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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-16
IL l.2 acres.

* LIZ acres,
more or lees.
This land is improved by Law Ofiec.
Dwelling and Store House, a Carriage
Shop and other valuable buildings. and
is tire same property conveyed by Pbilip
II. Dorsey and Francis N. Goddard, laie
Sheriff. Of Saint Msrv's county, to Susan
r Maddox, on the e3ri day Of June.
1868.
This property is that commonly called
and known rs the Brown Store" and
tie 10. is that known as The Orchard. I"
The St"re-house is new: ccmmodious M d
one o. the best arranged in the comfy.
The land is Of excellent quality and has
several icnements aud au excellent Or.
ciarL u. on it.
TERMS OF SALE.
Onc-half Of the purchase money in cash
and :le balance at twelve months credit
The deferred payment to be secured by
the bond or note OF the purchaser, with
security to he approved by tho Trustee.
aud to bear Interest from the date Of sale
When oil the purchase money shall
be paid. the Trustee will execute a deed
to The purchaser. free. clear and discharg-
cd from all claims Of tue parties to this
suit, tl OF those clai,nin rnlrr them.
THOMAS NJ. LANAHAN,
Trustee.
COMBS l. DOWNS,
Attorneys for Trustee.
ABELL & ABEL. Auctionecrs.
April IS. IS12-,s.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-16
CONFIRMATION NOTICE.

In the matter of the Deed Of T rus, fscz
Lewis C..Cvmbs {, Alexander T. Martin
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-16

May .. LISTS.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

The G. P. R. r. is all right again.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05
ALFALFA.
From the Colusa Cal Sun.

Any land upon which good grass
can be successfully produced is too
valuable to be sown in grain. Alfalfa,
it has been pretty well determined,
is the best grass for this country.
.Anv of our Sacramento Valley land
that can be flooded once during the
wear will successfully produce this
grass. On the best land-such as
now produces forty bushels of wheat
under favorable circumstances-c
he made to produce twenty tons Of
grass annually; and almost any land
inthe valley with an annual flooding,
will produce ten tons of grass. We
do not mean to say that all this
amount of grass can be cut, but the
land can be pastured for six months,
and then three or four crops of hay
cut, averaging from two to four tons
10 the acre. Such being the facts
and they are attested to by all those
who have given it a fair trial-how
does it happen that no more of 1t IS
sown? The average price of the hay
is about So per ton, of taking care OF
it 81, the grazing which costs moth
ing Is worth So per ton net. At the
lowest estimate of ten tons per acre
We have a profit of $50 per acre.
This pays the interest on $500 at
ten per cent. per annum 1hen
what is an acre of alfalfa worth? On
the small patches of it in Yolo coun-
tv, watered this year, there have been
who has field of it well set is com
paratively free from the dangers of
drought 1t is a hardy plant, and
will live several years with but little
water, although it grows best
when flooded annually. Gophers
prey upon it, and the irrigation of 1t
is necessary sometimes to drown
them out. Any one hundred acres
sown to this grass will feed more
sheep or stock of any kind than two
thousand acres of wild land Of the
same kind. One acre Of alfalfa will
feed at least twenty-five Spanish
merino sheep, with their increase for
a year. The feeces of such sheep |
Will average ten pounds; the wool,
at % cents, is worth So 80; the in
crease would be worth at least SO.
There is S100 for the acre, allowing
So 30 Tor taking care of the sheep.
Who can afford to raise wheat on an
acre of ground on which he can do
half so we'll ? Our estimate is not
extravagant; but divide it by four,
and who can afford to fool his time
on wheat?
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

rRNEE ABOVE NAMED PROPRIETOR HAVING
i leased the Orm-by House would interm his
friends and the travelling public that this Aouse
has been thoroughly refitted throughout and put
in complete order for the comfort and pleasure Of
all who may please to give him call.
The TABLE will, at all times, be supplied with
all the suhstantials well as the luxuries that
the market affords. Nc pains will be spared TO
please guests and every attention will be paid to
their respective wants AT all times
The BAR is well stocked with Fine Liquors.
Wines, &c
Attached to the House is q BILLIARD ROOM
containing Three Tables of the latest improved
styles, with good cues, balls and fine light.
Also, GEN ERAL STAGE OFFICE for the Stages
connecting with all the ditfernt lines of Stages
and Railroads running through this state and
California, and any information ill relation to the
same will be Cheerfully given at all times.
Ga- Particular attention paid to booking Pas
sengers, calling them, &c. Nov. 80 If
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

Under the head Of Wanted, !"
the Owatonna Journal advertises for
twenty-five young ladies to settle in
that place, assuring them that they
will find fond and endearing COM
panions and constant employment"
which is rather equivocal.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

The Philadelphia Bulletin says {:
s'The son of the Gar was to-day
shown the dirtiest and worst paved
citv he ever saw in his life.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

A good, honest Irishman, by the
name of Mulonhy, went to Prussia
about century ago, and now We
have the name changed to Moltke.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

Acynic remarks that the only time
when a woman forgets to be vain is
when she is sea-sick.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

The Queen of Holland has made
the ascent of Mount Vesuvius, being
conveyed in a sedan chair.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

Marriage and Celibacy.
CIAL EVILS and ABUSES, which interfere with
MARRIAGE-with sure means of relief for the
Errng and Unfortunate, diseased and debilitate<
Sent nee, in sealed envelopes. Addreb
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 8. Ninth st.,
Philadelphia. Pa. oc23.u
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

Three Philadelphians, who had
had it before, died with the smallpox
last month.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

Adelina Patti was recalled after tn,
first performance at Moscow twenty
nine times.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05
Ghe lailn State 9eoister,
Published Daily, tMondays ExceptedJ
PERKINS e STREET.
OFFICE-Rail's Brick Building, Secont
street, opposite the Capitol.
Terms of subscriptions:

One copy, one year, by mail ..............Sl6 90
one copy, six months, by MALL. 10 10
one copy, three months, by mail. 10
NONE FORWARDED UNTIL PAID FOR.
Gs5 Delivered by carrier to town sub
scribcrS at 81 cents per week.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

no" TO BULD.-The Chicago fire
proved the superiority of brick and
mortar to stone or iron, and now Hiram
lowers writes that no fire makes head
way IN Florence, because the foars
are covered with brick tiles. The
iiames find it impossible to work
through the floors Or to 60 up the
stalrways Eyerthing is as tight as a
brick, and the Florence Fire Brigade,
which consists of ten men, tire, with
pipes, four with buckets, and three
with brass squirts, find very little oc,
caslon for their valuable services. 1t
Is probably the cheapest Fire Depart.
ment IN the world. In the house of
Mr. Powers there are no joists. A
room twenty-five feet square has an
arched ceiling of tiles, which was laid
oy iour men in four days. The arch
mas stood with a large dancing party
on it. Mr.. Powers says these floors
are no collier than wood, as the ther.
momeier shows, and they are easily
carPeted. He recommends the impor>
tation ofltalian brickmasons to instruct
the Yankees in this sort of work.
The truth is that the entire problem
of brick and stone architecture is now
undergoing new investigation, and
the question, what is "fre, proof"
demands different answer from what
1t has received. Not long ago in fire
at Troy, heavy oak shutter absolutely
Kept fire out ola building, where an
iron one would have warped and brok.
en-. In Chicago, the iron columns of
buildings melted or warped, and let
the whole mass down, when brick sup.
ports might have stood. The main
point is to have as little wood as posi-,
BILE in the construction of buildings,
and to use brick, stone and iron as a
substitute. IF there is no wood TO
kindle and spread the fire, and make
a great heat, fire is not likely TO make
much headway. The plan suggested
by Mr.. Powers would make n CITY
about as safe aud as insurable as is
possible.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31
TIE Observation-Disclosures rrp,

The DREAMER--WoyDERFuL FER.
FoRMANcE OF A FoRT WAYNE
DREAMER.-A gentleman of high
social position, living in this county
has son engaged as clerk in large
mercantile house in Omaha. A few
weeks ago the father received a letter
from his son to the effect that he had
been robbed of five thousand dollars
belonging to his employer while
returning from collecting trip into
the country. Tie father was naturally
troubled by the intelligence, and when
he retired to his room for the night he
lay awake sometime thinking of the
unfortunate occurrence. At last he
fell asleep, and it seemed to him that
he was sitting by a table in a bed,
chamber of the--hotel of Omaha.
listening to the conversation of two
men who were recalling the particulars
of robbery in which they had just
been concerned, while they counted
over the proceeds of the same with an
eSultant air. Learning the number
of their room, he deccnded the stairs,
consulted the register, fixed their
names in his memory, together with
the date under which they were written,
and then awoke. He Immediately
wrote a letter to his son, requesting
him to call at--hotel, look at the
register, and if he found the names of
John B. Wilson and James Frank
Inscribed on its pages, under date of
November IA, to have the parties
found, arrested and charged with the
theft of the $4,000. The son followed
the directions, and from letter
received by the father yesterday, we
learn that the said John b. Wilson
and James Frank were arrested at the
said hotel, they confessed to the felony,
that Sisl3 Of the lost money was
recovered, and that the offenders had
been sentenced to the penitcntiary.
Fort Wayne Sentinel.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

STAND BY Your GUNs,-A few
days ago we stated that all The signs
OF the times were emphasizing the
admonition, stand by your guns
They are still doing SO, differing only
in the fact that the admonition is being
hourly laid under stronger emphasis.
Every mail brings us additional assur-
ance that the people have quietly
submitted TO dishonest rule until
forbearance has ceased to be a virtue.
and that thev are resolving to submit
TO il but very little longer.
When the great uprising takes place,
as wc honestly beleve"it soon will,
then we shall see the importance Of a
smooth front and banners well flung
TO the breeze. The people will not be
in a humor TO act blindly-they will
demand q clear exhibit before they
decide upon a move. A great Roman
orator once exclaimed: "Let what
each man thinks of this Republic be
written upon his forehead - The
people will assuredly adopt this
demand, for there never was time
in which Rome needed more to UNDER
stand each mans thoughts than does
this country now Mobile Register.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

GRANTS LTTTLENEss.--The meanest
act of General Grants life is his denial
to General Hancock of the command
his rank as a general officer in the
United States entities him to. This
he has repeated three several times
and at last has had occasion to abolish
a military division in order to snub
and insult him. On the first occasion.
when by the death of General Thomas
the command of the military division
ofthe Pacific was made vacant, Cen
eral Hancock called the attention of
General Sherman to the fact that he
was the senior and was entitled to sue
ceed. To this Sherman made answer
that "the President authorizes me TO
say to yon that it belongs TO his office
to select the commanding generals of
divisions and departments, and that
the relations you chose to assume TO,
ward him, officially and privately.
absolve him from regarding your per-
sonal preference" For this same
reason, when Sheridan went upon his
European tour, Grant refused to re,
cognize Hancock's right to succeed to
50 important command, and ordered
Sherman-all the time a resident of
Washington to assume command
himself. And now, when by the
death of General IIalleck the command
Of the department of the South be-
comes vacant, the President carries
his littleness and malevolenco 50 far as
to abolish it rather than that Hancock
one Of the most remarkable contrasts
to Grant, should succeed to it. And
all this because the parvenu disregards
his oath Of office, and is absolved by
his hate of a gentleman and a soldier
from regarding his personal preference.
The only result of such treatment is TO
raise Hancock higher and send Grant
lower Cif that were possible) in the
esteem of the people. "The mills of
the gods grind slowly, but they grind
exceeding fine. ."-Memphis appeal.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

Mark Twain has written an agrictl-
tural article at last treating of many
bucolic topics. Here are a few
extracts:
Turnips should never be pulled-it
Injuries them. 1t is much better to
send boy up and let him shake the
tree.
The guano is fine bird, but great
care is necessary in rearing it. 1t
should not be imported earlier than
June nor later than September. In
the winter it should be kept in a warm
place where it can hatch out its young.
When it is evident that we are to
have backward season for grain, it
will be well for the farmer to begin
setting out his corn,stalks and planting
his buckwheat cakes in July instead
of August.
Concerning the pumpkin: This
berry is tavorite with the natives of
New England, who prefer it to the
gooseberry for the making of fruit
cake, and who likewise give it the
preference over the raspberry for feed
ing cows, as being more filling and
fully as satisfying. The pumpkin is
the only esculent of the orange family
that will thrive at the North, except
the gourd and one or two varieties of
squash. But the custom of planting
it in the front yard with the shrubbery
is fast going out of vogue, for it is now
generally conceded that the pumpkin
as a shsde-tree is failure.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

THINGs MIXED. We find the fol.
lowing in an exchange, without credit:
Some years ago, when the writer was
reporter upon an Eastern paper it
devolved upon him to write for the
same edition an sccouut of the presen-
tation of a golden headed cane to the
Rev. DR. Hodge, the clergyman of the
place, and description of patent
hog>killing and sausage machine which
had just been put in operation at the
factory, Now what made the Rev. DR..
Hodge mad was this. The iuconsid-
crate buccaneer who made up the form.
of the paper got the two locals mixed
up in frightful manner. and when he
wen. to press something like thi, was
tn. appalling result;
Several Of the Rev. DR.. Hodge.
friends called upon him yesterday, and
after brief conversation, the un.uspi-
cious hog wa. seized by the hind legs
and slid along beam until he reached
the water tank. His friends explained
the object Of their visit, and presented
him with very handsome gold headed
butcher, who grabbed him by the tail,
swung him around and in less than Il
minute the carcass was in the water.
Thereupon he came forward and said
that there were times when the feelings
oyerpowsred one, and for thst reason
he would not attempt TO do more than
thank those around him for the manner
in which huge animal was cut into
fragments was simply astonishing.
The doctor concluded his remarks when
the machine seized him, and in less
time than it takes to write it the hog
was cut into fragments and worked up
into delicious sausage The occasion
will long be remembered by the doctors
friends as one Of the most delightful
of their lives. The best pieces can be
procured for fifteen cents a pound, and
we are sure those who have sat so long
under hi, ministry will rejoice that he
has been treated so handsomely"
Mad? Well about nine o'clock that
morning the Office had been abandoned
by every man but the advertising clerk,
and he assembled to the roof and robed
himself in boiler iron, so that he could
watch that venerable clergyman tearing
around down there in the street with
his congregation, all wearing the pam
oply of war and carrying butcher knives
and things. Next day we apolsgized,
but the doctor stopped his subscription,
and began to take the rival paper.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

DON'T ADvERTIsE.- do it.
Don't advertise your business; it's
paying out money to accommodate
other people; il they want to buy your
goods let them hunt you up.
Doa't advertise, for it gets your
n anne abroad, and you .are apt to be
Hooded With circulars from business
houses and to he bored with drummers
from the wholesale establishments. all
OF which also results in soliciting your
order for new goods. and money to pay
tor them, which is very annoying to
one ola dyspeptic temperament.
Don't advertise, for it brings people
in from the country Country folks. Won
know, are Of an inquiring turn of
mind } and they will ask you many
astonishing questions about prices, try
your temper with showing them goods,
and even vex you with the request to
tic them up; which puts you to an
additional trouble of buying more.
Don't advertise; it gives people
abroad a knowledge of your town, and
they come and settle in it; it will grow,
and other business will be induced to
come in and thus increase your
competition.
In short, ifyou would have a quiet
town; not too large; ifyou would not be
harassed by multitudinous cares and
perplexities of business; if you would
avoid being bothered with paying for
and losing time to read a great
cumbersome newspaper, just remain
quiet; don't let the people know five
miles away where you are, nor what
you are doing, and you will be
severely let alone to enjoy the bliss of
undisturbcd repose. Gazette, Redwood
City Gal.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

SMoTHERISG FIRES. s.-Extinction Of
fire by smothering is method which
deserves notice. When lady's dress
catches fire her usual course is to rush
out of the room screaming for help.
thereby causing the flames to soread
over her with great fury. In such
cases "hesp" is at hand in the shane Of
the table cloth or the hearth rug. If
she were promptly to envelope herself
in one or the other-or if some one
were to do it for her-the fire would At
once 60 out for want of air. Again
if window curtains catch fire, a common
tendency for mankind is to rush ont
shouting "Firel" and "IIelp!" Reader
why not help yourself-especially il
you be manly finding out before.
hand what is the best course of pro.
cedure in the circumstances You
ought at once to tear the curtains down.
and throw the rug or table cloth on
them. lfyou cannot do this, and must
leave the room, don't open the window
and by all means remember to shut the
door behind you; and thus, by cutting
oil the supply of air, at all events delay
the confiagration as much as YOU can.
1t i'a matter of the greatest importance
that a man should have definite idea
of what he will do, or attempt, in case
of fire. Opinions may differ as to the
best mode Of action, but all ought to be
agreed in having some mode of action
to carry out Nothing is more pitiful
than to see any one rushing wildly
about shouting "Help" and wasting
energy. For a man to be seen in such
J circumstances is contemplate.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

"A PROUD SrECrACLE.-The spec
tacle yesterday was one which no free
man could behold without unspeakable
disgust and shame.
The street leading to the hall now
used as a state house, was occupied by
armed policemen, drawn up in lines ut
the crossing, preventing all approach
save to the favored few. The building
was guarded at every point by others
OF these Pretorians, and at least two
hundred of them, all armed with six.
shooters, were distributed in and around
the premises. No ordinary civilians
were permitted to pass the lines or
enter or approach the hall in which sat
the faction which claims to be the legal
legislature Of the State. There were
also a detachment of the uniformed
volunteers and small pieces of artillery
on duty in front of the state house.
An aid of Gen. Emory, on horseback,
occupied conspicuous position in
Dryades street.
AT some distance, and outside of the
lines OF Metropolitans, were crowds of
citizens and spectators looking on the
strange scene with silent disgust and
Indignation.
Such we're the surroundings of the
government Of the State of Louisiana
during the greater part of yesterday
government which employs these
violent and unusual means to preserve
and propiliatc the power long held by
1t OF plundering this people, and dis
gracine the name and character OF the
State before the civilized world. No
such badges of servitude were ever
imposed upon a peaceful people on this
continent, as those exhibited Yesterday
IN this city. No tyrant of any of the
Kingdoms of the Old World ever dared
to surround the representatives. Of the
people with such a display of armed
force, to prevent the presence of their
constituents, and to menace them into
submission to the DEGREES of corrupt
and Infamous administration. All this
is done to shield from the knowledge
and wrath of the people, the robber
hand which has seized upon the powers
of government in order to enrich them
selves by despoiling a nearly exhausted
State. O. Times, 6M.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

A SLIGHT MrsrAKE.-An incident
occurred one night last week on Jeffer.
son street, Louisville, KY. which was
quite interesting, at least, 20 one person
concerned A young and handsome
clerk was quietly walking down
the street, when suddenly a lovely
young lady flashed across his path,
like a startled sunbeam, a soft pair of
arms were wreathed around his neck, q
pretty face was thrust under his hat,
and plump pair of rosy lips printed
a thrilling kiss fairly on bis mouth.
The bashful young man "felt all
over in streaks" for a moment. but
recovered himself when the young lady
drew back blusbing and trembling,
and timidly hiding her face with her
hands begged to he excused for mis-
taking him for an uncle. Think Of
that! An uncle indeed! But not
wthstanding the insinuation, the young
clerk was under so many obligations
to the lady for her mistake that he
accepted the apology and calamity
offered to excuse her If she would
repeat the outrage. She couldn't see
the necessity of that however, and he
sauntered homeward to dream'of soft
armed and rosy-lipped angsls-and
their uncles.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-31

The only religion possible to man is
religion of penitence. The righteous
ness of man cannot be the integrity of
the virgin citadel which has never
admitted the enemy; it can never be
more than the integrity of the city
which has been surprised and rrousei,
and which having expelled the invader
with blood in the streets, has suffered
great inward loss.