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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10
A CARD.

Please announce that I have not
and cannot accept the position OF
Secretary and Treasurer of the
Southern Maryland Telephone Co.
While | am ready and willing to
continue to do whatever is in my
power for the good of the company,
| have not the time to give to the
duties OF its Secretary and Treasur-
or. AS Cashier OF the Bank. l will
be pleased to receive any contribu.
tions as called for from stockholders,
by o recent circular letter sent out.
L. S. STERLIwG.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10

Expended % % for L & NJ. Paint
to fix up his house. II for sale it
will fetch a good price The pain
ters said it was the 3 gallons OF oil
they mixed with gallons Of L. &.
NJ. that did the job at 1-3 less cost
than ever before. It's coloring is
bright, beautiful and lasting. 1t
wont have to be painted again for
IL to 10 years, because the L. & NJ.
Paint is Metal z nc Oxide combined
with White Lead and wears and
wears and covers like gold. Sold by
G. PALMER.
Palmers.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10
Orphans Court.

Tuesday, June S Court met
al! the Judges present.
The following accounts were pas
SEQ VS. estate OF John Parsons:
Note Edelen Bros. $63 81; notes Of
National Bank II St. Mary's for $lO2
and $425.
Inventory OF personal estate OF
Lillian NJ. Forrest fled and order
for sale granted Annual valuation
GU realty Of deceased filed and ap-
proved.
Alexander Beal was appointed
Administrator. de bonis non ri
DR.. Lnu's VI Tippett. deceased and
his Bond fixed nj $1,000
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10
Rev. William J. RiehIey, s.

On Friday morning at 9o'clock a
memorial Requiem Mass will be-
celebrated in ST. Johns Church
Hollywood for the repose OF the soul
OF Father Richley. During the time
of his pastorship OF St. John's he
greatly endeared himself 10 the men,
bers of the congregation. As a tes-
timony of their affection means are
now being taken to erect memorial
window in his honor. Father Fink,
s. j.. OF st. Aloysius', I.eonardtown
will say the Mass on Friday, and
Father William J. Stanton, OF Med
ley's Neck, will preach the Sermon.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10

June Ii. 8. NJ. Sermon to the
Graduating Glass by Rev. Walter A.
Mitchell.
Jure IA 8. P. NJ, Farewell Meet
,ng OF I NJ. c A. Address by the
Rev. +. v. Baer.
Jim" 10. 8. P. NJ, Prize Contest il
Execution.
June l6. 4. P. N. Competitive Com
pany Drill.
June Is. 8 NJ, Celebration OF
the Washington & Stone wall Society.
June17, 10. AN. commencement
Exercises. Address by Alexander
ii. X 'bertson. Esq.
June IL, 8. p N. Students Pail.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10
$2J ReaC0rd.

viii pay s25 for the arrest OF Charles
Smith, height about feet, inches, weight
about 40 pounds, color OF eyes blue and with
n cunning look, hair light sandy and thin on
top. Had st. Vitus dance I'm lips. Stammer-
When he LEFT my place wore a light coiored
suit and closecropped moustache, Took
with him double barrel ~ bore breech-load-
Ing shot gun, made by the Hanover Arms
Co and about SO OF other property. Left
about three weeks ago.
J. WARREN GUY,
Nay ZIP Clements, Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10
A CARD.
To DEMOCRATS OF ST. MARY's:

TO DEMOCRATS OF ST.. MARY's:
respectfully announce my candidacy
for the State Senatorship for this county
subject to the action of the party in
whatever way it may think best. have
carefully surveyed the field and find that
it would be a source OF great harmony
TO have the Crawford System adopted.
Therefore, it will be to- me pride and a
pleasure to place myself squarely and di-
rectly before the party upon a direct vote.
haveever believed in the great principle
of our party, that the people shall rule. :"
Yours very truly,
j. FRANK SMITH.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10
Condition OF Market.

Receipts are more normal for the
season, but the quality is not i'm
proving. Planters should handle
the crop in their barns so that il
will present the best appearance
when put on market.
Market very quiet. prices about
same; crops not up to last years
quality.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10

Please announce J. STEVEN ALVEY as
q suitable candidate for Sheriff, subject
to Democratic primaris and say he will
be warmly supported by his MANY
FRIENDS.
May ct
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10

It's q powder. The Chicks inhale IL:
Kills both Worm and Germ, whole
brood treated In minutes. Recon-
mended and sold by dealers generally.
Bowling L Jamison, Bryantown. Md.
F. o. Morgan, Leonardtown, Md.
w. W. Burroughs, Mechanicsville, Md.
G. NJ. Cawood, Milestone.
Bohanan & Freeman, Great Mills.
g. A. Tippett, Valley Lee.
J. W. Dent, Drayden.
j. w. Renehan, Bushwood.
Y. l.. Palmer, Palmers.
Guy Brothers. Clements.
X. D. Morgan. Dynard.
l.. j. Canter 4 Co., Charlotte Hall.
Price. 25cts. By mail 35cts, where
we have no dealer.
Address,
T. C. HACKETT,
April II. Hillsboro, Md.
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Will now and hereafter continue to b
in Leonardtown for the accommodation
OF the people of st. Nary's. / will be i'm
teOnardtOwn one week in every two
months and will do all kindof repairing,
have also established branch with
FOxwell & Johnson to receive at any
time all repairing necessary, any one de-
string repairing can apply at Foxwell 4
Johnson, any orders sent either to Leon
ardtOwn or to- my store S24, +. Balti-
more Street will receive prompt atten-
ton.
SAUL LEVINSON,
my City Store in at 824 +. Baltimore st.
April l-tf Baltimore, Md.
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For Sale.

have Car Load Of American Wire
Fencing at Porto Bello, Md. Allheishts.
Anyone In the market for Wire Fencing.
can save money by calling on or writing
for prices.
L. r. SPRINGER,
May 13-1m. Valley Lee, Nd.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10

Cedar posts al sizes delivered to Leon.
ardcown wharf. Write for prices.
JAMES Z. FoREsrxLL.
May elm. Lconardtown. Nd
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10

Week ending June 10, 1909.
Reported by Richard S. Hill.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10
VIM. T. BAILEY'S SON.
J. FRANK BAILEY
AGENT FOR
WiLIiGae ChGagncey.

GRAvEsToNEs AND MONUMENTS,
CHEAP AND GOOD.
Leave orders with me and I win attend
promptly to them.
May TT Morganxa Md
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THIS WEEK DELIVERIES.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

Clarence G. Duke. Of Baltimore.
is visiting relatives in Leonardtown.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

a hole in anything which obstruot.
way. or he annot go on. If the df,IIs
with the holes in them are NAM ~
spirits must crawl through one af tas
the other. and the soul of the 49,,
thus scape This throwing nm r
per continued throughout the maro d
and at it's close an army of SRA.
sWeepers came and cleaned up the
roadway.
Enter-The Dead Emperor
It was just following these nanou
throwers that the imperial hearso
came It was preceded by the bfgh
est officials of the government. ana
by the favorite horses OF the emDaror
and also by his throne. The high orr
Gals carried sticks of burning incensa
and a sweet smoke rose over the Dro'
cession and filled the air with par-
fume.
I shall never forget the scene as tb,
coffin appeared. AS it came into sjrht
a silence that could be felt upon 1ha
crowd. Not a whisper was heard. NOR
a motion was made. All bowed their
heads. n the dead reigned supreme
The bier or hearse was a gorgeous
canopy Of the size and shape of an old
four-poster bedstead. 1t was Of Well
low silk, covered with exquisite en-
broidery, and it shone like gold under
~ IA L & M ooVl1 JlI8
heavy poles, supported by other poles
all tied together with ropes of yellow
silk. and that in such a way that ths
weight was distributed over ths
shoulders Of eighty men.
The coffin was almost as big as ths
hearse. The bearers moved SLOWLY,
shifting their poles from one shoulder
to another at a signal from the leader.
At the same time the officials kept
waving their incense sticks and
KWang Su was carried to his vault
amid LIQUIDS of perfume.
The Imperial Tombs.
The mausolet to be erected at thu
eastern and western tombs will he
grand beyond description. The plans
are not accessible to foreigners and
it is impossible to describe them. The
western cemetery Of this dynasty
where the emperor is buried was de-
signed to be the last resting place OF
Tung Chih. his predecessor, who died
in January, 1875. The astrologers
and geOmancers, however, decided
that Tung Chin could not be buried
there, but that within certain cere-
he might be Inferred in the
eastern cemetery, where the doWager
is to lie, and where is also buried his
father, Hsien Feng, the emperor who
the husband of the great dowager
Tung Chin died of smallpox, and his
remains were kept above ground for
almost ten months on account of the
discussion as to where he was to rest.
1t is said that it cost S250,000 to settle
that question:.
The Manchu Monuments at NulAdcn.
For a time some supposed that ths
or the mp,rOr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

the crowd Of officials, the servants IN
uniform, the police and the soldiers,
and then this wonderful parade NOV
ing through them. First came a
company Of palace servants carrying
the various funeral utensils. Ihey
wore blood-red gowns and huge black
hats, on which were red tassels n
Some bore the red poles to be used
for the hearss and others carried
bundles Of different kinds.
Behind these came a caravan of
the emperor's ponies, two abreast.
Each wore a blanket of the imperial
yellow, and / was told that all be
longed to the imperial stud and that
some had been ridden by his majesty.
After that fifty magnificent camels
came into view. These were OF the
species found in Mongolia. They are
camels and have a fleece OF silky
brown wool, which was curried and
brushed for the occasion. each
camel was blanketed with yellow. It
was loaded with funeral trappings
and it cheWed it's cud as it walked
sullenly on.
And then there were more ponies
and behind them, on foot, came the
imperial band. This was composed
Of men dressed in uniforms such as
were mmo during the Chinese nc
die ages. soma carried trumpets and
others had drums as big around as a
Washtub sluIlg from their necks. The
drums had red barrels and their tops
were of white parchment. They are
beaten with the hand rather than with
a stick. Others OF the musicians had
brass gones the size of q ~6ish-pan,
and still others brass horns which
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

might be carried to the great cemetery
belonging to this dynasty near Muk-
den. 1t will be remembered that the
1anliy which now rules China IS
Manchu and that its former capital
was the capital Of Manchuria. Many
CT the treasures Of the imperial clan
are now stored away in the palaces
at and it is there that Shun-
Chih, the first emperor of the pres
ent dynasty, was buried. That was
2ea years ago, and his mausoleum still
STANDS. | visited it a few months
sance. 1t is surrounded by a great
park and it lies inside an Enclosure
OF about two acres, which has walls OF
brick hirty-siX feet high. There are
gorgeous temples scattered through it.
All are rooted with yellow tiles; all
stand on stone platforms, and all are
gorgeous in their carvings. The road
leading to them is lined with great
animals in stone, n marble war
riors. lions, cameis and elephants
guard the path to the emperors
grave. Use park and the mausoleum
require 1000 people to take care or
them. The park is six miles in cir
conference and is filled with pine
trees.
During my stay there ] asked IN
which temple the body OF the en-
peror lay. I was told that he was
not in the temples at all, bat that ne
CONTINUED on Page Fifteen.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28
HOW KWANG SU WAS BURIED
By Frank G.. Carpenter.

Millions, and her burial march, Whlci1
will last something like a week OF
more will be the most gorgeous ever
witnessed in China.
The last funeral procession of the
emperor required five days. n
coffin was carried on the shoulders OF
men to a distance eighty miles from
Picking, and an army OF oflclais ana
other mourners accompanied 1t. Rest
houses were erected along the way;
thousands had to be entertained and
the expenses were enormous.
The ceremonies at this funeral were
about the same, although not SO great
as those observed when his ma5estys
body was taken III of the palace ana
carried to the vault in coal Hill.
where it lay until May. | happened
to be there at that time. and was one
of the few fortunate foreigners who
witnessed the procession. On the day
of that funeral the line Of march was
cleared by the soldiers. It was guard
ed by policemen armed with black
clubs as thick as q broomStick n
almost as long, and also by native SOL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28
Burial Mound Of Empe ror Shunchi at MuLden
"In such a mound KWang Su will lie"

his funeral bills. He passed away
last November. but it was not until
May that he was carried to his last
resting place. He reposes in a vault
at the western tonbs. and his
leun, which cost more than a mil
lion dollars, is now building.
I was in Picking when the efnperor's
coffin was making. 1t was construct
ed of cypress planks about ten inches
thick and it had two coverings of
raWhide. The first was of rhinOce-
ros skin, laid on green. When this
was we'll shrunken the hides of water
buffaloes were stretched owe it, and,
after his majesty's corpse was put in,
the whole was hermetically sealed.
It was then beautifully ia%couered, SO
that altogether it has cost thousands
Of dollars.
The great dowager had a similar
coffin. The old lady is sealed up in
it in Picking, and it will be still sew
eral months before she is taken to
her final resting place at the eastern
tombs. She will lie about one hun
dred miles away on one side of the
Chinese capital, and his majesty is
now eighty miles in the opposite di-
rection. The two did not get along
peacefully in life. and now that death
has claimed them, it is Well they lie
far apart.
Selecting the TOmbs.
The spots for these burial places
had to be chosen by AS
soon as the two died the board Of
rites, one Of the departments of the
government, e out the witch doc
tors to select lucky locations They
were told to pick out sites where the
evil spirits could not attack the dead,
and where 40 star on high, nor drag
on below, could disturb their repose.
These were found between the two
currents. which, according to the old
Chinese belief, are supposed to run
here and there through the earth.
These currents are along the track
Of the dragon and the tiger, and a
lucky crave should have the dragon
on it's right and the tiger on its left.
1t takes a scientist to tell just that
spot, and hence graye-fnding in
China IS a well paid profession. The
geomancers pretend to calculate the
stars. and they go forth with books
and diagrams. They also carry fork
ed sticks. and try to hunt the spots
much as people hun places to
dig wells. The search begins with
prayer. and it is sometimes hours
and days before an suspicious location
IS found.
The Imperial Funerals.
But let me tell you about the i'm
peTial funerals. That of the empress
dowager has not yet occurred. It
VIII be beyond description grand, and
viii probably cost ten times as much
as has that Of the late emperor. Her
lanented majesty reveied In pomp.
ana n decreed that everything con-
Eernang ner fnterment should be OF
(ne most lavish description. Her
"aausoieum will cost high into the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28
like gigantic champagne bottles
with the corks half out.
Funeral Meats and Funeral Money

N0 AA> Ao0AAN SlC ooltASS
with the corks half out.
Funeral Meats and Funeral Money,
The next party carried the meats to
pc eaten by the ghosts Of the departed.
These were on trays Of yellow wood,
which rested at right angles to the
breasts Of the officials who carried
them. The latter belonged TO the
palace, and were clad in red silk gowns
and black hats. Behind them came
the standard bearers. with the en-
peror's flags, which were beautifully
embroidered with gold and one Body
Of men carried gold poles, to which
great silk balloons were attached.
1t was at this point that a crowd Of
men j in the government, clad in
white sheepskins, began II scatter
funeral money to the four winds Of
the heavens. Each Of these had
an armfnl Of paper disks of the size Of
a saucer with a square hole In the
center. The men threw these disks
high no h air. SO that they fell
down upon the procession k a snow
storm, carDeting the roadway A
Chlnese at my right told me that they
represented money, and another
added that they were scattered also
that they might delay the evil spirits
which hover over every funeral pro
cession working i'll will to the corpse.
According to the decree of heaven
every such spirit has to crawl through
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

diers who carried Nauser rifles. to
which shining b~ayonets were affixed.
IN addition there were Manchu WAY
riors Of the dc style who had scimi-
tars IN their hands, and palace Off
Gals with long spear At every cross
street blue curtains were put UP to
prevent ordinary mortals from seeing
the procession. and the foreigners
We're warned that they must not come
out Of their houses.
Notwithstanding his l decided to
see III / could. / o in a jinrik-
isha to the ate OF h imperial city,
and then Walked up the broad avenue
which leads to the pink forbidden
city where he enperor.s body was
lying. / was stopped at the gate out
or which the procession was to ON
and made my way over the road built
up for the funeral. This led from
the gate of the forbidden city, outside
its walls to o Hill at the back.
The road was about thirty feet wide
and q mile or SO long. IT was eigh-
teen inches high, IA of dirt carted
in from the country, and SO packed
that it was as smooth as a floor. This
road was already crowded. There
were soldiers and imperial servants
Of different kinds, hundreds Of Man
chus wearing gowns OF white sack
lambskin and also the eunuchs Of the
baby emperor clad in red silk with
red tassels upon the crowns of their
hats. q
AS 7 walked through the crowd the
police cooked askance at me and the
Manchus evidently disliked my pres
ence. I picked out several spots
which seemed good places to view the
procession. but whenever / stopped a
Manchu pointed to me. and a
later n Of the black-clad policemen
waved his club at me and told me to
move. I at first pretended that I
could not understand, but as the po-
liceman approached I went.
All this time the crowd was growing
thicker and thicker and the high off,
Gals more numerous. The police
men became ardent in their atten-
tons to me, and finally one Of them
gently laid hold Of my arm and led
me Off into one of the side streets and
placed me behind the blue curtain
which crossed it. The curtain sag
ged, and I found that 1 could, by
standing on my toes, see over It. A
little later this was observed and a
policeman was told to tighten the cur
tain and shut off my view. I then
thought Of cutting a peephole in the
same, when I observed that there was
a ledge along the side of the house
Eeaest me upon which L could climb. I
did SO, and, standing there, with my
back to the wall, I was easily able to
see all who passed.
The imperial Procession.
I wish I could describe the funeral
as it moved slowly by me. It was like
nothing to be seer in any other part
OF the world. You must first imagine
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

The Imperial Procession and the Cor
geoUs Coffin of His Majesty-Fu-
neral Meats and Funeral Money
How the AstroIogers Picked Out tile
Enperor's Grave-Iiis NJ H.On-DOi-
lar MOnunicnt-Nhere the Empress
Donager Will Lic-Thc Mighty
Tomb OF Slun-Chih. Who Founded
the Dynasty, and the Mausolea OF
the Nings Near Picking and Ma
king.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

FRANK G. CARPENTER DE-
SCRIRES THE FUNERAL Or
THE LATE EMPEROR OF
CHINA.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

Copyright, 1909, by Frank c.. Car
penter.0
PEKING. China.
I want to tell you how kwang ST.,
the young Emperor of China. was
buried. His life was a puppet lance
with the great empress dowager pull
ing the string, but his death elevated
him to the rank of a god, and the
people are now taxed millions to pay
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-28

I wish I could describe the funera
as it moved slowly by me. It was lik.
nothing to sc seen in any other par
OF the world. You must first imagin.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-16
Want Hangings IN Prison.

Nashville, Tenn, July 9.-The Su-
preme Court, at meeting here to-day,
heard a motion by Attorney General
Gates to amend former judgments in
the cases of Cecil Palmer, Wilson Cosln-
ty; Virgil Lee, Wayne County, and Wm.
Marshall, Rutherford County, so that
these men, under sentence of death,
may be executed at the main prison in
Nashville, instead of in the counties
where their crimes were committed.
Attorney John E. Turney opposed the
motion insofar as it affected Cecil Pal
mer. The court took the motion under
The attorney-general also called the
of the court to differences in
the caption and provisions of the act
requiring the execution of all criminals
of capital offenses at the main
prison. The court will also consider this
and decide at an adjourned meeting to
oe held in Nashville July 27.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-16
SUNDAYS FLOOD.
Heavy Rains Wash Away Bridges
and Damage Crops.

From Mayor John D. Killion we learn
/ that Protemus was under water last
Sunday morning. The water was
eighteen inches deep in the residence of
MI Kiilion's mother, and the house
hold and kitchen furniture was damaged
to considerable extent. Mr.. Killion
also reports the loss of old corn and new
corn in the field and damage by the
flood of about two thousand dollars al
together. Protemus is situated on a
small rivulet twelve miles west of Union
City, and the little stream was swollen
to such extent that the entire surface for
hundreds of yards looked like an inn
mense lake. John Matt Caldwell is also
a resident of that village, and his out
buildings and crops were also greatly
damaged. Many other residents sus-
tanned losses.
1t is also learned that the bridge over
Davidson Creek on the road entering
Troy from the north was washed away,
No similar occurrence has taken place
as far as can be remembered by many
citizens. The bridge, however, was an
old one, and it is probable that it was
dangerous. 1t is altogether reasonable
to suppose that the county needs new
iron bridge there anyway.
The iron bridge over the stream on
the road leading from this city to Troy,
approaching the Clark lane, was re-
ported to be washed away, but that re-
port was altogether mistake. 1t is
sample of what is needed all over the
county. The bridge is substantial
structure with abutments of concrete,
so constructed as to resist any such
floods as the one Sunday morning, and
that is the worst in the memory of the
present citizens.