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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-12
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H is entirely dissolved by the secretiOns
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BOSTON.
American House, Hanover st. L.Ric
Proprietor.
Parker House, School AG. HI. ID. Parker &
Co., Pr0priefOrs.
Revere House, BowdOin Square Bulfnch,
Bingham, Wrisley & Co.. Proprietors
st. James HOTEL. II. M. Stetsop, PrOpri
etOr.
fremont House. fremont 81. BINGHAM
WrisIey & Co. PROPRIETOR.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

How "BosroN" RECEIVED Hrs NAME
4 Saratoga letter in the New York
World says:
IL heard an interesting story the other
day rs to the naming Of Boston. This
celebrated racer. sire Of the King Of the
Turf and grand sire Of more celebrities in
horse 6csh than one cares to name. was
owned in Virginia in his carly days. and
had the good fortune to win the most dis
,insuished consideration Of John Ran.
dolph. A Kentucky gentleman visiting the
Virginia owner of the great racer. before the
latter had earned for himself name. great.
II admired him. and asked his owner his
price. He was told $500. well"
said the Kentuckian Ill play You game
Of .Eos,on' TO night. and il I win $500
will take the horse" The original name
Of the game of cards Boston" was. it
sppesrs. .bosstipg.' which vas contracted
into boston" The game was played.
the money won. and the horse purchased
with the winnings next day. and in com.
memorstiou o. the manner in which he had
acquired him the Kentucki.o gave him
his name. from that time forth to be cele-
brs,ed - the founder Of dynasty On the
surf-Boston."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

Two OPros,rKs How happy must that
editor feel who penncd the following on
retiring to private life: My editorial
experience has been extremely pleasant.
! have received every encouragement from
the people. and have been honored by the
press far more than l deserved. The
rumbcr Of those whom have slaug ghtered
and cremasiouise6 is not great. l have
never been horse-whippcd. rcvo!vered.
knitted. licked, bricked. pummelcd, or
eussed for uything l have said. written.
done. or lcit undope as m editor. and in
ceasing to be one am filed with mel.
anchcly sadness"
Now compare the following. which vas
written BY New Jersey editor, on rc,ir-
ing from his editorial career, and see wha,
. melancholy picture he presents in con.
trast With the above: L retire from the
editorial chair with a complete conviction
that oil is vanity. From the hour | frs,
occupied the positioa Of editor to the pres
ent time, | have been solicited to lie on
every given subject. and can't remeu. Der
ever having told wholesome truth with
Out diminishing the subscription list or
making IN enemy. Under these circum-
stances Of trial. and having . thorough
contempt for myself. retire in order to
recruit my moral constitution
How sad thing it is to contemplate
that m editor has to retire in order TO re-
eruit his moral constitution 1t 10 evil
dent that he possessed tender conscience.
but allowed himself 10 widely initiate the
truth. under the hope Of success. Fail.
ing in this. he retired. convinced. no
doubt. that all 10 vanity. Well. an open
confession is good. and . wonder arises.
thss when his moral constitution is thor.
oughly recruited. whether he will 20 back
10 The same business again.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

Tus Hasr o. Fsxfn5-Yrs(ll, RI
beth useless and unnecessary. ls w.
good. and great deal f1krn; -
almost universal sin.. Msss g.
are oil given to h. We ftst esse
everythlng--ia summcr, beeaass 3 Fl
hot IN uia,sr. became B = toa -
We free1 1aeait rains. >ssauss & = ~,
yet. and whea q dessa'tsain bseasss : r.
TOO dry; when vs are siek.. G. wAsa go
Eoss che Is sick. In short r aaysa1nS
doesn't 30 just 10 suit esr pariisuaP
whins and isnsles. ve have one evsid.
general refsge-to fret ever &. 81
sfraid ffctting = much ucss sauass
among women than among nea. We nay
- vel: own the truth. my fair ssases. M
ias't altogether pleasant. Psrhsts 8 r
because the little ~ssSisa ana esrse a
vezs'ioas Of dsily life lszrnus sse ssss;siss
nerves moro than the extensive Saosrs
Epsises which eeasrally take The selsas
'ss4aoo eeeu6 0rret uuate 1ovolnp
great resources; but The ukile Uonn =
worries are hardly provided for. aud, NJ
tSe nail that strikcs against the saw, they
made not much Of q mark, but they
turn the edges terribly. I think THAI Il
We look upon oil the little worries q ono
day as great united worry. aelf control
to meet il would be developed. But ~
they generally come one or two little things
at time. they seem SO very little that ws
give way. and the great breach once msas
in the wall soon grows larger.
don't believe in tho cant that q 90
man must always, under oil and any s;e.
cumstanccs. wear smiling face when hsp
husband comes home. or that sho needs
to take her hands out Of the dough, Or
drop the baby on the floor. to run and meet
him at the door. But I do b,iievc-usy.
/ know. for have seen il With nv own syse
among my friends. that many . woman
has driven q kind husband away FROM
her. away from his home and its sacred
influences. and caused him to spsad bio
time At . billiard table or drinkiuR ..
loon. and their prosane influences. BY ee,se-
less fret,ing over tr;Aes which we're sss
worth word, much less the place and
happiness oe home.
know that many mother has turued
her son agaiast her own sex, and made
him dread and dislike the society Of voA
man. BY her example constantly set before
him. I know that many . mother hss
brought up and developed daughter just
like herself. who. in turn. would wreck
anc ruin the comfort Of another family
circle. And knowing all this. my sissers.
snd brothers too. If they need tt ksov
that wc ought to set our faces like Aias
against this useless. sinful. pesee-dcstroy.
ing and home disturbing kabit Of fret.
ting.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20
AFTER A SHOWER.

Over the hill-tops, fold upon fold
Braided with crimson. and fringed With gold,
In q ses Of amber the spent clouds lie.
Down In the valley the slumb' rous trees
Droop. heavily jewe'ed with fallen rain;
And spicy scented, tremulous breeze
In ripples crosses the beading grain.
The winding river. like silver. CLEANS
Through dreamy vistas that melt and fade,
And The sun-Iisht failisg In slantiae beams
: essikes dssp IN she hearts efthe fbsssrs shade.
On distant upland the lonely pine
!. 10 riagsd with purple and hound with 6re;
The stones 10 the ehsrchysra glance asd dime,
And the weaiher-van d gilasd wire.
The tapering cedar, like spear,
Shoots out the cliff, where stands revealed
The rocky ledge; and the herd appear
Like spots Of color within the Geld.
And the braided banners Of clouds are seen
To 6ercer burn, as with sndden- shame;
While the vale below and the hills between
Are drowned in yellow. mist Of fame.
And farmers boy, all agiare with light,
Looks over the cliffs where the cedars grow,
And shades with his hand his dszzied sight,
And calls to his comrades down below.
Then the brszen woodlands echo and ring,
And the earth and the sky seem to shout with
him;
A rearly arch Is the hawks feet wing;
And the swelteriag landscape seems 10 swim.
On yonder hillside cottage shines
The window westward flashes and glows;
II nestles in its sheltering vines
Of glistening ivy like rose.
And there in the porch two lovers WOO
Her slender figure his arms enfold,
While doves in the dose-co, bill and COO.
And rutfie their necks of green aud gold.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

Mr. LABOR SAVING HUSBAND Some
husbands are more plague than profit and
make vastly more work than they do
good; but mine is one to brag about
When ] was married-to my shame be
Il said-I had never made loaf Of bread
or pie. had no idea Of saving time or
work. But I had husband who had love
enough for me TO bear with my simplici-
~. and not scold when the bread was
burned aud the pies not ct to eat
Going into the kitchen one morning,
he saw me baking buck wheat cakes and
greasing the griddle with piece Of pork
= on the end If fork. lie said nothing, but
went into the wood house and soon re.
turned with 4 smoothly Whitfield stick
about SIX inches long. through the split
Of which be had passed folded strip Of
white cloth and then wound it round the
end and tied it with bit Of string. So
] had contrivancc which could be Dip
ped in melted grease aud passed smoothly
over the griddle.
One day be saw me securing the knives
With piece Of cloth. aud he said: Dear
me. you will surely cut your fingers ~
So he contrived machine by mailing a
broad piece Of cork 10 a spool for han
die. sinking the head Of the nail 80 far
into the cork that il should not touch the
knife. This lifts the handle from the knife
and does not cramp the fingers.
used to call him occasionally to
thwsck over the straw bed aud mattress
mr. mo. ..Wbat nuisance" !" he exclsim-
ed. ard replaced them BY spring mattress.
OF all the nice things for beds. this is the
best. 1t is always in place. requires no
shaking up. aud Il takes only three min
etes TO replace the bed clothes. and the
bed 10 made. 1t always looks round
and inviting, and gently yields to the sleep
Or.
He -. the dish towels lying. helter-
skcltcr around the kitchen s'ove, aud
forthwith made moet convenient hang
Ing frame over the wood boz where it
can take up no room aud is near the stove.
Here the towels hang smoothly. aud are
always in place.
l frctted because my refrigerator had
no shelves and could no, make room for
oil the meat. butter aud milk. So he
made two racks and fitted ventilated
shelves from one to the other. The
shelves are ventilated by being bored
thick with auger- holes and can be removed
for serubbing.
lie is troubled to sec mo sew. sew. and
stitch. stitch. and make sewing machines
the constant topic Of conversation. He
reads to me every advertisement and ev-
cry Letter from women who praise them
In papers. lf he could make it, | should
be in possession Of one Immediately, but
as he cannot. must wai. till the "ship
comes in"
These are some Of the ways BY which be
Gghtens the labor Of the house. Would
that more husbands were like him.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

DEATH OF A FAMOUS AND CURIous CHAR.
AcrER.-A telegram from Little Rock,
{ Ark. announces the death Of Col. s. G..
Faulkner. otherwise known as SANDY
Faulkner. the famous Arkansas Travel.
er. Many persons Who have read the Gu
rious title Of this parsonage doubtless i'm.
agined that be was myth. lie was born
in Kentucky in the year 1904. In 1881
he vent {" Arkansas. aud in 1882 became
acquainted with Waller Wright. the ori.
ginal squa.ter in tie song and story known
as the Arkansas Traveller" Wrigh,
sang a jumbled sort Of 9 song which at
srac,ed Faulkner's attention-a song and
tune he had heard in various settlements.
These words. together with the air. Faulk-
ner made into the celebrated song. aud for
many years past he vas himself uuiver-
sally known as THE Arkansas Travel
er." He lived in Little Rock. and he
belonged to that peculiar class Of South.
erners who are generally designated ..old
and respected citizens" Previous to his
death he might be seen every day abou,
the streets Of the tosn indulging bis ex-
cellent taste for music and story telling.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

PRovERss OF JOSH BlLL,xos -Time h
money. and many people pay their debts
with it.
Ignorance is the wet-nurse Of preju.
dice.
Wit without sense Is rasor without Q
handle.
Half the discomfort Of life 10 the result
Of getting tired Of ourselves.
Benevolcncc is the cream on the milk
Of human kindness.
People Of good sense are those whose
opinions agree with ours.
Face all things. even adversely 10 polite
to a mans face.
Passion always lowers great man. bet
sometimes elcvatcs little ono.
Style is everything for sinner. and
little Of it will not hurt saiut.
Men nowadays arc divided into slov
Christians aud wide-awakc sinners.
There are people who expect to escape
hell because Of the crowd going there.
Most people are like cgss-too full Of
themselves to hold anything else.
Even when the sayings contain an ele.
mcnt Of grotesquerie. they are improved
BY ordinary printing:
1t is little trouble to . grave image %
be patient even in Hy -timc.
Ola age increases Us in wisdom-snd
in rheumatism.
A mule is bad pun on horse.
Health 10 loan at call.
Whca, is serial. am glad Of il.
Manner is a great deal. more attractive
than ENTHUSIASTICALLY in monkey.
Adversely to man 10 like training n
pugilist. II reduces him to his 6ghiisG
weight. y--.-s..
Pleasure is like tresc'c. Too much Of
it spoils the taste for everything
Necessity is the mother Of inventioe,
but Patent Righ, is the father.
Did you ever hear rich man siugf
Beware OF the man with half shut eyes.
He's not dreaming.
Man was built after all other thisks
had been made and pronounced good.
Tf not. he would have insisted on Civ.
ing bis orders a. to the rest Of the
job.
Mice fa,ten slow in church. They can't
live on religioo. any more than ministers
can.
Fashion cheats the eccentric with the
clap,rsp Of freedom. and makes theo
serve her in the habilimeuts Of the harls.
quin.
There sre farmers 20 full Of scieees
that they won't set . gate-post till they
have had the earth under the gate puss
anal, sed.
When lambs get through being lambs.
they become sheep. This takes the ses.
timcDt out Of them.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

stivs pasiej16 q eest and heaas. end esr
sssenp1s % rsstraia or lssghtes. apo-
plexy Hnse inevitably have ensued. IL .
horriht erosa which John gave vent TO
u hn eadeaver % suppress bis TisibiGty
bad sse betrayed our hiding place.
10 rushsd NJ wife aud aunt. uko by
chs tiae soaprehsaded the luke. aud such
. seolding % gos | never r. before and
I hope Devee b get sgaia.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

"Irs forty years. my old friend John.
since ve were boys togesher." ''Is it !
Well. don't speak - loud; there's yosns
widow in the next ROOM
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

kEA little boy vas a.ked about the
story Of Joseph. and il he knew vkss
wrong his brethren done in disposisg II
him. when be replied IL suppose they
cold him too cheap"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

@"Did you execute this instrument
without fear or eompulsion from your hus-
band r blanaly asksd the Judge. Pear!
Compa!sioa! He compel ne You dos't
know me Judge."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

Are there any fools IN this town"
asked strasger Of ncssboy yesterday.
81 dost kse.." replied ths bog; care
roo lcuesose
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

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d,v c,o,hcs in snci . sn,sv hsso,s - Ssr
life. while I spoiled two ns;,, Of .us,sn.
dcrs in INV fr,n,;c ende.vor. ,o ~ on
time "
We unite .,,on;.h.a ,ho maven, hv o,.
haste and a, the concIn,ion of the cora.
mouv I would have foreo,i., the ns,.I f..
If he had not reminded ma Of !.
We had secured tho marriage ecrt;f.
cate signed ana sealed ara scrs No.
safely ont Of our difscui,;cs :. vc tsouoh,
We had os.;aae1 o,.-....,.,;o. -
ever. The certificate vas sll riS6t v;th
the execution of Tho modern a.te
.Whv hov "a 'th;. p .s;d NJ. NAL.
ra,iue At the documen. shrouoh n. .n..r.
when We presented il 20 him: i tbou,bs
you we're married over : wear ago.
so We were. uncle said I. solemnlv
How come. !, then ,h.t ,Ls ..rt;e..s.
il dated to-day ? he ,.te1 in . vo,.. ~
thunder.
We were struck sneechless ho,h NV
v;ee and
Come said NV une,. II nee there b,.
bccn some tr;cterv -. O-n .n % :,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

Jones says that Why be isu's married Is
b s.u.s that when be Vooel che woa.d ut.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20

Not . glee c.sS- the pOliceuas's.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-20
lofe sQa TIM eRAsosRs.

8 1oee tQa rHs GRAxosPs.
- agsnln. Stea Ease = wss,
~ l6oo tAirssea abss,se
~ xeuyus gtss1r IL Deesar Ah Pm,
Ra kssssFyasseAs aaa hAsa,s ssr arms.
Tsf.nee - wsl = ~ iArnass knsw,
g. - nlAn - Dariey grow.
sn1saa - sisa - world seea.,
- ln1 1n1bsa 1ae hua aad .ass
~ = II that ve ask,
gu1.usn % o. task.
= sses v,,s -. d.
- - sl1.s Do Il. Air sAias,
- tnsw Who b the hing;
- ~. sw motto be- beea,
- 1e1A vpgs-ws's sot - gresa.
'Ohars5.DeNesss. -. .vsll. Be-. %.
We've had bsck seass for many dav;
Kew come to the front TO see the play;
So basks and brokers Who keep up the ehink,
Look to Jour tills-we give you the wink.
chorus.-For none 30 well, &C., &c.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-25
A MIRACLE!
TESTIMONIAL

NEW ORL. ANS sept - let5
CAPT TRYON j, " OODWAFD
Agent Ma. uir, = Medicines.
No 3S Magaz ne street:
ESTEEMED SIR:-From n ceiling Oh hearueiI sIals
itude and a general sense OF duty, am pr mpteo
to address you and respecu oes :" s na nr.s.
az, est. az he .Iih: UNDRA 81, LIVER AND BLOOD
p,rrrps AM SARsAPAAJLLA ToNIc. My health for
49, has heeu bad but from the commencement OF
RI v.ar rapidiv decline L. for. ing t. aba idon
ali chara II, of bueiness; and upon becoming CON-
N civ paralyzed Ia my right arm and with my
whole RI hi side threatened, became helpless AID
honetess indeed, though attended upon by tue most
skfltui uhysici OF t1ir and o her States anu
cities with no benefit; and, In fac, my own medI-
cal knowledge forces me 10 realize the fact int un
less some change and improvement TOOK place. eoo-
wit me would shorty die, and made my wy
earthly arrangement accordingly, When " MS S
prov dental circumstance was directed 70 aia
met you. about IA nth ago. and, from Soui ga
erous sympa hs, was iudd ca 20 Gun! sou, -
wit No HIN. or confidence of bcbent 10 hyseh "
only try the cundu raBga ahd io my ueu e.
iah,,,.n and IRA location. uow almost eitifeiy
,s % ~ rf.eT health and that by the Use OF
| hnf I'm nottle of tn CusDuhA % Li'kh Esp
RIooD BITTERs and SARsAPA.-iLLA IoNie. 'esi;
| 1880 a r..,,.w.d and rerdrrSc.ed man, and VIII
iheeS - d..r .ir he or te al III my remembrance
| y, m for the kind interest aud generous sym atGy
| hoown m. in my W.T. tchsd helplessners, amt am
= nyincea thai TO the usc OF Cunderango ana d.
vine Prvvi en- through YOU, am ind btsd for q
new Jesse OF lie.
From a sense Of duty, let me ask that publica
ton Of my case b. made and By my IA Ply sxperi
ence none aeed desp ir. aud that through you, II
the use af cunduran o, they may asso iind rslis
} and restoration 10 n~alth, when even hope itse
. has fed. Wit, respect and gra itude, l RENAL
sours ruiy' etc. New ~ T. ~ a. pt as7 r.
We the undersign, d. being personal acduaints
with Dr. Logan. cheerful certify that he abo'
statement Is true and correct n eyery par Icnar.
Pm GOODWIN,
nAN'L HIcEAK.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-25
CHI 99ailp Arons.
Mdependent /" Eoerythinq.
An Alabama Pokar-Hand.
Tuscumbia (Ala.) Correspondence of the Louisvi
Co er-Journal.

Tuscumbia ALA Correspondence of the Louisville
Co rier-Journal.
Bill j. -, the Sheriff of our county
fCelbert), a jealous poker player, and al
prosperous Teutonic merchant of our town
named s., were travelling on the cars,
and. IN order to pass away the time, en-
gagged in game Of euchre. After playing
some time the Jolly Dutchman left his
seat to get drink of water, and Bill, know
ing that he, too had penchant for poker.
took advantage of his absence and dealt
him hand with four kings in it, and turn
ed up the queen for a trump. Returning
in moment and lifting his hand, s. at
once conceived tho brilliant idea of playing
| the hand at poker, and accordingly sug
gested it to Bill, who consented, orouided
that no might be allowed to discard one OF
his cards and take up the queen. Tothis s. at
once agreed, and the g-me proce eded. Says
s.: BILL betsyou S." In turn Billraised
him $40 more. We'll, said S., ''Sl5 will
ioost pay mine expense und some udder
tings, and calls you, Bill ); at The sane
time exhibiting his hand with four kings,
and reaching for the money. Hold on.
says Bill, Il have four aces Nervously
and in silence, the astoniShed Dutchnal
gathered the cards and shuffied them for ;
moment or two Then, with his chin rest
inc on both clenched hands, and his eye
staring into uncertainty, he exclaimed; :.
say Bill, ioost you told me rot de hi dc
queen had to do mat dot hand r
Aud up to this hour his mind is per
picked continually to find the part tina
card had played in the game.