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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

SORRY He DIDN'T GET THE Dol
LAg.-Before / end this yarn | think
/ will tell a story. We always used
to tell stories, and sometimes a good
many of them, every night after we
got home from our days shooting.
There is negro man at City Point
so old that nobody knows how old
he is-one of those old knock
kneed negroes about 100 years old,
all twisted up and doubled with
rheumatism, who walks or crawls
about with the assistance of two
canes and is known as Uncle Joe.
One day the old fellow was slow
ly making his way through the vii
lage street, when along came a
white man, a very well-knOwn char
acter in that town, half seas over. ;
He was pretty near 'as full as a
goat and he happened to have his
rifle with him, and q crack shot he
is, whether drunk or sober. As
soon as he saw Uncle Joe seated on
a stump he sang out, Il say, Uncle
Joe, let me put potato on top of
your head and shoot it off. | will
give you so cents if | bust the po-
tato or a dollar if | kill ye.'
The negro looked up and said /:
DO you say, boss, you will give me
so cents if yer bust the potato or a
dollar if yer kill me p
Yes was the reply.
well, den, go ahead, boss, said
the old man.
The potato was placed on top of
the old negro's head, and the white
man staggered off about thirty PAGES
and drew bead. The smoke and
fire shot from the rifle and the po-
tato spun high in the air.
well, I'll be showed y said jim,
Il did do it, or | am a sojer y
He staggered up to Uncle Joe,
fumbled around two or three pock-
cts, fished out a half dollar and
handed it to him.
The old man seemed very much
surprised. 1t was long time since
he had seen so much money. He
looked at it lovingly, bit it, turned
it over, looked up to Jim and said
We'll, boss, Use sorry l did not
git de dollar. Forest and Stream.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

He RECKoNED He WOULD Run.
One of the most interesting char
acters in American history is Gen.
eral Zachary Taylor, Old Rough
and Ready, hero of Buena Vista,
father-in-law of jefferson Davis,
and twelfth President of these
United States. We all recollect
how Daniel Webster sneered at him
before he was nominated as back
woods colonel and refused to let
his friends put him on the ticket
for Vice President with Taylor for
:. the first place, thereby missing his
last, and as the sequel showed, best
chance of becoming President.
Willard Fillmore, of New York,
took the despised second place and
thereby had nearly three years in
the White House. Gen. Sherman
used to tell an amusing little story
of Taylor anent his nomination for
the Presidency. At that time Gen.
Taylor was stationed ut New Or
leans. He was a Kentuckian and
the kentukians were very properly
proud of him. One day shortly
before the convention met at Balti-
more he was approached at New
Orleans by an old Kentucky friend
who said +:
General, we want you to run
for President.
"Who wants me to run ?" asked
Gen. Taylor seriously.
"Why, We do-all your old neigh
bors."
"Why, then, if that's the case, "
replied the old hero, without chang
ing the expression of his face, 81
reckon I'll have to run" detroit
Free Press.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

APHORIsMs.-Who only is good
that others may know it, and that
he may be :he better esteemed when
It's known, who will do well but
upon condition that his virtue may
be known to men, is one from whom
much service is not to be expected.
-Montaigne.
Tale-bearers are just as bad as
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Next to ingratitude the most
painful thing to bear is gratitude.
Henry Ward Beecher.
Nothing is more simple than
greatness indeed, to be simple is
to be great.-Emerson.
Happiness grows at our own fire.
sides, and it not to be picked in
strangers gardens.--Douglass Jer-
rold.
There are no eyes so sharp as the
the eyes of hatred.--George s. Hill
lard.
The only vice that cannot be for
given is hypocrisy. The repent
ance of hypocrite is itself hypo-
crisy.-Hazlitt.
Nothing is so good for an igno.
rant man as silence and if he be
sensible of this he would not be ig-
norant.-Saadi.
Insincerity in mans own heart
must make all his enjoyments, al
that concerns him, unreal so that
his whole life must seem like q
merely dramatic representation
Hawthorne.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17
A SOUTHERN STORY.

1t was while watching a flaming
sunset burn itself out, over a great
deserted cotton field of the far
South, that heard the most re-
markable story of animal intelli-
gence for whose truth can person
ally vouch.
Like the Western rauchmen, the
Florida planters Ground mp" their
cattle at stated intervals to take ac-
count of them. On the eve of one
such Ground up," bets were freely
laid as to the ability of Tige, a ga
nous old yellow dog, hero of much
difficult cattle-driving, SCARED,
reckless, resourceful, to bring sue
cessfully upt to the pen a particular
ly wild and vicious black steer, the
lawlessness of which threatened to
demoralize the whole herd. Ar
rived on the scene of action next
morning, there ensued hopeless
confusion and rout, the steer al
lowing neither man nor dog to come
within whip-touch of him. Tige,
to his supporters amazement and
disgust, kept well on the outskirts
of the scrimmage, warily "sizing
up" the demoniac, flame-eyed, black
monster, whose believing shook
the air. He made, at last, one fall
tering run in the steers direction
the creature sighted him and rushed
for him !; and Herewith, without
more ado, Tige started in mad, ig-
nominious flight, tail between his
legs. the picture of cowardly ter
ror the bull laundering after with
lowered head and wicked horns that
seemed almost to touch the culver
ing yellow TANKS. "Tige turn tail
Tige run - gasped the amazed and
Infatuated boys, who saw their mon
ey melting away amid their COM
rades' jeers. eyes," shouted the
tall, sardOnic old planter, their
father, and Tige's owner, as, with
the herd we'll in hand they galloped
after the vanishing dog and steer:
but before you shoot Tige, notice
where he's running to !" BY all
that was wonderful, straight to the
cattlepen And up to the gate the
steer rushed after him, and through
the gate-and then, where was that
cowardly dog? Like a flash of
over the wall and facing
the pen-gate every hair tense with
readiness for battle eyes like a
flame; mighty voice calling the
men to come and do the one thing
he could not do-close the gate and
hold the prisoner his magnificent |
strategy had brought therel
To do the boys justice. every cent |
their bets brought them went to
buy Tige the most magnificent col
lar on record, the silver plate on |
which bore the date of an exploit |
Homer need not have scorned to
sing. 81 believe to my SOUL" said
one of the boys, "Tige planned it |
all out while we were sneaking
round the edge of the crowd watch
ing things - Lord, no - said |
Tige's owner ''he settled it in his
mind last night while he was listen
ing to us talk bout what a circus
We were going to have a-getting that
steer in ID. L., in Common
wealth.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

House of Representatives of that
country to suppress the CHILEAN le-
CATION at Washington. but that
the government refused to support
the proposal, which was eventually
defeated.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

az A Maine farmer recently
sent a ten cent stamp to a man who
advertised to send for that amount
the way to run farm without be-
ing troubled with potato bugs. The
answer received was as follows :
''Plant fruit trees instead of pota-
toes"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

cB Teacher Tommy, can you
give me a sentence in which but is
a conjunction ? Tommy: See the
goat butt the boy. Butt is a con-
junction, and connects the boy with
the goat.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

sW Grafton-Aw-what's the
mattaw, deah boy? Spwained your
wist ? INSTRUMENTATION. Left
one of me rings off the other day,
We know, and caught cold in me fin
gaw.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17

HOUSE AND LOT, -
Ii Wheelwright and Black & 10
smith Shop, situated about .s.E
halt mile from Leonard fksssss,sxssAa
town, for rent at reasonable terms. Win
rent together or separately. Or will sell
sell the property on reasonable terms. APP
ly
Mrs. ANN JARBOE,
Octp Sling LeenaFdtown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-17
FOR SALE.

A farm of43i-2 acres, 80 arabic and the
balance in timber, situate near Oakley, 7th
district, on Canoe Greek. A new dwelling
in good order. Convenient TO churches,
wharvcs, stores and school. Apply 10
ROBERT +. LONG,
Oakley, ST. Mary's county, or
10. +. MORGAN,
Attorney, Leonardtown, Md
Aug II 1T
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-02

sell lower than ever. The Nc
Kinley bill has no effect upon my
line of goods.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-02
ORDER MIST.

Annie NJ. Ward, by her husband and next
friend, George w. Ward, VS.. George
w. Ward and others.
In the Circuit Court for Garrett County, No.
1876 Equity.
ORDERED. this Doth day of December. In
Othe year 1890. by the Circuit Court for Car
rett County, Nd, sitting in Equity. that the
sale made and reported by John w. Veitch
Trustee, under and by virtue of the modified
decree filed in this cause on the first day of
October, in the year 1890, he ratified and con-
firmed, unless cause to- the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 10th day of Janu-
AIRY next; provided a copy ofthis order be in
serted in some newspaper printed in Oak
land, Md. once in each of three successive
weeks before the said 18th Jay of January
next
The report states the amount OF sale to be
$500.
f. u. TOWER,
Clerk of the Circuit )urt.
True copy-Test:
E. q. TOWER, Clerk. 45-i
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A Present to our Subscribers.

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CThomas & sinceil. Attorneys.)
Order of Publication.
franklin Shank VS.. Julia Shank.

franklin Shank VS.. Julia Shank.
No. 5lS. In t Circuit Court for Garrett
County.
This suit is to procure a deer divorcing
pinculo n,dtrinaOnii the plaintiff from the de-
Iendant.
The bill states that plaintiff was married to
defendant August -, 1882, in Garrett County,
Maryland. That they lived together as hus-
band and wife until september q, 1890. when
the plaintiff abandoned the defendant; that
10 children have been born to them as the
result of this marriage: that the defendantby
reason of her vile. vicious and Incompatible
passion and tcmper.committed gross 2s aults
upon the paintiffand broke upand destroyed
various articles of household use that de-
PENDANT utterly refused to perform thesDrdi-
nary household duties OF q wife, and plaintiff
was compelled to pei form anle himself; that
plaintiff and defendant are totally incapaci-
lated from living toSether as husband and
by the defendant is deliberate and and the
SepaI @ ion final and beyond any reasonable
eXpeci alton of reconciliation; that plaintiff
Is u resident OF the State of Maryland and de-
fendant II non -reSidSnt.
The bill prays for II divorce an | for general
relief and the usual prayer for process.
1t is thereupon ordered by the Court this
10Th day of December. 1870, that the complain
ant cause copy of this order together with
the object and substance OF the bill, to he
published in some newspaper published in
| Oak land, once Il week for four successive
| weeks before the 9th day OF January, 1891 Civ.
| ing notice to the defendant in said bill and
| warming her to appear iii this court in person
or by solicitor on or before the 25th day OF
| January, 1891, to show cause, ii any she has
why o decree should not pass as prayed.
r. q. TOWER,
Clerk Circuit Court.
| True copy--test:
| +. q. TOWER, Clerk. 433
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-02
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Under and by virtue-ofa writ of fier facias
issued out OF the Circuit Court for Garrett
County at the suit of David III. LOar against
Charles A. Combs in No. Judicials 10 Dec.
Term, $3.50, of said Court, and to me, the I'M
dersigned Sheriff, directed. did, on the Both
day OF September, 1890, by actual entry upon
the Iand, levy upon and take in execution all
the right, title. interest and estate OF him, the
said Charles a. Combs, Dit being his life eS-
tate and any other interest which he may
have thefein) the same being all these pieces,
parcels or lots of ground and premises lying
and being in district No. s. in Garrett County
aforesaid, which was conveyed TO VIM.
Combs by Thomas Gilbert and holland Rich
ards and their respective wives, by their deed
bearing date 18th day of March in the year of
our Lordl BIS, and recorded amongst the land
records of Garrett County afore> aid; the said
lots and parcels OF land all BEN. parts ola
tract of land called CHERRY Creek and be-
ing soldiers lots Nos. l5l6,eontaining fifty and
tou r-efghths acres of land more or less, and
included in and embraced by the slid tract
called CHERRY Creek" also the Onc-half part
of Military lot 1871, also embraced in and in
cluded by the said tract called Cherry Creek
and beginning for the outlines Of the One-half
of said lot therein intended to lie conveyed at
the end Of the first line of Military lot 1918, it
being also the original beginning of tho
whole lot, and running thence South 80,
West 30 perches to lot No l520, then North 30
East 80 perchc. to the end of the second line
Of said lot No. 1918, then reversing said line TO
the place ofbeginning of tins piece contain
ing twenty-five acres more or less and also
soldiers lots Nos. 1915. 1918 and 1919, these be-
ing also three more of the originals, and also
a small piece Of vacancy, all now included In
the said iract o! land cdlic CHERRY Creek"
This land is located near the old Northwest
q Pike in District No. of Garrett County,
about seven miles from Oak land. 1t adjonS
"SWan Meadows" the property 0fHen. Is. T..
Kelley. the land of Henry Rilder and others.
II Is desirable property improved by a good
dwelling house and the usual
and has an abundance o. water.
And hereby give notice that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-02
CHAPTER hR6

An Act to repeal sections fortv-two to sixty
one, both inclusive, of article II, of the Code
OF Public Local Laws, title Garrett County"
subtitle, County Treasurer" and to re. Su D.
nit the same with amendments.
SEC. 81. The said treasurer shall. during
the first week in December of each and every
year, give notice to all the delinquent tax
payers of said county, by advertisement in
serted in two newspapers published in said
county, and by handbills posted in five of the
most public places in each election district of
said county and at the court house door,
warning them and each ol them that the pay
ment of all taxes then due and in arrear, will
be enfor' ed by advertisement and sale, unless
the same are paid before The first day of jan
uary then next following.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-02
H U r r A H !
FOR THE

FOR THE
NEW JE W ELE r.
GREEN GROCERY BUSINESS LAID
OUT.-HARD TIMES.
Xmas will soon be here and my
stock will be complete in all its
branches. Presents nicer and lower
han elsewhere.
sell lower than ever. The Me
Kinley bill has no effect upon my
line of goods.
Xmas comes but once year and
everyone should buy present. Go
to F. G. Hyde, there is the place to
get it.
When you buy. buy something
that will be useful. Hyde keeps the
useful goods.
guarantee everything just lis rep
resented. If you want gold and
plated goods. i have them. Ifyou
want brass goods l can go around
town and get all you want.
Come and examine my stock. I
can quote you prices that will make
you open YOUR ewes even if YOU were
blind. ! am no hog. All I want is
a living profit. Some people want
the whole earth and little show case
of.cheap j"wehv besides. Live and
let live" is good motto.
My stock will be in about the 18th
Don't fail to take look at my show.
window. 1t costs YOU nothing here
to Look and not much more on the in
side. defy competition. Come and
see me. Terms absolutely cash.
will close by thanking YOU all for
the honors YOU haye shown me dur
ing manv Christmas that has pass
ed and gone. and with the assurance
that YOU will honor me the same in
manv Christmas vet to come.
/ main. bv wishing one and all
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year, F. q. HYDE,
The Established Je weller,
Oakland. Md.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

Under and by virtue of a writ of fieri facias
issued out of the Circuit Court for Garrett
County at the suit of Franklin Shank, use of
Waring Thomas and Samuel +. Boyer against
William Frederick and Bridget j.. Broderick.
In No. II Judicials, December Term, 1890 of
said court, and to me, the undersigned sheriff
directed, did, on the 9TH day of October, 1890
by actual entry upon the land, levy upon and
take into execution all the right, title, inter-
and Bridget f. Broderi ok, the same being all
those lois, pieces or parcels OF land situate,
lying and being in Garrett County, Nd ad-
and conveyed to the said Bridget f. Broder-
lex by deeds bearing dates respectively May
l. 1883 and duly recorded in Lber w. IL. T.,
corded in Iiber 4. y. T., No. IL, folio 500
among the land records of Garrett County,
Maryland, ana containing sixteen aud two.
third acres OF land. And hereby give notice
that on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-02
n E w J E w K L E r.
GREEN GROCERY BUSINESS LAID
OUT.-HARD TIMES.

Xmas will soon be here and my
stock will be complete in all its
branches. Presents nicer and lower
han elsewhere.
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PUBLIC SALE
vALUA Bpao Pc TY
The undersigned will offer at public sale
On SATURDAY the 18th Day of
JANUAR 1891,

at one o'clock p. M, all his valuable and most
desirable property IN the town OF Grantsville.
Garrett County. Md, consisting of one new
and commodious dwelling house containing
s good sized rooms with fine cellar under
main building. Good stable and five out
one fourth acre aud covered with fine plum
trees and q fioc lot OF grapes. Said property
contains good well ofwater and town spring
within three feet of said buildings. a fine
stand for carrying on the saddler business.
Said property will be sold privately at any
time before said day OF sale.
TERMS OF SALE-Three-fourths OF pur-
chase money to be paid on day of sale. PO-
session of property will be given on the first
day of April. 1891. The balance of money to
made in two equal annual payments, with
security to be approved by the undersigned.
43 HENRY MULLEN BERG.
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FOR. SALE.

have for sale 10 CotSwoOl eve lambs, two
yoke Oxen. well broken. one sorrcl Horse.
years old, bay mares, 6 and l0yPars old, one
Sucking colt one Ilostein bull, 3 years old.
hundred acres lying 4 niles southwest of Oak
land, said land is nearly all under fence.
Orchard, good water. Excellenttitle. Apply
to J. II. SANDERS. 81 If
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-02
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS

OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY TREASURER OF GARRETT COUNTY,
OAKLAND, MD, Dec. /, 1890.
Notice is hereby given to all delinquent
tax payers that If taxes now due and in ar
rear are not paid before January l. 1880 l will
proceed by law to collect the same. For full
Information to all parties interested, Section
30, of Chapter 5G6 ofan act OF the General AS
sembly Of Maryland is herewith submitted:
URIA Ii NJ. STA NTON,
Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-28
THE GAZETTE.
MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2s

CRoroN OIL IN CoPFEE. There is much
excitement al PIair6sd, Oonn., oVar an af-
fair that promises to result fatally to several
residents of the place. Friday night social
dsnce and supper we're given in the public
hall By parties from Central Village and
Moosup, Major w. F. Pickett, the Mooeup
caterer, fnrpiehing the supper. All enjoyed
q coed tune until the supper was nearly
over, when suddenly several young ladies
complained OF feeling siok, and in shorter
time than 1t can be told ail who had partak-
en- of the feast were rolling about in agony
Physicians were quickly called, and for
time it seemed az though twenty-five per,
sons at least would die. DR.. Davis concluded
that quantities of croton oil bad been placed
In the coffee that had been served LOT cup
per. The aupposition Ia that 1t vas put
there to hurt Mr.. Pickett, the caterer. Inls
belief Ia strengthened by the fact that, later,
Mr.. Piokett,s horse wes found to Do cut In
several pleees. Mr.. Pickett drank OF the
ooffse. and at present his condition ie con-
sidered dangerous. Captain Hill. eighty"
Ave wears OF age, and owner OF the nall, is
also dangerously Ill. In several cases there
was violent hemotrhegs of The bowels. Thus
far. nothing has been learned of the ideatlty
OF the mscreant who performed the act, but
oil mauner of threats Of punishment, from
whipping 10 hanging, are msde by the In
dipnant c:s!zsps, snou!d be be found.