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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20

County Negro.
A special dispatch to the Herald
this morning from New York says
that among the passengers for Phila-
delphia, from Southampton, landing
at Ellis Island yesterday was q rosy
checked English girl, clinging az
fectionately to the arm of q negro,
whom she claimed as her husband.
In support of her statement. the
pretty English girl exhibited a
framed marriage certificate, which
shows that Henry Francis Smith,
80 years old, and Beatrice Amelia
Philips, q years old, were married
by special license on July 6 by A.
]. Cheverton, registrar, at South
ampton, England.
The negro, who had plenty oi
money, said in answer to questions,
that he was native of st. Mary &
county, Nd. where he says, heowns
a farm of about 20 acres. He re
Gently went over to Liverpool on .
visit, where he met the Philips CIR
and they eloped to Southampton.
AS the laws of Maryland will MOI
permit negro to have a white wife
they will settle in Philadelphia
Baltimore Herald of July IL,
In the Bay district, there are thre.
Smiths assessed to about 20 acres of land
but there is no Henry Francis Smith or
the books.-EDs. BEACON.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20
Visitors at Foxwell's Point,

Mrs. W. 81. HARRISON and daugh-
ter. Miss Lee HARRISON. OF Spring
field. ILL.,; Miss Frances Sutton. Of
Lagrange, n. c.; Mrs. Mary Saun-
ders and SON. Willie Saunders, Miss
Eleanor Craggs, Miss Myrtle Gro
baker, Messrs. Edgar Sanner, Will
lard Smith, Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. Mothershead. Mrs. Jas. o.
Breast and daughter. Miss Helen,
Mrs. Albert Davidson and daughter
Mary, Mrs. John Davidson and son
Delozier, Of Washington, d. c., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. ]. Fish. Fishing
Point.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20
ICOAniUNICATED.
RIDGE. Nd, July Is, 1905

hIDusf MD, July 10, ISUo.
Messrs. Editors THE old order
chargeth. giving place to the new. "
Frequently the knowledge of life
and its possibilities with many was
bounded by the blue rim of the hor-
lion which set on the district. Their
territorial limit has been overstep.
ped and the steadily increasing de-
mand for quicker communication
with the outside world goes on. In
the new future, it is to be hoped,
that merchant of Tall Pine may or
der bill Of goods and have them
shipped the same day per steamer
to Miller's wharf. The advantage
of having a telephone communica-
ton with Baltimore cannot be over
estimated. Thanks to the few men
who gradually originated the move
ment and subsequently crystallized
il.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20

4 NS"*@s NVEFISpVMWEsfE.
Forseveral consecutived days heavy
rains accompanied with lightning
and thunder have visited this Sec
ton. The direction Of abe clouds
invariably come from the South,
waited by winds travelling with con-
siderable celebrity.
We essay to be truthful knowing
the characters Of truth are plainness
and frankness. On the contrary the
nature Of lie is evasive and mystic
rious.
Roads at this writing are muddy
and holey In places. Some fault
finding, which verify emanates from
pessimists.
Formerly crabbers could catch
from three to four barrels of hard
crabs day. As catchers have re-
Gently trebled it il considered fair
days work 10 catch barrel.
No clumsy windmills are seen.
The grinding Of corn is done by
steam. Alas No Johnny cake is
eaten, but square and rectangular
pones takes its place. Batter cakes
seasoned with golden butter-whew
how palatable.
Ice-houses are getting depleted of
their contents, for il must not be for
gotten that this is the land flowing
with beer and mintiuleps.
Merchants do fairly well, and we
notice that coffee, tea and sugar,
which are Injuries, are reasonably
cheap.
We frequently take a walk and
what pretty flowers greet US. Query.
Are not flowers the thanks which
nature returns to heaven for the
dews and rains which she sheds up
on her?
Politicians, we'll, barring a few
'holier thou thou" ones, we are
pleased TO understand that sociabili-
ty at public places, cross roads.
wharves, etc., is the rule among
them. Ii we mistake not Hercules
says that each one of us is q centre,
circumscribed by many concentric
circles. Now, from ourselves, as
we view it. the first circle extends
comprising parents, wife and chill
dren; the next concentrating circle
comprises uncles, aunts, cousins,
ETC.; and lastly friends and acquaint-
ances. With men-politicians-
whose weight and influence in their
respective parties is not negative
quantity, the "holier-than thou"
principle is ignored; for they are
aware that their positions are main
ly due to the support of the third
class. The pitn of the opinions of
this class should be carefully studi-
ed and respected, and vagaries WISE
ly and timely met.
How the ministers of the gospel
endeavor to instruct their respec-
tive congregations that the whole
economy of the Master is based up
on the principle of sacrifice; that
they must care for others, be help
full to others and that they must for
get themselves in ministering to the
necessities and welfare OF their
neighbors.
So far as we know no person is
suffering with the mumps-Parotitis.
It has had its day and passed on,
perhaps to other neighborhoods to
intlame the parotids of men, women
and children. AZzANA.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20

Simple Method ofChicken Rails
ing.-Mr. J. Frank Bowen, of near
Port Republic, has discovered by ac-
cident the simplest method we ever
heard of to propagate chickens.
The process requires neither one of
the feathered tribe nor an incubator
to do the business. Il came about
in this wise: Some three weeks
ago." says he, 81 placed an egg on
the cupboard in my cook-room,
thinking to remove it, but neglect
ing 10 do so, it Matched in process
OF time perfectly formed chicken, ~
which Mr.. Bowen hopes will be
ready for the frying pan about
camp-meeting time. The story Is a
remarkable one. but Mr.. Bowen s
statements are to be credited
Calvert Gazette.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20

Festival in aid of st. Francis Xav-
iers Church. at Newtown Neck, will
take place on Monday. July 31st.
The many friends of the congrega-
ton throughout the county are cor.
daily invited. Theprogramme will
be ample and of a kind both as &c
the number and variety Of amuse.
ments TO furnish pleasant recreation
for those who attend.
More explicit details will be
given in the next issue.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20

Sc. Nicholas Festival.-The mem.
bers Of st. Nicholas church will hold
their Annual Dinner. Tournament,
Supper and Dance ut the residence
of Mr.. Able Armsworthy on Thurs
day. August 18th. Riding viii CON-
mence at 2 p. m. All are invited
and promised q pleasant day.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20

The st. Mary's Packing and Man
ufacturing Company offers 20 its pa
irons just now -four at the following
prices:
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-20

Notice. Divine Service at the
residence of Mrs. S. A. Dana Hodg-
don, near Milestone on Thursday
July % at IL o'clock. The public
invited.
WILLARD +. MINNICK, Rector.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27
Good Party Entertainment.

Here is a jolly kind OF entertain
ment for you boys and girls to make
use Of the next time you give q party.
1t will please your little guests ever
SO much.
Get two sets Of scales. one to weigh
large articles and one for the smaller
things. For some of the tiny objects
suggested below 1t will perhaps be
better to buy cheap pair at toy
shop. Having arranged for the weigh
ing. select a number of articles to be
weighed. Have these as unlike and
deceptive as possible. so that there
really will be great dificulty in de-
Gliding. Try, for instance, the follow
ing list:
A mans hat and a book
A pair of scissors and bunch Of
keys.
A boot and a pasteboard box ICON
tanning. say. a stone or something
very heavy.)
A large book and a pasteboard box
(this one empty)
A watch and a bottle of ink.
A pen-nib and a feather
A pin and a little piece of paper.
An envelope and a postcard.
A one-cent piece and bow OF rib.
bon.
A doll and shoe.
A newspaper and a package of
tacks.
A rubber ball and a sponge
Arrange the articles beforehand,
and let each boy and girl write down
on slip of paper which of the two
articles in each lot they think is the
heavier. The competitor hands the
list, signed, of course, to the Judge.
Then commences the weighing.
A prize should be given to the one
guessing the greatest number cor.
-ectly.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27
The Boy In the store.

Emanuel Mandel, of Mandel Broth
ers, prominent merchants of Chicago.
in a recent issue of the Chicago Trib-
une, says: THE boy in the store
must begin by becoming specialist.
My ideas with reference to the boy
who comes into business nowadays is
that he cannot be too well equipped
for it in mental training; he cannot
be too earnest, capable or Industrious.
He finds his employers always on the
lookout for the best men for the best
positions and he need not fear that
his merits will not be recognized. We
have passed a dozen cash boys on
up until they have become heads Of
departments or superintendents. II
has depended on the boys, Of course.
They may have had small opportunity
for education, but they have profited
by the things they learned in = busi-
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27

This is answered best by describing
a certain kind of toy noisemaker
which most boys have seen or made
at some time or another. 1t Is known
by various names. Dut perhaps the
term devil fiddle" is its most COM
mon term. 1t is very easily construct
ed by knocking out one end Of tin
can and then puncturing the closed
end with n tiny hole, just large
enough to insert a piece Of twine
through-the twine knotted at its end
SO it cannot be pulled entirely through
the hole.
Grasp the can in one hand. and.
holding a piece of well rosined leather
in the other, pull the string through
the folded up ieather or slide the
leather along the string.
This will result in a most grating,
discordant sound, altogether out of
proportion to what you would ex-
pect from such an action. So from
this the extraordinary fact is estab-
li~hed that it is the employment OF
the tin can which causes the great in
crease of sound. II is the hollow
cavity in the can which is really re-
sponsible for this. and SO 1t is with
the ear. The hollow cavity in the
ear enlarges the volume OF sound
emanating from the poker along the
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27
Home Made Chimes.

Here is simple experiment. by
which you may initiate the sound of
cathedral bells in your own room, and
perhaps one of the strangest things
about it is that no one but yourself
will be able to hear them ringing.
Procure yard of twine and loop 1t
about in the middle, as shown in fig.
ure l in the illustration. Slip the
loop around the handle of a poker
and draw 1t taut. Grasp the free end
of the string in either hand. Wind
some OF it around each of the index
fingers. Now press these fingers
against your ears, shutting out all
sound, and swing the dangling poker
until it dashes against the wall
You will be surprised to perceive a
series Of heavy chimes, such as ring
out from a cathedral clock as 1t
booms out the hour, yet while the
room may be crowded no one but you
will be a listener to the mysterious
peals unless he tries the same expert.
ment.
But what causes this phenomenon?
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27

enough water to make the whole af-
fair balance when you take your
hands off it.
This is good deal easier to say
than to do. but 1t can be done, though
it may take more than one pair of
hands to do it-at least, at first.
So far you have accomplished a
striking and 'ticklish' balancing feat
and that is all. Now attach a bullet
coin, or any small heavy object to
thread and carefully lower it into the
water in the little glass. AS soon as
the coin touches the water the glass
begins to go down, the knives turning
like see-saws on the corks, and lower
goes the glass. so that if the coin is
large you will have a smash before
it is half under water. But you can
pull it up at any instant AS you do
SO the glass follows as If it were glued
to the coin, and so you can keep it
see-sawing up and down.
Perhaps the reason of this is not
clear to you. The coin is held up
by the thread and does not touch the
glass, SO how can 1t affect it? Well,
the coin is not held up by the thread
alone. The part that is under water
is held partly by the thread and part
ly by the water. which buoys it up
with force equal to the weight of an
equal bulk of water. The coin there
presses the water. and consequently
the glass, downwards with an equal
force.
Now when you pull out the coin this
extra weight is taken OH. SO the glass
rises to its original position.
You might make the glass bob up
and down by pressing it With your fin-
ger. hut it would be a ticklish expert
ment, while with the suspended coin
you can move the glass SO very deli
cately and safely that you can even
make it dance in time to a waltz or
polka played rather slowly on the
piano. So it makes a very pretty
little trick, especially if you substi-
tute for the coin tiny human figure
or doll.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27

business; they are often easy prey for
their Christian neighbors While the
other races around them. for instance.
the Armenians, Greeks and Jews, are
active. shrewd and money-making
merchants. the Turks give little atten.
tion to commerce. The commerce Of
Turkey is entirely in the hands OF Ar.
menians. With their QUICK and, acute
intelligence the men of this race are
far above those Of any other in Tur.
key. Yet, though living together for
many centuries under the same polit-
ical institutions, there exists in the
characters Of Turks and Armenians
the most striking contrasts. The
Turk Is sincere, the Armenian wise;
the Turk is sleepy. the Armenian ever
watchful for prey; where the Turk
fails from lack Of confidence in HIM
self the Armenian masters the situa.
ton by ever calculating on his energy.
The Turk is fatalist; he leaves every
thing to the will Of God; but the Ar
menian depends on his own wisdom.
The Turk attributes his misfortunes to
the will Of God, and assumes humility
before God, but the Armenian Ainks
of them as the result Of his own folly,
and meets the future with more ener-
gy and stratagem. The Turk prays to
Allah. calls upon Mohammed for as
sistance. and waits: the Armenian
goes to church to worship. but fights
for himself for success. The Turk
feeds his dog. his horse and stranger;
the Armenian thinks OF his purse.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27
New Balancing Trick.

This is one Of the neatest and most
curious of balancing tricks.
Cut the tops of two long corks into
wedge shape. insert the corks firmly
in the necks Of two bottles of equal
height. and place the bottles on the
table about ten inches apart, with the
edges of the corks parallel to each
other. Now try to balance table
knife on one Of the sharpened corks.
II you succeed. reject that knife and
try one with a heavier handle, for we
must have two knives that will not
balance unaided. Having found two
such knives, hold them level on the
corks with their points almost in con-
tact, moving the bottles If necessary,
and set on their points a small, thin
wine glass or tumbler containing just
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27

cardboard. and you win find that a
good-sized pile will be required before
the cork can be lifted from the water;
a pile weighing much more than the
cork
This is due to quality of the water
called surface tension" which holds
on to things with very real force,
and by weighing first the cork and
theE the matches on a small scale YOU
can find out jus: what is the surface
tension of the water in the glass; it
will be just the difference in weigh.
between the cork and the matches
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27

cork resting on the surface of the wa
ter in the glass. You would better
have tiny groove in the top of the
pencil.
On the other end OF the knitting
needle suspend the triangular bit OF
pasteboard as the picture shows. Now
you are ready for your experiment.
Ask each of your friends to guess
how many matches can be laid on the
pasteboard without overbalancing the
needle and drawing the cork from the
water. They will guess absurdedIy
low numbers-two, three. four, ETC.,
for the weight Of the card alone will
make the cork bob up and down and
look as If 1t might be lifted from the
water at any moment.
Now pile match after match on the
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27

floor and to kindle dre In the fire.
place, and then he will give orders for
the preparation of dinner (Gen. 18:
81 While you are resting from the
fatigue Of the road. on the silken rugs.
he will run to the herd to slay lamb
in your honor. (Gen. 18: ~ At the
end Of your stay he will not accept a
cent for his hospitality.
Kindness to Animals.
There is no beast on EARTH" says
the Koran, nor bird which fiieth with
its wings. but the same ic q people
unto you; unto the Lord shall they re-
turn" 1t Is the current belief among
the Turks that animals will share with
men the general resurrection, and will
be judged according 10 their work.
We find in the Bible certain meas
ure Of legislative protection for ami
mails: Thou shalt not seethe kid in
his mothers milk" have come
also across the pages, in pagan antiqui-
ty, both Roman and Greek. where ef
forts have been made to establish
law for the protection of animals.
Many Greek philosophers ascribed to
animals q rational soul like that of
man. The fact is, as it seems to me,
that when men advance from a wild
and savage to a peaceful and refined
condition. they become more gentle
and kind The affection of the Turks
for animals is worthy Of praise. There
is no Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals in Turkey. but
every Turk is . special oficer for the
protection of animals.
Honesty In Business.
The Turk doesn't believe in bust
ness craft. subtlety and deceit. His
mere word is as reliable as an oath
II you 90 to his store to purchase an
article. he does not enter into an ex-
tended praise Of his goods: he simply
ssys good" and it il better for you
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27
A SIMPLE EXPERIMENT.

Here is charming little expert
ment with which you can entertain a
party of friends for good half hour
and which you will find full of interest
for yourself.
All you need is spool. pencil,
knitting needle, some thread. cork,
and tumbler of water-things which
any of our readers can easily find
about the house, with the possible ex-
ception of the knitting needle, which
you can replace by hatpin. II you
wish, and II your sister is not wearing
hers.
Fill the tumbler with water nearly
to the brim. Stick the pencil. point
first. into the spool and stand the
spool by the glass. Trim the top of
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27

the pencil with your jack knife, 80
that its top is half inch higher than
the rim of the tumbler.
Get a card or bit of pasteboard,
and from it cut triangular piece with
sides each two inches long. In each
corner make pin hole, and pass the
end of piece of thread through each
hole. Now knot the other ends of the
thread together.
Stick one end of your hatpin into
the side OF the cork rear the top and
lay the knitting needle across the top
of the pencil, with the bottom of the
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27
Noon In the Woods.

-Hush!' said the pine on the hill
And Ill of them listened tolether-
Listened and nodded and grew SO still,
stun in the golden weather
Ana the squirrel who fancied he'd some
thing to do
And chattered awhile complaining.
reit the spell of the silence creep over
him. too,
For noon in the woods was reigning.
And the sunshine slips through the
boughs
And gold is the place of Its falling.
6oid where the wild doves murmur and
browse,
And gold is the COO Of their calling.
Inc little bright eyes are closed in sleep.
Ana hushed Is the sob Of complaining.
deep.
When noon in the woods is reigning.
Roland Whittle.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27
Simple but Surprising.

Simple but Surprising.
With ball in each hand, stretch
Your hands as far apart as you possi-
bly, can, and say as you do 1t:
Ladies and gentlemen, propose to
bring both Of these balls into one
hand, and yet not bring my hands to-
gether. If any one does not believe
that l can do it. say SO, and l will
prove that | can"
60 ahead" says some doubter.
So then. give him the proof. This
is the way to do it: Lay one of the
balls on the mantelpiece or on table,
then, turning your body half around,
take the BAH up with the other hand
(which already contains one ball, this
one making two.)
Simple enough, isn't It? But your
friends will be puzzled until you show
them how the trick is done.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27
S5'tt--s'~SG-.~~a--.s~a--~
) Good Traits of Turks
Especial Correspondence.)

1t is very dimcult for . western mind
to enter into the real beauty of Turk
tsh life. Men trained in Europen
ideas and civilization have always
found difficulty in understanding the
morals and precepts of the Moslem
faith. The life which the Turk leads
Is SO foreign to Christian ideas that
Christendom cannot sympathize with
1t, though the morals OF Islam are
drawn chiefly from the same sources
as those from Christianity.
Foreign travellers often make er-
roneous and exaggerated statements
about the Turks. The moral charac-
ter OF the Turks Is often higher than
that of the people who reside among
them. The Turk never fights in the
streets, never is seen drunk. and sell
dom is arrested; he is too honest TO
be thief. Poverty does not discour-
age him; he regards it a special af-
Fiction from God and submits.
According to the teachings OF Mo-
hammed. for him who intended to do
good and tried to put his intention in
practice, God records from ten to sew
en- hundred deeds. according to their
merits. 1t was asked Mohammed:
Verify. are there rewards for our do
ing good to animals ard giving them
water TO drink" He said An adul-
teress PASSED by a well and saw dog
with lolling tongue. nearly dead OF
thirst. She drew of her boot and tied
1t to the end of her veil, and drew wa
ter with 1t for the dog. and gave him
to drink. and she was forgiven her
sin on account of this act. There are
rewards for benefiting every animal" :"
The Turks never beat the animals.
and II any Christian is seen ill-treating
one, he will at once b. arrested and
heavily fined.
Turkish Hospitality.
In Turkey every stranger is an in
vited guest. While you are a guest in
house. you are lord Of the house. As
among the ancient Greeks and Ro-
mans. hospitality is a religious obliga-
ton, and Its violation a crime and i'm.
piety. An enemy becomes friend by
choosing to be guest. A man can
travel, II he is willing to depend on
the people, from Eastern Turkey to
Central India and from northern Per-
sia to Southern Arabia. without pay
ing a cent for the necessities of life.
Turks receive the guest and entertain
him as an angel in the form o hui
man being (Gen. 49, i-2). The host
himself pours water on your hands
and feet to wash. He is your servant
as long as you are under his roof. and
though you be a Christian or a Grim
inal, he will harbor you against your
enemies. and be ready even to meet
death for your safety His second act,
after washing your hands and feet,
will be to spread costly rugs on the
The Dolores star., 1905-01-27

to rely upon his word than upon your
Own eyes.
No gain Of more than 20 per cent
is lawful to him. according to his re-
ligious belief II by some misfortune
in his commercial career he becomes
unable to meet the demand OF his cred
itors. he puts his last penny at their
disposal. II. after years. fortune
should smile upon him once more he
will not rest until he pays the last
penny Of their claims. for any other
conduct. according to his moral sense,
Is fraudulent and base. Kindness
and consideration Of others is char
acteristic Of the Turks. II they hnd
a debtor unable to meet their de-
mands. they will not cause his arrest.
and starve his family to death. but will