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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

There are some hearts, that like the rowing vine.
Cling to unkindly rocks and rsined tevsn ;
Spirits that sufes ssd Do not rspine- sst
Pstieat and sweet - loosely treddsa Aewsni
That from the paoer's heel unhust am, -
And bring back odersw hssash inssad sfsigAs.
Bat there are ethes heasss tAss vin not ~
The lonely love that hapnss thsir syss 81 sass
That vossd sosd hish viii s.gw vuns shan
And oat efpiy's spring drsw idls tam.
o Nature shall Il ever be Thy win d5
Ill Thing with good 10 miasls, good with uif,
Why shoald the heavy foot Of sorrow press
The willing heart Of uncomplaining love-
Meet charity that shrinks not from distress,
Genilencss, 10th her tyrants to reprove3
Though virtue weep forever and Lament,
Win one hard heart turn to her and reient7
Why should the reed be broken that viii bend,
And they that dry The tears in others eyes,
Feel their own anguish swelling without end
Their SUNNI darken'd with the smoke Of sighs7
Sure, Love to some fair Eden Of his own
Win Zee at last and leave a here alone.
Love weepeth alwaysLweepeth for the past,
For woes that are, for woes that may betide
Why should not hard ambition weep ss last
Envy and hatred, avarice and pride1
Fate whispers ever sorrow ID our lot
They would be rebels love rebellesh not.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

A GooD Doc SroRY.-Nir. Beccher,
In his CRriaias Csios vuuches for the
truth Of this story,
A marrow log lay n = bridge over .
ravine. From the opposite ends Of The
Log, q The falBc moment, there started
10 cross II . big Newfoundland and . lit
tie italian greyhound. OF course they
met in the middle; of course there wss
not room fce them pass; neither could
they 30 back. The height was q danger
ess one for the greyhound. and to The
water % the bottom be was extremely
svesss. TIE Newfospdlaad could have
sakea he leap h assty. but evidently did
not wsnt b. There was axi The nstle
dog NJ down on his hsunches, STUCK his
nose ssrsighs sp in he air and howled -
The Newfou6dland ssood inseus, his fsce
solemn with Inward wUrkings. Present
b be gsve . ns1gs viii Aa sese % shs
kewiing greyhsasd-as n b say, ..Bs
sin, yoengs1ss, and l1tan." Then there
vss sieses a.d seeming coafabslafioa q
ssseeod q to. InncdiaAely Ne 81
dog spread his Isgs vide apart HE Co.
lsssas. bsssridisg tAe lcs . - exsssns
ss1R sdgss. nd bal1nezag hinsslf ere.
fully. 4hs lias]s dse pessg thrOaeS q
spening lifs . lash. Nhes they rsssAsd
H. spPsGies sksss ~ svsyhoand bsski
ises fF1nEje xsabols q dslighs; md IA
Noufbln1lona alaer - u6rs ssdaos Ghsh.
- sxpEssDs1 kssss esop1nssocy n Il.
seAiessnns-aisslfeay Ind : right h
Sot.t. es. 1-.-T VIA 60.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

LArIrrE's TREAsuREs.-Many unsuccess-
full searches have been made for the treas
ure supposed to have been buried by tho
pirate Ilafitte. on some one of the Islands
In the Gulf Of Mexico. some eighty miles
from New Orleans. One Of the pirates
men, when dying. gave a family named
Newell, who had befriended him. din
gram and written description Of the exact
spot whereitliis horde Of wealth was buried,
Mr.. Newell made three attempts b reach
the place. but on the first voyage was ship
wrecked, on the second his partner vas
sunstruck. and OH the third voyage Mr.!
Newell himself was taken suddenly i'll.
and also died. But Mr.. Newell 6ad .
son, then young man and printer work
ing in the Office Of the New Orleans Pic
ayxne. who resolved to accomplish what
bis father could not. Therefore, soms
three years ago. young Newell fitted cut
q small vessel and made the voyage 70
within sight Of the island, when violent
Storm came ON and his vessel w.s wreck
ell. One year after this he made aneshar
attempt to resch the islsud. but was again
wrecked. 4 month ago he fitted up anoth-
er vessel. and made third trial % obtain
the golden treasure. A week ago his
lissle.s body va. picked Up iear u. Rig
olets floating In the muddy waters otLeke
Pouchertrain, perforated BY two bullet
holes. There seems 70 be a singular IA
tality accompanying the spot where Lalitts
buried his spoils. Every person who has
yet attempted to approach that leland With
the object Of unearthiug his treasures has
met . sudden death.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

ISTp1IcArTOx AND CRrwg. tir.
ginia Court Of Appeals has expressed an
opinion upon intoxication as ei5ecting re-
sponsibility for crime. A man vas tried
for murder in thc 6rst degree. The ecun.
rel held that he could not. when under
the influence ofliquor. form . prsmeditascd
purpose. The Court Of Appeals. 10 which
the ease Was taken. reviewed the whole
doctrine Of drunkenness n cfFecting crime.
and sustained the view Of the counsel for
the prisoner, that drunkenness is a proper
subject 70 be taken into consideration in
determining where . man 10 gnilty Of
murder in the frst degree. the requisite
Of which is wiifalness. dcliberation and
prcmeditation. The court laid down the
doctrine that voluntary drunkenness was
10 excuse for crime, even IL insanity be
produced, or il insanity be the immediate
result Of the use Of liquor. II. however,
insanity be remotely the result Of the use
gfintc1icsting liquors, then Il % anczcuss
Tor crime.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

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n nssea,li pa..n.,..r. -, - s~S.-Ss:.-s
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a. Nv iss museulsr Sor.s .,.-,;sI1 49,
{. d,;ven an vsr3Iv {, tks - ~, -.
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TIE mi,rl . visnssi. :. 4 - ~. :
pFrfcund sIern: m ~. q co.ssas,- ---,.ss
rcsul. from : sudden spoop,exv induce,i
by an extra accumulated cf biood In ths
delicate texture Of the br.is.
when the us,Ius;ous a The hes,t .,o.-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

EF For the benefit Of those Who ara
not very well posted in biblical affairs. We
print the following paragraphs. !"
A days journey 10 thirty-thrce and one
fifth mile. 'fg~i -, t,i'i'a
A Sabbath day. journey was about ..
English mile. ,.... -. -..,.lv
4 cubit is twenty-five inches. :.
Esckicl's reed was seven feet. 7'h'''T
A hands breadth Il cqaal 70 three sS&
6ve.eighths inches. 81 .'.f yii7ol
A shekcl Of gold was $500. -,,
A talent Of silver was S53s.32
A talent Of gold was SIS. 800. = '..'.' !
A piece Of silver, or psnny, W. thifS
teen cents. 100. .5c..-' vtii Tt'trl- n
A fartbips was three cents. ~. ,
A gsrah wss cent. ,- r.g,
A mite was cent.
An epha, or hath. coutains seves gap
Ions and Eve pints. z!r. .-~ q
A bin was one gallon and sso piuts.
4 frkin was seven p;nis. .-.
An omer was six pints.
A cab was three pints. '7 ''e'
= -.e : ~. q :
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

= - eNf+
How Nsr u. y BsAvr,ssl-A v,ssnt
nisd s,kes II tlss nsanins = a tAs isisesl
fhes. A scnslzl dfpeii6ois asl6fR -
has1sunse Jeatafses "A ~ -
heart sarissls asd dnAorts Il ~ Is.
Ansas sfuvellag splstt taka II ths cda-
acter. 81 AZ he cuanleaahce. a cher.
iahed hskfed tr1nstarms lie m0st bsauti.
FL lssaassh into q inses Of uGlinss.
= hainpe.iele topvssaeve god loshs
vitk . brupd u passions Sssdiae On che
HOOD. ses of low loves tranpise through
d Asast. and 8 sselfsA djsduiafhl spiris
enthroned iu the viii. as % preserve the
beauty Of an elegant ssxnsion with . lie.
ter Of swine in the basement. q tribe Of
gypsies in the parlor. and! owls and sul.
lures in the upper part. Badness and
beauty viii 10 more keep company great
while than poison viii consort with health.
or an elegant carving survive the furnace
Gre. The experiment Of putting them to-
gether has been tried for thousanda Of
years, but with one unvarying result.
Stand on one Of the crowded streets and
note the passer BY. and any one can go
how . vacant mind has made vacant eye,
how thoughtless. aimless mind has rob
bed the features Of expression; how van.
ity has made everything about ;ts victim,
petty; how frivolity has faded the lustrc
of the couutenanoe; how baby thoughts
have made baby faces; how pride has
cut disdain into the features and made
the faces . chronic sneer; how scl6hness
has shriveled. and wrinklcd, and wishered
up the personality; how hatred has de.
formed and demonised those who yielded
to its power; how every bad passion has
turned teli-tale and published its dis
graceful story in the lines Of the face aud
the look Of the eye; how the old man who
has given himself up to every sort Of WICK
edncss is branded all over deformity and
responsiveness and he will get a new idea
Of what rctribution is. This may not be
all, but it is tcrrible-this Transforming ot
q face once full of hope and loveliucss in
to deforn,ity and responsiveness then, the
rose blushiug on its stalk. now, ashes and
brsnd.-An.sat Of Phrenosogy and Ply
sicgSomy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

LIFE EsrrMAfxr ~ PctsaYfos.-An
ingenius aushor asserts thss the leagth Of
. mans life may be.ssGmstsd b the num.
Der Of pulsstions be has the Strength to
perform. Thus allowing seventy for the
common age Of msn, and dxty pulses in
. minute for the common measure Of
palses in . temperate person, the nsmber
Of pslsations, in hin whole lie vould
snoant to Il. .207 SD. coo; bat II By in-
Temperance he sSrees bis blood into more
rapid motion. % - 10 give seventy -6ve pul.
sssi ]. . minute, the sane number ofpalses
would Be completed in 6fty-six yeau; !;
ssassqsesGly NJ IL sssAz - -sss9sd
ll!.eseee yeen. peE .sr.rsa. I : al.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03
ST. MARY'S BEACON
... Hrusssass svssy THURSDAY ~
~v JAMES @. DOWNS.


rsans % SUBSCRIPTION. Der ssnun %
~ psid within dx mouahs. No ssbeesipIoa
viii be received for . shorter period than six
: nBeaths and - papes - BE- discossisssd uatilaI
arrearages sss paid except u The option of Tie
publisher.
TEnns % AeyEssynrG.-5s eean per square
for the hrst insssttea ard 50 ceass for every sab
sequent insertioa. Eight lines or less constituse
. square. Ifthe sumber OF insertions be not
marked on the advertisement, IL win be publish
ed until forbid, and charged accordingly. A
liberal deduction made 70 those who advertise
by the year.
Communications 6f q personal character will
be charged, at the same rates as advertisements; /;
obituaries over ten lines In length will be charg-
ed at the rate Of so cents per square.
All communications for publication must be
accompanied with the real name Of the author,
or no attention will be paid TO them. The real
name Of the author will not be published unless
desired, but We cannot consent 10 insert commit
nications unless we know the writer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

TNHE LARGEST,
i CHEAPEST and

sTHE LARGEST, ..,
BEST ASSORTMENT OF
EORHCE ssd DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
Rsssy-~aSs C!o.Ai"s, Groceries.
ias Cseds, Notieas,
Gsesss Hardears,
Bosiery. TSasdye,
@e., &C., Qseensrs,s
has just been received and opened by the under
signed, and will be disposed Of TO Cdsh Buyers
sf City Retail Prices. Our stock has been pur-
chased under the most favorable auspices and
at the lowest rates Of the Boston, New York,
Baltimore aud Philadelphia markets, and will
be found 70 be unrivalled, both as TO price and
quality, In st. Nary's county. Our stock oi
Dry Goods embrace sull line Of
CgotAs,
Cassimeres,
(aiteoes,
E.eaeAsd, Brorn
and Plaid Masiins,
LadIes Drsss Goods,
Waite Coods,
Cotfoaadss,
Liaens, Re.
In Ladies' Dress Goods and White Goods we
hsve the most beautiful and fashionable
assortnent Of
Crsnsdsnes, hipaess,
Pepiias, Deiaines,
Pereases, Laras,
Plain, Pisses,
Plaid and .)aeonef.,
Mriped CdR6rics,
lsaisseoks, Sse.ss rsi
Book Hasiins
asd TarleiGns
ever opeted In the county, and will dispose Of
them ai such figures cannot fail to induce
buyers mindful Of their interests, TO purchase
In addition 10 our usual stock We have pur-
chased a most extensive and magnificent line Of
SPRING MILLINERY ! FANCY GOODS
including all the latest and mos. approved styles
in
LADIES BONyETS and HATS
FLOWERS,
RIBBoNS
DRESS TRIMMINGS
and all kinds 0f Millinery Goods. This part ol
cur stock Was purchased under the supervisiou
Of competent aud experienced persons, and will
be warranted to our lady customers TO be Of ths
most fashionable make and material and lowei
than the same quality Of goods can be parchas
ed elsewhere.
Every srticie usually kept In 6rst class coun
try store will be found In our stock, and buyer.
win find Il TO their interest to inspect our goods
before Purchasing elsewhere.
-. Our terms are sreissisely easA.
2 GREENwELL FEyWTCK.
may II, ls7i--n.s
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LAWS RxiaffSa} 10 NswsSAtsaA.--
1. Subscribers who do not. give sexpress
notice 70 the contrary are considered wish
ing 70 continue their subscription.
2. II subscribers order The discontin-
uanee Of their periodicals, the publishcrs
may continue to send them unta all ar
rearsges are paid. e.. t. ..
3. n subscribers neglect or refuse %
take their periodicals from the ofBcc u
which they are directed. they sse e'rheha
rsspossible sill they have sesslea tl,sir biils
aud ordered them diseoBtinaed. r.x
4. If Subscribers move b 0tlef places
without isfuwine he pshais6efs. nd the
papers are sent % the fosDss 'disecs3sa,
thsy are bella responsible. f'.ai sr,f
8. The courts have decided that refa,
sing to take periodicals from the Office. or
removing and leaving them uncalied Tor.
il syshsa Jaeia cviaeuce or insenticbal
frsud.srsli7ss 81 81 - -
@. Asy psEpon.vAo resolves nsvsps-
per and 1akes use Of il. whether be hss
ordered h o. pcs. = held in law y hs .
subscsiba. N' y 'a ~ I'
-srr'7 --g-sr.1 Sc =, ite.. a. 81, ,x<, s-.l
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

TIE FIRsr PRINTED Boox. is re-
markable and most interesting fact that
the very irst use to which the discovery
Of printing was applied was the production
Of the Bible. This was sccomplished at
Meutx. between the years 1440 and 1445.
Gutenberg was the inventor Of the art,
and Faust. goldsmith. furnished the ne
cessary funds. Had il been single page,
or IN entire sheet. which vas then pro-
ducec. there might have been less oocas-
ion 10 have noticed il but there was some
thing in the whole character Of The affair,
which. II not unprecedented, rendered Il
singular in the usual current Of human
events. The Bible was in tvo folio vol.
umes. which have been Justly praised for
the strength and beauty Of the paper,
the exactness Of the register and the lus-
ire If the ink. The work contained twelve
hundred and eighty-two pages, aud being
the first ever printed, Of course, involv ed
. long period Of time, and IN immense
amount Of mental and mechanical labor !;
and yet for long time after IL had been
finished and offered for sale. not human
being. save the artists themselves. knew
how il had been accomplished. Of the
first printed Bible eighteen copies are
known TO be In existence, four Of which
are printed on vellum. Two Of these are
in England. one being in the Grenville
collection, one in the Royal Library Of
Berlin. and ono in The Royal Librafy At
Paris. Of the fourteen rs.aining copies
ten are In Engiand-shere being copy
in the libraries Of Oxford, Edinbargh and
London. and several in tie eolleotions Of
different noblemen. Tie vsllsu copy has
been sold q high q 81. 800. James Len
or. E.q.. Of New York City. hes copy
in his library. which was purchased by
Mr.. Davidson It auction. II London. in
184S. for the sum Of E500 sterling, eea.i
TO q. 800 independent of freight a du-
lies. Tho custom.hoase officers paased Il
free of duty ia consideration Of Il Is cu-
ricsity. L Is The oaly copy upon shi side
u the Atlantic.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

ssU6sxsalHs. The operation of .'cor.
nering," rs the term Is, Il played By bro-
kers in the following manner: Four, 6ve,
six. or ten (as the case may bs) brokers
enter into an arrangement with each 9th
er to buy and get control Of the entire
stock Of some company. They commence
BY depressing the stock q much as pos
sible. To do this. they must all appear
10 be sellers. and cry down the price.
representing it to be worthless and them
selves heartily sick Of everything pertain
ing to it. While they are publicly sell
ling lots Of one or two hundred shares,
their ageats or tools are buying all they
can get hold Of. As soon rs they can
bay al the bash stock they find in thia
way, they turn suddenly around and begin
10 buy On time. Parties not in the g.
cret, Of course, are willing to sell on thir.
ty, sixty or ninety days-even though
they do not possess the stock-thinking
that before the expiration of that time they
would be able to buy at q less price than
they sell it at. In this way thousands Of
shares are sold. to be delivered at a fi.
ture day. TO the very meh who own every
share of the stock that has ever been is
sued. When the time arrives for delivery
the sellers discover that there is no stock
to be had but Of the men to whom they
have sold il. OF course they must pay
whatever the owners choose to demand
II the game is we'll played, the corncrer.
viii make as much in selling as they did
in buying it. Should every one Of the
party prove true TO his comrades. they
will soon manage to get rid Of the whole
stock to outsiders At high price. It viii
b readily seen that this is . very dan.
geroas game unless well played fo,
shonM any Of the parties Interested ''lc,
Ay" without letting the others know l.
tie game ID up. and although he na,
nake fortune, Il viii be st he sscri6es
Of Ill the others. s.
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- 61ll enrsfiIly ~
l. - - - n1nads - hnGoEis
+ I0 y 81 - bsen I'm
- Il = - ttss1s1 yssrs.
- lx uursiuo, - astefscoked
r - ooun-vsll q b.
- - sslis of rare val-
;sss.a.ss. s.ss.sa.i
fhe tks ~ lins the ven In The market
plsce of Bologna 10 satisfy the thirst Of a
party q soldiers from Modcna who were
ret1rniog from midnight revel. and who
In their tipsy ftolic thought it would be a
6ne joke to carry OF this faithful old pub
lie servant to The wonder and .dis,nay ol
the city folk when they came to draw
their morning supply.
1t was q foolish trick. but the retalia.
ton was more foolish still. for instead oi
buying new bucket and thinking no more
about it. the government sent an angry
requisition for the thieves to the neigh
borhood state which was a angrily refu-
sed. Criminstion was followed BY re.
elimination. insult BY insult. until at las,
both parties dew to arms. opca war was
declared, blood vas shed on both sides,
all for IN old bucket!
Battle after battle was fought. leaving
the ground strewed with the dead aud
the air filed with the groans Ut the wound.
cd and dying; towns were besieged and
sacked. crops destroyed. women and chill
dren driven penniless from their burning
homes; all for an old bucket.
Nor Was this the end. The neighbor.
ing state Of Sardinia was drawn into the
quarrel. and its young and gallant king,
coming to the aid Of the Modenese was
made prisoner. In vain his father, the
emperor. Henry H., made every effort to
effect his release, even Offering, It is said.
to give as ransom gold chain long enough
to encircle the city, which was seven miles
in circumference; but the incensed Bo-
lognese refused. So for twenty-five years
this young life. which might have becu ,
useful one to his country and to the world
lansuished in prison. until at last, aged
before his. time, forgotten, perhaps, by
both friends and enemies, death, kinder
than his jailers, came to his relief.
Truly. the beginning ofstrife il as when
one letteth out water. Behold how grea,
q matter little Gre kindlsthl
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-03

ny ~ Jon . doa lis cards fiss up.--
1kis WI give you q advantage. u q.
der b nahe Tie gave even deal Sport len
csr1s. Assoon . The trump ID made be
win pick out ere and throw ihe rest aside.
When Sport passes he win turn ono Of
cards over. When be orders you up be
viii nod his head @ -
ID Gen. Hillyer's friend agreed 10 the ar
rangsmcnt. shufled the cards, dealt Sport
ten cards and ave 10 hinself, turning up
the nine Of diamonds. Sport passed. and
Gen. Hillyer's friend took it up. Sport
then selected the queen Of diamonds. ten
Of diamonds, eight Of diamonds, and see
and king Of hearts. Sport led with the
sec; Gen. Hillyer's friend followed suit.
and lost the trick. Sport then laid down
the queen, Gen. Hillycr's friend took Il
with the left bower. The right bower
was then slung Il Sport; be laid the
eight-spot on Il. Taking up the trick,
Hillysrs friend laid down the nine-spot.
Sport taking il with the ten. The dog
then showed the king of hearts at Hillyer'a
friend. who had to hand over the queen Of
clubs, with the exclamation:
'Euchred, ~ sure a. fate, BY poodle r
Two more hands were then played, Sport
winning the game. 80
Now said the owner Of the dog, lie
down and rest. Sport; you have done no
bly,
The dog lay down with outstretched
and stiHenod le9s. m II he we're dead. His
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Crno.rrrrs o. L,rE.-Lay your fingers
on your pulse. and know that at every
stroke some immortal passes to his Maker |;
some fellow being crosses the river of
death and if We think Of it. We may well
wonder that it should be long before our
turn comes.
Halfo Of all Who live die before the age Of
seventeen.
Only one person in ten thousand lives
70 be one hundred years old. and but one
i, hundred reaches sixty.
The married live longer than the sim
gle. a.
There is one soldier to every eight per.
sons, and out ofevery thousand born only
ninety live weddings take place.
If you take thousand persons who have
reached seventy years. there are Of
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These statements are very Instructive.
Farmers and worknfen do not arrive at
good old age rs often rs the Clergymen
aud others who perform no manual laborj
but this Is owing to neglect Of the laws Of
health, iuattention to proper habits Of life
in eating, drinking. sleeping. dtess. and
the proper care Of themselves after the
work Of the day is done. These farmers
or workmen eat heavy supper of . SUM
mer's day and sit around the doors in
their shirt sleeves and il their tired con-
ditiou and weakened circulation are easily
chilled, lsying the foundation for diar.
rhea. bilious cciic. lung fever or con-
sumption. .. ........