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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-08-27
SAINT Maru's Beacon.
Job Printing, such a.
Handbills. Circulars
Blanks. Bill Heads, executed with
neatness and despatch.

Parties having Real or Personal
Property for sale can obtain dss-
criptive handbills neatly executed
and nj city prices
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-08-27
Nd. Del. 4 Vi. RI. Co.
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In Eject July 10. 1908.


VIII leave g Pier Light Street wharf.
Baltimore, weather permitting every
Wednesday, and Saturday nf [, .30a. m,
for Fair Haven, Plum PoEa6 0overnor's
Run, Dare's, and Patuxent River a. far
MP as Benedict.
Returning win leave Reyr4iek. weather
permitting, every Mont <
day at $50 o. m, Sottefi5 n.
Millstone Landing at 10 q sfz4
or's Run nc L. M, Plum Po83< "a p m.
more
Note-When business demands, steam
er Westmoreland win return on Tues
days and Fridays to Governor's Run.
and stop at Bay Landings on route to
Baltimore. Due notice win be given
when this goes into effect.
Freight received at pier 3. Tuesday and
Friday until $50 p. m. for the follow
ing wharves:
Fair Haven, Plum Po7nt, Dare's.
Governors Run. Cove Point. Drum
Point, Milestone. Solomou's Tsand, Spen-
GERS. st. Cuthbert, Sellers, Sotterley,
Jones', Parker's. FORESTS, Williams.
Dukes. Trent Hall, Holland Point.
Benedict
STEAMER CALvERT
VIII leave Pier Light Street.. wealth
er permitting. every Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday, 3 p. m. ior Millstone,
Solomon's, Speneer's, Williams, Bene-
diet, and points 20 Lyons Greek.
Returning viii leave. Lyons Creek,
weather permitting, every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. at Ga. m. Low.
er Marlboro at II a. m, Leitch's, d.
m, Williams, 5 p. m, st. Leonard's, 8
p. NJ. Milestone, 1Op p. m. Steamer wiz
stop at intermediate LANDINGS, but will
only take passengers and perishable
freight below Leitch's.
Freight received at pier ., Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, until 2.30 D.
m. for the following wharves:
Leiteh's, Trueman's Point, Deep Land
ing, hollands Cliffs, Magruder's Ferry,
Lower Marlboro, Whites Landing, Fer.
n Landing, Nottingham's, g, Lyons Greek.
WILLARD THOMSON. Gel. Manager
T. MURDOCH. Gen. Frt. 4 Pass Agt
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23
GIRL DANCED WITH SKELETON.
A San Francisco Maid Must be Credit
ed With Some Nerve.

This was story of something
that was expected to happen and
did not. There was once a skele-
ton at the Hopkins Academy of
Art supposed to be that of a cele-
brated French dancing master
whose field of usefulness was now
confined to the anatomy, room,
where he was daily observed by
bevy of girl students. The ex-
dancing master was mounted on a
base with wheels for the con-
venlence of locomotion. When
one of the customary dancesfwas
held number Of girls wandered
into the anatomy rooms. between
the numbers and began to trihe
with the old armor, statuary and
other objects. The skeleton Of
the old dancing master was drag
ged into tie middle of the room
just as the band struck up waltz.
The floor was polished, and the
wheels slid over it with marvellous
ease, An idea suddenly occurred
to the youngest and prettiest of
the girls, and She acted upon it.
1T is long since monsieur has
had the pleasure Of a dance" she
said, smiling bewitchingly will
he dance with me?' Selling her
card she wrote, Monsieur the
Skeleton upon it. Then encircl-
ing the bony digits with her.,own
warm fingers she sped away with
the skeleton over the polished
floor. II dance with death she
cried, and laughed gayly, as she
whirled. This is where some
thing should have happened, but
nothing did. The girls grew
nervous and dragged her from the
room The old dancing master
remained alone in the middle OF
the floor, and the waltz swung on.
San Francisco Call
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23
Rccastinc Old Guns.

The completeness of the restoration
of odd Ironsides, on which the navy
department has been at work for
some time, has lately been attested
by the casting of the big guns with
which the ship will be armed. There
are A Of them, duplicates of the
famous old pieces with which the
Constitution fought its famous battle
with the Guerrero. Each of them
weighs 3,400 pounds exclusive of its
carriage. The carriages are also faith
full reproductions, made after old
drawings and prints. When all the
work on the Constitution is finished.
the modern visitor who steps aboard
will have the sensation Of passing
into another centul" in history and
another era in naval architecture and
equipment; and the chances are that
no one will ever az in want to tear
her tattered ensign iown."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

at the top of the road. for soil
makes better surface to road than
clay. If the road bed is largely
clay to start with, will be we'll to
place sandy soil OF clean sand on
top. \ covering of 6 to 20 inches
of sand upon clay that persists in
breaking up into deep mudholes
will usually be satisfactory, and if
sand enough be added, this clay
will cease to make mud. Gthe
roadbed in composed ofsand it can
be improved by an application of
clay.
The rule for a serviceable earth
road, then, is rs follows: make
bitches on each side and keep
them open; haul sand and gravel
upon section needing this treat
ment; use a road machine and a
split log drag iudiciously Ga full
description of which will be con
tanned in a later article); follow
the stitch in time" rule and give
an earth road the same careful per
sistent attention you would give
your prize acre, factory or store,
and it will pay as large a profit in
proportion to Your individual out
lay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23
TARIFF AND WAGES
HOW THE VOLUME AND REWARDS
OF LABOR ARE AFFECTED.
Convincing Reasons Why the Man
Who Works for Wages Must lnvari-
ably Fare Better Under Protective
Tariff Than Under Free Trade Con-
ditions.

In the Labor World, August II, of
Newark and Jersey City, appears a
dignified. fair and truthful editorial,
entitled The Reason Why" which
answers the question:
Why should the man who works
for wages he in favor OF a protective
tariff?"
1t is an important question and one
we'll worthy of the attention given to
it by the Labor World. Printed in
newspaper which so ably represents
the views and interests of many thou
sands of New Jersey wage earners,
the article should and doubtless will
have a wide reading. 1t is healthy,
wholesome sign when labor journals
Of this class take up the question of
the true relation Of protective tariff
to work and wages. The Labor
Worlds exposition is clear and con-
vincing. No fair-minded and intelli'
gent man can successfully confute its
conclusion:
Low tariff always means low prices
for labor's products and low wages
for labor. A protective tariff always
means good prices for what labor pro-
duces and high wages for labor.
This is why the man who works for
wages should always he in favor Of
protective tariff"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23
GaribaIdi Homo ed at Paris.

The statue of Ga baldi, Italy's gift
to the city of Par's was unveiled a
few days ago in i.owendal Squares
Paris, with imposing civil and mile
tary ceremonies, H. the presence OF
President Fallieres, he cabinet min.
isters, the diplomat corps, and other
distinguished persC1s. Foreign Min
lister Pichon and Cen. Canzio, Carl.
baldfs son-in-law, l. ade the principal
addresses. The feat g of the occasion
was a defle before he monument Of
the French veterans Of the army OF
the Vosges and depurations of Italian
veterans who fought with Garibaldi in
the defense of France during the
Franco-German war Of 1901.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

Proceedings of the session of 1912 are
noteworthy because they reveal the odd
character of the oath and of the rules
under which the Assembly worked.
The oath follows:
"You shall swear that YOU will be
true and faithful to the right honorable
Cecilius, Lord and Proprietor of this
Province of Maryland and that YOU will
defend and maintain to the utmost of
your Power all his rights, Interests and
Royal Jurisdictions and Seignory into
and oyerl the said Province and, the
Islands thereunto belonging, according
to his Lordship's charter of the said
Province. under the Great seal Of Eng
land, and shall faithfully serve him az
his Lieutenant General of the said
Province, and in all other Offices.com-
mitted to your charge by his Lordship's
Commission to them; you shall also
swear that you will do equal right and
Justice to the poor and to the rich with
IN the said Province after your cunning
wit, and power, and according to the
Laws and Ordinances of the said Pro-
vince; you shall not for fear, favour or
Affection, or any Cause let hinder JUS
tice; but shall truly execute the said
Office according to your Commission,
and yo% shall not know Of any attempt
against his Lordship's right and Do
Tiniotr into or over the said Province
and the People therein, but you shall
resist and Oppose it with the utmost of
your power and make the same known
with Convenient speed to his Lordship.
and yo@ shall in all things faithfully
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23
COUNSEL and advise his Lordship accord
ing TO your heart and Conscience; so
help YOU God and the contents of this
Book.
lie folIowing were the rules:

me loIlOwlHg were the rules
Any one of the house not appearing
after the third beating of the drum
shall forfeit 20 l. Of tobacco.
For the morning the drum is to beat
as near as may be to sunrising, and an
hours distance between each beating.
In the afternoon the first beating is to
be at one of the clock, and then an
hours distance between each beating.
None are to speak above once in one
day to any several matter or clause Of
any bill without leave of the house. If
two or more rise together the lieutenant
general Is to determine who shall speak
first.
None are TO use any indecent, taunt-
ing or revlling words to the naming or
personating Of any member in the house
or any other misbehave himself in his
speech upon pain of censure by the
house.
Every bill is to be read twice before
it be engrossed, and after engrossment
to be put to the vote at a third reading.
In 1871 these rules We're amended and
enlarged. They were as follows:
That noe one Of the howse shall use
any reyyling speeches or name any one
by name but by another Specification
Viz. the Gent. that spoke last or the
like
That noe one Of the howse shall use
att one reading to any Bill with lycence
Of the Gour. And if , psnons rise up
together, the Gour, shall appoint who
shall speake first. And no one shall
interrupt another, or speake till the
other hath ended
That noe one shall deliur his opinion
or speake to any bill sitting, But shall
stand up reuerently and bareheaded di-
recting his speech to the Gour.
That every Bill proposed to the howse
shall be read 3 several dayes before it
shall be uoted to engrosmt. And that
betwiXt query such reading one day
shall be intermitted unless with special
lycence of the Gour.
That before the grail day of Sessions
for the enacting Of all the Lawes, no
tice shall bee gyuen dayes before, att
the least to all the County of St. Maries
to make their PERSONAL appearance, if
they shall like thereof.
That noe one shall come into the
howse of Assembly whilst the howse it
sett), with any weapon upon PERIL Of
such fine or censure as the howse thinke
fit
Any Of the l6 members bowned to at
tend the Assembly tht shall be absent
from the howse att the hover & place
appointed, shall be fyned CATER the
number of Ten Of them shall be put
with the Gour G the Clerk, in the
Summe Of 80 / lob. unless lawful ex-
cuse shall be shewen; to be imployed in
defraying the charges of this pnt As,
/ sembly.
All misdemeaners web shall happen
in the howse shall be censured & fyned
by the howse. To be employed as
afore
Any one Of the sixteen members tht
shall not attend the house, eyther
through sickness or other occasion, shall
have power to constitute another Proxie
in his roome during such absence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23
Interesting Incidents
In Maryland History.

The General Assembly of Maryland
had its origin in the English system of
legislative gatherings. The Magma
Charta was the foundation stone of
English liberties, was the parent of the
representation of the people in their
law-making bodies. Provision for the
General Assembly of the Maryland
province was made with the following
clause Of the charter granted by Charles
l. to Cecilus Calvert: with the ad-
vice, assent and appreciation of the Free
Men of the Same Province, or of the
Greater part of them, or of their dele
gates. or of the great part of them,
whom we will, shall be called together
for the forming of laws, when, as often
as need shall require. by the aforesaid
Baron of Baltimore, and his heirs, and
in form which shall seem best to him or
them"
While the Virginia Assembly initiated
government by the people in the New
World in 1919, yet to the sturdy English
settlers of Maryland is due the credit Of
bringing to life an independent legjsla-
tive body Of the people far in advance Of
their times, just as the Maryland Re
ligious liberation Act was far ahead of
the prevailing civilization of the Old
World.
The FIRST Lord Proprietor died before
the charter was delivered to him, but
the great document was delivered to his
son, Cecims Calvert, second Lord Balti-
more, The proprietor reserved to him
self tire right to frame laws for the
government of the province. 1t was
provided that such laws should be APP
proved by the people, except in cases of
emergency, when the authority vested
in the Lord Proprietor was almost alb
solute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

If yoa are a business man,
did YOU ever think Of TIE field
OF opportunity that sdvertis
ing opens to YOU? There is
almost no limit to the posi-
bilities Of your business il YOU
study how to turn trade into
YOUR store. If YOU are not get
ting your share Of the business
of your community THERE'S a
reason. People go where they
are attracted --- where they
kaotp what they can get and
how much it is sold for. II
you make direct statements TT
yout advertising see 80 It that
YOU are able to fulfn every
promise you make. You will
add to yoar business reputa-
ton and hold your customers.
ltwill not cost as mitch to run
YOUR ad in this paper as you
think. It is the persistent adj
.yertiser wRs gets there. Have
soSAestasUg NJ the paper every
ksue, 40 nfattcr how srnaA.
We via be pleased 10 quote
yoa our advertising rates, par
tscssEaEiy on the ycaS's busi
ness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

The earliest assemblies were primary
affairs. The governor of the province
issued writs of summons to the mem
bers Of the Council, as the legislative
assembly was then called and to a few
others as often as he thought wise
Some Of those thus summoned in per-
son, such as commanders of hundreds,
were directed to encourage the attend
ance of such persons as they saw fit,
and to give all other freemen of the
hundred the privilege to attend in per-
son or to choose delegates. As result
many proxies were given, and complaint
arose that the governor and secretary
were able to control the assembly. I'M
til 1850 the proprietary claimed the sole
right of directing how the Assembly
should be constituted, but in that year
land ever afterward each of the hundreds
elected from one to three Delegates
Thus the representative system was in
saugurated.
In the early years all freemen as well
as treehoi6ers, were not only entitled to
. seat in the Assembly, but We're liable
to fine for failure to attend in person or
by proxy. A property qualification was
imposed in 1910 and was required under
the Constitution of l77G. 1t was re.
moved by an amendment to the Consti-
tuition.
BY the Acts Of 1850 the Assembly WIS
divided into two houses the upper
mouse to stand for the rights and inter
ests of the proprietary, while the lower
house stood for the rights and interests
Of the people.
The local unit of representation was
the hundred until 1854, when the county
became the unit and the writs of cleo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

Under the provisions of the charter
the freemen of the province were con-
vened at st. Marys in the early part of
1885. Little is known of the legislation
of the body, the records having been
destroyed, because the legislative acts
were declared to be illegal. Lord Bal
timore was still IN England fostering
emigration, when he received certain
laws which had been sent to him for his
approval. AS this was a reversal of
the provisions of the charter. Lord Bal
timore vetoed the laws He then set
to work to frame a complete code for
the government of the province and di-
rected that the legislature be convened
January ., 1855
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

When the legislature met at that time
the laws digested by Calvert, were pre-
scented to it for its approval in the place
of those which he vetoed. But the peo-
pie, determined that the time to strike
for absolute freedom had arrived, char
ter or no charter, Lord Baltimore's code
was rejected in its entirety, and the
legislature began to frame its own sys-
TEN Of laws.
Forty-one bills were adopted by this
legislature, and Calvert. acting under
the authority Of the charter, vetoed
them all The controversy was not
long. Calvert was too wise and just a
man to permit a point like this to inter
fere with the prosperity and welfare of
the Marylanders, and he concluded that
his power to veto any bill of which he
disapproved was sufficient to protect
his rights, so he gracefully submitted
to the viii of the people,
The laws enacted by Maryland's first
Legislature show that this body possess
ed remarkable adaptability for judici-
Gus legislation and speaks volumes for
the inherent quality Of home rule" of
the first settlers of Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

In 1912 an effort was made to enact
law to prohibit all persons from leaving
the province. but it failed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

In the early sessions there was but
one Assembly. The governor, the
councillors and freemen met together,
with the governor presiding. In his
absence lieutenant governor presided.
In 1912 an effort was made to provide
for two houses of the Assembly, but it
was not successful. Acts were passed
at this session for the punishment Of
drunkenness and swearing
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

The next General Assembly convened
was in 1640. 1t was in session from Oc-
tober II until October 30. It's most i'm
portant acts were those prohibiting
the expectation Of corn and defining
what clothing shall be given servants
at the expiration Of their terms of in
denture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

The Geneaal Assembly Of 1858 may
be said to be the first which made its
impress upon the times and upon Mary
land history To Mr.. Z. s. Riley, of
Annapolis, is due the credit OF rescuing
from oblivion the proceedings Of the
early sessions of the assemblies of the
province. The first Assembly that Of
1855, as stated as declared to be illegal.
The acts Of the next Assembly, which
was convened in 1887, were declared by
the lord proprietor to be invalid. In
other words, he welded his power of
veto with yehemence. Twelve men,
bers were sufficient to transact business
at the session in 1888. The representa-
ton was by act defined to be as follows:
Everyone being of the Council of this
Province and any other Gentlemen of
able judgment and quality Summoned
by writ, and the Lord Of Every Manor
within this Province after Manor be
Erected, and Every Hundred was 20
elect and Choose someone, two or more
able and sufficient men for the hundred
to come to the General Assembly.
One of the important acts of this as
sembly allowed books to contain 'felo-
i.ies, provided that the offender in these
felonies shall suffer death unless the of
fender can read clerke like in the iudg-
ment Of the court, and then the offender
lose his hand, or be burned in the hand
or forehead with a hot. iron, and shall
forfeit all his or her lands at the time
of the offence committed (saye to his
wife or widow her dover and to his heirs
his or her inheritance.
At the same sessions the rights of the
churches in the province were confirmed
and the time of indentured servants was
limited. The Assembly met at St.
Johns instead of st. Marys City, where
the first session was held The next
session was held in st. Marys City.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

The provincial convention met June
"a, 1774, and under its authority the
Constitutional Convention met on Au-
gust IA, 1776. The Declaration of
Rights was agreed to by the convention
on November 2, 1776, and the Constitu-
ton on November s, 177G.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

The first General Assembly, under the
authority of the state, was convened by
the Council of Safety, February, 1777.
The Constitution Of l776 provided that
the Assembly should meet annually on
the first Monday of November. and, if
necessary, oftener.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23

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ton summoned from one to four dele
gates from each county.
The last meeting Of the General As
sembly under the proprietary govern
ment was held on March %, IVA. On
June Is, 1776, Governor Eden issued
writs for new assembly to be held on
July p. 1t was his last official act, and
the convention resolved that the writs
be not obeyed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
:" WickedeSt Man in NeQU York" Dead;
1.-THE" Allen Nay HaUe Been Poisoned

Allen home last night. Every member
of the gamblers family. nurses, at
tendants, phys. clans. and various friends
were closely questioned. An autopsy
will be held today. It has been asserted
bv the close relatives that poison viii
be found in tbs mans vital organs. Il
searching investigation viii be made
Allen leaves a large estate, mostly IN
real estate and cash 4n various banks.
When President Roosevelt was Police
Commissioner of New York The Al
len was at the pinnacle or his success
as a gambler. Within stones throw
of police headquarters Allen main
tanned a gambling house which he had
so protected that police raids became
wreCkinE parties. Hams were used IN
batterIrsg down Aliens front doors. ami
on account OF the lnacccssibllity Of the
place and Aliens defiance OF the law
he was characterized by Roosevelt as
the wIckCdest man in New York, lie
had been arrested more than &c times.
Allen was a veteran Of the civil ar,
and his father was a minister. Allen
leaves an adopted daughter, his wife
having died in 1893 OF heart failure. after
hearing her husband had been arrested
for the 26sth time.