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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-09-17

ieus f0hc4 A4N8 <ue IaR0t<
gathered from th1 n hills; fol
being the 1st of |I our pipes
and beer were u 6eh to keep
MS comfortable.
Dick Richard the fellows
name who ted Egad, but
he had sweet voice, and swear il
brings the tears back into my eyes
to think of the story told as in his
quiet, halting way between the puffs
of his long-stemmedpipe, the smoke
curling up in unison from our indi-
vidual bowls as If it kere incense for
the memory Of Jacl Lane, littera-
teur.
"Poor Jack !"
The moment ha began to speak
we shifted our fdt uneasily, and
the smoke got in or eyes.
Jack was goodfeiiow.
Again we puffedhway in silence,
and felt the terrif portent of his
tone. "A good felbw.'
Puff, puff. A Findow ratified,
moved by q lighdbreeze; the Ro-
man servant brought in more beer.
4 viii tel you bout him. We
braced up, the stiry was coming;
and knowing Dick, We knew it
would be good. sJaqk was from
the Blue Grass country and as fine
a looking fellow as you would wish
to see; syes like piecedof sky, and
clear-qt noble features, and yell
low air that wreathA about his
head IN way that drIve the girls
disyActed; fine horfman, mag
nioent shot, crack {hess player,
ggambler, . dn@list, hnd twenty
I've years old when be lied. Not q
bad fellow yop viii unerstand, but
lull of tbeSouthej n loS " adven-
m = 81
,lue-eyed ancestor, Who had I0ved
life and its ups and downs ere he
vas born.
When he was sixteen his aunt
gave him $500.
" You are the only respectable
left,' she said, and sighed
as she thought of her brother, who
had just fled to India to escape the
consequences of his fourteenth duel.
Jack took the money and kissed
the doner gratefully. Then he
went out-the gift in his pocket,
the words in his mind.
so The only decent relative
left; accounts fer my deuced lonely
feeling
His revery was interrupted.
.Just the man / want. I am
looking for you, Lane
ooh, hello, Deane ! What's up?'
I'VE have a scheme on hand; GO
ing to start pool-room and need
more capital; want You to 60 into
it, if You will; your name need not
be connected with it, you know
Jack put his hand in his pocket,
and at the touch of the money the
words of his aunt came tripping
back to him on the wings Of the
devil.
4 viii go into it, he said, and
pulled ont the money. You can
take it. I expect some from play
next week. Never mind to thank
me; it is all right. will be around
tonight.
The Roman servant shook the de-
canters vigorously. The men from
the States were looking too grave to
suit his liking. He poked the fag-
OTIS till each one leaped like Romans
jumping from the walls of the sew
city. The travellers refill
ed their pipes
Night came continued Dick
Richards, sand at the first hour of
dark Jack Lane entered the door
that led him to ruin. The associ-
ated managers had told him he need
not be connected with the affair,
but he came 80 frequently that he
was soon estimated, not as q stock
holder, but . patron.
sOne night the aunt, who had
given him tie money he had in
vested in the scheme, died. Just
before she closed her eyes, she muir
INJURED sJack, Jack, ron were the
only respectalle one left. gave
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-09-17
Saint Marv's Beacon
,os Palusms.
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ford. and the pilgrimage to Gad's Hill,
near by, would find a fitting ending at
the foot of his grave beside the beautI-
full Midway. Now it can never be. He
is one of herd-principally fools.
Last to be swallowed up by West
minister abbey is Robert Browning, de-
spite his own wishes and the eternal
fitness of things. After the burial of
Mrs. Browning i'm the beautiful English
cemetery at Florence, Browning wrote
Il have no kind of concern as to where
the old clothes of myself shall be thrown
yet, if my fortune be such, and my sur
vivOrS be not unduly troubled. should
like them to lie in the place / have re-
tanned there. 1t is no matter, how
ever"
No matter surely. to those who pass
on, what becomes of their worn-Out,
cast-off Clothes" but great matter to
the world of sentiment which makes
life beautiful. The poet expressed him
self still more strongly on this point the
summer before his death, telling his
sister he wished to be buried wherever
he might die; if in England, with his
mother; if in France, with his father
if in Italy, with his wife. He died at
Venice, in that land which long ago he
called 1.-The woman country" and of
which he wrote:
Open my heart and you will see
GTaved inside of it, Italy.
There was every reason then that the
ashes of Robert Browning should
mingle with those of his wife. The sole
excuse is that further interments in the
Florentine cemetery have been pro-
hibited: but Sgr. Crispi would have ap-
pealed to parliament to rescind that
order, and no one doubts but his appeal
would have been granted.
So Robert Browning lies not where
his heart lay, and the poem of his life
remains forever incomplete.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-28

theory, if drunkenness he really dis
cas-; but its practical effect was to
Alleviate the disease by enforcing abSti-
nence FROM liquor during Il more
or less protracted term OF impris-
Onment. The new law removes this
primitive restraint without substituting
benevolent restraint. and leaves the vic
tim absolutely free to destroy himself
and injure society. Ii Legislation is
going to proceed upon the theory that
drunkenness is disease, and therefore
not attended with moral or legal re-
Sponsibility, and is going, therefore, TO
abolish all punitive restraint for ag-
gravated eases. it must provide other
forms of restraint to prevent the drunk
ard from becoming an injury to society.
The drunkard whose intirmity has
progressed to certain stage ought to
be restrained of his liberty to offend
society on one ground or the
other. If he is not a criminal and
cannot be shut uD as punish
mint. he ought to be treated as pa
tient and shut up as cure. Ii the Jail
is to be abolished, the hospital must
take its place. The fault of the Massa-
chussetts probation law is that it pro-
Vides neither. but leaves the drunkard
lying around loose to the disgust, ,Offense
and injury of society. This is lawful
ground for objection and complaint
Society at large, having small time for
sentiment, beng busy about its own
affairs, takes little thought whether
drunkenness be a crime or a disease; :;
but doesn't want the drankard left ly-
ing under its nose. 1t Is all one TO So
eiety whether he go TO prison or to a
hospital, so he go somewhere. For at a
certain stage of development of his in
trinity he becomes mere social carriOn.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-28
MINNEAPOLIS MAIsAE1S.


The session yesterday was mainly to dis
pose OF the wheat ana other grain and seeds
arriYing for sale on track with trading in fU-
lures postponed till Monday and the wheat
pit was practically deserted. The tone of
the market is more or less affected by gent
eral prices at all places which were mainly
adjourned. The May sales ranged near the
closing prices of Thursday with the custom
OF wheat was as follows: No. hard on
rack. SSl2c; No. l northern, December,
S5sSc; January. S61Sc May, ,92Isc: on track,
S712c; No. northern, on track, Sl0S4c.
Flour-Demand good, and prices quoted,
patents in sacks to local dealers. Patents,
S45004.70; bakers. here, 81. 400450: super
fine, S2.1C@2.5O; red dog, sacks, S2.25@3.
Bran and shorts Steady at 0500l1.25 for
bran; shorts, SlO.75@111.25.
Corn Nominal; quoted at 32036c for yel-
low.
Oats-Quoted at 27@29I2c for choice No. 2
white.
Rye-In fair demand; quoted at sO0s1c. Z.
o. b.
Barley-a9@42c. according to sample, new.
Flax = Quoted at 94@95c in Chicago,
bought here less the freight.
Feed-QuOted at S1G@11.50.
Hay-S16D9 80 for upland; timothy nominal
S120l3 for new.
Sales Included-No hard, car, f. O. b.,
soc: No. l northern, As cars, STAG; No. /
northern, 63 cars, SSc; No. 1 northern, 81
cars. S7l2c; No. northern cars S5c: No 9
northern, car S412c; No. northern car,
S3l2c; No. northern. l car S2I2c; No 3
northern. car, 7Sl2c No. 3 northern 3 cars.
75c; No. northern, car, 7712c; No 3 north
ern, cars, 76c; No. 3 northern, cars, 74c;
No. 3 northern, 2 cars, 7Sc; No. northern,
| car. 79l2c; No. northern, 1 car nc {;
rejected. car, 1 ID off, zoe; no grade,
l car, l ID off, 7Sc; no grade. 1 car, 1 ID off,
74c: no grade, 2 cars ID off. 6SI2c; No. 3
barley, car, 40l2c; No. barley, cars, f. o
b.. 40 lbs, 40c; No 3 white oats, 1 car, 20c 4;
No. 3 corn, . cars, o. t., 32l2c; No yellow
corn. 1 car, 35c; No. 3 white oats, 2SI2c; No
> white oats, l car, 2sI2c; No. white oats, 1
car, 29c; No. 3 OATS car, 27I2c: No. white
oats, l car. 27I2c; No. 3 yellow corn, 2
cars, 35I2c; No. 3 corn. 3 cars. 33c; No. rye
l car, f. o. b., 7sc.
GRAIN INSPECTION
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-28
A WONDERFUL PARROT.
He Pressed the Button and the
Household Did the Rest.

He Pressed the Button and the
Household Did the Rest.
A gentleman who has recently re-
turned from Mexico. and who brought
with him parrot which he purchased
in Vera Cruz, has been very much as
tOnished at some tricks which that bird
has learned during the few days he has
been in the house, says the ST. Louis
Obe-DemOcrat. The bird s owner, Col
Howard Johnson. occupies a beautiful
residence IN the suburbs, and JOckO has
from the first shown the liveliest inter
est in all his surroundings. 1t was very
soon found that he could not he allowed
his liberty in Mrs. Johnson's room, as
he at once formed terrible antipathY
to beautiful panther-Skin rug, in
which the head is remarkably lifelike,
and the moment he was released he
would make for the rug and begin bit
ing savagely at its eyes and nose. He
escaped from his cage one day and al
mott demolished the nose Of the rug,
and after that he was chained to his
perch.
1t happened that for several days in
succession the perch stood by the wall,
close beside the electric bell. When
Mrs. Johnson touched the button JOckO
took notes, with his head on one side
and a most inQuiring air, and when the
servant appeared Immediately after
ward JOcko gave faint crOak of aston
Ishment. After witnessing this per-
formance several times it was evi-
dent that Jocko began to see
come connection between the but
ton and the servant. He spent a
great deal of time studying the button,
running his beak softly around it and
apparently cOmmuning with himself,
his mistress watching him meanwhile,
highly amused at his cleverDess. At
last, whether accidentally or otherwise.
JOcko discovered the connection and
pressed the button. The next moment
a servant appeared and the little
schemer Strengthened up and said, with
great gravity: "JOcko'S hungry"
His mistress shouts of laughter and
the servants astonishment did not in
the least discOmpOSe him. He had rung
for what he wanted, and insisted upon
having it. The scheme worked well. to
Jocko's manifest delight. He rang the
bel again before half an hour and re-
marked to the servant who answered
the call: ''Well, you are daisy! JOcko
wants water"
Col. johnson is so delighted with his
birds accomplishment that he invited
some friends to visit it last night.
Jocko was inclined to sulk at first, but
finally frightened up. and was soon
working at the button. When the
servant entered Jocko poised himself on
one foot, swung his body to and fro in
most affected way and exclaimed:
Hello. Tom. is that you? Bring us
another bottle of wine, will yOu?" Col.
Johnson, be 1t understood, is a church
member, and his minister was present,
and the colonel insists that JOckO
caught this trick before he came into
his hands.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-28

trained monkeys. however. picked
up tile weapons and blaZed away
at each other and both fell
dead. In Russian Poland lately a
lady became her own champion by
fighting a duel with 4 man who had
spoken disrespeclfully of her, although
he had previously offered her his hand
and had been refused. Stung by her
rejection. lie persisted in n:aligning her
until she resolved to put stop to it by
fighting him. Gentlemen by the score
offered to hOrSewhip the calumniatOr.
but she declined to permit them. She
sent male friend with chal-
leHge, which was accepted. and
FeVOlvers were named as weapons.
distance twenty five PAGES. The bellig
erents met and exchanged one shot,
and then the matter was settled by the
seconds, although the lady could hardly
be restrained from firing again, but the
calumniatOr apologiZed fully, proved
his gallantry, confessed his wrong and
promised never again to speak slight
ingly of woman, be she ever
so bad. Apropos of this duel, at
a meeting of the league for the
emancipation of women, lately held in
Paris. Nine. d'EstOe maintained that
women should always be prepared to
champion their cause with the pen and
the sword. She advocated that all pub
lie characters, like artists, actresses,
authors and others should be good
swOrdsmen and crack shots, and the
resolution that "every woman shall as
sumo the responsibility for her acts and
that any woman OF the league who here
after allows a man to champion her
cause on the field of honor is
guilty of deed of inferior
ity," unanimously passed. July 10,
1889, near the Avenue st. Germain, at
Puteaux, Mile. Zelle PicOt and Marie
VOisin met with swords and had fierce
encounter, which was terminated by
Mile. PicOt, after being hard pressed,
by falling into well, which gave the
commissary of police an opportunity of
lodging double plaint-one against
the young woman for duelling and an
other against the proprietor of the
ground for not maintaining a guard
around the mouth of the we'll.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-28
SACRED PARSEE FIRE,
Conservation at Bombay of New
Temple of ZOrOastrian Worship.

Conservation at Bombay of New
Temple of ZOrOastrian Worship.
The Bombay papers contain accounts
of the conservation there recently of a
new temple erected for the reinstate-
ment of the sacred Adaran fire. The
fire was installed in 1888 by ManOckjee
Nowrojee Shett. The old building
showing signs of decay it was replaced
by new one at cost Of about lac of
rupees by JaibhOy ArdeSeer, the eighth
lineal descendant of the founder. 1t is
built in the ancient Persian style of
architecture. A flame before it falls into
one of the Il rec recognized classes of
Parsee sacred fires in India, and has TO
undergo certain ceremOnials correspond
ing to the dignity of the order TO which
it is destined to belong. Thus, only a
thrtieth part roughly of the eXpendi-
ture and religious recitation would be
required to cOnsecrate q Dadgan fire
than when Beheran fire is intended to
be installed. The most ancient fire
at present in India is at the secluded
village of Oodwanda, near Bulsar.
and the Parsees make it point to repair
to the Beneran fire there in large num-
bers during the months which are spe
cially allotted to the presiding genius of
fire. 1t was cOnSecrated about twelve
centuries ago by the ancestors of the
present Parsees in cOmmemOratiOn of
the voyage they made i'll their emigra-
ton from Persia to India. The priests
vowed to institute the fire in
the event of their ships landing
them in safety on Indian soil. The fire
is fed, at five stated times during
each twenty-four hours, with sandal
wood, benzine. and quantities of other
OdOrOus materials, as well as with very
dry, fuel. This, however, cannot be
done without previous compliance with
certain religious formulas. Next in rank
to the Beheran fire is the Adaran, the
one reinstated recently in Bombay. 1t is
placed in a large silver censer. estimated
to have cost about 1000 rupees. The
hall in which it is placed could
n be entered except by the officiating
priest or his immediate assistant. While
the building was under construction the
Adaran fire was removed to a place set
apart for the purpose and for the use of
the priests in charge. All the arrange
ments for the removal and reinstate
ment to the new temple were made
under the direction of the heredi-
tary priest officiating in the
temple. After the ceremony was
over one of the priests real,
on behalf of the priestly community
making use of the fire temple, All adj
dress of cOngratulation to Jalbhoy Arde-
seer, and presented him with a flower
vase as memento of the occasion. The
majority of the Parsees then adjourned
to partake OF the "chaSnee," which
meant the tasting of sacred wine, fruit,
milk, and such Olher edibles over which
prayers had been recited. The build
ing was illuminated at night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-28
RAILWAYS.

other Grains-Corn-No. winter. 3 cars;
No. 3, 60 cars; No corn, cars. OatS-No.
2 5cars; No. 5, 81 cars. Rye-No. 2, Gears;
NO. 3, l car. Barley-NO. 8, : cars; No. !,
cars. Flax-No. 1, 9 cars; rejected. car.
Cars Inspected Out-NO. l hard, cars;
No. 1 northern, 81 cars; No. 2, cars No. 3,
IS cars; rejected 9 cars; no grade, II cars:
Corn-No. ), SIS cars. Oats-No. =, Z cars;
No. 3, 6 cars. Rve-No. ., 1 car. Barley
No. 3 car; no grade, car Flax-No. l, Is
cars.
Flour Shipments-Chi Milwaukee &
ST. Paul, 1858 bbls; Omaha. 5.697 bbls; Wis
consin Central TO- 100 bbls; Northern Pacific,
100 bbls; Kansas City. 1,0S3 bbls; Chicago,
Burlington d Northern, 1000 bbls; 500 line,
6.225 bbls.
Wheat Receipts by Car Lots-Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul, S8; Omaha 106; St Louis.
81; Minneapolis & Manitoba, 332; Northern
Pacific 10; 500 line. A.
Wheat Movement-Minne6polis receipts,
459,70O bu: shipments, 6S,520 bu.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, 700 Du; corn. 49, PIP
bu: oats 5000 bu; barley, 1900 bu: rye,
1, ,1SO bu; fax, 10.SS0 bu; flour, 555 Dbs: mill
stuffs % tons; hay, 1874 tons; fruit, 10000 lbs:
barrel stock, ii cars; machinery, 900 lbs;
coal, 1,525 tons; wood. 166 cords; brick, 2S 900 ;
cement 100 bbls: live stock 5 cars; dressed
meats. 10000 lbs; hides, 90, 800 lbs sundries
6 cars; car lots. !, 1888.
Shipments-Wheat,6 6s. $50 bu: corn, 26. $50
bu; barley. 2,760 bu; fax, 2,070 bu; flour.
%, 740 bbls: millstuffs, SIS tons; hay, q tons
merchandise. 1875. 40 lbs; lumber, 40 cars;
barrel stock. cars; machinery, 20 900 lbs :
live stock, car; hides, $4,000 lbs; wool,
1O,C0O lbs; sundries, Q cars; car lots. 639.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-28
Recent Famous Encounters
That Are Both Ridiculous
and Tragic.
General Belief That Prince
Rudolph Was Killed by
Count Clam Gallas.
Stories OF Monkeys That Shot
Much Better Than Their
Masters.
Desperate Duel Between Two
Girls About Eighteen
Years Of Age.

Perhaps the most mysteri Gus as well
as sensational duel of 1889 was the kill
ing of the Crown Prince Rudolph OF
Austria by Count Franz Clam Gallas
OIL the lst day of January. The duel was
fought with pistols in little piece of
woods near Baden, at about 4 o'clock
in the morning, says the Albany Jour-
nal, and the crown prince was mortally
wounded at the first fire. His seconds
were two brothers-in-law of his antag
onist, Count HOyeS and Prince Co
burg, who declared that Clam Gallas
was wholly in the wrong in
the entertainment of long range
suspicious regarding their sister,
while the count was attended by Prince
Ferdinand KiaSkY and Prince HeintZ.
The dying man was at once taken to
Castle Meyerling, short distance Oft,
where he expired before l o'clock. A
dozen romantic stories have been con-
cocted concerning the taking OF OF
Rudolph, in which assassination, sui
eide or double suicide (of the crown
prince and Countess Clam Gallas) have
been worked up into heroic chapters.
All of the latter are untrue, howe yer.
That the Countess Clam GallaS took her
own life after she had been advised of
the death of the crown prince is gener-
ally believed throughout Austria.
A ferOciOus duel was fought with
swords at Piedad, near the City of Mex
Eco, Aug. 4, 1891, by Col. Francisco Ne
voa and Manuel BlancO, of the army.
The former had Gen. Flores and Col.
Rodrigo ValdeS for seconds, and Blanco
was attended by Don Francisco Romero,
officer, and Don Antonio VOvar, dep
uty and the author of the Mexican duel
ing code. The meeting took place early
in the morning, and, although President
DiaZ attempted to check it, there
were ten rounds or assaults. Blanco
was desperately wounded in the
wrist. arm and throat, and at last was
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-28
BURIED AMONG FOOLS.
Kate Field Says That Brownin;
Should Not Lie in Westminster

Kate Field Says That Browning
Should Not Lie in Westminster.
1t seems to ME thousand pities that
Robert Browning is buried in West
minister abbey, writes Kate Field. 1t
sounds well TO read that he lies i'll the
Poets corner, but Sir Godfrey Kneller
was right when he exclaimed: "By
heaven, will not be buried in West
minister. They do bury fools there -
Investigation shows that the fools are
vastly in the majority. and that genius
is tucked away in gloomy nook.
Why the wishes of great men are not
carried out by their families always
strikes me as strange, 10 say the least.
There's Dickens, for example. who was
slowed away beneath the abbey floor
Notwithstanding that thirty years be-
fore his death he looked down upon the
burial ground of Rochester cathedral
from the top of the castle and said: {:
"'Chere, my boy, / mean to go into death
and ashes" There the peoples novel
ist should have been buried for the rea-
son that Rochester means Dickens.
There he received portion of
his limited education; there he sat
in by-placeS, near the grand old castle,
with head full of Partridge, Strap,
Tom Pipes and SanchO PanZa; there he
first heard of Yorkshire schools, and
there he brought his first and his last
hero. the Alpha and Omega of his au-
thorship. Were Dickens buried at
Rochester he would be to the old cath
edral town what Shakespeare Is to STRAIT