Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22

opens vita sn interesting letter from |
81. Louis b former resident q Cur |
ronnfy. 10 b found on our FIRST page, |
and this = followed M On our second or
ediforisl PAGE BY contributes sgainsi
local Option -Slriessses on TIE lzie
Report Of the State Fish Commissioner.
-s suggestion on the subject Of our
Public Rosds.=-a letter from JOHNNY
BLACK on what the Turko- Russian War
has done for our Agricultural Products
some pungeni questions By "Eqni-
~" in reference tos supposed overlook
Of the late Taxpayers Convention
and. lastly. The appeal o. HALTAT to
The friends OF Local Option Is gwen, and
ihe different articles are arranged below
in; the order in which they have been
named above. And. first, Of the COM
municsiion AGAINST Local Option BY G.
what Is meant By local option 7 Some
say IL i Law that prohibits the sale OF
certain articles within certain limits, bat
say IL is one iadireetiy prohibiting the
poor from enjoying the same privilege
a. that of the rich man. For what Is It
bat this, that the man Of means can,
when disposed, purchase outside OF said
| limits, and the poor man - debarred,
because he 10 poors / can never advo-
cate or support q measure oppressive to
the class from which the wealth and
welfare Of this great nation is indirectly
derived. will admit that strong drink
| IL . curse when used to excess, but at
the same time think our local option
lists should slow Us 10 eat and drink
what we please, even should II be to our
own disadvantage We are thankful
for their offer to act as our guardians
but don't need them as yet. We VIII,
with ell Difference, call on them when
ue think their services are needed. +
quotes Brown correctly, but while on
Hygiene, he should have quoted from
the same author upon the use Of tobac-
co. Perhaps he would then have advo-
Gated q law prohibiting the production
of that delicious weed. But, no. we
cannot do without our cigar. j also
quotes Prot. N. r. Smith as authority,
which / accept as :he highest. Prof.
Smith has also said that his experience
(which il must be admitted was large)
proved that where one dies from the use
OF drink, ninety-nine die from that Of to-
bacco. r bids his co-workers be ready to
strike the decisive blow this Fall, and
understand has already the names OF
seven hundred men In the hands of our
delegates at Annapolis. Certainly, q
large force to commence with. i had
no idea there were so many temperauce
| men in st. Mary's and hope their ac-
lions WILDE consistent with their preach
ings., but fear alas that some have
already broken faith. When once your
ranks are broken, look out for rout.
$50 I will say with all honesty OF pur-
pose, arse, pc opponents of local OPP
ton The tocsIn is sounded, your cause
| is lust, all that is necessary is to take
one strong pull (ii you feel SO disposed)
or me "staff Of life" before making the
onset and victory win crown your ef-
forts.
thus interviewed:
| Tn the details given from the report
Of the State Fish Commissioner in the
Baltimore Sun of 26lh January, under
the head of Maryland Matching Appa-
ratus" for artificial development Of ova
of the fish by steam, / find the process
thus described-"This apparatus is Of
sheet iron buckets hung on frames
worked up aad down by steam power
on deck scow which has been fitted
for the purpose. The motion given to
the buckets is steady and accompllshes
the purpose Of the current. As in our
waters, currents are not to be had. arti-
fetal motion IS thus very ingeniously
designed" Science here reveals the
astounding fact that there are no cur
rents IN the waters, rivers and streams
in the State of Maryland. "Can such
things be without our special wonder -
Baby-jumpers have had their day and
fish-iumpers by steam win henceforth
be the rage. Whilst the former jumped
the juvenile. the last by steam hastens
parturition aud jumps millions of fishes
into existence. What an invention for
fast women Science has been sub
stituted for miracles since the DAYS when
Jonah voyaged in the whales belly and
our Fish Commissioner, reversing mat.
ters. now offers transportation, fare and
midwifery fee, to shad fish travelling
from North Carolina 10 Chris6eld. This
is not ga fish story" but extravaganily
and wonderfully true. "The pen Is
mightier than the sword" but science
is omnipotent over both. II overcomes
all obstacles, overrides all law and blind
" captivates the most ignorant. Hav-
ing no currents, steam has made them.
Having no authority or law to purchase
a steamer, yet the $4,000 appFopria-
ted BY the State tor stocking the waters
of the State IN fish enables the Com
missioner to set up q wholesale FISH bus
mess, supplies other States gstid pro quo
with fish, more than doubles his capital,
purchases steam yacht and has near
Sc, 600 surplus left unacconnted for in
his report. Could any other officer in
the State have done this with impunityS
This steamer s.waspurchasedf for : 10000
out Of the proceeds Of the sale OF young
fish propagated beyond tie requirements
of MARYLAND waters"-yet all the fish
so far put in Maryland waters would not
overstock the patapsco river. "ln the
distribution for 1877" il appears that
the Eastern Shore has bad 1871 900
and the Western Shore Potomac, Pa
tuxent and GunPowder) 20. 900 shad--'s