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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

There is no relation Of life in which
the natural selfishness ofman comes out
so strongly as in travelling. People who.
when at home or among their friends,
are not only polite, considerzte Of the
comfort Of others, bat even self-sscri6-
cling in triAes, often become grasping,
reIslIant, morose, when they get on q
railroad train to 20 travelling. Too Of
ten they seek their own comfort tO.the
disregard Of the rights Of others. A
man will enter train and take 3 whole
seat and 50 arrange bis baggage as 10
cover the whole Of it, 50 as TO keep any
one else from occupying q part OF it,
He only pays for one seat and be knows
perfectly well that be has no right to
oSsupy two. and yet he does 50 ire
quently until he Is forced TO yield, and
then be does so with as bad grace ss
possible. II matters not that other men
may be standing up in the cars, be Fare-
" has the grace 10 invite one Of them
III by him. He sits and looks as for
bidding as possible or turns has back and
gazes out Of the window. so as to pre-
vent Ii possible any one from requesting
him for a seat beside him. The ladies
are IN this respect no better than the
men, and they are more perfectly mas
ters oi the situation. She rs protected
by her sex in her se.6shness and her dis
regard Of the comfort Oi Ger sisters. A
gentleman does not like 10 ask her for .
seat, though be has a perfect righttO do
so. Even another lady - at disad-
vantage in asking her for q seat. A
cold, naughty, insolent manner and an
inlFenched air Of possession usually en-
abIes her 10 hold hrF double seat against
al comers. The poiiteness Of men TO
women rarely fails in America. and u is
no unusual thing for two gentlemen 10
rise TO give lady whole double seat
because another lady fails 70 ofer her
seat. Now IN this case each lady Sc
cures her double seat Il the price ofthe
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

Mr.. Burdette, editor OF the BurlIng-
ton Hasrkeye, amused himself. soon al
ter reaching home, by setting young
dog to investigate an early spring wasp
that came into his sanctum. After va
rious preliminaries he says:
The wasp is wheeling airly about the
room, singing in low, soft tones the
songs Of other golden summer days.
How peaceful and summer-like the pic
ture.
TIE dog! All, yesl Was there then
dog IN the scenes Memory, memo
ry. open thy golden gates. All. yes;
there was dog, not long ago. Yes,
remember now. He was here, but
there is no dog in this immediate vicin-
ity now. He has moved. How like
silent benison the radiant sunlight falls
upon the street. Yes, think now
saw him move. heard him, too. for
my recollection is that he moved rs
much with bis tongue as he did with
his feet. gaze upon the canvas ofthe
past, and memory limns for me the de-
tails of his moving. But nothing limns
anything for the dog. He doesn't need
il. He limned It all that was necessa-
ry for his own unaided self.
Upon the cloudless, pale, unshadowed
blue of the April sky above me, storms
will come, and the fierce white glare OF
the lightning will frighten the radiant
sunshine and the mellow starlight.
There will be drifting clouds across the
summer days, and the smile Of the
spring time will be quenched in bitter
tears. Oh, icy sheen of winter. and
the hollow sound Of the man upon the
treacherous cellar gratingl How all
these things viii come and 90. The
changing seasons, Hecked with storm
and calm; the still, deep, starry sum
mer nights, the restless tide, and The
laughing OF the winds in the voiceless
forests; laughing childhood. radiant
youth and reverend age; the bridal
wreath and the snowy crown upon the
casket lid. How all these things will
come and 60. But the dog will never
come back here again. Never. AT
least not until he has heard that that
wasp is dead. Yes dead. Dead and
buried.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31


of the suil, composed as Il Is Of deeayed
bark and vegetation.
We watched with interest, taking =
sketch in the rmeantime, until fhe log
was sawed through. IL now made .
section about twenty feellong. and COM
paraiiFely easy 10 handle. The gang.
composed 81 halfa dozen hanass now set
to woEk 10 raise Il from It's resling-plaee.
wilh long levers of stout saphngs, the
process acc0mpanled with many gFunts
and oaths. TEwas picturesque sight
the men intheiF red and blue SHIRTS
slraining nnd tneging ut the giant log
ihnl lay IA iia long, gFave-lEke cavity.
& lNaElA i starts aE enc end With .
sneAIaK .aIAp ~ i leaves is cosy BED,
j gradually faised 70 ne suFfass, and y
finally rolled bodily out OF It's exeava"
ton TO the fresh AIR, where II hes like
some newly dSsinterred antedhuvian
monster, huge, black and Shiny.
"a purity good log" says one OF the
men, as he draws the sleeve Of his red
shirt across his sweat-beaded brow.
When the log IS thus finally raised It
is sawed into sections each about two
teet in length; these are then split down
TO the requisite thickness Tor shingles.
The logs are first discovered BY means
ola sharp iron stake, which i thrust into
the ground wherever slight mound
ike elevation betokens the probable
presence OF . log or logs beneath. II
the point Ofthe stake strikes the hard
surface Of wood instead OF sinking easi-
ly into the morass, the soil Is cleared
away, and a square foot OF the stump
exposed. The PraetIeed eye OF the
shingle man can tell at once whether
the log Is useiui, the requisites TOT use
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

Some Of those chaps who wear their
elbows down thin leaning on saloon
counters, have an artificial fly with a
fine thread attached to the back; and
sometimes these toys can be handled to
the amusement of a small crowd
When an unknown man yesterday fell
asleep in saloon on Michigan avenue
the young man with an artificial fy was
there. He took position behind has vic-
tim, who was lying back on his char,
and presently the fly alighted on the
strangers nose, walked up the bridge
and down, and settled for q moment on
the tip end. The sleeper never moved
a finger. The fly went over the old
route, dove in the corner Of the lelt eye,
gaIloped over to the right, and came
down to the grand stand on dead run,
but the sleeper slept on. 1t began TO
appear that he was used to flies, and so
the game was changed. BY sticking a
pin through one OF these toys you can
make quite bee Of it, the pIn being the
singer.
When the 'bee,' descended on the
StTau1eE muse CNCEyuOuy lCApCStC0 ~
see a sudden start, but il did not come.
After iap-end the 'bee' crawled along
up. waiting Eor developments and get
ting in an occasional sting, but not even
a sigh escaped the sleeper. The young
man with the insect was getting tired
when the stranger lazily opened his
eyes, slowly rose up from his chair, and
eooIly remarked:
Nov, then, If you have got through
fooling with my nose Ill fool with
yours for while =
II isn't likely that particular young
man viii ever dangle artificial aies any
more. He was doubled up, Strengthened
out. choked. mopped and slammed 50
thoroughly that bis appetite will run to
chicken-broth and arnica for some days
to come. When the cyclone had passed
the stranger called forgin, drank IT, and
said to the whiie-iaced crowd on The
bench:
Gentlemen, ifany more OF you see
anything peculiar about my nose please
call around and let me know.-Free
Press.
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These are some Of the grounN npon
which IL rests:
First--Every human being. ky lIse
necessity OF bis nature, needs tes1 d
one entire day in seven, adde& 3 BE
nightly rest ia sleep. for she resIeFaiion
Of his strength exhausted BY ths labors
and cares Of SIR successive days Eia
very heart and aeeh CRY en- og i. z
The free citizen has tie same naanral
right 20 be protected BY Iaw EspIn iha
disturbance On his weekly real 4ay -
IN bis nightly sleep.
Second-The State needs He resi-
day for the protection and prp y
good morals, good order, tie eablic
peace and public deeency. AThe Sab
bath law. considered as police regu-
lation, rests on the foundations which
uphold laws. prohibiting gambling, lot
fteries. polygamy, disorderly houses, the
sale Of intoxicating liquors On election
days, and the like. The State pun
ishes all these oTenees. Sabbath break:
ing included, not rs sins against God.
but rs injuries on society.'-(Supremc
Court Of New York;
ThIrd---No citizen should be required
by law 10 worship God, even on Sun
day, for the sake Of public morals. But
The law ought to restrain him from dis
turbing those who choose to devete
their rest day to religious worship, for
this among other ends, namely, the
welfare Of the whole people. Consid-
cred as an educational agency, the Sab
bath stands side by side with our
schools Of learning; and both ought, for
the same reason, to be protected from
molestation.
Fourth-Our citizens have a natural
right to undisturbed worship on the day
set apart for rest by the usage of the
American people from the settlement
Of the country. This right cannot be
secured amidst the noise and stir Of or
dinary labor and public amusement.
Besides, those who carry on their bus
mess on Sunday virtually compel their
neighbors in the same business to do
the same. In the active competitions Of
life, "the liberty OF rest for each man
depends on the law of rest for all.-Er-
tracts from an address deliUered at LOu-
isriIe.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

IL seems an easy thing 20 make q bou.
quet as one looks over the garden and
sees the beautiful flowers. But alleF
all il IS difficult matter and one some-
times forgets that flowers have their ai-
Entities and preferences, as well as the
human race. Above all give them room
and not crowd them. When flowers
are massed heavily together all lose
their beauty. saw an arrangement
of flowers yesterday where two lovely
day lilies that would have been beauti-
full If grouped alone in 4 slender vase
with few ferns or green spires, being
put in the center cf mass oflark-spurs
and commoa garden flowers. The COM
mon flowers only looked the more COM
mon in contrast with the lilies, and the
lilies looked as though caught in very
coarse company.
For vases and bouquets Of any sort
there should be plenty Of white for the
foundation. When stemlesS flowers are
used, like tuberose or q single gcra-
mum, stems can BE made BY putting the
ends inside of atraws and then wiring il
in when arranged In the houqmAa- the
atraW cannot be seen, buk tbs a0weEs-
can be kept fresh by absorbing the wa
ter. A pretty arrangement Is 10 take .
spike Of scarlet gladiOlus, with its bril-
liant colorng. arrange II with feathery
grasses and CLEANS Of white feveFfew
here and there, and you win have q
lovely spot Of cOloTiDg for some dark
corner. Again, petunias and morning
glories are difficult TO combine with any
flower, but give them wIde-mOuthed
vase and few leaves and they are pos
ituveIy graceful. All lilies ] think are
prettiest if no other flowers are mixed
with chem.
For small vases very good way Is
to clip them of and put them in care.
lessly as they come, then they will look
natural; too much arrangement often
spoils the looks Oi vase OF towers
For either hand or vase bouquets do not
put too many cOlors together.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

discomfort ol two fellow travelers.--
When IL is q man who BEHAVES thas the
remedy is comparatively simple. There
Is even = SORT Of pleasure in applying e.
The passenger who on entering The car
linds MI the double seats occupied BY
men who refuse 70 make room Cor hin
IL oIlen aempsed % pick cut the most
exclusive locking Of them and 60 up
and coolly and bnsiness-like cell him 10
make room and then sit down by him
IN ~ foomy and spacious . style - pos
sihle and then hum and whistle some
slow plaintive air--kind O. sad ike
This inaicts agonies upon the excl isive
traveller and gives 10 the new-cOmer that
calm inward repnsc which eognes fscm
the ialiirtion of gighirous punishment.
Ye. how much better Il would bG io4
the ladies 10 make place for their fellow
female travellers and 10 exchange The
little courtesies that brighieaa journey;
how much better Il would be for men
to promptly make room for the new.
eomers and get into friendly chat by
the way. This selfish exclusiveness in
travelling does not pay. One doesn't
get the NEST out Of the voyage in that
way.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

The following extract, showing how
shingles are made in 9 Delaware cy-
press swamp, - from an article By How
ard Pyle in HaTper's .Nagazine As
we plunged deeper into The swamp the
trees increased in size. Here and there
a black pool of water lay cleaning sub
ienly. hiding, as il were, among a thick
growth OF rank ferns and venomous-
looking flowers. Vine-c0vered cypres-
ses rose high aloil, The inevitable stream
ers Of gray moss hanging molionlessly
pendent. The noise OF The shlngle-cui-
ters sounded ever more clearly, like the
raPping ofa gigantic woodPecker-'lap,
tap, tap, tap, tap. tsp'-as they chop
ped out the shingles, the sound Of the
voices of The invisible workmen and an
occasional burst Of laughter echoine
mysteFiously in the gloomy and olher-
wise unbroken solitude; and 50 We came
upon the single center.
The workmen had Just excavated a
log, the but or root part within few
inches Of the surface of the ground. the
stem 81 the father end some tso or three
feet below. AZ about tweaky leet dis
tanee from the but young nan vas
busy saving through the log. His
cheeks were hollow. his features aneu.
lar. = general csdaverous look betoken-
ing chills and lever. The saw had .
handle only Al one end. like The unstru-
ment used for cutting ice. The sharp
end struck deeply into the ground al
every movement. but was not dnlIed,
because Of the entire freedom from grit
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

One Of The things which The public
does not concern itself about as much
ais il ought 10. Is the kind and amount
Of food L shall eat during the summer.
The generality Of the people 60 on ia
the same way during the summer that
they do in the winter with respect tc
the food they eat, varying i only Is the
seasons themselves vary il. The as-
ersge man OF womanfs not apparently
aware that The heat Of the human body
may be materially increased or de.
creased, according 10 the kind and
amount ol food imbibed. True, most
people when hot weather comes along
rush sponsaneousIy TO fruit, and cram
themselves with berries, cherries,
peaches, watermelons, cantelopes, pears,
and often swallow much more than is
good for them. Hence cholera, diar-
rhGa and other similar affections Of the
stomach. But very little or no care i
taken in eating heavy beef in as great
quantity as during the coldest months
in winter. II Is no unfrequent sight to
see man sit down, when the thermom-
eter is 95 degrees in the shade, at Ia
bic groaning with fat-forming and heat
producing meats. OF these he gorges
himself, until he is as filed to reple-
ton as during the coolest days of De-
cember or January. 1t takes repeated
warning and long experience to teach
him that il is senseless TO do this in the
depressed days Of July and August, as
IL would be for him to wear his thick
winter hannels and overcoat. True
philosophy would be as careful TO keep
the inside of the body as cool as the out
side.
A great deal Of stuff has been written
concerning the danger OF cold drinks
and eating ices and cream. There is
danger under certain circumstances, as,
for instance, when large quantities are
gulped down while the body is over
heated. But when no more heat is ex-
perienced than what is inevitable in
warm weather from any, even the
highest exercise, draughts OF water may
be quafFed by mouthfuls at time, or
even the coolest creams and ices may
be slowly eateEf with spoon, without
any risk, save in exceptional cases. OF
course there are many ignorant and OBJ
stinate people, who, eating and drink
ing habitually like pigs, cannot be sat
isfed with this quiet and temperate
mode Of enjoyment. They pay the
penalty of their disquali6cations. But
Tor intelligent people, who viii learn
how 10 eat and drink reasonably, tkere
is abundance Of healthful- pleasn,e for
the palate even during the hottest oi
hot DAYS. Eating and drinking correct
ly are an art, and have 10 be acquired.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

The ZULu AssEcAI.-The shaft OF
this instrument OF warfare Is about Eve
feet long and about as thick as mans
little finger. II is made Of wood known
to bolanists as the curtissa Of jcginea.
not unlike the mahogany. brittle and
elastic, the latter qualily giving the
spear a vIbratory motion, on which its
accuracy Of flight depends. The head
OF the weapon is generally blade-shaped,
with raised edge along The center,
concave on one side and convex on the
other, being like The feathers OF an ar
row. The tongue OF the head is made
red hot, and 80 burns its way into the
wood, around which band Of wet raw
hide is bound; that contracting as It
dries. holds the head IS firmly as an
iron ring. The Zulus liEg these wea-
pons with great accuracy. and they car
ry oval rawhides shield impervous to
these darts TO cover their entire bodies.
Besides three or four missile asscgals a
Zula soldier carries shorter and strong
er stabbing assegai.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

Though the tropical scrubs Of Queens
land, Australia, are very luxuriant and
beautiful, they are not without their
dangerous drawbacks, for there is one
plant growing in them that is really
deadly in lis efects-that is to say,
deadly 10 the same way that one would
apply the term 10 fre; a., if certain
proportion Of ones body Is burnt BY the
stinging tree, death will be the result.
Ii would be as safe to pass through RTes
as 10 fall into one Of these trees. They
are lonnd growing from two to three
inches high TO ten and fifteen feet; IN
the old ones the Stemis whitIsh, and red
berries Usually grow on the top. IL
emits a peculiar disagreeable smell, but
Il is best kn0wn By its leaf, which 10
nearly round, having point on the top,
and is jagged all arOuad The edge. like
the neitle. All the leaves are large
some larger than saucer.
Sometimes, says tFaveler, while
shooting turkeys in the scrubs | have
entirely forgotten the singing tree tiIl
warned Of lie close proximity BY IS
smell, and have then found myself in
a little forest Of them. Twas onIy once
stung, and that was very lightly. is
effects are euriOus. II leaves no mark.
but the pain is maddenIng, and Tor
months afterwaFd the part, when
touched, is tender in rainy weather, OF
when its gets wet in washing, e:c. |
have seen man who treats ordinary
pain lightly roll on the ground in agony
after being siung; and 1 have known ,
horse so completely mad after getting
into . grove Of the trees that be rushed
open-mouthed Al every one who sp-
preached him. and had to be shot IN The
scrub. Dogs when stung viii rush
about: whining piteously, biting pieces
IRON the affected part The small
singing trees, few inches high. are ~
dangerous as any, being 50 bard @ see,
and seriously imperiling ones ankles.
The scrub is usually found growing
among palm trees. -
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

THB HABTT OF PROFANITY The
Louisville C0Rrfer-Joeraaf bundles to-
gether its advice 10 prafane men in this
wise ITO oil who are afflicted with
the habit of profanity aud who are de-
sirous Of curing themselves oi il, we
would suggest that rs beginning. they
resolve, and rigidly adhere to the reso-
luton, that whenever they feel . dispo-
sition to swear they will take no other
name in vain except that Of the Aztec
god OF war, Huitzilopochtli. That will
give their anger chance TO cool and to
disappear before they get 10 the olher
end Of The word. and ibey viii not thus
be guilty Of the san Of . complete oath
And IL HuitzilopOchtli won't break
Them then their cases-are hopeless"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

This is the season Of drownings and
narrow escapes from drowning. The
deaths by this cause would be much
less numerous If The following rules,
which are essentially those circulated
by The Royal Humane Society, were
familiar to all bathing masters
I. To maintain a free entrance Of air
into the windpipe Cleanse the mouth
and nosirils; open the mouth; draw for
ward the patients tongue and keep IL
forward; an elastic band over the tongue
and under the chin will answer the pur-
pose. Remove all tight clothing from
about the neck and chest. Make sure
that no foreign body Is lodged in the
pharynx, larynx, or esophagus.
2. To adjust the patients position :
Place the patient on his back ON fiat
surface, inclined q little from the feet
upward; raise and support the head and
shoulders on q smaA, firm cushion, or
folded article Of dress placed under the
shoulder blades. SupPosing that natu-
raj respiration has ceased, proceed
3. Toimitate the movements ofbreath-
ing; grasp the patients arms just above
tie elbows, and draw the arms gently
and steadily upward until they meet
above the head (this is for the purpose
OF drawing air into the Iungs), and keep
the arms IN that position Tor two Sec
onds; then turn the patients arms, and
press them gently and firmly for two
seconds against sides and chest. This
is with the object OF pressing air out Of
the iungs. Pressure ON the breast bone
will aid this. Repeat these measures
alternately, deliberately and persever-
ingly fifteen times in minute, until a
spontaneous effort to respire is per-
celved; Immediately upon which cease
TO initiate the movements of breathing.
and proceed 20 induce circulation and
warmth. Should a warm bath be pro-
cnrable, the body may be placed in il
up to the neck: continue to initiate the
movements OF breathing; raise the body
IN twenty seconds. TO sitting position
and dash cold water against the chest
and face, end pass ammonia under the
nose. The patient should not be kept
in the warm bath longer than ave or
six minutes.
4. To excite inspirations During the
employment Of the above method ex-
ellie the nostriis with snuff or smelling
SAILS, or tickle the throat with feath-
er. Rub the chest and face briskly:
dash cold and bot water alternately on
them.
s. To induce circulation and warmth:
Wrap the patient in dry blankets and
begin. rubbing the limbs upward firmly
and energetically. Friction must be
continued under blankets or over dry
clothing. Promote the warmth Of The
body by the application Of hot flannels,
bottles, or bladders OF hot water, heated
bricks, &c., TO the pit Of the stomach,
armpits, between the thighs, and TO the
solss Of the feet. Warm clothing can
generally be obtained from bystand-
ers.
On the restoration Of life, when the
power OF swallowing has returned, q
teaspoonful Of warm water, small guam
titles Of wine, warm brandy and water
or coffee should be given. The patient
should be kept in bed; any disposition
20 sleep should be encouraged. During
reaction, the application of large mus
tard plasters to the chest and below the
shoulders viii greatly relieve distressed
breathing.