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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-24
To The Milling Public.

To The Milling Public.
At GARDENERS ILLS you can ge
FLOUR "Hillsdale" Roller Process,
put mp In neat cotton bags of 4,
I, ! and 1915 bbls for the lowest
possible price consistent with
good goods. This -four and
fne, Corn
MEAL. are for sale every day In the
week, and for exchange for
sound, good wheat snd corn.
Bran. 90 cents; Middlings Scots and
Wheat Screenings % cts bushel.
With thoroughly equipped Saving
outfit capable Of cutting 5000 feet of ium-
Der day, viii guarantee quick and accu-
rate saving every fair Thursday of every
week until wheat harvest. No leavinS
your logs but bring them on Thursday and
get your lumber the same day.
AUBREY 8. GARDINER,
Sept s0-yt near Chaptico.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-24

Alt is when man 10 in trouble
that he knows the value of q wife.
B-Yes; he can put all his prop
egtY in her name.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-24

HAVING taken possession OF Black
IL smith Shop recently occupied by n. j.
Pope In Leonssdtown, ] am prepared 20
give special attention 70 borscshoeing, etc.
| can always Be found - my shop and
YIN do al work In my line at shortest mo-
les and @ cheap 90 can be done In the
county. Guns and pistols also repaired
Tsrms eGsh.
WIZ. u. WHILE.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-24

My long lost brother she cried.
My long lost sister ! he cried.
Now, look here, interrupted the
surprised witness Of the happy re-
union, which Of you was it that was
lost. -Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-24

Tom.-So that rich heiress re-
fused you?
Jack-Yes, but / got even. l
married her mother.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
FARMERS HAVE PROSPERED.
Predictions OF Free silver Howlers
Have Been brought TO
NauGht.

In the campaign of 1896 the farmers
were given especial attention by the
managers of the silver party. All who
titled the soil were assured that low
prices were the direct result of the
treatment of silver. and that values
must inevitably continue TO droop until
the government consented to coin at the
old ratio all the silver that could be car
ricd to the minis. This view Of the case
was backed up by an avalanche of ST..
YER literature, TO say nothing of an
earthquake of silver gable. Farmers
now know that the prices of their prod
ucts advance without the slightest re-
gard to silver, and that the popocrat
purpose in 1896 was to overwhelm them
with financial fallacics and deception.
In that year the value of domestic ami
mails was certainly low and demagogues
charged the fact upon their great CATCH
all, the alleged crime against silver. \
chance is now presented to consider the
subject freed from political absurdties.
The annual report of the department
Of agriculture states that the value OF
horses in the United States has in
creased $50 900, 900 within year. an av-
erage increase of more than ten per
cent. This has taken place in spite of
the talk Of a coming horseless era. Cat
tie, other than milk cows, increased ten
per cent. in value. Milk cows were
worth $3o,j00,000 more at tie end of the
year than at the beginning. Sheep,
which could hardly be given away un-
der the last democratic tariff, increased
in value S14,000,OC0 and in number
! 100000 Mules also increased in value.
The total increase in year in the value
Of domestic animals is placed at $685.
3jj, ASP, n gain Of 5.47 per cent. The
party that promised prosperity, and
was taken ut its word, has abundantly
fulfilled the pledge, but the measure of
its good deeds and beneficial influences
is still piling up.-St. Louis Globe-Dcm-
ocrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
ONE ON THE PROFESSOR.
College Episode Narrated In GIee by
the hoy who Thought
1t Funny.

81 wonder if told you how Young
fooled Old Roots the Greek professor,
exam. time?" asked Billy, and as no
one could truthfully say that he had
heard it, Billy started in:
Roots as we call him, thinks, al
ways, that some one is cribbing in
exams. Now, in reality, he's away off,
because the fellows don't crib up there
now, but Roots is always looking for u
chance to catch some one, and he got
it last week. We were having an exam.
in Greek and he was sneaking up and
down the asles watching everyone. He
was ut the end of the room furthest
away from Young when he happened
to look over and see Young take out
his watch. You cant work that old
watch crib game on Roots, he's too old,
and when he saw loung's watch appear
he sneaked up back of him to see if
there was anything wrong. He could
walk almost as quietly as n cat, and
was behind Young without having made
Il sound. just as he touched the spring
and the cover of the watch opened.
There surely was piece of paper i'm
that watch case and Roots saw it. That
was enough. lie leaped over, grabbed
it and told Young to come to the desk
with him. We Immediately came to
the conclusion that there was some
thing wrong, so everyone stopped writ
ing and watched Roots and Young.
Up to the desk they went; then Roots
sat down and without looking at the
watch, which he held in his hand,
looked at Young and said:
"'Nlr. Young, | find that you have
been trying to use aid in this eNamina-
ton
"I beg your PARDON Young am
swered i haven't used anything in an
unfair way
Roots was taken back for mo-
mcnt at the fellows nerve when he
had been caught red-handcd. But
what have you to say about this paper,
Mr.. Young?' said he. You were about
to make use of it and it has written
upon it Here he paused and looked
at the paper, then blushed and APP
peared to grow angry, and tirHlly told
Young to take his seat and go on with
his paper.
what it all meant was more than
we could make out, and il was not un-
til after the exam. that we found that
the paper had contained but one word,
and that word was fooled IN. u.
SIM
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
A CAUSE WITHOUT CHANCE.
The Return OF Good Times Deals
Death BLOW TO the Free
silver Crowd.

The conclusions Formulated by Secre-
tary 4. V. Smallcy, of the National
Sound Money league, in his report to
the conference of that body held at
New York, conform in the main to the
convictions of all intelligent and sober
minded observers Of the political situa-
ton. Whatever the aggressive Bryan
ties may say or do to give themselves an
air of confidence, the patent fact is that,
as Mr.. Smalley says, the free silver
movement has steadily declined since
the decisive defeat of 1896. Certainly
everything in the political and indus
trial world alike has tended to discour-
age and deprcss the champions of cheap
money and an impossible standard.
Activity and good times have re-
turned, wages are rising, labor is find
ing abundant employment and prices
show legitimate upward tendency.
Never was the gold standard more firm
ly established $50 far as it can be in the
absence of express legislation and
never were the people more determined
to prevent reduction to the perls and
confusion of an unstable and dishonest
currency. Even the masses of Bryan
voters who gave an enthusiastic sup
port to the Chicago platform evncc lit
lie or no interest In the silver question.
Only few hopclcssly committed or
fanatical politicians, to whom, as Mr.
Smalley says, no line of retreat is open,
continue to insist on the rcailrmation
of the Chicago platform.
Still, we cannot entirely agree with
the secrctary's opinion that free coin-
age will either be wholly ignored inthc
next democratic platform or else dis
missed without n word as to the ratio
and made Enthusiastically secondary to
the new issues. This would individually
he the case if the ranl; and file dictated
the platform, but the machine, the M
tional and state committees, the organ
ization, in short, being controlled by
the fanatcal silvcrites, the platform
may be us vicious and aggressive as that
of 1896. This would prove net the
strength of silver, but the demoraliza-
ton, weakness and impotence of the
democracy rs national party.
Secretary Smallcy does. well to rec
ommend the continuation of the vigor-
Gus work of the Sound Money league.
lie says that if the democracy ADAM
dons its futile opposition to gold the
league will be justified in regarding its
mission as fulfilled, but that if it re-
adopts the bryan platform and enters
/ upon new effort to destroy our exist
| ing standards the league will have
! great and important work to do, work
for which it is fortunately well pre-
! pared This is the earnest wish of every
sound money man. In the words OF
| Secretary Cages letter to Mr.. Smalley
'it will be wise for the sound money
forces to hold themselves in readiness
to oppose any fresh attack of the kind
which was so successfully resisted in
the fall of 1S9G."--Chicago Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
She looked around appenlingly, des-

She looked around appealingly, des-
perately.
"Come, come, be quick to settle 1t,
girl. We don't want another special
meeting called" cried the squire.
The medical officer rose: IL think,
gentlemen, perhaps if saw Miss West
alone for a minute she might give me
an answer. She feels embarrassed,
can see"
"Quite right, Evesham," said the
parson. 'They can go into your room,
Trip, can't they?"
Trip, jumping up with alacrity, led
the way to his tobacco-sccnted little
sanctum.
'Sit down, Susannah," said the doc
tor, kindly. Now don't be Hurried.
You have heard this offer; it seems
n good one for you. But don't say
Yes if you'd rather not. just think
it over little"
He turned his back on her, and, GO
ing over to the mantelpiece, examined
quaint old china group of an Eng
lishman, Scotchman and Irishman,
seated together, entitled "Auld Lang
Syne." a long silence followed; then
Susannah spoke. She had remarka-
bly, sweet, soft voice, and the doctor
looked round quickly.
IF | do say Yes DR.. Evesham," she
said, tremblingly, sit will be because
-you-wish me to-; for no other rea-
son.
She raised her eyes to him as she
spoke. They were beautiful eyes, and
sent a thrill through the medical Off
Ger.
Il wish you to say 'Yes?" he ex-
claimed, coming towards her.
you have been so good to me: you
saved my life when first came here.
/ should never have recovered but for
your care and attention. always feel
she clasped her hands tightly together
you are the only friend have, and
there is nothing ] would not do for
your sake"
The passionate warmth of her tone
startled DR.. Evcsham. He caught both
the hands with which, ashamed of her
freedom, she was about to cover her
face, and said, tenderly: "My poor
girl! Then you shallnever say Yes
to this offer!"
The board was waxing impatient, and
the squire and parson had almost
broken their long friendship over the
prize "gate-post" mangolds, when DR..
Evesham returned with Susannah
West
We'll, doctor, /, hope you have
brought the young woman to see rea-
| son." said the former.
IL hope So, replied the doctor, dryly
HAS she said Yes them" asked
the squire and the butcher in n breath
"She has TO me, gentlemen" said DR.
Eyesham. rcddening. II am going tc
marry her Observation-Disclosures Jour
! nal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
SACRIFICE OF BRYAN.
Specimens of the Vulgar Irreycr-
cncc of the Free silver
McEnphonc.

Mr.. Bryan first attracted the notice
OF the American people by sacrilcgi-
Gus outburst which shocked Christians
of reyercnt feelings. Nevertheless it Sc
cured for him II presidential nomina-
ton from the wild-cyed gathering on
whose passions he played by his dcgra-
laton Of sacred religious symbols to
the purposes of party politics. His
"crown of thorns" and "cross of gold
similc made him the leader of the
fanatics of silver, and he is following
the true method of the demagoguc in
persisting in the course, however indie
cent, while attempting to remain ma
tional figure, which was so ursucccss"
'ully used in his first bid for notoricty.
His latest exhibition Of vulgarity and
irrcvcrencc goes beyond anything he
has before uttered even in his most
frenzicd appeals to voters. At Birmingr
ham, Ala, he had the unsrcakablc eff
frontery to compare Thomas jefferson
to Christ, and to lil;cn the democratic
banquet soon to be held in this city to
the holy sacrament about which the
whole Christian world thinks revcrcnt-
ly. speaks guartcdly, and would shrink
with horror from making the subject
of n Jest. These were his words:
"Wha; the Lords supper Is to the Chris
tian, so n jefferson banquet is.to a demo-
crat Just as Il good Christian would re-
volt al having the sacrament administered
by an iniidcl, so a good democrat objects
to having n jefferson banquet presided over
by Perry Belmont
And this is the man who poses as
new Lincoln, who darcs to compare
himself to that deep, solemn soul who
walked reycrcntly before God, whose
epigrams and humor are provcrbial,
but who amid them all never forgot the
respect due to sacred things, and never
shocked the feelings of the most SEN
sitive and religious of his countrymcn.
This pinchbeck statesman with his glib
phrases is no more a Lincoln than the
common crossroads blasphemer is an
expounder of philosophy.
In his controversy with Mr.. Belmont
Mr.. Bryan has hitherto claimed the re-
pect of people who believed in straight
forward honesty and decency in poll
tbs. They might not accept his silver
theories, but they were ready to give
him credit for standing by what he be-
lieved and not leading movement OF
false pretense, as the men of no prin-
ciples and all principles who control
the democracy of this city do. But even
Tammany, with oil its sins. shows at
least some regard for propriety. IL
does not go into the churches and seize
the vessels from the affairs to hurl ut the
heads of its enemies. To talk of po-
ltical banquet as Lords Supper and
degrade that holy thought to the uses
Of selfish party controversy Is the
height of proclamation. a man must be
mad with fanaticism or drunk with
vanity who dares make such sacri-
legious speech.--N. Y. Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
BLAMED EXTRAvAGANTLY.
silly Assumption OF Anti-Impcrial-
lists FIouted by Demo-
cratic Organ.

Some OF the anti-imperialists, as they
Insist on calling themselves, declare
that the most "extraordinary" feature
of the present situation is that the pol
icy of the country is being determined
without any expression OF opinion by
the people, and while they are kept as
much in the dark about the facts al pos
sible.
Setting aside for the moment the ques-
ton OF the good or bad quality of the
policy of the administration, ii shows n
curious forgetfulness of American his
tory to say that the peoples lack of ex-
preston, or of opportunity for express
sion, is extraordinary. On the contrary,
it would be easy to point out in the his
tory of Jefferson, the hero of the party
in which most discomfort with Mr.. Nc
Kinley prevails, instances of far greater
reserve toward the people. There are
instances also in which, unlike Mr.. Nc
Einley, Jefferson pursued pretty well
defined object as 10 which he did not
wish the popular verdict.
The Louisiana purchase is n case in
point. Jefferson not only completed it
without giving the people any chance TO
express or to form any opinion regard
ing it, but without consulting congress.
Nor this alone. In order to bring pres
sure TO bear on Napoleon, our minister
Mt Paris was informed that the United
States were prepared to make an often
sive and defensive alliance with Great
Britain, though at that time nothing
could have been more opposed to the
sentiment OF the people. Here was n
case where the acquisition of foreign
territory was finally accomplished so
completely without authority that JEFF
ferson himself declared that the consti-
tuition must be changed to sanction it.
The idea he finally abandoned on being
assured that the people would probably
refuse the amendment. Surely Mr. Nc
Kinlcy has not gone so far MS this.
We are not blind admirers of Mr.. Me-
Kinley. We think that in this crisis he
has made some serious errors. Butthat
he is deliberately conceaiing his policy
from the people and refusing them II
chance to judge it, is-not to put too
fine a point upon it-a silly assumption.
N. y. Times CDem.)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
AIgcr Welcomed.

San Juan de Porto Rico, April TO-
Secretary of War Alger arrived at noon
Saturday from Ponce, which place he
left Friday morning, travelling across
the island road. At Coamo. .Aibonito,
El Cayey and Caguas he was met by del
cgations of citizens and several hundred
persons came out mile from each of
the places, carrying flowers and Ameri-
can flags, and escorted Secretary Algcr
and his party to the towns. Every
where an enthusiastic welcome was eX-
tended to the visitors and fcasts were
prepared at each stopping point. Sec
rotary Alger was much touched at those
expressions of personal friendship and
loyaltY to the government.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
DRIFT OF OPINION.

ryBy reading the correspondence
between Bryan and Belmont anyone
may easily see the democratic party's
finish.-Kansas City Journal.
uTllon. Perry Belmont takes hor-
rible revenge on Hon. Bill Bryan. He
has sent him his book on finance, with
an injunction to read tn. y. Sun.
GTThcrc is no doubt that If the object
of Mr.. Bryan is to widen the breach in
the ranks of the national democracy, he
is putting in some of his best licks.-
Peoria (Ill) Herald Dem.).
GTBryan should drop silver and take
up with iron. Because of the great de-
mand for pig the production is to be
increased in the Birmingham district
alone 80 per cent. within the next 30
days.-St. Louis Star.
ryFiftcen hundred working men in
the Mahoning valley mills have just re-
ceived an advance of wages. The on
ward march of prosperity continues, in
spite of the gold standard. Carry the
news to Bryan.--Cleveland Leader.
rJIt should cause no surprise to learn
that the Jones-Bryan-Altgeld combina-
ton has been extolling the military as
sembly in Cuba which is now hindering
the efforts of the government to cstab-
lish peace and promote prosperity In
the island Journal.
c7Bryan voted for the Weaver plat
form in 1892 and for the Chicago plat
form in 1896. Now he assumes that he
Is a Jeffersonian democrat and that no
man Is democrat who differs with
him. Modern democracy Is queer
combination.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
ARBUTUS.

There's a CLEAN of spring in my dark old
room
And breath of spring in the air
/ cannot write and cannot think,
So fling down my pen in despair.
For my truant heart Is out in the woods
Still damp from the melted SHOWS,
Where the sweet wild things CT the shadow
hide
And the trailing arbutus grows.
I lay my head down on my folded arms
And drowsily shut my eyes.
My dark old room whirls lightly away
And the din OF the city dies:
The long hard years of struggle and fret,
OF hope and despair and pain,
Slip from me silently one by one
And l am child again.
IT'S spring in the country and on the hills,
In the secret places of gloom,
Where the thick brown MOSES cover the
earth,
The arbutus is all a-boom
The children eager from school let out.
Are off and away on its quest,
Laden with baskets, sun-bonneted, tanned,
And laughing with childish zest.
Dear little flowers in the cracked blue jar,
We are homesick. you and L;
We fain would be back in the dear old spot
If but long enough to die.
Children we are of the woods and fields,
Comrades of the wild and the free,
And the city with all its confusion and
glare
Was never for such as we.
Eta j. Webb. in Ladies' World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
RUNNING CARS AGAIN.
strike situation mt Bay city, Mich
strikers Busscs DO Good
business.

Bay City, Mich, April I0.-The street
railway company began running cars
at ten o'clock on the Center avenue,
Essexvillc and South Bay City lines.
A car was run between Bay City and
West Bay City, labeled ~. S. Mall"
but no mail was carried. The motor
men and conductors are new men. Few
passengers are carried on the ears, but
the strikers busses are doing fair
business. There has been no special dis
order, beyond hooting the new en-
ployes and passengers on the cars, but
the company and employees are farther
apart.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
HOTEL BURNED.
Dell boy Seriously Injured While Try
ing TO Recover Valuable
JcweIry for n Guest.

Alpena, Mich, April 1o.-The Church.
i'll house burned to the ground with al!
its contents. Several of the inmates
narrowly escaped. The hotel was one
of the finest in the state. 1t was rcmod-
eed eight years ago at a cost Of $4,000.
The insurance amounts to $4,000. II
will be rebuilt.
\ bcllboy named Farnham returned
into the hotel for a guests $500 da-
mond, under promise of $50 reward.
He narrowly escaped death and was
carried out unconscious and is now in
serious condition.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
ODD AND CURIOUS.

A writer on China saysithat the Chi
nese believe the Yellow river has al
ways been of its present color except
one day about 3,0G0 years ago. on which
occasion great man was born and the
river was perfectly clear.
A Viennese professor, DR.. Tronz, re-
Gently discovered that three-year-old
child, which had frequent attacks OF
Inflammation of the lungs, owed them
to having swallowed a small screw ~
years ago. lie thinks similar cases
may be frequent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
wished He WA. a Heather.

Little John (after casting his penny
into the fund for the Bamaam island
ers)-I wish was heather!
Sabbath School Teacher-Oh. John
ny. Why do you wish such an awful
thing as that?
"The heather don't never have to give
nothin'-they are always gettin' some-
thin'."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
The opinion Of Her chum.

Algernon-It seems impawsible to
evaw express my high regawd Cor
Elsie.
Millicent (solemnly)-It will take
an awful big diamond to place it be-
yond doubt.-Jewelers' Weekly,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-15
SnntInKO IIcnIthN.

Washington, April l0.-Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg has received a report
from Maj. Hazard, chief surgeon at
Santiago, in which he says that the city
and department of Santiago are in gem
orally good sanitary condition. He does
not apprehend an outbreak of yellow
fever or any other contagious disease.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14

down her back, and Preston was safe.
Spies forced him out but beat a double.
Schwartz flew to Nance, but McGill,
after putting the ball through Werden's
numbered pedestrian attachments, went
to sleep on the base line and was thrown
out.
Glen threw Davis out, but Nance hit
one at Geier too hot to hold. -Geier got
the next one, however, and Andrews
famed.
Hutch threw Burke out but Geier land
ed a high one over the pitchers mead.
Dixon threw him out at second by six
feet 1t was very inopportune, as Glen
put one by Smith in hurry. Lally fore
ed Robert out.
1t was still a tie.
Werden opened the sixth with a foul
fly for Spies. Abbatichio drove one to
left field as long as his name and as hard
to field. Then the batrachian stole sec
ond. Smith fouled to Geier, and Schwartz
threw Dixon out.
Isbell hit Hutch hot one, but failed to
get 1t through him. Preston walked and
stole second. Spies flew to Nance and
Schwartz fouled to Dixon. 1t was still a
tie, when Mannassau's work began to
decay. The score: