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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

The mule Is thouaht to be an ex-
ceedingly dull and nEappre0iatise
beast, but there is one on the West
Side that is neither dali nor unap-
preciative. His driver belabored
him numerically for not pglling O
load that was heavy enough for two
mules TO hanl. The man pounded
and swore and pounded again, but
do his beet the mnle could not
bulge tho wagon. and after seseral
earnest attempts he quit trying.
This exasperated the driver and
be fs!l . bsssias Tin harder than
ever. Meanwhile the mule would
turn his head tswsrd the driver as
II trying to see what she next form
OF punishment would ka, but sub
sequent events showed that his mu-
iish mind was figuring on revenge
against the driver. -.
Doubtless he got the idea Of what
ne would do from the careless way
the driver fooled about his hind
legs. Bat, anyway, bis muleship
seemed very much pleased when he
found he was to be released from
the wagon, even il it was to give
the driver freer hand with his
club.
In q few minutes the mule found
himself tied to one of the wheels of
the wagon and felt the heavy blow
OF the club, but he took things phil
osophically and kept enc eye on the
driver. Presently the driver got
in the position the mule was wait.
ing for, when, like q fash Of light
ming, two heels strnck the driver,
and when they picked him up it
was found an ambulance would be
needed to take him home.
The mule seemed to glory IN his
work. for his eyes seemed to say
that he was immensely pleased.
But, be that as it may, when the
bystander approached the mule he
was met with marked demonstra-
tions of friendship, the mule go.
ing so far as to try to rub his
nose against the bystander's face.
When the ambulance came, the
mule watched them put his driver
into it. and as it drove away he
raised his voice and pranced about
as if too happy to enjoy even good
meal Of oats, corn and hay. TIE
bystander went away firmly OF the
belief that mules know q whole lot.
Chicago Chronicle.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

To remove q troublesome corn or bun
ion First soak the corn or bunion in
warm water to soften 1t. then pare il
down as closely as possible without
drawing blood and apply Chamberlain
Pain Balm twice daily; rubbing vigor-
ously for five minutes at each applica.
tion. A corn plaster should be worn for
a few days, TO protect IL from the shoe.
As general Eminent for sprains,
bruises, lameness and rheumatism, Pain
Balm is unequaled. For sale by VIM. z.
Greenwell & Son, Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

Il have used Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhes Remedy and find
1t to be great medicine" says Mr.. Z. g.
Philips. of Poteau, Ark. "It cured me
OF bloody fiux. i cannot speak too highly
Of it." This remedy always wins the
good opinion. If not praise. Of those
who use il. The quick cures which it
effects even in the most severe cases
make il q favorite everywhere. For sale
by VIM F. Grecnwell & Son. Leonard
town.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08
4 village Blacksmith Saved His Little
Sons Life.

Mr.. III. III. Black, the well-known vii
lage blacksmith at Grahamsville, Sulli-
van Co, N. Y. says. sour little SON S
years old. has always been subject to
Group, and 50 bad have the attacks been
that we have feared many times that he
would die. We have had the doctor and
used many medicines, but Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy Ii now our sole reliance.
II seems to dissolve the tough mucus and
by giving frequent doses When the
croupy symptoms appear we have found
that the dreaded Group Is cured before il
gets settled" There is no danger In
giving this remedy for il contains no
opium or other injurious drug and NAV
be given as confidently TO a babe as 20
an adult. For sale by VIM. r. Green
well & Son, Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

The follow0g, which appeared
in ! Detroit paper, is one Of the
most touching inciiients to be met
With.
There is family in this city who
are dependent upon a little child
for the present sunshine OF them-
selves. A few weeks ago the young
wife and mother was stricken down
to die. IL was so sndden, 80 dread
ful. when the grave family physi-
clan called them together in the
parlor. and in his solemn, profes-
sianal wsS intir>sted = them Tie
truth-there was no help.
Then came the question among
them who wonld tell her. Not the
doctor! Ii would be cruel to let
the man of science 90 to their dear
one on such an errand. Not the
aged mother who was to be left
chiidless and alone. Not the young
husband who was walking the floor
with clenched hands and rebellious
heart. No-there was only one
other, aud at this moment he look
ed up from the book he had been
playing with, unnoticed by them
all, and asked gravely:
'ls mamma doin' to die p
Then. without waiting for an ans
wer. he sped from the room aud
upstairs as fast as his little feet
would carry him. Friends and
neighbors were watching by the sick
woman. They wonderingly noticed
the pale face of the child as he
climbed on the bed and laid his
small hand on his mothers pillow.
Mamma he asked, ia sweet,
caressing tones. SIS yon 'frsid 10
die? p
The mother looked at him with
swift intelligence. Perhaps she
had been thinking Of this.
Neutrality-suspicious.? % she
asked family.
Doctor, an papa, an gramma-
everybody he whispered. MAN
ma, dear. little mamma. doan' be
'fraid to die, ill you p
No, Charlie said the young
mother, after one supreme pang Of
grief; mo mamma won't be afraid !!
Jus shut your eyes in % dark,
mamma, teep hold my hand-sn'
when you open 'em, mamms, it'll
be all light there
When tho family gathered ave-
stricken at the bedside, Charlie
held up his little hand.
Hush! +! My mamma doin' to
sleep. Her won't wake up here
any more Y
And so it proved. There was no
heart-rending farewell, no agony
of parting; for when the young
mother woke she had passed beyond,
and, as baby Charlie said
1T was all light there.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

THE LAST ARGUMENT The T.
year-old daughter of o popular New
Hampshire clergyman was ailing
one night and was put to bed early.
She said
"Mamms, / want to see my
papa"
Her mother replied "No, dear,
your papa must not be disturbed" !"
Pretty soon she ssid again "I
want to see nv papa"
The mother replied as before:
"No; your papa must not be dis
turbed."
1t was not long before she utter
ed this clincher "Msmma, | am q
sick woman, and | want to ace my
minister !"-Ram's Horn.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

A Western editor has received the
following unique letter: Send me
few copies Of the paper shich had
the obituary and verses about the
death of my child q week or two ago.
You will publish the enclosed clip
ping about nv nlece's marriage.
And | wish you to mention in your
local columns, If il don't cost me,
that ! am going to have few extra
calves to sell. Send me couple Of
extra copies Of the paper this week,
bat rs my time is ont you can stop
my paper, as times are too hard to
waste money on q newspapers.-
Ez.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08
Two Irishmen. recently arrived

Two lrishmen, recently arrived
in America, were travelling along q
country roai one cold morning,
when as they we're passing 9 house,
their conversation was interrupted
by the sudden appearance Of seve-
raj dogs. 0ne seized hold Of a stone;
bat, finding it frozen fast 90 the
ground, he exclaimed " Ny
What country. The sthones are
tied fast, and the dogs are tied
loose ~.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08
Population of the United States.

~%~~ &&&&&&& A&4&W2
There we're rs ss5 .22o people. in
the Uuited States last June. 10.
cording to the returns Of the emu.
merators employed to take the
Twelfth Census, which has iust
been completed so far a. the aseer.
tainmeni OF the total population is
concerned. This total represents
. gain Of l3, 3,225. .46i. or 21 per
cent. over 1890, when we had 6a,-
622, $50 inhabitants, and shows
that Director Merriam came close
% the mark when he anncunced
some time ago that The new count
would reveal an aggregate Of U.s.
600, 900 to 10000, 900. calculations
based upon former censnses having
convinced him that estimates plac-
ing the figure considerably higher
were excessive.
The gain during the past ten
years, while not so great as had
been expected By some statisticians,
is quite up to that of former de-
cades. From 1880 to 1890 it
amounted to only IL. 2.466, ACT; in
the previous decade IL, ,597, ,4I2 per-
sons were added, while from 1860
to 1870 it did not go above 7,115,-
O50. No doubt our restricted
growth during those ten years was
due to the Civil War, with it's un-
settlement aud it's heavy loss Of
life, for the period from 1850 to
1860. when the basis of computa-
ton was smaller, added S,251,4
to the total Of inhabitants.
Prior to 1850 progress. in point
OF population, was lower than dur
ing the second half of the century
"a circumstance attributable to
the tide Of immigration, which be-
gan to set in strong about the SOS.
From 1910 to 1850 the increase was
only 6,122, 420; from 1880 to 1S40
nearly two millions less, or, to be
exact, 4,203, ,436, as compared with
3,232,19s and 1888, ,94l, respect
lively, for the other two decades.
Our growth, it will thus be seen,
has-remaiBed tolerabl5 puniform,
except when unusual conditions
prevailed. But the cities are max
ing far more rapid strides than the
rural districts. Whereas the in
crease for the country at large was
only 2l per cent, eighty cities of
25, 900 inhabitants and over show
an average gain for the decade of
1878 per cent, so that the proper
tion of persons who live in cities
will appear considerably larger in
the Twelfth Census than 10 any of
those previously taken.
This tendency towards concen-
tration in urban centres is, of
course, the logical result of progress
and modern development. The
multiplication OF wants due to the
advance in civilization has created
new opportunities for employment
and has attracted to the cities all
persons not needed to produce food
supplies. 1t is inevitable that the
cities should continue to grow until
some decentralizing influence be-
gins to manifest itself. A writer
in Scribner's Magazine has detected
such factor in the trolley lines
which favor the building mp of
suburbs.
But while rapid transit may re-
lieve the congestion in some quar-.
ters, it undoubtedly serves to bring
in close touch with cities many
country residents who would other
wise retain their purely rural char
acter, and thus becomes feeder
for cities.-Baltimore Herald.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

COOKING CLoTHEs.-One Mon
day morning little 5-year-old Edith
volunteered TO superintend the fam
lily washing. When Jane put the
clothes on to boil the small overseer
gave one look of open-eyed aston
ishment, then ran to the mother
and excitedly exclaimed "Oh,
mama! James cooking the clothes
for dinner.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

HENS GONE DRY.-"Can / get
some fresh eggs at your house to.
day ?" asked neighbor of small
Harry.
"No ma'sm." replied the little
fellow. "All.our hens have gone
dry"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08
I |

last relay was growing jaded as the
wheels lurched in the sand swales
which line the lower Santa Cruz.
At the next turn the town Of Tus-
con would be in sight.
1t had been Q tedious journey,
and Merton was ai0ns I'M the coach
which he had taken at Yuma.
Merton had come with money to
pay for beef cattle at Fort Grant,
and tomorrow must ride across the
mountains and make payment.
After dinner he was too fatigued
to sleep and craved excitement as
relief from the mental monotony Of
his trip across the desert. He
would visit sae fiesta to watch the
dancers and listen to the music.
Merton had never gambled, but
soon curiosity led him to observe
the play about which the spectators
had gathered, drawn By the CLINT
OF gold. He could observe no long,
er. He must share in the play.
From the first luck set steadily
against him, but the fierce FIRE of
play was soon fast in his blood, and
though doubling while loosing he
rapidly increased bis losses. But he
took no notice of them. Again and
again he had taken handfuls of
coin and scattered it recklessly over
the cloth until at last he was sur
prised to find his pocket empty.
The shock of this revelation
caused reason to assert itself. His
money was gone +! He would use
the other-no, no that was impos-
sible. He had never stolen. His
whole being revolted in sharp. phys
ical shudder at this thirst for play
which held as q lure the suggestion
Of theft. But was he sure that all
his money was gone? He had come
with $400; certainly he had not lost
that much. Then he thrust his
hands into his other pockets and
slowly counted the eos they con.
tanned.
Good heavens there were but
40 left. Already he had lost s4OO
NOT his own. Had he missed q
pocket? No; it was all clear now.
He recalled putting the government
gold in the pocket with his own.
A chill seized him. How could
he replace the money? In the race
with material disgrace, morals have
hopeless handicap. The Ere of play
that had been quickly quenched at
the thought of dishonor when he
touched that empty pocket now
famed again ct the hope that it
might vet be redeemed. He would
use the other money aud win back
the lost.
|. Steadily or rapidly, according to
his play, Merton lost. His nerves
were no longer feverish and over
strung. Almost carelessly he cast
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

Why They WoRRY.-Ids !:
"Sometimes few lines will cause
q woman no end of worry"
May: "Yes /; especially if they
happen to be on her face"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets cure billiQusness, constipation and
headache. They are easy 20 take and
pleasant in effect. For sale by VIM. F..
Greenweli & Sen, Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08

80 - = -T = - -
lost them.
No matter, he waald md il
Almost wearily he .placoa bis last
coin on asingle number, and smiled
as he saw it swept away. he ter
rors Of chance were no tort4re nov;
he was facing disgrace, cef1ain aud
unavoidable.
Then he arose and walked toward
the river and passed the dancere
and orchestra without hearing the
music or the sound Of feet, for he
saw nothing.
III.
Merton dill not know that loot
steps followed him; he started as
one from sleep when slender hand
was laid softly on his shoulder, and
he heard vaguely, as waking men
hear.
"Senor, your money has been
badly earned-it was borrowed from
the devil. Use this, the last mon
ey which | ever came by honestly;
it will bring you luck"
As she spoke she threw back the
lace from her throat and removed
from the chain Of her locket an old
Spanish coin.
For moment Merton stood crop.
ing, like one to whom the resIities
of life are not vet real. Then, as
sinking men seize straws, or plants
dying of darkness reach for suns.
shine, he grasped the coin.
The touch of gold brought the
material world back into being, and
he was conscious of the woman's
presence, but her dark eyes and the
soft curves of the bosom whose
warmth the coin in his hand yet re-
tanned escaped him. In his moral
shipwreck he saw only the golden
straw.
He rushed back to the roulette
table to stake the coin. but paused
between the black and red as men
pause when drawing lots for life.
He placed it on the red. Il was for
life.
1t won. Again lzO pixasevais be-
on the red. He is thinking of the
strangeness of the unequal wager.
He is not stalking his gold against
gold now; he is stalking his life
against gold. He ewins. Again the
same bet, but with the stakes doub-
led.
His third bet wins. He feels that
he will live, but he must know.
He places his entire winnings on
single number on the red. Now it
ia life or death, and he has given
death odds 35 to l in his duel with
chance. The sight of his reckless
wager sobered him. He waited for
the verdict of the wheel, while the
marble bounded from black to red
among the stalls, and settled into
its final compartment. Through
the fading haze of motion that en-.
veloped the moving wheel he could
see the marble lying on the red, and
as his heart took hope to read, he
found it was life.
"Come, senior, quit the play"
Like O tired child he let her lead
him to seat in the grove. 1t was
then he comprehended her pres
ence. He extended his winnings.
"Take what you will of it," he
said.
But she shrank from the offered
gold.
"No, senior; in money from that
table ! SEQ only the stain of blood"
"Blood !" he echoed. "Blood 2"
eyes, senor."
"No, it is not stained with blood |;
it has saved blood-my blood-my
life-and what to me is more-be-
fore the world it will save my hon.
or.
She did not answer and her beau
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08
TWO GAMBLERS.


The players had gathered around
the gambling tables of Correo's gar
dens. at the roulette table Perez
Bicente. collector for the firm OF
Ortcz & 0chos, held attention By
his heavy betting and the big piles
Of gold spread before him on the
table.
he was losing rapidly, but took
little notice of his losses until Q
young girl who had been ilatentlY
Watching bis play fsom the ont
skirts. crept through the crowd
and laid her light, trembling hand
on his arm.
"Come. Perez" said she; "quit
the play and take me to the ball.
1t is IL o'clock and you have not
yet danced with me once"
"Get away, Josefa; your witch's
eyes curse my luck. I'll find you
quickly enough when | want you."
Already his losses meant ruin,
for he was playing with money not
his own; but that did not matter,
for when all was gone she knew that
she could lend him more, and well
coined the chance it would give her,
80 fierce was her jealous hatred of
his mad passion for pIay-her only
rival in Bicente's love.
When his last bet had been made
and lost, she felt q sharp pang,
which gave relief to nerves over
strung with long, cruel watching.
Springing from her seat she started
for the table, but before could reach
it Bicente, with an oath, had risen,
placed q pistol to his breast and
fred. One bullet pierced two hearts.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-10
ESCAPES FROM THE OFFICERS
"Dr." DiIl David of Emerson Has nn
Exciting Brush with Tburston
COunty's SheriR.

EMERSON, Neb, Dec. Especial Tele
gram)-A veterinary surgeon known as
Or" Bill David, who moved here about
six weeks ago from Wakefield, was arrested
Thursday by Sheriff Daily Of Pender for
cattle stealing. David was held for trial
yesterday and. accompanied by the sheriff,
drove out into the country to get bonds.
On the road they met Davids brother and
the horse doctor sprang from the sherif's
buggy. jumped In with his brother and the
Davids' horses, being the better team, dis
tanced the sherf's and the prisoner es-
capped. Last night David returned TO his
home here and the village marshal and cx-
Sheriff Barowsky attempted to capture
him. The officers waited until David and
a companion came out OF the house to load
some things In the buggy. Barowsky
gra bbed the veterinary, but he slid out
of his coat left his team, a revolver. I,
lot OF stolen property and. coatless and
hatless, made for the fields and again es-
capped valuable horse belonging to c. s..
Stevenson, three miles south of town. was
stolen last night
David's companion was captured and
proved to be one OF the notorious johnson
brothers. Johnson claimed he was simply
hired by David to drive the team. David
was tried in Wayne last Monday, charged
with stealing a harness, and cleared, but
the Identical harness was found In the
abandoned buggy.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-10

and william Otto is the richest man In
York county. owning over 1900 acres Of
land here. The case was settled out OF
court this morning. Otto paid Hager $500
and Mr.. Hager pays costs already made.
which amounted to very little.
Elldridge & Gilbert have sold their but
ter egg and poultry commission house 70
Armour g. Co. who vii continue the busi-
ness here under the same management.
The Commercial club OF York are making
an effort to secure the large Dunkard camp
meeting and convention. York park. on
Beaver creek. is one OF the ideal parks
and camping grounds.
Several well-to-do retired farmers and
business men from the east have recently
made Investments in York residence and
business property. One has just built
s., 900 residence in North York, another
bought the Dorr residence, paying 50, 600.
The York County Agricultural society
has commenced suit against York county
for $500. They claim that this amount was
voted the society and that now they won't
turn the funds over.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-10
CATCHING COLD.
Easily Done and Easily Disposed a.
~ You Know the secret.

Cold weather lowers the vitality and In
that way renders the body less able TO resist
the effect Of the outside conditions. observes
the medical editor of the Cincinnati
Tribune. This makes the system liable
to be stormed by microbes. Pneumonia In
variably attacks people whose vitality Is
lowered from some cause or other--excesslve
exertion, excessive worry. even excessive
grief. which Is a very potent factor In the
lowering Of vitality. Sometimes a neglected
cold will help to produce the disease and
so will the missing of a meal while one
is more or lens run down through the sraip
OF business or other excitement. In the or
dnary way pneumonia by itself does not
prove fatal. except in the case of very old
or very young people The danger arises
when 1t is complicated by heart or kidney
disease. IL these organs are healthy at the
time that the disease sets In the patient In
variably RECEIVERS, unless he has exhausted
himself at the beginning OF the attack BY
being about the house when he should have
been in bed.
II has been found by experience that
while the harmful microbes grow in the
mouth. many others also have their habita
tion there whose Offices are to protect the
body, as 1t were. from these microscopic
foes. In the winter these "benefcent mi
crobes," as they have been called do not
flourish to the samo extent as they do In
the warmer weather. so that the mouth and
through the mouth the rest Of the body Is
left without its protectors and II the indi-
vidual does not by care come to the rescue
OF his body he renders himself liable to be
| attacked not less seriously because his
foes are invisiable. While the ordinary
| "benefcent' microoe does not flourish in
| cold weather we'll. the microbe Of pneu-
monia does. and grows active at a tempera-
ture which is practically fatal to others.
That Is the scientific solution OF how one
catches cold. How to cure It? Ask the first
man you meet.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-10
Women Di.cu.. Ceremonies.

PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Dec. 9.-(Special.)
The subject of the meeting Of the Platts-
mouth Woman's club at the home of Mrs.
Byron Clark Friday evening was China
Painting" Mrs. s. A. Davis was leader
OF the program furnished by the music and
art department of the club. Mrs. McVicker
read paper on Ceramic Art in the United
States" and Miss Beulah Elson follow ed
with an instrumental solo, Godari's
"Seconde Valse." Mrs. II. ID. Travis read
"Keramoc." Longfellows beautiful poem of
the potter's wheel. The president. Mrs.
Rush o. Fellows, then introduced Miss
Melona Butterfeld of Omaha. Her opening
remarks were OF a reminiscent nature, for
twenty years ago she was a teacher in the
Plaatsmouth schools, and remarked that
no prophet could at that time have con-
vinced her that tonight. In the home OF
one OF her former pupils before this club.
abe would be reading paper Oh pioneers
OF Ceramic Art in America" She said that
the beginning OF this art dated back "a
1850 and the place was New York City.
Wonderful advancement has since been
made, until $l,000,000 worth of material is
used annually and thousands are engaged
in the business, and closed by saying
that Nebraska had one worker in this art
who deserved special mention. Mrs. Phil
lips Of Hastings, who is now doing figure
painting in New York City.