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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

TrAoHrNo CHILDREN CorRAar.-
Courage b . vital element Of christian
ehivalry. Without h, indeed, neither
truth nor fdelity 10 promise can bs
hoped for. The coward 10 suae 70 lie
when truth means punisbnent, and
sure 70 retreat from his engagements
When they involve peril. We need val.
liant souls that have learned 70 endure
and scorn pain, and to fsce danger fear.
lessly and promptly when duty requires.
Some parents evade this vital part
Of trimming BY CLOSES and deception.
A mother Who has taken her boy 20 the
dentists to get . tooth out, viii often
say, il be 10 shrinking, Sit still, my boy.
il won't burt you" Nov she knows L
will hurt him. but thinks II she can
only get him BY this device to cit stillsud
let the dentist get hold of the tooth.
then his discovery Of the pain will not
hinder its extraction. This 10 dou.
bic mistake. 1. destroys her boys
confidence in her; for he detects her IN
a lie. And though it gets the boy this
time, to sit still. it 10 under the delu-
sion that ther. 10 70 Be no pain. yher..
as he should be taught 70 lace the rain
and TO scorn It. - "7
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

kept then. .Ths Soush did Tie Or.
ion one great wrong. and ~ canss ~
far - ~ ca 70 rspais T. We wsoar-
ID the Usisa gsssioaSly vAsaivs lsfs
il TO be seissd md rent and torn by the
men Who had deeounced Il - .'leagas
with death aud . covenant With bel"
We ash yoa eeutlemea a tAe AsPabt.i
can party, 70 ne abovs sn ysus a.aaa6N
ities. TO forese your old Gin Let -
unite TO repair the wroosp that distract
and oPpress the country. Let m turn
our backs on the past. and let Il b said
in the future that he shah Be the great
eat paisioA ths trsest paeriot. thu rob
lest .Peafat. EAe - . . sese =
promote TIE eiS7!ss @ tke f6fofe.-
Loud and sustained applause on the
democratic side of the House and in
the, crowded galleries.l .o.oo- II .a..
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

TIE PAP.R he PRErERRxp.-"My
young colored friend" said an army
captain to young negro, ''can you
read 20
"Yes, sab."
"Glad to hear t." said the captain.
''Shall give you paper 2"
"Sartin, massa, II you please"
every good, .ntinued the captain.
"What paper would rou choose, ncwe"
"Wcll, massa," said tho ,peditating
negro, IL you chews, Ill lake q paper
of terbacLer."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

E A gallant gentleman of the old
school, in crowded waiting.room at a
railway station the other day, gave his
seat to a lady. who failed to make the
proper acknowledgements. Standing
awhile. be stopped over as il to listen,
and said to her, "What did you say.
madam I" ..a.. .... J..
Nothing. sir" was the reply Of the
startled lady. ....-...
"Oh - said be. "excuse me; Thought
you said, Thank you"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

SOME CoNsoLArloN.--A Detroiter
got home at midnight with black eye
and . booxy step, and - his wife me.
him at the head Of the stsirs she ex.
claimed:
"Why, you've been 6ghtingw a-
"Yes'm." he msekly replied ~ be
leaned on the rail. 49,. ..4.5
"And some one has BACKED one cf
your eysss" she continued, - the ttsrs
came.
"Don't cry sarling," he said. in .
coaxine voice. ~ he put his4kaudon her
head; "If / hadn't had ch,nce to run
he'd have blackcd boff Of IN"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

@At the court in Belfsst recently,
Judge Lbbsy sentenced Martin L. Tow
er to twenty five years in State Prison.
THE fact was communicated 70 the
prisoners mother. Who was struck with
astouishDent as 10 the maeuitude OF
the sentence. "What did thew do that
for ?" she exclaimed. twenty-five years!
"Why he won't Be e0atented there
three weeksv'
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

@"WhA oan you say d the -.
coed lav Of thought 2" e1adent-"b
cannot both Be end ma b.. Tor s1am-
ple, the door over there NEST either bs
shut or open. can't Be both shut end
open" Tutor-''0ive another illustss-
tiiou.- Student ~wen, take the oass
Of another dous." -
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

sA young woman from the rural
districts entered dry goods store the
other dav, and asked for pair Of stock.
ings. The clerk politely asked ber what
number she wore. "Wby. two, you
blasted fool! Do you suppose am .
centipede. or have got . wooden legr
How many do you suppose . stwo-lsg.
ged hair.pin like me would wear I"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

|. @Success in life 10 very sPt 70
MAKE . forget the time sLsu 10 ssrs
nsl nu~h. Il . Just % With the frog
On the jump; hs cant rsasmher vhsa
he was . tadpole. but other FOLKS csn.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-20

s"You see, grandma, We psrforaas
IN aperture in the apex and . CORES.
pondine aperture IN tbe base. and By
APPLYING the eex 70 the liPs snd forci-
bly inhaling the breath the sgv b -.
tir~lv discharged Of its eoutsnts." ~.
"Bless my soul" cried The old lady,
"wbas improvements they DO ssate.-
Nov in nv yUsng DAYS we jest 0.ds
hole In beth cd a.A sssksa.s q,
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
Distinguished Guests.
VAN BuRRN TOWNSHIP.

Hon. JOSEPH Il. CONVERSE. of Boston, Pres
ident of the l.. r. and F. s. Railway Compa-
ny. and his wife and daughter accompani-
ed by Hon. w. d. Slack. Land Com
missioner. Maj. George Hughes. Chief Engi-
neer, and Superintendent Hartman of this
road and his wife, passed up over the road,
Thursday. on special" taking dinner at
Van Buren,; returning the next day and
staying over night. This is the first trip of
the President over the Road from Ozark, and
he expresses himself much pleased with the
country and people along its route.
While at Fort Smith number Of the dis
tinguished men Of the Cherokee Nation, met
Mr.. Converse, to hear his views on the con.
tinuation of the railroad track in the Nation.
We learn he gave them to distinctly under.
stand. that he was not to pay one dollar bonus
for the privilege Of remaining. II the Indi-
ans desired the removal of the tracks. they
had only only to signify that fact. through
their proper authorities, and he would have
it out Of the Nation In twenty -four hours.
We are glad President Converse and his
family visited our town. and we know our
citizens. generally, would be very glad to see
them again and to make their stay longer.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
From the Capitalize Outlook There.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. %. 1879.

LITTLE Rock, Oct. %, 1875.
EDITOR VAN BURrN PREss: Hearing
that Messrs. Smithee and Mcmillan
would return to the city on Friday
nights train, crowd of some 300 citi.
zens assembled on the corner of Main
and Markham streets to hear these gen.
tlemen. Although they had travelled
l5s miles that day, they consented to
make short speeches.
Mr.. Smthee led off and detailed the
result Of the recent canvass. Commen.
cling with Faulkner, he stated that, not
withstanding the Arkansas Traveller was
published at that place, he was confident
Judge Stuart would carry the county by
handsome majority. Every official in
the county, but one, is for Stuart indeed
all the active, working, live democrats.
In Yell he stated that prominent Cra-
vens man acknowledged that Stuart
would get at least 400 votes in that
county. In Franklin the friends of
Judge Stuart-Col. Witch among the
number--were sanguine of carrying the
county. In Crawford, Judge Stuart,
while he might not carry the county,
would get large vote. In Sebastian
sanguine friends thought Stuart would
carry the county. And whenever it was
asserted by any Cravens men that the
western counties were solid for Cravens,
they were simply mistaken.
Mr.. s. charged upon Judge Peek, edi-
tor of the Herald, who was present, that
he had made false record, as Circuit
Judge, and endeavored to procure mon
ey to which he was not entitled. He
charged that the publisher of the Herald
wss republican that the Herald Office
itself was owned by Price & Co.; that the
paper was working i'll the interest Of
the republicans, and with view to dis
rupting the democratic party.
None of these charges were denied by
Judge Peek, who responded. They are
well-known to be true among intelligent
and well informed people here.
There was not solitary Cravens DEM
oerat present, except Peek, and he is not
democrat to hurt. There were several
cheers for Cravens, by republicans who
were present. The Democratic senti-
ment here is almost unanimous for Stu
art, who will go out Of this county, with
at least 1000 votes. If Cravens gets s.
900 votes in the district, he will do well.
O.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
Comments Of the Press.

New York Sun. Oct. l5.-If we CON-
pare the actual results with the promises
that were made all along through the
campaign, the Republicans are beaten
worse in Ohiv than in Indiana. At the
Cincinnati Convention. the advocates OF
Hayea gave their pledges, both before
and after his nomination, that with him
on the ticket for President, Ohio would
go for the Republicans in October by
10000 majority. And this kind Of talk
was kept up till within three weeks OF
the election. when Hayes, Chandler,
Schurz. and the rest got scared. and we're
only able to save the State, through the
most desperate exertions, by mere
handful Of votes.
"If | must 80 soon he done for.
l wonder what was begun forf'
This must be about the view HAYES
takes of bis candidacy for President, as
he contemplates it in the light of the ag.
gregate majority of $4,000 against him
in Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.
Boston Post, Oct. 1.-THE back ol
Grant Hayes campaign is broken. Yes
III tuS W eottIt ohtoug
hold of kepublicanism determines the
attitude of the nation in November
What this work is, ani what it means,
can only be understood when it 10 remem.
bered tina; Indiana and Ohio were claim,
ed. less than two months ago, by the
National Republican Committee; that
they have been Republican States from
the beginning; aud that the average Re
publican majority in Presidential year:
since 1860 mas been, Ia Indiana, 1866
and in Ohio. "a 285. 1t is no gust el
transient passion that has wrought this
great change in the minds Of the people
it is the strong and steady food that vii
sweep the land before it subsidies Now
FOR MASSACHUSETTS
Baltimore Gazette, Oct III --Grantisn
is crushed to earth never to rise again
The bloody shirt will be bleached
Chandler, Blaine, Morton, and the res
may cease to trouble themselves abou
the solid South. for they will have enough
to do to prevent solid North. For ev
cry vote the Republicans may secure b,
bayonets in the South, they will lose fiv,
| in the North. The battle will now b,
transferred to New York. hut no fes
need he entertained in regard 10 the Stat,
that has twice given majority for Til
| den,
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
Wednesday Night.

The speaking, Wednesday night, was
opened by Hon. J. N. Smithee, in an
able and convincing argument.
A. S. McKennon, of Clarksville fol-
lowing in reply of two hours length.
when the audienc, getting tired out, ad-
journed until next morning.
THURSDAY MORNING
Gen. Mcmillan addressed the audience in
short, pithy, telling speech. Bro. "hy-
up-the-creek" Jamison sung touching
psalm. But the most noted of all was
yet to come. The transcendently glori-
GUS and hypocritically magnificent Gran
vile rose, with thunder gathering on
his brow, and lightning flashing from his
eye" and then and there, poured forth
the most disgusting and silly praise of
himself we have ever listened to. 1t was
"I, !, l." and that was ala mere dis
play of constitutional egotism, and ire
pressible selfidolatry, Only this, and
nothing more" But we are bowed down,
under the heavy hand of distress. "Hear
it, o, heavens. and give ear, o, earth p
The pure, the noble, the grand, the hon
est, the upright. the sagacious, the self
sacrificing, the consistently, and the nat
ural bolter, Granville has determined to
desert the political arena. He said that
it was his last political speech. Think
of that! The only perfect, complete
and systematic bolter about to leave the
political circus in which he astonished
the people by his wonderful somersault-
ing, as well as the superb rendering Of
the character of Ego" in the drama,
written expressly for him, entitled, "The
Hypocrite, or All Things to All Men,"
"Oh, Grannie, honey, Oh, Oh, Grannie
honey, Oh, why will you quit the politi,
cal stump, and serve the people so.'
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
rF The appointments of the Clark

EF The appointments of the Clarks-
vile district, NJ. E. Church South, for
the following year are as follows;
Presiding Elder, II. NJ. Granade; Clarks-
vile station, r. NJ. c. Birmingham; Clarks-
vile circuit, w. H. Metheny; Spadra cir
cult, T r. Nichols; Ozark station, F. NJ.
Payne; Ozark circuit, VIM. ]. Jacobs;
Alma, Pleasant Hill, II. c. Jolly; Van
Buren circuit, T. T. Arnold; Roseville
station, II. r. Withers Dover circuit, b.
Williams; Van Buren station, b. Il.
Greathouse; Clear Creek, j. W. Bryant.
Rev. s. VI. .Babcock has beeu made
Presiding Elder of the Fort Smith Dis
trict.
Rev. Mr.. Hunter, who has so ably and
satisfactorily filed the desk at this place
the past three years, is sent to Fayette
vile. and we can congratulate the Socle
ty at that place, on the fortunate selee
tion that has been made for them.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
Priests Forbidden to AbsoIye a Catholic

The Rev Father 2. Rysn, assistant pas
tor Of St. Peters Catholic Church, cor
ner Of Poppleton and Hollins- streets. de
ivered an interesting sermon yesterday
morning, in which he adverted to mixed
marriages, or marriages the parties to
which are of different religious faith.
The effects of these marriages we're often
ruinous TO the peace and happiness Of
families. The subject has received the
serious consideration of the Archbishop
and clergy of the diocese at . meeting
held at the close ofthe recent annual re-
treat. As result, parish priests were
not permitted to give absolution to a
Catholic young man who was paying at
tentions to a Protestant young lady, or
to a Catholic young LADY who va. receiv-
ing the attentions Of Protestant young
man, with view to matrimony. In ca
ses where members of the Catholic Church
did contract such marriages they would
be compelled first to receive the consent
Of the Archbishop before the parish pricst
could marry them. 1t had also been de.
,ermined that all marriages in the Catho.
lie churches 10 this city must take place
in daylight.-Ra,,imore american, l6tn,
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
INDIAN NEWS.
ST. PAuL, October 26.

ST. Paul, October 26.
The Pioneer. Press has . special from
Bismsrk which says that Gen. Terry Was
still at Standing Rock last evening. He
had succeeded in disarinin2 and gather
ing in the ponies Of sil the Indians at the
agency and believed the Indians had hid
most of their arms, a. they had few
days warning and only about 200 stands
have been found. including shot.guns and
revolvers. A large number OF ponies
will yet be brought in. About 600 have
already been surrounded.
The Indians seem to take kindly to the
removal, as they come to understand it,
but some we're at first disposed to resist.
Gen Terry informed them that the prop
erty would be sold and the pro ceeds in
vested in cattle and such things as would
he useful for them None outside OF
Gen. Terry ard those Immediately con-
nected with him have any idea as to where
he will go next, whether to Cheyenne, OF
strike the hostiles.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
Hon. J N. Smithee.

This gentleman, in connection with
Gen. Mcmillan, closed a canvass of the
river counties at Fort Smith, Thursday
night. They have done good work in
the west. The vilification and abuse OF
Mr.. Smithee will only rebound upon the
heads of the perpetrators, and, in two
months from now they will every one of
them be ashamed to acknowledge that
they were so low as to throw mud and
filth at gentleman, a peer of any Of
them. The Newport News expresses
our sentiments below:
"Col. J. N. Smithee has taken the
stump in the Third congressional dis
trict in defense of Judge Stuart and him
self, both Of whom are being dealt rath-
er severely with by the press of the
northwest. OF one thing we are satis-
fed, and that is. when Col. Smithee gets
through talking to the good people of
Yell, Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian
counties, they will clearly understand
that he is anything but a radical, as some
of our exchanges in that section are try
ing to make it appear. He is ssimply one
of the best-posted men in the state on
political affairs, and has ever been a
faithful friend of the people of Arkan-
sas, and those of our democratic cotem-
poraries, who are trying to injure his
reputation by crying radical, or even in
timating such thing, are simply max
ing asses of themselves. His majority
at the late state election, for commiss.
er of immigration was several hundred
in excess Of any other candidate ON the
ticket"
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
PHOTOGRAPHY.

| take this method of informing the
citizens of Van Bnren and vicinity that
| will open first-class PHOTOGRAPH GAL
LERY, in the town of Van Buren, by the
lst of November. Being fitted out with
all the modern improvements known to
the art, and having had the experience
Of several years in this business, am pre-
pared to do as good work as can be found
in the State. Those who desire neatly
finished Photographs, executed in the
best of style, will do well to wait my
coming, and examine my work before
purchasing elsewhere. All work war
ranted to give satisfaction.
c. C. COOK,
Artist in Photography.
N.B.-A full assortment of PICTURE
FRAMES KEEP, constantly on hand.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31

Attention is directed to the advertisement
in our paper. Of the grand >cioptiean Exhibi-
tion at the Court House. on Thursday night
The exhibition is given for the benefit of the
School and the scholars This Of itself should
be inducement enough to fill the house as we
all are OF should be. interested In our Schools.
Let us contribute our mite to the worthy OBJ
ject.
Mr.. Andy Lockhart puts upon our table
number of second growth Harvest Pears.
This is something we do not recollect seeing
before in this country.
DIR. Cathey. Mr.. Cole. Misses Sallie
and Eta. Wynne. came up with the bridal
party from Alma. Thursday night. and retur-
ned home or the train. next morning
Ward & Co.'S Gin starts of this week.
NJ. II. Ward. Superintendent.
Hon. b. J. Brown, Presidential Elector
left. Saturday. to meet the Congressional can
didates at Greenwood. yesterday.
-Recollect that DIR. wright's Office is jus,
round the corner at Ribling's shoe shop.
That clever fellow. Capt. Jim. Hawkins
treated us to stew of fresh oysters. last Sat
urday night. As the .hasl-eater" of the
Press. we did justice to his kindness. lie
" flied us up with oysters and as a lover o
the fresh bivaves, we were very happy. i
you want first-rate meal you can't do better
than to give him call.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31

On the streets at 10 n. IN.
Live Lions loose in the
streets. Monster Scrip
ents, den opened and ex.
posed to view will pass
through the principal sts
First the manificcnt Band
Chariot " Sum- drawn by
ten beautiful marked
horses; afterward the
Monster Tableau Car,
Neptune" the largest
in the world. thirty feet
long.tl,irty-fye feet high.
Mhe Sea God. seated on
his throne surrounded by
Waite, Nymphs. who toy
With real water as u
spouts from fountains
surrounding them. Mex
rolls the Car of the I on.
queror. drawn by ter
Dromedsries. and con-
tanning the King of Beast,
and other Animals at the
feet Of their master. Man
viewed through tie Sc
cure bars that SUR und
them.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
Hendricks on IiIden.

In congratulatory serenade after the
election of Williams, Governor of Indi.
ana, Gov. Hendricks had this to say Of
Tilden, and the work before the Indiana
Democracy:
"My fellow-citixcns, the work does
not stop, tonight. 1t goes on yet for an.
other month. I believe We follow the
leadership of chieftain worthy to be
followed. We follow a man who has
shown in his past record that he is a true
reformer. believe that Gov. Tilden is
worthy Of your support and mine. There
is nothing in the history of the Democ.
racy of Indiana of which am prouder
than this fact. Governor Tilden was not
the first choice of the Indiana Democra.
cy for the Presidency. But when, in
National Convention, the Democracy OF
every section united upon him as the
best and most available candidate, then
the Indiana Democracy looked the thing
squarely in the face, and they came up
shoulder to shoulder, step to step, and
they have under his leadership, so far as
it was felt in the State contest, made the
most sublime, determined and grand con-
test for the right that has ever been
made, in my opinion, in the politics of
the world. Let US 10 on, and make No.
vember, in Indiana, more glorious than
October is. Let them know in every sec
ton of the Union that tho Indiana De-
mocracy, while they fght the State bat
tie with gallantry and determination
never seen before, lot them know that
in the National contest, Indiana will pre-
sent her more than 100000 voters in
support of the National platform of the
arty."d
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31
U. s. Deputy Marshals

DIP Upham. U. $. Marshal, West District
Of Arkansas has appointed the following Spe-
cial Deputies for the election on the 7th OF
November.
Joseph G. Pevey, Van Buren,
James Fears. Jasper.
John b. Mills. Lees treek
Ed. Lee Upper
Frank Steel. Shepherd.
Jacob Yoes. Mountainl
James l}nshong. l.afavttte.
William Chastain, Vine Prairie.
Silxs A. Wright. Alma
Arch Y. Hays. Cedar Creek
Washington McLairn. Richand
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31

p. Il Eillyer. Esq. and Judge John j.
Birrow. have formed law copartncrship
and have an office next door to Ribling's boot
and shoe maaufactory. They will give prompt
attention to all business in their profession.
Mrs Zach Williams returned home from
\ protraeted visit to friends In South Caroli-
ma, last week.
The rip rappers have quit rip -rapping
the river bank. and gone below.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-31

win appear the Ladies' driving abreas ch,. Ia
TwoIore
s'ee Negro Grooms leading boded Race Horses Boys riding o
Mes The GROTESQUE FIGURES processon
greatly enven
he STEAM CALLIOPE nperse places
he Elephants
sight cqued be
inside
the show has equal