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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-06

NEATu,rA PATRlAErll--Ih" ven
rrahIr pauI Lyons, the oldest man III
Mobile county, Ala., and perhaps one
Of oldest in the Southwest. died on
Thursday week. He WAS born in Sa-
vannah. Georgia. on the l9lh of July,
1850. He was therefore near Y one
hundred and eleven vvalS Old at the
1j,ur of hi. death. He was III Savan-
nah during he war of the revolution
He married in 1909 when n"ar h!tN
year, old, We, had lived with his wife.
who survives him. for more than sixty
wears. Mr.. LronS leaves II number
Of children. grand-chIl'lrcn and great
granl-r!iIlrcn. most If whom ar" res
ilcnt of the southern part OF tins
county. lie was born before Geor4"
the Third succeeded to the British
crown. while I'rrdvrick the Great WAS
in the zenith of his fame, and several
years before the binth of either Nap"-
leon Bunapartc. the puke of WrIilng-
tom or AluIrcw ,Iark-on He was It
contemporary Of johnson and G"ld-
smith. and was eleven years cider than
Walter scott - Nobih R1W@tcr.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-01-06

At tho marriage of An elderly fr.
male recently in church, the oryan!sj
PLAYED the well.known hymn beg'n
nng:
N1'his is tho way | long have sought.
And mourncd because | found ii not
Oh the entrance of the bridal party,
~ Pay the Printer,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

DEXTER BHATENll AVrER BoSxRR-From the
day that the famous horse Dexter became the
property of Mr. Bonner, the name Of the renown-
ed trotter has been used to great ex,eu, in ad-
vertising the Ledger. But Goldsmith Maid
has beaten pexter's time, and . new literary
enterprise has just been started in Chicago un-
der auspices which indicate determination on
the part ofthe projectors and publishers to eclipse
Bonner in the field Of journalism.
Waters, Eberts h Co. 7s3 State St., Chicago,
are issuing sour Preside Friend" very hand
some, illustrated, eight page, literary and FIRE
side weekly. Instead ofeIpending hundred
thousand dollars in horse-fesh. they will distri-
butte that amount among their subscribers for
ls72, in the way Of premiums Their capital
premium is $40, 900 in United States Currency.
Il Is manifest tha, the enterPrising psblishers
intend to secure an immense circulation for
their paper, and IL is no less probable that when
such inducements in the way Of premiums-in
connection with q readable and hrs,-elass Jour
nal-are offered, the enterprise win prove .
grand success. The Premium List 10 large and
varied. Specimen copies Of the Paper, Premian
List, ETC., sest free &c any addrs0.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
TuI H,sroRY OF A NATIONAL REMEDY.

Here is the history OF the most celebra-
ted tonic Of the age in nutshell. To 1861
il was announced that certain combina-
,ion Of vegetable ingredients. with pure
diffusive stimulan.. was working wonders
in the cure Of chronic dyspepsia. nervous
debility. liver complaint. periodical fevers,
rheumatism aud constitutional weakness.
The unpretending name given to the spe-
ci6c Vas PLANTATION BrrrkRs. The state
ment attracted the attention Of invalids
everywhere. The new remedy received
= fair trial. and the results more than con-
frmed oil that had been said in its praise.
Thenceforward il vas q grand success -
The business columns Of the press spread
the glorious news far and wide. and the
martyrs to Indigestion. biliousness. phys
ical proesrasion and premature decay. as
IL by common consent. sought relief from
the new vegetable restorative. They toHad
eaaf thy sought. From that time to the
prsseat the increase in the demand for
Plantation Bit.ers has been one Of the
most striking events in this age.
SFcr Coughs. Bronchitis aud Con-
ssmpsiou. in il early ssages. nc,b az eqaa Q
%. Psrss's Golden Medical Discovery.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
Written for the Beacon.)
AN APOLOGY FOR LEAP-YEAR,
ALPHA.

Rebuke not, fair Lady,-indeed I fear
That thou'rt not pleased about the "Leap-year;"
You know that much truth is spoken in jest,
So don't take ofFence,-iudeed it is best.
An innocent joke, pray don't taket heart,
IF you do, really can't take part;
Whilst l, only the exception did mean,
You bravely, the rule, from error would screen.
You claim to know well, the creature calrd man,
Indeed | the rudments you've scarce began
Hes on the make; mostly seeking for pelf
Too often he marry,-only for self.
So you'd take loves wings and hy far away,
To see If the beanx would plead for your stay;
All ha gentle Lady, twill never do,
Pray, change your tactics in seven,y-two.
woman's smiles arc quite bewitching to man,
The dear, artless creatures,-seldom do plan;
Blu; thou, gentle Lady. pray-whst's the harm7
Should your bright smiles win husband and
Farms
True loves q treasure. more precious than gold,
It's worth more than stocks and acres untold;
But an love Of money, will OF begule,
And tempt poor nortals, = so sweetly to smile.
Put on those smiles, that ar- winning. yos kno~.
Muster up courage counting to 20;
For sure IL you don't very much fear
That you'll regret, ere another leap-year.
JAcerEs.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
fCoMMUNIcArED.

Mr.. Editor Il see different ideas es-
cape at different times regarding dog
law. Can't our lawmakers get one through
similar to the Ohio law on the same sub
ject? Also. a liquor law for our county
and State similar to the Ohio Law? i'll
understand these laws, they would suit
here As we'll as in Ohio. I think. also.
that We poor farmers ought to be better
protected than we are agains. the Super
visors of the Roads. 1t is likely that q
great many farmers trespass unknowing-
ly on the public roads, having bought or
come into the possession Of property. the
ferce lines thereof. which bind upon the
public roads. not being as wide apar. as
the Law requires. Before these lines are
thrown down or disturbed, the Supervisor
should be required to give notice to the
party trespassing. Without such notice.
to throw farmers fences down and cx-
pose his crops to the commons, should be
made felony. Please publish this.
FARMER.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
(CoNxuHIcArrD.
FAIR PLAY.

From . recent number Of this paper.
We we're Informed Of the jolly times OF
some persons 1t home Of late. over the
weights Of the pig. the shoat. and the hog j..
The owner Of the one. We were told
shouted for joy over $50 pounds. An
other. vas represented. Is throwing up
his hat in great ecstacy over 400 pounds,
and in imagination for the third. We OBJ
served quite IN agitation around the scalp.
and not little apprehension, that tha,
too must have gone up in ecssatic felicity
over the weight Of neighbor's hog tha,
beat them all.
Nov. not Wishing BY any means to be
considered cficious. but having . lively
interest for honest rivalry. whether gene
raj or local. and disclaiming the remo,es,
intention Of wounding the feelings of the
most sensitive. l have Voluntarily entered
the muss. and concluded TO nc, % arbiter
in the premises.
Well. assuming pig to b. pig. even
70 Green months old. and . shcat to be .
shcat. even to thirty months old. and q
hog to be hog. TO essa beyond The age o,
iaeaPleity for service. my decision is tina,
the weight Of . hog cannot. in fair play.
Be brought against shoss's. nor shoat's
b brought against pis's-,hcrcfore. the
respective weights given. in said number
Of THE paper. viii have to continue q. .
challenge to the county.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
From the Baltimore Evening Journal. J

From the Baltimore Evening Journal
PxssoSxsL OF the ST.. MARY's DELxaA rIox.
ST. Mary's county has. as usual. a fine
delegation. The Senator. James s. Downs.
Esq. is a large. pleasan,-looking man.
about thirty years Of age. He is .
lawyer Of reputation and the editor of the
staunch Democratic journal. the St. Mary's
Beacon, at Lconardtown. He is an old
tune Democrat. aud while not gifted or
ator he 10 . man Of good sense. intelligence,
and is extremely popular. He started life
poor aud BY his own exertions has worked
his way up hill until he has achieved the
honored station Of Maryland Senator
lie has filed the position Of States A,.or-
ney twice with great acccptability and
credit. He is married aud has . large
family.
To the left Of the Hon. Frederick Stone,
Of Charles. sits one Of the finest looking
young men in the House. r. johnson
Cotton, of St. Mays He is q medium
sized. well built. neat looking man. with
a pleasing courtenancc. a bright eye. dark
hair. moustache and goatec. lie is hard
worker and an able representative. Mr.
Cotton was born at St Clements Bay. ST.
Mary's county, and is graduate Of CAL
vert College. He was admitted to the bar
Of Leonardtowu in 1860. and is now thir-
ty years Of age. He received at the late
election six hundred majority. which is an
evidence ofhis merit and popularity. He
is Democrat Of the s,aunchest kind.
and adhercs with unfal,ering trust to the
principles Of the Democratic party. He
is on a number Of important committees.
and is an interchangeable worker in the dis
charge Of his duties a. legislator. His
demeanor is quiet and affable, and We
have found him in our intercourse one of
the most congenial members Of this body
His colleague. John A. Dunbar. Esq.
is tall. fne-looking man. with brown
hair and beard. quiet. yet industrious.
and q careful, thinking and attentive mem
Der, with liberal views. He was born in
St. 1negocs district. St. Mary's county.
and is now about forty-seven years Of age.
though he does not wear the appearance
of more than forty. in spite OF the gravity
Of hi. manners. He was elected County
Commissioner Of ST. Marys. when he had
the honor Of being one of the first Demo-
Gratis ever elected to Office in this county.
He is 4 farmer aud fine sample of the
talented aad educated Mary land agricul-
turist.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
WNrrHS in HAS.

Ys witty mortsls as you're passing by
Remark that near this moa ument dosh lie
Conferred in dust
Two husbands, t9o wives.
Two sisters. two brothers,
Two fathers. . son,
Two daughters. two mothers.
A grandfather. GRANDMOTHER. and . grand
daughter.
An uncle. an aunt. and their niece follow.
ed after,
This catalogue Of persons mentioned here
Were only Eve. and all from incest clear.
Two men sat down to eat One had 5
leaves the other s. A stranger came
along and desired to eat with them. to
which they both agreed. After he had
eaten, he laid down s pieces Of silver
the man who had the loves took pieces
and handed the other. the 8 pieces; e
which the latter objected. and insisted on
having hall. How should the money Be
divided7
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

HrSxr Couxrr TosAcco Ssxp.-Our
thanks. are due Major Peter ". Hair.
sson. Of the 6rm Of Herbert. Hoirsso. 4
Co., Baltimore. for = package Of superior
tobacco Seed. grown on one Of the Msior's
Sns Tobacco Estates in Henry county. Viz.
ginia.
II has long been conceded sbss the
quality Of the Tobacco grown in Henry
County surPasses tina. Of any other County
in the State, and IL , greatly o~ise 70
this faes that the celebrated Grsvsly chew
ing Tobacco enjoys sneh high repas.,ieo.
These Of our farmers Who irish to try j,
can do so b. calling on Mr.. v. csm.lier.
sgen. for the above named s,u. Who b.
seus % hand for gra:aisous distsihs,ica.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

TESrERAScE LECTURE. citisens
were treated on Thursday night last TO
an interesting lecture on the subject Of
temperance BY the Rev. Mr.. Duvall. Of
Baltimore city. The meeting Was held at
the Union Hotel and was very we'll assen.
ded. considering the shortness Of the no
tice given. The manner Of tho speaker
was forcible and earnest and his illussr.-
lions and counsels were Of . character to
impress many Of his hearers. no. only With
the criminality Of insemperanee. but with
The dangers and seduc.;ons which attend
the first drink. The comparison Of the
sippirr with the f,sufhciens and over
coniden. vOyager sailing smoothly down
the rapids which lead to the cataract, We
thought particularly happy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

WHEAT-Has been steady and firm through
the week but the transactions have been chief
In Pennsylvania, the receipts of other descrip-
lions being very limited. Sales Of PennsvIva-
MIA embrace some ?, 500 bushels white at l6&a
les cents, and about 80, 600 bushels red, one or
two fancy lots bringing l67CaI7o cts, bu, the
bulk selling at l62G9l6S cents which we quote
- the closing prices for good TO prime Sac,
also 800 10 1000 bushels Maryland red ., los
@l6s cents and $500 bushels Western al 1853
cts. for red, and lsOaIeO cents for white
RYE.-We report sales this week OF 900 TO
1880 bushelsat l00Gslo3 cents, and it closes
steady az these figures.
CORN.-The offerings this week have been
light. and the sales on Change therefore limited
but the market has through the week been firm
for oil descriptions and for white prices have
advanced sharply. There ia, however, . good
deal Of Corn being delivered on contracts made
sometime since, which docs not appear in the
reported transactions We have reported this
week sales Of -. 900 TO 200 bushels Southern
white nj from 81 to u cents. the closing sales
being At T9(a,72 cents H. 900 to Is 900 DO South
ern yellow at 6slNas70 cents. 10, 900 do. Penn
sylvania at ssG,1U cents. 20 900 do. Western
mixed TO arrive NJ 10 cents, and s, 900 do. on
the spot ut 6sG970 cents.
OATS-Have been steady through the week
though not specially active. Sales reach about
Is, 600 bushels at from 50 to So cen Is, though
only one or two lots have brought over SIS cen is
We quote good to prime lots a. closing At sac
IS cents per bushel.
TOBACCO.-We report the market for Lea
still very quiet There is some new crop Ohio
coming forward which is b,iug taken chief,
for France at full rates, but in other description
there is scarcely anything doing. the receipts
being altogether too mesgre to attract the q;
ten,ion Of buyers. The market 10 very firm in
deed, and prices for all descriptions are vel
maintained. We note the export this week OF
300 hhds. for Aarseilles. We quote a. before
VIZ:
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

Dsxoassf's MAGAZINE fer March cc0ss 70 -
fresh from the fcunsain-head ofiAshios. IL Pab-
fishers seem to be never failing IN their e6ogo TO
make |, the model Magazine Of America, and
have always attained their pcial NesvitAssasd-
ing the many Attractions in the nagasineisseaf,
making IL worth double tbs suhscripsios pries.
thsy ere ssv o6tsise he hssstifsi ell cArose
''lsa't She Prssy." vsvsh Ss-se ~ Pses
Music Lesss," sse md beautiful Oh eArsos,
also vorsh Ss-se evsEy ysasiy sshsEiAG, q
%. giviax slI h vslassse S3ia easA- AA1ssA
". Js-,isp psnssus, 90 Dsssa~V.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
fCoxnuxIcArxD.


Assws. E1sasss # 81. A~ys Bsscoa.
Dear NiSs-Sines NY eoununicasion
Of the l7sh uls-. there bas appeared an ar
dele in your paper signed Reforuer; and.
though Il was not directly simed 1t me.
vet the arrow came % close thax1 felt the
Wind. When I advocated the exemption
Of the hound. from the dog tax. had no
idea that il would cause 80 much hard feel
ing and occasion this spirited reply from
one Who had such m aversion to writing.
for. in his communication, he condemns il
- being q one-sided Law. urged for the
benefit Of fox-buuters. and recommended
in its stead the taxing Of all species Of
dogs. yet leaving one good cur = piece to
manage refractory stock" What can
this be but one-sided Jaw for the benefit
Of cur dog loversf be also charges the
hound Is being Of all tame animals the
most disastrous to sheep. This certainly
is very ungenerous remark about the
hound. I am persuaded to believe other
wise. l do not deny that hounds kill sheep
sometimes but. If they do. they are no.
apt to kill more than one. and they salts
fy their appetite on that and kill no more
But how is it with the Ball Terrier, Ner-
fosnd1a.d. C~s LIDO not believe you
can get any nearer to . real cur than this.
for they are made up Of many breeds
Well. one Of these fellows. while perform
ing one Of his nocturnal rambles, called
on my father and killed eleven head OF
sheep and eight head Of shoa,s in less than
an hour. and then Vent home and ca. a.
heartily as usual. It was not for food
that this chap did this. for he was kept in
a pampered manner. l think he had a
! mania for it. Well. rs regards the ex-
emption Of the hound. was induced to
do so because I considered that they we're
benefit to the community. and as such
they ought not to be taxed. l can find
no one that denies thu. they are benefit.
but still the keeping of them is confined
to fox-hunters. who. If their hounds were
taxed. would have an additional expense
on them. when they derive no more ben
eft from the hound than those who would
willingly Danish them from the face Of the
earth. I do not deny that cur dogs are
valuable. but. allowing that to be so, they
en- benefit no one but their owners. Re
former" asked only small tax in order
to get rid of worthless dogs. Think that
purpose should be coupled with that OF
raising fund to reimburse sheep owners
for losses-incurred by dogs-and should
the tax annually exceed the amount Of
damages. let the overp.us be applied to
the use of the white and colorcd schools
in proportion to the amour. collected from
the colored people, which would reconcile
that class to the tax Therefore. If thi.
explanation is insufficient to justify the ex-
clusion of the hounds from the tax. it will
at least convince the public that have
no personal or lucrative end in view
Though psssionately fond Of fox hunting.
I would obliterate the business from the
catalogue Of sports. ere I would recon-
mend the taxing Of my neighbors' goods
and exempt my own, \ charge which has
been imputed to me. I will now rest the
matter with the public. and remain
Yours truly, G.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

LEGIsLATIvR AND OrHsR IrEns.-Con-
gressional proceedings for week past have
been unusually insipid in debate and bar
rem in action. There is, and has been du-
ring the present session. little to record
Of Congress but very bald maneuvres 70
make and unmako presidents. to build up
and pull down rival political factions. and
endeavors in these directions ere likely to
multiply and intensity until adjournment,
That present politics and politicians. State
and National. are fast becoming an often
sive nuisance and . hurtfui incubus upon
the country. we see stronger reasons every
day for believing.
In the proceedings ofthe Maryland Leg
isla,ure for the pas. week. We notice that
our Senator has presented petitions from
Hesekiah Burroughs. Mary A. Stone.
Mary B. Dyer and BENZ. Adams. asking
pensions. Mainly through the instrument
tality Of our delegates. n bill has been pas
sod. reducing the outage tax on Tobacco
from go to 81 SO. The legislature has
been memoriaizcd by our County Com
miss;oners. asking the repeal Of the pres
ent law in regard to the appointment Of
Trustees Of the Poor. and recommending
tha. the Poor House be placed under their
direct control
We are pleased to state, that our dele
gates are all in excellent health and spirits
They are at present up to their elbows in
work and hard at it, Indeed they. one
and all. belong to the working, rather
than the talking. brigade; and. though
they have made little noise during the
session. We have good reason for knowing.
that they have been among the most la
borious and attentive workers 10 their diff
fsren. bodies. The heavy legislative work
10 done in Committees. of which the public
hear nothing. and it is to duty in these
bodies. that our delegation has mainly de-
voted itself
Neither our Washington nor Annapolis
correspondence has reached us this week.
What Is the matter? Sickness or the mails?
We often crowd out" to make room for
these letters. and when they fail rs. . Sc
rious inconvenience 10 the result. We
trust our Washington aud Annapolis
friends will remember this in the future.
The attention Of parties interested is
called TO the statement Of the President Of
the State Of Maryland Mutual Fire Insu-
rance Company Of Baltimore. to be found
in another column Of this weeks issue
We had intended to have accompanied
this Statement. with q commend atory notice
Of the Company's condition. management
and claims to public approval. but want Of
space and time has prevented us. We
shall. probably. refer to these features in
our next.
There is much complaint among our
farmers in regard to the backwardness Of
work atpreseus writing. Few Tobaceo-
beds have been seeded. little fencing has
been done. csc. etc. farm affairs, gensr.
ally, being unusually in arrears.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

PERSONAL. Rev r. Hsber Muir
ply asks Ms to notify those Of hi friends
in the county who hsve forgotten to return
books borrowed from him. that he will be
pleased to get possession Of them. Ifsent
to A Lexington ST.. Baltimore. or LEFT
=. the Office Of the Beacon they will reach
him.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

March b snaily rePrsasased - . hlusserias
6se. Net - with oil II hEinss forth. For To-
ssassa peE<esss's Tosas AnezicA. although
asysAiag bat saisA has - sausssr. Il 10 al
ssaid. sound, ssessi aud entertaining In In con-
tsass juss ne tAiag fee iadeor ssnssUeas fos
he ssessa. Get copy Coz Tea Ceao, ct .
Beck SaosN O. ssAsczs6s Coz year, for your
esYs ed oisis. 0siy 81. Win pssaizn.-
fshhsAs1 .: go Dgss1ssy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

STATEMENT OF TIRE CONr1r1ov
OF THE STATE OF MARyLANn
MUTUAL FIREINSURANCE com.
PANf OF BALTIMORE CITY ON
THE 3lsr DAY OF DECEMBER
1871.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22
81. MARYS BEACON
LEoT4aDTowF, ND.
f1rasDAY MORNING. Y.sesary s.sa, is1s.

EERarA.-In . communication lately
published in the Beacon under the caption
Of Abbreviated Correspondence" in End
line. 9Th word for ts read b.; in TIN line.
last word. for qpas read qpds; for the in
tia; letter D in the name Of The eorrsspon-
dent, substitute z.