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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

ABOUT EArINa.-''Do not go to bed
when You are hungry" saws one phys
clan. while another ccunsels an oppo-
site course; but the following advice
seems reasonable. Eating a hearty
meal at the close of the day is like Civ
ing a laboring man a full days work to
do just as night sets in although he has
been toiling all day. The whole body
is fa:igued when night sets in. the stom-
ach takes its due share, and To eat hear
ty at supper and then go TO bed is Civ
ing all the other portions and functions
of the body repose, while the stomach
has thrown upon it four or five hours
more additional work, after having al.
ready labored four or FIVE hours to dis
pose Of breakfast, and . still longer
time for dinner. This ten or twelve
hours Of almost incsssant work haa
nearly exhausted its power; it cannot
promptly digest another full meal, but
labors at it for long hours together,
like IN exhausted galley-slave on new
ly imposed task. Had it voice, it might
strike" lacking it, the duty is silent
ly performed. The result is that by
the unnatural length of time which the
food is kept N the stomach, and the
imperfect manner in which the exhaus-
ted organ manages it. it becomes more
or less acid; this generates wind, this
/, distends the stomach, this presses up
itself against the the more Welding
lungs, confning them to largely di-
rIinished space; hence every breath ia
ken is insufficient for the wants of tho
system, the blood becomes foul, black,
and thick. refuses to flow. and the man
dies, or in delirium or fright leaps from
n window. or commits suicide Let any
reader who follows an inactive life for
the most part, try the experiment for a
week of eating absolutely nothing after
a one or two o'clock dinner, and see If
a sounder sleep and vigorous appetite
for breakfast AMI hearty dinner are
not the pleasurable results, to say moth
ing of the happy deliverauce from that
disagreeable fullLcss, weight, oppres-
sion, or acidity which attends overeat-
ing. The great renovating and vivacity
which long, delicious, and connecting
sleep imparts, both to mind and body,
will Of themselves more than compen-
! safe for the certainly short and rather
dubious pleasure of eating q supper
with no special relish.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

TOBACCO AND BAD MANNERs.-Jar-
YES, the art writer. pronounees tobacco
the active agent in the decline of fine
manners in Europe. Whatever the
benefit or the harm the use of tobacco
may do the consumers body, its COM
mon tendency is to render the mind
Indifferent to the well-being of his
neighbors. The supreme test of the
virtue of the knight in the days of chiv-
airy, which was the highest ideal of
fine manners, was his self-denial and
desire to succor the oppressed. The
severest test of the modern gentleman
is his willingness to forego his pipe for
the comfort and health of another. 1t
takes thoroughly well-bred man to
withstand this form of self-indulsence
when it can only be practiced to the
annoyance of another. Germans are
the worst examples of bad manners in
this respect, for it never seems to en-
ter into their comprehension, however
courteous and willing to oblige in other
! matters. that what is n sensual happi-
ness to them may be absolute misery
to another. Frenchmen are rapidly
losing their proverbial politeness also
by this species se,f-icdufgenee. Eng
lishrnen AID Americans, To certain
extent, invoke the law to protect them,
and with both peoples there is more
consideration for the rights and welfare
of others than obtains in general
among civilized nations. But selfish
ness of this sort has taken less firm root
in Italy than elsewhere, precisely be-
cause amenity of manners and consid-
Grafton of others in public are still the
social rule. Not only do Italians re-
frain from smoking where it is prohibi-
ted, but l have seen them voluntarily
give it up, when they noticed that il
incommoded, where by regulation they
were entitled to smoke, and this no:
only by gentlemen but by PEASANTS
On the other hand / have known a
German of rank with his daughter get
into ladies' compartment in q railway
carriage and insist on using his pipe
despite the expostula.ions Of the lady
occupants, who were compelled to ap.
ply to the guard for protection, when
be was made to go into the smoking
carriage, the scene occurring in Italy
As he reluctantly went, his daughter
angrily turned to the ladies, exclaim.
ing, "See what you have done to my
poor papa; you make him leave his
place to smoke away from me-" The
! tendency of an inor,iinate use of tobac.
co to develop boorish manners requires
no better illustration, for it is one which
is nowadays too common not to have
been experienced By most persons vi:
travel.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

obstructions, and creates the sensation
Of void, a want Of something to I'LL uE
the places Of the substances removed
which is felt Is an appetite.
With their vigor renewed the diges.
tive organs in turn are better able te
prepare nutriment which the whole sys.
tenn can more perfectly assimilate to its
own. substance. All this improved state
of affairs enables the whole economy
more readily to respond to another in.
stallment Of oxygen, and thus to rid it
self Of another cargo of deleterious mat.
ters; and this. of course. recesaitatel
another supply -cf nourishing food. u
this manner takes place renewed ant
vigorous action and reaction, eliInina
ton and assimilation, each assisting tn,
other in ridding the system of health
destroying debris, and storing up health
giving energy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08
1T IS so.

I've seen many girl
Who would marry . churl,
Provided he'd plenty of gold,
And would live TO repent
" hen the money was spen;-
Wien she fognd that her heart had beenssolt
IL is sol IL 10 sol
You may smile il yor like,
But it's 50.
Pve known many lass
Who would ihoughtlessly pass
Whole hours parading the street,
While the mother would scrub
All The while at the tub.
Never minding the cold or the heat,
ltis sol II is so!
You may smile il you Ike,
But it's so.
There is many man
Who will dress" If he can,
No matter how empty his purse;
And his tailor NAV look,
When he settles his book,
For his patron has bol,ed, or worse,
IL is sol IL is so
You may smile you like,
But it's SO.
] know people so nice
They will faint in a trice
II you mentioned hard labor to them;
Yet their parents were poor,
And were forced TO endure
Many hsrdships lift's current 10 stem,
/; is sol II is SO
You may smile if you like,
But it's so.
Th.re are many about,
With face long drawn out.
Who III pra'e for the harm Of \ laugh;
Yet they'll cheat all The week.
Though on SUNDAYS so meek
To my mind they're too pious by hall,
IL is SO. IL is so
You may smile if you like,
But il's SO.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08
BoYs IN BEp.-Whoever has lift,

BoYs IN BEp.-Whoever has lifted
the curtains Of boys alcoves, soon after
their inmates have gone to bed, and has
looked lovingly in, has seen pretty
sight. Generally their faces are w.
ing most restfully, with hands under
check, and in many eases they look
strangely younger than when awake,
and often very infantile, as if some trick
Of older expression, which they had been
taught to wear by day, Lad been drop
ped the moment the young ambitious
will had lost control. The lids lie shut
over bright, busy eyes; the air is gent
IL famed BY coming and going breaths;
there is little crooked mound in the
bed: along the beds foot, or on chair
beside, are the day clothes, sometimes
neatly folded, sometimes huddled off in
n hurry, bullying with balls, or, in the
lesser fellows, marbles; stained with
the earth of many fields where wood
chuck have been trapped, or perhaps
torn with the roughness of trees on
which squirrels have been sought; per-
baps wet and mired with the smooth
black or gray mud from the marshes,
where muskrats have been tracked. Un-
der the beds foot lie the shoes-one on
its side-with gray and white socks,
thrown across them; and there in their
little cells. squared IN the great mass
Of night, needless how the earth wllirlS
awav with them or how the earth goes,
who is thinking Of them or what is do
ing at home, the busiest people in the
world are resting for the morrow.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

INTREPID JEws.-Since the time Of
Daniel Drawing the den of lions to which
despotism had doomed him for his re-
ligion. and his three friends fcarlessly
encountering the scven-fold heated fur
mace, conscientious Jews bave ever been
noted for their mvincibie intrepidity
and perseverance, though not for si,ni-
lar manifestations of divine favor and
protection. On late occasion the En-
peror of Russia was reviewing his feet,
when two sailors particularly attracted
his attention, both by the precision with
which they performed several difficult
manevres, and by the agility and dar-
Ing which they displayed. The Empe-
ror WAS SO much pleased that he imme-
diatelv promoted one to be n captain,
the other he appointed a lieutenant on
the spot. The men, however, were
Jews, and there is a ukase forbi6ding
Jews To wear an epaulet. The admiral
of the feet, who stood by, knowing that
they were Jews, stated the difficulty to
his imperial Majesty. "Pshaw," cried
the Emperor, ''that does not signify In
the least-they shall Immediately em-
brace the Greek religion, of course." -
When this determination was cOmmu-
nicated to the two young men, knowing
that remonstrance would be in vain,
they requested the Emperor's permis-
sion to exhibit still more of their man
ppyres. as he had not seen all they
could do. This being granted, they as
cended the topmsst, embraced, and.
locked in each other arms. threw them
selves into the sea, and disappeared for
ever
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~A bachelor editor fies into a

GA bachelor editor flies into a
rage and storms at his washerwoman
in this style: I've give our washerwo-
man notice that we hereafter want our
own clothes. Last Sunday we put on
another fellows shirt, but couldn't wear
it at all. It was all ruflled around the
top and looked real handson1es butthere
was no place for . collar, and il hadn't
any bosom, though we are bound TO say
there was plenty of room for one. Yet,
it was handsome shirt; but we don't
have ours made that way, particularly
about the bosom and sleeves"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

Sloxrse THE CuRcULIo.--Some wri-
ter, having found that a portion Of one
of his large plum trees overhanging
the dwelling. receiving tie smoke from
a stove pipe, vas fullof good plums while
other portions were stung, adopted ths
pan OF placing an old iron vessel under
each of hi. trees. and keeping the smoke
from a slow FIRE during the eurculi, /,
season, and thus secared good fruit.
We have no doubt this would answer
with enough labor and smoke. yet we
think the old jarr;ng remedy wcud b
easier az tsaefe-.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

FINpINa THE MEEIpIAN.-Mr. George
W. Blunt, of New York, who knows
as much about nautical matters as any
gentleman we know, gives the follow.
ing simple mode for runsing meridian
line:
Take a piece of board, or any similar
material, and describe on il a number
of concentric circles. Place this in the
sun; over the center hang plummet
Observe the shortest shadow from the
plummet; the sun will then be ON the
meridian; draw line to the centre Of
the circle. and that will be the true me.
ridian. This will do to mark the ap.
parent time or to correct the compass
for variation.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

ga series of valuable observations
on solar radiation in Great Britain has
been made during the past fveyears by
Mr.. F. w. Stow and number of his
friends. The results show q difference
in the power Of the suns rays inland
and on the sea-shore. Near the ocean
their power seems to be diminished by
the excess Of varor in the atmosphere,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

g. Paris boasts of a standing army
of something like s,0O0.0o0 rats, and
some one has computed that il the TO-
dents were to array themselves ten
abreast and march upon Berlin, the
vanguard would enter the German cap
ital while those in the rear were issu-
ing from the gates of tae French ne
tropolis.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08
THERE'S A GLASS FOR THE HALBERDrER

l..
The King be nay drink from his golden cup
The knight from his crystal clear;
The Baron may mantle the isnkard up
But Of this there is little fear;-
8 That whatever may pass
Whatever may pass,
There's Glaa for The Halberdieri
III.
The King he may drink to his stately Queen,
The knight TO his Dainty Dear;
The Baron may hiccup toast between,-
But Of this there is little fear -
1hat whatever nay pass-
Whatever may FA11,
There's q Lass for the Halberdiesi
III.
So hey for the jefkin and good steel cap,
And hey for the ashen spear;
And be il for good Or for evil hap, .
For Of this there Is little fear -
That whatever may pass,
There's Glass and a Lass
By the Mass for the Halberdier
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

Red used on a railroad signifies dam
ger, and says stop. 1t should be 80
construed when displayed OIL . mans
Ho3e.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-08

S ave have conquered them with
arms; we win now conquer them with
magnanimity. ."-AbraAes Lsaooas.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-25
SvelISeryants In England.

Saysa London CORES ondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial Although all
hope of recovering the jewels Of Lady
Dudley has vani.hcd-their real value
wus g5OOuO-thcrc is still a good deal OF
speculation about their disappearance,
and pretty general belief that some
one Of his lordship's servants must have
been ut least an accomplice in the trans
action. II i difficult TO bclive that box
of such value intrusted 10 the care ot
servants could have disappeared IN rail-
way station from unwilling hands, or that
AN outside theft could have known 40
much about the movements Of the family
as to have been on the spot at the precise
moment. However this may be, there lie
no doubt that the English nobility have
a way Of employing servants which oilers
grand opportunities to rogues. In most
the cases outside of the servants Is the
chiefthing. If the coachman or tootman
Is good-lnuking in his livery and ofthe re-
CURED Dimensions, his character Is not
inquired into. \ wcll-known duke re-
Gently advertised for IL footnan of exact
~ five feet eleven and II half inches in
height, whose sole business it would be to
stand Ut the back of of his coach beside
another OF like station. \ youth now in
the employ OF lady of my acquaintance,
applied for the advertised position and
saws that his character was not asked for,
he was taken into the servants hall and
measured. and dismissed for lacking the
half inch demanded by the duke. There
is passion for tallncSS in servants, and
Of one noble family, nj least, it is n rule to
admit no man Scrvent under six feet.
There are six of these eminent pcrsonagcS
in their fine mansion. The English SER
wants are good looking, neat. and c"nSti-
tutional funkcys and Aunkcyesses. They
are very shrcwd, and have their class
rules as well defined AS any trade union.
Downing street does not possess more
pIgcuuholcs and red tape than mansion
of the wealthy. An upper house-maid
would die at the stake before she would do
a bit of work that came within the province
Of the under hou>c-maid. \ swell butler
would throw up his pos ition in the face
of Che Lord Chancellor himselfif he were
ryprctcd To black hi- own boots. There
are many boys of Is kept in brass buttons,
and in many IN instance the sole duty OF
this boy is 10 brush the clothes and boots
Of the butler, the master Of the house
having his own separate valet. OF course
it i, not pride which has made the IN
flexible laws of etiquette among these ser
wants by which they refuse to step out
Of an ot,icia! groove or function. 1t Is the
determination of their class to preserve
tie conventional number Of the servants
required for and frstclass household.
They particularly dislike servants from
other countries, especially the Germans.
because if we'll paid and well treated
they will do anything requested Of
them.
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The Treasury Department will to-day
commence the payment Of the Interest
ON the 1910. due March Isl, without
rebate
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The First Trial ofSaIem Witches.

The Magistrates took seats in front of
the pulpit, faced the assembly, and an
nounced that they were ready. The
prisoners were brought in, and put upon
the platform, in sight of all present. The
officer in charge of them said they had
made diligent search for images or pup
pets belonging to the accused, but had
found none Prayer was offered, and Sa-
rah Good was examined.
This woman was al object of general
dislike. Her husband, weak, dependent
person. had become alenatcd from her.
She was forlorr friendless-broken
down by her condition and bad repute.
The minutes OF her examination are in
the handwriting of Ezekiel Cheever,
the village schoOlmaster, US follows
sarah Good, what evil spirit have
YOU familiarity with
"Nonc.'
"HIave YOU made no contract with the
Deyil?'
"No.'
"Whv do YOU hurt these children
81 do not hurt them; scorn it,
"Who do you employ then to do it?'
~ employ nopody.'
What creature do you emyloy then?
NO creature, but | am falsely ac-
cu>cd?"
"Wnv did YOU goaway muttering from
Mr.. PARIS house,
81 did not muttcr but thanked him
for what he gave my child
"lIuye YOU made no contract with tho
Devil?'
No"
IIathoYnc. the Magistrate desired the
children. all of them, to look upon
her. and see if this were the person that
hurt them: and 50 they all did look upon
her and said this was one of the persons
that did torment them. Presently they
were all tormcnted
sSarah Good. do you not see what YOU
have done? Why do you not tell us the
truth? Why do you thus torment these
poor children?
IL do not torment them
"Who do YOU employ thea?
a. employ nobody; ! scorn it?
GLOW came they thus tormcntcd?
What do | know? You bring others
mere, an" """ ~" .',
why, VINO was NJ ~
Il do not know, Dut !! was SUM ,; oi'
brought into the meeting mouse VIII"
YOU. LID:
We brought You INTO the meeting
house.
But you brought III IW' ',a ,'',,.,,,l en-.
wv no was IT, 'he"' 'l"' va NV w. '
children , ,...
III it. WA. o2oo'm ,, ,., ,ybar Won go NUT
=" l'"I Is J., ,s ~" , n,,S " =: b:m.r,
''r term away AWAY, , ,'I Pv Viii t.Ij
on,.,,lIu.n
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IT Is OVER.

At ll:3O preparations were made to
lead the doomed man out He was dress
ed in new suit Of black given him by
the officials. About twelve he was led to
the scatfold, accompanied by his spiritual
advisor and the officials Once upon the
scatold he was asked ifhe had anything
10 say. He then, in firm voice, made a
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short address, expressing his willingness
to die, his hope ola blessed hereafter and
returned thanks to all those who had been
so kind to him during his imprisonmet.
The cap was then drawn over
his face, the moose adjusted,
and at twelve seconds and five minutes
past twelve O'clock, the drop fell. A
heavy thug, few convulsive movements
Of the limbs and Ortwein was dead. At
twelve minutes past twelve, or in seven
minutes after the drop fell, life was ex-
tinct and the body cut down and placed
in the coffin.
The last act is over, and this fearful
tragedy, which commenced on the Both
Of April year ago is at an end.
OCCASIONAL.