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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

onrnsnncr.-f we are
al afraid o. l|I1l d;ence, ever
striving - shake Foke God has
pug up0n nR ll4v vunf has,
bands. ckildfNn 81 Safenls. skf-
wants. obey ypzsf
s. Wives obsy Bands. III -
Q divine command doWn from
zee 10 ere, fevekb lhEoneh the
corridors "A aIl aihs abey Il the
hardest lezeon : = 'ss. and one
may never Ieska They DO nol
recognize n H. aE nmend, they
ssniv feesna 4 S p; zee. ana
Ioss d aaIh6F .< ziencs signiIiss
inferiOrity, they Eh VI. and thai j what
no woman cares TO acknowledge her
self. No law which comes from Di-
vine authority has the force Of degrad-
ing the one on whom that law Is imposed.
Obedience does not necessarily imply
iDferiority, nor l. subordination TO one
in authority degradation. II rulers
were not necessary in the household
and the State they would not have been
appointed by Him who IS wiser than
man. II rulers are not obeyed. anarchy
and riot ensue, and, il only for the sake
Of Insuring order and peace. obedience
should be cherished as one Of the most
important of household virtues. There
can be but one dominant power in the
house, and both revelation and nature
teach Us who that one Is. Ia the short
sentence, "1he husband is the head Of
the wife," VIC are told into whose bands
God has placed the eregal wand Ofho0se-
hold power.
Obedience lies at the very root OF do
nestle life; il is the chef cornerstone
IN the temple. "Children obey your
parents" is divine injunction. but one
which the modern child Is unwilling 10
heed. Shaking OF the parental yoke,
like the wind he ''goeth where he lis
teth:" and By his contempt for home
authority he places another element OF
discord IN the household, for confusion
must follow m the train ofdisobedience
10 law.
Servants, obey your masters, comes
from the same Divine source. Wife,
children, servants--the triple wreath OF
home-bound and made secure BY the
husband (or house-band,) who is head
over all-the dominant power invested
with authority by Him who is ruler
and governor over On entire universe.
The thought of The power and place
God has bestowed upon man should not
fll him with arrogance and conceit; on
the contrary. be shouts ssk himself the
question, "Who IS sufficient for these
thingsi" II should inspire him with
tenderness, love and consideration for
those who have been placed under him;
and, while wearing the purple royalty,
he should never loosen bis grasp on the
scepire of justice.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

Hrs GARDEH.-Four or FIVE city-hall
officials were sitting on the steps on the
Woodward avenue side on Saturday af-
ternoon, discussing politics and the
weather, when q asmallish man, seeming
to be in considerable mental distress,
approached them inquired:
"Gentlemen, is there a scientific man
here :"
Certainly there is, they replied IN
cLorus.
"And you must be familiar with the
laws governing storms:"
Eve are" was the prompt answer.
"Well them" continued the stranger,
81 wish 10 relate what may seem ike
singular occurrence. live on Di-
vision Street, and though Il began rain
Ing the other night at midnight, and
continued for twenty-fous hours, not q
single drop of water fell on my gar
den."
"Is that possible r. gasped one after
another.
.lt's the solemn truth. gentlemen,
and I'd like TO know BY what law OF ma
ture you can account for it! 1t was
long continued. drenching storm, yet
not one drop Of rain fell upon my gar
den."
There wasn't even room for sgg-
gestion. The crowd were astonisked
and silent.
After long minute one ofthe gen
tlemen turned to the stranger and
asked:
"You must hsSs-a- theory, haven't
yon -
II have"
'sAnd what is it,"
my theory. gentlemen, - that I rent
rooms on The third aooF, and had no gar
den Tor the RAIN TO fall on 70
Five men rose up 10 chorus, brushed
of their coai-taIls, and followed each
ether into the hall in Indian fle.-De-
frOif Free Press.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

THE EARLY RISING DELUsIoN.-For
farmers and those who live in localities
where people can retire At eight or nine
o'clock in the evening. the old notion
about early rising is still appropriate
But he who is kept up tillten or eleven or
twelve o'clock, and then rises at Ave or
six, because Of the teachings ol some
old ditty about "early to rise," is CON-
mitting a sin against his own SOUL
There is not one man 10 ten thousand
who can afford to do without seven or
eight hours' sleep. All the stuff written
about great men who slept only three
or tour i0Srs d nights apocryphal.--
They have been put upon such small
allow ances occasionally and prospered;
but no man ever yet kept healthy in
body and mind for a number Of years
with less than seven hours sleep. II
you can get TO bed early, then rise ear
ly; il you cannot get 10 bed till late.
then rise late. II may be as proper for
one man te rise at eight as il - for an-
other to rise at FIVE. Let the rousing
bell be rung By at least thirty minutes
before your public appearance. Phys
leans say that sudden jump out Of bed
gives irregular motion TO the pulses
II takes hours TO get over too sudden
rising. II is barbarous TO expect chill
dren TO land on the center Of the floor
al the call of their nurses, the ther-
mometer below zero. GIVE US time af-
ter you call Us. TO roll over, gaze al TIE
world full in the face, aud look before
you leap.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06


"GorEe 70 ALnANY. The players
sic ia q row, and The FIRST says: II an
going on . journey 20 Albany" or any
place beginning with IN "A. The one
seated next 60 her eays ssSFha shall
voa do there =, The verbs and nouns
IN the answer rnuss begin with The same
letter, and so on throngh the alphabet.
The one who asks the question, ''INhas
will you DO there 2" continuing the
game. Bot as an example is better
than any directions. We wlll relate 70
YOU bow party Of children played II !:
Elien-ssI am sgoing On . iosIrney e
Albany - d. s4a.
LOuisa-"What shall you do thcres''
Ellen-"Ask for apples and aPri-
cots"
Louisa Ito her neighbor)-''I am 60
ing to Boston,"
FFank--"What win you do there ?"
LouIsa-"Buy beans and buns"
Frank-'I am going 10 college,"
SuSan-"What win you do there ?"
Frank-"Cut cspers."
Susan-"I am going to Dover"
Sarah-"What will you do there :"
Susan-"Dress dolls"
Sarah-"I am going TO Erie"
Susan-"What will you do there ?"
Sarsh-"Eat eggs"
Russell am going TO Fairhaven. !"
Grace-"What will you do there -
Russel-"Feed Gawns with frogs"
Grace-"I am going to Greenbush. I"
Howard-"What will you do there'"
Grace-"Give gold to girls"
Howard-''l am going to Hanover" "
Grace-"What will you do there :"
Howard-"Hunt with hounds and
horses"
The party goes through the alphabe.
in the above manner. Whoever can
not answer readily, after due time is al
lowed, must suffer some penalty.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

CHfLDREK IN THE Oneida CoMMU-
NITY.-WhateveF may be thought OF
the moral status Of this community, il
must be admitted that on some points
their heads are level. The Sanifarian
publishes letter from DR.. Moves, who
il in medical charge there. describing
their method Of rearing childreH-in
which they have been pre-eminrntly
successful-irom which non-communis-
tic families may obtain some valuable
hiats:
Our system OF nnrsing young child
rem, if il can be called system, isnoih-
ing more than the ordinary one, with
some perfection IN detail, which is made
possible By our combined mode Of life.
An infant is cared Tor by the mother in
her own room during the nursing period,
snd for some time longer. The nursing
period varies IRON eight months 10 a
year or fifteen months, according as The
season permits. We do not think il
advisable 10 nurse longer than a year.
When the child begins 10 drink We
sometimes begin giving IL oatmeal.
boiled two hours and strained through o
fine cloth. or pearl barley, with the
cows milk, which is generally from one
selected COW. Whether it takes these
preparation or not. we get il as soon as
we can on . diet containing more or
less coarse, unbolted wheat -four, and
as soon as possible we come down 10
three meals a day. with nothing between
meals.
We give our children ripe fruit free
~ after they have learned TO eat solid
food. and avoid the habitual use Of the
bland, starchy foods. arrowroot, ETC., as
much as possible. They eat no meat
until FIVE or six years old. At about
Is months old the mothers put their
children into nursery during the day,
retaining them nights for some time
longer. In this nursery they are cared
for By experienced nurses, and at about
four years they enter the children's de-
partment.
The rooms the children occupy have
q south exposure, plenty Of light, no
trees within one hundred feet. Our
house drainage is as good as we can de-
wise, and the entry OF sewer-gas in any
form is vigrlantly guarded against. SlOp
closets are disinfected every moraing
sfler using, and locked the remainder
of the day. being connected with q
draught chimney. In q word. we aim
60 give them pure air, plenty Of life m
the open air, pure food Of plain quail
~ with very little fine -four, with little
or no medicine.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

SIMPLE REMEDIES FoR WARTS.
Take cobwebs; roll il into 4 pill the
size Of the wart. Take a match and
light the cobweb pill. II will burn
clear like charcoal. When the pill is
consumed the wart can be picked out
with the finger. 2. Take good indigo
and soak it in water; pare away the
surface Of the wart so as 10 cause the
blood to how; wipe of the blood and
prop the indigo water upoa il. Very
large ones may require . second aPpli-
cation. The indigo produces no pain.
3. One Of my neighbors had his horses
nose covered with small warts, and
tried many different means to remove
them, but could not do so, until some
one said 10 him ''Why dent you try
treaele z" This was tried and the warts,
after being dressed a few times, were
completely removed in few weeks.
4. Take ashes made from burnt willow
bark, mix with sweet cider, and apply
several times, and they will soon dis-
appear. 5. Use a strong solution OF
alum several times a day, and let Il dry
on. Ifthat does not cure, use sal soda
in the same way. 8. Lunar causiic,
carefully applied 50 as not 10 touch the
skin, will surely destroy warts. ..
Oil Of cinnamon dropped on the wart
three or four times a day will cause
their disappearance, however hard.
large or dense they may be. The sp-
plication gives rise to neither pain or
suppuration and is pleasant perfume.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

Police PHILosoPHr.-A badly fright
ened stranger, whose dress betrayed The
fact that he hsdn't much ready cash,
called al police station and complained
that two men had been following him
around for several hours with q view to
robbery.
"WeIl. you'd betterleave your money
here until you get ready toleave town, -
suggested The captain.
"But | haven't got any-not q dol
lar" was the reply.
"Then how can they rob you 90
"That's so--never thought Of that, .
chuckled the man as his lace bright
ened.
AFTER they've gone to The trouble Of
knocking me down and dragging me
into some alley, they won't end . red
in my pockets--ha ha ha ~
He went away delighted, DECLARING
that great burden had been taken Oh
his mind.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

The HAWAIIAN DEATH WAIL.-The
hour when the soul OF the patient takes
its fight 10 the Eternal, when the omin-
Gus word make" dead is soundedlike
. knell upon the ears Of the survivors
then suddenly all voices are united IN
singing. or rather chanting. the auwe in
deep. melodious and pathetic tones that
sound like the wailing ofthe sea in the
night time. The contagion, like q mag
netic current, spreads through The viii
lage. Instantly sll hearts are moved,
aud the auwe i chanled from one house
TO another. until an ocean Of sympathy
seems TO float upon the air.
There is something 20 touching and
piiiiul in this vail that foreigners, in
passing BY during its continuation. will
sland as il electrified and listen 20 il as
the sweetest. saddest music ever heard
on earth. II is taken up in currents,
the silence intervening being solemn
more solemn and impressive than any
pathetic oration delivered by the most
famous orator at the grave ofshe most
illustrious man. A moments silence,
and again the auwe breaks forth in its
intensity. resounding throughout The
village 10 peals Of mourniul lamenta-
tions
Thus ~ intervals, while the corpse is
laid out. the waiting Is heard in al lis
sadness. II Is not monoionous, for sad
ness is congenial to the human heart,
or al least Il is burden which we all
must bear, and hence we like the echoes
Of our common lot. II is rather enchant-
ing and fascinating; Il attracts with a
strange, weird power. There are 9th
er customs especially noticeable at the
deaths Of chiefs. TO sing the praises oi
Z chief in songs 'laseivio1s and accom-
pany them with dances the most IN
chaste were the highest honors that could
be paid 10 an eli. When Lunatillo, the
predecessor OF king Kalakaua, died, The
writer Witnessed astonishing leviiies
ike those mentioned. Sas Franciseo
Ckroaicle. a
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

Two PIcrUREs.-There - q time in
the life of every boy when bis spirits
are buoyed on waves of unadulserated
felicity, and that time is on fine bra
cling morning when the circus comes
to town and is giving ITS pagent.
In the country the boy who is COM
PEELED to go TO school on this eventiuI
day feels what he considers q punish
ment more keenly than does forger
his well. merited FIVE years in Sing
Sing. As he sits and cons his hateful
lessons he feels ss mean as does the
man who buys dollar and a-half new
silk scarf by gasIight and discovers on
the following morning that il is grass
green.
His melancholy is not sooihed by the
soul-melting strains Of Lanigsn's Ball"
or 'Grandiather's Clock" The happy
boy is the one who can follow the high
ly-colored wagons from street 10 street
and marvel at their contents.
II is one Of the happiest moments Of
his life. He drives bis hands into his
pockets, pushes bis cap back on his
head, and marches along as proudly a.
though be were Alexander wading up
to bis neck in human gore. Has thoughts
will never be known, but they are Pret-
ty respectable in regard TO fight and
general symmetry.
Then be goes tolearn the occult mys-
terry which surrounds The creation Of :
tent. His spirits are now The acme of
human bliss. That afternoon he goes
to the circus. and the iunk-man gets
three stove-luds and copper-bottOmed
preserve kettle for twenty-five cents
Son Francisco Post.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

QUEEN MARIE AxToSSETTE's Dts
TASF.-Am historical beirl''om, the sil-
ver-mounted ebony disiah Of Queen
Marie Antoinette, which was seen at
the Paris Exhibition, has been restored
TO the Emperor OF AOstris. IL is the
same distaii with which the unfortunate
Qeeen beguiled the long hOurs " her
captivity. and after her execution q was
given as q memenio 10 one Of the ladies'
10 attendance. II then passed into the
family Of BTsssy RaiReIn. The last rep
resenlaiive of which, Nine. Ia Doura-
briere de RaineiD, has just died. The
spindle u OF ivory. and the hemp still
on Il Is that from which the unhappy
Queen spun during the lat days Of her
life. By The deeease Of Nine. de Rain
Gin, the relic pessed into the hands Of 4
Hungarian lady.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06
A CHANGE IN FUNERAL FAsHnoSs

A CHANGE IN FUNERAL Fashions.
The gradual change in mortuary cus-
toms is matter Of occasional notice
For several years the floral fashion con-
tinued 70 increase until IL reached cli-
max al StewaFt's funeral. The expense
Of decorating the coffin. with other dis
plays suitable 10 that occasion, was &c.
900. This excess brought an immediate
reaction, and since then flowers for NOR
tuary purposes have almost fallen out Of
use.
Another feature in funerals is The
choice Of evening as the time ofservice,
after which the remains are taken away
for interment. The escort TO the grave
on which occasions is limited TO the
smallest number that may be required.
II would be well If another point
could be brought into fashion--that ~,
an abatement in display Of mourning.
which indeed we're q ''consuinmafion
devoutly 10 be wished"
The present depression Is seriously
felt among the undertskers. who find It
very difficult TO make collections
Hence they are changing their policy,
and instead of encouraging expensive
funerals they advise the contrary, un-
less in cases Of known wealth. This
arises iron the above-mentioned diff
Guilty in getting their pay whenever fhe
bill reaches an excessive amount. Let
. reduction in the cost Of mourning
follow and the public win not be slow
to acknowledge the Felsef-.E Y. Troy
Tsmes.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

How THEv WRITE.-Joaquin Miller
writes hand which IL is almost impos-
s,ble to read. Swinburne does like
wise, using quill pen. Walt. Whit
man also wields quill, bat his writing
IS large, bold. careless and distinct.
Ruskin's chirogrsphy Is as 5ne as ii
written with pin point. Lowell writes
ladylike, running hand, very plain,
with the exception Of bis signature.
Froud's penmanship il distinct and fine;
Kate Fields square and bold; George
Macdonald's large and manly, and VIII
liam Winters like terked lightning.
Robert Buchanan writes an "easiIv
read. afectedly literary hand. as though
be was trying 10 De aniatelligible, but
did not ike to be altogether So" He
also decoTstes bis letters with boyish
curly queues. hrs. Oliphaek writes
worse than anybody else, apparently
using the point Of , hair Courier
JomhcR.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

PKEUaoSIA.-There are few diseases
in which special treatment adapted to
individual cases is more important than
pneumonia: for The measures that would
be salutsrS in one case would be inju-
rious OF even fatal in another. In the
belief, therefore, that such general dI-
rections as eOnld be given in the limited
scope Of this article would be likely 10
do quite as much harm a. good, the Jew
remaining remarks shall refer TO the
Office Of nurse rather than TO that OF
doctor. The patient should lie with
his shoulders somewhat elevated. In
brotracted and debilitaled cases, his po-
sition should be changed occasionally.
in order 20 prevent the setting Of the
blood in any part Of the lungs. Care
should be taken to expose the chest and
body as little a. possible. The air OF
the sick room should be ol a uniform
temperature, and warm, yet purified by
sufficient ventilation. In early stages.
what little diet the patent can take,
should be larinaeeous drinks. sueh 81
gum water, barley water, thin grsel.
70 which may be added decOction OF
ripe fruit, or the juice Of oranges or
fresh grapes, the indigeslible portion
being carefully rejected. As the fever
abaies. give tea. with toasted breSd or
crackers, or little rice; then Insian
mush, milk. broths, Il yhter meats eggs
oysters. ln this. IS "a other diseases.
nature powerfully aids sound cOnrii-
tuition, and with good nursing. and q
little medical treatment, will oGsen sui
ice.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

A Low VoIcE IN W0MAN.-Yes, we
agree with that old poet who said that
low, soft voice was an excellent
thing in woman" Indeed, we feel in
clined TO go much farther than he has on
the subject, and call 1t one other crown
ing charms. No matter what other at
fractions she may have; she may be as
fair as the Trojan Helen, and as learned
as the famous Hypatia of ancient
times; she may have all the accom-
plishmenis considered requisite at the
present day. and every advantage that
wealth can procure, and yet if she lacks
a low, sweet voice, she can never be
really fascinating. How often the spell
OF beauty is rudely broken by coarse,
loud talking. How often you are ir-
resistibly drawn to a plain, unassuming
woman, whose soft, silvery tones rem
der her positively attractive. Besides,
we fancy we can Judge of the character
by the voice; the bland, smooth. fawn-
ing tones seem to betoken deceit and
hypocrisy as invariably as the musical,
subdued voice indicates genuine refine
ment. In the social circle how pleas
ant j: is to hear q woman talk in that
low key which always characterizes
the true lady. In the sanctuary at home
how such q voice soothes the fretlul
child and cheers the weary husband.
How sweetly its cadence floats through
the sick chamber and around the dying
bed; with what solemn melody do they
breathe a prayer for the departing soul !!
Ah. YES, a low. SOFT voice is certainly
"an excellent thing in woman"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

@~&eo @GS ~
Desperate Wife.--(1) My husband is
not only false to me, but treats me very
unkindIy. He knocks me down with a
chair or something every few hours,
and last week locked me up in the cel-
lar while he went shooting. When he
returned. after Eve days absence, he
released me with the remark, "Great
Scotti amt you dead yet!" Yester-
day | detected him putting arsenic in
my tea. What shall | do about IL 7
(2) Are underskirts cut gored with ruff
iies this winter or not I'D You must
win your husband by kindness HID
ing behind the door or under the bed
viii only make him worse. Plait your
hair like trunk handle so that he can
drag you around the floor more easily,
and work him q saiin-quilted club
holder 10 hang on the bedpost. The
great thing is the proud consciousness
Of having performed your duty. Do
this and ell will be well in ten or fifteen
years. (2) Wen find out this even
ing.-San Francisco Pest.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

6-Say; some Of you lawyers. we
were just wondering, how Is it, il >
mans wife runs away with and msTries
an insurance agent, and never comes
back to him. what relation is The be-
reaved man TO has moiher-in-Iaw yet :
AS she has not run away. Is she still
bis mother-In-Iaw And if 50, is she
also the insurance mans molher.in-
laws In wha. relation, IN fact, does .
man stand TO his wife's relatives, hen.
as in the instance just cited. bis wife Is
'not dead, bat gune before :"-Hsrk-
eye.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

e"Does prohibition prohibit p asks
an exchange. We Son'i know. Now
stand still while we give you one
Does application apple : Or. If you
want sn easier one 70 begin ON, does
emigration Emma ?-Hewksye.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

HS-A Boston school-boy being asked
what Rhode Island is celebrated for.
replied; "It il the only oDe Of the New
Englard States that i The smallest"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

A blister IS not the only thing a man
has al bis tongues end when be puts
the wruug end Of ei~sr in hi mouth.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

Let only those With bismelpes records
post the IcdgcTs Of humsn frsi1iy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-06

A bit os sand paper in The house viii
keep needles sharp andsase annoyance.