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Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05

 friends of that measure pretend to bs sure that it will pass, but they caa tell better about 1t by and by. We see no good reason why it should pass.
 The new harbcr of Trieste, which has just been finished, is a remarkable affair. It con- sisGs of nearly two miles of queys, arranged to enclose thres basins of eighty five acres of water surface, and these are protected by three thousand six hundred feet long sea-wall running parallel with the shore and one thousand feet from it. The work has been one of enormous difficulties because of the unstable bottom, and it is stated that the walls when once under way sank gradually for year. then suddenly slipped forward and out of sight.
 A French journal has been puzziing it's readers with the question, Is ib the duty of man who has married 8 widow to accompany her on visits to the grave Of her first bus band? The votes are divided, and the req sons are various ''Of course a husband ought to go with his wito wherever daty calls her." says one. "A good wife would never ask her husband to do so disagrseable a thing says another "A husband might very well go to the grave ofshis predecessor, and thank him warmly for the happiness which his withdrawal from the world has third. One lady thinks that she should pre- fer to go alone to weep at the grave of her first
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05

The census returns of England and Wales which have just been publish show that q remarkable change has ts19. place during the last twenty years in occupations Of the people. The total ! 'fulation in 1881 was about 26, ,ooo, ,ooO, ande'f this number a little more than Il, 1000. .oo1 Ire classed as pro ductive inhabitants In tB last twenty years the population has gained by about 6,0eo,- 900; but the ranks of the productive portion have been enlarged by the addition of only 1,5oO, 900. Cautiously enough, this produc- tive addition comes almoyt wholly from the male portion of the infabitants, for there were only about 15o, ,ooohore female workers in 1881 thans there were in 1861, while there has been gain in the number of female population during that period of more than 3,oO0, ,ooo souls.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05

l, shall I not bring you up
 l something to eat?" she
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05

Mir. William Morris in recent lecture de clarsd that the curse of competitive com merce had ground down mems lives, using the same machines to depress their condl- ton which might have raised it by releasing them from laborious occupations. The in- equality of wealth thus produced led to the
 manufacture of useless OF even harmful lux uries, in the production of which the labor of millions was wasted when it might have been employed in doing the necessary work for the want of which the poor were bereft of deceney, amusement, leisure, and self respect, the prerequisites of art among the people. It was Hives of men" that society exacted for it's whims, its fashions, it's idle fsncies, born of the necessary concomitants of the war of competitive commerce, which had become the master and tyrant of En- gland The sacrifice of the poor to society would be an evil even were it for society's good, but as it was it was growing corrup- tion, which, if not arrested, would finish by the destruction of the whole fabric. There was one method of preventing this crash, and that was so to stir up the minds of the outcast classes that they would insist on 8 complete change of the system and the gradual substitution for it of constructive socialism, with commerce not, as at present, as 8 competitive, but as an associative basis.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05

O. N, Crittenton, Sole Wholesale Agent for Dr. V, Benson's Remedies, 115 Fulton St.. New York. ia3 ead
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A memorial to Congress which is receiving weighty signatures all over the country asks for careful collection of divorce statistics as 8 basis for legislation. Such collection would be interesting and useful.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05

There are some important matters which disturb the peace of those who 'tron things" in Washington. For instance, Mrs Carlisle had a place next to the President at the White House on New Years day, and ''the ladies of the Cabinet" are "huffy" about it. They have held that the Speakers wife should have stood below the Cabinet and that the first place should be given to Mrs Frel- inehuysen Mrs. Carlisle was given the place because her husband occupies the third place in rank under the government, and tlere was no lady representing the seo- ond place to take precedence. The Presi- dent paid great attention to Mrs. Carlisle, and this has aggravated the social situation, for it is remembered that upon last New Years pay he once so far forgot Mrs. Freling- huysen, who stood next to him, as to turn
 his back upon her. What will be the out come of the affair remains to be seen, but il l is probable that Washington will not have to be put under martial law.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05

The s'Frsnch spoiiation claims" will be heard from again this winter, Senator Frye of Maine having introduced bill providing for their adjudication and payment. It is high time that these claims were settled.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05
Hard Tempered Steel,

which retains it's magnetic force till out while the called magnets of the Wisonfa made of soft metal that will net retain It's Magnetism. Although but recently introduced here the Eureka Garments have e1ecteo surprising cures. which we shall putIish. The garments be saen Rt the store Of MRS M A. ToMLINSON, 3O2 CHAPEL ST., togeth- CT with circulars, testimonials and prices Also of the agent,
 MRS. CLARA A. EAGER, M, D.,
 1O0 BRISTOL STREET.
 aao1 Jv
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-05
THE ORCHESTRONE.

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09

How TO Cook WATER.--I must tell
you the old story Of how tho late
Charles Delmonico used to talk about
the new hot water cure. He said the
Delmonicos were the first TO recon-
mend it to guests who complained Of
having no appetite. Take cup Of
hot water and lemon and you will
feel BETTER" was the formula adop-
ted, and the cup Of hot water and the
lemon juice In it take away the insip-
idity. For this anti-bilious remedy
the caterers charged the price OF o
drink Of their best liquors--twenty-
five cents or more--and it certainly
was a wiser way to spend small change
than in alcohol. "Few people know
how to cook water" Charles used to
affirm. "rhe secret 10 putting good,
fresh water into neat kettle, already
quite warm, and setting the water to
boiling quickly, and then taking it
right off to use in tea, coffee or other
drinks before it is spoiled. To let it
steam and simmer and evaporate I'M
til the good water 10 all in the at
mosphere, aud the lime and iron and
dregs only left in the kettle---bah |
that is what makes a great many
people sick, and is worse than no wa
ter at all" Every lady who reads
this valuable recipe of q great and
careful cook should never forget how
to cook water.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09

PRESENCE OF MrND.--There is no
quality more rare, desirable and val
liable than presence Of mind. This
faculty, which is nothing less than a
rapid process Of reasoning, and MAIN
tanning the Judgment IN an hour of
unlooked'for panic and peril, 10 pos
sessed by few.
Prompt action is required, and that
action must be properly directed and
controlled by correct Judgment, or all
may be. lost. A constitutional cour-t
age is not all that is necessary for such
emergency, for, as Addison says, this
may desert o man at such crisis.
The common phrase, keep your wits
about you" has its sensible signif-
canoe, and shows this exceptional fac
ulty to be nothing else than wit in
action.
1t is related of William the Con-
queror that when he first set foot on
English soil, he had the misfortune
to slip and fall, and knowing that this
mishap might be construed by his fol-
lowers as an evil omen, he quietly
arose with both hands filed with
earth, and turning exultantly to his
men, exclaimed, "Thus do | take pos
session of England; | grasp it with
both hands ?" This is the most re-
markable instance on record of the
readiness and Importance Of wit in an
extremity.
The rare gift which some persons
possess of doing the right thing at the
right time, IL not at all dependent
upon courage, which Addison defines
as "a quality that rssists Danger"
but without discretion all courage in
times Of danger might fail to produce
good results. In extensive and alarm
ing riots and conaagration, no quail
ty is more needed, as everything de-
ponds upon a full and prompt free
dom aud talent Of judgment and de-
cision. .
As wiitsillumes the common cnrrsx
of conversation, so does presence o.
mind, like lightning fash Of reason.
light up the path of disaster and pam
ic. and show. man. the proper and
available points obedience and attack.
1t is strange, indefnable quality
whose manifestations are often dis
cernible in the performances Of the
most timid Of the weaker sex under
circumstances the most perplexing and
momentouA
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09
A Good Many Failures.

During the year 1883 there were TO-
563 failures in business 10 the United
States and Canada. Some Of these
we're big concerns, and some were very
small. Failure is sorrowful business
to any man, especially lift is his health
that fails. A great many times 10 1858
people fail in health in the course Of
year. Many of them might be saw
cd if they would take Browns Iron
Bitters, tho great family medicine and
restorer Of wasted health.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09
Real Estate Notice.

DERSONS wishing to buy or sell land in
u ST. Aary's county, Maryland, will con-
suit their true interests by communicating
with FENWICK Il HAMMETT at Leonard
town, st. Mary's county, Maryland, as the
undersigned have made arrangements 10 give
this branch Of business prompt and special
Attention.
JOHN r. FEEWTCK,
DANL. G. HAMMETT
Nov 20, 1861.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09

ALTOGETHER TOO CIvIL.-Dean
Ramsay relates an incident illustrate
ing phase Of Scottish courtship, that
Of Scotch girl who thought it pos
sible that there might be even too
scrupulous a regard for Appearances.
On her marriage day the youth to
whom she was about 10 be married,
and who had never dared to kiss her,
said, triumphantly:
"Weel, Jennie, haven't been unco
cseyil ?"
ny, Jock" said she, "senselessly
ceeyil.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09
NO. s1a

release their prisoner. and she heard
the shouts of joy at his deliverance !;
then she welcomed the night that shut
the scene out from her envious eye
and sculptured her in its gloom.
At the matin bell old Jasper died,
and at the curfew toll he was laid be-
side his wife who had died in his
youth, but the memory Of whom had
been with him always. HaverhilS
Bulletin.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09
FOR THE SENATE.

Editors of the --Gentlemen.-Please
announce J. EDWIN C0AD, Esq. as can
didate to represent st. Mary's county in the
next Senate Of Maryland. AIR. Coad is well
known throughout the county and will be
earnestly supported by his many friends of
the second district.
March 8, 1884. Friends.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09

E1- A peculiar virtue in Ayers
Sarsaparilla is that while IL cleanses
and purges the blood from all corrup-
tions and impurities. and thereby reo's
out disease, ii builds mp and inyigor-
ates the whole system, and makes one
young again.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09
FOR CLERK.

Messrs. Editors.-Please announce Mr..
w. f. FORD, of the 9Th district, as a candi-
date for Clerk of the Circuit Court, and say
that he will be warmly endorsed by
LEoNARDTowN DISTRICT.
March 22nd. 1893
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09
FOR CONGRESS.

Messrs. Editors-Please announce Capt.
GEORGE R WATTS as an independent can
didate for Congress and say he will get the
unanimous support of the second district.
Sept l, 1884,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09
FOR REGISTER OF WILLS.
FOR CLERK TO THE CIRCUIT COURT

Nov. 6 1893.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09

Messrs. Editors Please announce, Mr..
FRED A. MORAN, as suitable candidate
for Clerk of the Circuit Court for st. Mary's
County at the November election in 1885. Mr..
Moran is eminently worthy, and If he will con-
sent 10 serve, he will receive the cordial sup
port of all fair-minesl voters, who detest
treachery and duplicily, who oppose the sup
porting Of whole families in public Office and
who recognize true merit wherever found.
tbs PEoPLE.
Dec. 8, 1883-tes
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-10-09
FOR aHNRlFF

-. Messrs. Bditors.--ssA sGstch in time saves
nine' is an old saying thai contains good
deal Of truth. You will therefore Announce
g. HAYDEN RUSSELL as the coming repub-
lean candidate for the Sherifa., and say he
VIII not only be warmly supported by the
Republicans, but by all men who wish to see
the offices Of the county filed by the best
men. That they believe Russell will gil the
bill will be proven by the votss of the eth
and 9Th districts
May 5l8e4--te
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20

The police in parts of England are
just now making raids upon bakers and
taking legal proceedings in cases where
bread has been sold deficient in weight.
There is a widespread feeling that,
owing to the low price of wheat, the
profits of bakers are unusually high. II
was urged in behalf of fifteen bakers
who had been convicted and fined at
Bath, either for selling bread short in
weight or delivering bread from cart
without proper scales and weights, that
that the loss of the purchaser was not
over one-SiXteenth of u penny where the
pound of bread was short by an ounce.
But it was justly contended that while
this loss to = purchaser was trivial, il
was important to the baker, inasmucl
as it represented the gain of penny
upon every four four-pound loaves thai
were sold.-M. Y. Commercial AdUer
tiSer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20
100000 Comet

SAN Francisco, CAL.-The Chronicle
publishes in substance the following mar
vel. Captain w. =, Swasey, the Oldest pio-
neer of the coast, makes a statement of the
intense suffering of his friend Colonel D. J..
Williamson, an Army officer of distinction,
and an Ex-U. S. Consul, who was attacked
in the winter of 1862 with violent rheu-
matism. SO great was his agony in after
years he became q helpless cripple, and
after trying numberless remedies, the baths
of other countries and spending a fortune
of $4,000, the disease seemed to assume a
more virulent type. Finally, he was per-
suaded to try St.Jacobs Oil, the great con-
queror OF pain. 1t worked miracle of
cure. In lotter to the Chronicle no con-
firms Captain Swasey's statement and adds:
" l cheerfully give my unqualified attesta-
ton to the truthfulness of the statement,
because | feel perfectly certain that a
knowledge of my cure by st. Jacobs Oil
will prove the means of relieving hundreds
of sufferers"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20
The Dead Weeds.

To one who has anything to do with
weeds-as who has not who tills 4 rod
Of grounds feeling of great re-
lief when the frost lays low their black.
ened remains. And we think now we
may safely hang hoe and rake in the
woodshed. But the dead are in this
case not so dead as could be desired. ]
take up an apparently dead purslane
plant (''pusly') and find that instead OF
having been killed by the frosts, its
leaves only were killed. The feshy
stems contain enough food to ripen up
an abundant crop of seeds in the unin-
iured seed-vessels. So, too, / find the
shepherds purse still ripening its seeds.
Even after the frosts blacken the weeds
many of them ripen up most of their
seeds sufficiently Let it be remembered
that a great many seeds terminate just
as well when only partially ripened as
when fully matured. 1t should be the
practice of every farmer and gardener to
rake up the dead and dying weeds into
piles for burning That would be fin.
ishing stroke. indeed, but without it, the
frosts help us little in our struggle
against weeds. -- DR.. Q. +. BcsScy, In A.
y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20
ANIMAL INSTINCT.
Some Facts in Relation Thereto Which
Are Not Generally Known.

Are Not Generally Known.
All animals, from the starfish to man,
are guided more or less by instinct, but
the best examples are furnished by the
insect world, especially by ants, bees
and wasps. The butterfly carefully
provides for its young which it is des-
tined never to see; many insects feed
on particular species of plants, which
they select with wonderful sagacity;
monkeys avoid poisonous berries. bees
and squirrels store up food for the fu-
ture; bees, wasps and spiders construct
with marvellous precisiOn; the sub
terranean chambers of ants and
the bikes of the beaver show en-
gineering skill, while salmon go from
the ocean up the rivers to spawn,
and birds of the temperate zone emil
CRATE with great regularity. In the
midst of this automatism, however, there
are the glimmerings of intelligence and
free will. We see some evidence of
choice and of designed adaptation. Pure
instinct should be infallible, yet we
notice mistakes that remind us of mental
alterations. Bees are not so economical
as has been generally supposed; amathe-
matician can make five cells with less
wax than bee uses for four, while the
humble bee uses three times as much
material as the hive bee; an exacS hex
agonal cell does not exist in nature;
flies lay eggs on the carrion plant be-
cause it happens to have the odor of
purified meat; the domesticated beaver
will build dam across its apartfneiisss;; -
birds frequently make mistakes in the
construction and location of their nests
In fact, the process of cheating animals
relies on the imperfection of instinct.
There is proof that some animals profit
by experience. Birds do learn to make
their nests, and the older ones build the
best. Trappers know well that young
animals are more easily caught than
old ones. Birds brought up from the
egg in cages do not make the character
istic nests of their species, nor do they
have the song peculiar to their species
if they have heard thames Ort0n, in
Boston Budgct
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20
PUNCTUATION.
How the Ancient Styles Have Been Altered
and Improved Upon.

How the ARctent Styles Have Been Altered
and Improved Upon.
Caxton. the first English printer, had
three punctuation points-the comma,
the colon and the period-but, says Mr..
Blades. an excellent authority in rela-
ton to CaXton and everything concern
ing him, it is doubtful if he had any idea
of the principles of punctuation. The
earliest known manuscripts are without
any points, nor is there any division be-
tween the words. The confusion re-
sulting led to the separating of words
by u single dot. Then space between
the words superseded the dot, which
was made 10 perform another service,
viz. to show the divisions of sentence.
The Greek grammarians were the first
to recognize the limbs of a sentence. A
clause they called a comma, member
of sentence colon, and complete
sentence period. Little attention,
however, was paid to these divisions for
a long time. Aelius Donatus, who flour
ished in the fifth century and wrote a
grammar which served all Europe until
after the invention of printing, was the
first to distinguish these divisions by
placing a dot at the bottom of the line,
where our full-point now is, to designate
the comma; in the middle of the line.
where our hyphen is, for the colon, and
at the top of the line, where our apos
trophe is, for the full-point. 1t was not
until well into the sixteenth century that
printers began definitely adopting an
acknowledged syster: of graduateS
noints.- Prinker'S Circular.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20
FARM AND FIRE5IDE.

.,, With the seeds out pumpkins are
excellent for mich cows, and when
cooked are equally good feed for the
early fG~.enTng OF hogs.-N. T. Herald
For neuralgia, wet a cloth with al
cohol and apply to the parts and cover
at onee wj6h hot, dry flannel Relief
will be sure to follow, no matter what
part of the body is affected. TOT edo
BLADE.
"A new remedy for the worms which
destroy house plants is number of sui
phur matches placed in the tlower-pots
with their heads dowm The experiment
has been tried with success.-M Y
Times.
Tree planters should learn to know
that well grown yearling is usually
the best tree to plant. Such trees have
not been trained into any form, and they
are more susceptible to the operations
of the plantcr.-ErchaRge.
To iron velvet that has become
wrinkled, instead of dampening the
wrong side of the velvet, as many do,
place wet cloth over hot iron, then
lay the wrong side of the velvet on the
cloth and brush the face lightly the
way the nap runs.-Al5aaY Journal.
The wire-fence question has been
solved in new way by the owner of a
thirty-two acre farm in Delaware. He
has surrounded his farm with it, and
uses it as Il support for Concord grape
vines, keeping the space on either side
titled and clean. No danger of cattle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20
FtDO WAS HUNGRY.
How Mr.. Atkins Restored n Pet Dogs APP
petite in Three Days.

How Mr.. Atkins Restored Pet Dogs APP
petite In Three Days.
ITS astonishin',' said a tough old
dog fancier the other day, COW fashions
in lap dogs Gums an goes. Fust there
wuz the King Charles-es-es; an for a
lazy, wuthless set O ours they take the
cake. Then cum the greyhounds, the
regulation Eyetalian stan -in-the-sun-
an'-shiver breed. Nobody ever know d
what they wuz good fur, barrin' the
ladies as owned 'em and fed 'em on
lump sugar. Then there cum the black
an tan, an gamer, wirier little cusS
never worried rat nor them there
blacK-muzzled, pop-eyed bulgin-forridid
dogs. HowsOmever, wot with staufiin'
and pampcrin' on 'em, the only sign o.
game they'd show arter belongin' to
some o. them sassiety ladies fur six
months 'ud be to crawl unner q chair
an stick their teith in gemmun's leg
Then cum the pugs, good fur nuthin',
most on EN-; great feeders and lazy as
the dickens. A lady brot me one onct
and says she to me, Mr.. Atkins, this
pore dog o mine as lost is appytite;
do you think you can cure my FidoP' l
looked the brute over an, sor, there
wuzn't nuthin' more the matter with
i'm than overfeedin'. Leave i'm ere
fur few days, num- SEE j, fur
knowed there wuz twenty dollars in the
job. l just locked Mr.. Fido up in the
cellar with tomato-can full of water
an not a cussed thing to eat In three
days the lady was back, an says she:
Z" Mr. Atkins, is my pore dogs Apply
tito restoredP'
Yes, m says l. 4 think it is. ;
So | borrowed plateful of fine Shawn $
from the carpenter mex door, an when
Fido cum tearin' up the cellar steps |
just poured little meat gravy on them
shavn's. 1t would ha' done yer heart
good to see Fido bolt the mess, shavin's
an all. Appytite restored? You'd
better believe it was. "-LoRdon Punch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20

Oysters and terrapin are regularly
shipped from New York every week tC
a number of English noblemen, includ.
ing the Duke of Sutherland and Lord
Randolph Churchill. In return turbot,
mullet and other fish are sent to thi:
country specially consigned"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20

John, am very respondent. don't
seem to get on in the world. | believe III
blow out my brains" Good scheme,
my boy. l believe if you do you will
strike blow at the real cause of your
trouble" Chicago NetCs.