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

PErRisn FoRxsr IN NevADA.-
From David Rideout, who has beeu
engaged in preparing q section at
petrifed tree for the Centennial Exhi-
bi,ion, we learn tie following relative
to the petriied forest in the desert Of
Northwestern Humboldt: On the rlain.
about thirty miles west Of The Black
roek range of mountains, rhlnds one
Of the greatest natural curiositics ever
discovered il Nevada- u 10 = pefiise'l
forrest d which the stamps Of -1nAia4
Of the trees. nov changed into cold
rock, are still standing. There are n"
living trees or vegetation Of any kind
other than stunted sage.brush in th"
vicinity. Some of those ancient giants
OF forest which fiourished perhaps
thousands of years ago, when the eli
mate Of Nevada was undoubtedly more
favorable for the growth of luxuriant
segetation than az present; rival id
size the big trees Of California
Stumps transformed into solid rex
stand in an uprigh. position with theif
roots imbedel in the soil as when grow
ing, measuring from fifteen to twenty
six fee. in circumference; the ground
in the vicinity. is strewn with trunks
and limbs, which retriu their rstvrai
shape and size. Mr.. Rideout, determ.
lining to secure section Of one of these
trees for the Centennial Exhibition.
with two other men spent twelve dave
in cutting it from the stump. This
was accomplished by drilling NIL around
the tree and separating il With, wedses,
The Specimen is three feet high and
eighteen feet in circumference, and
weighs about three tons. 1t stands on
the stump from which it was severed,
ready to be loaded on . wagon. Mr..
Ridecut does not feel able to incur the
expense Of bringing it by team to the
railroad. although, he had once made
arrangements to do so. He is an1ioRs
to call the attention Of the Centennial
Commissioners to the matter, and see
il they will not furnish the means to
get it to the railroad. The country iu
which it is situated is an inviting field
for biologists.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

KEEPrsd pP ApPEARANcEs.- A touch
ing incident is related in a St. Louis
paper Of the way a little girl in the
public school attempted to keep NJ
appearances" The pupils were ac-
customed to bring their luncheon, which
ut noon they ate together. but one day
the teacher noticed that this girl 10 red
wistfully at her companions Is the.t
went out with their lunch, but never
brought any herself. The child was
neatly but poorly clad, and always at
tentive TO her stu6ies. On another &C.
casion the teacher observed that the
little thing had apparently brought her
lunch With her; but when the noon hour
came she still remained in her seat,
with the package wrapped IN paper on
the desk before her. The teacher went
70 the child and asked her why she did
not go out with the rest. at the same
time putting out her hand toward tie
package. Quick rs thoughsS the httlc
girl clasped her hands over ii, and ex-
claimed, sobbingly: Don't touch il.
teacher, and dou's tell. please! It's
oniy blocks" and that was the fact
Having no dinner to bring. and too
proud 10 reveal fhe poverty Of her FAM
ily. the child bad carefully wrapped up
. number q small blocks to present
the appearance Of lunch.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

Bors IN HoRsHs.-Rary says: ain
twenty-seven years time ] never had a
horse to die Of the bots. I believe that
almost every body 10 convinced that the
bots come from the eggs or nits which
are deposited upon the horses hair by
that troublesome Ay resembling bee
in color. This has always been my
opinion. Now it 10 generally known
that horse that has the bots does not
appear 10 suffer until he is too Ear gone
y = \ ss;s sssss az. s;.s ssse =
give my horses. in the mouth of Sep
tember, the following remedy: Of OIL
i've oil, honey, and lemon juice, each
two ounces and half; mix and give
those to the horse; the next day purge
well. Whether horse be inclined or
not to have the bots, this remedy will
do him no HARM"
A correspondent Of the Department
of Agriculture says: 1T appears from
remarks of different writer's that none
know of any certain remedy. know
of remedy that is safe and certain,
discovered in the following way: Abou.
thirty years ago friend of mine lost
BY bots q fine horse. He took from the
stomach Of the dead horse about a gill
OF bots and brought them to nv office
to experiment upon. He made prepar-
atoms of every remedy he had heard of,
and put some Of them into each: Most
Of them had no effect, few affected
them slightly, but sage tea more than
anything else killed them in fifteen
hours. He concluded that he would
kill them By using nitric acid. but it
bad no t,ore effect upon them than wa
ter; the third day they were as lively
as when put in. A bunch Of tanzv was
growing by my Office. He took a hand.
full of that, bruised it, added a little
water, squeezed out the juice and put
some in; they were dead in one minut..
Since then l have given it to every
horse have seen affected with bots,
and have never known it 20 fail of
giving entire relief. Nv friend had
another horse affected with bots seve-
raj years later. He gave him a dose Of
tanzv in the morning aud a dose Of salts
in the evening. The next morning he
took up from the excretions three half
pints Of bots. "-Fdrmers' Union.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

The Rag BRIGADE.-Some wears ago
q committee of the House of Com mons,
investigating the subject Of the paper
duty, reported that mot more than
four-tenths Of the rags Of this country
are fr,servedl If the remaining six.
tenths could be returned To lie manu-.
factur,d there would be no necessity
10 go TO foreign markets for some TWEEN.
ty-hve FER cent az the rags now reauir.
ed for the paper manufacture of Eng.
land" This Statement, furnished a hint
TO the Ragged School Society. There
had been established Shoe-black Bri.
gade; why not q Rss-colleetiug Bri-
gade? Trucks were th.reupon provi-
ded. and poor boys trained; the trucks
were numbered, and the boys clothed in
Q serviceable uniform. A printed ia
rin was prepared, showing how much
money was tn be offered for each kind
OF refuse. The collectors are the elder
boys, who make purchases and manage
the cash; the assistants are Younger
boys, 10 draw the trucks, and otherwise
act under the collectors; while the sor-
ters are employed ut the warehouse or
depot. Every truck has its round or
beat, and returns in the evening with a
collected store of odds aud ends. hon.
estly paid for IN money. PAPER, rags,
old metal. glass, old ropes, bones-all
are bought; aud the boys have gone SO
far as TO buv, and bring bome to the
superintendent, cooked hat, the trap.
pings for n hearse, Tag with million
Of cancelled Pcstagc-siamps, and other
unexpected things. (Ramksrs' Journal
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10
WHAT nv LOVER SAID.

Pf the merest shnn,e IN the twilight gloom,
ia the orchard tash he nses me-
in the isil, " e. grass, iih It's faint perfume
And tried 20 lass. bur he n ode no room;
oh, irisd. bat be would no, let M;
so stood and hlusIi-d tiii fhe grass grew red
" iih my fs~e hent down shove IL.
lille 10 took nay hard ms be y hisp' ring said
(EoG ibe clover iif-d each pink. sweet head,
To listen to all that iny lover said.
oh! the clover 10 bloom-l love iili
IN ,he high. tes kfsss. wen, the path to bids
Ard be low. y e. leaves hung over;
Rut ] could not lass upon either side,
For fund myself when ssinly tried,
In ih. arms O. my sieadfasi lover. =.
Aud he held me- there. and he rais-d my hesd,
hi!e h. closed The path before me:
And he looked dow into my eyes and ssidL
thow The leates Bent do&n from The bous hs
o'erbend,
To listen to all that my lover said;
Oh the leaves hanging Iowly o er taelt
Had he moved aside little way,
! could surely then have passed him;
And would not have heard what he had to say =,
Could ! only aside have cast him.
IL was almost dark aud the momenis sped,
And the searching nieht-~ind found as;
buI he drew me bearer and softly SAID
(fiow the pure, sweet Wind grew still, instead,
10 listen TO Al! that my 10, er said;
oh. the ~hisler:Hg wind around us)
am sure he knew when he leid me fast,
That ! must lie all unwilling;
For tried TO go. and would have passed,
As the night Was coming With its dew at last,
And the sky With stars Was filing;
But he clasIed NE close when ! would have
hrd,
A nd he made me hear his story.
nd his soul out from his lips and said
liCw he stars ctept out " here The " hiie moon
led,
To listen 10 all that my lover said;
Oh, the moon aud stars 10 plory)
I know that the grass and the leaves will not
tell.
And I'm sure that The wind-prscious rover
VI ~ carry his secret safely and ell
That 10 being shai! ever discover
the void OF the iuany that rapidly fell
From the eager lips of my lover;
shall never reveal what n fla ~ like spell,
I hey Move round about US that night in the dell.
In The path through the de"-laden clover;
Nor echo I, he hispers that made nv Heart swell
IS they fe! from the lips OF my lover.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10
WHY SOME PERSONS ARE PooR.-In

Why SOME Persons ARE PooR.-In
talking with hired man who was a
smoker, l asked him what bis tobacco
cost him year. With some assistance
in f.uriug be found that the cost was
only twenty dollars. He thought that
was not large sum. told him by
u few minutes calculation that il instead
Of smoking away twenty dollars yearly
be would Put that amount out at H.
terest. and add the like sum every year,
with interest also continually added in,
he would accumulate in I his way through
life, say from twenty five to siXty.five
wears Of age, no less than four thous-
and dollars. He was startled at the
amount, but had not courage to leave
of the habit.
knew another man who used much
more annually in tobacco, Who discou.
tinued the practice, and it enabled him
in twenty years to build tbree-thoas,
and dollar house. There are other
practices, which, wasting a little at u
time, cause loss of great deal an
nually. A domestic in the kitchen piles
on the FIRE one.third more fuel than is
needed. 1t amounts to few cents DIAL
" bat twenty dollars at least in a year.
Here is another waste Of four thousand
dollars in forty years. A farmer leaves
his reaping machine exposed to the
weather all November; bis plows and
harrows are out ball the time; and in
this way the needless decay amounts to
more twenty dollars annually-another
sum running up to four thousand dol
lars wasted.
The want Of fodder racks, and the
exposure Of his sheer and csttle TO the
winter, make waste equal to fisty dol.
lars yearly, aud the loss of sheep BY
exposure, and the shrinkage in the
flesh and milk Of his cattle cause q
yearly loss Of fifty dollars more over
and above the cost of interest on prop
erly erected shelter. These two sums
would be equal to twenty thousand
dollars in forty years Of life-time. There
afe manv other small leaks, both on the
farm and in the ki,chen--urhas scraps
Of bread tbrowuaway-vegetables rotsins
fof want of assortiug-knives rusted fol
want of cleauiug-tuinbleis broken By
immersins in hot water-hafness bro.
ken for want Of 0iiing--carpets ground
out by dirt under them-pumps spill,
by freesiug-tools decaved for want oi
Cling and painting. every single dollal
Of which thus needlrssly wasted annu.
ally will amount TO two hundred dollar,
in forty years, il With interest On in.
terest. There is no necessity for heins
penurious or stingy, but only to prever
actual waste osntry Gesfleman.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

N&rrRAL. HIsroRY or THE Porsro
Bua.-The beetle bihernates either t'a.
meath the ground or beneath any OF er
shelter that it can obtain. Early in
Spring it issues from It's winter quar-.
ters, and may be seen flying about. or
sunny days, long before there are po.
tato tops for it to devour. In flight it
presents a very pretty appearance, is-
gauzv, rose-colored under-wings con.
tras,ing agreeab!y with the striped vel.
low and black elytra or wing covers.
The sexes pair. and. rs soon as the POI
tato- haulms push out Of the ground.
these beetles break their long writer
fast. sometimes even working their wav
down toward the sprout before it is
fairly out of the earth.
The eggs, orange yellow, are laid in
small clusters on the under sides Of the
leaves, and the same female continues
thus 10 law at short intervals for n pc.
Rod of over 40 days. until the number
laid by single specimen NAV aggre-
gate from 500 to over 1000. There
are, in the latitude of st. Louis. three
broods each Year: butt from the fact
that a single female continues 20 deposit
as above described. and from the irreg-
ularity Of larval development, the in
sect may be found in all stages through
out the summer months. In from 80
to 40 days from the time the egg is
deposited. the insect Matching from it
goes through all its transformations
and becomes 4 beetle, the ptpa ctaie
being assumed under the ground. The
proli6cacv Of the species may be i'm
agined when it is remembered that the
progeny of single female may exceed
a hundred millions in the course Of y
single season Prof Riley.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

be 10 gone-oh, viu thiS ~
cease!
.Yos. loved him. @ ~
too loved him!'
Loved him! Loved
why. my poor G. -
nephew! T
'Oh-him! Yes-oh. ~
tainly certainly. Punq ~
this misery will kill - [
Bless you'll bless - -
svset wordsl X 31S
last moments I
Yes! I-~aese last moments?'
ma. The Dear departed's.'
Yes! Oh, yes-yes-yes! I sup
pose SO, ! think 80. don't! Oh, Ger.
tainly-I Was there was thefe!'
oh, what a privileged what . pre-
cious privilege! And his last words
oh, tell me, tell me his last words =
What did he say 7
He said-hs said-ob, my head
my head, my head He said-be said
be never said anything but Punch
punch. pxmeh in the presence Of th.
passrniae! Oh, leave me, madam
In the name Of all that 10 generous
leave NE to my madness, my misery
my despair IA buff trip slip for q
six-cent fare, a pink trip slip for q
tbree-cent fare-endn-rance can nc
further 60 !-PUNcH in the presence Of
the passenjare!
Ny friends hopeless eyes rested upon
mine pregnant minute, aud then he
said impressively,-
Mark, you do not say anything
You do not offer me any hope. But,
alb me it 10 tnst AZ well-it 10 just az
we'll You could not do me any good.
The time has long gone by when words
could comfort me. Something tells me
that my tongue is doomed to wag for
ever t" the jigger of that remorseless
jingle. Ther--there it is coming on
me again blue trip slip for an eight.
cent fare, huff trip slip for a.
Thus murmuring faint and fainter,
nv friend sank into peaceful trance
and forgot bis sufferings in blessed
respite.
How did I finally save him from the
asylum? / took him TO q neighboriug
university and made him discharge the
burden Of his prosecuting rhymes into
the eager ears of the poor, unthiuking
students. How is it with them, now
The result is too sad to tell. Why did
] write this articlep It was fof a
worthy, even noble. purpose. 1t was
to warn you. reader, if you come across
these mereless rhymes, to avoid then,
avoid them as you would pesti.
lencc!
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10
D1sscUssiSd The CURRENCY ouEs-

DIsscUssiNd The Currency Ours.
rIoN.-They were both sitting in the
grocery about $50 p. M. and talking
over the currency. Said a tall thin,
man with game eve, a red nose. and a
suspicious g!as.iness about the knees Of
his pantal"ons and the under part Of
his coat sleeves: "You see MI of this
about Initiating the currency by the is
she Of more National bank notes is
humbng. and I'll splain it to You. Now
suppose I'm going TO start National
hank. what do do? Well. l go to
Washington, to the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and l give him 100000 in
United States bonds and he" But"
said the other disputant, an old man
with a severe countenance and mouth
like the slip in a Postcfiice letter box.
.you hain't got no $4,000 in United
States bonds" "Well," said the first
speaker. rather hastily and testify, "bnt
suppose. for the sake Of argument. that
I have 100000 in bonds. l take them
to the Treasurer and" 'But," growi-
ed the old man, "what'n thunder's the
use Of YOUR supposin' you had SlOO. 900
in bonds? You know s well 3 do
that you hain't; you never had
"Don't make sanguinary fool of your
self" retorted the tail, Thin man;
"haven't you got sense enough to under
stand what am saying? Suppose"
be said. beginning anew for the third
time, with his face verv red, suppose.
then. that take my 100000 in bonds
to the Treasurer and" "But," re.
piled the severe old man, with a re-
sounding thump of his cane on the
Roor, "you know Won haven't got $780,.
600 in bonds, nor $4,000. nor 1000.
nor 500. Your father hadn't enough
money in his life to pay the tax on a
yellow dog, and you'll never have any
while you go on drinking poor whiskey,
and have got shiftless wife like that
Of yourn. A hundred thousand dol
lars in bonds! Yes, in q horn
"Well," said the tall, thin man, eff
you've got any bonds they'd belong 20
your creditors If you were honest. -
Then they clinched.-Chieago Tribune.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

'Condncfor, when yon receive fare,
Punch in the presence of The ras-eul,rei
A blue trip slip for rig hf-cent fare,
4 huff trip slip for a six-ceRr fare.
a pink slip trip for q ihree-cent fare,
Pun,h in the presence OF the passenjArel
CHORUS
Punch, brothers punch with care!
Punch in The rreseuc &c Of the pa.senjare ~
came across these jingling rhymes
in news, ap.r, a little while ago, and
read them a couple of times. They
took Instant and entire possession Of me.
All through breakfast they wont waltz
iug through my brain; and when, at
last. rolled up NV napkin, could no,
tell whether l had eaten anything or
not. j had carefully laid out INV DAYS
work the day betore-a thrilling tray-
edy in the novel which I am writing.
| went to my den to begin my deed Of
blood. l took up my Pen, but all
could se. it to say was, Punch in the
presence Of the passenjare." fought
hard for an hour. but it was useless.
NV head kept humming, "A blue trip
slip for an eieht-oent fare, a buff trip
clip for six-cent fare" and so on and
SO on, without peace or respite. The
DAVIS work WAS ruined-I could see that
plainly enough. l gave up and drifted
down toEn, and presently discovered
that M! feet were keeping time to that
relentless jingle. When I could stand
ii no longer ! altered my step. But it
did no good; those RHYMES accommo-
dated themselves to the new step and
went on harrassing me Just as before.
| returned home aud suffered all tine
afternoon; suffered all though an un.
conscious and unrefresbing dinner; suf-
fered and cried and jingled all though
the evening; went to bed and rolled,
tossed aud jinglcd right along, the same
as ever; got up at midnight frantic, and
tried to read; but there was moth.
ing visible upon the whirling page ex-
cept "Puneh' punch in the presence of
the Ias.erj ar,." BY sunrise was ont
of mind, and everybody marveled and
was DISTRESSED at the idiotic burden Of
my ravings.- oh, punch |.
punch in the presence of the passeu-
iare-
Two days later, on Saturday morning,
arose a to,,ering wreck, and went
forth to fulfill an engagement with a
valaed friend, the Rev. Mr., to
walk to Talcott Tower. ten miles dis
tant. He stared at me, hu: asked no
Questions. We starred. Mr-talkei.
talked. talk.d-as is his wont. I said
nothing; heard nothing. At the end
of mile, Mir said
MARX, are YOU sick! I never saw a
man look so haxgard and worn and alb
sent-minded. Say something. dcr'
Drearil,. without enthusiasm. / said :
punch, Brothers, punch with care!
Punch in the presence of the passen-
jare: :"
NV friend eyed me blankly, locked
perplexed, then said
II do not think get your drift,
Mark. There does not seem to he any
reve!ency in what YOU said. certainly
nothing sad; and yet maybe it Was
the way you said the words-I never
heard anyihiny that sounded SO pathe-
tic. What is
But heard no more. was already
far away with my ri,iless, hear,-break.
ing "blue trip slip for an eixht-cens
fare, buf trip slip for six-cent fare;
pink trip slip for three-cent fare,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

ga negro being asked what he
VA. " Jail for. said it vas for borrow
ing asoney. But" said the question
er, they don't put leoPle in jill for
borrowing money" YES" said the
darkey, 'sbut bad to knock the man
down free or TO times bcfo he wou. d
lend il to ne"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

FRESH MsAr.-Experts say, hang up
q quarter ef meat with the cut end up,
being the reverse II the asoal way, by
the leg, aud fhe juice will III remain
in the meat and not run to the cut AID
dry by evaporation. II - worth .
trial, and when made uill be eestin.
ued.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

When sorsly Sas=n ssoored 20 folly,
And foand ihs, Bs<sie oald e~srsy,
She shrieked shri.k and swore b., gsliy,
Thar che ece.3 s.'P Der ssv asr
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

"what do you mean, you little ras-
.afs" exclaimed an individual to an i'm
puient youth who had Sc zcd hir- -
tb. nose on the street. ''Oh, nofhin.:
only l am going out 20 seek my for
tune. and nv father toll me TO seize
10 j of the FIRST Sling fhat turned up"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

GA Quakertown mar has solve't
Ms. LiSermore's query: What shall
We DO with our daug ,ters." He has
puxchasei two washing machines. and
~ sake in washing. His wife art
s-ven daughters are to do the work, and
~ win suseriatend tbs business.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

g Step mp to q citizen and tell him
that his father aud grandfather were
lul.a,ics and see how quickly he'll erook
his elbcw. Yet, let that citizen shoot
somebody, and he II bless YOU if yon' I
help him lY.ve that ali bis ancest,'s
wr.e not only crazy, but the BIZ g;st
fools in tie neighborhood.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

G. Don't buv q coach to ptease
your wife. Better make her . little
sulky.
Don't write long obituaries. Save
some Of your kind words Cor the liv-
ing.
Don't attempt TO -rni<h all your en-
emi-s at once. You can't do a large
business with q small capital.
Don't imagine that you can correct
all the evils in the world. A grain Of
sand is not prominent hi desert.
Don't deoeud wholly on Sralding' s
prepared glue. Il will not mend bro
ken promises.
Don't worry about theiee crop. Keep
cool and you will have enough.
Don't stand and point the way TO
heaven. Spiritual guide boards save
but few sinners
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10
A LITERARY NIGHTMARE
BY MARK TWAIN.

Will the reader please to cast his eve
oser the following verses, and see if he
can discover anything harmful in them?
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-10

Conductor, when yon receive fare,
Punch in the presence of The ras-enjare
A blue trip slip for an -iyh'-cent fare,
\ huff trip slip for six-ceRi fare.
pink slip trip for a ihree-cent fare,
Punch in the p, essence OF the passenj ,rel