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NOT DEAD.

SSh DEAus
On the Death IF LiGtle ELanor, D.iuqhter 81
DR.. and Mrs. 5. 4. GrceHireE.
Two pale hands placed still 10 rest,
Ger puiselcSS baby breast,
Two brown eyes closed on carth's night,
But opened wide in Heaven 81 bright.
Two little feet to fall no more,
With gatherings light upon the floor,
Two little ears, all dull 10 hear,
Only TIE Saviour's voice 81 clear,
In sweet accents, Come Ia Me-"
I've opc'd the pcariy gate for thee"
All Come and join the infant choir,
Receive thy crown and golden Tyre.
Not dcadg we mus; not call her dead.
Though calmly lies her darling head,
With clods now damp upon her breast,
But soul for aye, with God Ia rest
To-day, we saw her laid away,
Deep, down beneath the dark, cold clay.
Only the mortal il can hold,
The Immortal safe within the foil.
oh, M, not dead hut sweet asleep
While how ring angels guapl will keep,
Mother; more tenderly and true,
Than you could do, an, even you.
An earthly fathers strongest care,
Was far too weak for child so fair,
God took her then, thro' ether dim,
To live and love and be with Him.
Then, oh, not dead but calmly lying,
Meath the dead grass with breeZeS signing
In TONES, a touching ~Lallaby,"
While angels watch her from on high.
lis they will guani the sSCre,l dust,
They have cen now the SOul in trust,
Have horne her thro' Heavens pearly gate.
And there for you she'll watch and wait.
II. 4. ".
Texas, Dec goth, 1881.
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Esx advertisements.
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
Letter frpm the Assistant Foreman &c The
Delivery Departmental kRisject in
which Thousands are Deeply Con
eernesi.

Letter frpn the Assistant Foreman 0g The
Delivery DepaTiment-A sHilject in
which Thousands are Deeply Con
eernei.
About five years ago / suffered from grCat
pain and weaknessin the loWes part az my
hack, pain IN the limbs, lad taste in The
mouth, disgust al fool, and grvat Mental
and bodily depression.
live az 34l York street, jersey CITY, and
on arriving home one night ] fund a cagy
Of the Shaker AinaAae that had been len
during tile day. I read the article. "what
Is this Disease that Is Coming Upon Us -
Is described my symptoms and feelings bet
ter than | could If / had written whole
book. Ny trouble was indeed like thief
in the night" for il had been stealing upon
me unawaFes for years. sent cor bottle
Of Shaker Extract Of Roots, or Scigel's Sy-
rup, and before had taken one-half If il |
felt the welcome relief. In a few weeks
was ike my old self. | enjoyed and digcs-
ted my food. My kidneys soon recovered
tone and strength, and the trouble vanish
cd. ! was well.
Millions of people need some medicine
simply 10 act on the bowels 70 them l
commend Shaker Extract in the strongest
possible terms. 1t is the gentles;, pleasant
est, safest and surest purgativein this world,
The most delicate women and children
may take IT, One point more: have all
the more confidence in this medicine be-
cause it is prepared by the Shakers. Imay
claim 30 bc q religious man myself and |
admire the Shakers for their zeal, consis-
| tency and strict business integrity. What
they make may be trusted by the public.
w. II. HALL.
For sale by all druggists and by A. J..
White, 81 Warren stree: New York.
Jan 19-ys
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Look 4! Look F! Selling at Cost !

+ an selling my entire stock ofgoods
= at cost, such a: Dry Goods Notions,
Hats and Caps, Tinware, Glassware, Crock
erywarc and Hardware; also good line If
pillow castings andieverything that is usual
ly found in q country store. Twill also have
public auction on FRIDAY, February
10Th, if fair, if not, the first fair day there
after. Ifyou desire bargains, now is your
opportunity 81 get them.
70 All persons indebted tn me arc re-
quested come forward and make immc,li-
ate settlement or it will be otherwise collcc-
ted
T. n. MATrINGLY,
Indian Bridge.
Jan 10.
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The Baltimore Weekly Sun.
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MARRIED.

AT 81 Mary's church, Tuesday, January
10th. by Rev. Father O'Kane, Mr.. TUR-
NER HAYDEN, of Baltimore, tn Miss
NJ. l.. BURROUGHS, of Alexandria.
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NOTICE.

ALL persons indebted To me on medical
account or otherwise arc requested to set
tie without delay. o,r6 money and must
pay il, therefore can give no further indul-
gcnCc.
ZACH. Il. MORGAN, VI. d.
Jan l2-3tt
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HOW DAN" sHANES AND OTHER RRAvE
MIN CARRIED 1T.

The ''bucktail' flag Of the LIST Maryland
Confederate Regiment, which was borne in
the funeral procession Of Gen. Isaac II.
Trmble and the memorable associations
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-01-19
CAUTION.

ALL persons are herehy fnrcwarned
against trcspaSSiBg with dog, gun OF other
wise upon my farm, called and known as
Part 81 HoptOn Park" located about two
miles from Leonarltown, 3ri election dis
trict- Against all parties violating this no
iicc the law will he riCidly esforcel
STEPHEN II. B0WLES
Jan 5-3tt
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NOTICE TO CREDTTORS

Orphans Court If ST Marv's County Set.
Deccmher q, 1887.
ORDERED, by the Court, That Joseph
II. Key and Mary NJ. Maiiingly, admins
TRAITORS of
GEORGE H. MATTINGLY,
late Of Saint Mary's county, Maryland
deceased, give the notice required by law
Ia the dcceaSCd'S creditors io exhibit their
claims end that the same lie published
once a wcc;s for six successive weeks in the
-. Mary's BEACoN.
Tost JAS. I. N. RALKY,
Register of Wills for 81 Mary's county.
NOTICE.
In pursuance of The above order We here
by give notice that VIC have Obtaincd from
The Orphans Court Of -. Mays county,
Maryland, letters &C administration on the
personal estate, Of George II. Mattingly,
late Of said CO., deceased. All persons
having claims against tire said deceased are
hereby notified Ia exhibit the same with
the proper voucher attached thereto "a the
subscribers, ON or t.Sfurc the 18th DAY OF
June, ISIS, they will otherwise by law bc
excluded from the benefits OF the said cs-
tate. Al persons indebted ~ the deceased
are requested tn make immediate payment
o. the subscribers.
JOSEPH IL KEY.
MARY. NJ. MATTINGLY.
Administrators.
Dec Is, lS$7-fw
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Ready Roofing Ready Roofing

lie Br READY ROOFING the market male twn arra l
dnrable
substantial obtained which
and
length time.
ANY MAN IT.
rely
The
vio of
scayl
any the market and ill The requirements @
The
ASifIALTUM CEMENT.
My Aslhalum Cement
wear
qualities ot
1000 shingles
rs dampnc
-iah
Samples sand u inf,rnaiion snpicsi1 4,
9. =. KNIGHT.
Gil Z Lombard ST., Baltimore.
Dec 1-4mo
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Mortgages Sale
@a& OF ALL ABLE
REAL ESTATE In ST. NARY'S COUNTY.

BY virtue Of a mortgage with power Of
sale contained therein from james W
Thomas and Fantalina Thomas, his wife.
dated IN the Itth day nf November lSS2,
and recorded in Lihur J. r. r. No 6, fnl.ps
1873 Il l54, one of the Land Records of II.
Mary's county, the undersigned, the mort
gage named in the said mortgage, will sell
NJ public auction ut the Court House door,
Lconaritown. on
TUESDAY, The 3ist day Of January, 1888,
between the hours OF - o'clock, m and ,
o'clock, 7. m, the real estate namcl in the
said mortgage, and whicA is described ~
follows:
"All that tract or parcel Of land called
and known as
PART MATTAPONI,
located in the Sth Election District 81 Saint
Mary's County and hcing the portion of the
Mattaponi Estate that was allotted ~ the
said James W. Thomas. under the commits
sion of partition Of the real estate of the
late Richard Thomas and designated in the
Commissioners return and plat of said par
tition a. Lot No. ,,
containing
459! acres, more or less,
except 81 acres sold II James Roosevelt BAY.
ley for the benefit of the congregation II
s. Nicholas Church, and 10 of an acre
sold IN the Trustees or the Methodist EpiS-
cOpal Church by the said James W. Thorn
as before the aforesaid mortgage was exc
Cutci.
This farm Is beautifully situated ~
on the Paiuxont river. The soil
is Of excellent quality and very ss.l
prn1uCtiVp The ir,Dr,yamenfS slsM -
consist of a comfortable Dwelling House.
nearly new, Stables and other ncccSSarf
Out Buildings, all in good order AMI con
ditinn. Altogether, this land is very deSi-
rahle and presents good opportunity for
investment
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by the
mortgage, CASH.
J. WALTER CARPENTER,
Mortgage.
DAM c. HANNETT, Attorney.
Ian IT'S
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-01-19
"a The COMMERCIAL HO USE
H.. kECHAHICsvTLLE, Nd,
G. W. BURROUGHS, Proprietor.

Good MONS, gossd table and everything
hrst class. Give me call. Livery attached
and travellers sent 20 all parts Ofthe county.
Rates low. June 24-tf.
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nr. J9ssseS 81. Fraser has rcmov-
c,l "a the residence of the late DIR. III. G..
GARNER tnear Sacred Heart Church)
where lie may be f'unl 10y those needing
his services
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PROFESSIONAL.
RICHARD q. TiPPETT,
ATToRNEY,AT.LAW.

II E Lexington S., near Chas., Bait, Nd.
Practices in the Courts Of Baltimore city,
Court OF Appeals of Md, in the counties oi
Charles and 81. Mary's and Washington
practice, collection of claims. Sc, Bsinr
member OF and counsel e,r the Real -,
tate firm nf +. j. Chaisty 6 Co, an Ie.riic
desiring "a sell farms in Maryland can
place them in our hands. Persons DESIRING
70 buy ar exchange should call or send fur
list Of property. Money loaned ON first
mortgage. Jan. 20-y.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-01-19

Personal attention will NC given Ia the
and sale al tobacco and 10 sale
ot grain. Liberal advances ON consign-
mCnts.
Jan. 27-tf
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-01-19

General Order No. 80.
In commemoration Of the gallant con-
duct of the lst Maryland Regiment on the
9Th June instant, when led by Col. Bradley
7. johnson they drove back with loss the
Pennsylvania "Bucktail Rifles" in the
engagement near Harrisonburg, Rocking
ham county, Va, authority is given Ia have
ono of the captured "bucktails" Ithe insig-
mia Of the Fedora! reGimenD appended to
the color staff of the lst Maryland Rcgi-
ment.
by order of Mai Gen Ewell.
JAMES BARBOUR, ~ A. Gen'l.
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up clubs Tor the Baltimore Weekly sun.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-03-03
DEATH or A rHILANrHRopIsr.

W. w. Corcoran, the great ~philanthro-
pist, died at Washington recently at the
advanced age Of 80. He was probably
the most charitable man in the United
States. He possessed a large fortune,
acquired in Washington, of which he
gave in large sums to worthy objects.
He established several hospitals and asy-
lums for the poor, donated parks, i'm.
proved cemeteries, and gave a magnii-
cent art gallery to the city. He also
gave the ground for the Soldiers Home
in the District Of Columbia, one Of the
most beautiful spots in all the East. His
private charities were also very large.
Mr.. Corcoran was an Irishman by birth,
but came to this country in his early
youth, and at once settled at the Ma
tional Capitol. His first business ven
ture was that of a dry goods merchant.
in which he failed, his assets paying but
fifty cents on the dollar Of his liabilities.
In later years he paid off all creditors.
dollar for dollar, with interest. About
1910 he associated himself with the
Riggs in the banking business, in which
they amassed colossal fortunes. 1t was
this firm that ioated the bonds Of the
Government to carry on the Mexican
war. The Corcoran and Riggs families
have for forty years constituted the cream
of Washington society. The younger
branches are still very exclusively and
much sought by distinguished visitors to
the Capitol. Mr.. Corcoran was univer.
sally respected and beloved by all classes
in Washington. Presidents, Senators,
and Diplomats delighted to do him honor
because of his kindly heart and generous
deeds. There is no other Corcoran among
the multitude of contemporaneous mil
lionaires. His memory, therefore, de-
serves to be kept green.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-03-03
cI.Evrr.Axp.s eoop LICK.

President Cleveland is regarded as the
Iuckiest man in the United States. Any
man mast be lucky to reach the Presi-
dency and supervise the destinies Of sixty
millions Of treemen. But Grover Cleve-
land came up so rapidly from compare
tive obscurity that many are inclined to
regard him as = man born TO special good
luck. There is a good deal in it. The
race is not always TO the swift. Favor
able conditions sometimes have the most
to do with showing a public man to the
front, as ~unfsvorable circumstances may
releeate him to the rear. There is IN
thing too in acumen, tact and manage
ment, but not all. A man must be right
and have the sympathies Of the masses
to succeed. There are people who will
vote for Cleveland this Fall who believe
in his lucky star. IL is that not incon-
siderable class who want TO be on the
winning side. II commands q good many
votes, which the Democrats until now,
have had 10 contend against for twenty
years. In making calculations for this
Fall il will be well not to overlook the
contingent that always bets on the top
dog. They will be for Cleveland to q
man. It is a good while until election day,
and q good many things might happen
that would help along the Cleveland
boom. A new baby IN the White House
thirty days before the election would be
worth one hundred thousand votes in the
doubtful States. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve.
land will please take notice. The fate
of a nation may depend upon their exer-
tiona.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-03-03
our GOVERNOR As A RAILROAD
BUILDER.

We see that Governor Stevenson is
down at San Diego, California. engaged
in organizing q railroad company. The
road with which the Governor has iden-
tilted himself lie to run from San Diego
to Elsinore. The Santa Fe already has
q road between the same points. Lake
Elsinore. a beautiful little sheet Of water.
is about midway between Cotton, on the
Southern Pacific, and San Diego. The
Governors road is to be about sixty miles
in length, unless it should extend through
to San Bernsrdino, which is talked Of,
when il would be something over n
hundred miles long. The country through
which Ii passes is excellent in spots and
worthless in others. Governor Steven
son owns an immense tract Of land, val.
ued at something like q million, in the
vicinity Of Lake Elsinore. He made the
purchase long before the great land boom
struck Southern California, and neces-
sarily has magnificent profit at present
prices. The Governors enterprises in
California would seem to indicate that he
contemplated leaving US st the expira-
ton Of his term Of office.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-03-03
pryrprxs rHE EARrH.

A story has appeared in the papers.
both Ess. and West, 10 the effect that
Jay Gould and the RO~thschilds have
lately formed o crust" 10 control the
metal market Of the world. There 10
probably no foundation for the story.
but il seems to show what capitalists are
able 10 do when they conclude 10 pool
their issues. But brains are quite IS re-
quisite as money in getting up q trust"
The main thing is TO form q combination
Of all people engaged in the production
Of the same article, and have them recog.
nize Q common head. which Is called q
trust" The "trust" is then able TO
regulate both production and prices. the
sole objec. being higher prices. But who
speaks for the sixty millions Of consum
ers in this country! Have they no rights
that anybody is bound to respect! II
does not appear so from the general drift
Of things in the East. The scheme Of
trusting" everything is growing i'm.
mensely popular with business men. 1t
destroys all competition, and creates .
sure money-msking machine. If Gould
and the Rothschilds should get their
heads together in q trust" they would
probably not be content with anything
less than parceliDg out the earth between
them. We can see but one result to fol.
low from these latter day combinations,
and that one, Of ultimate disaster to the
country. 1t Is certain to lead up to g
radical change in our Industrial policy.
If the American people are denied com.
petition from within they will have il
from without. The "trust" will be found
. wonderful breeder Of free traders, we
fear
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-03-03
The democratic Convention.

Following is the call for the Democrs-
tic Convention: The National Democratic
Committee having met in the city Of
Washington, on the 22d day of February,
1888, has appointed Tuesday. the 5th
day Of June, next, as the time, and
chosen the city Of st. Louis as the place,
for holding the National Democratic Con-
vention. Each state is entitled TO a rep
resentatlon therein to double the num-.
Der Of its Senators and Representatives
10 the Congress of the United States,
and each Territory and the District Of CO.
lumbia shall have two delegates. ALI
Democratic, conservative citizens Of the
United States. irrespective Of past po.
litical associations and differences, who
can unite with US in the effort for . pure,
economical and constitutional Govern
ment, are cordially invited to join vi in
sending delegates TO the convention.
(Signed): WIN. H. BARSUM,
Chairman National Democratic Commit.
tee. FREDERICK o. PRINCE,
Secretary.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-03-03
o MEN.

All the American States p~erpetuate
the names of distinguished citizens by
naming counties after them. We have
five counties in Nevada that are 90 named
Lincoln, Lander, Nye, Ormsby and
Storey. Lincoln was, of course, named
after the great Abraham of that name.
Lander took its name from Colonel Ian.
der. who surveyed the old Pony Express
route across the plains. Nye was christ
ened in honor Of our first Territorial
Governor. James W. Nye. The old Gray
Eagle was q power in the Nation in his
day. Colonel Ormsby, for whom Ormsby
county was named, was killed in the Pyr-
amid Lake Indian war in 1859. Major
Storey, in honor Of whose memory Storey
county took its title, shared the same
fate. Major Storey had distinguished
himself in the war with Mexico by his
personal bravery and that Of the Texan
soldiers whom he commanded. The nam
ing of these five counties are the only
monuments Nevada has ever erected to
distinguished people. save the naming Of
the great lode after Comstock, who did
not discover it. Most of the pioneers
connected with Nevada's history are des.
tined to 60 down unhonored and unsung.
II is a pity that il is so. To one half Of
the present generation of Nevadans. the
men who blazed the trails Of civilization
in the wilds. are wholly unknown.