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REcoLLEcrroNs OF Don QuIxorE.-
Here are a few extracts from Don Quix-

REcoLLEcrroNs or DON QuIxorE.-
Here are few extracts from Don Quix-
ote:
Beauty in a modest woman is like a
fire or sharp word at distance: neith-
er does the one burn nor the other
wound those that come not too close to
them.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes
open. -s...
The absent feel and fear every i'll.
Selfpraise depreciates.
The dead to the bier; the living to
good cheer.
All women, let them be ever so home
ly, are pleased to hear themselves cell
ebrated for their beauty.
Virtue is always more prosecuted by
the wicked than beloved by the right
eous.
Every one is the son Of his own works.
Wit and humor belong to genius alone.
The wittiest person in q comedy is he
who plays the fool.
We are all as God made Us, and Of
tentimes a great deal worse.
We cannot all be friar-, and various
are the paths by which God conducts
Us to Heaven.
II is easy to undertake, but more diff
fcult TO finish thing.
The term is equally applicable to all
ranks-whoever is ignorant is vulgar.
By the streets Of "By and By" one
arrives at the house Of Never"
Between the Yes" and "Eo" Of a
woman | would not undertake to thrust
the point Of pin.
Other men's pains are easily borne.
A bad cloak often covers . good drin-
ker.
Pray devoutly and hammer on stout
ly. When a thing is once begun il is
almost finished.
Lay bridge Of silver Tor 6y,ng en-
emy.
The jest that gives pain is no jest.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17
TWILIGHT.

long, low room, with oaken-panslled wsils
And narrow windows looking 10 the wess,
A quiet room, where eicksr;ng 6re:igh. falls
On folded hands Of cne vho sits at rest; ae
Who rests and listens in the twilight gloom
To tender strains Of music, son and slow
That rise. and all, and fuster flKosgh the room
In wordleS but melodious ebh and dou.
Without splendor fingers In the heaven,
0frose, and purple, royal gold, and gray; n
Green leaves are trembling in the breeze ofeven,
henighsingaie's sweet voice comes DER the way
While overhead, in skies serene and far, -
Shiaes, like an angels smile, the evening str.
The lang, nd hours Of garish day are past, -
The long, hard years Of life draw to q close,
A tired hand and heart enjoy at last
Lifes twilight hour before their long repose,
A blessed eventide of love and home,
Before the shadow Of that darkness falls
Whose deepest density enwraps the tomb,
And through whose awful mist Deaths angel
calls.
The sweet strains rise and fall the twilight gray
Grows deeper in :he room; but peace ID borne
Unto that listeners heart from far away,
All eloquent with whispers Of morn
Songfnl and beautiful, prophesied to last
When moons Of earth and nights ofdeath are past.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

Gop Knows Who Was RIcRr.-A
number of federal soldiers during the late
war have determined to present Major
Thos. G. Jones, of Ala, a medal. 1t will
be remembered that Major Jones de-
livered q memorial address at Mont
gomery, Alabama. in 1874. which at
tracted much attention at the time
Subsequently he visited Washington,
where he was the recipient OF dinner
gotten up by federal soldiers, on which
occasion he made a speech, in which he
touchingly referred, among other things,
to an old Virginian, who had ason killed
in each army, and after the war buried
them side by side in. the old family
ground. On the monument he placed
the names Of each, with the words,
"God knows who was right"
II is the intention OF those who have
the matter in charge to put in the centre
on one side of the medal a quotation
from the memorial address, as follows !:
THE law which nerved these men to
die was craven on their inmost souls by
the finger Of the Almighty" On the
outer rim there will be aquotation from
the dinner speech, as follows: 1--WE
can bequeath our children nohler lega-
cies than discords and hates" In the
centre, below the middle, il il intended
to put these words: "Honor to noble
foes is the warriors highest courage"
On the reverse side there is to be figure
of Peace. and this inscription: "Over
blighted faith. sealed by a warriors
grave, Truth, Mercy and Charity alone
should hover" and below the follow
ing: "God knows who was right"
On the outer rim is to be this inscrip-
tion: Prom Union soldiers to Major
Thomas C. Jones, late C.. S. A., for
manly words SPOKEN on Memorial day
April. 1874. at Montgomery. Alabama ;
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no u

A BAcHrloa.-Ia lis earlier jsyS
the gallant bachelor has pleasant til5S
ot Il : He b sought sites d society. ~
ceives insitahoas by the score: 10 pop.
alar among men because, having sne
home ties. he b always At their dispo.
sal. Matrimony he shuns. and fSShA
ef'laughs At. Heis ioud Of r;dieuliRf
the pur idiots Who have nyssideaxts
femisine flscinasionss ssad bur3eso3
themselves with the care OF wives. .anA
households. As ne puts Il, his .o6ieA
n lsgs q . SssGe atusSs( ssst3 8-
comfortable; aud he does %. efFr
On the other haad. married men. -
he puts it. don't. Yet he by no means
shuns female society; on the contrary,
he is fond Of IL.
He Is the servant Of every attractive
woman he meets. and waits upon thesA
all with irresistible poli,eness. Of
course, he is cognizant Of his wonder
full powers Of attraction; m bursts of
confidence he will tell YOU that VIII
dred is dying for me: but he is not such
an idiot as to be caught, though the gid
is passable. In another burst OF coz
idence be viii inform you that old Mira
Moneybags is working with all her
might and main to en.rap him fss her
dear little pet. Florry. Blu, he h NJ
to be Gagged; TIE pain his indiffereneS
causes does not hurt him. He thinks
it the finest thing in creation to Airt
with girl until the chase becomes too
hot, and then when she has succumbsd
to the magic Of his influence, to sud-
denly drop her and betake himself .
other sweets.
Such is the gallant bachelor in his
palmy days. But by and by he grows
old and unattract,ve. He ceases to bs
asked to parties. and naughty beauties
learn to turn up their noses when hs
snpplicatcs for their favor. He -
obliged to make room for younger ri.
walls.
People drop him and laugh At him.
because he is vain and selfish. and con-
tinues to banker after admiration: they
hold his little foibles up to ridicule:
they use him when il suits them.
Perhaps there is no man more hope.
lessly alone in the world than the GAL
liant bachelor who has ou,lived the
pleasures of youth and turned fifty
The old ties that rendered lite dear
to him, snap one by one, and none form
to take their place. He is social fail.
ure, and has no one but himself to blame
| Tor it. s--.....
Is his example worth imi,a,ing: On
the whole young men would do better
to love and marry. as did their fathers
before them.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17
Coxrxsr or ca. CH,cxrx.-w

CoNT4sr. OF ,CAAE CaIcKrxa-Ns
give, the following account Of contest
between two Game Chicks q . recent
tourney m New orlesns. The birds
which feugAt were tiayssPscimens, .
white and . black eeek, Psliiee the besm
at barely three pounds each, As soon
= they were let loose they rapidly ap-
proSched each other, their feathers up.
afching sud tossing then autiful -neeks
uith the grace and the dsence:ofawar
horne They locked bills, aad rising
together q one, they simuitsnecusly
darted their sharp spurs and inflicted
and received two sta5s. In this pre-.
liminary encounter they seemed to mes-
sure and estimate each others resources
and to decide upon a line Of tactics
which. upon their separating, vas im-
mediately developed. The white bird
was evidently fer forcing the battle; the
black bird had resolved on adopting the
Fabian policy. He immediately began
to retreat. and the white bird followed
in rapid pursuit. Round aud round The
ring they went. Whenever q favorable
opportunity occurred the black would
turn and have pass with his antago-
mist. Both dealt and received terrible
blows. The white was the stronger oi
the two. but the black had more wind
and could strike quicker. Now one and
now the other was the favorite with the
betters. When the fight had been in
progress for twenty minutes. in one ot
the close encounters the white drove
his spur through the right eve OF
the black, and the black stabbed
the white in the throat. Both were
becoming exhausted. but this did
not abate their ardor in the contest.
The black was at a disadvantage with
but one remaining eye, while the wound
in the throat of the white commenced
to bleed internally. The two combat
ants now came much oftener to close
quarters, and though one was blinded
and the other choking with coagulated
blood. there was no relaxation in the
furious energy and hate with which
they fought.
At last il became apparent that the
black cock, blinded and overcome though
he was, must win the battle, as the whitr
could but succumb to the fast accumu.
lating blood which was closing up hi.
throat. In the battle Of the man 10 man
there is time when the conquered can
sue for mercy, or when the generou.
victor will extend it without asking
The defeated gladiator might even hope
that Roman audience would interpose
to save his life. Cruel man will some.
times pull one dog from of another
But for these little creatures there Is nc
mercy. They turn no appealing eye
tor succor. they ask no quarter. they
know nothing but to return blow for
blow while an atom of life or strength
is left to them. .lv heart was in my
throat while looked for the end OF the
combat. The white stood up gasping
while the bloody foam sowing from hi.
mouth so;led his pure white plume
Feebly but brayely, as his strength
would permit, he maintained the con.
test. There was but three pounds o'
flesh and bone, and yet IT enshrined a
courage as sublime and heroic as that o.
any knightly, crusader With one last
blow the life went out, and Il was no,
till then that the proud feathers dropped
and the head lay low. .
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

ing thereby the primeval group of "the
seven stars" to be six only ever since;
but with the asserted destiny of the
seventh one shining forth at some future
time brighter than ever. A sort Of ear
ly poetical prophecy, which the recent
progress OF ofprsc.ieaf astronomy on one
side and arche0loeicsl research on the
other. especially at the Great Pyramid.
have been lending remarkable conir-
nation 10 within the last few years
Chom6ers' Journal.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

A SSEEzE.-As a rule, q sneeze is
the warning nature gives that some
part OF the body l. exposed 10 a cooler
temperature than the other parts and
that the sneezer is catching cold
Next 10 the warning. what Is the use
to sneezc. II throws open the pores OF
the whole body and induces a gentle
perspira,ion; IN word, it throws of
the cold. A child rarely sneezes more
than twiee-perspira'ion is readily in
duced in youth: an old man on the con-
trary, sneezes halt dozen TO a dozen
times, with a loudly explosive ''ca,eho-
que" 1t is harder to set him perspir-
ing. When one is sitting by an open
window and 6nds himself sneezing ma
ture tells him he is taking cold. He
should get up Instantly, walk about, and
take iull tumblsr OF cold water tokeep
upthe gentle perspiration that the snee1e
set in motion. II he does this be will
not be telling IN hour altar that be has
"eold in his head" Or chest, q lunss.
-R. b W~Nrc>ta. a.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

TIE WEIGHT OF A BusHEL.-The
table shows the number Of
pounds Of various articles contained in
4 bushel:
Wheat, sixty pounds.
Corn, shelled, ffty-six pounds.
Corn, on the cob. seventy pounds. >
Rye, fifty-sax pounds.
Oats, thirty-two pounds. .- 4
Barley, forty-right pounds.
Buckwheat, fifty-six pounds. I
Irish potatoes, fifty pounds. So
Sweet potatoes. sixty pounds. es
Onions, ffty-seven pounds. %
Beans, sixty pounds. .-. .,,
Bran, twenty pounds.
Clover seed, sixty pounds.
Timothy seed. forty five pounds. "a
Hemp seed. for.y-fve pounds. All
Blue grass seed. fourteen pounds. y-i
Dried peaches, thirty-thFee pounds.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

As BROAD As LoNe.-A gentleman
returning from Leyton one evening
hailed the conductor Of an omnibus,
and asked him il he was going to the
Bank. He answered in the afkrma-
tive, and that the fare would be shil-
ling. The gentleman took his seat in
the bus, and when it arrived at the
Flower Pot IN Bishopsgate street the
cad opened the door and. I've goes no
further. sir" "Whv. youtold me, I" said
the gentleman, "that you went to the
Bank" I've calls this the Bank. sill" "
"Oh very well." said the passenger.
giving him six pence" II calls that .
shilling"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

e5-The lately deceased Henri Mon
nier stood once upon the beach of a wa
terng place near an old man and bis
wife. who were viewing the ocean for
the first lime. "What puzzlcs me-"
said the old lady. '.is the perpetual
movement Of the seattle waves the
tide" Madame. said Monnier solemn.
iy, ''tinat motion 10 produced by the 6sh.
They wiggie about q good desi. lsnj
wag their tail, violently. That csases
the waves. When they get tired. Of
swimming near The shore they ell
retired simultaneously. and The sea fol-
lows them. That causes the tide" y
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e. A great deal Of the popular reli-
gion is illustrated by the story Of the lit
tie girl who. when she wanted 10 stay
up little longer. forced herself to get
into bed by crying "Ratsr' which
frightened her 80 that she got betwssn
the sheets . quickly - possible.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

WHERE THE Sun NEVER SErs.-The
following graphic passage is from the
description Of scene witnessed bv a
Mr.. Campbell and his party, in the
north OF Norway, from a cliff one thous-
and feet above the sea: The scene
stretched away in silent vastness at our
feet; the sound Of its waves scarcely
reached our AIRY lookout away in the
north the huge old sun hung low along
the horizon. like the slow beat OF the pen.
dulum in the tall clock Of our grand
fathers par.or corner. We all stood
silent. looking at our watches. When
both hands came together at twelve,
midnight, the full round orb hung tri-
umphantly abose the waves. bridge
Of gold running due north spanned the
water between US and him. There he
>none in silent majesty which knew
no setting. We invoiuntarily took off
our hats. No word was said. Com
bine, il you can, the most brilliant sunrise
and sunset YOU ever saw, and its beau
ties will pale before the gorgeous col
oring which now lit up the ocean, hea-
ven, and mountain. In half an hour
the >un had swung up percephbly on
its beat. The colors changed to those
Of morning; a breeze rippled over the
food. One songster after another pipe
up in the grove behind US. We had
slid into another day.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

- About the Oldest little game Of
d-aw We know Of Was played whea
Joshua rassd Jegico,. end the isliows OF
~ ei.y wished Asy As4st ssaysd 10.
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''Decolleste.' il we may belisse tbs
Buffalo EEPress. mems "neeks to neth-
isg"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-17

MATURE BEArrY.-H IS never too
late to be beautiful. Here is solid COM
fort for ladies' Of uncertain age. Helen.
Of Troy, was over forty when she per-
petrated the most famous elopement on
record. and as the siege of Troy lasted
a decade she could not have been luve-
nile when the i'll fortune of Paris re-
stored her to her husband, who is re-
ported to have received her with un-
questioning love and gratitude. Peri
cles welded the courtesan Aspasia when
she was thirty-six, and yet she after
ward for thirty years or more welded
an undiminished reputation for beauty.
Cleopatra was past thirty when Antho-
ny fell under her spell, which never
lessened until her death. nearly ten
wears after: and Livia was thirty three
when she won the heart Of Augustus,
over whom she maintained her ascen-
dency to the last. Turning to more
modern history, where It Is possible TO
verify dates more accurately, we have
the extraordinary De Poictiers, when
Henry 1.-THE duke of Orleans. and
Just half her age, became attached to
her: and >he was held as the first lady
and mos, beautiful woman at court up
to the period Of the monarch's death
and the accession Of Catherine de Med
icis. Anne Of Austria was thirty-eight
when she was described as the hand
soonest queen Of Europe, and when
Buckingham and Richelieu were her
jealous admirers. Ninon. he most cele-
braied wit and beauty Of her day, was
the idol of three generations OF the gol-
den youth Of France, and she was sew
entv-two when the ahbe de Barais fell
in love with her. True il is that in the
case Of this lady a rare combination of
culture, talents and personal attractions
endowed their posessor seemingly with
the gifts Of eternal youth. B,anco Ca
pello was thirty-eight when the Grand
Duke Francisco of Florence fell cap
tive 10 her charms and made her his
wife, though he was FIVE years her iu-
nior. Louis XIV welded Madame
Maintenon when >he was 43 years of
age. Catharine ii OF Russia was 80
when she seized the empire of Russia
and captivated the dashing General
Orloff. Up to the time Of her death
at 67-she seemed to have retained the
bewiiching powers, for the lamenta-
tions were heartfelt among all those
who had known her personally. A
celebrated French tragedienne only at
tanned zenith of her beauty and power
between forty and forty-fve. At tha,
period the lovcliness of her hands
and arms especially. was celebrated
through Europe. The famous Madame
Recamier was thirty-eight when Bar
ras was ousted from power, and she
was, without dispute. declared to be
the most beautiful woman in Europe,
which rank she held for fifteen years.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
THURSDAY, NOV. p, 1877.

BEN BUTLER, in a recent interview,
declared that he was a firm believer in
the strength and prevalence of the Re
publican party. He thought Republic
can principles would sweep the country
again to-day, and looked for good work
next year, which would he Congress
year. Starting with the remark that
the party could not be crushed, Mr..
Butler said: SIT made the President.
He did not make it. lie has the power
TO injure it; he cannot ruin it. But if
he does wrong, it cannot not only
iniure but ruin him."
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
An American Indicted BY Mis,ake.

A singular instance of mistaken iden-
tity was last week the subject of an
indictment ut the Dorset Quarter Ses-
sions, and Mr.. John Julien Lagravc,
represented rs the son of n wealthy
New York merchant, and who has
been arrested and committed for trial,
but bailed out, had n narrow escape Of
conviction for felony. On the 18th of
July n person called mt the house of
Mrs. Grace Day, mt Sherborne, and on
p~retense that he was employed TO go
about the country to look into cases
where there had been false swearing,
said he could, if he had n sovereign get
Mr.. Day out of prison. The sovereign
was given him for the purpose. The
man was wearing Il brown bowler hat
and n light suit of clothes, slashed with
braid. Prisoner was aftcrward apprc-
hcnded on the charge of obtaining 81
by false prctenses, at the George Hotel,
Chard, when Il loaded 5-chambcr rcvol-
yer was found in his breast pocket. The
matter, after II long hearing, resulted
in the decision of the Chairman and
the jury that il vas purely II case of
mistaken identity, and the prisoner was
told that he left the court without II
stain upon his character. London
Times.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
IT had been supposed by the spnnish

IT had been supposed by the Spanish
Government that General Campos, who
is an experienced soldier, would specdi-
ly bring TO an end the long struggle
in Cuba, and his first campaign opened
up promisingly. For two months he
went on almost unchecked, gaining VIC
tories and making prisoners of impor-
tant leaders in the insurrcction. His
success, however, is not being main
tanned. The Cubans have aroused TO n
sense of their tenacity and strength.
The last encounter between the two
forces OH the island was in the Eastern
Department, when the Spaniards We're
defeated by the Cubans with serious
losses. The situation in Cuba is still
very discouraging, viewed from either
side, and that the wal will end before
King Alphonso's marriage, in january,
as has been hoped by the royal house
hold, is not at all probable.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
THE movement in favor of peace be-

THE movement in favor of peace be-
tween Russia and Turkey seems to have
made some progress in Constantinople.
AT n counsel yesterday, over which the
Sultan presided, a resolution was
adopted in favor of n termination of
hostilities, and the correspondent who
sends the news, intimates that the
British Ambassador at Constantinople
will be waited upon to-day to enlist his
Government in the work Of bringing
about a peaceful solution of the exist
ing struggle. But, inasmuch as Russia,
the ''party TO the second part" will
have to give assent before peace can
be established, we need hardly antici-
pate n successful consummation of
Turkeys proposition just yet.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
An Old AbOlitionist en- the Southern
Policy

Policy.
Parker Pillsbury says in Il letter to u
friend in Cincinnati: ''Wcndell Phil
lips, William Lloyd Garrison and | are
the last Of the old abolitionists, and
he bloody shirt. / have felt moved to
say that there is n old Ab~olitionist
who does not agree with them" And
after some remarks upon the present
condition of the South, he adds: In
teliigence is good for \ Northern laborers.
1t will be found no less so with labor
ers at the South. The Southern en-
ployer or planter will find it out, and
ere long is the day TO dawn that shall
witness white planters and property
n ut the South, side ly side with
their colored neighbors and fellow citi-
zens, sharing n common interest rs
they have and must have Il common
destiny, jim all that pertains to the veal
or woe of their portion of our common
country. To that great and good end
l must help to stay mp the hands of
President Hayes"