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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16
Tnr ArrohsEr GrEEnAL.-Tha!

TIE ATTORNEY GEEERAL.-That
sterling democratic organize .adro-
cate Of Observation-Disclosures favorable
mentioa OF Hon. VIM. NJ. Merrick as
the democratic candidate for Attorney
General and SAYS that the Judge has
many xarm friends in that section who
would give him hearty support. We
are pleased 10 hear this, as we feel as
sured that o6r party can select for the
position named no more acceptable
standard-beaFeF to The democracy Of st.
Mary's and Southern Maryland than
Judge Merriek who is known through
out the entire State as an able lawyer.
q high-ioned gentleman. true demo-
crat and a. conscientious aud pains-
taking public servant.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16
FoR rHE LEGISLATURE.

Mssrs Eaiters We are blessed 70 learh thai
Mr.. FRANCIS HOLMES has been Suggested a
q suitable Candidate for The next Legislators o
MARYLAND. his high nssrsl character and Popu.
Iariiy would seeure the confidence ana sapPor'
o. the people. We beliese rim 70 = sn ever.
respcct euinrntgv qualified for the position. and
that be win, IL elected, discharge hs duty faian
fully 20 The people aHd the state
Jan Isl lSss NoTs@
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

llsruAxlcssrLlE Jaa. II. 1879.

MecmAxlcsyit1E. Jan. III, 1879.
w~nu.a. Ensrons The FeqneBs pahlished in
xour Inrt edition over the signataFe e Enquirer
sras such that she author himself Fpaild be BET
- enlrnlaaed 20 solve Il than any Of bis Scienti-
6c frisnds. for We onsy know that the eiEcnmfsr.
snrs al shs earths surface is . circle of SEQ de-
80. ~ IS. 600 miles, fgeneFally reckonedl.
New, II = person should start - 2 o'elock Tues
dav mornfne and sravel westward with the Zap
rnrentl velocity Of she sun, he Saust travel ever
Re circle IN "a hours, and Il be travels over The
whcls circle Of SEQ degrees IN "a bears, be viii
travel ever an arc Of is degEcesi In one hour.
Now. let us assume noH'e starting point say
he starts fron the western shore q The Island Of
GiIolo In the Pacific OceAns and travels vest
vrard narallel 20 The Equator. II Il evident
that he must travel 3 hours The time lrOm
o'clock In the morning NATL noons plus ] hours,
las time from noon 70 uidnigAA Or IS hours;
hence ne win travel over 1894 u the whole cir
Go Cd Tuesday and 9-24 on Wednesday, and By
ealculasion we End that the day win change from
Tnesday 70 wednesday ilt or near the city Of
Concencion In Ecuador country IN South
America. FAESD.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

snow stcrms
This section was visited By Snow Storm on
Sunday last which was somewhat violent At
times but did no damage that we have heard o.
which finally sinlmered down into rain, prod u
cling sIeet which had the effect Of Masking for a
time foot travel exceedingly precarious. The
sleet has partially abaied but the 'beau'iiul
snow" is still amongst Us, much TO the delight
Of young people 70 sleigh rides inclined.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

Of our readers Is specially called this week 70 the
advertisement Of John Wanamaker, TO be ioana
IN our columns elsewhere. This advertiser Is OF
feFing unusual inducements 70 buyers 10 DIS
line Of trade, and we bespeak an early call upon
him, rs bis announcement shows he - Anxious
and determined 20 sell and Is selling at the 'srI
lowest figures. Give him call and contrast his
prices and selling advantages with those Of SIM,
lar establishments before making up your nina
10 purchase.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

On the 10th instant. by Rev. Father McHugh,
JOS. A. LAWRENCE 10 Miss SUSAN P. CCL-
LIS0N.
On the same day By Rev. Father Pacciarini,
JOHN b. RUSSELL 10 Mrs. s. r. HEARD.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16
[CoMMUSIclTED.

NNUVHt absf SoA az Aofs.
MRssRs. EDTroRs Among other valuable
items in your issue Of the 9th inst, we find
question over the signature Of Enquirer, whirI
at a casual glance seemed somewhat absurd, but
upon little consideration we find Il susceptible
Of a satisfactory answer, rs shown below. Tho
earth as circle contains $50 degrees in its cir
conference, and $50 degrees is the greatest dis
tance from any given point OF is surface. A
man starting rs stated in the question, from any
point, O'Clock, a. m., Tuesday, going vest
ward with the apparent velocity Of the sun, Is
degrees per horr, would have Is hours Of the
day Tuesday TO travel, in which time, at Is de-
Qrees per hour, he would pass over 225 degrees
Of the earsh's surface, IS degrees more than one
half Of its circumference, which would place him
I35 degrees eaG Of bis starting point when the
change Of the civil day took place. To the ira
veler, no change would occur at all, since he
started at O'Clock and kept pace with the sun.
With him Il would be 9o'elosk all the time.
W.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16
ARaiiahIa Ynnsa.

- hsIl&D1e Ao99ss -.
Those OF our readers who visit bashnoIe -. -,
spring 10 make purchase Of clothing for mea
aud boys, cannot be better suited in choice, ~
or quality than at the reliable house " CI-s -.
n. Oehm a Son go W. Pratt 81. near hAn0''''
Sc advertisement in another column.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

NsssAlAAH WsstN# !. =.
We call attention - the advertisement I'D 70
days paper Of the old. reliable aad well-known
house Of Noah Walker Co. This establish
ment with branches in Washington ana &c
where, Is one Of the largest and most complete !.
the country. five are not mistaken, this . ~,
frst house which made the business o. sei' =
,eady-made clothing respectable and Teiaoie. ~ ~
dey the MeSsrs. Walker are patronized o w
.ost respectable and fastidious 10 the co9h"!
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

Exciting sreEt.
Our young friends, Fl. p. Moore, and WIN. ,.
Edelen, made docking exeursisa % the a Mar
rows last week and succeeding In bagging "a
ducks Ia the course Of a single day shooting.
We eOngEataIAse our ffiends On their success and
return them our thanks for their Kind remem-
branee Of siss printer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

csnvaleseing.
Wears blessed TO see from orr BaIfinose En-
chahges that Hon. George coItoa, who has been
seriously IN viii pneumOnia. Is nov eonyales-
cling. We wish him speedy restoraai0n 10 bis
wOnsed heaIih and business activity snd usssuI-
asss
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

orpA.a. c.. Is. $3.50. s.. /.

Orphans Cours Of s.. Nngyfs eaunfy, Set
Jan. IA. 1879.
0RDERED By TIE COURT That Ed. L.
- Barcn. Aamr. Of Mary A. BACON, late Of
81 Mary > ccurty. MARYLAND, Deceased, give the
nosicc required b law 70 the drceased's eredi-
tors 10 exhibit their claims End that tie same be
Published ones : week Coz sfk Successive weekain
sae S.. Mays Beacon.
Txnt: JAMns I. ~ RAGmx,
Register Of villa Cor St. MaFy coanfy.
NOTICE.
In pasFsmmmee cfthH above order, / heFehy give
notice slsna I have obsainsd from the Orphans
Cpart q ST. Nary coanty, Maryland, IetteFs Of
administrator on the persomai estate ofslaxy a..
Bacon. hate oF said CO. deceased. An peFs6ns
having claims against the said DISEASED are here
b. noli6sa 90 exhibit the saaas with the proper
vouchers attached thereto 10 the subscriber, on
o. before the 18th day pf July, 1879. they will
Otherwise by law be exeluded from the beneGts
nf the said estate. All persons indebted 70 the
decreased are requested % make immsdiafe pay
ment 60 the Subscriber.
EDWARD L. BACON.
Adminissrntor.
Jan 10. lsTs-sw.
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7. ". Trimhle.

= ". 5zimele.
SSe take pleasure in referring 70 The caro- .
Mr.. r. W. TrimhIe, 10 another par. Of !his
per, who has succeeded THml5le Co! Ne W.. -
and 90, w. Pratt ST., dealer ~ Sad - -, n
blinds AID factory work, &c. The reaa a,''-
the BKAcos viii do vel 70 give them cal WIZ
buying. as they viii end him both oblig'ng an4
accommodating. Having q factory Of sis I'VE,
be Is ready 20 furnish a. lowest eAsh Pfsees Wv
rything in his line and Of the best.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-16

4 SHALL always keep on hard ~ ny shop -
tie rear of the Dwelling now occupied b. Es
Fresh Beef, Pork. &C.
and win be happy fofarnish ny friends q very
reduced rates. ORDERS prOmptly attended 70.
A. J. BLAME
Nor. Il. Is5e.
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DIVINE SERVICE.

NsEhoaEss Ersssusaa cAurrh. saahaths Jazz
uaxg ie1k.
Mf. x5am, il - ~
Messing n = = Beaia befors service- Fsenss
be psomaa Il alteudanee.
s. paslE'7 ,. "a.
wi u. BAREEs Prsashsr IN ehnsgs.
Jan isl 1919
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sTILSoN HUTcHlNs.

Thus the matter stood until the meet
ing OF Congress, when Mr.. Breniano, OF
Illinois. after reespiiulaiing inpreamble
the charges Of The Post, offered the fol-
lowing resolution
"Resolved, That the Committee on
Reform in the Civil Service be, and it
is hereby directed TO inquire into the
said charges against certain members OF
this House, and to report at any time to
this House whether any member. espe-
cially any member from Vermont, Chi
cago. or Maryland. is guilty Of any act
as charged in said article of the Wash
ington Post: and the committee Is au-
th0rized to send for persons and papers.
Immediately upon the passage ofthis
resolution. the committee which was
charged with the investigation entered
upon is duties. II bad before il Mr..
Haschins. editor and Publisher of the
Washington Post: III. Barton, the wri-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-27
Deep PlOuk hing.
Farmer.

Some twenty years ago there was q
mania among the agricultural theorists
for de sp ploughing. Every farmer, it is
said, had fam under his hands of great
value, where the plough had not yet
reached. No matter what the character
of the surface and the subsoils were, the
plough should go into its beam. But
these men are beginning to get their
eyes open. Mr.. Geo. E. Waring, Jr.
in speaking of the results of ten years
management of Ogden farm, in the Agri-
culturist, says: about six acres were,
some seven or eight years ago, ploughed
about twelve inches deep. The subsoil
of blue clay, which was brought TO the
surface, was lasting injury to the land.
1t stills shows the i'll effect of the treat
ment, in spite of time and manure.
Certainly in this csse-and | think many
other similar cases could be fouDd-deep
pleughing was grave mistake; and 1t
VIII DC We'll lOI Ill 6HLuuSlhess WIN olO
disposed to follow the extreme theories
of deep ploughing to study very cautious
ly the character of the subsoil which
they propose to bring to the surface. l
confess TO having been an advocate OF
these theories for many years, and l have
seen them sustained on certain soils; but
i have slowly come to the belief that it
is usually the safest plan to leave the
surface soiP where nature made it, and
where she always keeps it in her most
FERTILE forests and fields. There are
some soils that would be benefited by
ploughing twelve inches deep, but they
are scarce" The rule may be ssid to be,
-"never turn up over one or two
inches of unfertile subsoil in one season
and when so turned up the land should
receive dressing of manure"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-27
Instinct in a Crab.

DR.. Darwin, in his Voyage Of Nat
urslist," thus describes a crab which
makes its diet OF coaconuts, and which
he found on Kneeling Island, in the
South Seas: 1t is common on all parts
of dry land and grows to monstrous
size. 1t has front pair of legs, termin>
ated by strong and heavy pincers, and
the last pair by Others which ara narrow
and weak. 1t would at first be thought
quite impossible for a crab to open
strong cocoasut covered with the husk,
but Mr.. Liesk assures me he has repeat
edly seen the operation effected. The
crab begins by tearing the husk, fiber
by fiber, aud always from that end I'M
der which the three eye holes are situs-
ted. When this is completed, the crab
commences hammering with its heavy
claws on one Of these eye-holes till an
opening is made, then turning round its
BODY by the aid of its narrow pair o
pincers, it extracts the slbuminous SUBJ
stance. 1 think it is as curious case of
instinct az ever heard, and likewise in
adaptation in structure between two OBJ
jects apparently 80 remote from each
other in the scheme of Nature as crab
and q cocoanut.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-27

in thst irrsdiation Of light, and love
and beauty, snd joy, you swell it out as
never before, in songs and hallelujahs.
o We, whose hearts are down under the
sod of the cemetery, cheer up at the
thought OF this reunion. Oh, how much
you will have to tell them when once
you meet them. How much you have
been through since You saw them last.
On the shining shore you will talk it
sll.over. The heartaches the loneliness;
the sleepless nights the weeping until
you had no more power to weep because
the heart had withered and dried up;
story of vacant chairs and empty era
die, and little shoes only half worn out,
never to be worn again, Just the shape of
the foot that once pressed it; and dreams
and dreams when you thought that the
departed had come back again, and the
room seemed bright with their faces,
and you started up to greet them, and
in the effort the dream broke, and you
found yourself alone Talking all
over, and then, hand in hand, walking
up and down in the light, no sorrow, no
tears and no death.
Oh, heaven beautiful heaven Hes
ven, where our friends are. Heaven,
where we expect to be. In the east
they take cage of binds and bring it to
the tomb of the dead, and then they
open the door of the cage, and, the birds
flying out, sing. And I would to-day
bring cage of Christian consultations to
the grave of your loved ones, and 1
would open the door and let them fill all
the air with the music of their voices.
Oh, how they bOusd in, these spirits
before the throne. Some shout with
gladness. Some break forth into uncon-
trollable weeping for joy. Some stand
speechless in their shouts of delight.
They sing. They culver with excessive
gladness. They gaze on the temples, on
the palaces, on the waters, on each other.
They weave their joy into garlands, they
spring it into triumphal arches, they
strike it on timbrels and then all the
loved ones gather in great circle around
the throne of God. Fathers, mothers,
brothers, sisters, sons and daughters,
lovers and friends, hand to hand around
about the throne of God-the circles
ever widening--hsnd to hand, Joy to
JOY, jubilee to jubilee, victory to victery,
until the day breaks and the shadows
flee away. Turn, then, my beloved, and
be like roe, or young heart upon the
mountains of Beersheba.-[ Extracts
from sermon by Rev. T. Dewitt TalS
mage.
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DOMESTIC RECIPES.

BAKED RICE PUDDING.-Swell coffee
cup of rice, add quart of milk, sweeten
it with brown sugar, and bake it about
an hour, or little more, in a quick oven
or baker.
POTATO PUDDING.-One pound pota
toes, boiled and well mashed, sailed /;
quarter pound butter, stirred In while
warm two ounces sugar, rind of half q
lemon, chopped fine, with the juice; two
teacupfuls of milk, and four eggs; but
ter the tin, put in mixture, and bake in
q moderate oven half an hour.
MEAT LoAF-Chop fine whatever
cold meat you may have, fat and lean
together; add pepper and salt, one finely
chopped onion, two slices of bread,
which have been soaked in milk, and one
egg. Mix we'll together and bake in a
dish. This mskes nice tea or breakfast
dish.
HONEY SPONGE CAKE Mix Jour
quarts of sifted -four with two cups OF
honey that has been stirred briskIy with
the yolks of six eggs; add the juice of a
lemon, the whites of six eggs beaten to a
stiff froth and tesspoonful of ssleratus
dissolved in q tablespoonful of boiling
, water. Bake in moderate oven.
HONEY APPLE CAKE.-Sosk two cups
of dried apples over night; in the morn>
ing chop them fine and simmer for two
hours in two cups of extracted honey.
Cool. and mix with it cup of sugar,
half q cup of milk, half cup of melted
butter. nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon, a
tea ooonful eff each, two eggs beaten
I;Sbt sud three cups of -four with three
teaspoons of baking powder sifted
tbrought it. Line the pan with buttered
psper and bake in a moderate oven until
well done.
GRADUATED WHEAT BREAD.-Take
pint of actively boiling water, salted
slightly, and add enough fine granulated
wheat -four to form thin mush TO this
stir in qusrt of tepid wster, snail
piece of butter, two eggs, well beaten,
one~hslf tescup of New Orleans molssses.
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gradually esteem for him ripenel into
love.
One soft, summer evening Herbert
ventured to urge his suit again, and this
time Minnie, though as embarrassed as
before, did not say nay, but returned 8
hlushing answer that filed his hesrt
with joy. They fingered long amid the
forest shades, and when they returned
Herbert sought Mr.. Arlin, while Minnie
ran up to her room ike a frightened
deer.
When Herbert had confessed his suit,
Mr.. Arlin, hooking srchly in his face,
made reply, " Do you wish to make poor
Minnie Arlin your bride? Can you
think of taking dowerless bride? ?"
ooh, yes" earnestly replied Herbert,
81 should never have told my love
had she still been as in days gone by"
The old gentleman smiled peculiar
smile, and said: Yes, Herbert, she
is yours-you are worthy of her; but l
am glad, for your sake and hers, that l
am not so poor that she will be por-
tionless bride. But you must let Minnie
tell you the story"
Minnie did tell him the story, and
Herbert was unspeaksbly delighted at
the idea that he had won the hand of the
heiress of Mr.. Arlin's wealth; but Minnie
laughingly told him that her poverty
had lost her one lover and won her
another.
Herbert was also lawyer; but being
[ poor, and without influential friends, he
had many times been nearly discouraged /;
but now he felt his heart become strong
within him, more because he had won
the hand and heart he had so long de-
sired than at the prospect of portion of
her fathers wealth.
They were soon after married, and Mr..
Arlin's handsome mansion was thrown
open to the crowd of friends who gathered
to witness Minnie's wedding.
Before the day arrived, however, the
story of Minnie's ruse has become ru-
mored forth in the village; and Roby,
finding himself and his selfish principles
too much the topic of conversation, found
it convent to leave Belmont for some
other field of labor.
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and one-half cake compressed yeast dis
solved in 8 little water; thicken it as
stiff As It can be stirred with a spoon
with cold blast -four, and put each loaf in
g separate pan; ct it staGd until it puts
up nicely, and then rake in a quick oven
TWO hours.
CUsTARD APPLE PUDDING. Pare ana
quarter six good sized apples; put them
into stew,pan with the rind of halt a
lemon, two tablespooniuls of water, ard
four ounces Of sugar; let them simmer,
and stir continually till the whole is re-
duced to jam then pour into bowl,
take out the lemon peel, and stir in
three ounces of butter, tablespoonful
of lemon juice, and when cool add the
yelks of five eggs. Bake in a buttered
mold for half an hour, turn it out, brush
it over quickly with white OF egg, cover
thickly with ine-sifted sugar, and
return to the oven five minutes, for the
icing to harden. Serve hot or cold.
CLEANING A BRUSSELS CARPET.-As
the season is now approaching when carr
pets must be handled, the following will
prove of interest: First have the carpet
well shaken, then tack il down in the
room where it is to remain; sweep it as
thoroughly as possible take pail of hot
water, put in two tablespoonful OF pull
verified borax; wash the carpet all over
the surface, using flannel cloth. For
gre2se.spots or very dirty places, use
scrub brush freely and very little soap,
taking care to rinse the soapoff well after
scrubbing; change the water quite often;
rub the carpet well with dry cloth after
washing, and open doors and windows SO
as to dry the carpet as quickly as posi-
bic.
BROWN COUNTRY SOFT SoAP.-Pure
potash, ten pounds-(the potash must
be perfectly pure, of a gray or dark cho-
colate color; discard potash of q white
color, as it is largely sdultersted with
salt and lime )-pure rendered tallOw or
grease, twelve pounds; dark resin, one
and one half pounds. Directions for
making: Place the potash in a suitable
kettle, and add four or five gallons of
boiling water, and boil till the potash is
all dissolved. If it should attempt to
boil over add a little cold water, which
will stop it. Let it stand few hours to
settle; then drain off the clear I've and
add some more cold water to the sedi-
ment, and drain off as before; repeat if
necessary to obtain all the strength.
Now add the lye, tsllow and resin
together, and boil gently till the tallow
is thoroughly ssponiied, or killed, which
is known when the soap becomes clear,
like strained honey, Now add from
twelve to fifteen gallons of water, and
set aside for use. Two pounds of tallow
can be omitted if desired and two pounds
of bright palm-oil used instead, and the
soap will be of bright golden yellow
color, having a most beautiful ap'
pearance.
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Sawdust in Mortar.

Some time since the use of sawdust in
mortar was recommended as superior
even to hair for the prevention of crack.
ing and subsequent Peeling off of rongh
casing under the action of storms and
frost. Some one of the name of Siehr
saws that his own house, exposed to pro-
longed storms on the seacoast, ;had pieces
of mortar to be renewed each spring;
and after trying without effect number
of substances to prevent it, he found
sawdust perfectly satisfactory. It was
first thoroughly dried, and sifted through
an ordinary grsin-sieve, to remove the
larger particles. The mortar was made
by mixing one part of cement, two of
lime. two of sawdust and five Of sharp
sand, the sawdust being first well mixed
dry with the cement and sand.
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New Theory About Num- mics.

Journal of Chemistry.
Having heard that Egyptian mummies
could be divided into two classes, one
embracing those bodies which have been
embalmed intact, and the other includ-
ing those bodies which has been evils
cerated, Dr.. Gsulselbach, Swedish
chemist of repute and professor in the
University OF Upssl, has formed the
opinion that the mummies OF the first
class are not really dead, but are only in
condition of suspended animation /;
though, unfortunately for historians,
the secret of bringing them again to life
has been lost. In support TO this theory
he adduces the results of his own re-
searches and experiments, one of which
consists in submitting snake to pro-
cess, the details of which are of course
kept secret, which petrifes it. In this
condition it has been laid aside for year
or two at time, and is then restored to
life by some equally mysterious WITTY
ing process. This has now been going
on about Is years, and the snake does
not seem to dislike it. DR.. Gaulselbach is
said to have applied to the Swedish gov
eminent for leave to experiment on a
condemned criminal, the understanding
being if the experiment he successful the
criminal shall receive pardon, because OF
the service thus rendered to science, and,
possibly, to humanity.