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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25

HAVING taken possession of Black.
II smith Shop recently occupied by NJ, ]
Pope IN Leonardtown, am prepared e
give special attention TO horseshoeing, etc
l can always be found at my shop and
viii do all work in my line at shortest mo-
ice and as cheap as can be done in the
county. Guns and pistols also repaired
Terms cash.
WIN. H. WHILE.
April 30-tft
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25

BOUND TO KIcK.-"There ~
said the landlady as she handed
the kicking boarder a rather slend-
er piece of real porterhouse. "I
guess you can't say thing about the
steak being fit to sole shoes with. "
"No," said the boarder, wrap.
ping the meat around his fork. 81
should guess it were more fit for
shoestrings." indianapolis Journ.
al.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25

Is q SNAIL. brown man with . Malay soul
Worth . man from Tennessee
with bis six feet two and his eye OF blue.
And his years Of tAirty-three.
Ia O Luzon chief I'm bis breechclout seant
Worth . Tuan from Fargo town
Or Hawkeye lad. be he good or bad,
Or Kansan. sunburned brown?
St Louis Republic.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25

Prior 10 the outbreak Of the war
one of the noted characters on the
Potomac was Captain Charles Cay
wood of Charles County. Maryland.
He had early joined the Confsder-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25
GTaplOplales are sold for $40 a up


Farms for Sale. @
Farm of 800 acres, fertile, good -
buildings, situate about II miles from
Oakville and four miles from steamboat
wharf. Good state of cultivation. Price,
$4,000. Terms easy.
Farm 10 acres, good buildings, fine
soil and well improved. Suitable for
trucking. Price, 81 500. Near st. Jo-
seph's Church. Terms easy.
Farm 40 acres on st. Clements Bay.
Fine two-story dwelling. New. Suita-
BILE for cultivation of fruit. Beautiful
view. Terms easy.
A small farm, II miles South of Chap.
tico ut Cross Roads. Two miles from
steamboat wharf. az acres. Common
improvements. Good stand for business,
mercantile or mechanical. Suitable for
fruit. Price, $500. Terms easy.
Small tract of land on tributary of ST.
Clements Bay. Good dwelling. About
8 acres. Good for trucking. Price, $3.50.
Terms easy.
10. T. MORGAN,
Leonardtown. Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25
Bricklayer.
John n. MAGILL Hollywood. I'D.

ALL work done in workman like man
ner and at fair prices. Sen1 in your
orders.
Jan l2-tf.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25

/ have been sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea ever since the war and have
used all kinds of medicines for it. At
last found one remedy that has been a
success as a cure, and that is Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and piarrhoea
Remedy.-P. Z. GRESHAM, Gaars Mills,
La. For sale by William +. Greenwich
& Son, Leonardtown, and all country
stores
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25

At the expiration of a month and
9 half large portion Of the Union
soldiers were withdrawn from the
surrounding country, and the treas.
ured spurs were placed in Cay
woods possession by Jarboe, who
admonished him never to part with
them while he lived until they were
given over to General Lee. This
caution was, however, unnecessary,
as the Confederate spy had often
declared that he would never be
captured alive. Being advised that
his way was clear to the river, Cay
wood left with his precious gift for
st. Mary's county, where he could
cross the river.
At the point where he usually
made his crossing there lived an
eccentric old farmer named Cart
wright, whom Caywood made USE
full in the expedition. He was too
old to 60 to war himself, but was
always glad to help out the Con.
federates wherever possible. A
boat which he owned had frequent
ly carried Caywood and others sim
ilarly engaged across the Potomac.
Caywood, travelling at night and
sleeping in some dense thicket dur.
ing the day, reached Cartwright
place without mishap.
Upon arriving there he found
two Confederate soldiers, and the
three arranged to cross the river
that night in Cartwright's boat.
A heavy storm came up, however.
and the two soldiers urged Cay.
wood to delay the expedition until
che following night. This he re.
fused to do, but crossed the river
alone with the old farmer, aud il
was due to this fact that he escaped
death as a spy and the loss of the
spurs, for shortly after be had de
parted Cartwright's house was
raided by q squad of q nion cavalry,
and the two lettering Confederates
were arrested and held as prisoners
of war.
Once on the Virginia side it was
q comparative easy matter for Cay.
wood to reach General Lees head.
quarters. to whom he presented the
spurs in person. The great Con.
federate General continued to wear
them until after the close of the
war. They now form one of the
most interesting relics of the war,
and are treasured by q SON Of the
the Confederate commander, who
now resides in Fairfax county, Vir.
ginia.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25

ate Army, but after severel months
service his company was for some
reason disbanded, and he took to
guerrilla warfare, blockade running
and seeking information for the
Confeierates. One Of his stations
and hiding places when north of
the river was ct Jarboe's house, and,
unless in some manner prevented,
he usually made bis appearance
there once every two. or weeks.
The place was admirably situated
and adapted to Cawood's convent
ence and safety.
1t was but twelve miles from
Washington, from which place
communications were received al.
most daily from friends of the
Confederacy concerning the move
ments Of the Northern Army. In
addition to this Immediately ad-
joining the Jarboe home WIS q
dense forest Of cedar, pine and I'M
dergrowth, and q swamp extending
over several square miles, without
q human habitation, and entirely
impenetrable By cavalry. A dog
would have found great difficulty
in following q rabbit thru many
parts Of it, and thus it afforded an
ideal place. Capwood was brave and
adventurous, end admirably suited
for the calling he had taken upon
himself. He was q man of strong
physical ability, agile and active,
sagacious and capable of great en-
durance. He continued success
fully in his occupation until the
end of the war.
Shortly after Jarboe secured the
spurs from the Baltimore manufac-
turers. Caywood paid one of his
periodical visits to Prince Georges
County, and went to Jarboe's
house. All during the war Cay
wood, when outside of the Confed-
crate lines, declined to sleep with
in any Enclosure, but always re-
NAMED out of doors and slept in
the open air. For six weeks after
Jsrboe received the spurs, Caywood
was blockaded in the swamp in hid
ing, as the presence Of Union SOL
diers prevented his escape back to
the Confederate lines. Had the
troops known of his presence they
would have fired the timbers to
drive him out, as he was q much
sought for man. Jarboe provided
him with food during all this time,
taking it to an isolated spot, which
served as q meeting place at the
hour Of midnight.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25

~ Have you got Binder! Well,
Lockers got ahe twine. You can save
money by buying from him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
why the JnnItor au,t.

A janitor in neighboring school threw
up bis job the other day. When asked
what was the trouble, he answered:
Pm honest, and won't stand being
slurred. II l find a pencil or handker-
chief about the school when Pm sweep
ing, l hang it up. Every little while the
teachers or some one that is too coward
iy to face me gives me a slur."
SIN what way?" asked an officer.
why, little while ago / saw written
on the board. Find the common multi
ple.' Well, l looked from cellar to gar
ret. and wouldn't know the thing II
met it on the street. What made me
quit my job? Last night in big writin
on the blackboard it said, Find the
greatest common diyisor.' Well. says
to myself. both them darned thiags are
lost now, and I'll get blamed for swip-
Ing 'em, SO I'll quit. "-Steuben Republic
nm.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
DOERS CRUSHED.



tectorate regiment to 80 out against them
and see If they could br.ak mp the strong
est ferce. They went out distance of
four miles and directly they came 10
range, opened FIRE with the Maxims, scat
tering the Eosrs. The enemy at once
rode of in hot base further into the
vsldt and away from the railway, but the
troops pursued and overlook them.
The enemy were in {, eltered posjti IN
while our men wtrs In the oren and
therefors much exposed. Volley firing
was started at 900 yards ami soon became
hot on both sldes. A number Of our men
were wounded, while many riierless
Beer horsss rushed madIy a,ross the
plain.
Our fire soon scattered tho enemy, but
at that momeDt their general, whom we
believed to be CroDjs, pushed up large re-
Inducements and hot engagement oc-
CURED. Our men behaved surerbly.
Ultimately the Boers, demorallzsd by
the splendid work or our men, began
gradually to withdraw and by II O'Clock
they were completely driven of. They
undoubtedly suffered heavy loss.
The British returned to MafekIng ex-
ulting over their victory. Our loss was
two killed and Ia wounded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
RYAN KNOCK Ed OUT.

New York. October 20.-Jos Choynski
OF California, knocked out Jimmy Ryan
OF Australia In the seventh round of
their light tonight at the Broadway ath-
letic club. Both are In the heavy weight
division. but Choynski WAS by far the
cleverer and the outcome of the contest
was expected.
Ryan was outpolnted from the first tap
of the gong and when the knockout
came Choynski was as fresh rs when no
began. Ryan's previous showing Sith
Choynski, with whom he stayed 20
rounds, made some persons bet even
money that Ryan would stay the limit
this time. But Ryan never had a posi-
bic "look In" when it came to hard work
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21

the article in question was sold in his
drug store and that he freely pre-
scribed it for his patients" as do
most physicians. He said as a writer
he is a Naturalist; it was his intention
to portray the heroine of the story as
life-like as possible In fact the
heroine is drawn from life. The at
torney for the plaintiff asked for the
name of the original of the heroine;
DR.. Allen heSitated and blushed a
little and the spectators smiled. 1t is
well understood that the heroine of
the story is picture Of the young lady
to whom the author is engaged to be
married. The Judge ruled the question
1rrelevant-to the Doctors evident re-
lief. Continuing, the doctor said he
had attempted to describe an actual
occurrence; he considered the hero
ines calling for a bottle of Johann
Hoff's Malt Extract the most natural
thing in the world, and, as portrayer
of the Natural, he could not ignore it.
He considered the mention of an article
so well known and so widely used as
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract, perfectly
legitimate. The extract, he said, is as
much part of the daily life of people
who get the most out of life, as is tea
or coffee or lemonade; it is a gener-
ally recognized tonic, the standby of
large proportion of the medical pro-
fession. DR.. Aliens testimony made
visible impression upon the jury.
An amusing feature of the case oc-
CURED this afternoon. The court room
was crowded and close. Finally, the
foreman of the jury interrupted the
proceedings long enough to request
the judge to send the bailiff for case
of Johann Hoff's Malt Extract, and a
general laugh went up when the bail
Tiff came in with case which he an
nounced was the last in DIR. Aliens
drug store.
Judge and jury, plaintiffs and de-
PENDANT, attorneys, witnesses and court
officials, all INDUCED in a generous
test of the popular tonic, and the hear
ing proceeded with renewed vigor.
One of the local newspapers has in
terviewed the wives of the twelve Jury
men and has discovered that in eleven
of the twelve households Johann
Hoff's Malt Extract is kept constantly
on hand. In consequence the boys
about town are offering to I on DR..
Aliens winning the case, and are
finding no takers even at those odds,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21

performed its Last Official act in connec-
tion with tbs cup races tonight, by post
Ing the following notice on the bulletin
hoard at the club house on Madison ave-
nue.:
The Columbia having won three out Of
nve fair races, the Americas cup remains
with the New York Yacht club.
(Signed)
s. Nicholson Kane,
Oh ester Griswold,
Irving Grinne1l,
Regatta Committee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
BROKE MANS ARM.
Deer Isle Celebration Had Unfortunate
Ending.

SOeA AsAc SctcbEAtiOh tth0 Unfortunate
Ending.
Deer Isle. October 2o.-The news that
the Columbia had won the third and
final victory over the S hamrock. was re-
ceived here. the home of the Columbia's
crew, with reat.rejoicing. Within few
minutes after the Defender had crossed
the line, even before the challenger had
finished, the booming OF an old cannon.
which had done service on silailar ooca-
sions, told mothers, sisters and sweet
hearts at home that the Deer Isle boys
had been successful in the International
yacht races; that their work on the Co
lumbia had heen rewarded by q grand
victory and that the cup would not cross
the water. as a result of their knowledge
of yacht sailing and their faithfulness
to the club they represented. The joy Of
the residents of the island WAS brief, how
ever, as premature discharge of the
field-piece injured several OF the par tlci-
pants. Fred W. Beck. local merchant,
had his right arm broken and hand bad
iy mangied. Deer Isle was preparing for
a big celebration tonight, but the accident
caused the omission Of much of the antiei.
pated programme
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
THE BETTER BOAT WON.

Dublin, OCTOBER 21.-The Irish papers,
while expressing regres at the result Of
the races for the Americas cup. show the
areateEt admiration for the plucky and
spcrtsmsnlike attempt of Sir Thomas
Upton to win the trophy. and all admit
that the better boat won. The Dublin
Express says 1t hopes that Sir Thomas
Upton will try again In 1900.
The Daily independent says: at was
claimed that with a good breeeze the
Shamrock would win; but even with this
advantage she was outclassed by letter
yacht"
The Freeman says: "Sir Thomas LIP
ton deserved better luck. The contest
was fairly fought out and America, hav-
ing agreed to the distasteful conditions,
has won.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
A PECULIAR CASE
IN COURT
Creates Great Excitement i'm
Literary Circles.
Especial Dispatch from chicago,

The county court now in session
here, has in hearing a peculiar case
which promises to excite wide atten-
ton IN both the legal and the literary
world. 1t is the suit of the Quill Pub
hshing Company, of this city, VS.. DIR.
Henry James Allen. to collect money
Tor an alleged advertisement which the
plaintiffs aver was smuggied into the
pages of their monthly magazine. Tie
QKflk, under false pretenses.
The thecase, DR.. Henry
James Allen, is a young physician and
druggist of this place, with literary
aspirations. A year ago he contracted
with the editor of the Quill to furnish
the magazine a story every month.
The stories DR.. Allen provided were
acceptable to both the editor and the
readers of the QKfIk, so acceptable, in
fact, that the editor, in rush of work
last May, sent the story for the Tune
issue to the printer without even SO
much as a Casual examination. There
from arises this law suit. In the story
the heroine on several occasions feel
ing exhausted after some particularly
trying experience, revives her strength
and spirits by draught of Johann
Hotf's Malt Extract. Immediately
upon the appearance of the magazine,
the business manager rushed into the
editorial room and wanted to know
what in the name of all the saints
sacred to the printing craft, the editor
meant by ringing in an ad ON the lit
erary pages. 1t was then that DR..
Henry James Allen came in for a rak-
ing over the Goals: he was accused of
working" the QHi7i for free adj
yertisement for an article exposed for
sale at his place of business. The
Doctor Indignantly denied the charge,
and intimated pretty plainly that the
publisher of the Quill was hardly a
judge of what should or should not ap-
pear in realistic story. The next
morning the Quill Publishing Co. filed
a suit in common pleas court to receive
money for advertising and also for
damages done the literary reputation
of their magazine.
DR.. Allen was on the witness stand the
greater part of this afternoon. He ac-
Notwithstanding the story and added
that he had yet been paid forit. He
said that his references in his story to
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract were en-
tirely free from any faint of CONNER
cialism. He admitted, however, that
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21

tackled to port at 2.oe. 80. leaving the
Shamrock on his weather quarter about
quarter Of mile away. Both were then
heading we'll sup for the lightship. At
asa the Shamrock made short hitch In
shore Of about minute. The Columbia
also made q short hitch Of two minutes
in-snore and then another hitch Of two
minutes 10 port going about finally on
her last tack to starboard at a37.f0. She
dashed across the finish line ON this tack,
three minutes later, fetching BY the light
ship, which marked the lee end OF the
line, with plenty OF room TO spare. Every
man aboard waved his hat OF Southwestern
as they stood up close along the weather
rail- q moment after the whistle blew.
The Shamrock crossed the finish line on
the same tack after lacking close to the
committee boats stern.
Sir Thomas Lipton's zach. finished five
minutes, ~ seconds after the Columbia.
She was defeated in this race, the final
one OF the SERIES minutes, IS seconds
actual time and minutes, "a seconds
corrected tims.
AS the yachts were being lowed in, a
man was sent aloft aboard the Columbia
In a hoatswain's chair with thres Ameri-
can yacht ensigns. One was fastened to
the mast head and one to each end of the
backstay spreaders. A large flag also
hew from the Colun,bia's topping lift,
just above the main boom. Commodore
Morgan's steam yacht Corsair, the flag
ship OF the New York Yacht club. had
an American ensign at each masthead at
the end of each gait, on the jack-staff for
ward and on the stern staff. For the fret
time In the remsm brance of yaohtsiusn
who have seen all the International CON-
SITS for the Americas cup, an American
ensign was hoistei at each mast head of
yacht Grim which was the property
Of the owner of the defeated sloop. As the
Shamrock, in tow, passed the Columbia
at her mooring on her way into Sandy
Hook bay. the challenging yachts crew
lined up on her port side and gave three
hearty British cheers, to which the Col
umbia's men, standing along their star
board rail. answered promptly and vigor-
ously with three cheers and tiger. The
official summary was:
Outer FIapsed Cor
Start Mark Finish Time Time
Columbia 11.0I.35 12.Ie.NO $4,000 3.3s25 3ss.0s
shamrock l1O0.34 l2.19.17 2.l5.17 3.4I.43 3.4443
The Shamrock allowed the Columbia
16 9 seconds
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
BOERS DEFEATED.
Their Position Captured After Heavy
Fighting.

Their Position Captured After Heavy
Fighting.
Ladysmith, October 20.-At $50 this
morning a despatch was received from
Gen. SymoDs announcing that the Beers
were Smelling Glencoe camp with big
guns and that the troops were moving
out to attack them.
London, October s0.-A special despatch
from Glencoe dated 8. % this morning an
nounces that the Boer position had bsen
csptured after heavy fighting during
which five guns were taken.
Later an official message was received
from Glencoe timed TAO this morning,
saying the fig hting was still proceeding
there and announcing that the Bcers'
strength was about. Q. 600 men. The Beers,
app ears, posted guns on q hill overlook
ing the town, opened fire on the camp
and the battle became general. The war
office during the morning received o re-
port that Gen. Symons was wounded In
the engagement at Glencoe.
The war Office also received the follow
ing despatch dated yesterday evening
from Ladysmith:
"The Beers commenced descending the
western passes on Tuesday, and came in
contact with our patrols yesterday. Thsy
continued to advance, hating for the
night with their left flank at Bester's
station, their centre at Blue Bank, and
their right retired. At Acton Homes
Lieut.. 5GaIey Of the Natal Carabineros
is missing. and TrooperssSpencer of the
Natal Carabineros, was slightly wounded.
~ have moved my camp into posi-
ton have selected with the object of
covering the town Of Ladysmith, and /
hoped today that the Beers might have
been sufficiently near me to strike a
blow. Today, howevsr, the enemy seems
to have retired west, our patrols getting
in touch nowhere. except with compar-
atively small body at Bester's station.
Communication with Glencoe junction
was cut of at Elandslaagte where they
captured a goods train. A Boer force
is advancing over Beggar's Berg Mex.
Communication by telegraph ia still open
via Grey Town.
"Sir George Stewart White"
TIE FIGHT AT GLENCOE.
London, October 90. The war Office has
received the appended despatch from
Lady smith, filed at 10 IS a. IN. today:
"The following advicss from Glencoe
camp are just at hand;
"Ths Kings Royal Rifles and the Dub
lin Fusiilisrs are attacking hill occu-
pied by Boer. ARTILLERY. They are within
three hundred yards of tine position. and
are advancing under cover of oar artii-
lery at about 2oo0 yards range. Scouts
rapport that 5000 Beers ara advancing on
Hattingspruit. The 10Th battery and the
Leicester regiment have gone TO meet
tAem.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-21
WILL ASK FOR RAISE.

Fall River, Mass, October 2n.-Ths tex
tile council, composed of the officers of
the various mill workers unions of Fall
River held meeting this evening. The
members gave their views on the present
prosperous condition Of the mills, and
consider the help fully warranted in de-
mand for an increase of wages. Il was
afterward voted to ask for conference
that the raise to be asked for will be
about ten per cent.