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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

The Republican platform Ghat
year avoids the suhiect, bus = 1879,
the Republican party declares that
revenue. excepk % mpeh ~ mAF -
derived from lar On tohaoz ard
liquors. should Be raised 8 nties
upon imports, the details II hsck
should be % adjusted as to ai1 81 snnf-
ing remnnerative wages % laEsar @ssd ia
promote the Industries. rkes efikv
and growth Of the whole couE
The Liberal Republican rla form
Of 1872 kadopted By the Densc2rats)
said that recognizing that there Are IN
our midst honest but irrsconcibIs diff
fersnces Of opinion with regard i the
respective systems Of protection and
free trade. we remit the distnsf = of
the. .anbsaet te the psopia IN !. - Iiass-
gressional Districts and the decision
Of Congress thereon, wholly free
from executive interference or dicta-
tion.
The Labor Reform party which
held National Convention at Column
bus. February 81, 1872, said that
Congress should modify the tariff so
AS to admit free such articles Of com
mon use as We can neither produce
nor grow, and lay duties for revenue
mainly upon articles of luxury, and
upon such articles of manufacture as
will, We having the raw materials,
assist in further developing the re-
sources of the country.
The Republican Convention of 1876.
Cincinnati, June II, declared that the
revenue necessary for current expen-
ditures and the obligations of the
public debt, must be largely derived
from duties upon importations. which
so far as possible should be adjusted
to promote the interests of American
labor and advance the prosperity of
the whole country.
The Democratic Convention Of 1876.
which met at st. Louis, June, de-
manded that all custom house taxa
tion should be only for revenue.
The Republican platform of 1881
reaiiirmed the belief avowed i'm 1876
that the duties levied for the purpose
Of revenue should so discriminate as
TO favor American labor; and the
Democratic platform of 1880 said
briefly "a tariff for revenue only
This embraces all the declarations
in respect of the tariff made by all
the political parties in their National
Conventions in one hundred and four
years.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

THE SEQUEL OF A DREAM.-"One
of the most remarkable occurrences /
| ever heard of was related to me
this morning" remarked a State
street broker yesterday. "I was told
to-day by a leading city hall official,
whose trust-worthiness is undoubted,
that daughter of the late Harvey
Jewell (who was so well and favora-
bly, known in Boston in legal and
business circles. and was brother of
the late Marshall Jewell) had recent
ly very queer and unusual expert
ence, and one calcuated to make
deep impression upon the strongest
mind. Some weeks ago she had
dream in which she distinctly saw an
undertaken drive up to her residence
in q hearse. He was a peculiar look
ing man. His queerly shaped nose,
which looked as if it had been broken
and twisted to one side, gave his
countenance an expression which
would have made Identification easy
and certain. He came directly to-
ward her, and, as he said, Are you
all ready?' she suddenly awoke.
"The dream seemed-a peculiar one,
but did not attract very much atten-
tion in the household until, a few
days or a week later, it was repeated
with exactly the same characteristics,
down to the Are yon ready? and the
awakening.
And now comes the strangest part
Of the story. Some little time after
ward the young lady was visiting in
Cincinnati and went to an apartment
hotel to call upon friend. She step
ped into the elevator with others,
and was startled to hear, Are you
readYY from the man in charge. She
was still more startled on looking
around and beholding the exact pic
ture of the man Of the dream, even
the misshapen nose. It made such
an impression upon her mind that
she requested to be let out Of the
elevator ut the first landing. She
stepped out, and the other occupants
went out at the next landing, and
the man remained. The elevator ma
chinery gave out; suddenly the car
went up and then down, aud the man
was instantly killed"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05


A sEEw CoEsrrTurIos.-There
seems to be a very general belief
that theirs oaght and viii be some
very decided changes made in our
State Constitution at the meeting of
next Constitutional Convention. The
subject IS already being discussed
thrOugh the newspapers. A cores
pendent writing to the Baltimore
ADae1ien from HagerstOwn, says:
By the provisions Of the Constitu-
tion OF 1867 it is provided that once
IN twenty years the sense Of the peo-
PIE shall be taken upon the question
of altering the Constitution, and in
this western part Of the State, no less
thsn = others the people. have dis
covered that many provisions OF tie
present Constitution are unsuited to
the present time and circumstances.
A full discussion of this subject dur
ing the past week with some of the
best informed lawyers Of Western
Maryland, indicates that they have
serious complaints to make against
many provisions in the present organ
ic law. The difficulty of obtaining
action upon the appointment of school
commissioners, and where the Judges
appoint a majority of the board OF
their own political party, who in turn
appoint their partisans as school COM
missioners, who give preference to
teachers OF their own party, and the
erection of school houses In their fa-
vorite districts, and award the con-
tracts to their own friends-have all
been made the subject of serious agi-
tatlon, until in very many localities
the people would prefer to elect the
commissioners. The fact that a ma
lority Of board are partisans often
chllls the enthusiasm of the minority /:
for, however admirable the system of
education, or however economical the
board may be, the repute of the good
management always inures to the
credit OF the party represented by the
majority, without regard TO the eff.
cheney or services Of the minority.
Another reason which will induce
members of the bar to advocate a
revision of the Constitution il the
circumstance that, at times, some
counties In circuit have no Judge
residing in them, as for instance,
Garrett county. The feeling is grow
ing stronger that each county should
have local Judge, who could perform
the purely ministerial duties of the
bench. 1t is by no means a small
part of the legal profession who favor
change IN the present law which
constitutes the chief Judge of the cir
cult one of the associates of the Court
of Appeals. However fair a Judge
may be, there will always be counsel
lors, and clients, too, who are apt to
attribute to an associate Justice Of the
appellate court an effort to procure
the endorsement of his decision in a
case below when it reaches Annapo-
lis. II would be much more satisfac-
tory In consequence CT such COM
plants, and much more creditable to
the decisions Of the Judge, if the body
which reviews his decision did not
have him for colleague, even though
he does not sit in eases appealed from
his jurisdiction. These views are as
applicable to Baltimore city, with its
Supreme Bench, as the circuits of the
counties.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

SUNDAY AFrKRHoows.--It NAV bo
safely said that person whose brs,in
~ wearied with intellectual work du-
ring the week. or whose nervous sys-
tenn Is exposed to the strain of busi-
ness or professional life, ought 10
sleep within an hour or two after
his Sundays dinner, if he can. It's
surprising how much like a sevsn-dav
clock the brain viii work if the habit
OF q Sunday nap be once formed.
Nature viii take advantage Of il as
regularly and gratefully as she does
Of the nightly sleep, aud do her best
TO make up lost time.
People. on the other hand. whose
week OF toll is chiefly physical, NAV
well give their mind activity while
their body is resting. Two sermons
and thrssso sor fuzE hsars ef sold read.
ing are q rest to some on Sunday.
while to others such a course amounts
to positive Sabbath breaking. Sun
day Is day of rest-not a day of
work, religious or otherwise. II il a
day for repose-not for exhaustion.
But what the dogmatists on one side
and the liberal illlberals on the other
are apt to overlook is the fact that
all men DO not rest alike any more
than they labor alike, and what will
help to save one may aid in killing
another. After the Sunday dinner,
then, one should seek rest, innocent
recreations, healthfu' happiness, sleep
or read, or go and help instruct and
interest a mission school, or visit the
sick and suffering, according to your
needs and gifts.
We Americans haven't yet fully
learned the art of domestic enjoyment,
any more than the law Of service TO
others. More men ought to relieve
their wives of the sole care of young
children on Sunday-taking them out
to walk or ride, and inviting the mo-
ther to go as company, or leaving her
at home to enjoy unmolested much
needed season Of quiet. Ia suitable
weather portion of the day may be
Prohtably spent out Of doors.
There is nothing in the example or
teachings of Christ-nothing in the
nature of His religion, or Gods re-
quirements, or of mans need-which
declares that the Sabbath can only be
kept holy indoors. IL is to be hon
ored and hallowed, but it's highest OBJ
servance is a ministration TO man
highest needs. We hope and believe
that the day will never come when
Sunday will be seculasized or turned
into a gay holiday in America, as it
IS in Europe; but the progress made
toward a rational Christian enjoy
ment of the day within the last fifty
years shows that the superiority Of
man to the institution, as proclaimed
by the Saviour, is coming to be APP
prehendcd-Adany Express.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

ALoNE.-Solitude, though silent az
light. il, like the light, the mightiest
Of agencies; for solitude is essential
10 man. All men come into this
world alone all leave it alone. Even
a little child has dread, Whispering
consciousness that if he should be
summoned into Gods presence no
gentle nurse will be allowed 10 lead
him by the hand, nor mother to carry
him in her arms, nor little sister to
share his trepidations. King and
priests. warrior and maiden. philoso-
pher and child, all must walk those
mighty galleries alone. The solitude,
therefore, which ia this world appals
or fascinates a child's heart, is but
the echo Of a far deeper solitude
through which he has already passed,
and Of another solitude deeper still.
through which he has TO pass reflex
Of one solitude-PreGguration Of an
other.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

nR- The latest thing credited TO w.
r. Travers is this His wife had dec
grated the walls with handsome mot
toes, such as "Give us our daily
bread. etc. In one corner she had
God bless our home" and the oppo-
site corner left blank. Mr. TraVers
surveyed it awhile and then said
Why don't you f-f-fill that other
cSr-c-corner up with. And d-d-d--n
our cook.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

pG- The much talked oflaying-on-
of-han'ls cure ls nothing remarkable
Myriads Of small boys have been cured
of iniirmities in that way, and rarely
has the boy been found possessed Of
sufficient bottom TO Withstand tEc
treatment.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05
NOTICE.

n MOST respectfully inform the public that
Il have opened at MECHANICSVlLLE,
ND, SHOPS, where
BLACKSMITHING, SA
WiEEl.W RIGHTING, ~
CUACH-PAfNTING. x--E
TRIMMING and UNDERTAKING business
viii be carried on. hoEe Icy faithful work
low prices and strict attention TO business |
may re Give tie patronage OF the general pub
lie.
CHAS. II. CLARKE.
May 10, lsS3-tf.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

n. 1t is said that man who
weighs $50 pounds on the earth if
transported to Jupiter, would shake
the ground with the ponderous tread
Of $1,000 pounds or twenty-five and
one-half tons. IF David Davis ever
visits that planet then goodbye. Ju-
piter.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

SD- Geo. w. Hoffman, Boonsboro,
Nd. says: browns Iron Bit'ers
cured me Of bad attack Of indiges-
tion.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-05

>Es- Mrs. j. Hagner, Baltimore.
says Browns Iroa Bitters cured
nv twelve year old daughter Of St.
Vitus' Dance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

Potatoes are often injured for table
use by needless exposure in digging.
1t should be kept in mind that a potato
is an underground stem, but in modi-
fled state. When potato grows so
near to the surface that part of it is
exposed to the light, that portion as
sumes the green color and general char
acters of the ordinary stems. 1t is well
known that the stems or vines of the po-
tato contain narcotic principle, which
is poisonous and has fortunately an I'M
pleasant taste. When tuber is ex-
posed long enough after digging it be-
comes green, and with an unpleasant
flavor that units it for food. Even be-
fore the green is manifest, potatoes often
develop this flavor, which we have heard
described rs "cut-throat." When pota-
toes are dug, they should be allowed to
dry little before they are stored for the
winter. To accomplish this they do not
need direct sunshine. They should be
thrown out in shallow heaps and slightly
covered with vines and weeds. These
will keep off the sun but will not prevent
the air from reaching and drying their
surfaces. Those who buy potatoes at
city stores and markets, often find them
with very bad flavor, due to exposure
to the light. 1t is best to dig the pota-
toes in dry weather, and whether they
are to be pitted or stored in cellar,
keep them screened from sunlight as
much as possible. american Agricui-
turdliSt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Very True; So They DO.

A Boston writer says Washington
Irving's lifetime earnings were less than
$780, 200. James Parton says litter
AIRY man can hardly clear 81, 900 year;
our most successful authors rarely pass
$4,000" So if you think you would
like an easy life, and just sit down now
and then as the fancy seizes you and
''dash off" something brilliant and take
things easy, don't do it. The "dashing
of" business is only done by characters
in novels, and the author of the novel is
very careful never to report what the
literary character clashes off, There
is no harder work than literary work,
from the successful novel down to the
hack work of a Bohemian who is only
writing pot boilers" Newspaper
writers fare better than the novelists
as class. They are certain of theii
salaries, if they are employed on solvent
journals; and successful newspapers
correspondent has always all the worl
he can do, and frequently he is Offered
much more than he can do. and if ht
dies poor it is his own fault. But be
fore you reach that point, Young man
you are going TO eat SO much humble
pie you will take off your hat every time
you meet yourself. Burlington Haseb
eve.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
They Have Eu0ugh.

Gath talked recently with gentle
man who is supposed to know what he
is talking about when he gives inside
views on the Vanderbilt family. He
said: think Mr.. William Vanderbilt,
the head of the house, has shown as
much sagacity in Withdrawing from his
large line of railroad securities as his
father showed in going in. His
father took railroad which Henry
Keep said could not earn six per cent.
and economical as well as energized it:
but then there was no competition what
ever, present or prospective. sAll the
Vanderbilts,n said this person, take
the view that they have enough. The
father does scarcely any business now.
Cornelius, his oldest son, is very
wealthy young man, and you can see
him any Sunday afternoon in the
prayer-meeting of the Young Mems
Christian association at the Grand Gem
trail depot. He organized and conducts
that section Of the association. VIM.
X. Vanderbilt, though he has to take a
hand sometimes to support some of his
INTERESTS, is falling into the family view
that what they have is enough. Indeed,
the senior Vanderbilt is a little shy of
the excessive talk which very great
fortune makes, and the legislative ne
'cessities of his property at Albany grew
very distasteful to him. When he went
out of the Central hear that he did
not impart the news to his sons lest they
might oppose him, but selected Mr..
Rdtter so that the public would cease
to confound his family with the Central
railroad, out of which, indeed, he had
been drawing quietly. Mr.. Rutter,
probably, was selected because of his
influence with the merchants as the
general freight agent. In the coming
railroad contest, to get the freight from
this city west is to be the point of adj
vantage, and the men who are brought
here by the new companies from the
western States are very alert and
ambitious, and it probably was a point
for the Central that the man who knew
the merchants should 90 to the head of
the road and make them feel that they
had friend there at the top" | asked
this person; "What do you estimate
Mr.. Vanderbilt's fortune at?'' "From
$50, 100000 TO S200,000,0 900. lie has
S45, OOO,00 in government bonds, S25,-
100000 in intermediate Western rail-
roads and far Western ones, probably
as much more in special securities, such
as the Wagner company, the Red line,
etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
A Chance Acquaintance.

A good story, told by a Washington
correspondent, is going the rounds of
how fashionable lady and her two,
if possible, more fashionable daughters,
in travelling from New York TO New
port on the Fab River line, only short
time ago, were very much taken with a
stylishly dressed and athletic young
Englishman. He treated the party with
the most studied politeness, and extend
ed the ordinary courtesies of a well-bred
traveller IN such an accomplished man.
ner that the ladies were quite fascinated
with him. They casually inquired if he
knew Lord Blank" Earl '.Ditto" and
Duke "So-and-So'' of England, and
were told by the stranger that he en-
joyed the honor of the distinguished
noblemen's acquaintance, and he furth-
ermore proved it quite conclusively by
relating several anecdotes of each
which were satisfactory to the ladies'
minds. Both at once jumped to the
conclusion that they had discovered
some distinguished gentleman of noble
family travelling 'incog.,' and invited
him to call upon them at their cottage
The young fellow thanked them for
tuoli OOulbcoJ, anu III inc ldHulng at
Newport they lost sight of him. A few
days later, while out for drive with
young friend, the party saw the stranger
and bowed to him. Their escort was
amazed and inquired, ''Do you know
whom you are recognizing?" The la
dies confessed that they did not, and
imagine their surprise when told that
the handsome Englishman was no more
or less than Charles Mitchell, the prize
tighter. A short timo after, Mr. Mitch
ell called at the cottage and explained
who and what he was, saying, Il am
a gentleman, but | am not in you call
society. My father is an English clergy
man in good standing, and his name is
Mitchell. | am prize fighter" The
remainder of the interview was neces-
sarily of short duration, but the scandal
consequent to the episode has extended
even as far as the fashionable circles of
Washington, where the ladies all move
in the very best society during their
winter sojourn. Pioneer Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

Hasn't the chance of dog: s.Why
don't you feed that dogP" was asked Of
an old negro. 'Why doan feed him?''
YES, why don't you feed him?'' .Why
doan l feed myself? Use as hungry a
de dog is. an sides dat he's rot de van.
tage Oh me. He ken go out an pick
up piece of OBJ meat an 30 bout his
business. an de white folks doan say
nuthin', but eff ! picks up suthin to eat,
dey wants to slap me in Jail, sab. \
niger amt got de chance OBJ dog no.
how. "-Ark6nSdtC Trapeler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

Il understand that you referred to
me as a pig. sir, y remarked a pompous.
elderly gentleman to young man who
spoke dlsparagingly of him to a third
person. You have been misinformed.
sir, replied the young man; II hone
l know better than to refer to person
of your advanced age as a pig.-Roc6es-
ter Post Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Auction!

OCTOBER, sTH. 1854
At his residence ave miles north OF Lancaster,
on the Fennimore road. on the Farm formerly
known as the Wilkie place, the following prop
erty: HORSES, MICH COWS. CATTLE. PICS
&c. Including Work Horse, 2 three year old
Colts, sired by Dyer's Bashaw, Bay Mare / Ave
year Id. Bay Yearling. Spring Colt, | Mule
two years old, Jersey Bun one year old / Dur
ham Ball one year old, from 80 TO 50 Shotes and
Pigs and 50 Mich Cows. Sale TO Commence Al
10 o'ciock a. m.
TERMS:-All sums OF $40 and under. Cash,
over that amount - months credit will be giver
on approved security with interest AZ per cent
8 per cent. discount for cash on sums over $40
CHAs. KNAPP, Auctioneer,
HARRY BEETHAM.
Lancaster, Sept. ls. 1888. 2att
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
CHICAGO,
M ILWUAKEE
AxgSI.PA yL:

1t owns and operates over a. 500 miles Of road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
and Dakota; and as its main lines, branches and
connections reach all the great business eenters
of the Northwest and Far West. IL naturally
answers the description OF Short Line, and Best
Route between
Chicago, Milwaukee, ST. Pauiand Min
Chicago, milwaukee, La Crosse and
Wtnona.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Aberdeen and
Chicago. milwaukee, Eau Claire and
saltwater.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Wausau and Mer-
rill.
Chicago, milwaukee,. Beaver Dam and
Oshkosh.
Chicago, milwaukee,, waukesha and
Chicago, Miiwaukee, Madison and
Prairie du Chen.
Chicago, milwaukee,, Owatonna and
FaribauIt.
Chicago, BcIoit, JanesviIie aud rIiner-
al Point.
Chicago, EIgin, Rockford and Du-
Chicago, Clinton. Rock Island and Ce-
dar Rapids.
Chicago, Council Bluffs and Omaha.
chicago, sioux city, Sioux Falls and
Chicago, milwaukee,, Mitchell and
Chamberlain.
Rock Island, Dubuque, ST. Paul and
Davenport, Calmar, 81. Paul and Min
neapolis.
Pullman SieeperS and the Finest Dining Cars IN
the WoFid are run the main lines of the chi
CfG0. MILWAUKEE a ST. PAUL RAILWAY. and every
attention is paid to passengers by courteous en-
ployes of the Company.
S. S. MERRILL. Avn. CARPENTER.
General Manager. GEN Pass and Tiki. Agt.
j. T. CLARK, GEO. II. HEAFFoRD,
General Supt. Asst Gen. Pass. Agt.
46yl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

The use of the term
d" Short Line" in con.
nection with the corpo-
rate name OF a great
road, conveys an idea
OF just what is required
by the travelling pub
lic--a Short Line. Quick
Time and the Best OF
accommodations--allo of
he greatest railway in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

The greatest of all politeness is to let
q man act natural
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
51fl0ACRES Of Wild LAND

HHH n 0fferedfor sale cheap for Cash
HEHU in the town of Cassvile by j. H.
ID ~ ~ c. SNECL0DE, Real Estate Agt
Oct. 3. 1881. 32tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

10 and ela of BIB VIM Harlocker. 8
TOWN Z RANGE 4-WOODNAN

Sc cor of swL sel4
e1s se4.......... Phillip Bemtgen II IS
One &C in Sc cor OF
neA swl4 10 Henry Hanger I 65
Lot S.-............. 36 L NJ 0key,..... "a
TOWN 3. RANGE 6,--CAsSyILLE.
VIZ Wa sell neA il A a Bennett. 81
Village of CassviHe.
Twenty-four 1T sc
side Of lot 2....n Jas Calvert a II
Lot T........ II Reuben Thomas 10 73
TOWN 4, RANGE 5,-GLEN HAVEN
IND X Of ae, (mill
race) through 81
swA ....-... l6 Bownas est and
IND 4 of ~ &C of
end of swl4 sell
less 100 ft....... 10 Bownas est and
Atkins ..... 43 80
SEA SEA ..-..:... 10 NJ NJ Scott. II 80
Und 5Sof &C of NV
cor of nls nwL
nel4 ............. q Bownas est and
Atkins. ..-.... 1 -
TOWN 5, RANGE 5,-PATcH GROVE.
Und = Of &C of ne
cor oil ma nwA 81 Bownas est and
East Z nel4 less 81
nc on end "a Jos Book. $50. II "a
NWa4 NeA .-..s--. "a dos Book .-... 9 81
TOWN 1, RANGE 6,-GLEN HAVEN.
"