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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23
"A few more "statistics," and I subs;de.

"A few more ''ssatis.ics.' - and I subs;de.
lLaughter.l
How beautifully this thought il ill..-
trated BY the well-laid breakfast table Of
my colleague (Mr. Brooke. The happy
family gathers round it; grace i said |;
God Is asked to protect N" in our joint
and several efforts to steall One guest
pockets the knives and forks; another the
salt and salt-collar another the cream-
jug. plates and sugar-bowl; another the
cloth another the bread another the po-
tatoes another the plated ware; smother
the muston-chop; q brawny Robert Ma
caire from Down East lifts out the table /:
while sly Jean Jacques, to encourage
domestic cookery. slips into the kitchen.
pits ont sEeyfe. aud carries Oh the stove
and Goals. Laughter. The guests look
at each other innocently and say. ave
have done all this to increase the general
comfort and to make free with the breakfast
table. L.uchterl. Are not our wolfsh
appeti.es assuaged! Though we have not
each general glut Of nourishment, are
We not happy! Is there no. left coffee
unground, and unburned. and tea undis-
titled. swcetened BY the memories of su-
gar upon an absent c!oth. and covering an
invisible table !" was about to produce
some more statistics. They are so pow
erful here. / will ask leave to print one
thousand copies Of this speech at the ex-
pense cfthe Industrial League of Philadel-
phia. to which l hear no objection
Laughter.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

that moment third and still seversr shock
came. and ss reelei aboatoa the pave
n.ent, trying to keep my footing. saw
sight. The entire front Of tall, four
story brick bailding in third street sprane
out like door and fell sprawl;ne seross
the street. raising dust Ike q great vol.
ume OF smoke And here came the bus.
gy-overboard went the man, and In les,
than can tell il. the vehicle vas dis,ri.
bused in swall fragments along three hun
dred yards Of the street. One could have
fancied that somebody had fred charge
of chair-t5unds and rags down the thor
oughfate. The street car had stopped
the horses were rearing and plunxine
and passengers we're pouring out ss both
ends, and one man had crashed halfway
through a glass window ON one siae Of the
car, got wedged fast. andwas souirmips
and screaming like an impaled madu.n.
Every door Of every house. a. far a. the
eye could reach. vas vomiting q stream Of
human beings: and almost before one
could execute wink and begin another,
there was a massed multitude of peoplo
stretching in an endless procession down
every stree. my position commandsd.-
Never was solemn solitude turned into
tecming life quicker. Of the ~Ssders
wrought By 1.-The great earthquake" these
were all that came under my eye; but
the tricks it did elsewhere. and far and
wide over the town. made toothsome gus
sip for lime days. The destruction of
property was trifingA the injury to il was
widespread and somewhat serious. The
.'curiosities Of the earthquake were simp-
ly endless. Gentlemen and ladies Who
were sicS. or were taking a sies,a, or had
dissipated till late hour and were making
up lost sleep. thronged into the public
streets in all sorts of queer apparel. and
some without any at all
One woman who had tecn washing .
naked child. ran down :he street, holding
it By the ankle as ii it had been dressed
turkey. Prominent citizens, who were
supposed to keep the Sabbath strictly.
rushed oct of saloons in their shr. sleeves,
with billiard, cues in ;heir hands. Dog
er'. of men, with necks swa,hed in nap.
kins. rushed from BARRIERS shops, la,hered
to the eyes, or with one cheek clean shaved
and the other still bearing hairy stubble.
Horses broke from stables and a frigh,cn-
Cd dog rushed up short attic ladder and
out OH to roof, and when his scare was
over had not the nerve 20 60 down again
the same way he had gone up. A prom!
inent editor few down stairs. in the priu-
eipal hotel. with nothing but one brief un-
dcrgsrment- met chumbermaid aud ex.
claimed. ''Oh. what shall do! Where
shall sOw She responded Win native
scrsr;'y. If you have a choioe, you MAP
try clothing store ."'-Kart Train.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

DEATH OF ElcuArr THE THlEp. Rich
srd received wounds enough at Bcsworth
70 let out hundred lives. His crown
had been struck of at the beginning Of
the onset his armo! was so broken, and
his features were 50 dcfaccd. that he was
hardly to be recognized when. dragged
from beneath heap Of slain
'Iiis hand still strained the broken brand.
His arms were smeared with blood and sand
Dragged from among the horses feet;
With dinted shield and helmet beat,
be falcon crest and plumaye gone.
Can that DC raugh.y Marm.on?"
And can that stripped and mu,ilatcd corpS
be the crowned monarch who. at mornings
rise. led a gallant army to ar assured VIC
tory-who had recently been described bv
distinguished foreigner (Phil.p dc Com.
meucs) as holding the proudest position
held by any king Of England for = hun
dred years?
Nothing places in a stronger light tho
depth Of degradation and iusensibility, fast
verging toward barbarism. to which mems
minds had been sunk BY the multiplied
bu,cheries Of terrible conflicts than tho
iniignities heaped upon the dead king,
with the sanction. il no. by the express
orders OF his usurper. The body. perfect
y naked, with rope round The neck, was
| flung across horse like the carcass Of a
calf. behind pursuivant-at-arms bearing
silver boar upon his coat. and was thus
carried in triumph to Lei ester. It was
exposed two days in the Town Hall. aud
then buried without ceremony in tie Gray
Friar's Church.
AT the destruction Of the religious homes.
the remains were thrown out, and the cof-
fin. which was OF stone, was converted into
watering trough at the White Horse.
Inn. The best intelligence that Mr. Hut
ton, who made a journey on purpose ia
1853, could collect concerning it, was
that the trough was broken up about tho
latter end of the reign Of George I, snd
that some Of the pieces had been placed
on the steps in a cellar Of the inn. 30
what base uses we may return Horatio :"
The sign of the White Boar at Leicester.
at which Richard slept. gas forthwith con-
verted into Blue Boar aud the name Of
the street. called after it, has been eos-
rupted into Blubber lane.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

READINESS. Of the best things Ar
temus Ward has left US is his remark touch
ing oratory. Il have the gift Of oratory. :"
says the complacent Artemus. .but havn't
it about me-" This is not merely an un
expected and very witty turn it is some
thing more than surface pleasantly, for
it gives expression to an experience that is
all but universal. Most of us are conscious
at times of possessing certain gifts of abl-
tiles which are somehow not available at
jnst the moment when they would be of
most service. What sca,hng reply
might have made to Smith about Darwin
ism - i. the regretful reflection Of Jones.
as he retires heated and discounted from
contest with Smith on the subject ofnat-
Axal selection. What cs,;aal things We
might say and don't! How Illuminating
it is to reflect that we were dull when we
were capable of being bright. What an
unsatisfactory gift is the cleverncss that
hangs fire until after the game has flown.
When We are alone we inveat the happies.
Of rctorts; the most unanswerable argu-
meut fash upon US without an effect on our
part We feel that We bave more weapons
in our mental armory than Brown ever
dreamed of; yet, somehow. when Brown
attacks US suddenly. We cannot bring our
twelve pouuder to bear upon him before
he has shot us through and through and
through with his ready little revolver -
We Of the superior metal find ourselves
spiked, SO to speak. The fact is We like
readiness. Readiness is very great pow
er. Ia law. war, politics. journalism. or.
indeed, almost any profession or calling,
it means success. 1t is purely gift bu.
SO potent a one that man possessing it,
even With little other ability, can hold his
own against fearful odds. In its higher
manifestation it is sort Of genius The
man of readiness. like the poet. is born,
not made. No amount of training will
enable man to say keen things on the
spur of the moment, like Douglas Jerrold,
or to avail himself instantly of an unexpcc.
ted move of the enemy. like Marlborough.
Readiness is kind Of presence Of mind.
which enables one to turn the tide of bat
tie. avert disaster. strike the needed blow.
aud speak the fitting word at moment
when it is fatal to say or do nothing. 1t
is good to have learning and wisdom. and
practical ideas and executive ability but
they lose half their value if you don't hap
pen to have them about you. Ifyou can
not put your hand on them when they are
wan,ed-as was the case with Artem US
Ward with regard to his gift of oratory-
you might almost as we'll not have them
at all.-Erery Saturday.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

TuE CRY OF BERLIN.-Tbe population
of Berlin in one hundred and seventy
years has increased ten fold. and its limits
cover radius of nearly thirteen miles
When Frederick the Greats ambition de-
sired a city, he first enclosed vas. sandy
plain with walls, and ordered that his vas
sails GIL the empty place With houses.
The people being few were in consequence
somewhat puzzled how to fulfil the wishes
of their sovereign. They at last hit upon
u plan OF geome,rical sriaugles. and COM
IN need raising two storied hotels. having
as many as twenty-five windows on line.
Tie streets thus made were beautiful and
wide. The site Of the city is fat. and
consequently much expense has been in
CURED in order to make the drainage any
way approaching perfection. An idea Of
this ;able-hke city may be formed VIXEN
mention that one street alone, the Fried.
rick strasse, is two miles long. and through
its entire length there is no, one foo, o.
descent. The paving is in 9 very bad
condition, and the tottoirs or sidewalk:
wretchedly narrow. Berlin is as intoler.
able a city in summer as it is pleasan. IN
winter. But Notwithstanding the advau.
tages Of situation and other drawbacks
Berlin may certainly claim to be one Q
the finest cities in Europe. By simpl,
turning on ones heel in the space betweel
ibe Palace and the Brandcnburgh Cat,
may be seen the Museum with its beautiful
eolonnade, the chas,e Guardhouse, th
Great Opera. and the University. Al
these bulldogs are in the world -knowI
street Of Outer den Limdea. this beirg th
principal and most frequent thOroushfar
in che city.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23
Hrs E,esr E,pruor.xe v,on,h =,

Hts FiRsr EARrHouAKE-A month az
ter landed in Sacramento | enjoyed my
first earthquake. It was one which was
long called the great earthquake. and i, is
doubtless SO distinguished till this day -
/. was just after noon on brigh, October
day. was coming down Third street. -
The only objects in motion anywhere in
sight in that thicsly-built end potuloas
quarter were man in buggy behind me,
aud street car vending slowly up the
cross street. Otherwise, all was solitude
and Sabbath stiffness As l turned the
corner around frame house. there was a
grea. rattle and jar. and i. occurred to me
that here was an item no doubt fzht in
that house. Before l could turn and seek
the door. there came really terrific shock;
the ground seerned to roll under me In
saves. interrupted BY sviolent jogging
up and down. aud there was heavy grind
ing noise as Of brick houses rubbing TO-
ge,her. I fell up agains, the frame horss
and hurt my elbow.
knew what il was now. and from mere
reportorial instinct. nothing else. took oul
! ny watch and noted th. time - 5ay: .,
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

4 girl is said to have died the other day
because her blood turned TO sugar. We
don't believe this item. for our devil
says be knows . girl 10 this section. who.
II sweetness was fatal TO females coaldu't :
lite minute.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

E" Ma. Why don't you speak 81
asked little Jake. why don't you say
sushin' funny I"
.'wha. can I say! Don't You see I'm
busy frying dOaghnuis! Say suthin' fun
ny indeed"
s"wall yer might say. Jake won't yel
have . cake? That 'ud be funny for
you"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

An old Dutch acquaintance. who son,s
years ago was elected member Of the
Legislature. said in his broken English
style. wen vent to the Legislature. !
fought l would find dem all Solomous
dere; but | end dere vas some a. pig fool
dere as | yas."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

Scxxcx IN HoRsR CAR.-Car stops.
Smiling young lady enters; seats full
An old gentleman rises at the opposite
end. 20. don's rise." said the young
lady. 81 can just as we'll stand"
al don't esre whether you sito stand =
10 replied. ..I an gcing ost."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

A Kentucky legislator cen. up .l,, fol
lowing memorandum 10 the clerk: '.Lsers
is asked to bring in Bill to altar tke time
for the Legislator 70 nes. Referred e
TIE ccnty Gu kelizen."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-23

aO - a. u
things for the SO
done.
Mr.. Roosevelt
hees had bee,ir
President Grrn'
Mr.. vocr ,es
the Threshold
three years. an.
statement had U
Mr.. Roosevelt
| statement on in.
He had heard &
| such an interrie
| Mr.. Voorhee
associates with
| truth.
| Mr.. Randall:
| er he would ha
! and advocated
| ceived the nom /
| Mr.. Vcorhe
! sents many thi
| own views. +
| Mr.. Randall
| Mr.. Voorhe
l cannot join q
nothing that I 4,
tusionalsqaessi /,
troublesome Ii q
| half Of the rig 4
sen. while sue 4
| rying then, 10 d
! possibilities .
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-30

cal accomplishments are no measure of
worthy ability.
He spoke of Grants amnesty record, ,snd
showed conclusively that he had always
favored and urged amnesty. He defended
the financial policy of the Administration
in a mastery argument. He showed that
the interests on the National debt had been
reduced from nine per cent. per annum to
five and a half per cent, That the present
Administration ihad paid 35S millions of
the debt, or one hundred millions per
year.
That the annual interest in 1868, was
one hundred and fifty millions year, and
that ii is now only one hundred and three
millions. And that taxes have been reduc-
ed one hundred and forty millions year,
that there was now no tax imposed except
on whisky, tobacco, matches, patent med
icines, perfumery, cards, and on banks.
The revenue of the country was raised by
taxation ofluXuries and not of necessares.
a tax was imposed Oh whisky and not up
on milk, upon tobacco and not on bread,
cards were taxed and the bible was free.
All tax had been removed from tea and
coffee for the first time since the founda-
ton of the Government. The taxes had
been closely collected and faithfully APP
piled to the payment of the interest and
debt.
There has been lost to the Government
w anu Sll utldlCttblOl vi OliCClS Ap-
pointed by Grant, $500, 200, by those ap-
pointed by johnson, s., 900, and by
those appointed by Mr.. Lincoln, $500, GOO.
You will see that Grants appointees have
lost to the Government less than one half
of that of Mr.. Lincoln's, and less than one
ninth of that lost by detalcation of Mr..
Johnson's appointees.
Mr.. Maynard then showed that the cur
rent expenses had been enormously reduc-
ed, and wound up one of the most logical
and convincing arguments TO which we
| have ever listened and an appeal to his
hearers TO support Grant, first as a matter
of principle, and secondly as a matter of
! policy. He said that Greeley could not be
elected, and asked the people to place
themselves in accord and harmony with
| the party, whose men and principles would
control the destinies Of the nation for the
next four years.
He spoke two hours and fifteen minutes
and was listened to by a large audience,
composed equally of Republicans and
| Democrats.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-30

THE monstrous deformities" " Of the
Battering Ram district are more apparent
than ever, now that the canvass progress
es, 1t has been utterly impossible to re-
port the debates or to communicate with
the candidates save by wide detOurs and
long delays. Why was such a district
mapped out? Why were Knox and JEFF
ferion and Sewer and Anderson tackled on
to a district stretching over into Kentucky
and nearly to Nashville? Why were our
iron and coal and industrial interests
pinned on to dozen counties
having no community Of interest
with us? Why such an intolerant pro-
scriptive distriCting? 1t was done to fas-
ten upon the Conservative people of the
district Bourbon Democrat-an extreme
rebel-a proscriptionist. 1t was done to
disfranchise East Tennessee. Will it sue
ceed Will not liberal men of beth par
ties vote for Thornburgh and rebuke the
spirit referred to? The next Legislature
will map out anew the districts. If the
people want a fair district, let them show
it by a signal defeat of the ring candidate,
(?) Caldwell. If they want LIBERAL manly
sentiments to triumph over the fell spirit
that has kept Tennessee back for a decade,
let them vote for Thornburgh!
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-30

WE hope the people will turn out and
hear Thornburgh, Garrett and Caldwell at
the few joint appointments that still re-
main to be filled.
We wish every voter in the whole dis
trict could hear them, for we feel that we
should be the gamers. We are proud of
our standard bearer
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-30
Locomotive Engineers.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
was in session last week in st. Louis. The at
tendance was very large and showed q crafty
ing exhibit of the strength of the fraternty.-
Knoxville Division was represented by Mr.. n.
Long. On Thursday last the engineers enjoyed
an excursion to Pilot Knob, accompanied by a
large number of ladies. The st. Louis Daily
Globe says, three of the grand officers have
been elected, and FIVE remain 10 bo chosen.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-30
A CHALLENGE.

Sewer county Republicans authorize the
CHRONICLE to say that it will give Grant
the best vote of any county in the State,
and will claim to be called 1.-THE Banner
County" What say you, Republicans of
other counties?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-30

The prosecution in Mayor Halls case
closed. Mayor Halls counsel then ask
ed if, after such showing, il was proposed
TO prosecute the case The prosecution re-
piled yes, on certain of the counts.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-30

ONE secret of Thornburgh's surprising
strengthamong the masses of the people
is the gallant and dashing style of his cah-
vass. Young, full of courage and Of great
force ana vigor, he entered the campaign
with heavy odds against him. He has in
the first place to contend against the "mon-
strous deformities" of this district. For
weeks he has been buried in the noun
tains fighting against the regular nomi-
neen in a region unlriendly to him. The
district was mapped out for the elprcss pur-
pose Of dcfcdting any Independent or Re-
publican candidate. But this outrageous
act is one the people condemn, and they
naturally sympathize with the little At
torney General who boldly fights such
odds. Another reason that the 'whippers
inp are at work to save the Organization. "
They are appealing to all the bitterest pas
sions Of the war to rally Democrats to gen.
Cheatham, Gcn. Brown, COL Key and t?)
Caldwell. This again gives Thornburgh
the sympathy of the liberal eX-confederate
and Union men. They know that he has
always been liberal, magnanimous man
| When the war ended he did all he could tC
allay its passions. The masses, therefore
| sympathize with Thornburgh rs against
those agtators and disturbers of the peace
They know, if elected to Congress, he will
look after the peoples interests and not &c
there to stir up contention and bitter strife
From every part of the district the news
comes that the people, without party dis
tinction, are rallying around him and they
propose to elect him and rebuke the trad
ing politicians for making such a shame.
full district and making the canvass on bit
ter partisan issues.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-30

his opponents record ,ldrew picture of the fu-
ture of this great republic, and closed.
After Col. Thornburgh had concluded, Sena-
tor Gibson made n telling Republican speech.
He fully ventilated the past record of both the
Presidential candidates showing how Grant had
been the best friend TO the South, which Gree
ley had always been the very worst of enemies
TO the people the South in general, but DEM
ocrats in particular He read numerous eX-
tracts from the pen of Greeley in regard to his
feeling towards the Southern people, the DEM
ocrats and the rebels, and concluded by ask
ing how it was possible that the Southern peo-
Pile had so far lost all self respect as TO make a
man their standard bearer who had so unmer-
citully abused them rs Greeley had.
HON. A. Z. GARRETT
who had been unavodably belated, on account
of the freight train only going as far as Coal
Creek, and having some trouble in procuring O
horse there, arrived in Jacksboro' during Sena-
to- Gibsons speech, and, at the conclusion OF
which, he took the stand and addressed the
few that remained in the house in short speech
regretting that he did not have time to fully
ventlate his opponents.
The three aspirants for the lower seat in the
House of Representatives from Union, Camp
bell and Scott were present, and two of them,
Parkey and Kiburn, mountedthe stump, Those
who turned out came for the purpose to hear
the Peoples favorite Col. ThOrnburgh, and
when he had finished they cared but little for
the rest On our trip to Jacksboro' and return
we heard but one opinion expressed, and that
was, he would carry everything On this side OF
the mountain like wild fire, and that if his
friends will do their duty he will not only be
the laborng mems candidate but their repre-
sentative.