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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26
AN INrERvIEw WIrH osMAr PAsH.

AN INTERVIEW WITH OsMAN PAsHA.
The correspondent of'the %esrs. late
ly at Sebastopol, writing from KharkoR
on March 10, says Having 40 longer
any excuse for remaining on board the
Russia, and feeling that as must say
farewell, was only rendering that diff
ficult to utter by every hours delay,
made up my mind to spend short time
in this town, (Which is thirty-six hours
distance by rail from Sebastopol, y and
on Saturday left with as deep a regret
as ever / felt in my llfe) the comrades
with whom for the last nine months my
happiest hours have been passed. As
Russian officers (thanks to abler pens
than mine) are now better known than
they were before the war, shall con-
6ne myself TO saying that no one who
served against them in the Crimesn
war am prouder Of my association and
friendship with them during The last
nine months than Of any ether event in
my life. r. yfrb sdi ~ sda
Hearing that Osman Pasha was still
at bis hotel, here. ] determined this
morning TO pay him asvlsit.r The Pasha
received me at once. His apartments,
which are on the. ground fo0r of the
Hotel Bellevue, were comfortably bat
not luxuriously furnished. He was
quite alone. As his Freach was limi-
ted, the conversation was almost entire
ly on my side. ItUld hnn ali the latest
news, and hoped be had been pleased
with his treatment in Russia He said
ssYes. the apartments are good, but
am still prisoner 1 expressed as
touishment, and suggested that the gov
ernment, was pEeparing yacht 10 send
him back In. L hoped he had entirely
feCovered from his wound, and told him
that if he returned by the Crimea he
would find the weather there very agree
able. He knew all shout the pesee and
the position Of The Russians, and apps-
rently cared very little about these mat
ters. He expressed decided saiizfac-
ton when 4 told him that the Sultan
had ordered that no British vessels were
to be admitted through the Dardanelles,
from which I conclude he is not amia-
bly, disposed towards us. told him
that Baker Pasha was Oh leave, snd that
believed Hobart vas at Constantine
pie. He said, 81 don't know Baker
Pasha, but I know Hobart Alter about
a quarter Of an hour OF similar conRer-
sation, I took my leave. He rose when
I left, and shook hands, which / hear
was great honor. "sh nfe %
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26


Of nesE machinery the TeIAfi ii
en5agyer ard employed has
Czpifai he's become sapfellls tA&
eF hss hseoms Abis<s sd fsis
wsgs y Iabornrs eserg neis pisk
ehinerF throws nsoFe m&u nHs
pIoyrsent aostarsss hsSatsNIs6
ekiaxrv - teeems q csrse Il ssHs
81 70 counferace naachin&fy <Ez
iua day must be leAseueo: Aa
are h 81 regulated bs L. HHsE
pI0yeris forred 10 adppa li6 #
live SYSTEM. Tkis u fcnfgs
is the phaIanslery oS6r Azs'a.
ccsnplisled " nsSshssoi i8f1 a.
fnnz5. hzIf y mesNs ~ / sNs
Educssion u to be maze compulsory.
and all colleges and unieefsisies are %
Be free. All personal properly l. % be
aboEished, or rather, cohfscated by the
State, and Il and alt the ether means Of
production are to be administered by
She State for the common benefit Of all.
For the rest, says AfF. Jones, I" We pro-
pose 30 abolish all savings banks anda
direct taxation, instituGiae scaled m
come tan, so that the man who has "A
income of S500 pays go tsx, the man
who has % 900 income shall pay 8 600
tax, and the man who has 81, GOO In.
come shall pay Sl0,0O0 tax and 50
on" Yeag; .lp D. rag siii 80 neH
Be itremembered, allthis Is no dream.
II Is a tempting political conspiracy ia
q country where all vote, and where the
voters VINO pay under 90 visible taxes
outnnmber fifty 10 one those who pay
over $50 taxes. II is . conspiracy
which can never succeed, but which, Il
il continues 10 grow Is il has done. viii
work incalculable destruction before I
is controlled and extinguished. As !
thoughtful English journal says: hes
3. "A cause which has pressed forwar6
with such giant strides deserves the Sc.
rious attention of politicians And, in.
deed, mems minds are waking up to tbs
astounding phenomenon which has 50
suddenly shot up in their midst. If the
matter has notsexcIted more interest be.
fore il was that the aim avowed appear.
ed too mad to deserve notice. But the
method in The madness has been toe
manifest to be ignored any longer. II
is felt that, though the aim is unattain.
able, the injuries wrought in the vain
attempt 10 compass the end require 10
be dealt with" -
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

Being : popuIalikef. Bis style IS fG-
miIiar. 70 again eharaeterize him, af-
ier other nosi0hss ke j. Needy in ;
Dowiniran ff6ehs 49, -
The Iaagdage. however. i choice.
wiah rare and perfectly dsliberate ex-
cepiions, only he employs i . though
he we're not aware Of the faek-ihe
Preach of the Academy as ID might be
spUkeA 81 = man of The WORLD His
manneK ID sonn sort suits has appear
anee. lie i Stout ard fnsher .shcfs, be
has plimp hands, the large mouth q
RE nextoF. massive fealnrea astoge lhefs
With % fne lines of ascelieism a them,
but with abundanG Gre of zeal Jn ne
eyes. 80
- yours or mine might be. and il ls
worn neither short nor long. but in tha:
jissste miIisn which in most things Is as
1 fsile, rather the civic than the eccle-
siasiical IDEAL, Still. be looked impos-
ing enough on Sunday, as he suidenly
appeared before as in The pulpit. mo-
meat after our attention had been di
verted BY the procession ofthe chapters
The robe Of white flannel with its black
cape became him a. Il might become
any man, being the vety Ideal Of mas
sive simplicity In dress.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

The LATIN UNIoN.-The Latin Un-
ion SO frequently mentionedin financial
discussions, is 4 monetary league com
posed Of France, Italy, Belgium, Swift
zerland and Greece, and is so named
from the mainly Latin origin ofthe ma
tions forming It. The purpose Of the
union was TO establish and preserve a
uniformity in the weight and Eneness
Of the coins Of those nations, and each
nation receives the coin Of all the 9th
ers at par. The gold coins are one
hundred, fifty, twenty, ten and hve
franc pieces, and The silver coins
Eve, two. and one feanc pieces and
CITY and twenty eehtimes. The coins
are q legal tender 70 any amount fol
debts due the State from citizens, but
only to the amount OF fifty francs be-
tween cilizenss The league was formed
in 1865. Since the demonstration d
silver by Germany the relative value oi
that metal was changed 50 that restric-
iions he'd TO be placed on the amount oI
silver coin to be issued by each Gov
erhmeht. A conference was 90 be held
last December 10 readiust these res
trietiohs, but Il was postpored ontil nex'
December. The aunuai silver coinage
as now allowed is rs follows: France
$, 40O, 900; Italy, S.. 500. 600; Belgium
sf.O80, 900; Switzerland, $50, 600
Greece, $3.50. 900. The ratio Of gold Il
silver in the Union Is fifteen and one
half TO one. The Union exists by III
own terms tflI 1850, and f notice d
dissolution Is not given one year in sd.
vance, the contract holds another hf
teen years, and 50 On term after tenn
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

A%More stars OF the f1ss! magnitude
are now visible than al say other time Of
the year. On pleasant evening The
shy fairly glitteEs with them. First 10
attract the eye is Sirius. This blazing
star, like . great brilliant hangs over
The soathwest, and though shining
through stsce Of 80 trilliOns, almost
dazzles the eye witE The power Of his
lialst. Looking northwest from SIRIUS
one meets the steady gleam Of ProcyOn,
while to the northwest The gems OF
Orion, Betelgese end RIgel appear
Father on tke same course 10 seen the
roddv glow Of Aldebsran, and just
above this star, in the cluster Of Hys>
des. Mars sheds bis shllen ray. The
pIanet Is near the tfopic Of cancer, and
M moving In norIhessterly course
Northwest from the zenith 'eaIm Ca
pella7 tells where the celestial goat =
supposed 20 hide. Tbe Twins, Castor
and PcIIu&, appear very near the me-
ridian, and far UP toward the zenith;
while AFctnFus, the brightest Of NORTH
epn stars. glitters over The east. Later,
Feas looks out from the dark no. theasi.
ThTs nine stars Of the FIRST magnitude
and one bright planet are above the
horizon at the same moment. The
mo Of gebSes. BeteIgBse, Aldebsran and
Asr=, make very unusual appearances.
or the morning stars, The early rise"
Of the Providence Journal pays his VOWS
10 Venus asd JUpiter--''bTilIiant co.
heralds OF the dawn. Venss rises about
A o'cloek, and - she bss jgst ssSed
what is called her period Of greatest
briIIiancy,' she rs lovely TO behold
Jupiter rises about 3 3o'elocks IL increas@
eng IN brightness as lTe draws nearer to-
bis opposition with the sun IN July
and shines with Iuster only second To-
that Of has queenIy rISal, ,'-bosfoH I'D
rrffssr.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

How TO WrN HtM.-"Eliza, !" said q
fond mother 10 her offspring recently,
as that offspring was abonnt going forth
in tow Of 8 young man who worships the
very sidewalks she walks upon, ego 10
the bread-box and eat good big crust
Of bread before you 20 out" "Why,
nav j" replied the bIushing girl, q
don't feel the least bit hungry. We
have only Just had tea IL know il,
but you win be hungry before you gel
back; end when Adoiphus takes you
into restaurant you'll eat ice cream
and sponge cake, and ham sandwiches
and oysters enough to scare hum out Of
a years growth. You silly girls don't
think oi, this. but we experienced wo-
men do. I was once young and giddy
myself, and but for slxty-five cents
worth OF maccaroons~-a cake for which
I have ever since entertained The most
profound contempt-your paw could
have been a CONGRESSMAN, with aquiline
nose and Hyperion's curls. Beware
how you sit down on the budding fame
Of Cupid. OF course Adolphus will
spend The money you save hlm on OIL
liards and things; but that makes no diff
ference. When he asks you to 60 10
and have so7oSdft- For. r.SsH, SsgH,5it y9p S are
81 90, Yadssssh tpat the amcu
t"rs H -, husband o. goods, gsPeraAlly., 4 y.,,lssbi
be applied towards furnishing q house.
Point out that for the price OF an oyster
stew you might purchase a couple oI
towels, now that towelIngs is so cheap,
and that saddle-rock toastis the equiv.
alent of silver fork-plated, Of course,
but not easily distinguished from solid
silver-or a glass sayar-bowl. This al
ways takes the young men; il sets them
thinking Of housekeeping and matrimo-
ny: makes them believe you are the IN
carnation Of economy, and would make
an excellent wife; and so they often say
things which give hold over them
and are an effective before a jury
Eliza treasured up these sagacious eoun.
sells, and acted upon them with suct
earnestness and effect that when she
came home she was an engaged NO
man. ..--f- .r,.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

ApDuring one Of his African cam
paigns, the French Marshal Pelissier,
whose passionate temper vas well
known to every one Of bis soldiers so
far forgot himself on one occasion as to
strike his aide-de camp with his riding
whip for wrongly executing his orders.
without = moments hesitation, the
young officer drew has pistol from the
holster aud fred IT iha general. II
flashed In the pan. Pelissier, who had
recovered ms equanimity, checked him
by gesture, and then said
.::Sir, you will report yourself uhdef
arrest for eigh. days. for carrying t0aE
arms in bad oFtiersH
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

a0 EsrA peFson recently met - ATnefi-
can yon1g lady who Is Distinguished a.
having been four times q ssidow, and
haEn0w again entered the bonds Of mat
yinony. Said the friends 81 tlnink
once had The pleassre Of dining with
yots in New York y. .Whens'' asked
The lady. ssIn 1S6-," be replied
s'Yes, she said, FeAeclively, that msy
hsve been sOs bat had foEgotten it,
You see" she added, "a was two OF
three husbands ago." i9a
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

ezsssWhst did you get p asked wife
of her husband on his return from .
huniing excursion Of seseral days du-
ration. 81 got back - he sententious-
~ replied.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

a. TON, what In the world put
-insinmony 10 your head p @WeIl, the
sEaefls, Joe, I vas getsing shert 0f shirts
The Redwood gazette., 1878-11-28
STOCK AND FARM.
Smut and its Dangers.

The season has returnd, says The
National Live Stock Journal, when
stock are turned out into cornfields,
and numerous complaints will soon
reach us of troubles caused by smut.
The injurious results very much
with the succeptibilities Of the
animals. In some cases it induces
commissions. In others palsy, weak
ness Of the limbs or an advancing
lethargy, finally ending in death
should the feed be continued. At
other times it has caused abortions
in pregnant animals, and in Others
dry gangrene and dropping off OF
the extremities, or short of this, un-
tractable sores around the crowns of
the hoofs. But much mere COM
monty smut causes drying Of the
contents of the third stomach (mani-
folds, } suspension of digestion, and
sooner or latter 4 fatal issue. 1t is
furthur remarkable that the greater
losses have been when drinking wa
ter has been deficient, either from
dry seasons or localities on one
hand, or from the supervention of
hard frosts on the other. Stock
owners therefore who turn their
cattle into the corntields in the fall
cannot be to careful in securing a
full supply of good water within
easy access. If the season is dry let
nothing interfere with regular sup
ply twice daily from wells or rivers,
and if the ordinary source is frozen
up let this be sufficiently broken
seyerrl times pay.
The Redwood gazette., 1878-11-28
4 Good Horse.

Wind. says an old horseman, is
the great secret of fast horse.
Good lungs will cover multitude
of faults, while, on the other hand,
perfection of shape and form are
useless when the wind is out. The
chest. therefore, in all cases, should
be large and spacious. 1t may vary
somewhat in shape, according to the
service to which the horse is to be
put. If he IS apt to be kept for slow
work and heave drawings, the chest
may be nearly circular In form, be-
cause this shape is one Tor strength
and bulk to receive and bear up
against the pressure of the collar,
while at the same time sufficient
room is secured for the expansion Of
the lungs, caused by slow, regular
work. But if the chest is circular
let it be at the same time deep, or
else the lungs may be cramped. A
horse with shallow chest is worth
less for any purpose. The rule,
then, Is: For a draft horse, a circu-
lar but deep chest: but as you pass
through the different degrees of
speed up to the racer and trotter, the
chest will increase in depth, com
pared to its roundness, until, for the
highest rate of speed you must take
a chest as deep as a greyhound, and
at the same time not lacking in
Exchange.
The Redwood gazette., 1878-11-28

The committee of the Senate, ap-
pointed to investigate charges of
mismanagement in the Insane asy-
lum affairs has made report to the
Governor. 1t makes the. following
recommendations:
First-That the organization Of
the institution be entirely remodeled
by an act strictly defining the pow
crs and duties of the Trustees and
other officers Of the hospital.
Second-That the salaries and ex-
penses of the officers and Trustees
be fixed and definitely settled by
law.
Third-That the tenure of Office
Of the superintendent and other Of
ficers Of the hospital be made indie
pendent of the Trustees.
Fourth-That some method be
adopted by which the accounts of
the hospital shall be kept more in
accordance with business rules and
practices.
The Redwood gazette., 1878-11-28
THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving day was instituted
by the Pilgrims at Plymouth as a
day of fasting, thanksgiving, and
prayer, in memory of the bountiful
crops gathered at their first harvest
in 1921. Occasional days of thanks
giving were held from then until
1880, when it became an annual GUS
tom in Massachusetts,, and they were
frequent in other colonies, often at
different seasons and for various
purposes, as for the safe arrival of
ships after dangerous voyages, or
for victories over the Indians.
Thanksgiving day was national
institution throughout the revolu-
tionary war; but there was no ma
tional appointment after the general
thanksgiv ng for peace i'll 1874, UNI
til President Washington recon-
mended one in 1899, for the adoption
of the Constitution. There were
other official appointments for ma
tional thanksgiving, tn 1895 for the
suppression of an insurrection, and
in 1915 for the successful termina-
ton of the second war with Great
Britain. 1t early became one of the
most prominent holidays throughout
England; in other sections it was
frequently observed locally, and by
some reli igious bodies. The Govern
or of New York has annually recon-
mended Il day of thanksgiving since
1917. Proclamations for the obscr-
vance of the day were made by the
Governor of Virginia in 1853.
President Lincoln issued proclama-
tions recommending days Of special
thankss wing for victories in 1862
3, and in loc314 for the annual ob-
servance of the day by the nation;
since which time the President has
issued such proclamation annually,
supplemented by one from she Gov
ernors of many of the states. Year
by year the day is becoming truly
national festival, and especially
where New England blood and scn-
timcnt have made themselves mani
rest. 1t is day, too, which should
become national in every sense, as
no other nation. as a nation. has
greater reason to be thankful, to the
Givcr of all good, for liberty and
prgress, than ours
Thirty years ago the English
house of commons sustained an OBJ
lection that railway ought not to
run to Oxford because it might scare
! cattle and prevent them getting fat.
On the Northern Central Railroad
of Pennsylvania, lately, engine No.
drew from Ci;srk's Ferry to Sun
bury, a distance of thirty-one miles,
a train consisting of 1873 empty
frei ght cars, one loaded eight wheel
or, two cabooses, and a dead engine.
1t was upgrade work, but the trip
was made at the rate Of ten miles an
hour. The train was $500 feet long
or 92O feet more than 4 mile, and, it
is claimed, was the longest ever
drawn by a single engine.
The Redwood gazette., 1878-11-28

Now that election is over, meas
ures should be adopted for fairly
and thoroughly investigating such
complaints as have been made or
may be made concerning the unjust
grading Of wheat through the use or
abuse Of the brass tester. The al
lodged wrongs on the farmers were
dishonerably used for political effect
in the late canvass in this district.
1t is a matter which has no proper
place in politics. Every man is in
terested in seeing that no injustice
Of this kind is perpetrated, and no
men or set of men would venture to
set themselves up to defend system
which persistently robbed the farm
er of that which was rightfully his
due.
If the brass tester is a desirable
instrument for determining the
grade of wheat, let it be used with
such safeguards as will prevent dis
honest buyers from making higher
Grade appear to be lower. If it
cannot be used in this way, let it be
thrown aside and something else en-
ployed. This ought not to be very
difficult matter to determine The
Boards of Trade at Minneapolis and
St. Paul appointed committees to
Investigate the tester, and report
their findings and conclusions.
Such facts as they learn might ad-
vantageously, perhaps, be submitted
70 the Legislature at its next session,
50 that if any action is necessary to
be taken it may be taken intelligent
ly. Farmers themselves should in
vestigate this matter, which is one
Of so much importance to them
selves. Perhaps they may find out
that there has been much (political)'
cry and little wool. At all events It
would be good idea to have gen.
eral Investigation, before another
election comes around, that whatev-
er facts are learned may be consid-
cred upon their own merits.-TSt.
Cloud Press.
The Redwood gazette., 1878-11-28

The Court of Appeals of the State
II Eew York has rendered decisi-
.7'l u ease involving the respon-
-.5.3jty Of landlords and saloon
t.5suarS for damages occasioned BY
>a-- created persons who become so
- sequence Of drinking liquor
.a gbg premises. The Court of Ap-
pra.s a.hrlned the decision of the
4 irt below, which establish the
col siCutionally OF the Civil Dam
sa law. In the ease in question
: Plaintiffs son obtained liquor
and became intoxicated, and while
"a that condition drove horse so
tsgiolsly that he died. .The Plain
iii brought suit, against both the
owner Of the property and the saloon
keeper where the son purchased the
the liqlor, to recover s20). the value
of the horse, and obtained a verdict
against both defendants for $500
and costs.
The Redwood gazette., 1878-11-28
SHOEING HORSES.

Many Of the papers both in this
country and England, remarks The
National Live Stock Journal, have
~"stea a great amount OF space in
discussing the feasibility of working
horses without shoes. If those en-
gagged in this discussion were practi-
cal men they would have known
that it is a point which connot be
settled in the newspapers nor any
where else. Some horses can work
without shoes while others cannot.
A horse that can 60 barefooted
with impunity on the soft dirt roads
of our fiat western prairies, when
taken to the flinty hills Of New
England will need shoes. Most
horses can do the work of the farm
in the summer season without shoes;
but when the hard, frozen and icy
roads of winter have to be encount-
cred no horse can keep his footing
and draw a load without them.
Horses with fiat feet and shelly,
brittle hoofs, mnst be kept shod all
the time if used on the road, while
one with a hard fiinty hoof on a
concave base, can well 60 most of
the time without shoes unless he be
put to heavy drawing on slippery
roads. It is.a question which must
be decided upon for each horse in
dependently; and the character Of
the hoof, the shape of the foot, the
uses to which the horse is put and
the roads he travels upon, all enter
into the the problem. If his hoofs
don't break away so as to make his
feet sore, and if he can keep his
footing so as to do his work easily
he don't need shoeing. If the re-
verse is true he must be shod, and
that is all there is of it.