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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

Tue PaOrossD KIxG OF SPAIx.-Prince
Leopold d acknowledgements,
about whose candidacy for the vacant king
ship Of Spain. France and Prussia arc now
girdins themselves for var, ID thus sketch-
d IN late European paper.
He ID . Catholic Of . Protestant family.
q German If Fre.ch descent, . Prussisn
closely allied With Portugal. . priv,As per-
sonage Of royal pesitioa. Prince Leopold
q HoAensollsrn- Signasiagea, b soa and
heir Of Prince Chazass Anlhooy, Who il
the head Of Tie youngest branch Il that
House Of Hohensollefn II which King
William Of Prussia Il the head. The
branches Of Hohensollesn-H echinseu,
which Is the second. and Of Hohcnzollern
Sigmaringen, which is the third of the
family scious. sbdicated all their Interior
rights and claims to the Prussian crown
in favor Of the reigning Prussian housc
twenty years ago. Prince Charles-An-
thony, born in 1911. hsd married, pre-
viously to this act Of abdicstion, the Prin-
cess Josephine. of Baden, . daughter of
Stephanie de Beauharnais, the adopted
child Of the first Napoleon and the aunt of
the rcigning Emperor Of the French
BY this Lady Prince Charles-Anthony has
had several children. His second son,
Charles. born in 1889. was elected Prince
of Roumania in 1866. and now rules that
inchoatc nation. as well rs circumstances
will permit. His eldest son, Leopold,
born in 1885, married in 1861 the Prin-
cess Antonio Of Portugal, q younger sis
ter Of the reigning Portuguese sovereign,
Don Luis Prince Leopold consequently
is now in the very prime Of life, bat thir-
ty-five years old he has three young chill
dren, all sons; and though he has never
been distinguished BY any special bril-
liancy Of mind, he has . fair reputation
a. well conducted person for . prince
and titular colonel Of cavalry in the
Prussian service
The Princes grandmother was Of the
Beaaharnais family, and he is nearly re-
lated, therefore, to Napoleon the Third.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

~ Tk sbsr.se q sesdng nsaAer ~
our Gr.t pege vus oeeasioasd By Tie pse-
psrasioa s-ce~.ry to bring oss he Bsaos.
in new dse~. Or sssaagenenas yin
bsve been eenPsrsed By he sext isss.
vkea we ksPe % b ssk - psess.s oer
rssdem vifha paper .sra ;zFsovsa n
seck.nies1 sPPeaz,ce.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

ExHnrrscs.-By reSersnee y Hssice el.e-
where. Il win be scsa. hat tAess win Be-
an exhibition afshe pupils ofPuh6c SsAssl.
No. !. asd elecsioa dis>gia. - Leonard
scwH Co Friday. the setA i.sa..s. TIN
.ehcel b taught BY A. D. Hel.e.. Esr..
Who exsends 20 pareass isssssussa asa -
essersl public an i.visatica 10 attend tAe
ssAihifisn.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21
ORDER OF RATIFICATION.
IN TIE ORPHANS COURT FOR
ST. MARY's COUNTY.

ARDERED. That shs ssls Il tssr.al
u estate Of JAMS II. Thomas, de-
ceased. made BY George n. Morpsn. ex.
ecutor OF the said deecs.cd. and reported
." this Coust by ihe sid excessos, % tbe
9th Of Ocsobrr. 1888. Be ratified snd
confirmed, wnlcss cause be shown 10 the
contrary. On or bee"re the 10Th day Of
August next. provided, . copy Of this
order be inserted in s,nc newspaper psb-
lishel in y. Mnys county. Al less, cnss
we~k. Tor thscs success ire veeks, befsrs
the 10tb day Of Ases~s sexs.
The report states the asosua Il sales
70 b &l500.
a. J.SPALDlNG. CD.
JAMES r YATES, A. 7.
July 81. lS7O-3v.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21
j Trustees Sale
Of valuable
. BAL BS T A T I.


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ID tenr' hs Stunt Msrys eoua'y. Sit
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a tie III aay q July. ls7O. the D.
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la1n
'~'
1870; Ne es oc.eeE. =. asd
b IA:
Al sAsss trasss o. pAreels of laad ef
vAisA CAss3ps r. G och died seised Al
possessed, VIA:
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FORREST OF DEAN"
Gnu tsuos oSsuH "~'SN u" - -s~f"'oWa
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NV ~
more or less.
TA;s proc.vsv il ah,us 6vp milo, d;..
tan, fn.w Jeonsr,l,ow n. il located in
cle,...s aud he.lshv pr;vhborhc,v, !, -
sxosll.,s ,o;l and in /. fair STATE Of eul,;.
vs,ioo cad improvement.
The bu;klinss upou III. proper.v ara
cammcd,ous and in rood condi,iou-
The =
nr,.,,,~, ,o,,,,
II" "1''>" "o'"n
is located upon . handsome aud rromi.
nent elevation, aifnrling q inc view cf
the surrounding l-c.l:ty.
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- ~L.l-.c
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21
Da'ssistry Notice.

I RESPECTRULLy inform ny friends
l. aud pssrOas that have returned from
~ visis 70 P'isss Gsorge's snd Charles
equities aud will remain OF home about
three weeks. Psrpess desiring ny SER
vises will please eall. upon whom viii
b sueb plcsssd - vait.
vssy Respsesfuliy.
July a, ls70-4.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

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9en 1esee. : =
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A. ~ - - 49,
a--s.
Ni = $50
q sy issssss. 49,. s5oyeo9
Dsa - 30 see1y - n0u1 - tks tapq(
tie aRum.
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esesslse1oe: -. 10 g ~ sseagtA,
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ssye q l.scS.ieo e.nsd sosaisu-
Oa tAs seA:s hnA. Pr - H.
oVV men On tne peacs OF 20. 80 On TIE
var tossing. vmA sVV.VUV 500 ready Sor
SPe'af'ons on hef vs:aern hoati:r. NostA
Germany. gong With Pr. has 3l5.-
o1o % she peace, OBJ .SSS O s4e I'D q
- a.szi on =. Va fooong. ofxn.eh S46.-
OOV are insanity avaiiabie. Tins would
place AZ frnsaah disposal S40: W. men
for the nrsf moment, and l,S04 81 IN
reserve. Thus she would have. inse.atly,
os,VOO men more, and hereafter 2Sl ,565
less than the French alliance. Should sho
be able TO manage Southern Germaqy r
her cause. she upuld h:.<
or l'o'ooo more than frs
once or quite enough 10 cope
and Austria together, FOR the time being.
With all the advantages OF common Ian
guage and position. This would leave
Prussia still reserve OF AL men.
or only l5l ,SI9 les. than that Of France
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21


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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21
ORDER OF RATIFICATION.
ABELL 4 ARELL,
Aucsi.n~rS
July 81, 1S70-ts.

ORDER OF RATIFICATION.
IN fBR ORPHANS COURT FUR
ST. MARY's COUNTY.
wm. II. Guy. slmr. u
Ann h. Cusic
-. Wm. II. Cav 4 -.-E.
Jas. r. Ab,il, adus.. Of
W.. b Gay l. ctbcrs.
nRDERED. This l9-h day of July.
u 1870. Tha. the Gale ..ade sai re-
ported BY Jas. F Alb u. Trustee. in Vii.
eause, he ratified AID confirmed, anless
cause TO the contrary be shown en h-s"r"
tho 10 b day Of August next provided
a cory Of this order be publ;shed in tho
81. Mays Beacon. once woek for three
successive weeks prior to tho said 10Th
day 1t August. ...
The rrp"rt ,ta,es the spount Of sales
70 be 500.
A. J. SPALDiNG. CT.
JAMES r. YATES. A. J.
July q. ls7O-3w.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

COMMANDERS or THE PRUssrAN Army.
Excepting the brief revolutionary strag-
giles Of lS4s. the 6rst Schleswig- Holssein.
war Of the same year. the second war Of
1884, and the brief bat decisive struggle
with Austria in 1866, Prussia has been
engaged in NO armed couAicts since the
downfall Of The 6rst Nspoleon. Asa con-
sequence # this hong interval Of peace the
present Prsa~ian generals have not made
~ great military reputation ~ their French
opponents. Nevertheless, during the var
with Austria they displayed considerable
skill. their manGuvres and combinations
being carried out With complete success.
The leading mind in the Prussian Army
IL said 10 Be General Count Won Moltke.
He saw active field service with the Tur-
kish army in 1889, where he obtained
great experience. In 1858 he was ap-
pointed Chief Of STAFF Of the Pruasisa
army, and 10 him IL attributed the plan Of
campaign against Austria in 1865. For
this he had been making preparations
years before. and after the declarations Of
war he directed the campaign with, as al
ready stated. signal success.
Of the other Prussian commanders the
Prince Royal, Frederick William, and his
brother, Prince Frederick Charles. COM
manded the two principal armies during
the war. and won regulations BY the cele-
rity Of their. mcvemcnts. General 6tein-
nets al~o distinguished himself. Nose
Of the others were conspicuous. although
Generals MantcAel, Marstein, and one or
two others are regarded - olicers Of sbil-
ity. General d'Alranslcben il IN officer
Of skill also. 1t r. impossible, however.
to place these generals in any order Of
merit. because they have, thus far, done
nothing 70 Indicate their military ability
beyond the prompt carrying out Of the Or
ders Of General Moltke, who IL uaaoubeed-
ly the ablest commander in the Prusian
army
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

] ~Ba. HagA l. - ~ se.1En-
= Wsa.ssa.y sAar.ssa y ~ y. 9.
-. = Jsag = - FsstA J.kcial
seuif. e.hrasing M.ryh.a s.d several
&ker Sa.aes.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

EVPrinters sometimes make sad mis-
takes. 4 dancing masters card was made
." re.d thus: II offer my respectful shanks
to all who have houorcd me with their
patronage"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21
CAMP MEETING.

HAMP MEETING for Saint Mary's
~ Circuit for the n. Z. Church will
commence the
29sA a JULY. ,eas Mt. ZION.
Dr.. slierr. J 8 lsakip, n. d. asd oder
dis'isssishsd oiaissrss from he city md
slssvbass will attend The ms.sias.
W. \. 0wINN.
sssb~ = Ckafye.
Jsty 81. ls70-a. =.
Notice.
u s31ssD vi1 y dslivuss1 q Psssy
IA FSoe ~ s4,,f
~ e JULY. INSTANT,
NV. y. wsls~. E-q. ~ ~ bsssA
DIN Asossial Aoseis,ies n Ncsthuu-
beresnd ssunA1.
Jsy 81. fovDls.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

r. Dickens kept Eve Newfcundlssd
dogs. and named them after charscters IN
his works. His hvcrite was c.lled Bum
bic.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21


. AD,ovHxxrsr o. coSsss<.-Ihe Fer
ty-ers< CasrsA. vhsrA through - 80
sssns led EeN Wandering. dnscd rs
cA4fs y1ereg IN series ~ 49,
lining II u1ese eserse. n~e - have
ad9usd q tseave o'eissk. III = exss.-
dea ne H.oe cnA tvo nd "a
uneli ave. vhca . secceeded N oss0asme
- soo selid 1ssh. It's members ere 1ow
- he way hone 70 pruscut the resoFd q
thsir dong - der esnstissssR. I'D
upsa ~ sssasd sssk . ss-ssss6s.. Ihe
eAisf bsin0 ssnses>.d yss1s4ay - .
e0p0iR hstvssa - - Asass q
- tnaian s1ss1isa. - 49, HsOe soa-
ssnAiag - ~ IL nS16m ts1.D ao-
DFln1isa. psovi31 - esaa1s ~ - tnhe
- asq1isnsose - q ela1t0 q IL
jnsAics - ssps1is.sy e fn1iao tzsa1iss.
h ~ 4 - -. Asvssss. - go
s.asa = - dissa1g - rsssSdsnes
nsgs Feqas1ag - ~ n Duups end
ths insFease q s1r nerea1e1e marine {;
sna. 70 cap tAe e6nax q eanasrs. botA
Hsaes sdjosr.sa vaAsse legs1asing -
~ a9ecG
A review ct Tie sa..'aa shows very lev
broad measures co9psetsd. The ball 10
enfurce The fifseeeeA ADeadment b the
oily one At esengA insessst in Il to call for
any Pop.ir Demonstrations. and i was Al
most exclusively IN the interest Of class.
The Nataralisatioa bill. excellent in is
provisions VIXEN 6rss presented. VAS shorn
OF IT. strength By modifying amendments.
and 9 law n almost useless. The Geor-
ga ball ha: nnaily been passed. but no
credit can be due. % Congress for passing
it 30 long after it should have been pas
sed. The b'h reducing taxation serves
that specinc purpose very we'll 10 tar n
the quantity Of eax.ss'a Fednced Is con-
ceFned: - = the moUos t.x. although
m ncdised form. b Feesised. Il ID no>
very oa.oe - 10 The q.ai'ty OF taxes r'du-
ced. Inc Csrre"cy o'ii: . mere measure
OF contf.ct,o0. - nyhiy oc,ecooo.bae,
wni'e 'ne f"'sm o'"; wn'ch should have
prepared Wen deaned way TOR funding
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

THE TREArY or PRAauE treaty,
which is supposed to be At the bottom oi
the present estrsngenaent between France
and Prussia. was entered into between
Austria and Prussia in 1866. By the fifth
article Of this instrument, Prussia is bound
to accept from Austria all the latter
claims upon the allegiance Of Northern
Schleswig, subject to the express condi-
ton that, III BY free voting the districts
of North Schleswig sAall manifest the wish
to be united to Denmark. the districts in
question shall Be ceded TO Desmark." AT
that time Prussia had developed . spirit
Of territorial aegrandiament vhioh sttrac-
ted the notice Of France, and hence Ma
poleon had the clause quoted above inser-
ted IN the treaty Of Prague. to which Prus-
STA gave her assent. Austria and Prus-
STA united in the Schlerwig Holstein raid
But the former gained all the substantial
advantages Of the affair, and when the bat
tie Of Sadowa put Austria under an eclipse.
France saw that unless snnc bar was
placed in the way Of Bismarck, he would
6y the Pnssian eagles over the whole
northern part Of the German possessions
This bar. it was supposed. was erected BY
the treaty Of Prague. In that Prussia re-
cognised the night of the people Of Den
mark to choose by ballot. whether they
would remain with Prussia or 20 hack 70
Deumark. This vas > fair proposition
fairly sgreed Il" Prussia knew what il
meant. who inserted il, and what point
would be reached by it, fulfllment But
the eth article Of the treaty Of Prague
has remained . desd letter The Prus-
sian government has ev.dcd every appeal
for it, fulallmens. whether made BY France.
Austria, Denmark. or by the people Of
Schlesvig. They sesk the cake from Aus
tris, and kept the penny. They prooeed-
ed On in their career Of centralisstiou, - If
the treaty in question v.s not in exisssace.
When France rsminasd H@arck that the
course Of Prussia ~ Aat in Tie teeth Of
he balance q power psissip1e recognised
b. he Csagyu6 a ~ Gssa4 Pevus. -
WHY &paoD rsssp1s1 is1D HI shell.
ard rsaainsd G1su1 IL 80 es1rss
- p90ea b rsln1isa - - tFss>y u
Hness. s1IAssgA rrs.h isss ihas ths
psoss 6Dusps - snA1aGUsa y ~
sssrs q ssofua. ~ - vap3s S.o-
IN As bsss 4osa y - Hsusan-
0pnnilA hkiEus. - - on00nA vA0
i oso@. ~ y0sA - - -, -
pWAaP - 1876.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-21

duiiea.
mrs Vi
virtue /
bond q
Circsait
aud ,cc
C'ounsy
Sec.
said Be-
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may de-
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Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-01-20
4 Concise and Pertinent ArSll.
lNClat.

The Terre Haute Gazette condenses
the controversy between Protection
and Free Trade, so tar rs the farmers
OF the West are affected by 1t, into the
following pregnant paragraphs We
commend tins brief argument TO the
serious consideration ot every agrlcul.
turist who is tempted to consider the
policy of protection as at all inimlcal
to his interest:
We are inclined to think that the
West, in an issue between the advo-
Gates of free trade and OF protection,
will vote stronger for protection than
the East Notwithstanding the many
and various channels by which our
produce can now reach the markets
of the world, our farmers will be loath
to pursue policy which will close our
manufactures, ruin our home market
and leave their produce to the mercy
of the fluc!uating and uncertain for
ciyn demand. They recognize the
fact too, that men will not starve While
work can be found and that the la
borers in the manufactures OF the
country, thrown out OF employment
By the success of free trade, would bc
forced to enterinto competition in the
cultivation OF the soil-thus chcapen-
ing agricultural products. ltmight be
very fine to buy domestics and other
manufactured goods at a large per
cent. below present figures; but the
enjoy mcnu OF these cheap goods would
be much lessened with the farmer when
he found that it took twice as many
bushels OF grain to pay his store bill as
now. To send bushel OF grain to
Manchester to pay tor dry goods. is
not profitable kind of barter when
the exchange can as well be made in
this country--in fact i'll our own com
munity.
The United States has all the natu-
raj products to be used in manutactur-
g-cotton, wool, iron, coal. 1t has
cheap breadstutfs The farmers of the
West will not consent that we go
backward and become producers only
of the raw material They know that
| farming is now overdone to al extent.
They know it is the demand from the
workshops and factories OF the coun-
try that make. prices remuncrative.-
They will not become parties to the
rum OF the manufacturing interests of
the nation in which they are so deeply
interested They know that people is
happlcst and most prosperous which
is nearest selt-supporting. They re-
member how great and almost invul-
nerable, the South became when
thrown, invaluntarily, upon its own
resources. They know that the policy
which will attract most OF the mechan
les, artisans, and operatives of Europe
To our shores, is the best for the agri
cultural population, because it will in
crease the number of consumers and
make the best market in the world-a
home market.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-01-20

TIE GREAT WALL OF CulSA-The
Great Wall was commenced by Tsin.
chi-huang,ti, about Is. c. 220, and is
said TO have been completed within ten
years. Every sixth man was obliged
to engage in its erection, or send a
substitute. The wall begins at the
small town of Shanhai-wei Cat 40 deg,
4 min north, and lon l20 deg >, min
east), on the coast OF Liantung; it term
mates inthe western part ofthe province
OF kansuh. near CHA yu-kuan Cat. 40
deg. north, long. 90 deg. casi).
The dimension OF the wall vary in
different parts. Where it crosses the
mountains. it does not attain the height
and breadth which it has on the lower
lands. In the eastern setions, the av-
erage height is twelty feet, the breadth
from fifteen to twenty five feet. At
different intervals there are brick tow
ers, fort. feet high aud forty fee, square
at the base, diminishing to thirty feet
at the top. 1t is sufficient evidence OF
the original so!iditv OF its construction
that it has remained so we'll preserved
tor so long time, in region OF frost
aud moisture.
Within the province of Chih-li there
are two walls; the outer one is distant
from Peklng l40 miles, while the inner
one is not more than 40 or 50 miles
from the capital. This inner wall was
erected by one OF the cmperors of the
Ming dynasty, about tour hundred
years ago, and is in excellent condition.
For many centuries the wall an
swered to some degree the purpose OF
ITS construction-nameiy, rs barrie.
against the incursions OF the nomadic
tribes Of Mongoia-yet it is plain, from
the facts Of history, that 1t availed but
little against the attacks OF their enter
prisiny chieitains. AT the present day
it is simply geographical boundary
and except at the passes-where taxes
are levied on merchandise passing
through-nothing is done to keep it in
repair Alfred .. Treat, nj. d.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-01-20
Calling the Roll,

Much time is often consumed each
day in calling the roll The practice
has long eAis,ed OF calling each schol.
ars name once or twice each day, and
the answer present or here is ex-
pected OF all in TIE room.
Some practice what is known as the
monitor system. The teacher desig-
mates certain ones as monitors whose
duty is 10 inform il any are absent
from any given number Of seats.
Another method is to call the roll
but once a week. and require each
scholar to answer how many DAYS, if
any, lie has been absent during the
week.
Still another method is to assign
each scholar number. At given
signal, scholar number one, will call
"ene'-the next two" each calling
his own number until the last. II one
is absent, the teacher will call that
number in order and note the absence.
Thus in a room of sixty scholars, the
roll can be called almost as quickly as
the number sixty can be counted. Ii
any scholar should call the number OF
the absen, one, the ear of the teacher
would easily detect it Iowa School
Journal.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-01-20

DRUNKENNESS IN THE OLp TIME.-A
law to prevent drunkenness by pro-
hibiting the public promiscuous sale OF
Intoxicating drinks was by no means
original in the State OF Maine. The
vice is as old as our race. Our nlti-
mate ancestors, the Vikings, drank fire,
water upon earth and quatfed mead in
Paradise; our more recent progenitors
in Great Britain drank Gin anu grov-
eled. \ giu,shop, IN Southwark, Lon
don, hundred and thirty years ago
had this alluring sign: Drunk for q
penny: Dead drunk for tuppence:
Clean straw tor no,hing.' What more
could man, the image of his Maker,
ask? And is it wonderful that Swift,
diseased and half trenzied. poured out
his proiuse contempt in Laputa ami
the Houyhnhnms? People often died
of drunkenness in the taverns; and
there was a temperance party, even
then, that demanded prohibitory law,
and they succeeded in carrying a bin
through parliament which laid upon
liquor a tax so heavy that it became
too costly for the poor, and which pro
hibited the sale OF drains. Sir Robert
Walpole, whose boozing orgies at
Haughtcn are not unknown, finally
acquiesced in the law Elltor's Easy
Chair, III lIarper's Magazine for Janu-
arV.