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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-04
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lniiish', SprTiins, >tG Joints, Swcllings, Barns,
Hcai'is ~ Weak Back, when the ,cnialir Iini-
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lsiIh I" ac"tilin extent, but ,cnlaur LnIment
cure. The W hitr linimrni l. for the human
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A man named Fletcher. who Is ac-
cuscd of having murdered party named
Daley, near Cortland, Logan county. last
fall, was ARRESTED In Kentucky few
days ago. aud is now on his way To
Bloomington III custody OF an officer.
The National Beard OF L .!iwritcrs
are investigating the burning of the RESI-
dcncc of Wins!ow, the forgcr, in Boston,
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This city, as Is well known, Is situated nj
the confluence OF the ohio and Mi>sissippi
rivers, ~ the head OF uninterrupted ma, a.
structions by ice IN the winter and low
water in summer, and ,tus has u clear and
open river communication ut all times over
Inc Mississippi aud It's tributaries, with all
the country south. 10 the Gulf OF Mexico
ami the Atlantic Ocean. Cairo has also the
same character of communication with all
the country north over tie streams flowing
by II, when those strciin are moi iunnyf.
gable by ica' on Of ice or low water.
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worms AMI ,osilN"nrss, there j. nothing IN cN-
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

G-Mark Twain's description of the
happiest boy in the village: "Huckle-
berry was always dressed in the cast
off clothes Of full grown men. and they
were in perennial bloom and futtering
with rags. His hat was = ast.sain,
with crescent looped out of its brim
his coat, when he wore one, hung near.
ly to his heels, and had the rearward
buttons far down the back: but one
suspender supported his trowsers; the
seat of his trowsers hung low and con-
tanned nothing: the fringed legs drag
ged in the dirt when not rolled up
Huckleberry came and went at his own
free will. He slept on doorsteps in
fine weather, and in empty hogsheads
in wet; he did not have to 60 to school
or to church, or call any being master
or obey anybody, he could 60 fishing OF
swimming when or where he chose and
stay as long as it suited him; nobody
forbade him to fight; he could sit up as
late as he pleased; he was always the
first boy that went barefoot in the
spring and. the last to resume leather
in the fall. He never had to wash OF
put on clean clothes; he could swear
wonderfully In a word, everything
that goes to make life precious. tina,
boy had.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

A SUCCESSFUL CoNCNDRUM.-"Joha
has never given you . ringi said
Katie's sister to her one day. JohAwas
Katie's loeef.
Never" said Kate, With regretful
shake Of her head.
..And he never will until y0s ask him
for it," returned the sister.
Then fear I shall never got one."
was the reply.
"Of course you never will. John Is
too stupid to think Of such things, and
you can never pluck up courage TO ak
for one, it follows thst you will never
get one."
This set Katie 10 thinking, and to
what purpose We shall see.
That evening her lover came to see
her. He was very proud and very hap
py for the beautiful girl by his side had
been for several weeks pledged 10 mar
~ him as soon as business could be
properly done. and John was a grand
good fellow, too, notwithstanding his
obliviousncss TO certain polite mat
tiers.
John" said Katie, at length looking
up with an innocent smile, do you
know what Conundrum IL
"Why, it's puzzle-a riddle" an
swered John.
DO Won think you could ask me one
! could not guess
Il don't know, never thought Of
such things. Could you ask me one :"
Il could try"
"Well, try, Katie
Then answer this: Why is the
letter d like a ring"
John puzzled his brain over the pro-
blem for long time, but was finally
forced to give it up.
Il don't know Katie. What Is il :"
Because, replied the maiden, with
very soft blush creeping up TO her
temples, IRE cannot be wed without IL"
In less than week from that date
Katie had her engagement ring.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

AMP RE Drb.-An old man with q
soldiers overcoat on and carrying big
hickory staff in his hand entered an Of
fee on Griswold street yesterday To make
some inquiries about a person named
johnson. lie left the door wide open
az he entered. and was walking across
the room when the shivering occupant
yelled out: a.r
Shut that door,
Did you speak TO me : inquired the
old man, as he halted.
Yes. .ir. I spoke to you!
What did you say.'
i said shut that door!
Which door,
The one behind you, sir. This is
not a saw mill, sir!
Did say that this Was . saw-mill Z
inquired the man. Don't you sup
pose know an Office from saw
mill Z
why don't you shut that doorF
screamed the man behind che desk.
DO you want the door 'hus'
Yes .
Then will shut il. There, the door
is shut. Now, let me ask If you know
man named Johnseaf
Yes: thousand u themg
"Will you tell me where ] can End
any Of them .-.. -.
NO, won'ti ri knew q million
Johnsons I wouIdn't tell you where
YOU could find blamed one q the
lot! ...g ...
VERY well, sir, .sid the old man q
he turned TO go: ''hsts what get by
obliging you. Not one man in ten
would have shot tisst door for you.
Il don't want it shut gfowied the
olhce man. .sa..ss n a. 80 D
Then, sir. shall lesve i cpen. sir.
said the old man rs he went out.
And he did. A eoal-sesttle went
down stairs after him. but Il is seldom
that Won can hit man after he has gof
ten feet the start.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

A FEMALE Observation-Disclosures of a
letter found from a gentleman in Scot
land to his friend in Virginia:
Il will tell you now of two young
women who had been disappointed in
marriage, and being intimate, they re-
vealed their minds to each other, and
resolved to live a. man and wife in
some place where they were not known.
They drew lots To decide who should
be the man. The one it fell on as
sumed the name Of James Han. They
then set out on their journey, and At
last came to Epping. leased a house
there, and kept an inn. James Han
was sixteen and his pretended wife sew
enteen years old. They had servant,
but each performed the duties belong
ing to their station. They traded hon
estly, gained q good deal Of money,
were well respected, and lived togeth-
er thirty-one years, until at last the wife
died, at which time the discovery was
made. James Han served in all the
Offices Of the place, except constable,
and had been often foreman Of juries,
and was to have been church warden,
if the discovery of her sex had not been
made" ..
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

EARLY PIErY.-A few years since,
some roguish boys in town, not thou
sand miles distant from the capital Of
New Hampshire, persuaded Joseph
N, or, as he was generally called
Joe, to attend Sunday school. Joe
was an over-grown, half-witted, pro-
fame lad, and the boys had anticipated
considerable fun out of him; but the
answers to the various questions pro-
pounded were given so readily and cor.
rectly, that no one for a moment sup
posed that he was not fully versed in
theological law.
Joe was duly ushered in and placed
on settee IN front of the one on which
his friends were seated, and the recita-
ton commenced.
The teacher first questioned the class
~ - thoroughly reliable .ihen turned
ter hitherto possessed by VIA
its standard this year has BEEN
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

Henry Glars GRANpFArHER.-Many
persons viii be surprised when they
learn that the ancestral home Of Hen
ry Clay, Statesman and compromiser'
was on the Eastern Shore Ct Maryland.
Situated on Cat-tail run, Bay Hundred
district, Talbot county, Nd, there is an
old farm, called "Clay's Neck" which
in 1851 was the home of Henry Clay,
Sr., planter, great-grand-father Of the
statesman. These were the grand old
days Of the second Lord Baltimore, his
Deputy Governor Notely, Coode, and
Fenda1l. the restless propasandists ofre-
bellion and revolution among the good
people ofthe colony. Henry Clay, ST.,
died in Talbot county, but his son, also
named Henry, grandfather q sthe
statesman, removed 10 Dorchester ecan-
", thence TO the "slashes'' Of Hanovef
Coanty, Va, where his grandson, the
great statesman, was born, On 18th a
April, iT11. The will Of Henry Clay,
ST., dated May 2, 1851, is N record in
Talbot county. ----.- $3.50 -
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

HES A BMCK.-ff IL is slang, Il is
really classical slang. And yet Of the
thousands who use the term, how few
how very few-know its origin or its
primitive significance. Truly it is a
heroic thing to say of man to call him
a brick. The word so used, if not twis-
ted from its original intent, implies all
that is brave, patriotic and loyal.
Plutarch, in his life of Agesilaus,
king Of Sparta, gives us the origin OF
the quaint and familiar expression.
On a certain occasion an ambassador
from Epirus, on a diplomatic mission,
was shown by the king over his capi-
tai. The ambassador knew of the mon.
arch's fame-knew that though only
noninally king of Sparta, he was ruler OF
Greece-and he had looked TO see mas
>ive walls rearing their embattled tow
ers for the defense of the town, but he
found nothing Of the kind. He mar
veled much at this, and spoke of il to
the king.
Sir" he said, "l have visited most
Of the principal towns, and find no
walls for defense. Why is this: -
Indeed, Sir ambassador, replied
Agesilaus, '.thou canst not have locke
carefully. Come with me tomorrow
morning, and I will show the walls OF
Sparta"
Accordingly, on the following morn.
ing, the king led his guest out upon the
plain where his army was drawn up in
full battle array. and, pointing proudly
to the serried hosts, he said:
There beholdest the walls Of Spar
ta-ten thousand men, and every man
q brick - .....................'.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

PROtE AL Observation-Disclosures
ID siglit, aAd research is q duty, but In.
yestigsfioa isuot eneerius, NOV does re.
search consist In retailing secondhand
falsehoods and exploded theories.
Our great trouble with many uube-
levers IS, they have never carefully in
vestigsted the things they condemn.
There are hosts Of inlidels who never
read the Bible through, and we have
never seen one yet who had even a
moderate acquaintance with the reasons
why intelligent men believe the Bible.
They have read O. few affections, q few
cavils, few sneers end . few misstate-
ments, and then have made up their
minds, like the Dutch justice who, hav-
ing heard the plaintiffs evidence care
fully through, ruled out all the defen-
dants evidence at once, saying, II is
no use; de plaintiff has got his case"
Another more serious fact is, tina,
multitudes of unbelivers have no NOR
al earnestness, and do not care button
what truth is, any way. You may prove
what you please, and they viii think
what they like, and act as they Ike, and
act as they think.
Now one of the first and most indis-
pensable qualities in any man who pro-
poses to investigate anything. is q sin
cere. earnest and unauestioned desire
to know the truth. No man can pro-
perly investigate thing unless he j,
honest enough 10 desire to know the
exact and absolute truth. And no mar
who is Indifferent to truth is worthy &c
be regarded as an investigator, or to BE-
credited in his pretensions to research
The skeptical world are many Of them
in this position. Part Of them do moi
know what truth is, and part Of them
do not care. A few others are misled
BY false statements, bold assertions, and
honest perplexities which they have moi
studied enough to solve. All Of them
live largely on the faults of hyPocrite,
and the imperfections of people who
profess Christianity and live contrary
to its teachings-a varied and plentifa
diet, but one which affords little nour.
ishment, and less strength, and which
reminds one Of the Jockeys remarl
when asked what inference he woulG
draw from the passage: A wild as.
snuffeth the east wind" replied, ="
should think he would snuff It q goot
while before he got very fat"
Living on the faults OF hypocrites i.
hard diet; and there is neither sens
nor reason in finding fault with the Bi
bic for the faults of men who act con
trary to its precepts.
The best way to investigate the Bi
bic is to read it and obey it. II vii
neither kill nor injurc a man to try tn,
path Of life and peace. Experiment il
the best test; and very many in6del,
have followed Gods word until they
found a peace and rest and blessin.
such as skepticism could never give
them, a rest that this poor world doe
not afford. Reader, try this. Prov,
all things, hold fast that which is good
1
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

/ How 20 Do i'UF Stnkrs.-A lady
correspondent furnishes an exchange
with the following: TO three table,
spoonfuls of common starch, well boil.
ed IN 4 quart Of wafef, add a lump
Of lard the eise ota pea, tablespoon.
fal Of loaf sugar and little salt
Let II cool until you can use il with
out burning your hands, When the
clothes are thoroughly dry, dampen
your shirts in 4 cold thin starch, roll
them up and let ai.em lay an hour
before ironing. When ready 10 iron
have .. bowl Of clean, cold water at
hand, dip clean handkerchief into il
and ring it out dry; then stretch the
shirt over a Switchboard and with ths
dampened handkerchief wipe of every
PARTICLE of starch that appears on the
surface, taking care always TO wipe
downward. Be careful not to have
the iron too hot. The more pressure
YOU use on the starched surface the
finer polish you will get. have done
up shirts in this way for several years.
and know that it will procure a pol.
ish equal TO any laundry work. for
got to mention. in its proper place that
you should never boil the starch un-
til the clothes are ready TO hang up to
dry. No shirt can be done up nicely
without a Switchboard. The one I
have is two feet long and one foot
wide-an inch beard planned smooth
and covered on one side with six thick
nesses Of flannel, the top one being
soft white flannel. The first FIVE thick
nesses are stretched over tightly and
tackled on the edge OF the board, around;
the white flannel, outside, is stitched
to the edge Of the others so that It can
be removed for washing whenever ne
cessary. Old Blankets or shawls that
have done their duty as such can DO
well utilized for this purpose.
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

CHANGES IN INcLINArIoN.-Some
time ago there lived in Texas, says an
exchange, q young gentleman and lady
who, for convenience sake, We will call
Ned and Kitty. They were frequently
seen together exhibiting unmistakable
evidences of tender attachment which
was fast leading them toward . vortex
of matrimony.
Buggy riding was a favorite pastime
with the young lovers, and there was
scarcely woodland glen or prairie
flower for miles around that did not, at
some time, witness their happy love-
making, as they rode BY, or stopped q
moment to bill and COO and exchange
vows. - .'f II
When the young man wanted bug
gy, he invariably wrote about = fol-
lows to the livery man:
Mr.. Mc-Please send the narrow
seated buggy to my door. 1t 5 O'Clock,
P. NJ. and oblige, yours, NED.
p. S-If you can't send the narrow
seated buggy, don't send any. NED.
In the course Of time they were mar.
RED, and few weeks after the event
transpired Ned presented himself at
Mes office and told him that he wished
10 take Mrs. Ned to the country for .
few days recreation, and desired him
to get ready buggy.
IAN right, cid boy; TN glad to see
you around again, and | can let you
have your favorite buggy"
"a
"why, the narrow seated one, Of
course."
t"Never mind IL Me-: that one will
do" and he pointed to buggy that two
persons might have sat in with yards
space between them.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

"a II
j She smiled 1sss ] 1looted <
never stirred 10 ebE1os It's : 70 :
Gretchen |" ! csiea dis -
Gretchenv' and she snile4 I'D
seemed 10 vanish IN, the sg,i TN
ON the floor in q swoon, n = HAT
/ had seen Gretchen's ydepnl 1irit.
was Ill for many days e I
had recovered . letter ear me
"a letter from my, m0the9 MI
How strange il is that aid
have spoken Of Gretchsa. ror in
your last letter for, the frst ~ <shs
NEoaessE NJ soadl "a e<lai& the~exs
WI gHfye you. On the dayon which
your letter is dated she died, Just at sum
set. ! think she must have always been
fond of you, for she never seemed to
think Of any one else, and declared that
she would never marry. But q few
months ago neighbor Werner actually
went SO tar as TO command her to give
her hand to friend Of his, q rich old
German. She pleaded hard, but he
was not to be moved, and she thought
she must obey, poor child. The we'd
ulux OIcSS WSA Iuducs 9uu Ia IeaOy IOI
the nuptials, when they found her dead.
think her father killed her - much
as If be had stabbed or poisoned her
The doctor called il heart disease. She
was lovlier than anything I ever saw
when saw her last, in her coffin, with
white lilies on her bosom. She was
good, and pure, and true, and she has
always loved you, my child. ] am q
woman and can read another woman's
heart. She has always loved you"
knew it then. I went home to my
parents very soon, and never left them
again. live in the old house now, and
on my window sill there always stands
a white lily. Believe it or not, once a
year, at sunset, on the anniversary Of
our betrothal eve, have ever since seen
Gretchen standing near it, smiling upon
me. ..- ..
I think it is an omen that God will
reunite Us in heaven, where, though
there is no marrying or giving in mar.
rage, may still call my white lily, my
pure, true-hearted darling, my own;
still wed. her in the spirit, and dwell
with her through all eternity among the
angels.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

es-The golden moments in the sire am
Of life rush past Us. and We can see
nothing but sand: the angels come 10
visit us, and we only know them when
they are gone.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

-" y'ss WY VI AoS AA1&(
girls of their own sort, but 'tftHEHEpi
wife above suspicion. So pure. sweet.
women kept from the touch Of evil,
through the years Of their girlhood, give
themselves with all their costly dover
Of womanhood, into the keeping Of men
who in base associations, have learned
to undervalue all that belongs to them,
and then find no place for repentance
in the sad after years.
There is but one way out of this
that can see, and that is for you--thc
young women Of the country-to re-
quire in association and marriage, puri-
~ for purity, sobriety for sobriety, hon
or for honor. There is no reason WHY
the young men OF this Christian land
should not be be just as virtuous as its
young women, and If loss Of your socie-
". and love is the price they are forced
70 pay for vice, they will not pay Il.
81 admit with sadness that not all oi
our young women are capable Of this
high standard for themselves or others,
too often from the hand Of reckless beau.
", has the temptations to drink come
to men: but I believe there are enough
Of earnest, thoughtful g,rls in the socic.
~ Of our country 10 work wonders in
the temperance reform, il fully aroused.
Will you not then, dear girls, be 50
true 20 yourselves and God, so. pure in
your inner and outer life, that you shall
have a right TO ask that the young men
with whom YOU marry. shall be the
same -
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

ta-LaGrange Reporter: This haPpened
in this county not long since. Two
friends met after long separation and
the following dialogue ensued: Hal
loo. B! How are ynu getting along. and
what are you up to these days"
"Well, am trying my best to make
IN honest living" "You ought to have
good success. fcr you've got mighty
little opposition"