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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-22
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ciate Instructor. :'.t.'.,
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TUEsDAY........ JULY %, 1870.
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RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT WORK 4
SPECIALITY.
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|" GLEN MOUNTAIN HOUSE"

lWATklSStGLEN, II. Y.
Ihe a4lst popular summer resort.
Prices frealiy reduced: $3.50 per diem; $l4 per
Wses. Special rates made for parties.
sltse and other anlusements fMrhishea
Iii 4.2s. A. J. MICHESEk, Manager.
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LOCAL MA,rrERs.

DUTIES AsD Powers pE TREAsURRRs. :
The two following sections from the ac: a D
proved April l, 1879, prescribing gthe duties
DC, OF certain officers, afgoi Importance
and seem not to have receIYed the attention
they deserves: j
20. The taxes. collected Under this chan.
ter shall be paid aud 3aceouhted for as fol.
lows: Each treasurer shns0n the 1st day
Of December Of each vearstnake up state.
ment of all moneys collecteHby him, verify
the same by affidavit, and forward it 10 the
Auditor Of Public Accounts within. fifteen
days, and at the same time pay into the
treasury the amount so; collected. On or
before the 18th Of June, yeariy, each treas
urer shall make bis final settlement with the
Auditor of Public Accounts, furnishing 4
statement OF all moneys collected by him on
account. Of taxes and penalties since his last
settlement with the Auditor, and furnish
ing lists OF iDsolvents and delinQuents at the
period and in the mode prescribed in Sec
ton % OF this act. e
The Auditor Of Public Accounts may call
upon any county treasurer once in every
thirty days after the first dny in July, year
ly, for a statement under oath OF the
amount OF taxes collected BY him, and such
treasurer shall within five days from the re-
ceipt OF such call forwardssuch statement
to the Auditor, and pay ITO tue treasury
the amount, collected by II any treas
ssEsE taiI stasI,sk eqnired
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04
A Child'S Heart.

The other day a curious old woman,
having bundle in her hand, and walk
ing with painful effort, sat down on o
curb-step, up Woodward avenue, to
rest. She was curious, because her
garments were neat and clean, though
threadbare, and curious because smile
crossed her wrinkled face as children
passed her. 1t might have been this
smile that attracted a group of three
little ones, the oldest about nine. They
stood in a row in front of the old wom-
an, saying never word, but watching
her face. The smile frightened, lin
gered, and then suddenly faded away,
and corner of her old calico apron
went up to wipe away q tear. Then
the eldest child stepped forward and
asked:
care you sorry because you haven't
any children?"
IL had children once, but they
are all d--dead |" whispered the woman,
sob in her throat.
I" I'm awful sorry" said the little
girl, as her own chin quivered. I'D
give you one Of my little brothers
here, but you see I haven't got but two
and | don't believe I'd like to spare
one."
God bless you, child-bless you
forever y sobbed the old woman, and
for full minute her face was buried in
her apron.
But I'll tell you what I'll do" seri-
ously continued the child. "You may
kiss us all once, and if little Ben isn't
afraid you may kiss Kim four times, for
he's Just as sweet as candy -
Pedestrians wLo saw three we'll
dressed children put their arms around
that strange old woman's neck and kiss
her were greatly puzzled. They didn't
know the hearts of children, and they
didn't hear the woman's words as she
rose TO go:
"Oh ! children, I'm only poor old
woman. believing I'd nothing to live
for, but you've given me lighter heart
than I've had for ten 10 6 years !"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04
Barbara Freitchie.

There has been considerable contro.
versy over this venerable dame, whom
Whittier has immortalized in song, as
" Bravest of all in Frederick Town"
Some claim that she is q myth /; that
there was no such person in existence,
and that the scenes which Whittier has
so graphically described were only fig
ments of the poets fancy. That Bar.
bara Freitchie lived. there is ct present
no question, and, also, that she was
alive at the time Stonewall Jackson Wis
tied the City of Frederick is also proved
beyond doubt but for the rest of the
story, from all the facts I can gather,
there seems no authority other than the
poem. At the time when these events
were claimed to have occurred, Dame
Barbara was very old and very decrepit,
so much so that she hobbled around
with large staff, and it is doubtful if
she could have mounted the stairs to
the attic for the purpose of waving the
little silk flag which she kept carefully
laid away in bureau. That she had
no great love for the Confederates, is
shown in the curt speeches she is said
to have made to some of them who hap,
pened to cross over the bridge and sat
down on the piazza at the end of her
house, which was at the end of the
bridge, overhanging the creek. "Of
with you !" she said, with many un.
complimentary personal illusions, and
poked them with her staff. This, GER
tainly was not very complimentary, and
probably wasn't intended to soothe
their feelings, as we learn that Barbara
had that worst of female weapons, a
sharp tongue" and, though SO very
old, she knew how to use it, as her
nephew, secession sympathizer, could
testify. Barbara used to speak Of him
as an "arrant knave," and whenever
she drew her quarterly allowance, he
always got bit of advice not at all in
keeping with his secesh proclivities.
l am not inclined to consider as anthem
tic the account of the shooting of the
flagstaff, and of Dame Barbara's
picking it up, first, because the rebel
army did not enter Frederick City on
the occasion named. They came down
the Bonnaughstown road, toward the
city, but turned off before reaching it,
and took road running in the other
direction, so that they would have left
Barbaras house behind them. Another
reason is that we don't believe Stone.
wall Jackson would have ordered his
troops to fire at private house in that
way, especially if Dame Freitchie was
in sight, for it is established on good
authority that he had great respect for
aged women, and it was his special de-
light to engage them in conversation.
Considerable romance has clustered
around this venerable dame, and we
should hesitate to detract on iota from
the honors that cluster around her and
make her famous. But let us not do
injustice to the illustrious dead by Civ.
ing credence to unworthy tales.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04
Good Manners.

One OF the minor vices of American
society is exaggeration. The following
words of Ralph Waldo Emerson show
that the vice is as hostile to good man
rers as it is to sound morality:
Tis q rule of manners to avoid exag-
geration. A lady loses as soon as she
admires too easily and too much. In
man or woman, the face and the person
lose power when they are on the strain
to express admiration.
A man makes his interiors his super
iors by heat. Why needyou, who are
not gossip, talk as gossip, and tell
eagerly what the neighbors or the jour
nails say? State your opinion without
apology.
The attitude is the main point. AS
sure your companion that, come good
news or come bad, You remain in good
heart and good mind, which is the best
news you can possibly communicate.
Self-control is the rule. You have in
you there q noisy, sensual savage,
which you are to keep down, and turn
all his strength to beauty.
For example : what seneschal and
detective is laughter !! 1t seems to re-
quire several generations of education
to train squeaking or shouting habit
out of man.
Sometimes, when in almost all ex.
pressions the Choctaw and the slave
have been worked out of him, coarse
nature still betrays itself in his con-
temptible squeals Of joy.
The great gain is not to shine, not to
conquer your companion-then you
learn nothing but conceit-but to find
a companion who knows what you do
not; to tilt with him and be overthrow,
horse and foot, with utter destruction of
all your logic and learning.
There is defeat that is useful. Then
you can see the real and the counter
felt, and will never accept the counter
felt again. You will adopt the art of
war that has defeated you. You will
ride to battle horsed on the very logic
which you found irresistible. You will
accept the fertile truth instead of the
solemn, customary lie.
When people come to see us, we
foolishly prattle, lest we be inhospita-
BILE. But things said for conversation
are chalk eggs. Don't say things.
What you are stands over you the
while, and thunders so that l cannot
hear what you said, to the contrary.
A lady of my acquaintance said, /
don't care so much for what they say as
do for what makes them say it."
The law of the table is beauty-a re-
spect to the common sort OF all the
guests. Everything is unreasonable
which is private to two or three or any
portion of the company.
Tact never violates for moment this
law never intrude the orders Of the
house, the vices of the absent, or a
tariff of expenses, or professional pri-
vacies as we say, we never " talk
shop" before company.
Lovers abstain from caresses, and
haters from insults, whilst they sit in
one parlor with common friends.
Would we codify the laws that should
reign in households, and whose daily
transgression annoys and mortihes us,
and degrades our household life, we
must learn to adorn every day with
sacrifices. Good manners are made uI
of petty sacrifices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04

The RETURN FROM LEApv1LLE.-
Why is it," asks 4 correspondent,
"that if Leadville is as bad place as
you describe it, we never see any of the
people who go there come back p Oh,
we'll, that is easily enough explained.
When young man sets out for Lead
vile he arrays himself conspicuously
for day or two prior to his departure,
then he has the fact of his going and
the train he will take announced in the
village paper, and at the appointed time
he goes rafting down to the depot in
an open carriage two hours before train
time, and swaggers up and down the
platform while he waits, and as the
train goes off he leans out of the win
dow and yells a personal good-by to
everybody on the platform. But when
he comes back he times his return so
as to strike his native town by back
road, after dark, then he sneaks home
through the alleys, climbs over the
back fence, taps at the kitchen window
and begs, under his breath, to be let
in, and when he gets in he stays in bed
three or four days, while his new
clothes are being made, and the doctor
is trying to count the blisters on his
feet. Oh, it's easy to explain why we
never see them come back but they do
come back all the same.--Burlington
Hawkeye.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04

THE DEATH OF GEN. WoLF.-In o
graphic and interesting sketch of the
history of Quebec, which Mr.. H. N.
Fairbanks lately prepared for the Ban
gor (Me.) Wig, he thus retells briefly
the story Of the death of Gen. Wolf {:
Support me-" said Wolf to the Of
fcers near him /; edo not let my brave
soldiers see me fall. The day is ours /;
keep it," Water was brought from o
well to quench his thirst. The charge
was continued, when the officer upon
whose shoulder the dying hero leaned,
exclaimed, "They run |" "Who run?'
asked the gallant Wolf with some emo
ton. The officer replied, "The ene-
my sir they give way in every quar-
ter" "What !" said he, "do they run
already? Send word to Col. Burton,
and tell him to march Webb's regi-
ment down to St..Charles River to cut
on the retreat of Montcalm from the
bridge. Now God be praised--I die
happy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04
The + ail a q Wade Hampton owned
more tn 4, :.t(tlavts.

SURE, rRohrT AND THOROUGH. are the
characteristics Of DIR. Iayne's Carminative
Balsam. Its merit has made 1t knowo every
where for years, AS a standard curative for
Cramps, Diarrhee, Cholera Morbus, and all
Diseases OF the Bowels; 1t is besides easily
administered to children, being pleas ant to
the taste, aud is entirely safe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04

Tortoise shell and horn combs last
much longer for having oil rubbed into
them once in q while.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04

For roughness OF the skin: Mix two
parts OF brandy with one part of rose
water md wash the face night and
morning. '
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04

A facetious correspondent calls the
frog the Dutch nightingale.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04

THOUGHTS ON BREEDING HORSES
We often hear it said that it does not
pay for farmers to raise this or that
breed of horses, but this is true only
in limited sense. The best always
pays. The best specimens of any strain
or style of horses sell readily, at good
prices, and the poor ones of all breeds
are drugs upon the market. It is no
doubt true that much greater meas
ure of success may be expected with
some breeds than with others, the
choice depending largely upon the Cir
cumstances of the farmer, his location,
etc., and that as q general rule, ordi.
nary farmers cannot compete with
wealthy professional breeders in pro-
ducing horses for racing purposes,
either runners or trotters but even in
these classes much will depend upon
the location and the sort of brood mares
the farmer may have on his farm. II
he is situated in region famous for
producing turf horses, one that is fire.
quented by buyers OF such horses,
where he can have access TO first class
stations, and his brood mares are of
strains of blood noted for producing
winners, he will certainly find it more
profitable to breed horses Of this class.
Where these conditions do not exist, he
will usually find the surest profit in
breeding heavy draft or stylish carriage
horses. -Na!ioaal Lire Stock Journal,
Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-04
What He Wanted.

Col. Davy Crockett's original exhibit
tions of character and manners at WASH
ington have been the theme of many q
story, and matter for many u hearty
laugh. A Washington letter-writer de.
scribes a similar genius out of the
woods, who made his first visit four or
five years ago to the seat of Govern
ment on official business from Puget
Sound:
He put up at fashionable hotel, and
at dinner that day, after astounding the
walters by his extraordinary appetite,
having tasted of every dish on the
menm, the Puget Sounder touched bot
tom on the dessert.
Amongst other things there were
apple dumplings, with sauce OF sugar
and butter, and a strong infusion of
cognac, a combination OF ingredients
not Objectionable to the frontier official.
The steward, in doing out his dump
lings, assigned to each becoming ra-
ton of sauce.
The Puget Sounder, by partiality
for sauce, caused it to fail in its distri-
button to dumpling, so that the supply
of the former was soon exhausted,
leaving but leathery mass of bare
dumping.
The frontier official in his time had
swallowed worse things than Washing
ton hotel dumplings, but after nibbline
around the doughy mass, and selecting
from beneath the covering all the apple
he could scrape out, the waiter, MOTTO
ing the situation, stepped up and in
CURED
Governor, will you have some more
dumpling?"
The official, first looking at the waiter
to see if he was in earnest, and then at
his plateful of excavated dumplings,
replied, "No, thank We; but, if it's ali
the same to you, I'll take leetle more
of that i-intement."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-02-20

Jan is, ls7s-ew.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-02-20
RATIFICATION NOTICE.
VIM. G. Foxwell and
=. Indiana, bis wife,
VI.
Martha A. Drury and sthors.

In the Circuit Court for 81. Mays
county, sitting az q Court Of Equity.
No. 299 N. Il.
nRDERED this 9Th day Of Jan. 1879,
~ that the resale made and reported
by J. Parran Crane, trustee in thiseauae,
be ratified aud confirmed, unless cause
20 the contrary be shown on or before
the 4th Monday Of Feb. 1879; pro-
sided q copy Of this order be published
IN the st. Mary's BEACON. once q week
for three successive weeks prior 10 the
said 9Th Monday of FEBRUARY.
The report states the land sold for
$3.50.
J. FRANK FORD,
Clerk.
True Copy, Test,
J. FRANK FORD,
Clerk.
Jan so, Is79-:w.
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E0R re LE0ISLAT0RE.

Asssss Editoys: We are pleased to learn fhAi
Mr. FRANCIS HOLMES hss l,esn saegested e
. suii9ble candidate for TIE uexf Legislators Of
Maryland. His high moral character and popu-
larity wouid secure the eonGdsnce and sspp ~
Of The people. We believe him 70 lie 10 ever
respect eHsnsntly qnalieod sog the position, and
that be win, heleetea. discharge bin duty laith-
fully 60 the people ane che State.
Jan IS 1879. YoTERs
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Nov. a. 1879
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-02-20
RATIFICATION NOTICE.
Thomas Dillow
VS..
Danl. G. Hsmmett, admir-.
VIM. II. Hayden. ct al.

In the Circuit Court for st. Mary's
county, sitting as . Court of Equity.
No. 468 n. e.
ARDERED this 5th day of Feb.
- 1879, that the sales made and
reported by DANIEL G. HAMMETT
and ROBERT @. COMBS, Trus-
tees in this cause, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
be shown on or before the LIST Monday
of March, 1879; provided copy of this
order be published in the st. Mary's
BEACON, once q week for three success
sive weeks prior to the said LIST Mon
day of March. -
The report states the lands sold for
$2,375.
J. FRANK FORD,
Clerk.
True cory, Test
J. PRANK FORD,
Clerk.
Feb 6, 1s79-Sw.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Orphans Court of St. Mary's county, Set:
Jan. IL, 1879.
RDERED BY THE COURT That Sd. L.
- Bacon, Admr. Of Mary A. Bacon, late Of
St. Mary's county, Maryland, deceased, give the
notice required By law to the deeeased's credi-
tors 10 exhibit their claims and that the same Be
published once week for six successive weeksi In
the Sc. Ma9y's Beacon.
Test: JAMEs I. d. RALBY,
Register of Wills for St. Mary's county.
NOTICE.
In pursuance ofthe above order, I hereby give
notice that I have obtained from the Orphans
Court Of St. Mary's county, Maryland, letters Of
administration on the personal estate ofMary A.
Bacon, late Of said CO., deceased. All persons
having claims against the said deceased are here
by notified to exhibit the same with the proper
vouchers attached thereto to the subscriber, on
or before the lesh day Of July, 1873, they viii
otherwise by law be excluded from the benefits
Of the said estate. All persons indebted to the
deceased are requested 70 make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber.
EDWARD L. BACON;
Administrator.
Ian ig iaTp-Gws
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NOTICE.

Z OVER rates than have ever been offered 70
- the Public before in the county, as arr de-
iermined 10 give all Q chance 20 have work done.
] will from this date SHOE HORSES 50
for eighty 1907 cents all round.
Also, . GENERAL REDUCTION
in my business as BLACKSMITH and WHEEL.
Wright. All work will be done strictly Cor
cash and with despatch and in werkmanlike
manner. Thankful for past favors, l again So
lieit continuation Of the zane.
EDWARD PAGAN,
Charlotte Hail.
81. AaTy's CO., Nd.
Jan ., ls7e-H. Jan !, 1879.
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nnNT1 business ron can engage In. SIS 20
KIM $40 per day made By any worker Of
O8D either sex, rightin their ownlocalities
Particulars and samples worth $5frsa, Improve
your spare time at this business. Address STIE-
sos Co. Portland, Maine.
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nj can make make money faster at work for rs
than ct anything else; Capital not required; we
Twill start you. Si3 per day ~ home made
~ the Industrious. Men, women, boys and giTls
wanted everywhere 70 work for ~. Now il the
time. Costly out6s and terms free. Address
TRUs 4 Co., Augusta, Maine.
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SHALL always keep on hand at my shop il
= the rear Of the dwelling now occupied By Ess
Fresh Beef, Pork, &C.,
and win be happy tofurnish my friends At very
fedneed rates. Orders promptly attended %.
Al. BLAINE
Nov. Il, 1878
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70 FARMERS.
WHEAT SEEDING.
ovFIcz OF 4. G. DAvIDsE,
Manufactnrer Of Fertilizers,
5s W Lomhard ST.,

Baltimore, Ang 81, 1874
Dear Sir Gar Agent, Mr.-----
d about 20 call upon you- He viii oder our
different grades Of Fertilizers 1t prices hxed vita
3 view to ruiing rates for produce. Whilst We
oler Cor wheat Seeding, two articles at . mate
rial difference In eoss, We EoHld state that the
more costly differs from the other almost entire
other and nOfe lasting properties, snch IS Avail
able Phospboric .Aesd, it d SUBSTANTIALLY the
same. Youfs trulys
X. c. DAvIDGE.
~ Raw aud Dissolved Bones. Dissolved
South Carolina Bore Phosphate. PeEuvinn Co.
ano, and all Fetihsihg insrsdipass for homs
manufsrsnre.
AeS - 1873.
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DTREcToRs
8. Fl. Csughy, of Noah Walker& Co.
J. L. Langley. Com Merchant, Baltic.
T. d. Anderson, of Anderson & Bro.
John Stack, Carpenter and Builder.
Hon. George Brent, Court Of Appeals.
George p. Jenkins, Charles county.
J. Il. Ballenger, st. Eary's county.
B. G.. Harris, Baltimore.
This is a Home Company, gotten mp
expressly in the interest Of the citizens
of Southern Maryland, to enable them
TO overcome the difficulties they expe-
rienced in procuring Insurance in the
ordinary Insurance Companies, with q
majority of its Directors we'll known in
that community.
It has been IN business now over four
years. All losses accrued, and they have
been unusually large, hare been faith fully
and promptly paid, which is our best
guarantee for the future.
The plan adopted is the safest and
cheapest known in Insurance, and af-
fords to all Insurance at its exact cost,
and ought to be encouraged BY all who
wish to protect themselves against loss
or damage by fire.
If those interested will get it their
patronage and interest themselves in
the increase of its business, in few
years il will rank among the largest In
surance corporations in Maryland, a
credit and benefit to all, and an honor
to the State.
June 26, l873-tf.n
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NOTICE.

A IL persons indebted 20 me on medical as-
- count mp %. the LIST Of January, 1879, are
notified 70 come forward and settle fhs same by
cash or note without further ce.ay.
Hereafter settlements win beexpecied the Ist
Of January and the lst Of July0f each rear.
A. J. BPALDfEG.
Jan 2, leslie.
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VIck's FIoraI Guide.

A beautiful work Of 100 pages. One coloTed
Flower Plate, and 300 Illustrations, with Des-
criptiors Of The best flowers and vegetables,
and bow 90 grow them. All for FIyH CKsT
S7AMP. In Esgiish or German.
The Flower and Vegetables Gasden, lis Pages,
Six Colored Plates, and many hundred Engrnv-
ings. For 50 cents 10 paper covers; &i.o0 In
elegant cloth. 10 German or English.
Viek's Illustrated MOEfhly 5agsSine-33
PAGES, . Colcrsd Plate Jpn EVER aHmktF and
nany hne Engrayings. Price si.?5 year:
Five Copies for $500. Specimen NumheEs sent
for 10 cents.
yiekss Seeds are The best In the world Ssnd
FgvE CrsT sTAMP OR FLoRlL CUBDs, CO.. tain
ing List and Prices, and plenty ofinformattoH.
yANEs WICK, Roehsstsr. y. 7.
jan 9, 1879.