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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07
OLD ST. MARY'S.
GIInPses Of Picturesque Southern
MaryIam

Maryland, Ny Maryland! has long
been celebrated in song and story as
we'll as history and yet l think there
is part OF it, and that the oldest part,
that is almost lost sight OF. This is
st. Mary county, lying between the
Potomac on the west, and the Chesa-
peake Bay and Patuxent Oh the east.
There IL nothing very striking about
st. Marys.
1t was not brought before the pub
lie eye by the war as was the north
western part of the State.
There are no large cities to draw
attention TO II ~ IN the no.t theastern
part OF the State. st. Mary has,
however, quiet quaint beauty Of its
own, ami there Is much to interest the
student OF man and nature. There
are two ways of reaching st. Mary 8,
by steamer or by rail. The trip by
steamer is more beautiful and pictur-
esque, but the trip by rail has many
charms for one who desires novelty.
To one accustomed to railroad travel,
as 1t Is on most roads, a trip on the
Md. Southern Is new and strange
experience. This road runs from
Brandywine to Mechanicsville, which
is its present terminus. 1t has been
surveyed and partly built to Point
Lookout, and only needs little ener.
gy and capital to complete the road
as II should be- At present the roll
ing stock of the road consists of one
locomotive, two box freight cars, two
nat cars, and one passenger car. The
seats in the latter are narrow and
hard, the roof leaks like sieve, and
some friends OF ours who made the
trip on a rainy day last summer had
TO sit with umbrellas all the way.
The old proverb. time and tide wait
for no man, Toes not seem to hold
force at All IN St Mary's, as. ii there
is any one thing which every one
seems to have plenty OF, II is time.
The busiest farmer will stop in the
midst OF his work and lean on his
fence and talk TO you by the hour;
the busiest housekeeper always seems
to nave plenty of time to stop and
talk, and i; time ever waits for any
one anywhere 1t certainly does on the
Maryland Southern Railroad
AN ACCoWMopATlNG ROAD.
They stop and take in freight and
put it oti They stop If any one wants
to get OF or on anywhere. They stop
If the engineer wants some berries, or
persimmons. They start from place
when they get ready, quite lndepen-
dent of their advertised time. It is,
however, one of the most obliging
railroads that l know OF. Last fall a
gentleman came to the train, bag in
hand, TO go to Baltimore. The day
had grown very warm, and he re-
marked TO the conductor. How warn
it is? wish I had put on a thinner
suit.
I We'll, calmly replied the cOnduc'
, tor. go home and change your clothes
We will wait for Yon.
/ He went home and changed them
and the train waited for him.
I The cars land You at Mechanics
Vile in an open field, With nothing
but the green grass and the daisies M
der foot and the bright blue sky owe
head. will say nothing o; the day
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07
FOUR KINGS.

One OF the hottest county seat wars
ever known in the history OF Dakota
territory, was settled by a game Of
poker that lasted seventy four hours,
and caused the complete suspension
of business in two busy towns.
In the spring of 1871 the citizens
OF Minnesota live mining town in the
Black Hills district, Lawrence county,
made bid for the offices, which were
at Spearfsh, burg much larger than
Minnesota, situated in the midst of a
rich agricultural country. SO clever
ly did Minnesota work the political
wires in the spring election that she
was declared the county seat of Law.
renee conuty by meager majority OF
fifteen votes.-The citizens Of Spear.
fish did not take kindly to this turn
in affairs, and when a demand was
male for the transfer OF the county
records to Minnesota they refused to
obey the official orders, and declared
themselves ready to light it out, not
through the courts, as 1t would take
too long to settle it, but with imple-
ments OF war, man against man, and
their challenge was promptly accepted,
for one night $50 armed citizens OF
Minnesota stole quickly into Spearfsh
and, breaking into the court house,
bore away the county records from
under the very noses of the sleeping
Spearfsh belligerents.
There was music in the air next
morning when the county records
were found missing, and the Spear6sh
community set itself about planning
an expedition against Minnesota to
recover the lost or stolen documents.
The men of Minnesota were not
somnolent. It was a mining town
and the citizens were wide awake,
thirty dare devils, who, aside from
filling their leather belts with freshly
panned gold dust, relished nothing
better than hand-to-hand encounter
with their fellow man. And so, when
one night Spearfsh citizens, $50
strong m srched into Minnesota they
met a warm reception and d pitched
battle followed, ia which two men
were killed outright and twenty-five
badly wounded. During the melee
Charles Williams and Edward Fem
ton, two Speartish merchants, broke
into the office of the town marshal,
where the county records We're kept,
and securing them started for Spear
fish. Their fellow. .townsmen, hearing
of their snccess, began hasty etreat,
being hotly pursued by the infnriated
Minnesota men, who had discovered
the success oftheir opponents strategy.
The two towns were about thirty
miles apart, and when half this dis
tance had been covered the contend
I ing forces were so badly used up that
their leaders concluded 20 negotiate a
settlement OF the affair, if possible.
without more bloodshed, for by this
time more than fifty men were suf.
fcring from bullet wounds, or cracked
skulls. The two factions camped on
the banks of Minnesota creek. which
ran through a rich valley and divided
the auriierous hills from the undula
ting sweep Of agricultural land to th'
south.
On this spot Anton Rorapsugh, ths
marshal Of Minnesota, in whose vein
ran q evenly balanced mixture o
French and Indian blood, and Pete
Macssay, sturdy, Scotch dealer il
farming implements and the Mayor o
Speariish, met IN consultation Will
their constituents rested on their arm
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07
PROFESSIONAL.
RICHARD 3. TlPPETT,
ATTORNEY ATLAW

IL +. Lexington II. hear Chas Bait, MI.
Practice, IL the Courts p. Baltimore city,
Court OF Appeals ol Nj, IN the counties
Charles ana -. Mary and Washington
t-ity. Special ..ttcutI"u given I" .Admiralt
practice. collection -! ,.aIms, &c, Being
II member %. and counsel t"r the Real Is
tate firm ot T. J. ChaIsiy x Co, ali lar'ic
desiring tn sal! farms IN Maryland can
place them IN our hands. Persons desiring
a. buy OF exchange should call or send for
list nt property Money loaned on first
mortgage. Jan. 90.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07
nAN'L g, lIAMM EFT,
~ ATTOKNEY-AT-
LEONARDTOw y, Nj

Having removed his Law Office tu the
room ADJOINING III, dwelling house lately oc-
Cupied as the p"s, uni,c. will he pleased Ia
scc all his old friends and clients and AZ
many new ones rs may see fit TO call
An business intrustci L. him will receive
prompt attention
Special attention paid to the Collection Of
Claims aud the Sale and Conveyance of
Real Estate
jams S5lm
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07

TIE SENAEE's GAyEL.-The gavel
used by the presiding officers of the
United States Senate has been IN uae
over fifty-six years. 1t is made out
of an elephants tooth and has no
handle, nor did It ever have one
Chicago Herald.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07

Miss NELL FESwICK has just returned
from Baltimore with large and well g.
lcctcd stock Of Millinery, which she is sell
Ing very Cheap for cash. Call and examine
her stock before haying eisewhcp.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07

Boils, assesses, tumors, and even
cancers. are the result OF a natural
effort OF the system to expel the
poisons which the liver and kidneys
have failed to remove. Ayers Sarsa-
parilla stimulates all the organs 20
proper performance of their functions.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07

Ii you N me lie cold,
Or be false fO you,
The world will go ON, think
Just "a il used 10 do,
The clouds will ilirt with the moon,
The sun will kiss the sea,
The wind a. the trees viii whisper,
Aksl laugh al you and me
But the sun will not shine - bright,
The clouds will not seem 50 white
To ono rs they will e. two
30 think you had better I've kind,
And had best la true,
And let the old love GO on
Just a IL used 10 do.
II the whole of a page be read,
II a book be furnished through,
Still the world may read on, lhink,
Just as II used 70 do.
For tiheT logeEs viii sn
= The pages we have passcd, =
And the treacher0as gold Of tine binding
Will glitter until the last.
But the lids have a lonely look,
And one may No. read the hook
II opens only T. TWO.
~ think you had better bc kind,
And had best bC true,
And lei the reading 20 on
just ~ IL used tp dc
/! we who have sailed t,getheT
Pit cut If each others view,
The world VIII sail IN, / think
Jus; a il uscd e. DO
And We may reckon by stars
That flash from different skiv~,
And another Il loves pirates
May capture my lost prize.
But ships long time together
Can hottCi the tempest gcathcT
Than any pthcr two;
20 think you had better " ktnd
And | lsad hes; IL true.
That We together may sail
Just a WI used - d..
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07

s-"Fanny and | were the only
two at the funeral, Mamma, who did
not cry" Didn't you fee like cry.
ing? "Oh, yes. but couldn't, we had
no handkerchiefs."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07
70 r re MT.

OTORE. dwelling and lot. with liver,
~ stables attached. Fine stock of MlLLI
W merry socls for sale, ON rasnnabl
terms. Possession given n once.
Mrs, L. WALTER MATTINGLY.
Mechanicsyille, s. Mary's Co, Nd
Dec. S,'S7-
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peu n his noanty there i a man,
Wisosz<Ix<e aranslsl ollr town,
Leek assf 60 Saturday evening
1nn uiII &c him rssling down
- he ess4ae i1 Csc evening,
80 hafFF 81 Nc could he,
NIe ssoIIzt< 5n<.>A house al God
= Ifiea< <a4 = sc.
Ssys III. FFlillscf. have siRned,
Ax{hi6 xo1 plainly see.
! am ~ "a &c this maruine,-
\ eth ii \ H. sprecs
sa<nan Il |.1kareen.lsi
Into aozroW nnd Eoc,. -. e..
- kexzans zH1zlze AlaaF1s "a ". -.
his refrain was woe, woe, Voc,
Soon he was with the doctor,
All mangled and torn.
He then could see his folly;
Says he, "Doctor have done wrong
But soon he was out again
II was terrible muss-
thank my Father III Heaven
Ii was not any worse.
But now he gives good advice,
Says "boys, beware
Ii you ever try il twice
Ii will catch You in its snare"
As | have done wrong III the past,
/ will lead different iiie,
| will tend more strictly at hOmc
And make II happy wife
SWEET UoNE
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07

Beef has riz, rs the cow said when
she Jumped over the moon.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07
30. +. MORGAN,


Attorney and Counsellor at Law
and Agent tnr Connecticut Mutual Life In
sumncc Company. Mutual Life of New
York AMI Royal Ffrc Insurance of Liver
pool,
LEONARDTOMN Md.
Aprll | lSNU-tf
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07

ID. : BRISCOE,
Attorney and Cuuuscitnr-at-L Law,
Al -. Pauls Street, Baltimore, Md,
Jan. Ii, lSGS-tC
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-07

when it rains or SHOWS. st. Mary's is
so beautiful now that ] often think
how it must have looked F4sef the
planters had money and slave enough
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-21

As Sole Agent for John Wanamaker
OF Philadelphia, am now prepared to
exhibit full line of Samples both for the
Custom and Ready made Clothing depart
ments Your measure taken and goods
made in the best Custom Manner at low
prices and fit guaranteed or no sale In
the ready-made clothing department /
have full line of samples representing
the stock of Wanamaker, and by the
Wanamaker system of measurement, can
fit az Sizes and shapes from the smallest
child to the largest man. Prices are guar
anteed by Wanamaker to be lower than
other establishments-in fact, by his oson
guarantee you get all the benefit of per
sonal visit to the house of Wanamaker
Itself. Clerical suits made to order, and
society uniforms furnished on short no
tlce at low prices. H. 0. WHITE, Agt
I At the Court House. Annapolis, Nd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-21
~ Feminine Fancies.

A large octopus in oxidized
silver, repulsiye with shining
warts, makes curious chate-
laine.
The edelweiss, with its thick,
farry petals, and with centres
Il pearls, is the latest flower
rooch.
Bordered costumes are large
imported for autumn and
finter, both plain and stripped
woollens.
The place TO buy your Coal and Wood
is at HENRY B. MYERS,
Office 80 West st
Lace pins formed of tiny ivory
miniatures set with diamonds
are among the daintiest things
in jewelry.
Ribbons and feathers are the
trimmings that milliners will
use to succeed the flowers of the
summer.
Most trimmings upon the fall
hats are from the back for
ward. Even wings point sharp
" toward the front.
J. b. FLOOD, will send you a I'm
Cobb's Gem WATERMELON of the Ice
for % cents. Leave your order at the ofe
fee corner Green and Main Street.
Some very affective ribbons,
show large spots on an ottoman
stripe, the remainder of the
ribbon being woven in fine grns
grain.
The evening colors likely to
be most favored the coming fall
and winter are the light willow
greens, SNOWFALL and Nile green,
azalea pink and many shades
OF pole rose.
Try one of FLOODS Ice-Cold Melons
always ready. No extra charge to send
to your house. j. u. FLOOD, corner
Green and Main Streets.
IL you want something delicious by a
Cobbs Gem WATERMELON of j u.
FLOOD. right of the Ice.
The new aureole hats are very
low at the back of the crown,
and require that the hair be ar
ranged in the low Cartogan
braids which many ladies have
already adopted.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-21
Essssnw's 9nl
81 B. & 0. RAILROAD
SCHEDULE IN EFFEcT Dc. 1, 1887.
TIE MoDKL FAST LINE EAST AND WEST
DoUBLR TRLCKl JAxNKY CoUPIKR.


EFor ANNAPOLIS. 80. 200 A. NJ. l21S and
40 and ESQ p. Nj. On Sunday. eos q, m. and
500 D. m.
washington, s. 10 $50 and eos q. m. 12.1h. 500.
500 $50 and 1l.00 p. m. On Sunday. $50 and
eos a. m IS. 500. $50 and IL m.
Trains leave Washington for Baltimore, 800.
Gao $40. 80 $50 $50 q. m, 1910. 2.35. 3-15,
$50. $50 40, h.30 5.55. Q. As. 80. $50 II 30 p m
Sunday. $50 100 $50 $50 q. m. 1.30 s25 $50
40 $50 sos 6.45 S.S5 1i.30 p. m.
From Annapolis, go S.35 LAOS q, m, $50 go
p. m. Sunday. at $50 q. m. and 40 y. m.
Baggage called for and checked at hotels
and residences on orders left at Ticket Offices
NJ w. Cor. Calvert and Baltimore Streets. new
No go S. Broadway, new No. 1852 West Balti-
more Street and Camden Station.
w. M. CLEMENTS. OK LORD.
MANAGER. Gen. Pass. Agent
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-21
GEO. T. MELVIN.
ATT0RN E Y-AT-L A w,
Cor. Main Street and Church Circle,
ANNAPOLIS. MD,

REAL ESTATE Business a speciality. Cat
alOgue and list of Farms will be issued in q
short time for extensive distribution in the
North and East and persons having farms or
other property for sale. will forward descrip
ton OF same 10 the above address. so that the
may be included in the catalogue. ll2.e-tf.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-12
rno Child,s Voice in sincinc.

Frederick S. Law, in The Voice, dwells
at length on some of the dangers of al
lowing children to sing in public, par
ticularly when under the care of ignorant
or irresponsible conductors. One case is
mentioned of girl who was permitted
to sing in halls large enough to test the
powers of experienced artists, and who,
consequently, at the age of 16, although
she had started out with great promise,
had no voice at all left 1T is" says
Mr.. Law, "as much of an impossibility
for child to produce full and sonorous
notes as it would be TO load it down with
heavy weights and expect it to walk at
once. Many who would regard the latter
as an act of cruelty will listen with COM
placency to child straining every nerve
to fill a large room with voice that from
its nature is not intended for such use."
Mr.. Law concludes: '"The instruction
of children, as regards the voice. should
be almost entirely negative-that is, they
do not require teaching what to do so
much as what not to do They may be
trusted to form their tones as they please
If they do not sing too loudly nor with
any undue effort. If these conditions
cannot be secured, they should not be
allowed to sing at ALL Nothing is more
painful than to hear child struggle to
fill large room with voice crippled
from an attempt to wrest from nature
what is not there. In no way can we find
compensation for such an exhibition. The
mind receives no pleasure, as there can be
no intellectual grasp of the subject, while
the ear is tortured by shrill and distorted
sounds which awaken natural anxiety
for the child's future welfare. A healthy
child possessed of good ear is the most
natural singer in the world, because the
most unconscious. 1t is only when tam
pered with by those who should know
better that disastrous results are to be
feared. brooklyn Eagle.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-12
A nalloonist.s nig Jumn

81 have made, said Professor f. ID
Hogan, "l63 ascensions and three jumps.
One jump, made ont in Jackson, is the
biggest on record-9, 800 feet Ishot down
400 feet before my parachute opened. The
popular impression is that the parachute
opens with snap. but this is not so.
First one section opens. then another.
and so on by easy degrees, and as I've
watched it opening when it was just
above me and was thousands of feet up
in the air it reminded Ine of n rose open
ing in the morning.
"How did | feel when made my first
jump Oh, WELL rather afraid. looked
down and saw the hills and fields away
below me, and the people looked barely a
foot high, and the buildings looked like
toy houses. looked down and shivered
when | saw the space between me and the
earth, and then looked at the barometer
and found the distance to be almost ons
and half miles; but all the same |
jumped. leaped into space hanging to
the parachute, and down | went like a
shot for 200 feet. The parachute then
began to open, gradually lessening my
velocity. heard the peoples applause
very family. 1t rose up to me like the
merest suspicion of sound afterward
learned they clapped and cheered for all
they were worth. The parachute was
oscillating somewhat, and l came near
being banged against several chimney
tops. The buildings are our greatest ter
ror. Many an aeronaut has been dashed
against building and lSilled-more, in
fact, than being dragged over rugged
ground. met with one accident. See
here, pointing to big bulb on his right
ankle. II got that in Nebraska in Au-
gust of 1888 by being dragged over
heap of rocks. never could bend that
ankle since-can't even stand on that foot
alone.
''You see great panorama from a bal
loon in mid air, continued the professor,
"but, of course, the landscape is all III
miniature and through slight haze -
New York Evening Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-12
Artisan,s pwelllngs In Franco.

In connection with the strikes in France,
and the general movement among the
working classes which they may portend,
it is interesting to note some recent
efforts to improve workingmens dwell
ings At Rouen a society has been
formed with a capital of 100000, which
has erected six blocks in the center of the
town, capable of accommodating ninety
families. AT Lyons a similar society has
built five blocks, accommodating sixty
families. The rents are fixed at about
the average rate of the several districts,
but the tenants have complete sanitary
arrangements and a good water supply
into the bargain. In each case direc-
tor of the company visits every tenc-
ment once a week with a view of receiving
complaints and entering into kindly re-
lations with the tenants. The COM
panies have succeeded SO far in paying 4
per cent. on the capital invested.
A feature Of the scheme at Lyons is
that portion of the capital was provided
by the local savings bank, and it is hoped
TO induce similar banks ut Marseilles and
elsewhere to do likewise. Buteven so it
will be long time before France can vie
with England in provision of sanitary
dwellings for the working classes.-Paris
Journal des Debats.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-12
..There is no Cure But Marriager

How many pompous old fraud with
an Nj. ID. attached to his name has offered
this time dishonored prescripsion to a
pale haggard girl, suffering from the ills
of womanhood? How many wretcbed
hell on earth has thus been startedl for
no marriage can be blessed either to hus-
band or wife, which is taken as a pill
Out upon such quackery There is a cure
for suffering womeu-a cure which will
make marriage the greatest Of earthly
blessings, and home the sweetest of Edens.
Its name is DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. Just try. it, and see the black
clouds Of life roll away before the glow
ing sunshine of returning health and
vigor. Ii is the only medicine for women.
sold by druggists, under positive guar
antee from the manufacturers, that It will
give satisfaction or money refunded. See
wrapper around bottle.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets the original and
only genuine Little Liver Pills. rs cents
vial; one dose.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-12
Description of a Turkish Dinner.

Rousseau has said that from the food
of a nation you can tell its characters
tics; If this is true, no better spot for the
study of ethnology could be found than
Cavalla Doubtless, ifsi it be desired, an
opportunity will occur of dining with
many nationalries. BY all means accept
an invitation to dine with a Turkish
pasha. had the pleasure of taking
meal with the governor of Drama, who is
passing rich for Turk, seeing that he
rules over the plain where the chief
tobacco crops are, and his opportunities
for amassing wealth are many and varied.
Silence and expedition are the chief
characteristics of Turkish meal. The
table preparations are few, but the dishes
are many; olives, caviare, cheese, ETC., are
dotted about, and perhaps as many as ton
dishes are handed round on covered brazen
dishes, consisting of rice or barley, meat
or boiled fish, cakes seasoned with vegeta-
bles, roast lamb, beans, species of
rissole wrapped up in vine leaves, the in
evitable pilaf and fruits, and, as wine is
forbidden, an intoxicating substitute is
found in liquors and brandy. Each per-
son has his glass of sherbet by him, and
his piece of unleavened bread, for the
Turks love half baked dough. 1t viii
comfort the European to see every one
wash his hands before his meal, for forks
are unknown, and each is expected to dip
his fingers into the savory morsel as it is
: handed to him. During the whole of the
feeding process scarcely four or five words
win be uttered, and at the most your re-
past viii last twenty minutes, but :hen
afterward. with the coffee and the hubble
bubble. conversation will flow freely
To the Turk eating is a serious CASTRO
nomic exercise. which viii not admit of
any conversation being entered into dur
ing its progress. -CornhilI Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-12
LOST

A gold BARRING, between Clayton's store
and the Market House, of cnil de sign with
gold and black enameled bar running
through the center Liber 4 reward if left at
SDengler's Restaurant 9lw
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-12

We viii insert In this column adyertfs-
ments of Wants, For Rent. For sale los.
Sound. &C., not exceeding four lines. ONF
WEEK. or less. for 20 Cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-09-12
LOST

A POCKET BOOK containing between SEQ
and SO, with some papers and bills with the
owners name The finder will re Give lib
eral reward il left at This Office. s4lw