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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02


TRAINING Vicious AoRsEs.-A
new and very simple method of train
ing vicious horses was exhibited at
West Philadelphia recently, and the
manner in which some of the widest
horses were subdued was astonishing.
The first trial was that of a kicking
or "bucking mare. which her owner
said had allowed no rider on her
back for period Of at least FIVE
years. She became tame in about
as many minutes, aud allowed herself
TO be ridden about without sign Of
her former wildness. The means by
which the result was accomplished
was a piece of light rope, which was
passed around the front of the Jaw Of
the mare just above the upper teeth,
crossed in her mouth, thence secured
back of her neck 1t was claimed that
no horse will kick or jump when thus
secured, and that horse, after re-
ceiving the treatment a few times,
will abandon his vicious ways for
ever. A very simple method was
also shown by which a kicking horse
could be shod. It CONSISTED in
connecting the animals head and
tail BY means Of a rope fastened
to the tail and then to the bit, and
then drawn tightly enough to incline
the animals head to one side. This. it
is claimed, makes it absolutely impOs-
sible for horse to kick on the side Of
the rope. At the same exhibition a
horse which for many years had to be
bound on the ground to be shod suffer
ed the blacksmith to operate on him
without attempting to kick, while se-
cured in the manner described.
p@- Pray" said Mr.. to a
gentleman be overlook on the road,
will you have the eomplaisance to
take my great coat in your carriage
to town r with great pleasure. my
dear sir; but how will you get ii
again ?" '0hl very easily" replied
the modest applicant. Il shall stay
| in ii"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

IT DIDN'T BURST. AFTER ALL
When Mcclellan reached Malvern
Hill in his retrograde movement he
had the Federal gunboats at his back.
They sent their monster shells over
the Federals and into the woods where
the Confederates were forming. One
of the shells fell in front of brigadier-
general from Georgia and two aids. and
come rolling to their very feet. Like
lightning each ofthe trio threw himself
fat on the ground, rolled over once or
twice. and then hugged the ground and
waited. They could hear the sputter
of the burning fuse, and the chances Of
being wiped out.were ninety in a
hundred. In this situation one of the
aids called out:
Gentlemen, / believe secession is
wrong, and I'm sorry took up arms. :"
"And know that rebellion is wick
ed. and I'm ready to resignI groaned
the other aid.
1t was then the generals turn to
say something, and while they were
waiting to hear him declare himself
he suddenly called out:
Get up. gentlemen; get up. The
dam thing isn't going to bust at all. "
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

CURING A BAD MEMoRY.-Your
memory is bad, perhaps, but / can
tell you two secrets that will cure the
worst memory. 0ne-to read sub
iect when strongly interested. The
other is, to not only read, but think.
When you have read a paragraph or
a page. stop, close the book, and try
to remember the ideas on that page,
and not only recall them vaguely in
your mind, but put them into words
andspeak them out. Faithfully follow
these two rules and you have the
golden keys Of knowledge. Beside
inattentive reading there are other
things injurious to memory. One ID
the habit of skimming over news
papers, all in confused jumble, never
to be thought Of again, thus cultiva-
ting habit Of careless reading hard
to break. Another is reading OF
trashy novels. Nothing Is so fatal to
reading with profit as the habit OF
running through story after story and
forgetting them as soon as read. /
know a gray haired woman, a lifelong
lover Of books, who sadly declares
that her mind has been ruined BY
such reading.-lH. NichoL1s.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

OYSTERS VS.. CRABs.-A peculiar
case was heard in the Somerset county
md. court last week, being an ap-
peal Of William l. Ford, charged with
taking oysters without license. The
real offence at which the prosecution
was aimed was the taking Of crabs in
drags or dredgss. This was consider
ed by other crabbsrs an unfair way
Of doing business and one which, II
persisted in, was calculated to de-
populate their waters Of these crus-
tucea- There is, however, no law
regulating the catching Of crabs, out
FOFd's dredges brought up few oys-
ters along with them, and then his
opponents had him They brought
suit against him before a magistrate
on this score and he was duly convict
ed and fined for oystering without
license. From this decision he ap-
pealed to the court. which has not
yet decided the case.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

The LOVE BUG.-A California
physician who discovered new disease
love madness--has been expert
menting with the person afflicted
Herewith and has produced the ''Iove
parasite. or bacillus microcus. This
he cultivated UP to the twentieth gem
GRAFTON. and with the parasites Of that
generation inoculated a number Of
Subjects The incubation was iuvari-
bly, successful, symptoms Of the dis.
ease appearing in very short time
after the operation. A bachelor. aged
fifty years, on the first day after inO-
culation had his whiskers dyed, or
dered a suit of new clothes and a set
of false teeth, bought a top buggy
and bottle of hair restoTer, a dia-
mond ring. a guitar, and began reading
Byrons poems. The inoculation pro-
duced symptoms Of the same nature
in young lady Of forty-fve. She
spent IS at a drug store for cosmetics,
bought lot of new hair aud q cro-
quet set, sang Empty is the Cradle"
sent out invitations for q party, and
complained that the Chico young
men do not 60 into society. An in
ocuIated youth of seventeen employed
in a country store did up a gallon Of
molasses in q paper bag. and also in
ht Of absent-mindedness put the
cat in the butter tub and threw some
fresh butter out Of the window. Fin
ally he sat in basket Of eggs while
looking at the photograph OF pretty
girl, aud was discharged for his care
lessness. The Chico doctor is still
experimenting. and will soon lay the
results of his observations before the
medical world.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02
To theTraveling Public.

Having leased the property known ~
Mourr's ilotei, l.eonardiOwn, Nd. for TWO
Years, commencing he lsi OF january, 1892
respectfully iniorm the public that It's ulan-
Rge'mrnt will ROW e Gndyr Iay exclusive IL
Tciiun "nd that no pains or expense will bv
siuItd 10 a+iiniain The high reputation as -
public Iesort il h. obtained IT, the last ard
20 Increase II 10 The futuFe Thnnkll for the
liberal patronage which has here'ol0re l'cen
extended to the House, ! resi- tciiully solicit q
continuance aud Increase Of Ii.v iavuTs o. the
travriing public All plTli,s indebted to
ssts. u. j. Moore on Hotel account are re-
minded that the accounts due from them Io
her have been Dlivcd in my hands for settle
IA, NJ aud tlia: no iurther induls senee can be
allowed them.
HERBERT +. MOORE,
LeouaIdlown, Nd.
Jan I2. lssa-tf
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

a GEORGIA CoRx-SHUcKTEa.-The
farmer who proposes to give : corn
shucking selects : level spot in his
lot, conveniently near his crib. rakes
away all trash and sweeps the place
clean with 9 brush broom. The corn
j. thea pulled of the stalks. thrown
into wagons. hauled to the lot and
thrown cut on the spot selected, all
in one pile If it has been previous
y ~norated' through the neighbor-
hood chat there i to be plenty to eat
and drlnk a the corn-shucking. and il
tie isht Z auspieions. there viii cer-
tainly bea crowd. Soon after dark the
negroes begin to come in, and before
long the place viii be alive with them
men. women and children. After
the crowd has gathered and been
moderately warmed up. two 'gin |"
are chosen from the most famous corn
shuckers on the ground. and these
proceed todiyide the shuekers into two
parties. later comers reporting alter
nately TO one side or the other, so as
to keep the forces equally divided.
The next step, which is one Of great
Importance, is to divide the corn-pile.
This is done by laying fence-rail
across the top of the corn-pile, SO that
the vertical plane, passing the rail,
will divide the pile into two equal
portions Laying the rail is of great
Importance, since upon this depends
the accuracy of the division; it is ac-
companied with much argument, not
to say wrangling The position Of the
rail being determined. the two gene
rails mount the corn-pile and the work
begins. The necessity for the gin
rls" to occupy the most conspicuous
position accessible from which to
cheer their followers is one rea-
son why they get up on top of
the corn but there is another equal
ly important, which is to keep the
rail from being moved, it being no
uncommon thing for one side to
change the position of the rail and
thus throw an undue portion Of the
work upon their adversaries. The
position of ''gin RI in a corn-shuck-
er differs from that of the soldier in
that the former is in greater danger
than any of his followers; for the
chances are that, should his side seem
to be gaining, one of their opponents
will knock the leader off the corn
pile and thus cause a momentary
panic, which is eagerly taken ad-
vantage Of. This proceeding, howev-
er, is considered fair only in extreme
cases. and not unfrequently leads to
general row. If it is possible, i'm
agine negro man standing up on a
pile of corn holding in his hand an
ear of corn aud shouting the words of
a song, and You will have pictured
the "corn gin'r'l." 1t is a prime re-
quisite that he should be ready in his
improvisations and have good voice,
so that he may lead in the corn-song.
The corn-song is almost always song
with chorus, or to use the language
of corn-shuckers, the "gin'rls give
out" and the shuckers drone."
These songs are kept up continuous
" during the entire time the work is
going on. and though extremely sim-
pie, yet, when sung with fifty pairs
of lusiy lungs, there are few things
more stIrring.-Century Magazine.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02
FOR the LECIsIATURE.

Messrs Editors Please announre in the
BEAc0S that il Dr. /. J. SUTTON, Of the efl
disiFici, viii consent 10 herome a<andidase
for q seat IN The lover branch oflhe next
General Assembly Of Nara land, he viii receive
tie cordial and iherough support of the r.
pnhiicans Of the
July Is, 1882. 3rsl District
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

nA- The family were telling rid
dies one evening, and the fve-year-
old told this one -Four little hop
per-toads sat on q tree Two hoped
of, and then there were three" No
body could guess it. well" she
explained. one Of them hoped right
back again" "Who told you that
riddle ?" asked mamma. Nobody, .
replied the little one Il thunk it
up myself"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

B~Said an Austin teacher to one
Of his highest pupils. "If your father
gave you q basket Of peaches to divide
between yourself and your little
brother, aad there were forty peaches
in the basket, after You had taken
your share, what would be left"
MY little brother would be left, for
I'D take al the peaches That's the
kind Of Congressman I'm going to be
when grow up"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

s@- President Mott, in his wise old
age. once took newly married pair
aside, and said ~ want to give You
this advice, my children. Don't try
to be happy. Happiness is shy
nymph. and If you chase her you will
never catch her. But Just 60 quietly
on and do yonr duty, and she will
come TO you"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

p@-A young man who undertook
TO trace his family back two centuries,
struck penitentiary before he had
exhausted one century. and concIud-
ed to stop. He feared be would
collide with q gallows before reach
ing the objective point.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

n@- Says Josh Billings: When a
man kums to me for advice. / End
out what kind Of advice he wants,
and l give it to him; this satisfys
him that he and I are two as smart
men az there is living.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

BrOwn-"Did you say. sir. that I
could lie as fast - horse could trOt r.
FrOg-"No. sir. | simply said that
few horses could trot - fast a. you
could lie. Broua-"Oh r
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

p@- $50 you saw my poor husband
when he died? p said woman to a
man who had just returned from Col
orado. "Yes, madam, | was with
him / gave him a drink of water
just before he died" did he take
the water p "Yes." "Then he was
not my husband. Poor George never
took water. You make a mistake in
the man, sir."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

How far is it to CIyde2" asked
a weary looking tramp on the tow
path Of an urchin the other day.
Mine miles yeti' exclaimed the
footman. Are You sure well, I"
said the sympathetic youth. seeing
you are pretty tired, l will call it
seven.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

"Do ron own this fenceg' savageIy
inquired a farmer Of q tramp who
was hanging over the strucfnre.-
mo. ] don't own il. grinned the
noEnad. "but I've got lean on il.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

FoR sHERIFF.

Messrs. .Edltore:--P -PleaseannounceM Mr. las
II. ALVEY, as a Republicans candidate for III
next Sherifalty undsAy that he will rei-Te
che cordial support OF
Nov 24. 1881. THE PEopt
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

p~Ayer's Pills are general IA
vorite. because Of their powerful yet
gentle operation. Medical men pre-
fer them for nervous or delicate con-
stitutions.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02
FOR SHERIFF.

MFssRs. RDrroRs Please annoonce GEO.
BENNkT DkNT rs = candidate Tor Sheriff NJ
the election in 1854. Mr.. Dent Is well-knoNn,
and we ierl certain that this announcement
aud his election viii meet the appreciation Of
all, irrespective Of party.
Sept 2l, lss3-te. lsT AID 2SD DIsTmcTs.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

p~ Mental depression, weakness Of
the muscular system, general ill-
health. benefited by using Browns
Iron Bitters.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

The proper study Of mankind il
man Pope knew better than to
say woman Woman i too deep
study for anybody 70 undertake.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02
DUDLEY, CARPENTER & co
GIcNEE9
Commission Merchants,
no, 50 Light Street,
BALTIMORE.
Sell Tobacco. Grain n C'Oaass.
trN Produce.

RzfS- Particular attention given TO tn
careful sanlplinr of Totarco.
Jan. .. iSs2-v
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-11-02

N. e. DUDLEY. w. cAnrrsrEn. v. /. sOslrs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-02
The NEW CERTIFICATES.
The First Batch Expected to Ee Ready
tOSend Out This Week.

WASHINGTON, Oc ober 1.-The Treasury
will probably issue no more silver certiii-
Gates after Thursday uext, except in eX-
charge for si've- dollars. 1t was stated AT
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing yes
terday thai the first o. the gold certificate :
would he ready to be forwarded to New
York this week. 1t may be some tine
before they will then be ready to use,
as, according to an arrangement wh'cr
Secretary Folger made, every ce:Gticl ;
will have to be cOuntersigned in writing by
the Assistant Treasurer at New York or his
acting deputy. This is an innovation
which will greatly delay the issuance OF
these certificates, os all the other certltl-
Gates have been ready to be is"ued directly
they have left the printer. All signatures
upon Government bank notes now are by
electrotype, as the experience with coun-
terfeiting has shown that written sigra-
lures are no better guarantee OF genuine
ness than engraved work. There are nov
in actual circulation 100000 of silve"
certificates. There have been printed ST.
OOO, 600. but there are $9000,0O0 still in the
Treasury vaults unissued. A large proportion
of the So, 10000 have gone into clrcula-
tiOn in exchange for gold, and these Cer'lll'
Gates have been used as the equivalent iOr
bills of exchange in remot, sec.'onS OF the
the country, and for convenien. . N The
payment of custom dues. Hereafter when
the gold certificates are is0ued, it will BE-
the policy of the Treasury not II issue any
silver certificates except in e"c inGe for
silver dollars, and the gold Ger icatcS, o.
course, will be only issued in excha1-e
for gold This new order will go into eiftHt
as soon as the gold certificates come from
the printer. whether they will be immedi-
atelv issued by tie Sub-Treasu"er in New
York or MOI
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-02
ALMOST A RIOT.
The Novel Idea Of an Enterprising
! Chicago cloihier. i
GENERAL NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS

CHICAGO, October There was quite an
exciting and novel scene on Madison street
at three O'Clock yesterday afternoon. 1t
had been announced by one Of odr large
dealers in ready-made clothing, cash prices,
who adverises lavishly in the papers, and
adopts all sorts Of novel methods OF at
tracing public attention, that at the hour
named he would throw overcoats from the
roo; OF his fve-story building into the
street below. Whoever caught the coass
was to be allowed to keep them,
The announcement was well ad-
yertised under the heading ofh
shower of overcoats,' and when 8 o'clock
arrived Madison street for. a sapare
way was literally packed's go az,esSexs52z
pectant mass OF human beings. Tnere wee
men and boys of all descriptions, with q
few women mixed in every here ana tnere.
Men we'll dressed to see the tun; men IN
rags, TO whom new overcoat would De
eodsend: BOYS thinly clad were there.
Sharp at three the shower began. On the
roof OF the clothing house there we're four
or FIVE piles o. overcoats laid out, with
man at each. At signal from the proprlc-
tor they all commenced to throw the goo Is
on the people below. Instantly a terrific;
veil went up from the crowd, and a grand
scramble took place among the needy ones
for possession. In the struggle that en-.
sued 80 desperate were some that quite, a
number of the coats were quickly torn to
pieces, while at other points the air was
filled with savaCe oaths. Others became
so enraged at their inability to wrest the
co.ts from their determined opponents
that they got into some lively little fights,
blood being BROUGHT out in several instan:
ces. While these were fighting a third
party generally carried of the prize. Ard
so it went. In some pats OF the crowd a
riot almost epsued. 1t was the gene"ll
opinion that il the weather had not have
mo !era.cd as much eS it has some OF the
men would have become so desperate in
the STRUGGLE, th-t a riot would certainly
have ensuCJ The wro,e thing was, OF
coarse, an advertising Dodge, and it was
wi hoLt dOlb. a CIe3V success.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-02
SINGULAR DISCOVERY.
n Old Indian BuryinG Ground UH.

An Old Indian BuryinS Ground UH.
al earthcd.
LATRoBE, Pa. October An Indian
burial ground, where perhaps some five or
SIX hundTcd Indians Of all sizes ard ages
we're sleeping their final sleep. was discov-
cred about FIVE miles from this place lsss
,teek. The graveyard, if such it can be
5,slled, covers an area of about two acres,
sfdl lies ON rocky summi5pt hill. The
graves are about four feet deep, being wide
6; the top, and narrowed down to just
the size o. the corpse, and were
filed with stones set In wedge
fashion. Some five or six graves
were duo open, aud besides some bones, a
couple o: tomahawks and a quantity OF
darts were fou-d. An cntirG skull was
taken out, but it soon crumbled INFO small
bits after reaching the air. The skull was
very heavy-be;ng probo ly half an inch
in thickness. The bones dar.s, ETC., were
taken to a st. Louis muselm by party Of
relic hunters from that city. The crave
yard lies near the spot where Capt. Wilson,
an Indian fighter o. some repute, lies
buried, and also rear ali old Indian fort,
wnere it is said Hundreds Of Indian darts
are plowed up yearly by the farmers in that
vicinity,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-02
RAID ON GRsENBACKERS.
A Political Romance from South Caro-.
lima.

WASHINGTON, Oc' ober IA private letter
received in this city describes some Of the
peculiarities Of political canvass in South
Carolina 1t is stated that the candidates
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on
the Greenback ticket started for Winnsbor-
oush on train, intending to make speeches
there. Before reaching WinnsDorough the
train was boarded by Col. A. P. Butler and
a number Of men in red shirts, who abused
the candidates and warned them not to con-
tinue in the canvass. At Wiuusborodgh
the candidates found mob OF about one
thousand at the depot, who greeted
them with yells and pistol shots. Many
in the crowd wore red shirts and belonged
10 rife clubs The candidate for Lieutenant
Governor was so effected by the threats OF
the mob that he became ill and was put to
bed in hotel The Chairman OF the Demo
cratic Committee demanded that the can
didate for Governor should divide the
time, but he refused to do this. So threaten
ing was his reception that he did not
sneak. but Democrats spoke aud declared
that they would not allow Greenbackers or
independents to speak. Some of the better
class of Democrats led away the candidate
10 place of safety, and protected him from
assault. They locked him in room on the
third story of hotel, and kept him there
until late at night, when they got him
safely out of town on freight train.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-02
A DEvlLlsH DEED.
Herribls Double usrdsr n Haffi.
son County.
THE MURDER ENTIRELY uHpRoyoEeo.
Speeso, Ds,pasea 10 ne RsCa.-.

Specie, DispacA 10 ne Rsgtar.
CLArkssuks, w. Va, October 1.-The rs
nal qrie. town of Clarksbug was startled
this morning BY the announcement OF .
double murder havin. been committed st
Rock Camp, a hamlet about thirteen miles
northwest Of Clarksburs The fact, are -
follows:
About one o'clock this morning John r
Bo,gess, Jr.. q well.to-do farmer, residing
al Rock Camp, aroused his wife from her
bed and commenced to quarrel with her.
Threassasa Res Wtsh vtsleaee.
She, in company with her twe'veysar.
old daughter, hcd from the houss. Bog
CESS, the enrsycd father and husband, fol.
lowed them 10 the fence, where he struck
his wife with heavy poker, several times,
fnfiics,ps wounds from which she d'sd ~.
mos. instantly. He then tanned his sttcu.
ton to the littlo girl, Addie, syed II and
in the same manner
Seat Her Int RssPaiay.
The oldest daughter, sgcd about IL, &C.
capped from the wrash OF the father, and
alarmed the neighbors, who gathered In,
and with some difficulty pot 10, ,yess un-
der arrest. Eirly In the morning an
inquest was held, from which the above
facts we're cleaned. The oifiCa-s . I'd neigh
bors had considerable trouble In etlec inS
the arrest Of Bogsess. He threatened 10
shoot the iirst man VINO made au attenlDt
To enter his house. Howeve-, he vas tied
hand and foot ard was brought to the
Clarksburg jail by Cons :bis Baker this
evening. The unua.ural father has -
times
shown signs os Ias1aity
and tie r,iaii,ts o. he iami.y were con-
ten p'ating his arrest on q clare d, In.
saui.y only fe a DAYS bs,ors the horrible
dec above Ie'atcd WIS ,orm'dct.
Ro-yess, who Is abort for.y yerr" old, "a.
TIE iatber u LIE .h' ''dcn, sI gir's. assd
respectively, three, five. ten, twelSc and
c'gh:"cn year,