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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-17

sB A lady at Tooleys, La, was
very sick with bilious collie when NJ.
Z. Tisler, prominent merchant of
the town gave hera bottle of Cham.
beriain's Colo, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy. lie says she was well
IN forty minutes after the first dose.
For sale by VIM. Il. Greenwell &
Son, Leonardtown, Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-17
THE SUN !
1894.
BALTIMORE, Mn.

FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE.
Honest In Motive Fearless ia Expression.
sound In Principle. Unswerylsg In
Its allegiance TO Right Theories
and Plight Practices.
The Sun publishes all the news all tho
time, but IL does net allow its columns to
be degraded by unclean, immoral or pure-
y sensational matter.
Editorially, The Sun is the consistent and
unchanging champion and defender of non
niar rights and interests against polItieaI
machines and monopolies OF every cbarac.
ter. Independent In all things, extreme IN
none. 'A
lars a year. - -"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-17
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Until further notice for the purpose Of
receiving taxes / viii be at
Jarboesrille, the 1st Monday of each
month.
81. Inig0's, the first Tuesday Of
each month.
Valley Lee, the 1st Saturday of
each month.
sB all who are owing back taxes to
me must settle At once w. w. CECIL.
Collector.
Dec % 92-tf
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-17
RATIFICATION NOTICE.
j. Frank Bohanan ct a.
vs.
Charles NJ. Bohanan ct al.

In the Circuit Court for st. Mary's county.
sitting as Court Of Equity,
No. 1856 N. z.
Ordered this Gath day of April, 1894,
that the sale made and reported by J. Frank
Bohanan, trustee in the above cause.
be ratified and confirmed unless cause
to the contrary be shown ON or before the
Bird Monday in May, 1894, provided a
copy Of this order be published in the St.
Mary's BEACON once a week for three sue.
cessive weeks prior TO the seid 3rd Monday
in May.
The report states that the land sold for
$500.
JAMES j. GREENWELL, Clerk.
True copy-Test:
JAMES j. GREENWELL, Clerk.
April 26-3wt
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
Tragic Death OF Mr.. Cover.

GREENvILLE, Oct. 23.-A telegram
received here today from Capt. o. Z.
Mills of this city, dated at Bravard, N.
c., brought the news that L. G. Cover
of this city was drowned this morning
while bathing in the French Broad
river. Mr.. Cover was 73 years old,
but a man of remarkable vigor Of body
and mind. He owned beautiful place
In the French Broad valley. His home
ran down to the river aud he was pas
sionately devoted 10 swimming. having
often remarked that the water could
never get too cold for him. He went
from here to his summer place last
Monday, accompanied by Capt. Mills.
Probably he left Capt. Mills at the
house and went TO the river for a final
plunge, as he was to have returned
here tomorrow. 1t Is known ne went
alone and the theory is that he was
taken with crsmp. The BODY was re-
covered. A. G. Cover, -" Ut the de-
ceased started from holo over the
mountains this afternoon, carrying
casket and an undertaken. Fhe deceas-
ed was one of the most prominent men
of this city. Greepville Is filled with
monuments of his public spirit and he
probably did more to build and develop
the city than any other one man. He
was native of Maine. but came here
fifty odd years ago.-State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
Exonerates Dr., j o. Byrd.

COLUhblA, .. ", Sept. 20, loSf.
DR.. ]. o. Byrd, Tllnmoasyille, s. g.:
Dear Sir-While I have not received
from you, either directly or Indirectly,
q request that I write you or make any
statement as to the matter Of the pub
lication of the "Bass letter" and your
connection Herewith, I write st this
time to say that do not care to take
any advantage Of the recent verdict
found in my favor by q jury of your
own county. l am free to say that 1
do not admire the plan you adopted to
justify yourself In this after, nor your
indirect connection with the publica.
tion of the letter, but at the same time
my sense of justice prompts me to say
that letters I have received from a
number of parties In your county since
the trial-friends of mine-sstify me
that you were In no way connected
with the letter having been taken from
DR.. Bass's pocket.
The evidence I have at hand shows
very clearly that you received this let.
ter by mail from other parties. take
pleasure, as q fair man, to exonerate
you from any dishonorable connection
with the manner In which the letter
was secured from DR.. Bass's pocket.
You can make any use of this that you
may desire. Very truly yours,
JOHN It. CAPERs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
Death on tho Deep.

SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 25.-rhe steam
or Paris. from New YORK, which arrived
last Light, reports having encountered
terrific weather, with mountainous
seas, which swept over her deck. On
the morning of Oct. "a, at Ito o'clock,
during the height of the storm she
came Into collission,80 miles from Sell
ly Island, with bark or full rigged
ship, the name Of which 1t was impossi
ole to learn. The officers of the Paris
believe the sailing vessel was cut Cum
pletely in two. The Paris stood by for
five hours, until daybreak, with her
boats IN readiness to rescue any of the
crew of the unfortunate vessel that
might be seen, but they saw no trace OF
the ship, The vessel was struck amid
ships and 1t Is thought must have fOun.
dered Immediately, all hands on board
going down with ner. The lookout on
board the Paris believes the sunken
vessl to have been ship Of about
$500 tons. She was not seen until the
Paris was 80 close to her that 1t was Inn
possible to avert collision. The bow
plates of the Paris were slightly In
dented but otherw wise she was not In
jured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
A Living Curiosity.

GRHENvILLE, 8. G., Oct. 25.-M. L..
Gulhck of Tigerville came to tswn yes'
terday, bringing in bis covered mountain
wagon q living curiosity in tho shape Of
q live chicken with its head off. Tho
bird Was q domineckcr cockerel and had
boon caught on Sunday morning to sup.
ply Mr.. Gullick's table at dinner. HIS
head was chopped off with an axe, this
being tho usual method of dispatching
fowls, but instead of fluttering around,
kicking his feet and raising a dust slike
q chicken with bis head off," he began
to stalk about tho yard as if losing this
part of bis anatomy was matter Of
every day occurrence He continued to
manisfest this strange sort Of tenacity to
life and was spared from tho spit in con-
sequence. It was found that he would
take nourishment through his throat
and after being seen by all tho nelghbors
was brought to town. A crowd saw him
on Main street and agreed that it was a
most peculiar sight. He was quite
able to mako queer noises that were
nothing less than grunts. The 2csh
around bis neck had dried up 30 that the
sight was remarkably odd without being
repulsive. Tho chicken can bs ssen at
Browns stable.-News:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
Irby Explst ns,

COLUMBIA, Oct. N.-State Chairman
Irby Of the State executive com mittee
has at last been heard from with regard
to the action Of bis committee In not
having printed and sent out tickets for
voters opposed to the calling of con-
stitutionel convention the discovery of
which political scheme was made about
q week ago. Yesterday morning Senat-
or Irby received the following letter
which explains itself:
Charleston s. O., Oct. %, 1894.
Hon. J. L. NJ Irby, Chairman State
Democratic Executive Committee,
Columbia, S. G.
Dear Sir-The tickets sent US for the
general election, upon being examined
here, I find show none printed for con-
stitutional convention mo"
Kindly inform me at once If such is
an oversight or an Intentional doing by
your instructions, as wish to know 30
that can determine my course of &C..
tion. Yours respectfully,
James M. SeiQnious,
Chairman County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee.
Senator Irby wrote and forwarded
Gne following reply:
Columbia, 8. g., Oct. %, 1894.
Hon. James M. Seignious, Chairman
County Democrrtlc Executive Com
mittee, Charleston, s. G.
Dear Slr-Replying to your lettler of
the 22nd inst, In reference to the fact
that you have no tickets printed "coh-
stitutional convention, no." beg to
say that Mr.. Cslvo, who has charge of
printing the tickets for the Democratic
party of this State acted under my or
ders, and I alone am responsible for the
absence Of tickets against constitu.
tional convention. The State conven-
ton of the Democratic party unani-
mously adopted platform urging the
Democrats of the State to vote for the
calling of constitutional convention,
and thereby committed the party to 1t.
I, as the chairman Of the executive
committee of the party, am only car
rying out the will Of that convention
by providing for Its success In the com.
ing general election. I have no right
to expend the money of the party for
printing tickets other than with the
names of Its candidates and with ICON.
stitutional convention, yes"
This constitutional convention Is bs.
ing opposed by Republicans and Inde-
pendents, enemies Of the Democratic
organization, led by three prominent
daily papers News and Courier,
The State and Greenville News-who
have abundant facities for preparing
and furnishing tickets.
0nr ttckatH were sant ont saveral
days ago and no effort at concealment
has been made Of our position In this
matter. Abundant time has been given
these dailies to print their own tickets.
Very respectfully your obedient ser.
want, u. L. M. Irby,
State Chairman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
A Fatal Fire.

NEW YORK, Oct. ga terrible fire
occurred at an early hour at South Ny
ack destroying the elegant new residence
OF Rev. Ross Taylor, son Of Rev. Will
liam Taylor, bishop Of Africa, and burn
ing to death four of Taylor's children,
and seriously injuring three workmen.
Mrs. Taylor firsG discovered tho fire and
alarmed her husband who Investigated
and found they were surrounded by fire.
The couple was almost blinded by the
smoke, which was growing moro dense
every moment, and they saw at once
tho most they could attempt would be to
got out, and even that seemed impossl.
bic. By hard effort, however, they sue
ceeded in escaping from the building.
Then they saw that their property must
20, and with it their children, whose
escape and rescue were cut of. A Ia.
borer named Michael Mullaley and two
decorators named Edward Slnta and
William Ruth jumped from tho third
story and wore badly Injured. Tho
names of tho children burned to death
were Harriet, Ada, Arthur ans Schultz.
Two other children OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tay.
lor, Stewart and William, escaped BY
jumping from an upper window. MIR.
and Mrs. Taylor, who barely escaped
with their lives, were taken to tho homo
of q nelghbor near by. They are pros
trsted with grief at the terrible misfor.
tune which overlook them. The bodies
of the four children whD lost their lives
wore recovered from the ruins OF tho
burned homo and their remains were re.
moved to an undertaking establishment.
The Taylor residence was built of stone
and had been occupied by the family but
two weeks. The financial loss has moi
vet beep estimated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
A Farmers Trust

To the Thinking Farmers of the South:
For the past two years I have made
''cotton commissions" my business and
daily have I witnessed tho downward
tendency of your product. If you will
think for moment, you will realze
the fact that though you are the pro-
du,ers of this country aud should be the
most independent, yet you are the most
dependent people of America. Why?
Because there are combinations on near'
ly everY article you use. The manufsc :
turera OF tho North combine or every
thlug &c d say what it shall bring, while
you sell Your products for whatever they
are willing to pay you. Why cannot
you protect your cott~ in the same
way?
should like, lift meets your approval,
to organlze q trust Company called the
Southern Farmers Trust Company, for
the purpose of protecting your products
from tho depressing influences of spscu-
lators, spinners and capitalists, and
provids a means BY which you can name
the price for your products, instead of
having the price dictated to you, as ls
now tho case. I feel satisfied this can
be done by forming trust which would
no able to handle mobt of tho cotton you
grow.
L.t the capital stock be $50. 600, 900 to
$l00, 900 900, subscrip.d entirely by the
farmers of tho South and divided into
as many shares as may be necessary
and small enough for every cotton plan
Tor to subscribe. LIT each farmer take
stock to bis utmost capacity and sup
port the trust In every possible way.
In case you receive 10 cents for your
cotton, instead of S cents which you arc
now receiving, you save on crop OF
s, 100000 bales about 5000, ,000, 900, at
least twice as much as tho capital stock
of tho trust company. In case specula'
tors should become frightened even at
tho mention of tho trust and advance
tho price of cottan, 80 much tho better
for you, but very likely they would AZ
tempt at first to bluff you.
thiHk 1t is now time to act. What
benefits the farmer or laborer unques.
tionably benefits all classes. If such
plan should meet your approval, I would
be moro than glad to meet representa-
tive cotton grower from each State or
Alliance, either in Now York or in some
Southern city, to see il something can
not be done to bring about some benefit
to tho South. Something must be done
or your lands will not be worth cultivat.
ing. Very respectfully,
John T. RoddeY,
80 Broadway, New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31

from Leeds, England; Width, 70 inches;
weight, IA ounces per yard; invoice
price, 81 cents net per yard:
Amount of duty Yard Cent.
Mckinley tariff (38 l 2
cents per pound and 40
per cent (.............44 equais lo5
New tariff (40 per cent).1l equals 40
Reduction of duty. .......33
Price difference and saving to con.
sumner:
Mckinley New
Tariff Tariff.
Net cost of goods per yard. ~ ~
Importers and retailers ex
penses and profits. .43 .23
Cost to consumer under the
two tariffs s..............S1.14 81
Price saved to consumer So cents.
Mckinley tariff---
Democratic tariff
Worsted Dress Goods, all wool chal.
lis. imported iHto the port of New
York from Paris, France; width, 30
inches; invoice price, 18 cents net per
yard:
Amount of Duty Yard Cent.
Mckinley tariff az cents
per square yard aHd so
per cent? t)............19 equals l05
New tariff (5O:per cent? 90 equals so
Reduction of duty. 10
Price difference and saving to con.
sumner:
Mckinley New
Tariff. Tariff.
Net cost of goods Per yard. .18 .1s
UuGS S.................. .lo w
Importers and retailers eI-
penses and profits. ts.........2 .23 IL
Cost to consumer under the .
two tariffs. 80 "A
Price saved to consumer, 10 cents.
Mckinley tartff---
Democratic tariff
A glance at the lines beneath the
foregoing tables will show at once how
greatly the duties under the Mckinley
tariff exceed thO5e that will be imposed
nndar the naW tariff law
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31

A glance at the lines beneath the
foregoing tables will show at once how
greatly the duties under the Mckinley
tariff exceed tho5e that will be imposed
under the new tariff law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31

Cost to consumer under the
two tariffs go
Price saved to consumer, 16 cents.
Mok{nlou fprtff
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31

right to frame such organic laws as they
SEQ proper, and then forbid the people to
pass upon what they have done, We
shall! mover endorse such concentration
of power, it matters not what party Is
it's author.
Spartanburg has 10000 voters, but
will only have six delegates IN that
Convention. Now We would be willing
for those delegates to frame Constitu-
ton, but are not willing to trust tho right
and tho liberty OF 10000 people blindlY
to their keeping. If they are afraid to
let the voters pass upon thelr work after
it is done, then We are afraid to trust
them with such despotic power. We
never before heard OF State adopting q
Conetitution without first submitting 1t
to tho people, and our South Carolina
Reformers cannot afford to set such q
dangerous example.
II is argued that this ia necessary lest
the negroes defeat it, as tits desired to
cripple their political power.
But did it ever occur to those reason
ers that while they are disfauchising the
poor and ignorant negro they will also
disfranchise poor aud unlettered white
menp Poverty and ignorance are not
confined to the black race, and Con-
stituLion that will disfranchiss tho
black, will also dspranchse thou
sands of hone,t but poor and uneducated
Anglo Saxon voters. And these poor
white men have just as much right to
their voters as the millionaire or college
graduate, and the Piedmont Headlight
will never advocate or support any pro.
position that threatens to imperil their
suffrage. II We call a CONSTITUTIONS
Convention lot it be required In tho Di.l
that the instrument must be submitted
to the people for ratification or rejection.
That Is right, and right, too, that We
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31

Union Melton, wool ahd cotton mix
ed, imported into the port Of New York
from Bradford, England; width, 81
inches; weight, IA ounces per yard; In
voice price, % cents net per yard:
Amount of Duty Yard Cent.
McKtnley tariff (33 cents per
pound and 40 per cent.) .38 equals 1855
New tariff 40 per cent? 90 equals 40
Reduction of duty. 30
Price difference and saving to consum-
er:
Mckinley New
Tariff Tariff.
Net cost os good per yard. ..23 90
Duty .................... ..38 90
Importers and retailers ex.
penses and profits. s.........37 .19H
Cost to consumer under the
prics Ss saved sSp per yard to consumer, @ ~
cents.
Mckinley tsriff-----
Democratic tariff
Overcosting. wool and cotton mixed,
imported lQCO Gn6 pOrG VI NOW 4Oth
from London, Eoglapd; Width, "a
inches; weight, 30 ounces per yard; In
voice price, 66 cents net per yard:
Per Per
Yard Cent.
Mckinley tariff, (38H
cents per pound and 40
per cent )::.........9sc; equals 14Sh
New tariff, go per cent? 20 equals 40
Reduction of duty y.......72c.
Price difference and saving to con-
sumner:
Mckinley New
Tariff. Tariff.
Net cost of goods per yard .66 .66
DUTY. .98 .26
Importers and retailers ex-
penses and profits. .$l0O so
Cost to consumer under the
two tariffs. ...$2.6 81 AZ
Price saved to consumer, 81. .16.
Mckinley tariff--
Democratic tariff
Carriage Cloth, wool and cotton mix
ed, imported into the port of New Y ork
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31

Reduction of duty. 80
Price difference and saving to con.
gumer:
Mckinley New
Tariff Tariff
Net costs of goods per
yard................Si:S6A Si :S6A Sl'S6N
DuCy ..1.1o .Oo
Importers and retailers e1-
penses and profits. 49,. .I55 1.AH
Cost to consumer under the
two tariffs. "a 90 $3.50
Price saved per yard to consumer 7914
cents.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-01
The Cost of Good Roads Lesseninr.

Data already gathered show that new
roads are already constructing in many
parts of the country, and that increased
knowledge and skill, improved machin-
cry and methods and extended practical
experience are rapidly lessening the cost
of good roads. Civil Engineer Harrison
of Asbury Park, n. j., is authority for
the statement that while two or three
years ago the cost of BODYBUILDING was
$4,000 per mile it was last year So. 500
per mile. Professor j. B. Hunnicut oe
the University of Georgia, i'll response to
an inquiry from the road bureau of the
agricultural department, states that the
cost of good, hard roads recently built
in Georgia, providing for track of stone
and one of earth, was 81 200 mile. Su-
pervisor Chaplin of Canandaigua, N. Y,
in a letter to General Roy Stone, reports
that 10 miles of single track stone
road, with an earth track each side, was
built i'll that town for $500 mile.
Active interest in the movement for
better roads is shown by the railroads
generally. Special reduced rates are Of
fered by many Of the railroads, and n
tabulated statement Of the various con-
cessions in shipment rates by large
number of companies has been prepared.
Exchange.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-01
The Science of RoadmaI,inp.

1t is a happy and hopeful indication
that the prominent engineering schools
of America are giving closer attention
to the study of practical methods of road
making. When we consider the fact
that thousands of engineers i'll European
countries are given constant and lucra-
tive employment i'll the construction and
care of streets and roads. and that Il sim
liar field of engineering work is likely to
be opened in this country within the
near future, it is evidence of good fore
sight on the part of our American col
lcScs that their technical instructors are
giving more emphasis to this branch of
practical ork-Good Roads.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-01

FILLED AND ROLLED MAcApAM.


Is to be 6 inches, it is generally best to
put on two layers, each having thick
ness of about inches at the center and
about 81 inches ut the sides, and in case
two separate layers are to be put on
care should be taken to thoroughly roll
and bind the bottom layer before the sec
ond layer is applied.
If we examine dozen pieces of stone
taken atrandom from heap of road metal
rs it comes from the crusher, we shall
find them to be of most irregular shapes
and generally lacking uniformity in size
1t will be impossible to lay these stone
closely in contact with each other SO as
to exclude voids, or fill the several
spaces between their irregular faces and
angles. No single piece will fit closely
against another throughout their several
edges or surfaces. When dumped into
a loose heap upon the ground, the spaces
between the separate stones make up IL
large aggregate, and no amount Of roll
ing will bring these stones so closely in
contact as to materially reduce these
spaces. If we take IL water tight box
containing exactly two cubic feet and
fill it evenly with broken nucaGam road
metal, we shall find that about one cubic
foot of water can be poured into the
box without OVERLOOKING The top, thus
showing that only about onc-half of the
space contained i'll the box is filled by
the pieces of stone.
To illustrate this fact III another way.
it has been determined that cubic ward
of solid stone weighs about - tons, while
a cubic yard of broken macatlam road
metal made from the same stone will
weigh only about one-half this amount.
or II tons. 1t follows then that in or
der to insure solid roadway and to fiji
this large proportion of voids or inter
stices between the different pieces Of
broken stone, some finer material mast
be introduced into the structure of the
roadway, and this material is usually
called Il binder or by some roadmakers
"fller."
There used to be much contention re-
garding the use of binding material in
the making of a macadam road, but it is
now conceded by nearly all practical and
experienced roadmakers both in Europe
and America that the use of binding
material is essential to the proper con
struction of n good macadam road. 1t
adds to its solidity, insures tightness by
closing all of the spaces between the
loose, irregular stone and binds together
the macadam crust in way that gives
it firmness, elasticity and durability
Good Roads.