Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-05-25

-Acolu9osat q ths "H6S6
e1kdI1n, 9ySs<I had . nassow -.
dss, hot - 80 q fses vide o. -
sdo4sf SO 3sses. I planted IT,
e9unhs( lila 1>hs border. and I'll
60 SrSAI<10 10 used for -
use.3 betS6a8tk and the fence@
A ssoa - they erere up 70 the brush.
i piDch.la n H. esds Of the vines
which thickened rapidly around the roots
and in every direction throwing out the
most vigor00 foaiAge and psofasisa Of
hovers, Il did not allow The cucunbess
b grsS. LIT x1aetSd No. ~ saehI
- wished to reserve for the table, I
picked - sooa - they beease Of pro-
per sises ell the rest we're gathered ev-
cry day for pickles; every day pinching
Of the bud at the end Of each shoot.
In this way The hills continued fresh
and productive until they were touched
By frost. Some iudk nest can be formed
Of the value 81 this practice, when ]
add that more than . barrel Of pickles
were made FROM three hills, besides al
lowing . supply for the table. When
ever the leaf began TO look rusty or yell
lowish, il vas removed, and every Gu
eumber and leaf were cut Oh with large
scissor, % q not TO disturb OF wound
the vine. There 10 IN advantage of
having them run upon brusbwood in.
stead Of trailing on the ground. be-
cause they are much injured BY being
trodden On, and BY being kept low on
the bushes they can be easily examined
every day, which - essential, because If
overlooked and suffered to grow very
large, it stops the yield of that vine"
This u . good plan, doubtless, but
for fear Of accident to few vines il 10
veil to plant seed every two or three
weeks for . succession Of crops. All
cucumbers do better BY occasionally
pinching Of the leading shoots.
HIsfoRIcAL THADlTIoNo OF rnI DaAfa
OF raR APosrLEs.-Mathew 10 sup
posed to have suffered nsartyrdom, or
was slain With . sword in . city of
Ethiopia Mark Vas dragged through
the streets of Alexandra, in Egypt, till
he expired. Luke was hung ON an OIL
i've tree in Greece. John vas put into
. csuljron of boiling oil aud escaped
death; he Afterwards died . natural
death at Epbesus. James the Great
was beheaded at Jerusalem. James
| the Less was thrown from . wing Of
the temple, and then beaten to death
uith fuller's club. Philip was hanged
up against pillar at Hierarolis. Bar
tholomew was dayed alive BY the com.
mand Of barLarous king. Andrew was
bound u . crvss, whence be preached
to the people till be expired. Thomas
was run through the Loiy with lance
at Coromandel, in the Last Indies.-
Jude was shot to death with arrows.
Simons Zelotes Was crucitied in Persia.
Matthias WAS 6rst stoned and then be-
headed. Peter, who was cruci6ed, asked
that he might be buried with his head
downward.
EvRx.HAxDED JusrIcE.-A poor
Turkish slater of Constantinople, being
at work upon the roof of q house lost
. his footing, and fell into the narrow
street upon . man. The pedestrian
was killed by the conclusion, while the
slater escaped without material injury.
A son Of the deceased caused the sla-
ter TO be arrested. The cadi listened
attentively, and in the end asked the
slater what he had 10 say in his de.
Tense. Dispenser of Justice" an-
swered the accused, cit is even Is this
man SAYS; but Allah forbid that there
should be evil in my heart. am .
poor man and know not how TO make
amends" The son of the man who
had been killed tbereupon demanded
that condign punishment should be ill.,
ficted upon the accused. The cadi
meditated few moments, and finally
said, 1T shall be So" Then TO the sla-
! ter said: Thou shalt stand in the
street where the father of this young
man stood when thou did'st fall ON
him. Aud to the accuser added: Thou
shalt, ii it please thee, go up on the
roof and fail upon the culprit, even rs
be fell upon thy father. Allah he
praised"
So The original Declaration Of In.
dependence has goue to PhilAdelphia
TO be placed on exhibition. 1t ias
heretofore been on exhibition in the
model room of the Patent Ofice, in
Washington, along With Washington
small clothes. This venerable docu.
meut Is in rather poor state Of ',-eser.
walton; most Of the signatures having
entirely faded out. The body Of the
Declaration il In tolerably good coudi.
ton, aud the writing, though it has
turned yellow from sge, 10 still quite
legible. A commission Of experts, with
Professor Henry At the head, has been
appointed TO restore, If possible, the
lost signatures; but it vas deemed best
70 postpone experiments until after the
exhibition in Philadelphia As it now
is, il 10 the original Declaration, but,
if re-touched and furbished up, its claim
to originality would be the parchment
upon which Is is written. For that
reason, there are many who siren
uously object to any experiments hook
ing to the restoration Of any portion Of
| thn national heirloom.
- An adroit swindle was perpetra-
ted In Paris the other day. A we'll.
| dressed man, who passed IS Lord G.,
Of England. and was registered at the
Grand Hotel. called at one Of the most
fashionable boot makers aud ordered q
pair of remarkable handsome boots
The boots vere 10 be made without any
| rp~>rd IN coat aud Ia be sent To the