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same time calling the lad by name.
No answer being returned, q huF-
Tied consultation was held. and Il
was decided @ burst open the
door; but ere this could Be done,
the kousekaeper appeared w th a
duplicate Key. With some diff.
Guilty the key on the inside was
disl0dged and the door opened
from without. The host was the
first to enter the room, aud, as he
did so, uttered m exclamation 0f
relief. The young man was ap-
parently sleeping calmly, his fair
head half buried ia the pillow.
But Q closer inspection excited q
dreadful suspicion, and IL then
transpired that the poor lad was
cold and dead. On turning down
- tea clothes, the cause of his
death was It 0nce revealed. kv
his side lay his little revolver.
which had evidently been dis
charged. for the white sheets OF
the bed bore a crimson STAIN.
Of course, this painful tragedy
was the result of a pure accident.
which might have happened to
any one imprudent enough 10 sleep
with loaded revolver under his
pillow. The professor, whose
nerves were stronger than those
Of the rest of the party, pro-
ceeded to prove this 10 de-
monstratioh then and there. A
tiny fragment of the sheet was
torn and adhered to the trigger of
the revolver. Evidently the wea.
pom had slipped down from under
the pillow, and a fold Of the sheet
had caught in the trigger. A sud
den movement of the sleeper had
caused strain on this particular
fold which had brought about the
explosion of the weapon, with IA
tai results. The poor boys night
shirt was scorched and blackened
where the stain of blood appeared,
showing that the muzzle of the re-
vOlver must have been almost
touching his body when the fatal
ity occurred.
The professors theory was plau-
sible enough, and, in fact, there
seemed little doubt that the sad
event had come about in the man
ner suggested; yet there was not a
person present who did not imme-
diately recall to mind the sinister
fact that the poor young man had
met his death in the room which
was said to be fatal to the heirs OF
the Crowests.
There will be an inquest. OF
course said the professor, 'and
then the cause OF the death will be
so clearly proved that to connect
it with that absurd superstition
will be out of the question:
Lord Crowest fortune went to q
distant relative.
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The CRITICAL PERIOD or HUMAN
LIFE.--From the age of 40 10 that of
90 man who properly regulates
himself may be considered i'm the
prime of his life. His mature
strength of constitution renders
him almost impervious to the
highest attacks of disease, and ali
the functions are in order. Hav-
Ing gone q year or two past so,
however, he arrives at critical
period of existence; the river of
death flows before him, and he re.
mains at standstill. But athwart
this river is a viaduct called The
Turn of Life which, II crossed In
safety, leads TO the valley of Old
Age, round which the river winds.
and then flows without q doubt or
canse-way TO affect its passage.
The bridge il, however, constrlic.
ted Of fragile materials, and IL de.
pends upon how 10 is trodden
whether it bend or break. Goslt.
ap0plexy and other bad characters
are also in the vicinity to waylay
the traveller and thrust hin from
the pass; but let him grid up his
loins and provide himself with per.
feet composure. 70 quote a met
aphor, the turn of life has a turn
either into prolonged walk or into
the grave. The system and now
er having reached their utmost ex-
pansion now begin either to close.
like flowers at sunset. or break
down at once. One iniudici0us
stimulant, n single fatal excite
ment, may force it beyond its
strength, while a careful supply
of props, and the withdrawal of afI
that tends to force a plant, will
sustain. IL in its beauty and vigor
until night has nearly set in.
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No o

A &ss5gnns nov e,n fsan.su Il eas......
are ~ two kinds-v..s.ss NJ ~ u
animal. Veresahle ra,,, s.ss...,s 80
rows. and animai rnr,, ,,..,.''s ,s,w~s =. -
toes There are eeve.sI / ts,,gs - -
cora: There Il the ssnsrnrr r,,-e 49, =
capricorn. non corn. earn dns sss..s 80
field corn. ana the cnrn- whi..h =
the corn vour feet f.,al n,osf is
i said. / believe. fhaf gonl,ers H..
corn. hut Isersons havssg ..,.s..,s 80 =.
moi like L. saro fmrs II fhs~ u. 49,. -.
helm Il.
Corns have ke<naia .,,,g ..,...
coIonels have corns va~assisIS ..isl
corn grows an fhe ears k,,s a,sIl
NAL corn rrows the ~ feat ~ 80 ~
other end or Ia hasv 49, " s.as 49,
Kind az earn a shc aeosss. .',ssSs ~
grew On eaAs bsss sha.s ~ 5 -. y.
.1.ean -. 's 'sai.. s'i.. , $50. II =.
II 4 e0FSs IA Il lin indefinite sygtrsA
added. Yrv n and aae Marv !
man when lie has a corn u,issas i
was an acorn.
Folks that havecorn. scmas;ma.
send for n doctor and HI thn ~.
for himself i corned Ia rrnhsI,s,, iSs
won't do so we'll aa - \ leJs ~ en-.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-11-15

J0sH BILLIE6s' PHIL0s0pHY.-To
the kredit ov mankind, / must say
that 8 men out ov ten are not only
willing, but anxious, to do a good
turn whenever they kan.
Gravity and stupidity are too
otter one and the same thing.
There is nothing that makes a
man feel stronger than t0 be &C.
cused of what he aint guilty of.
The unedukated genius ov man.
like the instinkfs OF the animals,
ifnot brilliant and comprehensive.
seldom, if ever, makes a blunder.
About the right kompound for a
man IL two parts duv, and one
part serpent; and for a woman, all
snake in the distance.
/ never hav been talked to deth
yet, but j hav cum so near it sew
eras times that deth would hay
been a good trade TO make.
The man who makes us laf, and
don't make US think, is cuzzin 10
the monkey.
Thare iz a thousand times more
wit in this world than thare is CON-
mon sense, and yit most people
would rather be called witty than
wixe.
Thare are various kinds 0v wit,
but the only ginowine kind IL bas.
ed upon truth; all the other kinds
range from fust TO fourth rate mon
keyisms.
Thoze wimmin who know WHARF
thare strength lays, never waste
emmy time bowling for sWimmin's
Rites.'
The happiest people / hav ever
met couldn't tel TO save thar life
what made them 30.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-11-15

MAKE A BEafNEIEa.-R Remember
in all things that If YOU do not be.
gin you will never come 10 an end.
The first weed pulled mp in the
garden, the first seed in the ground,
the first dollar put in the savings
bank, and the first mile travelled
on a journey are all important
things; they make a beginning.
and thereby q hope, promise, q
pledge, an assurance that You are
In earnest in what you have nm.
dertaken. How many q poor, idle,
besitating Ontcast is now creeping
and crawling on his way through
the world who might have held
up bis head and prospered II In.
stead Of putting Off his resolution
of industry aud amendment. he
had only made a beginning!
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-11-15

The 64-65 PuzzLE.-The follow
ing curious puzzle beats tho cele-
brated '13-15-I4.' and is well worth
investigation. Take a strip Of pa
per or cardboard thirteen inches
long and five wide, thus giving q
surface Of sixty-iivc inches. Now
cut this strip dingonally, as true
as you can, giving two pieces
in the shape of a triangle. Now
measure exactly 1--WE inches from
the larger end Of each strip and
cut in two pieces. Take these
slips and put them into the shape
Of an exact square, and il viii ap-
pear to be just eight inches each
way, or sixty-fOur square inches
q loss Of one square inch Of super
fetal measurement, with no diEni-
mutton Of surface. The question il
what becomes OF that inch
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A QUEER STORY.

a very queer story is told by
London Truth. 1t says: Lord
Cr0west left widow and three
children-two sons and daugh-
ter. The eldest, the young earl,
was only q years of age. When
her husband died, Lady Cr0west
ceased TO reside at Crowest Court,
the family seat in Warwickshire.
She had a prejudice against the
place, though il was the pride of
the neighborhood, and she, there
fore, readily consented to the sug-
gestion 0ftlIe trustees that it should
be let for a term of years. A ten
ant was forthcoming in the person
OF a wealthy Australian merchant
named Palmer. This gentleman
became highly popular i'm the dis
trict. He was a kind and gener-
Gus host, thoughtful neighhor
and good friend 20 the poor. He
h id Pleasant wife and two pret-
ty daughters, and his wealth nat
urally obtained for him admission
i'll the charmed circle of The best
country society.
Crowest afforded capital shoot
ing, and the PaImers always had
the house full of oddly assorted
guests during the autumn. To-
ward the end of October last year,
a young subaltern named Charles
Bathurst was invited for a few
days His regiment was stationed
at a neighboring town, and Mr..
Palmer, happening to hear that
the young man was q connection
of the Crowest family-a distant
cousin of the late earl-g0od- ma
turedly asked him To come and
make acquaintance with the an
cestral estate, and more particu-
larly with the excellent preserves.
Charlie Bathurst was handsome.
blue-eyed lad of 90, who had a
happy knack Of ingratiating him.
self with everybody. He was very
boyish, and his honest simplicity
soon won all hearts. His visit ia
Crowest wasa decided success. and
it was prolonged considerably be-
yond its intended limits
On the evening before the day
on which be was-after many false
starts-to join his regiment, che
male guests were seated round the
smoking room fire before retiring
90 rest, when, as frequently hap
pens toward the witcking hour OF
midnight. the conversation turned
upon the subject Of supernatural
appariti0ns. Several stories were
told Of a blood-curdling tendency.
and at length some 0ne asked II
the Crowest did not possess a
haunted room.
Not that ! know Of answered
Mr.. Palmer. There was no ghost
included in the lease; at least, /
didn't stipulate for one.'
i never heard of there being a
ghost interposed neighbor who
had been prevailed upon to stay
the night, but | have recollection
of hearing some story about one Of
lne rooms.
TO be sure,' eagerly added an
other local magnate. There i a
legend that many years ago-at
the beginning of the last century
the eldest son of the then Lord
CrOwest murdered a guest in his
sleep. Ever since, the room in
which the deed was committed has
been kept closed, for il Is said that
any heir of fthe Crowest who sIeeps
there will never live till morning. :
Nonsense Absurd I An old
woman's story said DIR. Boulfon.
n Cambridge professor who had
very eat-and-dried opinions on
most subjects.
Very likely; am only repeat
ing what / have heard. said the
narrator. rather curtly.
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Whom shall we call the heroesf
To whom 0ur praises singf
The pampeFed child Of fortine---
The titled lord o. king7
They live By others labor,
Take all. and nothing give,
The modest type of manhood
Are they who WORK 70 LIVE.
Then h0n0F 10 0ur workmen,
Our hearty sons of toll,
The heroes of the workshop,
And monarchs Of the soil IL
Whe spans tho earth with iron,
And rears the palace dome?
Who creates for The rich man
The comforts of his h0neg
lt Is tbs patient t0ilerl
All honor 20 him, then
The true wealth 0f nation
Is IN her WORKING MEN.
For many barren ares
Earth hid her treasures deep,
And all her giant forces
Seemed bound as in a sleep.
Then I4ab0F's "Anvii. Chorus
Broke on the startled air,
And low! the earth in rapture
Laid All her riches bare.
IT'S toil that over nature
Gives man his proud control,
Aud puTiies and halIows
The temples Of his soul;
Ii slartles foul diseases.
With all their CHASTITY train---
Puts IRON in the muscle,
And CRYSTAL in the brain
The Grand Almighty Builder,
Who fashioned ont the earth,
Hath stamped His seal of honor
On labor from her birth,
i" every angel flower,
That blossoms frum the sod,
Behold the master touches
The kaRdirork Of Godl
Then honor b. our woFkmen
Our hardy SINS Of toll,
The heroes 0f the workshop,
And monarchs Of the soil.
II. Clay Presss
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-11-15

So A young lady having ''set her
cap" for rather large specimen Of
Of the opposite aex, and having failed
TO win him. was telling her SORROWS
10 . couple Of her coDfdanss, when
one Of them conlforted her with thess
words-"Nevsr mind. Molly; there
are as good Gsh IN the sea as ever
were caught" Molly knows that, !"
replied her little brother; "bst she
wants q whale"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-11-15

- Mr.. Smith, don't you think
MF.Skittles isa young man Of partsP
Decidedly 50, Miss Brown. He il
part numskull and part fool
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-11-15

- There i no tins in q mans
life when he i 20 great as when he
cheerfully bown 20 The necessity n Bis
position. and makes the best ol il.
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NHymns and Hers have a
great love for old hymns said q
pretty girI 70 q male friend. II
am much ionder,- he replied, sof
the young hers
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NOTICE.

AR. d. HARRIS CAVALIER il authorize
lNH "a 10 sell Che balance Of my Bricks I'm
Kiln at LeonaFdtown. All parties wishing
70 purchase eau do 50 By calling on m.
A. A. LAWRENCE.
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Notice.

MOST respectfully inform the public that
a. hare opened nt MECHANlUSyILLE,
ND, SHOPS where
BLAcKSNITtITNG wM
WHEEL. w RIGHTING,
CuACH-PAlNTlHG,
TRIMMING and UNDERTAKING business
will lie carried On. ! hope by faithful work.
low prizes and strict attention 20 business I
may re- Give the patronage 0f The general pub
lie.
CzHA@. H. CLARKE.
May 10, iees-tf.
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harry sPALDIN d rllr ife
ROYAL CITE.
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TM1E have had manufactured Tor cur trade.
w Ia addstion 10 our ssviet0r BRAID and
wheat and Cora Brand,
Ths 'Vsssiy Annaiiaisi hR Phmphuis sna PansA.'
A complete FeFsilizer--rich II Phosphoric
acid and other Grain and GEsss producing
eleme.ts-and Ammonia &c stimulate the
plant growth, Just what the farmers want for
making the nsosf srAeaf and secarinw the faesf
growth Of clover and other grasaes This
Ferfilizer-aAme eFuFmnkA-has been used with
great success ID the wheat growing sections
and IL, quality considered, one 81 she cheap
est manures in the msrxet sieldinx 20 tie
laFmer the largest profit and most permanent
benefit for the am0ast IL money fnyesfed. III
has .hRen thoroughly tested and iiB merits
proved. We hare selected Il with great care
and eon6dently recommend Z % laFmers.
Price, $40 per Ton.
Our VICTOR FERT#LlZER u kept Hp 70
IL full standard Of excellence and cannot be
surpassed for Tobacco. Wheat aud all crops.
For land having q sEfiiciency of Ammonia,
our Wheat and Corn Brand IL the cheapest
and will give Ene results. But where more
AmmoniA Is required 10 stimulate the crops,
our WAYERI.Y or VICTOR. as i.cDmpIete
Fertilizers, !" are the manurps 20 useio supply
All the necessary Ingredients in the most per-
iscs combination. Also agents for Andrew
Goes AmmOniaied Bone Phosphate as now
improved Tor Tobacco and Wheat.
THOS. G. PRICE g. CO.,
80 \. lhas. SG Baltimore.
G0- Lao n. HAYDEN. formerly Tobnc-
co Inspector, gives his personal attention TO
inspection.
Censign~sHfs and orders solicited
Aug 30, 1883.
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TNIE have had manufactured Tor cur trade.
~ IN addition 10 our ssvietor Brand and
q wheat and Corn BFnnd. p
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-03-03

Observations of the solar corona-ti,e
bright halo which ellcircles the sun and
extends from it to Il considerable 6is
tance in space-have long been confined
tie rare and brief intervals when the
sun itself is totally eclipsed 1t is now
announced, however, by VIM. higgins,
F. Z. S, that the corona has been sue
cessfutiy photographed by him in the
full glare of the uneclips-d sun. Some
twenty plates have thus far been OIL
tained. With such means of observa-
ton within our reach as Mr.. Higgins
has thus developed, it becoiues possible
TO Keep daily record of the appearance
OF the corona and to note its cha,r.s as
they occur. q
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had perforee to carry milestone around
its neck-a dead weight in the shape of
as ignorant, ambitious, selfish and greedy
class of men who were enough to disgust
any people of such utilization. I hetines
are changed and the intelligent voter
desires to be a member of the party,
but he has had enough of ignorance in
high places while i'm the so-called Demo-
cratic party, and has no Intention of
jumping out Of the frying-pan into the
| fire. Tie people Of New Orleans respect
Gen. Badger and the men under him, who
stood SO CALAMITY against them iii 1874
at the time Longstreet showed the white
feather, and there are thousands of men
who then fought against him, willing
now to fight under his political lender
ship. The Republican party has an OPP
portunity presented which it would be
well to embrace, and if we arc not very
much mistaken, it would lead to victory.
The Merclant-Laqej question has
been settled by orders from the Depart
ment in Washington that no employee of
the Custom house will hencefortll be al
lowed to hypothecate his time, and rs
far as can be seen Mr.. Merchant chances
for official position seem to he upon the
wane. He permitted himself to fall into |
several egregious complications in regard |
to veracity aud was compelled to admit |
his errors to the special agent, as we'll as
q speculation Chat he was trafficking in |
the wages of Federal employees. Thus
far lie has had the conscience to aspire to
the Postnastership of New Orleans, but
he has lost caste, and as the case stands
there is little doubt that Gen McMillen
will be his own successor
The immediate future is fraught with
political interest to Louisiana and the
cards will shortly he stocked for the new
deal. Matters concerning the river and
sugar interests have to receive prompt
action and we opine that when the issue
comes before the National Executive he
will be equal to the situation. He has
the opportunity to turn the Southern tide
in his favor, if he SO desires, with very
little or abstractly no concessions, bnt
simply by being just to himself
Yours very truly,
WHY
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VICA'S FLORAL GUIDE

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JAMES WICK,
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Town Lots for Sale
in the growing village of
DARR0WVILLE. La,

Opposite DonaidsonvilIe, left bank Missis-
sippi river, the River Ferry Landing being
located near the centre of the town front.
and the proposed New River Road forming
the Western or upper boundary line.
plan of the Town can be seen at the
Recorders Office
For further particulars. apply to Dr.. A.
c. LOVE, at Gibson's Hotel, Darrowville.
or 10 the undersigned, 1T Gem Plantation.
80 - .s-'. BEN GIBSON,
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w. Fl. Y.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20, 1883.

NEW ORLEANS Feb 20, 1888.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The topic of the hour is tie coming
Hood pouring out of the Northern, Yves
tern and Eastern tributaries of tue Mis-
slsslppl river. The news from above is
far from cheering, and with break at
i the outset Of over 200 feet in East Car
roll, we can not but expect gloomy pros
poets and repetition of last years
experience. This break, of course, can
only relieve the main channel for a brief
period, as the water mnst return again
below, by the Black river, or the Red, OF
seek its way to the Gulf through the
Atchafalaya.
Secretary Lincoln has written to Hon.
NJ. A. Ledet to the effect that the rumor
that the United States Engineers were
abont to abandon, work Oh streams in the
Third District was incorrect. The Secre-
tary states that the appropriations will
be divided fairly and used to the utmost
advantage.
MIR. Waldelnar Billie, the pretended
pupl! Of the great Ricord, has just been
convicted of. issuing forged check,
bearing the name Of Mr.. Duncan Sinclair,
a large property owner of this city.
This is the second trial and conviction.
and it is likely to 60 hard with tho enter
prislug Soung Dane. This foreign-h haired
young man had been in the habit. IT,
seems, OF raising money on forged ac-
ceptances and Hotes of accommodations.
and when due taking them up himself.
but the pitcher went too often to the
we'll, rs usual, and the man of flaming
advertisements finds when too late that
Poor Richards advice is the best policy
to follow in the long run.
Considerable interest is manifested in
Republican circles as to tho new slate
which is now bein. settled upon by the
at Washington. There is no
longer any doubt that the name of Gen.
Badger has gone to the Senate. His
record as man Of business and trmnrss
is well known throughout the Union and
his confirmation is IL foregone conclusion.
There Is very little doubt as to tie
Marshalship and Survcyorship, but the
lhdrcis!on seems to attach to the Post
Office The politicians appear divided
between lierwig and McAIillen. Mcr-
chant has been dropped out of the race.
and to night The pools ran five to one on
McM''ien against the field; so if 40 com
is made npon dark horse, the
case stands fair for lis rcappointment.
The Negro Lee Minor, no murdered,
his wife with a latchet, died last Satnr
DAY night lrcm the effects of the pistol
shots Of the officers who arrested him
Coroner Lemonnier promptly gave IL GER
fificate that HE deceased died Of s,,ften-
ing of the brain which produced insanity
ina death, thus exempting the police
rom All blame. This is IA sample of The
Justice meted ont by the dominant party
If Louisiana. The oldest and best let
such things pass unnoticed because it
1urts them not: little needing the old
'ol"nlc a'lage, that the least injury in
iicted upon the meanest individual is an
insult to the whole constitu ton. But
What do the thick skinned aristocracv
ar" for the sutferings of the poor?
Yours truly, w. II. Y.
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Aaie's Honey of HOrehound and Tar VIII
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chest. ''' "
Pixies Toothache Drops in one minnie
For the skin-Glenn's Sulphur Soap.