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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07
venarni,Is Trees.

A very interesting work is in course
Of publication by NJ. Gadean do Ker-
vile on the ancient trees OF Normandy.
The most remarkable trees yet described
are two yews % La Hayo dc Routot. in
the department Of Cure. They are, re-
spectively, about 3i and 81 feet in cir
conference at the base Of the trunks
and about 575k and AL feet high Their
aRes are estimated by the author to be-
not less than 900 years A chapel has
been constructed IN tho hollow trunk Of
one Of these trees about 10 feet high and
651 feet deep. Popular Science Monthly.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07


How He RoDE. The character
of the old Illinois courts, in which
Abraham Lincoln praoticcd, was
very primitive. Ii one case 0 i've
cry stable horse had died soon after
being returned, aud The person who
had hired Il was sued Tor damages.
The question turned largely upon
the reputation 81 the defendant aa
q hard rider A witness was called
"a long, lank westerner.
sTiNw does Mr.. so.and-ao usnaI-
ii ride NJ asked The lawyer.
Without d CLEAN 81 intelligence
the witness replied
Astraddle, sir.
"No, no, said the lawyer |
mean. docs he usually walk Or trot
Of gallop ri
sWaal, said TIE witness, ap-
paren.ly searching the depths Of
his memory for facts, swhen he
rides . walking hor he walks,
when be rides trotting horse he
trois and when hc rides d galloping
horse be gallops. when
The lawyer was angry
u want 10 know what gait the
defendant usually takes--.fast or
slow.
"Maal, aid the witness, @when
bis company rides last lie rides fast.
and when his company rides alow
he rides slow
u SAINT 10 know. sir" the law
YER said very much exasperated
and very stern, now, how Mr. So
and-so rides when he IL alone 2"
"Waal, said the witness, more
slowly and meditatigely than ever
WHEN hc was alone want along
and | don't know.
The laugh al the qnestioner end
ed tho cross examination.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07
Nor For PRIET. All author


Nor For PRINT. All author
has a perfect right to look around
him as be goes and comes in his
daily life for material for bis work,
and portray the incidents and char
acters he may meet Thisia not
only permissible, but constitutes his
tools Of trade But there are times
and circumstances when tho author
is not received a. antllpr, but as
guest Or friend, and II II shen that
he Is placed upon his honor One
81 the most disagrecable things
which jar most upon conscien-
tious writer is the reminder after
be has boon told d certain thing.
"ttf coufse. this ii not ior print.
Yet this caution has been born Of
the indiscrotions Of inexperienced
writers who seem incapable Of judg-
ing between what is told them for
their use and that given 10 conf
dcnco. There ii nothing which
lowers journalism so much 10 tho
estimation d people Of taste, and
rightly 50, as M abuse Of confidence
on the part Of writer IN whose
keeping they believe i statement 10
to be safe. D. ~ Boz, II Wtekly
Journalist.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07


Az IscoRnioIBLE PARROT An
old maiden lady who strongly obs
joeted 70 followers had "A 4 COM
panion a gray parrot With won
derful faculty for picking up sem
tences. One day the old lady had
cause to severely reprimand one Of
her maids for d breach 81 the "fol-
lower ordinance. This 50 irritat-
ed the.girl that as windnp to the
recital Of her wrongs, in the hear
ing Of her fellow seryants and Polly.
who happened 70 be with them, She
exclaimed passionately ~ wish
the old lady was dead. The par
rot lost no time in showing off it's
newly acquired knowledge when
next taken into the drawing-room,
TO the alarm Of It's elderly mistress,
who superatitiously thought II was
a warning from another world.
She at once consulted the vicar,
who kindly volunteered to allow his
own parrot, which could almost
preach D short sermon, sing psalms,
ETC., to be kept short time with
the impious one in order to correct
it's Language. To this end they
were kept together ii q small room
for few days, when the lady paid
them a visit ii company with her
spiritual adviser 10 their intense
horror, Immediately the door was
opened, the lady's parrot saluted
them With the ominous phrase, q
wish tho old lady was dead N the
vicar bird responding, with all the
solemnity Of q parish clerk fgrhe
Lord hear our prayer From the
Feathered World.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07

There are at present in China only
i,022 citizens Of the United States, near
~ half Of them women. OF this NUM-
Der 400 reside at Shanghai, 1856 at Tien
Tsin and 70 at Canton. Nearly one-half,
800 In all, are missionaries. 2S are in tho
diplomatic and consular service, Q are
mining engineers, 23 are in mercantile
occupations, 28 are in the Chinese GUS
toms service, 10 are seafaring men, I are
ministers, are machinists, 2 are pro-
lessons and SAB are sunclassifed. r.
Washington Star.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07

a bird, the body Of which was about
the sise Of that Of quail, whose pIu-
mage was Of "chAngeable black" -chang.
ing from black to green and blue and
purple; whose beak was an inch In
length, pointed with yellow and based ia
scarlet, and over which was bony disk
Of blue; whose tail was tho length Of
that Of the mocking bird, and whose
legs were long and slender like those Of
the snipe altogether strange bird for
this section 81 country, was given Pros
ecnting Attorney Elliott by Frank
Baker, Of Concord Settlement, Satur.
day. II was alive and 'schippern when
Elliott got It, but after il was placed IN
cage that night it beat itself almost to
death against its prison bars, and on
Sunday II died. Il was probably q
species Of the rail. Charleston Demo-
3crat,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07
wa shs Yrr. nIa Ne. Iaaseh.

Since he visited the last poultry show
in New York, Andrew Mesedith. Of
Cornwali-0n-the-H Hudson, has been inn
pressed with tho idea that his hens have
been wasting their time ia Matching out
ordinary farmyard eggs. He wanted 20
improve his breed Of fowl; so about
month ago he purchased setting Of
Langahans for four dollars from Buff
falo dealer, aud placed them under an
told reliable Plymouth Rock hen. He
yet her in room over his barn and al
lowed nobody 70 disturb her After the
hen had sat for nearly month with the
dogged perseverance Of her kind, with
out any results, Mr.. Meredith began 10
entertain dark suspicious about the pro-
bity on tho Buffalo man, and yesterday
No lifted then hen from her nest to CT
anime tho eggs.
He was shocked TO find large black
snake cooled among a lot Of broken shells.
The reptile was half torpid. II had
eaten all the eggs, and the hen had sat
upon 1t. probably, for at least fort
night, and kept 1t warm and comfort
able while 1t digested Ice food. After
Mr.. Meredith had killed 1t she wanted
tosit on Its dead body.Exchange-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07

sThe best paying church know Of is
probably little country church IN
Washington county, Pa, said A. L.
Rutlsdge. Of Pittsburg. ITS Presby-
terrain church and Is near Mcdonald.
Two years ago Mcdonald was milk
station. Passing BY there On train all
one could SEQ were few hundred milk
cans ON the station platform and tho 1T
tie church on the hillside. with its little
parsonage alongside. Well, oil and coal
and natural gas were discovered around
Mcdonald, and today theye Is an ideal
oil town there, with miners camps scat
tered about.
s'productive2 Why, oil wells were
struck that flowed 20. 900 barrels day.
There was no tankage big enough to
hold the supply and the oil was allowed
to run down the hillside and into the
streams, Outsiders banked up the creeks
and scooped enough oil out Of the dams
they made to net them 800 day, ear
ryfng the oil away by tho bucketful.
Natural gas9 Why. the pressure was so
strong that the greatest difficulty was
experienced in boring the oil wells. The
gas formed cushion that It was abso-
lutely impossible insome Cases To drive
She augcrs through
s'Derricks we're put up all about the
little church. The pastor did not enjoy
any increase Of salary and the church
income did not grow until some Of the
enterprising elders conceived a brilliant
idea and carried it ont They bored for
oil ON the church lot and they struck
it--struck 1t rich. At first the oil pour
cd out at the rate Of 1000 barrels dry.
The society grew rich, Of course, and
the income is still flowing in smooth as
oil. and the little church on the hillside
Is one Of the wealthiest religious organi-
cations In tho state Chicago Tribune.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07

A series Of prints at the Vienna Mu-
steal exhibition illustrates the history
Of theatars in Hungary, which dates
back to very remote times. In the &C.
counte Of 200 years ago IL is mentioned
that an English troop Of actors played
English dramas In Hungary ct the court
Of francis Rakoczy whom he resided
with great pomp and splondor in Tran-
sylvania. The actors had come all the
way from England In carts and car
riages, carrying all their property with
them. London News. s.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07

- 1t& HtA@Ao N""4oaa"eN - ntANs
Walter Fewsll witnessed novel fight
between a gopher snake and d kingbird.
The contest was fought 70 finish Ia the
road near the creamery. The snake was
a large one and capable Of swallowing
his feathered opponent with ease, but
the bird was too active for him and
came out winner. The bird would
hover over the snake but foot on two
above its head. and would strike it On the
head from time to time, the snake al
the while trying to seize the bird, but
unable to do SO on account Of its
rapid movements. After some twenty
minutes his snakeship gave up The fight
in disgust and hurried away to avoid
the thrnsts Of his tormentor. visaiia
Times
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07
Al RnsaInn nnnh.

There is now playing in Paris Rus
sian horn band, each horn being cap.
able Of producing single note only. So
perfect Is the training that the band
produces the effect " one equipped with
ordinary instruments, and oven running
scales with the rapidity and precision Of
a violin. Philadelphia Ledger.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07

Edward II. BROWN, q member OF the
Salem (Mass.) COMMON council, has in
vented method 81 operating electric
street railways which does away with
the present unsightly and dangerous
poles and overhead wires, all wires be-
ing securely buried underground. New
York Telegram.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07


On recent Sunday afternoon curl
oua phenomenon was witnessed by those
persons who were walking IN Kensing-
ton Gardens. A rough, grating sound
suddenly filed the air. II appeared to
come from the north side Of the park,
and thoeo who looked Ia that direction
IN order to discover its cause saw a.
immense column, dozen feet or moro
In diameter aud nearly a hundred feet
In height, rapidly approaching them.
II was genuine whirlwind on q small
scale Tho column appeared to consist
Of sand, gravel. dust, leaves Of trees and
twigs OF wood, and II approached with
centrifugal motion. AS II swept on
ward II was seen to be quite Opaque,
any object which Il passed being hidden
from vsew.
An unfortunate lady who was in the
nzced. Sss.lI Ia KReueis.gt ton gardens sud-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-07

short distance from her lost sight OF her
for . moment, and then she became vis-
sblo again, but II was seen that her dress
was flying wildly in the air, and that
she herself was positively revolving Just
as tho column itself had done. Fortu-
nately no damage was done. - London
Tfd-Bite.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-08
FOR BETTER ROADS.

The agitation for better roads goes en-
couragingly on in various parts of the
country An interesting and apparently
practical plan to make better roads in the
Pawtucket valley in Rhode leland is pro
posed by Richard g. Howlsnd. He would
incorporate the populous manufacturing
portions of the valley in a highway dig
trict under the control of commission
chosen from the four towns included in
the district, viz: Warwick, Cranstop,
Coventry and Scituste. He would have
the commission composed of five members
two from Warwick, on account of its
having to bear a much larger share of the
burdens of the district than either of the
other towns, and one each from Cranston,
Coventry and Scituate. As district he
would give it only authority to construct
and care for the highways, but it would
be allowed to expend all money raised
within its limits for highway purposes
under the present system of taxation, and
have authority to levy taxes on the prop
erty within the district for the construc-
ton and maintenance of the highways
only. Under the plan proposed the pres
ent town boundaries would remain un-
disturbed. The portions of the several
towns not included in the highway district
would continue, as at present, to expend
their spportionment of the highway ap-
preparations under the method now pur-
sued. Mr.. Rowland favors letting
out all work on the highways under his
plan to contractors, it being much more
economical in his opinion than to pur-
chase several thousands of dollars worth
of road machinery, which would neces-
sarily lie idle great part of the time. AS
the work on the highways within the dis
trict would be confined principally to that
part of the valley lying parallel with the
two railroads, it is easily possible to buy
crushed stone and have it delivered by
rail at convenient points.
One feature of this plan which will
recommend it to the average citizen is the
possibility of having the highways placed
in charge of body which, from the
nature of its composition, would be fret
from the influences of town politics, ant
on which each of the towns, in order X
guard its own interests, would be forcet
to appoint its ablest citizens on the com
| mission
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-08
An Address at vassar College In the
Interest of tho indians.

NhttEtht ol
Bishop Hare, of South Dakota, in re-
cent address to the students of Vsssar col
lege, compared the Indian to the poor man
of the Bible, whose one possession, his lit
tie eve lamb, (which he had bought and
nourished," was ruthlessly taken from him
by the rich man who chad exceeding many
hocks and herds" But the rich man
"spsred to take of his own flock and of
his own herd, but took the poor mans
lamb and dressed 1t for the man that was
come unto him." The king commanded
that the rich man restore the lamb four
fold.
The white man, Bishop Hare said, had
taken the Indians little eve lamb. He
had taken his social organization, his land
and his religion. The Indian was truly q
philosopher, and said that when his peo-
pie looked at the earth and sky they knew
there must be "something sacred which
made things grow"
The red man had been proud and high
spirited, with a certain noble freedom and
Independence; the white man came, and
by the forces of civilization made every.
thing that he excelled in, riding, hunting,
shooting, etc., useless. The latter felt his
inferiority, and ths "bubble of his self
respect collapsed"
But no four fold restoration was made
the Indian. he still bears the burden ot
the great injustice.
The bishop spoke strongly against Iudi
an reservations, emphasizing the principle
thst 1t Is not we'll for one class of people
to live by themselves, especially when &C
| ignorant as the Indians. The rule that 6
white man should not go on an Indian re-
| servatiop kept off respectable whites, bu'
disreputsble whites did not mind the law
The Indian must have land allotted him In
| seyeralty and be treated as an individual
Bishop Hare further said that he had
been asked by some If 1t were true that
Indians, after being educated, returned
again to their savage life. he replied thai
In his class at college were six young mer
of good family. Three became scape
graces, one philanthropist, one q distir
guished lawyer, and the other was hin.
self For the first three education was 9
failure, for the others a success. And tn.
same is true of the Indians. They are a
receptive to good as to bad influences
| Only few ehort years of missionary worl
among them here resulted In over eighteen
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-08

tie son-This isn't spellin lesson. Its q

tie son-This isn't spellin' lesson. Its q
composition News.
Jefferson-What q noise De Noodles
shoes make when he walks. Snarleigh-
Yes, but his shoes are not nearly 30 loud
as his clothes.-Rsymond's Monthly.
NJ. Zola insists that he Is not revolution
ary. What he wants Is 'reforms without
violence" That is about the boys idea of
parental Observation-Disclosures Re
publican.
"Do you believe in the saying that when
ever there Is trouble you must seek the
womang" ST should say 80. We have had
nine new servant girls in the last two
months. ."-Wsshington Star.
At Village School.-Teacher-
NOW 1 shall relate to you the story of the
egg of Columbus. Every boy must bring
an egg with him to school. If he can't get
au egg little butter will do as we'll
Folkstidende.
"And this La the founder of our house.
He fought under William the Conqueror."
"I suppose you are very proud of himl"
"Well, hardly. You see, he is the only
one of our house since its foundation
without ancestors. Life.
Mrs. Parke Slope-That new family
across the way played mean trick on me
to-day.
Mr.. Parke Slope-Howi
Mrs. Parke Slope-They moved in while
was down town shopping.-Brooklyn
Eagle. -
$50 friend Bushler was on top of Mont
Blancp "Not at ALL" But he said so."
'True. Two months ago when he return
ed from Switzerland he said he had been
at the foot of Mont Blanc. Since then he
has gradually lied himself to the top."-
Fliegende Blatter.
The father-"Why don't you go to work
and make place for yourself in the world!
You are not known in the business COM
munity except as the idle son of a success
full banker" The son-And you are not
known in society except as the father of
the champion leader of the german. "
Life.
Count de Crsye (after they have been
endeavoring to hold a conversation in
Frenc h)-Shall We not spik in zs English
now for timea The Travelled Girl-Oh,
no; do 80 dearly love to talk in your own
tongue, Count. Count de Crsye-Mais;
zen can we not have 70 service of an inter
preteri-Chicago News Record.
Despondent patient-The medicines
don't seem to have done me much good,
doctor.
Family physician (making out a large
sized bill)-Its a very stubborn disease,
madam-very stubborn. Takes time. My
wife has been constant sufferer from the
same trouble, madam, for nine years.
Chicago Tribune.
Watts-It is a wonder to me that no one
has come forward with the claim that the
Chinese were the inventors of the pneu-
matte tire. They have been credited with
almost everything else. Potts-Well, the
pneumatic tyer was an invention of the
Greeks. Don't you remember Eolus, who
bound the winds in bag for Ulyssesl-In-
dianapolis Journal.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-08
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Condemned as Nihilist: A Story of
Escape from Siberia" by G. A. Henty.
Illustrated by Walter Paget. Mr.. George
Henty is the boys own author, and this,
the thirty eighth story he has written for
their delight, is as full of life and adven-
ture as any of the series. The story is of
an English lad who goes to st. Petersburg
to learn the details of the Russian branch
of his father's business. He is suspected
of Nihilism and sent with convicts to Si-
IBERIA. He escapes from prison, and after
numerous exciting adventures, and several
years of wandering, safely reaches his
home In London. A book that will en-
gross the attention of any live boy. Pub
lished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New
York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
"The Hoosier Schoolmaster," by Ed
ward Eggleston. New and revised edition.
The library edition is issued in commemo-
ration of the publication and sale of one
hundred thousand copies of this fascina-
ting work, which has enjoyed an undimin-
ished popularity from the moment of Its
publication, and has had the honor of
many foreign editions in various languages.
1t has been rendered into French, German,
Danish and Russian. In England an edi-
Immediately after its frat appearance here.
The questions of its merit have been set
tied by the public at home and abroad.
The time has come when we may ask our
selves whether this is not one of the few
books destined to rank as classics. VIII
Bud Means, Squire Hawkins, Shoeky and
the bull dog live in literature to delight
our grandchildren The state of society
here described has already passed into his
tory. The days when public opinion re-
gsrding education was represented by Mr.
Peter Jones' dictum: "No nckin', no
larnin'," have gone forever. Spelling
schools of the old sort and hard shells,
and bands of robbers in rustic districts
were all real enough forty or fifty years
ago. But in the future he who would
learn of these things, and see the pathos
and the fun of them, will find 1t hardly
anywhere else than in this swift-moving
story of life that was full of fire and sc
ton. Mr. Eggleston has written an ex-
tended preface to the present edition, Civ
ing many curious facts regarding the orr
gin and history of this novel from its first
conception to the present time. The edi-
ton Ia handsomely printed and bound.
Published by the Orange Judd Co., New
York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
"All Around the Year 1898" Entirely
new design in colors by ]. Pauline Sumter.
A very dainty bit of work is this new cal
endar. The designs are pretty and deli
cately colored, the little figures very quaint
and picturesque-a love story very charm
ingly told in pictures, one chapter to each
month. The calendar is printed on hesvy
cardboard, gilt edged, with chain, tassels
and ring, and is of convenient size. Lse
& Shepard, Boston. For sale by E. P.
Judd.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-08
Of all the belts ever see, this seems the

smartest belt to me. To leave poetry, this
is the belt, and it will make an Empire
gown out of Mother Hubbard. One of
the pretty Mother Hubpards, you know,
that haven't yoke, but that fall from the
neck-band. This belt is neck band. Down
the front from the neck band runs piece
twice as wide. Just at the beginning Of
the breast line this belt divides in two,
one part of it going to the right, the other
going to the left. The two parts 60 around
the body aud meet in the back, making,
you see, the required short-waisted effect.
The neck band fastens in the back, too.
So you go into 8 sort of harness, and you
can see it will make whole dress out of
any princess gown that falls straight and
full from the neck. A little ingenuity,
and you get low neck If you want It.
That Is it. Just little ingenuity and a
belt or something like that, and you can
do most anything these days.
FLORETTE
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-08
FASHION NOTES.
Two at Home.

One of the figures in the sketch here
with wears a dress of woolen material,
with a wavy stripe of moss green silk,
trimmed with shaded green fringe; yoke
and cuffs of Russian gallons, and black
silk ribbon. The young girl is clad in q
dress of otter, colored cloth trimmed with
rowe of jet, collar band, etc., of Russian
gallons in shades of otter aud gold. She
is belted at the waist.
OF all the bslts ever see this seems the
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-08

hundred Indians becoming regular mem
bers of the church. Among these ara
fourteen native ministers and many teach
ers.
The bishop spoke earnestly, In closing,
of our great responsibility in making re.
titution to the Indian. We, who are 30
many centuries ahead of him in civiIiza-
ton, should use our utmost influence to
keep him in pace with us.