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The Southern herald., 1886-05-15

Elile lay, snoised now IN 3 handsome
coffin.
20, Ellier she said; holding the
cross over the sightless eyes, "see herel
l knew my prayer would come true. ]
prayed so hard.n
The tears gathered in our eyes. Ii
was 3 beautiful sight.
"But what am / to do with the
child?" asked Irving when we were
coming home from the funeral
George win settle neat little prop.
erty on her, but his business calls him
back to Nice at once. He wants me to
be guardian, but"
''Let me live with this lady," sug-
gested Lula, laying her little chubby
hand in mine,
"1f you will both live with me-"
said irving.
IAN right" said Lula. Both were
''accepted." What else could do!
We've been living together now
three years, in cosy, little house
of our own. Lula is pretty brown
eyed maiden with a very merry
laugh and very useful hands She
writes stories some times that are sac
cepted'' sure enough. May be you
have read some Of them. She is very
modest, like her guardian, and pub
fishes them anonymously. Irving
laughs and says her tea-cakes are bet
ter than her tales Old Irving Win'
ties hasn't disinherited my Irving yet,
for all his threats. And even if he does,
we are willing workers, and there is
plenty of room in the world for such
M o. Times. Democrat.
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A PLUcKY WOMAN.
Dealing in Coffee to Support Herself and
Her Family.

Dealing in Coffee to Support Herself and
Her Family.
young ladies bred up in luxury,
who, by misfortune, are suddenly com.
PEELED to support themselves, often in
vent ingenious methods of making s
living" said a lady prominent in
charitable work. II told you some
time ago of the young lady who sup.
ported herself by doing the mendine
for several families. That was moi
very strange, as a woman naturally
relies on her needle. / know of
young lady who does better than that.
Her father, a coffee merchant, died,
leaving his family unprovided for.
After making number of unsuccess.
full ventures, the eldest daughter at last
concluded to try her fathers business
in small way. She went to one OF
his old friends in the coffee business,
and he approved the plan and agreed
to furnish her the finest coffee at whole.
sale prices. She then canvassed among
private houses for purchasers, and she
has met with the greatest success.
She supplies the coffee freshly ground
and in quantities, and at intervals to
suit. She has it put up in one or two
pound packages, and people are glad
to buy of her, as they get better coffee
than they could buy at the grocery
stores. 1t is for her interest to sell and
for the purchasers to buy, so there is no
charity in it. IN Y. Sun.
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DUB BOYS AND GIRLS
THE DEAD oHIPPIE.


Who killed the Chippioi
See where it lies,
The light gone out
OF its bright quick eyes;
This tiny creature, so soft aud brown,
Here on the dead leaves fallen down
But an hour ago
1t felt the sun,
Yet now is its happy ....I
Living done
Born In a nest and made to be,
Not soarer, nor singer, yet bllthe and free
No human eye, I
Perchance, may miss
From numberless aOcks
A mite like this; ...- Z
Yet with It something has gone which had
In its way made bough and sunshine Slad'
Who killed the Chippiei
Think know;
This way from school
..I The children go.
And saw boy with pebble sling,
And now find this poor dead thing.
He liked perhaps
To prove his skill, a4HH
Nor thought how dreadful
tbs to kill: E4H
And though he aimed at it after ALL
Was sad at heart when he saw 1t fall.
lam almost sure
If he heard me say, y
"Who was 1t killed
A bird to-day" j.,'Aa
He would wish the cruel deed undone,
And blush to own himself the one
ala .st1 il. -Htde ApOdkC.
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wet out Of doors, and Maud soon knew
Toms knock. and would run to let
him in.
Tom, then, is a great pet, and
Maud, who is now grown up, and has
home Of he own, hopes Tom will live
for lots more years to come, Little
Folks.
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FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Without manure no good ground,
with it no poor ground. - Prairie
Farmer.
The yield Of hay in Great Britain
last year was 1875, 979 tons. This is a
little less than one-fourth as much as
was grown in the broad area OF the
United States.
Improve upon former methods,
but don't throw aside the certain; don't
get the speciality craze and rush into
something you know very little about.
Indiana Farmer.
Seeds kept too long lose a portion
Of their vitality. Melons, however,
when grown from fresh seed are said
to run to vine, while old seed gives
more productive plants. Chicago Her.
aid.
Chestnut culture in this country Is
an industry which is still in its infancy,
and the profits and possibilities ot
which are not yet fully realized; but
the subject is one worthy of careful in
vestigation by practical men.-Chr's-
tiGn Union.
The Missouri correspondent OF
the Live Stock Indicator holds dogs re-
Sponsible for spreading hog-cholera.
we believe they infected our herd two
years ago by eating diseased animals
at home and then prowling about here
at night" -+a.e4 ,4
Vegetable matter in the soil is. abb
solutely essential to the growth of the
higher order Of vegetation. Where this
is wanting commercial manures may
be added in any quantity with no ap-
preciable results in benefting crops.
But supply the needed organic matter
and the growth and luxuriance of the
crops will surprise you. The object Of
fertilization is to insure an abundance
Of elements going to form vegetation.
N Y World. 81. i!.' a
Whatever farming may have been
in the past, the time has come when
the highest intelligence is demanded as
necessary qualification on the part OF
the agriculturist. That is to say, pace
must be kept with the spirit of the
times that has developed fully as much
in agricultural machinery as in othel
departments of industry. New and
improved seeds and plants must also
be looked after, else the farmer will be
left in the lurch. Farm, Field and
Workman. i.i'.i
"A bobbinct vail is deemed necessary
in the apiary. 1t is well to have sever
al, so that visitors may always be pro-
vided for and feel safe. Turing good
yield of honey, one may work among
the bees day after day without getting
stung, but if by accident frame be
dropped or something occur by which
few bees are mashed, instantly they
are up in arms and ready for the fray.
At times like this it is very convenient
to have a vail to pull down over ono's
face. Western Rural. ~
AT recent meeting 1i Ill agricult-
ural society in England the subject of
diseases of animals was discussed, and
a remedy suggested for worms in the
lungs of sheep. The treatment, brief
ly,w as to shut the animals affected in a
close room and require them to inhale
the fumes of sulphur. Calves subject
to this same disease are to be treated
in the same way. The presence Of
worms in the lungs may be known by
the animals having constant trouble
some cough. But do not carry the fu-
migation to strangulation. =
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soNa d rAg HoUsE sRooNI.


{ sing the crisp song Of the house broom.
So brisk and of nothing afraid,
zho emblem Of order and noatnsss,
IN The strong grip Of mistress Or maid.
For whether 70 whisk, sweep, or freshens
sing and rejoice while as WORK,
And ms honest home thrust is at rubbish and
dust
Wheresoover they FaIlgOr iurk.
u drawing room, boudolrand chamber
Tn at home as IN kitchen and hall a.
Upon doafsIll, plalsa and stairway
aSwIshi swlshs~ sounds my challenging cali.
I'm the tyrant slotb' & Nemesis; swiftly
The'ehains Of neglect IunloOse-
Room, room for the broom. inactivity doom,
Sworn foe to defect and disusel
Over Administer wOof and rag carpet
Ny march impartially take,
while my sister, the plumed feather duster,
Head erect, follows fast In my wake,
Not corner so dark but search 1t,
Not q Granny too deep to explore;
After which, shoulder armsl till the next days
alarms
Gail me forth, Thoroughbred as before
Nv Queen, lovely woman, impeIs me, yfF
I'm her slave or defender at need,
Az many foe win bear witness
Whom broomstick hath put to his speed
In her grasp, be- 1t dimpled or bony,
I'm the scepter or drudge Of her will,
And my besomsliks course gathers deftnesS
or force ITS 4
AZ her housewifely wishes MI.
lam the sprite Of arrangement
lam the vassal Of thrift;
TOwoman, for mans better comfort
lam civilizations best gift. - p
while eleanllness-so runs the prOverb- T
Is to godliness nearest allied.
Room, room for the broom, amid sunshine
and gloom
The housekeeper's glory and prldel
Nathan d. UFner, IN N. T. Sun
MM1M ELM n..M EnI q WIZ.
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The course of California stream
has changed lately, rendering entirely
useless an expensive bridge built over
1t last year The water now rolls past
each end of the bridge, which can not
be approached, except by boat, nearer
tnan several hundred yards. San
Francisco Call.
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-Carniolan bees seem to be making
q good record for gentleness, point
OF no small importance, as any one
will testify who has manipulated 9
savage colony of blacks or Italians
when they were thoroughly enraged,r-
Chicago Herald,
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&c. O. d." which has become |,

&c. 0. D." which has become in.
corporated into mercantile phraseol-
ogy, was invented in Boston a quarter
of a century ago by Henry Damon.
who sold many boots and shoes sub
ject to payment upon delivery. The
express order, "collect on delivery"
was then thus abbreviated. = Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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"7Ae UnWeded Wsddo,v."
BY Adolphus Fitzgerald.


Well. Adolphusl you have taking
title here. Ishould be almost tempted
70 inquire into this anomaly of the mn
welded widow il you had just coupled
the ds in unwedded instead of in the
unfortunate widow. However, this
may only be one of the eccentricitiss of
genius. Yes, Adolphus. il "arbitrary
spelling be a sign. you are certainly
one Of the gifted. Here again we have
our heroine called the ''wider." prov
ing that You could spell her with one d
when your genius cared TO cOndescend
to the listIeness Of correctness. Really
blood-curdling narrative; Adolphus,
written, as you say. in blood (Or Is it
only poke-berry inkP); but we haven't
enough green and yellow paint in our
establishment to get It out in the ar
tisllc style It deserves. There Is a nice,
large empty waste-basket With its
.neAi' ida open for your widow.
Hers goes.
Next comes
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: Nathaniel F. Ferguson, the
wealthiest resident at Reading, Pa,
has become insane on account of an
accident at his mill, whereby siy mer
were killed,
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BOTH ACCEPTED.
The aStory- Reader" Asks "What
Else Could ! Do9' !,

''Miss Vance! Miss Vancel do yeu
know the time of day?"
mine, siF.'' sgs
eyes, nine, and see there" Me-
chaRicAlIy i followed, with both eyes
and feet, the direction of the pointed
fingers. There, piled upon a large,
square table was a pyramid of MSS.
reaching almost to the skylight.
.sThat pile IS aecumulatng. = la-s7'
Y my head was bad this morning" 1
said. by way ofexplaining my tardiness.
Ishould have been at work two hours
before.
you'll have needto be all the spr5-
er." With this timely reminder Irving
Winter, Sr., my employer, left me to
my work. Removing my hat and
gloves, ! sat down in my chair and
sighed, Itwas not my wont to sigh
before beginning work, but this morn
ing my head was splitting. Such a
heap! Spry, indeed, should ! have to
be to make room for the next mail s
contribution 1t was sure to be large
1t was always large. "Thank heav-
enl waste baskets are cheap and fire
is a ready consumer Of trash" ]
thought, picking up the nearest roll
and splitting down the yellow wrapper
with my little finger
You see, l was story-reader of large
publishing-house,s Nothing to do from
morn till deWy eve but loll back in an
easy chair and read love tales and nov.
elettes. "DeligAtfulr' says my unso-
phisticated reader. Try it, my fiction.
reading friend, for six consecutive days,
and if you have not literary digestion
strong as the physical digestion of the
OK, at the end of that time you will be
either-a maniac or a reformed novel
rea6ens
A friend Of mine once had vision oi
hell, which, if not as magnificent a:
Dante's. was certainly ingenious. There
he saw every bedY eternally engaged
in what had been on earth his favoritt
pursuit and besetting sin. One mar
had shaken dice-box twenty million
times. Another had counted out money
till his fingers were worn out to the
bone, and uncounted heaps still lay all
around him. One woman had waltzed
ring in the stone floor and still she
whirled round 10 the giddy one, two,
three. aAnother had looked one thou
sand mirrors into fragments and was
now sweetly grimacing in the thousand
and first. ] am sorry for these. But
II there be one sinner among them who
while here encouraged too much 8
prediction for tale-reading, and L
now expiating his guilt by being the
story-reader Of Inferno - supremely
above the others my heart goes out tC
him in pity. | had been deEourer Of
the tale in early girlhood. remember
how ! used to steal time from paper
folding each week to read all the stories
IN that copy. Some Of us begin our
term Of sin expiation this side the
grave. ''Be that as it may" said
with a sigh, unrolling roll Of manu-.
script and re-rOlling it from the Other
side to get it out Of curl, '.be that as il
may, the wolf must be kept from the
door," and with this homely conclusion
] set my teeth for work;
awniqrKv m R,ooD.Y Ygg
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IRE SPASSERS

with dog, gun or otherwise are hereby fore
warned against trespassing on the Capt.
Bayne Farm" situate near Corndeld Har-
Dor, and now in my tenantcy. Parties Of
Tending will be prosecuted 10 the full ex-
tent of the law.
Oct. 21-3t. KING d BENNETT.
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entire trees is a novelty which has
attracted large crowds to the scene of
operations. The process consists OF
combining within cavity directly
beneath the tree a can containing
eight or ten pounds of Judson powder,
which is fired by the use Of fuse.
When the explosion occurs a dull
rumbling sound is heard and the huge
tree is lifted into the air. The pow
der used in this work is slow in its
action, and lifts trunk, stump and all
from the ground. The contractor says
that while dynamite is quicker in ac-
ton, that it would not produce such
satisfactory results. H.
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This is the only instance in which
Democratic administration has, since
Van Buren's time, obtained MAORI
ty of the House in its second Congress.
Polk lost the House in 1916, Pierce
lost it in 1854, Buchanan lost it in
1853. The opposition has not Jared
much better. Tyler lost it in 1912,
Fillmore lost it in 49,, Grant lost it
in 1874, Hayes lost it in 1878 and
Arthur lost it 1882.
Lincoln carried the House in his
second year, but the South was not
represented in that Congress, and in
the election Of 1862 Lincoln suffered
far more severely than the present
administration has at the late cleo
ton. Grant held the House in 1870,
but lost it by decided majority in
1874.
Cleveland is the only Democratic
President since Van Buren, who has
held a majority of the House in the
Congress which was chosen during his
second year.
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MR.. JOHN T. VANRISWlCK,

Constable, will be in Leonardtown every
Tuesday and Saturday to attend to all bus
mess entrusted to him.
Nov IL, 86-tft
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Though the Democratic majority in
the House has been considerably re-
duced by the late election, it is still
there, while in the Senate which has
heretofore been safely Republican a
tie is threatened. In view of these
facts the leading republican daily in
our State suggests that Ill would be
well for members Of its party to sing
low for awhile.
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Senator German didn't stay over
in San Francisco and Omaha for moth
ing says the Baltimore Herald, "for
it turns out that California has gone
Democratic and Nebraska has elected
Democratic Congressman"
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DIED.

On the 29th Of October, ulto., JULIAN
BERRY, infant son of Willie and Jennie
Huseman.
When King David, who had been fasting
and praying for three days, for the recov-
cry of his sick child, heard that it was dead,
he exclaimed at is well with the child"
1t is hard to give up, with perfect christian
resignation any loved one: But 0, how
hard to give up the First Born, just when
it forms new and stronger link, to bind
afectionate hearts Let the bereaved
and afflicted hearts say with the Pious
Psalmist, ut is well with the child" and
rest assured that they have many friends
who sincerely condOle with them in their
great affliction ANXIOUS.
November 3rd, at the residence of Mrs.
Eliza Hayden, near Chaptico STUART
LOMAX son Of Rev. Theodore and Kate
Lomax Reed, aged 2 years and 8 months
We regret TO learn the death of Mr.. Ell
zare Gardiner, Esqr., of Bryantown, Charles
County, Maryland, which took place on
the 9th inst Deceased was a fine type of
the old-time "Lower-C Counties" Maryland
Catholic gentleman of Colonial descent.
In the days before the war he and his most
estimable wife, daughter of Gen. Wal.
bach, u. s. A., dispensed an unbounded
hospitality in their genial plantation home,
graced by fair, accomplished daughters and
brave sons. Two of the young men shared
the Confederate fortunes. Worcester Col
lege boys of some % years ago will well
remember Louis de Bart and Walbach Gar
diner.
Mr.. Gardiner accepted his fatal illness,
which lasted some nine weeks, with the
Christian resignation of one who was ever
practical Catholic; receiving those last
consultations of the faith that upheld him in
the trials of life. or these the war brought
him his full share While his sons were in
the Confederate service he was arrested at
the tinkle of Stewards bell and confined in
the "Old Capitol" prison, Washington.
His plantation was raided by troops; the
loss of his slaves impaired his fortune And
now the last chapter has closed on an hon
orable Catholic life, and gallant gentle
man has been gathered to his fathers.
His family will please accept the heart
felt coincidence of the writer who can new
or forget the delightful hours spent under
that hospitable Cavalier roof, in the once
so happy olden days.
May deceased rest in peace.-Catholic
Urig6rSe
The deceased was a brother of Mr.. A.
W. Gardiner, of Chaptico, who is now the
only surviving member Of the family,l
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44O Acres of Land.

DY virtue of the power and authority con-
tanned in Mortgage from Sarah A.
~ Long to Thomas II. Gather, bearing
date September 18th, 1884, and recorded
among the Land Records of Saint Mary's
County in Liber J. +. f., No. 5, folio 1856,
&c, the undersigned, assignee of said Mort
gage, will offer at Public Auction, st the
Court House door in Leonardtown, Saint
Mary's County, Maryland, on
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A resolution, signed by the Chicago
packers, declaring that they will not
employ any man who is a member OF
a labor organization has thrown many
thousands Of men out of work and
caused the Governor Of Illinois to
order out the State Militia.
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Saint Yarg's Beacon.
LEONARDTOWN, MD.

THURSDAY Mining, Nov. 4th, 1886.
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mo Advertisers. Lowest Rates for adver-
Using in 1000 good newspapers sent free.
Address, GEO p. R0WELL d Co, 10
Spruce St, n. Y. Nov. IL, S6--4tt
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FOR RENT.
NOTICE..

All persons are hereby warned against
trespassing upon
BUSHWOOD or BLATRS PURCHASE,
located in the It'll election district, with
dog or gun or in any other manner.
Against those dsregarding this notice the
law will be rigidIy enforced
JOHN W. RENFHAN,
IGN. T.. MATTINGLY.
Oct. 81
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New Advertisements.
WOOD FOR SALE.

I have 1000 cords of pine wood ton stump
which | will sell cheap for cash.
Apply TO
j. M WILKINSON,
Leonardtown, Md,
Nov II, 86-t Or this Office.
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Correspondence of the Beacon. }
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1885.

WASHINGTON, Nov. B, 1880.
Messrs Observation-Disclosures
the fact that the election held upon
Tuesday last was the first Congresslon-
al election under the present admin
istraton, there probably never was an
election day in which less interest was
manifested by the department clerks
in the result, Comparatively few of
the clerks went to their homes to vote,
work in the offices went on as usual,
and no one would have guessed from
going through the departments that
an election was in progress. No
money was collected, and very few
reduced rate tickets for voters going
home. were issued by the Campaign
Committees.
As the time for Congress to convene
approaches, the President finds, that
in order to enable him to properly at
tend to his public duties, that he
should be free from interruption, and
he has accordingly issued an order to
the effect that during the time that
intorvenes between the 10th of No
vember, and the time Of the meeting
Of Congress, he will deny himself to
visitors except upon public business
OF Importance. This will not however
be construed to include applications or
recommendations for Office. He states
as his reason for giving the notification
at an early date, his desire to dispose
in advance of the plea that trip to
Washington has been made in ignor-
ance of the arrangement. The usual
public receptions at I,30 o'clock on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
will be continued as heretofore.
A good story comes from the Comp.
troller's Office, and | will relate it
as an evidence of the alertness evinoed
by that official in the detection Of
frauds in his office. 1t seems that in
examining the pay rolls recently it
was discovered that upon some of the
rolls one of the laborers had signed
his name, while on others he made
his mark. Suspecting that this dis
crepancy must conceal great fraud,
all Of the accounts were suspended,
and the man was notified of the dis
covery. He at once wrote letter to
the comptroller, in which he called
attention to the fact that the vouchers
were uniformly signed with cross up
to certain date, but thereafter with
his autograph, and in explanation Of
the mystery explained that he had
been attending night school and had
learned to write.
The woodman with his axe makes a
pretty fgurein poetry, but be is much
too slow for the street contractor.
During the progress of the work in
extending the streets in the north
western section of the city, it has been
found necessary to remove large
number Of sturdy oak trees, and it
was at once decided to blast them out.
While it has been common to remove
srumps by blasting, the blasting of
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Dissolution Of COpartnerShip.

The partnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned in the General
Commission business has been dissolved
All accounts due the firm and all bills
against the firm will be settled by w. NJ
Burch.
w. NJ BURCH.
j. w. MONTGOMERY.
NJ. 4