Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

lopKRN GEOGRAPHY.
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England is chiefly noticeable for bav.
ing produced Shakespeare, bottled ale
and the late Tom Savers. It isreiyned
over By the champion mother-in-law Of
this planet. The chief amusement of
the natives is to imbibe a large quanti-
ty Of 'arf-and-arf,' and then sing .Bri-
tons never will be slaves
Italy exports little boys who play the
harp, and 1reasy fellows in veiveteeu
trowsers, who come over here and locate
in Crosby street in immense quantities.
Also, inaccaroni and music. It like
| wise does an immense business in Counts,
handsome fellows with black nous.
taches, who marry American boarding.
school girls, and then turn out to be
Chicago BARRIERS. Petrarch, who wrote
a number Of silly valentines to young
person named Laura, was q native of
Italy.
Prussia is responsible for wagner's
operas, the Frankfort sausags and near.
" all of our resident beer saloon keep
ers. 1t 10 presided over BY William,
who happened to he''a Bill that France
couldn't settle. Bismarck also hangs
out in Prussia. The chief industry is
the manufacture Of ruined castles, fright
full legends and time pieces. the Watch
on the Rbine, being a remarkable af.
fair in its way. Westchaster county
and Hoboken are transatlantic portions
Of Prussia.
Russia is remarkable from the fact
that every body's name there ends in
either off or witch The people are
frugal and live on a light diet. can.
dies being the principal food OF late
it has done nothing except marrying
the Grand Duchess to an English Duke
and produced g young Prince who
played his mothers diamonds in order
Twin the heart Of an American &C.
Is. The Car is boss of the entire
insfifutiun.
Persia is ruled over by Shah, who,
disg aised in the costume of a ring mas
ter, lately made European excursion.
Dancing girls aud figs are the chief
products. When the Shah needs espe-
cial relaxation h- cuts off the head Of
his Prime Minister. That's all about
Persia.
Chira produces fre-crarkers and the
pensive people who preside over al fres-
co cigar stands i'm the Bowery. The
Emperor is the brother Of the moon.
aud does nothing all day long hut drink
tea in garden illuminated hy thou
sand Of colored lanterns. China is the
originator If junks, and, presumably,
of junk shops. The language is "a cheer
full combination If designs representing
PIN heels aud sky-rvck-ts. The late
Mr.. Greeley always used Chinese char.
acters hen endorsing letter fora friend
The women have little feet, and are ex-
ported in immense quantities to San
Francisco, where they are sold at auc-
ton. Draw-poker is the national game.
A Chinanan can live month on four
cents worth Of rice.
Japan is something like China. II
pycdsees embassies that travel up and
down the earth, and then go home aud
get permission to disembowel them.
selves. Michael A. Doe 10 the head
man.
Bagpipes, a special brand If snuff,
and Caledonian clubs come from Scot-
land. The men have habit Of doing
without stockings and trousers, which
induces rhem atism in the legs. The
girls are generally pretty, aud when one
Of them sings Within a Mile o Elm
burgh Toon,' you want to be waited
Immediately to your celestial home
Although it is not a canal country there
are mere locbs 10 it than yeu can count
in day. 1t was because England
didn't have the keys to these locbs that
Wallace was enabled TO wallop them So
frequently. You can get married in
Scotland easier than you can get d.
vorced in Indiana.
India is remarkable for jugglers, the
liver disease and canton flannel drawers.
Outside Of the English. the inhabitants
are colored people and alligators. The
colored people live principally on cur.
ried chickens, and the alligators on La-
bies. That's enough for India.
America is the hume Of the bald
headed eagle, whose principal amuse-
ment is to sit on the bfsiese peak Of the
R~ky Mountains and whistle Yankee
Doodle Ge"r.e Washington smote
the tree aud couldn't tell lie. Gin
cocktails and buffalo abound. IT was
called America because it was discov-
cred by Columbus. The principal man
10 General Grant, military officer, Pres
ident aud Judge Of tobacco. The peo-
pie are ambitious, and such as do not
get into Jail try to get 10 Congress
Fine-cut tobacco, wooden nuimegs and
prize candy Packages are the most en-
terprising in the world, aud the women
are the prettiest ever produced any
where.