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Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-11-16
10. =. MORGAN, Attorney.
TRUSTEES SALE
or vALukns.s
REAL ESTATE.

DY VIRTUE of a decree Of che Circuit
I'D Court for &c. Mnry's county, iE Equi.
ty. passed in cause In which Joseph A.
Smo0t and Virginia A. Smoot, his wife,
and Lewis N. Tippett are Plaintiffs,
and John @. Latham and others are
Defendants. bearing date the 23rd day Of
October. 16e9. the undersigned, as Trns.
tees. viii offer ct public sale. al the
Court House door, Leonardtown. on
TUESDAY, November 2Ist, 1899,
between the hours OF IL o'clock. n. and
9 o'clock, r. NJ, the following described
real estate:
One tract or parcel Of land called and
known as
TRENT NEcE. NO. 4,
AND OLD RESIDENCE,
containing l5o Acres, more or less.
The above tract of land Is known as
the residence Of the late J. Wesley Tip
petit, and is beautifully situated on the
Petuxent river, in the Fifth Election dis
trict, conveaient TO wharves and rail-
roads. The soil il In a high state OF
cultivation and the farm Is improved by
comfortable DWELLING and the me-
cessary OUT In good re-
pair. There are Eve tenement houses
on the farm. Fish and oyster rights are
valuable. Land adapted 20 growth of
staple crops. Also. two other tracts or
parcels of land lying and being in the
9Th election district OF said county, called
and known rs
PHILIP HERBERT LAND,
containing 100 Acres, more or less, and
BIRCH NECK AND
PART BAILEy's RISK & LOT,
containing 222 Acres. more or less.
The above farms are improved by
Dwellings aud necessary Out Buildings,
and the soil Is of good quality aud adap.
ted TO growth of the staple crops, CON
venient 20 wharyes and within two miles
OF Railroad Stations. Also, one tract or
parcel of land living and being in the
Bird election district of Sc. Mary's coun-
ty, In Newsown Neck, called aud known
as
PART ROCKY POINT,
containing
l55 Acres. more or less.
The above farm Is situated on Sc.
Clements Bay and Is improved by
dwelling and out buildings. The soil Is
of good quality and easily improved.
THE TERMS OF SALE, "a prescrib-
ed by the decree. are One-third In cash
on the day OF sale. or the ratification
thereof, the balance in equal instalments
OF one and two years, with interest from
date, secured by notes of the purchaser
or purchasers, with security 90 be ap-
proved BY the Trustees.
JOSEPH A. SMOOT.
LEWIS NJ. TIPPETT,
Oct 9t-@4f. TruNaQae
Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-11-16
NOTION DEPARTMENT.
DRUM POINT ESTATE.

FARM, Farm House, etc, go
Mansion and Store AZ wharf $;z5<
20 iet Tor term OF years at a S$V&
very low but strictly cash rem -
.ai- VIII rent all fogtfher or separate
iy. Telephone connection with BaIti.
more In mansion and store. Mansion
has bath and convenience. running va
Ter, etc. Admirably adapted for Sum.
mer poarders. IL partly furnished. Be
fore visiting property. write 20 under
signed.
ROBERT DE BARRIL, Atty.,
1896 Second ST., walbrook.
Oct f2-tf. Md.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-11-16
Shoe BGrgGSsss
At LGeCremce's.
Tax-COllectOr's Notice.

FOR Collection Of Taxes, will at
tend during each month as follows:
ST. INIGO'S-2nd Thursday.
JARHOESyILLE-2n Friday.
ISLAND-Adams' Store, End Saturday
VALLEY LEE-Third Monday.
Taxes mnst be paid promptly.
LEWIS r. SPRINGER,
Nov 9-ff Collector.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-11-16
GROCERIES.

GRADUATED Sugar. Sc. ID.
ii La-Re Bars Soap. z5e.
Canned Peaches cans for i5c.
Tomatoes. 3 cans for fSc 1.
Sea Gull Yeast Powder. &c; bot'ls, 25s
Leyering's Coffee. IOc.
C0Hce Essence. Bozes for I6c
Best Flour. &c 10.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
SMART DOG DETECTIVE.
How He Detected and Cnused tho
rest of the Man Who Had
KILLED His Master.

There's a dog in Bucharest bright
enough to be a canine Yankee. He has
Just distinguished himself by identify
ing his masters murderer.
The murdered man was the propri-
etor OF a wine shop. His shop boy was
sleeping in the tap-room on the nipbt
OF the murder, the dog between his
feet, when he heard a shot. The mur-
derer a moment later entered the sbon
presumably to rob it, but was driven
away by the dog, which followed the
fugitive, barking. Afterward he came
back alone. Several suspects were ar
rested. The shop boy had never Seen
the robbers face and could not identify
him. Finally the inspector of police ar
ranged the wineshop as it had been ON
the night of the murder and compelled
the suspected men to enter if one NV
one. Three passed unchallenged and
came out again, vastly relieved.
Then peasant named Dracu entered
1t once the dog few at him. chased
him out of doors and followed. precise
ly as he had done on the night of the
Dracu was handcuffed and
held for trial.-N. Y. World.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

! IyC and his master were working. was
very low. Deep sand made walking
with heavy load exceedingly tire
some. Tye had heavy piece of timber
IN his trunk and his master was grow
ing crosser and more abusive. when
suddenly dropping his load, I've made
vicious attack on his oppressor. He
knocked the "mahout" down with his
trunk and then stamped on him with
his two fore feet.
Ihen, as fast as his heavy, clumsy
legs would carry him, he sped on the
road toward Pasamali, the nearest
town, Tye had not gone far before
quite number of natives were in pur-
SUIT. Among them was young native
50 strong, so agile and so quck-witted
mat catching hold of Tye's tail. he
worked himself up on the animals
back and gained control of the scared
and by this time repentant elephant.
mere we're those who recognized
where Tye belonged, and in driving
back to his village who should meet
them on the way but Tyes old mas
ter The deep sand had prevented his
being crushed by Tye's heavy feet.
Everyone expressed great surprise and
delight at this wonderful escape. And
no one appeared more joyful than I've,
FOR elephants, although they get very
angry and do very vicious things to |
those who offend them, soon forget
their animosity and resume their usual |
quiet, docile demeanor.-AIiceM NJ. Muz- |
~, in Farm and Home.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

a minute hole from one glass to the
other. In the National museum of
Germany is one of the Oldest of these
sand clocks, dating from the year 1000.
1t was intended to mark each quarter
Of the hour, for on the first hour glass
the figure one-quarter showed that
when all of its sand had passed down
ward Is minutes were past. The sec
ond was marked two-four; it was a
half-hour glass. The third was marked
three-four, making the last a real hour
glass. All the difference between the
four glasses lies in the amount of sand
being increased by the amount in the
first one in each succeeding glass.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Everywhere We were greeted with
smiles and friendly mods and the saIuta-
ton, 'Talofa, which means Love to
you. from men, women and children
cone instance of their friendly feel
ing occurred during the big battle. A
white man. who lived i'm the street
where they We're fighting, saw that two
of his horses had strayed out between
the hostile lines. He did not want to
lose them, and he did not want to ven
ture out i'm the line of fire. So he stuck
a white flag out of his window. Upon
seeing it, both chiefs ordered their men
TO stop firing, and hostilities were sus-
pended while the white man went out
and drove his horses to a place of shell
ter. Then the combatants went at it
again"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
A RACE OF DWARFS
Peculiar People That Live al 3
Eastern End of the Pyrcneei
Mountains.

Prof. Miguel Marazta has made vi
seems a curious anthropological disc
cry in the valley of Rebas CGeronaa
the end of the eastern Pyrenees. Ia
exists in this district a somewhat
merous group of people, who are ca.
Nanos (dwarfs) by the other inn
,tants, and, as matter of fact, areI
more than four feet in height. In
bodies are fairly well built, hands d
feet small, shoulders and hips DTo'
making them appear more robust jD
they really are. Their features are
peculiar that there is no mistaI
them among others. All have red ha.
the face is as broad as long, with h!
cheek bones, strongly developed la'
and fiat nose. The eyes are not horM
tai, but somewhat oblique, like those
Tartars and Chinese. A few straggLl
weak hairs are found in place of 5eaI
The skin is pale and flabby. Men \
women are so much alike that the 4
can only be told from the cloth.'I
Though the mouth is large, the Iip'1
not quite cover the large, proiecl
incisors. The Nanos, who are the
of the other inhabitants, live entnI
by themselves in Rebas. They M
marry only among themselves, so %
their peculiarities continue to be
produced. Entirely without educate
and without any chance of improu
their condition, they lead the life
pariahs. They know their own nam
but rarely remember those Of their
ehts, can hardly tell where they
and have no idea of numbers.-bI
Post.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

squaior, Throughout the entire estab-
ljshment was a series of signal bells.
peep holes, falling bars and special
locks, and ready exit was given by no
less than four specially constructed and
supposedly secret passages The
rickety old tenement had been made
INTO a veritabIe labyrinth of pseudo
mysterious precautions against the Do
lice. When the police did come the
warning was given by man stationed
in the street for that purpose. called
appropriately enough a lighthouse"
the signal bells changed. the bars fell
the special locks slid into place, eyes
blinked at the peep holes and at the last
moment the aroused inmates scurried
through the secret passages into the
arms Of the officers who were Whiting
for them there. That cafe went out of
existence. but others are still doing a
cautious business
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
The silver Lining.

She was a bright. light-hearted .i
woman, and when her husband i'.-
in business, and they had 10 give
their pretty house and go to lodg,-.
she tried to make the best of H. =
hours after receiving the sad news
sought some compensation for po'e''
and all of a sudden gave a chuck''
delight
"Oh. it isn't so bad being poor a''
all" she laughed.
Her husband looked at her inquil''
". Why" asked he, grimly.
Because" announced the little "',
an, confident that she had CHANGED " !.
n shred of the silver lining TO me '-
cloud, because we won't have =
servant, 10 bother about. -CinciAD'
Enquirer
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

In spite of the constant advance i'm
mechanical coutrivauces there are GER
tain oscupa tons which must still de-
pend upon haudiwork Such we as
sumo TO 9e the business of picking ND
with the pickax the stones of a mae
adamized road before fresh metal could
bee laid and rolled upon it. But a ma
chine called kuttv's patent macadam
road scaritier may now be seen at work
iu London, and possibly elsewhere.
tearing up the street roadway I'm the
most satisfactory manner. Tits of the
nature Of pillow, the plowshare being
represented by thick spikes Of chilled
iron, which, set at am angle. tear up
the roadway as the machine is dragged
behind a steam roller Chambers
Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

water showed how many hours had
passed since it was filled But this
was rather inconyenient, for the yes
sci had to be refilled every day, and it
was rather a damp clock at best, not
well adapted to stand on the mantel-
piece. Working on the principle used
in it of reckoning the time by the
amount of space left empty, the idea
Of using sand, the most fluid of solids,
was reached. This was not allowed to
run away, but merely passed through
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Some years before he became presi-
dent, a firm applied to Abraham Lin
coin for information as to the financial
standing of one Of his neighbors. Mr..
Lincoln replied as follows: Yours of
the tenth inst. received. l am well ac-
quainted with Mr.. Y and know his
circumstances. First of all, he has n
wife and baby; together, they ought to
be worth $4,000. Secondly, he has an
office, in which there is a table worth
one and a half dollars, and three chairs,
worth, say, one dollar. Last of an
there IS in one corner a large hat hole
which will bear looking into. Respect
fully yours. \. Lincoln" We hope that
the report proved satisfactory.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
GOTHAM's INFAMOUS CAFES
A Glance at the Interior of a Noto-
riuus One That Was Rnided
by the Police.

Through one Of the most infamous
of the cafes a Leslie's Weekly writer
went recently, just after the police had
raided it with axes. The entire ground
floor was a drinking hell of tawdry ele-
gance. On the second floor was a gam
bling room reached by devious pas
sages through heavily barred gates.
The upper floors were loding-rooms of
almost unimaginable dinginess and
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
TYE, THE ELEPHANT
onc, lie cot Yer, Augr, aud Pretty
HyurN Kiilcd Ht- hasteF ~
Stamping On Him,

II haas been estimated thot there are
about 10000 muscles In the elephants
trunk. and their strength rs well Illus
tratcd by the amount they can move
with usr. When an athlete wishes 10
show thc development 10 which hr has
attained, Doe performs some feat ihat
bring. into prominence ihe muscle OF
which me- Is $50 proud In like manner
I'VE I'm his present position shows us
how large and ropc-like those 10000
muscles iu his trunk have become 10y
exercise,
Ills driver or "muhout' was ina the
habit. when Tye's movements began
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Whether or not it pays 20 thin the
fruit of an orchard, everyone agrees
that with few trees it is advantageous
to thin an overburdened crop down to
reasonable number Of choice fruits,
In an experiment reported by the de-
partment Of agriculture, thinning was
found to increase the total yield and
to decrease rot. The thinning was
practiced with apples, peaches and
piums, early thinning giving the most
practical results. II was concluded
that it pays best to commence work OF
this kind Immediately after the tid,
has set.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

to be very slow as though he had
rheumatism in all his joints, of giving
him little jaggery Ga coarse prepare
ton of sugar., and it was astonishing
how quickly his joints limbered and
his movements quickened. One day
the supply Of iaggery gave out with
yet a number of logs to be lifted, and
instead of sweetmeats, Tye received
only blows and prods and taiI-twist-
ings to quicken his tagging footsteps.
He was greatly incensed. He kept on
with his work until the other elephants
and their masters had gone home. The
river of Nygah, beside whose waters
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
SHE is GROWING RICH.
Chicago WOmhn's Hands Bring Her
About $4,000 IenrIy-She
Is MRsseuse.

Half the world is as ignorant of how
the other half makes its money as of
how it lives. There is Chicago wom-
an, for instance, who earns with her
hands yearly sums that would make
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
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intended for such coptenn,;r5'
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waved il over the souire,g d,.,.. '. ..l
more than enougb tb,r, ,,,.. N
,it ,.,u won't cot a doI1,u.fl...'',. '".
In his excitement tba r,m
from his fpgers and fol-. mo. a.
The souira grabhad il IL. a.,
.rousers poclfet igporina H., W.
md protests of the otber may,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Women are employed as sailors in
Denmark, Norway and Finland. The
St. Louis Star remarks that i'm America
they are not employed in that capacity.
but they sail al the same.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

humans becoming "Americahized."
The strike Of the cab drivers in Ha-
'ana' says the Chicago Record, goes to
show that the simple child Of Cuba /,
somewhat Of ar assimilator himself.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11
The Recent Strike in Centennial
Eureka Promises Big Things.
WILL SINK 1900 FEET DEEP
Now Mammoth Ansir.-AssaJs from
saIanis District - Coed News
from East Ontario.

Those who have seen the Immense ore
bodies on the 400 and 10 levels Of tho
famous Centennial Eurc'sa can best un-
dcfailnd the meaning u tho statement
of Manager G. y. Allen today. that tho
strike made a fcw weeks ago on tho
100 level promises TO unfold orc bodies
even larger than those above. with
out doubt the possibilities of this great
miho are only beginning ~ be UNDER
stood. Perhaps nothing better Illus
,ratcs the faith OF the new owners Of
tho big mine than their agreement TO
deliver N.OQ0.oO9 worth of ore 10 the
fm"lter people within the next thirty
months.
with connections now made on The
700 Lowell, every encouragement H. given
for the belief that II viii next be
tapped al the 500 where work Is BE-
Ina pushed On the drift towards ihe
orc chute. The shaft has recently been
sunk li2 feet deeper, and station w.
now bcing cut at what VIII he tho Loo
level. II " the Intention So continue
u down TO the 900 level which Will
really moan "a depth " i.so0 feet Drift
Ing for the vein IL now going on FROM
the 1000 and 1870 foot levels as well as
on the 500 foot level, where about 200
feet " work. II Ia thought, will tnp
the main ore chute. The riches ~
such an ore body extending from above
the geo foot level 70 the tenth level ~
biz enough thlng. but the anticipation
~ itH continuance to a depth ~ $500
feet makes one feel that the man who
stated that the Centennial Eureka Is
Yet IN It, Infancy " not fat wrong.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11

satisfied. The stockholders are anxious
to have the tunnel pushed 10 compile
tion, but Mr.. firuback has taken a dc.
cided stand against such move. u
the vein is encountered II might be pos
eibie for the mine to produce the money
to nay the men. but II the vein Ahouli
not be encountered IN 40 feet ~ anucl-
pated. many who are willing now TO
take the risk In the gamble would thcn
pull out and everything would be W a
tree. There H. talk of the aid " the
courts being sought Ia order TO compel
the colonel to work the tunnel but u iH
intimated that before he would take
such step he would rcslgn his re-
coivcrahip. lie oonccivca u his duty
tn take the course that In hi4 Judgment
~ best for all the parties concerned and
does not anticipate that the court VIII
Interfere. 4 sale " the property would
doubtless mean sacrifice ON the part
Of the stockholders aud u looks az "
n voluntary assessment VIII be r'cntu-
ally decided upon as the brst way out
OF the difficulty IN the opinion OF some
mining men Il ~ only question o.
time before the property VIII come to
the front aa copper producer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11
SUGAR.,

surar-Raw. steady: fair refining.
ai3-iC. centrifugal. 20 test %, mo-
inaseH sugar. PIG rlu'd, quiet;
cruHh,l. ti.i6; powdered 81; granu-
lninl LIZ
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11
PERSONAL.

walter James IL up from Black Rock.
Willard county.
Or. Blckford lcf, for New York yesler-
day 10 attend MIR. Samuel Ncwhouse
w his illness,
elem schramm II In ogden on a short
nocinl and business visit.
J. u. Osmond Pueblo; Mrs NJ. e.
Smith and II. q. Smith Of Mountain
home. Idaho. are at the Cullen.
n. Il. Darling and Mrs, Darling are
up from Lehl and stopping at the
Walker.
The Kenyon has for guests W. J..
Phillips, Denver. II. 49, knlpOrt, pocn-
tello; A. -. +. Reynolds, Ogden. q, ".
BuclShaltor. Opal. Wyoming; W. w.
Kennedy, Kansas CITY.
Mrs. Margaret stohrns Robbins. rep
rcsenting the y. q Mcclure lecture bu-
roau OF New YORK and Chicago, IL a
guest az the kuutsford, to arrange for
a course OF lectures In this city be-
ginning next January, Among the
speakers nrh Edwin Markham, Charles
r. Tfinlor. John X, Bangs, Edwin W.
Townsend. nr. Frederick A. Cook, lso-
bel strong, Edwin Marshall, Seumua
McMnnus, Hamlln Garland and j. Mar
tin Miller.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11

New York. Dec. 1.-THE Times Lon
don financial correspondent saysi
Nervousness and anxiety Increase In
our money market because u bcgins
to zee Il u difficult Tor other markets 10
supply IT, necessities In the matter OF
gold. Exchanges have responded In the
usual manner TO our six per cent bank
rate. but % they move In our favor
steps are taken by the markets threat
oncd TO prevent loss Of bullion. The
Bank 0f France wished to advance the
rate 10 I per cent on Thursday. but
the government pleaded Tor half
measure. which does no good. So the
regents fall back on the bold premium
OR on fcfusaia 10 sell bullion NJ any
price. and only the imminent danger
~ a panic here would Induce them to
change their tactics, N that.
At the moment II looks aa II your
market might be Obliged 10 come to
our assistance by sending gold. but III
rcctly exports began, difficulties would
nssail you likewise. our market talks
at random about borrowing gold horc
and there. aA IN the barring difficulties.
Then. however, credit was much less
irrevocnhly committed beyond its
strength on NIL markets than now. and.
who're all must be borrower. none can
lend