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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-06-16

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1858, 300 of which amount II, O03,-
2S6 was paid in Baltimore.
Mr.. James w. Thomas, of Cumber-
land, has presented to the State a
line portrait of Gov. James Thomas,
OF Maryland. The gift was inspired
by the suggestion of Governor War
held that portraits of all the Cover
nors of Maryland be placed in the
State House at Annapolis. Cover
nor Thomas represents the era in
Maryland history known as the in
ternal Improvement period. He was
Senator from st. Mary S county from
1920 to 1892 and Governor from 1892
TO 1895. During this period there
was great commercial and indus
trial developement.-Ezchaage.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-06-16

L. A. JONES l. Sow.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
unm conElsu ARE CAuaHr.

Where the great bulk of Goldfish is caught is at ST
Pierre the oldashioned OF rock bound, desolate
and whose people talk French, whose men
do nothing but fish and whose women wash their cloth
ing in the cascades which pour the rugged hilsides
when not slenced the grasp of winter. P T. McGrath
in the current number of the Booklovers Magazine
interesting description of the way the cod is
taken and prepared by the snip load for the
ket.
Cod fishing done with dories and travis The dores
hatbotOmed slopingsided boats, which fit into
another in the ships waist economzing space thereby
Each dory takes and the whole except the
captain and the cook so in them every suitable day.
the in the outwards from the ship
like spokes from the hub of wheel Travis are long
lines, with three thousand hooks attached
walls of yard every hook baed with smaller fish,
either herring canln, squd. that cod affects. The
travis anchored at each end baited in the day left
lying night stripped of their accumulation
of FISH next morning being bated again when over
hauled The fish taken vessel in the dories,
eviscerated washed salted This routine continues
until the bait is exhausted. and then the vessel
home, lands the fish takes bait and salt goes
out again. st St Pierre the catch is taken hand by
the gravers and women who submerge in crates until
the salt has been washed or Then they scrub fish
with hard. brush, and pile them in heaps to
drain. This done, they spread on the beaches
to dry the sunlight air. The beaches consist of
several of fat ground stones
worn round by the motion of the for These
stony fields surround ST Pierre thousands of cod
displayed there fine day. Every evening or if
fog rain threatens the fish gathered up again and
are covered with tarpaulns The process is repeated
until the fish quite dry and hard Dry fish are piled
IL round stacks the rest in oblons When sufi-
cient quantity load vessel is obtained il packed
into her hold and shipped market The extent of the
csdhshing Of Miquelon and Pierre may be indicated
b. the record Of the catch islands in 1902 which
was 72,5oooo0 pounds While much Of the annual pro
duct is exported to other countries France naturally gets
the larger part fact 81 Pierre furnishes threeourth
Of all the Goldfish used in France
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
KANSAS MAKING HISTORY.

The eighth volume Of the Collections of the Kansas
State Historical Society will be ready for distribution in
about week 1t viii departure from the usual issues
ofthe society," in that will contain about eighteen differ
ent Of the territory and state from 1916 down to
1900 and illustrations embracing Indian chiefs
with pioneer whites in the civil
and incidents of the frontier.
The book contains GOA pages and fortyseVen different
contributions The papers and addresses embrace three
OF prehistoric character fifteen of territorial reminis
cences relating Indian predecessors six treat
ing Of John the territorial conflict six of the
civil war; FIVE of "reminiscences since statehood and six
of biographical nature.
The papers all well written and valuable con-
tbutions every student of history citizen of the
state each involving much thought and research The
book will cost % cents postage or eXpressage because
much of the contingent fund Of the society has been
pended in maps and pictures.-Topeka Capital.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
THE POST CHECK CURRENCY MEASURE.

number of influential papers, both Democratic ana
Republican as also popular magazines are ra6ng con-
sress over for failing pass the post check LAY" Inc
New Psychologist declares that there are 100 many
trmers trainers and grafers in congress- The invent
or of the SYSTEM who presented it TO the government
without cost proposes keep up his Washington bureau
and to push the the next session OF congress-
The Brooklyn Citizen declares that Inasmuch as every
newspaper in country that has spoken on the SUBJECT
SO far as we have observed is in favor of the post cheek
currency as supplement if not substitute Tor the
unsafe registered letter and the tme-wasting money
order system and the public demand for the same has
been made perfectly clear, is hard for some to under
stand why congress let another session go by this year
without taking affirmative action the bill introduced
last year following the introduced two years ago.
entitled ITO Prevent Robbng the Mal, etc There was
no party question it, though perhaps there had
been we should have the currency system long
ago.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
ciFws ON THE GOLD SHIPMENT.

More has been shown over gold exports than
necessary" declares Henry Clews in the Financial Re
yw hus this season. since April the total ship
ments have been nearly sixty millions, but many millions
have been imported during the period chiefly from
Japan net imports during the last ten months
have been over sixteen Millions mat the ecent net
loss this spring has been comparatively unnporant If
previous Imports home production and our pres
ent heavy stock of gold taken into consideration
In continuation he 1T probable that we could
easily lose slOOO0000O without giving any cause for
anxiety but there is at present little likelihood OF the
movement attaining any such volume In the first place.
the supply is exhausted and gold coin, which is
less profitable be shipped Next, as shipments
increase money tend to rise here and fall abroad
SO that the movement correc itself automatically Indi
cations already point the movement having reached its
climax"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

\ company is TO he formed at Perry to
manufacture No-de-ka, the vegetable pre-
servative. Being anti-rot, some one mas
suggested that all political parties invest
a small sum in it.
Hobarts city council has purchased
7OO-pound bell for a fire and police call 1t
VIII be hung in the open.
Decoration Day will be. observed at Ell
Reno by a coursing meet on the Teserva-
ton west of town. one hundred ana
twenty-five dollars in purses are at stake
in the jack-rabbit chase alor-.
The commissioners come in for good
share of the nice things being said by
the editors returned from St LOUIS An
editor appreciates hard work.
Prof. Clyde sloue. of Cairo. III. has
been selected superintendent of Hobart's
public schools. Shere were twenty eight
applicants for the position.
The intercollegiate field meet and ora
torical contes+is on today at Guthrie.
That split in the Noble county Demo
cratic convention viii act as sort OF
No-de-ka in Maxey's barrel.
Geissler has no political ambitions. Then
he should cease cultivatias that political
sense of his
The strike OF vein of coal four inches
thick comes from the Trurnley place two
lilies nortH of Perry. With home mined
coal and natural gas for fuel. Perry
manufacturing district will spread all
over Noble county.
There was not one editor left in the
territory last week that didnt agree with
the Eagles statement that most Of the
real editors were IT home attending 20
their work while the great editorial
meeting was in progress at St Louis
The two-year- daughter Of NJ. and
Mrs Ed Talbot. Of Fl Reno. drank
/ composition OF iodine and aconite Mon
day. Medicine saved her.
Exers White. the Potato King Of THE
tarritorY. says that the yield Of tubers in
Pottawztou1ie county this season VIII sur
pass THAI OF any former-year.
A st. Louis capitalist made a propo-
I sition n the Shawnee Chamber OF Com
( u.erce "a put up a 81 90 opera. house II
/ 100 subscriptions. OF 80 each for the
first night were secured Seventy ~eTe
Q
Guthrie Capital: y new pOstoTice in
s Caddo county. near Ia Crosse. asefhssh-
ed May sfst has ben named EicrugTdock
{ in honor Of Con-res srraa Victor MBrsiock,
Of wichita representative from tne Big
seventh Victor NrTdock is well known
a.. over Oklahoma. and has many
( friends in the territory With whSra the
asne for the poetcEIce Eii rneef vith
favor About three saOnths ago &yroa
+ Eov!e. secretary u CcnEresSruan Nc
Ciliro. ard Congressman Mzriock were
{ talking over Congressional usssi rS az
Washington During the coure-safl3z Nr.
Bovie stated that he interded 20 get
rossoeEoe NAMED fer tsT Kansss Con-
I r-exs-uan- He aftsr~ari made TIE s-e-1
AID VErn1rdock r. the result
Deer Creek Tfn3es- Converter Ferguson
issasr - e@TzITy baaa ard rs military
srsr and v-a; - the editorial -re-t5rzg -
- Louis IRE hsrs3 IS 81 r~sr % 5rliy
s1u tke boys a. -ecsSs. h-t Essst g. tszn-
g. dos ~ wazs VITA fHst military
ssS.rs His competitor h&s sass pa pa
pz- TO an ex-@-upsose q ~ RsFaalze4--
ard peace N the newSssr<- ne.i g
Blaine couru should Be declared
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
KANSAS CURRENTS

And now comes the boy with the lem
onade stand craze.
A break is imminent in the Memorial
day parade at Winfield. The Sons of
Veterans have been given a place ahead
of the Spanish-American war veterans
A colored man arrested at Winfield for
vagrancy has developed a case OF small
poX. And among the other spring events
in this Cowley county town Will be a
pest house opening.
The storm Monday blew the top of car
of near Saratoga, on the Wichita and
Western, and the crew never missed it
until they got to Pratt
Independence town row is being ex-
plotted in the papers. And Emporia is
mugsy."
The Kansas City Journal has issued A
call To the eastern college students. an
nouncing the ripening of the grain.
G. B. Harrison was nominated senator
by the Thirty-fourth district Republicans
this week.
There is talk Of "A special train being
run in July to the national convention
of Populists at Springfield.
There is discussion at Winfield as to
what shall be done with blue grass after
il Is moved Winfield Is very advanced. !.
most Kansas towns haven't even g.
premise for such an argument.
one hundred and afteen students en-
rolled at the Sumner county Normal on
the first day. This was an Increase OF
forty over last year.
Kansas didn't ge. Methodist bishop.
but A N Jewell of Hutchinson. went 70
school With Chancellor Day. who was
elected.
Tho Saliaa Journal management VII II
stall electric motors for power It's
economy.
Mr. and Mrs. p. o. Peterson. of saHna.
leave a week from today for the Philip
pines on missionary work. They. Eiil be
stationed near Manila
The state meeting Of druggists Is beinE
held at Leavenworth this week.
The Rock Island uH leave a siespsr
standing on the side track AZ Ha'chin-
son every day. running II out - rsiEnt
and bringing Il hack il the FnofainE Ard
Billie Morgan was nominated fo- the leg-
lziatare-
Tfe Midland ho:el At Hntr h1nsou = b.
ing equipped with a tele9naoe eTEten- r
= said 70 - thc o1IF ore bzvfsE ssscA
accorqruo, uo,ia;Ioz1s ia the state.
Prosperity story fra-r EsBrgris Ca
zette. a Commercial STREET hsr.zzre
man saws that - sod a f,se ueU hrgeT
a few days ago 90 z I>y2a cpansy F1-4EE
-ornzu when SIC czzss in - Fuzss she
Isst TssyEaeat - x ssse h-ss9hf utih ~
hans5ssrae yrs3uE Fasn wao.9s s1se l1ss0-
szre5 As heT haSaaad- Enara ssss haE
landed With fAs rex Ssx<F- Sse Fzsid foT
the tagxEY nut ~ chscEsz rneseT- A.
other bssest 1or TIE beipfei her
Topeka ise-zl5- Cs.s-ser FEnrs eorz-
rlzar1s s<e1uss T. Is - bard for > uan
80 zslk the streets ~ TaSeEa n sgzsasF
isrnc rlssczz stepr-ng ar hsnaas s-ss-
a7rz- Aut ysf ;a= Esapss Shs HFs asre
~ she sszs sEt zh5 csz - rlE.f FssE
Isa drsx s.er-s ssshcsl xoosssEsT aF~
zereT t-osh.see - sAe tsSzzz& see TX
q. =sscs xr- ESnch eo=7ixsss that - .
fo-sTs- stssSt2x Ete1 As visits TIE ezss-
i&i city.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

wealth Of China is virtually untouched and when there
many openings in that country for and
prosperity? In concluding his interview he said
Would it harm the world did We embrace progress
and do these things that have do? of the
white people to think that civilization and
consist wholly in soldiers and battleships In China
hope civilized that won't have either
soldiers battleships"
Price Pu Luns opinion is only that of one man, but
it is indication of the workings of the Chinese mind
The sentiments often given expressions by
other distinguished members of that nation
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
4 STlCKLER FOR TIE LAW.

Senator Proctor of Vermont is much stcker for
the law and proprietes as is Wilhelm the German EN-
peror The senator and his son, Redfeld Proctor Jr.
were hunting rabbits in the mountains east of Rutland
a few months ago The younger man, who had become
separated from his father shot large and when
he next met the senator proudly exhibited his prize my
son. said the senator the for hunting
has yet begun. Come with me-. The senator there
upon marched the young off to the residence of
justice of the peace where he appeared against him. and
the boy fined for the offense, the money being ad
y2nced by the senator himself.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Senator Hanna's picture is to he printed
oil the Panama bonds. That may be
compliment but very few people win ever
see the picture.
Kansas is entitled to 50 delegates to the
national Populist convention. There are
serious doubts whether that number of
straight PopuIists can be found In the
state Hard facts have knocked fiat
money ideas sillier than could argu-
ments.
O-O-O-O
4 well known. prominent and reliable
buttinsky of bachelor says: In re-
solving against marrying divorced people
the clergy of the several churches will
prevent neither divorce nor re-marriage
They will simply transform hitherto re-
ligious ceremony into civil one In
this country there is no reason why the
marriage contract should be considered
other than a civil one
The Eagle office received curiosity in
the egg line that is one of the inconceiv
able freaks of nature. This egg is OF
such shape that there is no shape 10 it
1t is small and approximates a peanut
nearer than anything our ingenious mind
can surTnise. Ii is one of those occasional
affinity. What state of mind that Ply
mouth Rock hen could have been suffer
ing with passeth knowledge. She must
have had hypnotic spell and been un-
der the magic of some imp of an undis-
covered planet; or she may have grown
weary of the things of this life and. like
some folks in the sea of dependency,
resolved to commit a crime and in the
abandon of grief perpetrate an everlast-
ing disgrace upon her class.
This Plymouth Rock hen
Bowd down with sorrow
Went into her pen
And set in horror
With purpose to die,
In grief all alone.
For living's lie
And by this 10 atone.
Then she laid this egg
And cackled a song,
Stretched out her tired legs,
And went madly wrong.
(O0C)
Before the Pikers' pesky pun
ster could be checked yesterday he
remarked that Ohio's unit rule for Har-
mon seemed TO be in the direction of har-
mony.
= Judge Dale should make his opening
campaign speech at Topeka There
would be little danger of any Of the
newspaper reporters or correspondents
publishing 1t as delivered.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Prince Pu Lun heir apparent to the Chinese throne
is doing the Pike at ST Louis. Recently he was given
reception by the people Of St Louis and cia!s Of the
Worlds Fair That China is making progress in She ways
OF true civilization rs made evident by the very fact
this princes visit 70 this country further made
manifest by some sentiments he expressed when inter.
viewed by reporter. Speaking OF the matter of the
yellow Peril he said it ar empty alarm" Why
should China be menace TO ether nations he asked
when its northern portions sparsely settled asour
own western states; when there are railroads schools
colleges and factories 10 build when the vast mineral
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
il(oD-(o)u
Why do thev call il cOmmencement!

n(o)-(o)I!
WHY do they cali il commencement!
& q
'cWhat birds bill is the largest" asked
the boy
Il should say the faningo," replied his
maiden aunt.
What do you think, papa?" asked the
boy.
.sW-eu" replied the old man. the father
of thirteen children, I don kIlo" whleh .i
bird holds the record, but / have found
that the stork's bill is about as much as
one man can carry.
..loI. ..loI..
\ Virginia man and San Francisco
lady met in Chicago Wednesday and We're
married AS both parties were wealthy
and highly connected. this selection OF
neutral ground for thet ceremony may
establish a precedent. 1t proved that
both parties were willing 10 go hai1 way.
Q..l--i-.p
ANCIENT MODERN
rsr,r1E VERSION.
Whom in his 1o7th When in his Goth
year Gorgias Len year, Russell Sage
tlnus was asked was asked why he
i've Ion,cy he re- wished to live longer.
Piled: There is} he replied. There
nothing in my old are several millions
age that is very yet outside of my
blameworthy' Golfers"
= :
Frances II. McColl. millionaire yachts
man and club man, has been granted
divorce on the ground Of desertion. That
being non-Scriptural grounds, Mr.. McColl
may have great difficulty in finding
clergyman to marry him to the next Mrs
McCon. c'N. 3. T-J-L---Artemus
Ward.
THE WAY 1T LOOKS NOW.
They were sitting in the hammock. meath
an umbrella there.
Clad in bathing suits and the rain drip
ping everywhere.
He had TO hug her with one arm, for the
pesky ''umbrell
Kept his left hand all too busy, then he
softly muttered. IL
When she noticed the dilemma, and a he
roine became;
Yes. she firmly clutched that ''umbrell,
while he hugged her in the rain.
NJ. NJ. l..
t..lo-o(.l
Said Huxley a la Piker, yesterday:
IAN Indian chief in California died this
week aft the age of T07. II is only saw
ages and blacks that live beyond the
century mark Few so-called clvilized~
whites live so long. Now. life being the
best gift TO the human race, is 1t so very
certain that the race is improving through
what is called civiliZation?'
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
BEWARE THE CALLING YOKE.

An English Clergyman, the Rev. f. B. Meyer has been
moved from his pulpit that members of his congre
cation making social pretence, aided by the
hire nstalment plan of getting clothes and furniture
He advises young people not to marry until they be-
gin housekeeping with every article bought and paid for
if courtng days which he says the sweet
prolonged The payby-the-week plan fills young
married peoples home with pretty things but the burden
Of debt becomes CALLING yoke
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

The Methodist general conference in failing to get
amendment to the United states constitution squelch
ing Mormonsm, will send missionaries to Utah Mean
while the Mormons opening mission in New York
City for the conversion of Gentle pacsers of polygamy
who the while pretend to stand for monogamy
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Acrimony and senility to be getting in their
the erstwhile brilliant Watterson Having of late
annhilaed all the possible Democratic candidates for
the presidency and later wiped out the editors of the
land he pouring decoctions on the
devoted head of Gene Ware
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
IHE NILE OE AMERICA.

In reference to the Arkansas the largest and most
picturesque in the state of the govern
ment bureau says that it is wide shallow stream
with low banks and many islands, and with average
fall of feet to the mile In 1902 the Arkansas and
tributaries the springs and wells within drain
age supplied 4S7 systems irrigated 90 3O acres
belonging to 832 farms.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
!, KANSAS HISTORY REVEALS THAT i


and
in
Of straw
N
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n1Ilo
Usage ceded
railroad offices
Topeka eoccupie building by IS.
address the assembly
YEARS AGO ToDAYA suit was brought in the federal court
validity of the
toll in
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

The strike OF the macnists Of IS peterng
at ahout the pace the strike the machine
Walking delegates precpitated both The open shop is
found preferable.
In most of the great oratorca efforts made Sen
louie exposition the name Of Thomas jefferson who
cousummated the purchase have been strange,
overlooked.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
The comp.

The completion of ships under construction will
make navy twice strong it is and three
times powerful the beginning of the Span
ishAmerican It will then rank the third navy
theoretical tonnage the second in actual fighting
power.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Bryan has announced that he will make a speech at
ST Louis This is unexpected thundercap out of
clear sky to the Democratic party but it shakes it up
all the Set Bryan his pins with his mouth open
and for upsetting energy tornado is not in it.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Count Tolstoi, who declares that he is for humanity
first and Russia afterward voices desire which
day is going be universal which day will find
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Who defeated that 100000 fool proposition
up before the last legislature and the 100000 extra for
the STATE University and lot of other big gras The
machine in the house whose fandown door
keepers.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

With Governor Bailey in the legislature from Nemaha
Leland from Doniphan. and Morgan from Reno there
viii retrenchments in the appropriations FOR the
state institutions undreamed Of by the Busters.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

It is unprecedented that the warden of state prison
is himself apprehended criminal proceeding. How
ever only the unconventional is conventional in Kansas
where the abnormal is always the normal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Barney Sheridan Of the Paola Spirit, calls Kansas
the diamond of the land. Not euphOnious. Her glor
CLINT green her prairies and valleys scntate the
reacted of the emerald rather than those of the
diamond.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Say what you please about the influence" of
no one respects mar who is run" by woman. Many
who gets the reputation Of being good husband
is simply hsnpecked-Atchson Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

The Christian Scientists OF Baltimore that they
OF the bank buildings in that city during
the recent great FIRE by throwing thought the FIRE"
in the way of mental protest"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Kansas is deemed younger mem
'''''' Der OF the ssterhood OF states
but she longer spring
chicken, reminded by
Tho fact that her semi-cenennial will but few days
hence which viii be celebrated Topeka in formal
rannar and with no little OF enthusiastic doings. We
are further reminded that her OF Satenood are III
creasing in only but that she started out on
the popular line of public education, which ner people
have maintained in a grand way. Her public and high
school systems unsurpassed, and her higher nsttu
tions of learning with the best in number and III
standing The State University is out with It's nFlIatoS
for the thiry-second annual commencement which oc-
ours on June s. and onethird has been made by
the railroads to and return providing ticket
for one way is Purchased and receipt taken ior the
money stating the kind of ticket paid for
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Probably after all the Democratic party does not lack
so much for sound PRINCIPLES it IS lacking il hg
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
w W THE PIKERS LAMENT M M

shall youth into tbs
ofy econdc centu
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

Senator Hanna's picture is to he printed
oil the Panama bonds. That may be a
compliment. but very few people viii ever
see the picture.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

isc Week. Delisered-DAIY EAGLE-Ioe Week. Delivered