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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

CoLT TRAINING. The training
OF colts should begin when they are
quite young, when thew are easier
handled and submit more readily
than when left until older. keep
small halters which put ca them
when they are from one to two
years old. and begin by leading
them about; or il working the mare
| tie them beside her and it is very
seldom that they fail to go along
without any trouble from the first.
There lie no trouble about their get
tii.g behind and running back
when meeting other teams. A colt
broken to the halter when young
never forgets it, and is half broken
to work. After it becomes accus-
toned to the halter q bit can be
tied to the halter and the colt will
soon become bridlewise before it is
old enough 20 work. THIS wlll save
trouble for both man aud beast.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

Some letters from the fair sex caused
Sir Walter scott nc least as much amuse-
ment as annoyance. In bis earlier years
"a mad woman from about Alnwick, I"
by dint of letters and plans. first ex-
tracted from him grinea for a charity,
then sent him the manuscripts Of n curl.
Gus novel, which he was to publish in
his own name, and of which he was to
take half the profits. Finally. ON his de-
elining the partnership, she suggested he
should take shares i'm a medicine for
babies, her own inven con. Dread os
participation in "such q Herdlike
Affair." drove Scott to decline the honor
Of future correspondence with the lady.
On March day i'm his fatal year,
1926. Sir Walter answered two modest
requests frcm widow ladies. One Of
these. presuming ON former slight nc
quaiEtance with his mother, desired
that he should impress ON Peel, then
home secretary, the merits of her second
son, whom he was 20 represent as ''fit
for any situation in public Office. !"
The second lady. who had already Pc
rused ''Marmion" and 1.-THE Lady of
the Lake, engaged, in return for suit
able provision for her sons education,
70 read all her benefactor's other works.
After dealing with these letters. Scott
felt himself constrained to record his
conviction that your destitute widow,
especially il she hath charge Of chill
dren and one or two fit for patronage. il
one OF the most impndent animals liv-
ing. Temple Bar.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09
A YOUTHFUL ExEcETE.


Mis xntsrpxseaaion az she Scriptures Wns
Not Orthodex-
Strange are the workings Of the In
FAINT mind The little son Of a well
known naval officer stationed here has
advanced new version Of an oil 4 text.
The wife's neither who makes her
home with her daughter. is Of the old
school. dear creeasre, with puffs and
caps. who reads her Bible from prefer
ence. Il IL custom for her 10 teach her
little grandson every day verse from
the Bible. and on Saturday Of last week
the verse selected was:
Remember the Sabbath day 70 keep
it holy"
The child had unusual difficulty In
committing the verse. but. once mas
tered. it must have settled deep into
the very largest brain cell possessed by
the little fellow.
Sunday morning the youngster came,
fresh. white and starched. from. his
nurses hands and was deposited ON the
'front.' porch until the family assembled
for church Emerging nc the last mo-
ment the mother was horrified nc the
sight Of her small offspring seated upon
the terrace. digging with all his might
into the moist ground.
Baby. baby, come here this minute.
Don't you know it is naughty to play
ON Sunday and get yourself all dirt?"
cried the mother.
The little fellow looked up with q
puzzled air and made answer, "Why.
muvver, dear, / is digging holes for
Sunday"
Digging holes for Sunday? What
nonsensei You bad, bad little son" re-
turned the mother. none too gently,
trying to rescue the once Immaculate
suit.
Nov, muvver. dear. did learn We
verse from grandma. and it was Re-
member We sabbath day to keep it
holy, and is only digging We holes for
Sunday to make it holy, and isn't q
bad little snn ut ALL"
There was q suspicious trembling
about the mouth, but IL Is needless TO
relate that the little philosopher was
caught In his mothers arms and kissed
before the cry developed and that he
was given two plates Of dessert for his
Sunday dinner, all because Of his orig
inal theory.-Washington Star.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

Among the wamen writer's Of the cap
ital there is one young matron whose
name is very well known. 4 few months
ago she sent a short story 70 magazine
which presented itself as an untried field.
by and BY she received notification that
the story bad been accepted aud that In
payment thereof her name had been put
ON the subscription list for one year.
The author Immediately returned an
swer that the compensation was not ad-
equate.
Dear madam" the editor wrote
back. yours of such a dats received.
We have put your name ON the suhscrip-
ton list for two copies each month.
And for fear that further correspond.
ence would burden her with three cop
les of the magazine she was forced TO be
content with that. -Washington Post.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

A saiiuaker's mate In the navy who
wanted 20 get out of the service to go
into business with some money he had
fallen heir to made q success of the
monomania dodge. ft is the business Of
q man-of-war sailmaker's mate TO sew
mp members Of the crew who die nc sea
in hammocks preparatory to their be-
ing cast over the side. This sailmaker's
mate appeared ON deck one day with q
queer look in his eye and announced 20
his shipnates forward that he was dead
and that he was going 20 prepare him.
self for burial in the deep some OF the
men watched him as he went to the
sailmaker's storeroom and began to sew
himself up III new hammock When
he had got the Job about half finished,
the men informed the officer Of the deck
OF the case. and the sailmaker's mate
was put under observation IN double
irons When he was released from the
brig. still under observation. bat appar-
emily not aware Of the espionage, he
went direct to the storeroom. got an.
other hammock and began TO enshroud
himself again The skipper of the ship
reduced HIM TO the rate Of seaman for
this. for the purpose Of keeping the man
away from the sailmakers storeroom,
thinking that IL he was removed from
the sight Of the stored up hammocks
his nnania might leave him The night
OF the day he lost his rate the ex-sail.
maker 3 mate broke INTO the storeroom
where the new hammocks were kept and
sewed himself up for burial again Then
the fleet surgeons held n survey ON him.
and he got his discharge He started q
tobacco store tor sailors near one Of the
navy yards. and for some time he made
it practice 70 stand IN the doorway Of
has shop and grin when any Of the board
OF surgeons who had pronounced hum
insane passed by, as they were compell-
ed to do on their way 70 and from the
navy yard New York sun
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09


JOSH BILLIxGs on HExs.-The
best time tew sett q hen IL when
the hen il ready. / kant tell you
whar the best breed IL. but the
Shanghigb il the msanest. ls kosts
as much to board one az it dog q
stage boss aud you might az we'll
undertake to fat . tanning mill.
running oats thru it. There amt
mn profit in keeping . hen for his
eggs. IL be laze less than one a DAY.
Hens are long lived if they don't
kontract the throat disease; there
liz . crate menny goes 70 pot
every year By this mellonkolly dis
ease. | kant tell eggsaotIy how to
pick out good hen, bat az . gen
rral thing the long cared ones, /
kno. are the least apt to skresch
up the garden. Eggs packed in
equ.l parts Of lime water, With the
other end dows, will keep from 80
to 40 years. il they are not dis
turbed. Fresh berf steak il good
for hens /; ] snpposr 4 or pounds
day y. uld be AL hen would
need. at fust along. lshalI be hap
pee to advise with you at any time
on the hen question and take pay
FOR my advise in eggs.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09
A CANDIp ExpLANATIoN.-.

A CANDID ExPLANATIoN.-"I
understand you we're punished in
school today, Thomas" said Mr..
Bacon to his twelye-year old bay.
eyes. air." promptly replied the
truthful Thomas.
Your teacher said it was for
SEINE reflection Jon made on her
sge."
"That's the wav she took it faith
err ou see she drew a picture ri
a basket of eggs on the b ack board
and phIse she was ont Of the room
! just wrote under them. The hen
that made these eggs isn't any
chicken
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09
HER ACCOUNT DocToRED.


ms Girl Kept m Expeass Beck nsd xss1
. Hnsband.
There Il North Side girl who has =
Iaudable ambition 50 know lust where
her money Roea She has tried two or
fhree times 70 keep mental track Of her
expenditures. but this always proved
unsatisfactory a. last she decided shas
she must keep an exact and minute ac-
count CT everything she spent She gce
herself . small book with rulings and
margins and pliaels cover and sc 60
work In earnest She pnt down reli.
giously everything she spent. the exact
amount. the article and the date she
never allowed the slightest matter % go
till there was chance Of her forget
: ting Is When she made any purchases
down town. she went over the List care
fully In the car On her way hume and
put the amounts On the outside Of o
package In this way she succeeded In
keeping very satisfactory record o.
her expenditures
There was only one drawback. She
was forever leaving the book around
u course there are great many people
who are only too glad 90 read such
things The servant would see it The
man WHO came 20 tune the piano might
easily have done it II he liked. and she
dad not know whether he had or not 4
neighbor had once picked 10 up On the
lawn In front Of the house and brought
~ In. but what was worse than all the
rest was the fact that couple OF girl
friends perused it one day There were
some things which she had talked .
good deal about that she got for down
right bargains In fact. after this catas-
tfophe everything on her record seemed
90 be shamefuliy cheap However. she
was unwilling 90 give mp the bookkeep-
ing. and II she didn't carry q notebook
around with her she would certainly
forget something, SO she bethought her
self Of another expedieni She determin-
ed for the purpose Of mystification TO
multiply everything she put down by
teH-that Is. 10 add q cipher TO each en-
Try In this way she could always tell
that evers item really cost one-tenta Of
whaS appeared on the book After this
she didn' care who saw it
There Is lot at the side Of her ia
Tiers house and rustic seat One day
she left the book ON this scat In the
evening the young man who had about
concluded to ask her hand In marriage
came along He noticed the book. picked
it mp and looked through it carelessly
He was amazed She had always claim
ed 70 be such prudent girl. and he had
believed she was. still there he saw:
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

A girl from town Il staying with
some country cousins who live Mt Q
farm Tn the night of her arrival she
finds. TO her modification. chat she il
ignorant OF all sorts OF things connected
with tarm life which 90 her country
cousins are matters Of everydss knowl.
edge She fancies they seem a.nused al
her ignorance
&C breakfast the following morning
she sees ON the table dish Of fine hon.
ey. whereupon she thinks she has found
an opportunity OF retrieving her hunis-
iatinR experience Of the uight b<fore
aud OF showing her country cousins shat
she knows something Of country life
after all So. looking at the dish Of
honey. she Gays carelessly
"Ah, ] see you keep q bee Pear.
sons Weekly
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

Cement pipes are made cheaply by
an ingenious process devised by a French
inventor. A trench IN dug and the bot.
tom fiied with cement mortar On this
Is placed rubber tube covered with
canvas and inflated. The trench is then
Tilted mp with cement. AS soon as this
Is set the air Is let ont Of the rubber
tube. which is then removed and used
again in another section BY this method
. inch pipes have been made at cost Of
90 cents yard
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

Thomas Whitfield & Co, 90 Wabash
avenue. corner Jackson street. one nfChi-
Cages oldest and most prominent drug.
gists. recommend ChamherIain's Rem
edy for Ia grippe. as Il not only gives a
prompt and complete relief. hns also
cnunferacts any tendency OF Ia Crime to
fes,ilf In pneumonia. For sale Nv WIN
= Greenwell & Son, Leonardtown, ana
AZ cCuntry stores.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

He was getting fairly good salary,
but he felt wholly unequal 20 the task
Of supporting girl with tastes like
that In order 20 put himself out of any
possibility Of such thing he married
soon afterward a girl on the West side
who never kept amy accounts Chicago
Trihnna
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09
Saint Harg's Beacon
: MEw WOMAN.


Z Ehs's 80 % dsfe and strictly new.
And Jet kk9's not a1ame with seal.
The wears nb skirt that's sewed in two.
Ehs - not skilled 20 ride wheel.
Her ssx's wrongs she does nos feal
no puhlin scheme her thoughts pursue,
And jet, tho fact can't conceal,
She's very new.
Her souls ideals are scant and few.
Yet not By man IL she controlled.
And. thouRh her eyes are deeply blue.
No occult force her glances hold.
She cares noe for the deys Of old.
Nor does the future charm her view.
She does fcf work fnr fame CT gold,
And yes she's new.
All homage at her shrine IA due.
Her claim no mortnl dares 70 scorn.
She from the infinite takes her cus.
She's fresh % earth's primevai morn.
She faces life with powers unworn,
For. now 70 prove my statements true,
It's scarce ons moon since she was born
Won see. she's newt
-Aarisn COushony Smith in New York Sun.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

"Can you tell me-" asked his
wife scornfullv, after looking over
the property he had just purchased !.
what ever induced you to buy this
place."
81 csn." he answered promptly
"What ?" she demanded.
Zone of the smartest real estate
agents in this part of the country"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

Countryman ito dentist The
tooth next TO that 'un aches, too,
Doc.
Dentist-Yes; it aches in sympa
thy.
Countrvman-Yank it ont; durn
sech sympathy
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

What do Jon study nc school. my
little MANI?
II ann studying the history of France
sir
Indeed What can you tell me about
Charicmagneg'
''Oh. sir. we have only got Is Ear -
Adam and Eve Pollchlnella
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

A lady teacher told a school bow
To name all the Presidents. and
when he replied that he cauldn't {.
the teacher said. when was as
old as you ! could name all the
Presidents in the order"
The boy replied eth more can
DIR than politeness, There were
only few Presidents then"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09

~ A. A. LAWRENCE Is selling ous
to make change in business. In thi
well selected Stock you viii hare rare
tasace tvs bsqzrinN
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09
~ Papa said Tommy Ire

F5 "1E0 1Uu1uy AEtu
way.
Nov, Tommy replied Mr..
Tredway, Il shall answer only one
more question to-day. So be care
ful what you ask
sYes. papa
We'll, 90 on
why don't they bury the Dead
Sea-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-09
LU M B E r.

I win keep constantly or nara at Leonard
town wharf full supply of
BOARDS, SCASTLiNG,
WEA1 HER BDAhDiNG. FLOORING.
PALlNGS DRESSED BOARDS.
SHINGLES. xc, &C.
All orders Ter Lumber, Doors. Sash. Laths
Lime and Hair s,rvmptiy attended Co.
~ TERMS. CASH.
lulv t-:fs yOa - NEAL
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-15

Mr.. Isaac Brock, of McLennan county,
fex., has attained the great age OF III
wears, having been born in l7SS. he Is an
ardent friend to Peruna and speaks OF IL In
the following terms;
"During my long life have known a,
great many remedies for coughs, colds
catarrh and diarrhoea. l had always sup
posed these affections to be different DIS
eases, but | have learned from DR.. Hart
mans books that these affections are the
same and are properly called catsrrh.
Gas for DR.. Hartman's remedy, Feruna,
have found it to be the best, If not the
only reliable remedy for these affections.
! "Per,.na has been my stand-0y
for naa,,y gears and I attribute nsy
0ood health anil n,y extreme age 70
this remedy. 1t exactly meets an
my requirements.
81 have come to rely upon it almost en-
tirely for the many little things for which
I need medicine. l believe it to be espe-
ciaIly valuable to old people"
Isaac Brock.
Catarrh is the greatest enemy of old age.
person entirely free from catarrh is sure
to live to a hale and hearty old age tree
book on catarrh sent by The Peruna Melt
cine Co., Columbus, U.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-15

play, from Simon and Berton, but the
American version, toned down by Da-
vid Belasco, is so different that the
Parisians will scarcely know it when
they see it at exposition time. laza Is
I masterpiece, a marvel. she Is
most beautiful character" exclaimed
Mrs. Carter enthusiastically, "and l
never tire OF talking of her, she is so
grand, SO human, still so lovely, and
so lovable The people expect so much
of successful actress" she went on in
a changed tone They expect that
she can go on with success after sue
cess. They are not content that she
can do another play just as well as
her last, but expect something better.
Let her fall below the standard set
in her success, and she is quickly for
gotten for what she has done in the
failure, which may not be attributable
wholly to herself. That is why I al
ways put my best endeavor into every
unless from real hard work, on the
stage or Off Why, in 'Zaza,' have
$4,000 words to speak. OF course no.
Gody but woman could live through
such flood, you think, and have her
tongue whole; but it is tremendous
strain on my vocal chords, and is
enough to tire one without the emotion
incident to them. No, Boston has
never seen 'zaza.' We open after New
Years at the Hollis. Critical, you
sSy? realize that Bostonians are
great art lovers, and l am sure that
'Zaza' will please them as bit of real
art l look forward to my Boston
engagement with great pleasure. 'Zaza'
does not resemble Bacchus.' 'Zaza'
will not offend their eye or their NOR
ais, | hope. New York is a pretty
good judge of these things, presume.
American players are being we'll re-
ceived in London, and l look forward
to my engagement at the Garrick there
with extreme satisfaction. l may play
The Heart Of Maryland over there as
well as my new play, but 'Zaza' will
be the opening bill"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-15

The use Of track tanks by which To-
comotives of high speed passenger
trains may take water without stop
ping is almost universal on the larger
Eastern roads, where fast expresses arc
the rule. The B. & o. r. r. has a
number between Washington and Phil
adelphia and intends to equip the en-
tire Main Line in the future. This De-
cision was recently arrived at through
the use of passenger locomotives
equipped with water scoops, on fast
freight trains. 1t was found that much
time was saved, danger from stopping,
being reduced to minimum and cost
of running lessened. The extra stops
for water take much time and the wear
and tear on equipment is no small
matter. If the experiment on this part
of the road proves successful. track
tanks will be installed on every divit
sion between Baltimore and Chicago,
AS a sta.ser, the 80 new Vauclain COM
pound engines recently ordered VIII Be
lifted with water scoops.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-15

pocket a slip of paper upon which
there was some writing, threw it on
the table with a dollar. and excitedly
exclaimed, Send this message to my
son." He then rushed from the room.
The intended message was addressed
to William Foith, who is florist at
Park Ridge, ILL.,, and read as follows:
Come at once to your father"
1t was with a feeling of alarm that
Hitler read these words. He at once
OWNED that Foith intended to kill
himself, and telephoned DR.. Walker,
the physician of the asylum.
While all this was transpiring Of
ficer White was Fastening to the asy-
lum to perform his stern duty. He
was met at the door by Mrs. Catherine
Schmidt, Foiths widowed daughter,
who has been keeping house for him.
Unsuspectingly she accompanied the
officer t. her fathers room. Her little
son Joined them also. Foith was dis
covered lying on the bed fully clothed
and with his shoes on. He wore a
smoking cap. When he noticed the Of
ficer he raised his head slightly from
the pillow and said to his daughter,
"Who is that mani"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-15
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF THE
PLAYERFOLK.
The Success OF Zargwill's DrarnHttzn-
ticn of HIS "Children of thJA Ghetto
Mrs. Leslie carter Talks of Her Sue
cess In the Character of Zaza.

These are the days when the author
of a successful novel may well con-
slider himself among the most fortu-
nate of men, for what j. M. Barrie did
with THE Little Minister" and Hail
Game with THE Christian" promises
to be repeated by everyone who has
printed a story and had 1t received
with favor by the reading public. The
advertising, almost like that OF cir
Gus, which Mr.. Caine received last year
was quite enough to turn the head OF
every other novelist, and the result Is
to be seen upon the American stage
this season, and really it is show
ing that is remarkable and interesting.
Foremost among all the productions,
in the opinion of ninety-nine out OF
every hundred readers, will be the
Children of the Ghetto" by Israel
Zangwill. These wonderfully VIVID
character studies of the Hebrew quar-
ter of London made their impression,
but nobody thought there was play
in them-possibly nobody but Mr..
Zangwill and the astute manager OF
Liebler & Co., and each of them is due
to have share in the honors of the
production. Mr. Zangwill had always
had fancy for dramatic writing, and
at his leisure he had dashed off little
one act plays which had been given
hearing in London without setting the
Thames on fire, and this was his first
serious attempt. First he wrote the
play and then he came to America to
see it produced, and was not contented
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-15

In the American Journal of Science
Mr.. Nudge says that while the present
mouth of the Grand river is at Grand
Haven, on Lake Michigan, there is an
other point seventy miles inland from
the shores of Lake Michigan which
was the termination of the old river
valley and is therefore its mouth in
an interesting sense. He declares
that at one time a great glacial river,
three-fourths of mile in width,
flowed across the peninsula from Lake
Saginaw to Lake Chicago. Long ago
the sources Of this glacial river
(Which has been called the Pewamo
outlet failed. and the wide valley,
with its record-bearing deposits, was
laid bare to give up it's secrets to the
inquisitive geologist. Mr.. Nudge de-
scribes it's course and the river de-
posts about its old mouth.