cedent for the marriage of a member OF
the reigning family with subject since
the marriage of the Duke of York, after
ward James H.. with Lady Anne Hyde,
daughter of Lord Chancellor Clarendon,
but before the Stuarts such marriages were
not infrcqucnt. Maud and q Gundrel, daugh-
ters Of William the Conqueror, were mar
ried to the Earl of Chester and the Earl
of Surry respectively.
Eleanor, daughter of John, married the
Earl of Pembroke. Edward. surnamed
the Black Prince. son Of Edward III,
married his cousin Joan. commonly cal
led The Fair Maid of Kent" daughter
of the Earl of Kent; and Philippa. daugh-
ter of Edward ILL.,. married the Earl of
March. Edward, eldest son of Henry
~, married Lady Anne Neville. daugh-
ter of the Earl of Warwick, another of
whose daughters was married to the Duke
of Clarence. brother of Edward w.
Henry VIII married Anne Boleyne, Jane
Seymour, Katharine Howard aud Katha-
rine Parr.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-12-08

! MAskupERs sMuxrs,cExcK.-Gen. Job,
3. Magruder. the Confederate hero Of Bi.
bctheI. was once the acknowledged bea,
and gallant OF the United States Army =
Extremely handsome in person, a good
taIker. with the most fascinating manner.
and profound contempt for money, o
which he vas most lavish. il is not sur.
I prising that he won the soubriquet ol
Prince Throughout the army he.was
called Prince john" and his ccnfte-es
were proud Of his accomplishments and
aned his manners When Maxvu.ler'.
feginent was stationed near the Cas,asls
borders the oficrrs were invited by the n.
ncefs Of Brffish Cos ssuaad on tlss Cznn-
da side to dine with them. The invita-
ton was accepted, OF course, and most
sumptuous rcpast partaken Of with the ut
most gusto and conviviality.
T The Americans returned to their quar-
tiers with exalted ideas of their British
friends, who. they learned, Jared sump-
tuously every day. Magruder for time
seemed somewhat dejected and lost in
thought: at length 4 bright idea struck
him, and he Immediately proposed to his
fellow officers that they should give an en-
tertainmcut which would entirely eclipse
that which they had jus, attended. His
comrades Thought the idea q good one,
but remembering the collapsed condition
of their purses. thought it slightly imprac-
ticable. Not at ALL = replied the Prince !;
''let US all subscribe two months pay,
draw ON our friends for all they can al-
vance Us. and give our Britis;, friends a
feast such as has not been witnessed since
the days of Epicurus" The idea took
and was promptly acted upon. A silver
service was ordered from New York,
trained walters were procured and dressed
in the most approved style. viands and
fruits. the most lucious and rare, were
bought, and every arrangement made that
could possibly add TO the eclat of the oc-
casion
Everything being in readiness. the
British officers were invited over formal
ly to partakc of rcpast. The feast was
all that even the princely soul Of Nla:ruler
could have wished. and the British off,
GERS were perfectly amazed at the Law
ish expenditure evinced by their Ameri-
can friend, and were at loss to account
for it.
The dinner over. one of the English
men, unable longer to reprcss his aston
ishment. observed TO Magruder that the
United States must pay her officers very
well. if he might judge from the feast be-
fore him.
"Oh, sir" replied Mayrudcr in his
most lordly style, I'VE do not depend upon
tes- pey, bnirS sit gentlemen of large
means. Tke fact Is, We present. our pay
every month to our valets"
The Englishman never discovered the
joke; but il was discovered that the
American officers looked singularly seedy
for some time afterward."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-12-08

?aovEKss OF All N.r,oSs. thou
sand probabilities do not make one truth
A friend u everybody is friend to mo
body. - sssf = ~, -
A g"od name is better than riches.
| y handful Of common sense is worth ;
ba>hel Of learning. "
A man may talk like q wise man, We
net ikea fool. szn4 -,
We cannot have 6gs from thorns, no,
grapes from ,hissles.
A Wild goose never laid a tame egg. =
Before you make friend, eat 4 peel
1t salt with him. q. fzs.t =. = So,
Bells call oshsfs to church. but eute.
lMA Ia. Ehesnxclycs. !. s... ! -.
Better ride an ass that -cxrrics me vhsu
horse that throws me. y =
Beware Of enemies reeonciled and nlea,
twice boiled. -.'f @
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
Every man is the architect of bis own
fortune.
Every tub mus. stand upon its own bot
tom
Eternity has no gray hairs.
Every light is not the sun.
Feed pig aud you'll have hog.
Fortune sometimes favors those whom
she afterwards DESTROYS.
Fools make fashions and wise men fol-
how them.
Get name to rise early and you may
lie all day.
God deliver me from a man Of one look
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
He that hath an i'll name is half hanged :.
lie that would know what shall be,
must consider what hath been.
He who loses money. loses much: he
who loses friend loses more; but he who
loses his spirits loses all.
He who has not bread to spare should
no, keep a dog.
lie who licks honey from thorns pays
too dear for it.
lie that would hang his dog, frs. gives
on, that he is mad
He that stays in the valley shall never
get over the hill.
lie who sows brambles must not 90 bare
foot.
He that would live in peace and rest,
must hear and see and say the best.
He that lies down with dogs must rise
up with aeas
He that makes himself a sheep shall be
eaten by the wolves.
lie that will have no trouble in this
world must not be born in it.
He that knows himself best, esteems
himself least.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-12-08

How RAIN Is FORMED. understand
the philosophy of this phenomenon. essen.
tlal TO the very existence Of plants aud an.
aais. few facts derived from obserya-
tion and long train of experiment, mus.
be remembered. Were the atmosphere
everywhere, at all times, at uniform
temperature, we should neysr have rain.
bail or snow. The water absorbed by il
in evaporation from the seq aud the earth
surface would descend in an impercepti
BILE vapor. or cease to be absorbed by the
air. when il was once fully saturated:-a
The absorbing power. Of shes atsnosphcre.
aud consequently It's capabiliiy to rsssin
humidity, is proportionably greater in cold
than warm air. The air near the surface
of the earth is warmer than Il is in the re.
gion of the clouds. The higher we rs.
cend from the earth. the colder We. FIND
the atmosphere Hence the perpetual
snow on very high mountains. in the hot
test climates. Now. when from evapora-
tion the air is highly saturated with yapot
though it b. invisible--if its tempera-
ture is suddenly reduced by cold currents
descending from above, or rushing from
higher to q lower latitude. its capacity
to retain moisture is diminished, clouds are
formed. and the result is raiu. Air con-
denses as it cools. ard like sponge filled
with water and compressed, ponrs out
water which its diminished capacity can
not hold. How singular. yet how -iinf,le
Is such an Arrangement for watering, tbe
earth .-.S:tent.ic! is,srica,.. r, o.; sI,o,,,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-12-08

own standard of right aud wrong. and
judge people acccrdingly-for instance, to
measure the enjoyments of others BY cur
own, to expect uniformity of opinion in
this world. to look for Judgment and ex-
perience in youth. to endeavor to mould
dispositions alike, no. TO yield in imma-
terial trifcs. to look for perfection in q
fallen world. not to aim at perfection in
our own actions, 10 worry ourselves and
others with what cannot be remedied. NOT
to alleviate all that needs alienation as
far rs in our power, not to make allowan.
ces for the intr,nities Of others. 10 consid-
cr everything impossible which We canno:
perform. 10 believe only wha, our 6aitc
minds can grasp, to expect 10 be able to
understand every thing. The creates, o!
all mistakes. however. is to live only sor
Time. when any moment may launch rs
into Eternity
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-12-08

| Tax BLasaHKxots Csow - n a
cross road in the State Of AlS> -
! . small grocery or whiskey - ber
J '.bust-head" and ..chain lighs< -
dealt out 70, the thirsty unwashq 6v,
cents drink. or tuenty zfve cen nrt
The presiding genius of thix 1nbl
institution vas one Bill Skies = 1on1
various pets. had . domestie o4'
black rs the ace of spadcs- 1rou
had learned among other thing -
quite plainly the words ''dan1
which he, of course, heard fIy
Hsed in the grocery. During \ evs-
ssns asy ) .ss5ssvsr. u crow m ~
ed from home. ana few of to the woods
never 10 return.
About three miles from the grocery
was settlement meeting house-an old
tumble down affair. only used on certain
occasions, when circuit rider came tina,
way. Into this building went the crow
taking peaceable possession: and two
days thereafter the church was thrown
open to preaching, and a large crowd as
sembled. among whom was a very old
lady, who was compelled to use crutcbes
in walking, who took her seat in the frosat
pew. and was soon absorbed in the eo-
qucnce of the preacher. The reverend
gentleman had scarcely got under full
head-way, and commenced laundering his
anathemas at nll grades of sinners, when
n hoarse, croaking voice from above utter
ed the ominous words
Damn you!"
The preacher aud congregation looked
aghast at such profanity, and each pecred
into his neighbor's face in vain to detect
some sign of guilt. Quiet was at length
restored, however, and the sermon pro-
ceeded; but ere ten minutes elapsed. the
oninous ''damn you!' again electrified
the audience, and just as the preacher
cast his eyes upward TO search for the de-
linqucnt. the crow few down from his
perch, and lighting upon the Bible. calm
ly surveyed the terrified crowd and gave
another doleful croak
''Damn you!'
The effect was electrical. Giving one
startled and electrified glance at the in
tr,ider, the preacher sprang from the
window carrying sash. glass, and all with
him. and set off at break-neck pace
through the woods, closely followed by
his horror strickeq congregation. who had
piled out the building pell-mell after him.
In the general scramble the old lady with
the crutches had been Knocked down in
the church where she lay, unable to rise ::
and, on observing her, the crow, who was
after something to eat: flew down beside
her, and, locking up .. her. yesx. know-
ingly, croaked out k1 =
Damn you :"
The old lady eyed him savagsyy Tor d
few moments, and then burst fctth in
tone Of reckless defiance: -
"Yes, and damn you too! I had noth-
ing to do with getting up this old Me.ho-
dist meeting and you know it !"
The poor old woman had mistaken the
crow for the devil, and concluded. IL pos
sihlc. to propi,iate his Satanic majesty by
denying all completely in that affair. The
worlds full of just such people.
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ExTEMPoEE SaEAKIx6.-No amount of
self-rcliance ought ever 20 lead any one TO
dispense with due preparation and a we'll
digessed outline Of gAa, the subject should
embrace. For thus i. comes 10 pass thai,
many men who fancy that they have at
tanned the acme Of preaching when they
can talk On any subject at moments no
tice. are the very men the world points at
when it wants TO tind Illustrations for the
theory that even clever men bcccme tedi.
ons in exteIappre sermons. and that there
fore il saeuld be abandoDed. One Of the
greatest profcients in ez,empore speak
ing. one whose reputation rests on many
years experience. bore trstimcny to this.
saying that homilies which seemed TO f.aw
50 easily from his lips rs to appear to the
lisscaer to b. born On the occasion, had
cost him many hours' Iaborious prepars-
sion and earnes, .prsyer The coinage
cannot Be god if the niss tc empty"
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ST. MARY'S BEACON
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months and no paper 10 lie discontinued aB III al
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pebi&heF.
TEExs % ADvEErfsrss.-s5 cents per square
for the first insertion. and 80 cents for eyerv sub
scqueni iHssrton. Eight lines or les constitute
u sguare. IL the pansber Of insertions lie not
marked on the advertisement. twill he publish
ed until icsilid. and charged accordingly. 4
hheral deductions n,.ss.e 10 tbusc who advertise
} - sisss rszr.z--s = - s-szsss
s,'sl.ssurisAi iioiss Of personal character win
be charged, al tine same rates as advertisements /:
obituatiss over ten lines in length viii lie eharg-
cd At the rate Of so cents per square.
All communications for publication must he
accompanied with the real name Of the author.
or no attention will be paid to them The real
name of the e.sthor will not be published unless
desired: but wc cannot consent 20 insert coi r,t-
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SgaItSe nv W wKiuHr.--Sellms ey wsssAs
is the only fair way Of dealing. and slssi
woader is. that Congress. has not long
since taken the subject in hand and pss-s
sing iaw compelling ID These who
have been in she habit of buying potas,es.
apples. taraips. or in face any vegetables,
or fruits. that are soA ky measure, can,
not fail 10 have notices. how, feequentlv :,
skillfal measurer win defrand tieR cf !.
large portion Of their honest dues.a wcss
these articles sold BY weight, such sftaaas'
could not be practiced. ualss the SCALES,
were not properly balanced. AS ,r.ze,,, a
A pound is a pound and nothing narc.
or les, but psek q rc:siis.ss VI ssngss
Trvr<~ssass .nnthiux definite. BY slse shr.Iasl d
urment % one indiriaaAk - anderkta6dss
the art Of making the fewest spplcs OF po@
,aioes oil the vessel. the weight viii b.,
much smaller than the filiag Vi the same
measure by one less expert or more hon
est. |. can be safely asserted that the
difference on the average will mol .rafys
much from twcnty-6v per cent. Now II
these articles were sold by weight, there
could be no such departure'ffr accuracy.
and, if farmers were compelled to sell. Is
we'll as buy, by weight. they would in ne
end be none the losers. 'ear p -
This they are nearly ali ready 10 admit
and would checrfully comply with the
terms of "A law making it obligatory upcu
them. The opposition would come from
the middlemen or haeks,ers. who. buying
at wholesale, dispose Of their purchases in
smaller quantities. Hence the sufferers
are mainly the consumers. and of these,
persons in humble means form no incon-
siderable part. Justice TO this class, and
in fact to all classes. demands that the
measure system be abolished and that Of
weight substituted, and il some Of QUE
prominen, members Of Congress would.
forget for brief season their desire to dis.
,ingu;sh themselves in politics. and devote
some time to the perfecting Of law, CON-
pellmg all sales Of solids to be made by
weight, they would enti,le themselves 10
the gratitude and respec, Of the whole
country. .-.'a @aE
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E "John." said stingy old fellow
TO his hired hand. ..do You know how
many raa-cakes yos-Lave eateag" mo,
do yoa.'
Yes. you have essen fsartcen
.'wen." said John. ''ys~ ssaas xni
I'Aeas.-
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In what part of literature be welded his
pen. wl,ea ne replied that hs psaned
sheer In Snsithfcii ssarkss.
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hH,c .cduc,i u" size and >iErlftt the method
so Ih'i any pcrSuu With little patience and yef-
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CIV SATISFACTION.

Twn persons working to-"Ihcr can Knit al!
mvi"ic with "tr "a. '!.:uc 3h pairs at long
s,arkiurS per daN; or 80 pair ot pulse warm
,rS or 40 >,.nts or u shirts or drawers, ;hnS
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A LOT Of boys were recently srying.sa as
certain 70 whst class the Tres OF, kaovl-
edge belonged when one .Etile 1 liow gave
il as hi. opinion that Il h,sist W sabill I,
tree s - --ss.us9 'sdi =.
-.gIT-.'s
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N.i(HiNE

has lcen IN successful operation for years, we
have supplied large share OF all the Auit goods
now ia the alarkci.
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EARNING

n fair living or c'o,hnc up household in a
short willie. The piauIoui goes on its own
merits and we simply wan, trial 10 satisfy ~
cry one.
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AN INCREASING CONFIDENCE

has cr, wucd our efforts We Ike ~ have il in
every family, saving money, tiutc, and the dan
ger Cf rurchasin" worthless articles called fam
lily knitting machines.
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KNITTING

machines hut nn thc same principlc. So f,r
hom h'ing an experiment like ali other faIaiy
iuucts, this
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Fl NIL Y

whether wooden, cotton or silk, whether useful
ar fancy, large or small, OF any size or shape
are doae on
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THE PRICES iRE Low

considering Tire cost oi manufacture and other
~nrk III the family, being much uo.c useful
than any i.Il or saving machine. :he machine
for coarse and nidl!iug yarn We deaomntte
NJ |, pii,c. So. For hne yarn, No. =. price,
sac, luI either ike or Coaisr yarn, No. ;, 500
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machines used in the Ea opcaR and American
knlttine fsciori les. All the hosiery and kni
good. Tor the use Of tic
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THE DIAMOND
K N l r T e r, ,

Is unlike NIL ;hc so-ealled family knitting ma
chincs. which are hut experiments at the ex
rense OF the public, and
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IS TIE ONLY
PRACTICAL

practical kni,tcr adapted 70 tho family aud iigh,
in.hiuiac turing. We have manufactured all