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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

y cover the expense. IL ka !
fencing Law adapted to the ne1 Il the
counsfy has been adopted. Iaw
throws upon every owner o. ~ = the
onus Of kecpiag his stock ffo1al n9ing
into his neigbbor's srops. TIIzo6ner
need not build fences about his b.
cause the law ..fenecs outn sfc1 This
Is done BY hsrding st present.
We have already alluded % dog
nuisance. A correspondens of5 ooisn-
porary 10 distant State, areut9 spon
the sane subject. Justly remafk1 - IN.
I'll our Lesislatures hsss the 70
az 4sk. 4 ssSs e sS ~ s e sE1 6, a.
husbandry. II would ses1 = Be ea,v =
justify sach tar and to persn;ac an
classes ~ to its usefulness. In thee
days Of universal taxation We can wei,
submit to dog tax. Those whs end i
impossible to exist without their dogs,
rhould not object particularly II the pro
cecds Of the tsx be applied to reimburse
in part. at least. the owners Of the sheer
which the dogs have destroyed. II th,
State legislatures could be induced I.
pass such law. sheep raising would soor
become large and profitable industry
but while dogs are more numerous on th.
plantations than sheep. no one will inves
bis money in expensive sheep which
frecdmau's cur may destroy in night.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

A BurcHERs PHLAvruRopY.- fat,
quiet butcher of New York, supposed to
be totally devoid Of sentiment. recently
died. leaving quite large fortune behind
him His will showed that this big.
rough man had big. warm heart. fac,
which few Of bis casual acquain.ances had
ever suspected. The happiness of little
children was bis great anxiety. "He Sc,
apart sum for the use of public ins,i-
tuition where poor children are received
aad cared for; the interest Of the money,
he ordered. should be devoted to giving
them q good dinner and unlimited de-
lights on the Fourth Of July. fireworks
included. and second grand holiday on
Christmas, a dinner. q tree. and presents
for every child" In all this there was
nothing Of that vanity which turks in be.
nevolen; guise through so many phiIan.
thropic wills. There was. on the contra
ry. au appreciation Of childish mir,h and
hearty cheer which looked beyond the
portals Of the tomb. and looking back
through faith. sublime in its evidences
Of things unseen. caught the thrill OF ruer-
~ voices and the light Of laughing eyes.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

FlisnSs Ia il sin. or is il no, that
Il the quession. I often bear it said.
..Oh, rlfe knows I am not Tn earnest :
..Shc 10 only seeing il she can Dirt" and
such like remarks. till I long to rcmo-
del the youth Of our day.
Pause young man. ere ycu whisper
words in that young girls car, the ear,
the very hearing Of which robs girlhood
Of all i,s ar;less innocence; q,iek as ut.
tered. takes away oil TIA. is childish
and lovely in sweet sixteen. aud leaves
woman's thoughts in that young brain.
woman's feelings 10 that child heart:
pause. and ponder what il will lead to-
A woman's heart 10 easily won II shs
thieks lose-dscp true, sbiding love--'
ID ssss fer hur. rs yoa naks her think 10.
aud win il merely to cast it aside. what
advance can accen0esyouf for IL blight
ed it will coon withes. and. IL net die. at
least the sweetness will soon have vanished.
Il 10 to me murder cold bloodcd msr-
der. If you do not deprive her Of life.
you do Of all that renders 1t pleasure.
but" you say Il do not 60 so far as
that" What pleasure can there be. nv
friend. in telling un,ruths? You think
it oil understood between you? Ard
you no, paudcring to her vanity? And
though her feelings are not enlisted. still.
she thinks you feel what you say. and
settles it iu her owu mind she can "gc:
married when she pleases. and perhaps
says No once too often. and-there's an
Old maid whom you all hate.
Say pleasing things to us. it you think
them; bu, for mcrcy's SAKE don't tell Us
that you .ovc rs. if you don't!
Nov. my young friend. don't throw
this down. and say: "Humph! there's
an old maid who's been fooled" There
is your mistake. I'm not an old maid.
nor have been fooled; but l Won't say
that never will 30.
Young ladies. don't think that you will
get of scot-free. You are almost as much
to blame as tho other sex. They givo
you cha nee. and you take it. When
you bear that old. yet mover new, talc
which Adam whispered to Eve. answer ut
once, though heard q friend Of mine
say once that lady bad no right TO de-
l Si~o tuS 4uVsstou ~ "No
asked. contend that We all know their
intentions before hand and do make up
our minds. II you have decided against
the plaintiff. tel him at once. Grr,ly. but
kindly; do not lead him to hope when
there is no hope merely to have a beau;
on the other hand. il you are afraid TO say
No. and are no, ready to say Yes. then
you should take time to consider. and that
we'll; but be perfectly sure before you
commit yourself by the slightest promise.
No man will love girl sha, he can firt
with; and l should think he'd be afraid
to trust one who had Hirtcd with others.
l have heard young men laugh at those
with whom they had-not firsed exactly.
but had talked love to them. Don't al.
low everybody to talk love to you; that
which lies nearest the heart 10 too sacred
for every day use.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22
ST. MARY'S BEACON
10 PssLIsHED EvERY THrRsDAY BY
J. r. KING L JAMES S. DOWNS.

TraSs or SuBscaiPrIox. .-s2.0o per an-
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seription will be received for a shorter ne
riod than six months and no paper to be
oiseonfinned until all arrearsges are paid
except at the option OF the publisher.
TERss OF ADvERTisIse--5s cents Ter square
fer the hrst insertion, and so cents for ey.
cry sub'eqaent insertion. Eight lines or less
constitute q square. If the number of ia
sertons be not marked on the advertise
meat, IL will be published until forbid, and
charged accordingly. A liberal deduction
made to those who advertise by tue y-sr.
Communications of personal character
will be charged, at the same rates as adver-
tirements; obituaries over ten lines in length
will he charged at the rate Of SO cents per
square.
All Communications for publication must
be accompanied ith the real name Of the
author, or no attention will be paid 10 them.
The real name Of the author will not be put
iished unless desired, but we cannot consent
60 insert communications unless We know
the writer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

reported that their poor old father was
compelled to teach the languages for q
living at frsse lesson. So far as I
myself am concerned care not. Its no
discrcdit to man who has held the su.
preme power Of kingdom, and had the
absolute control Of its millions Of resour-
ces. that be should retire to private life
with bis hands empty bat clean" This
was said with evident emotion. "A, TO
the origin Of the report" be continued,
thereby hangsa Nle. II was said to
have originated VIII Frankfort Journal;
but when 'he supposed author was ques.
toned, he denied all knowledge of the
natter. Mr. friend Mr -Glnin-.--.---
bcr OF the British Parliament. who had
visited me but short time before, called
upon the editor Of the London Times, pro-
nounciDg the story canard, and wanted
to know his authority for its publica-
tion. He replied ,ha. he bad copied il
from Boston paper. The editor Of the
latter was telegraphed to. and replied By
telegram that he had taken it from a San
Francisco paper. San Francisco was tel.
egraphed to (you see it.was an expensive
hoax and the reply was received that it
had been copied from a Frankfort. Ky,
journal. SO it went the rounds, 6rst of
the American and then ofthe English and
Continental press. have even heard Of
its being published in some Of the Calcut-
Ia papers. So you SEQ it has circumnav-
isated the globe. Lave received. in
more than five hundred let
lers of sympathy. many Of them asking
me for my autograph. They have fallen
rs thick as leaves in Valombrosa.
Referring to his present retired life. he
said 81 try to issolate myself more and
more from the great. busting world. At
first lived in the heart of Turin, then in
the suburbs. and now | am here in thi.
luiet retreat, with nothing to remind me
Df it but the whistle of the locomotive"
As saw him at work in his garden with
IN air of perfect contentment. thought
of the reply of Dioclc,ian to Maximian,
Were you but to come TO Solona and see
.hs vegetables which raise with nv own
hands you would no longer talk to me of
empire" After some further conversa-
lion upon indifferent subjects took leave,
The General accompanying me down stairs
AS far as the front door
9f the ". !. Tribune.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

How TO SEccRE SouSD SLEEP Sleep
less peoplc--and there are many in Amer
ica-should court the sun. The very
worst .opori6c is laudanum. and the very
best is sunshine. Therefore. it is very
plain that poor sleepers should pass many
hours Of the day in sunshine. aud as few
as possible in the shade. Many women
are martyrs. and yet do not know i, -
They shut the sunshine out oftheir horses
and hearts. they wear wells. they carry
parasols. they do all that is possible to
keep of the sub,iess. and ye. most potent.
influence which is intended to give them
strength and beauty and cheerfalness. j,
!, not time to change oil this. and so get
roses and color in our pale cheeks. strength
iu our weak backs and coursge in our
timid souls? The women Ct America are
pale and delicate; they may be blooming
and strong. and the sunlight will be . po-
tent influence 10 this transformation. -
VIII they but try !. year or tvo and
csli2c thousands Of sduirersI
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

ExrLoyxRxr voa Youxa MRS.-The
Wsshingion RepuUican gives some very
wholesome and timely advice 10 that nu-
merous class Of men. mostly yoang. Who
seek employ ment in the departncnts.--
Government clerkships, It remarks. are
only suitable for middle-aged persoos
past the prime Of life. who. having be-
eome disheartened thTsugh rsverses Of for
tuae. have not the courage to renew the
struggle With the world for living; whose
social habits are 6xed. and Who desire
nothing % much q to b laid up in ordi-
nary With sare sud deduise income to
ss1e man. that win keep the wolf from
~ d0l6f 6fs-xzsEz~pr>e--AAern N nasa dom
tho declIne Of life in peace.
The question has often been asked how
il comes that such q number Of young
men who have received . fair education
should be ready to forego the chances ol
advancement which open in this country
to all. and do work conceded to be poorly
remueratcd at the best The answer
may b, found in the growing disposition
of the io-caIled respectable classes Of 90.
ciety to draw invidious distinctions. and
the coBcquence is that young men. SEN
sitive t. the opinions Of their particular
circle. will often accept salaries on which
they car barely live. so long As the occu-
patton il .'genteel;" when, by having
greater moral courage. they might earn
double a much as skilled artisans. We
have among us u large and constantly in
creasing nurSber Of young men, whose
sole qualification for earning living is
fair and moderate acquaintance with the
branch Of an English education. They
have no special capacity. no special skill.
no special knowledge. They can write
and cipher; and with these recommends
tions they face the world. and hope to
maintain themselves decently in their So
cial circle. Thousands Of these young
men have cultivated tastes in many direc-
tions. They may De fond Of music, lit
ature, art. aud what not; they may be
amiable in disposition and pleasant in man
ncr-iu short. they may be we'll qualified
to adorn that social circle in which they
would fain hope to remain. But it is
only too obvious that the class Of labo,
they can bring into market is abundant,
and therefore cheap. A knowledge o
writing and arithmetic. Of grammar and
orthography. with sma,tering of geog.
raphy aud history. is not rare commo
dity. These branches are within the
reach Of any youth who has tue ambition
to acquire them. And i, is here that am
biiion steps in. The storekeeper's sof
refuses to become storckeeper. He mus
the hammer l The The sfhqppiss ,ps ,sS. :Sn
TOO. must be clerk. From all quarters
indeed. candidates for clcrkships, ant
especially for government clekships. crow,
in. The late Horace Greeley advised thi
class Of young men to "go West" bu
they are just the last persons to take tn
counsel.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22
Ez-The London Lancet. alluiing TO

E5-The London Lancet. alluding to q
flying machine. BY which the inventor
was able 20 sustain himself for time af-
ter being lifted BY balloon. demonstrates
the imprac,icabi!ity Of flying IS follows: !:
THE rapidi.y of,he movem mt. the ex-
ertiou of controlling the apparatus. and
doubtless tic anxiety. would produce an
acccleration Of the heart. which iu an at
mosphere becon;sg every moment moro
rare6ed. would cause syncOPe. iuseusibil.
ity. aud finally death. From Icarus DOWN
wards. this flying. literally in the face Of
nature. has proved abortivc. and will con-'
tinue to do % until the cxperimen.cr cau
essay the task Of bird with the organism
Of bird, and without the impediments Of
the .fea,herless biped, man. Physiolo-
gicslly. We repeat. the human respiratory
aud vascular apparatus fOrbids the at
scmp,."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22
THE QUEEN AND rHR SHEPHERD BoY "a

THE QUEEN AND rHR SHEPHERD BoY "a
One day. some years ago. when Queen
Victoria was at Balmoral. standing on tho
public road sketching the palace from q
particular point, fock Of sheep approach-
&c. The Queen being intent on her
work. took little notice Of the flock. md
merely moved little nearer the side Of
the road 4 boy in charge Of the sheep
shouted at the top Of stcntorian voice
Stan oot O the road. oman. and lat tho
sheep gae by" The Queen not moving
ou, Of the way quite as fast as the shop
herd wished. he again shouted: "Fas
are ye stan'in there for Gang DOT o
that and 10. the sheep pass" Ono ofhcr
attendants, who had been at a distance.
on hearing his royal mistress thus rudcly
assailed. went up to the shepherd and
thus addressed him: "Do you know
whom you thus rudely address. boy p
INA. I neither ken nor care; but be ID
sire likes. she sudna be i the sleeps
road" That's the Queen" said the Of
fetal. The boy looked astonished. aud
after recovering his senses said with great
simplicity: The Queen Oh. fat Wy
disna she pi, on claes that fouk can ken
her then I"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

Wur Do GREAT MEN WRITE BADLY
This has long been subject of critical
comment. aud much has been said upon
it. AS it is one Of those open questions
which are common property, we offer to
the reader the following view Of the mat
ter: In reply to the question then. Why
do great men write badly, but many Of
them have written very we'll. mechanical
ly speaking. As a science writing is me-
chanical, and to be done in a superior or
masterly manner it must have the same
kind Of thought that is used in cutting a
coat, or building a bridge. An amount
of mechanical ability then is necessary to
make a good pensman. But the question
is not whether or not in this way that
their writing is effected as a rule. but it
is in their manner Of thinking that the
answer to the question is to be found. As
q rule quick thinkers write badly. Slow
thinkers write better. A man who thinks
slowly has time to leisurely transfer his
thoughts to paper, while man who thinks
rapidly must write rapidly in order to
keep up with his mind. We once knew
an army officer who wrote two hands
All of his business matter was a misera-
bic scratch. He thought rapidly and
scribbled the same. This was the rule
with him. Being an unmarried man he
had fallen into the weakness Of such NOR
tails. aud had allowed a young lady to
storm his castls and capture his heart
Uf course he wrote her letter now and
then. one Of which by chance fell into
our hands; and to our surprise it was
splendidly written. This fact set us
thinking. We concluded .ha, he thought
slowly. and carefully when writing to his
lady love. bu, rapidly when issuing his
orders, through his adjusant. Lincoln
was a slow but powerful thinker and he
wrote a strong, plain hand. Washington
was slow but thorough think; be wrote
q very good hand Napoleon's writing
was scarcely ineligible. He was a rap
id thinker-one of the quickes. the world
ever saw. Quick thinkers have not time
to write well, slow thinkers have.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

fE NEIGuBoRLY-It is easier to be
nciehborly nowadays than in the good
old times Of the pioneers. Oar fathers
and onr mothers too. have doubtless rid.
den to church on horseback many time.
going perhaps ten miles to worship God
a, ncirhbor's cabin. Ncighbcrs were
scarce Perhaps it was because they were
not so plenty in the olIen times as they
are now that they were so highly valued
When it Is ten miles to church or forty
miles to a mill or a blacksmith shop. to he
a good neighbor is no. only a virtue but
a necessity The carly settlcm ent on a
large scale that has yet been given of
practical cooperation. The principal is
not carried out. however. to the dis,ribu-
ton Of results which are largely brought
by CO operative means.
A new. sparsely settled country natu-
rally thinks more Of the neighborly quail
ity than an older one. One of the old set
tiers used to have saying: "A man al
ways takes his neighbors with him wher-
ever he goes" And he was fond of tel
ling this ancclotc:
Some years ago two men emigratcd
west. They put up over night together
at the same tavern near where they had
bought land. Their host, a jolly Boni-
face. inquired as their purposes.
81 an. going to settle over in the bot
tom." said ono "and came west to get
rid Of my troublesome neighbors.'
"You will have bad neighbors over in
the bottom said the landlord.
II am going to settle over in the bot
tom," said the other traveller, land
came west because my farm down east is
50 small. and have large family to sup
port. My great regret in leaving my old
home is that | mus, bid goodbye to many
good nighbors."
You will have excellent neighbors
over in the bottom" said the landlord.
"How is that" inquired the other ,rav-
eler when | was goiug in the same Leigh.
borhood -
"Snmply." replied Bonifacc. that man
always takes his aeighbors with him wher.
ever he goes"
This bit Of pioneer philosophy. though
quantity put. Is founded in truth. Men
who have good qualities themselves bring
ou. good qualities in others. People who
live in cities are not apt to be neig hborly
One may live in a great city for years
without knowing who lives next door to
him. There is certain splendid indie.
pendence Of borrowing ncigbors' in this
which people in the rural districts can
hardly appreciate. but We suspect that the
compensations are on the side Of the coun-
try. In cities. neishbors can hardly be
said to exist. Ladies "call," they do no,
visit in the good old neighborly fashion
In The call, there is style. the latest ha,
the rustic Of silks aud sa,ins. plenty OF
mode. and no end Of CEREMONY. How
different from this is pneighborly visit.
growing GU, of fsieddly regard. q wish
10 be Of service incasc Of sickness or dis.
aster. or the like. Here there is no for.
mality. The tyranny Of fashion is for the
time overthrow. and there is reasonable
enjoynen'. the opening of hear, to heart,
the sensible. earnest communication Of in
teslectual beings. the cons,au. creation of
new bonds Of sympathy and new sources
OF happiness.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

Run AND RELIGION DIR. Prime has a
sharp-nipped pen. which he sometimes
uses effectively 10 the columns Of the o.
seruer. For example; "On the beach
where vas the port Of Antioch, where the
disciples we're first called Christians. the
steamer in which We we're journeyinc
made landing. There was 10 town
therei no wharf; no people; the merchsn-
disc aud passengers we're put ashore iu q
lighter which ran up in the sand. A
troop Of camels With their drivers Law on
the beach to transport the goods into the
interior. The chief article landed vas In
several barrels marked distinctly .Bos-
ton rum" These barrels vere 10 be boissed
upon the hacks Of the csuels aud taken to
Antioch! We sat on barrel and mu.ed
apon 'bs progress Of Chris,iani,y and civ
ii.stica."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22
Are you sure they've beat retrest7

@~ MY " S<&s AGtSe8u
Do the foes Of Jackson hold III
Do they tread that sacred Hall,
Where, when muffied drums were beating
He lay beneath the palll
Do they soil that honored chamber,
With their coarse unhallowed step,
Where the stricken Southern people
O'er their fallen hero wept?
Do they desecrate that graveyard,
With their steady, meas ured tread,
Where the noble Southern women
Laid so many of their dead?
Where father. mother, sister,
In anguish. grief, despair,
Mourned so many sons and brothers
Is the vile usurper there?
1t is so-then God has willed 1t,
Let US cheerfully submit,
He has guarded US in battle.
lie will not forsake US yet.
And If He should decree it
That We shall not be free,
Let US ask our Heavenly Father
"As our day our strength may be-"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

Harry. after looking on while hi. new
little sister cried at being wasked aud
dressed the other day. turned away. say
ing, 'lf she screamed ike ,ha, in heaven
! den, wonder they sen, her oif."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22
Or,s,s or "prS"-The expression tn

OEIsfS or "UrN. -Fhe cfprcssIon u
iun for debt. is supposed to have arisen
from the name Of famous sherif's ofi-
ctr. in the reign Of H-nry VII. namcd
Joseph Dan. This man Sas so very deg
.eriou., that il vas usual when any ono
refused TO pay debt. to say 10 the ercd-
i.or, why con, you dun him r. tba, is
to say. Why dom, yOu send Ban to him !
-Erglfsh paper.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

1EWilkes was probably the inventor
of the smart saying which. in letter to
his daughter. be fathered on Mr.. Coowsy,
whom he aeeribed - looking 1t furnish
ed house and asking . pretty maidservant
il she wss to be let With the house. NO,
Sir, !" vas her snswer, al an 10 Be let
aless."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-22

No nan can read about all these bufs
glaries without discrimination 10 have
his wife s.ccp on the front side fslss bsas