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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-28

THINKING or MOTHER


RIDGE.
Bertha" wouldn't stand III II ]
were Ii your place rd--I'd run away"
Where 10. Sister. denrf"
gro Roskoe Dalton, of course. Why,
Bou'rs setTlina down like q crushed
Victim. Father VIII break your heart
before he e4lB through with bis self
Nllied ways. Look here. II you won't
scl with soind pluck III stir up some
.hinglv acoIasH psIsy Newcombs.
allsa shlnkisK Of mother that makes
~ hesitntef nlnrmufed Bertha and
teen she Cfopped her fair face into
her hnnds ANA went on oryln6
's 4I ne T0mbcy Dassy. %
|ssaniA Nd her MISTER Is she left taio
5om HWnli. IN 90 something that
Nill make them talk. this time. III
se2ln 4 BY sending d telegram. III
Fihd W by keeping ncuffaced, mean
va silha Banks away from cur house
tomorrow. II ! mover do another
lhinal''
impetnous. nery Daisy ran down
Nhe stairs. pulled on thick legginga
ana d0nned her warmest attire. for II
vas winter, with snow piled four feet
tigh along thu walks. Sho dung her.
tplg out Of the house. She was a good
deal younger than her sister. In fact
lbat siftenn. but she had the soul Of
n woman and the nervo o. q real hero
tno.
Daisy want to the littls railroad de-
pot aid indited brief message II
~ns 10 Roscoe Dalton, q hundred miles
away. aud Il read. III you care any
thing for Bertha come quick or some
Bnh else win set hers
Then Daisy turned her eye and ear
toward the big snow.ciad hEll rising
ID from the village common. She
could aee the young crowds with
Nhom abe rompea the merriest To-
oowgsnin9. nhe could hear their gay
shouts, Her tips set Arm. her cheaks
linahed her bright eyes aparkied with
aetoFninatipn. ard she thought hard.
TN DO M ahe declared. III Roe
COO win only come We can bsat silas
Banks yeti
Daisy proceedcd 10 the Hill A dozen
~ her gIFl friends hailed her, but ahc
swas All busineas and had only care
less nod for them THE time. She pro
tneded over 70 one side OF tho broad
fxpansD where . dozen boys were
tfnctsnR . snow fort She was enthu.
alansically hailed ~ the captain gen.
frnl o. the eport n anticipation. but
SHE waved hack 40 eager group. ready
40 aaxfonnd and wefpahip the girl %.
fuFige ~ sbalF wet
% bsek % your work. al q yoa.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-28

lsorniess: the face and legs are o.
gTay.brown color. The hast rama,
when fat. often weigh from i75 to 100
pounds. the ewes from i25 70 1850. The
body 10 rather biocky. This breed
furnishes a fleece Of good quality,
Weighing from ain 70 aevoa pounda.
The wool Is rather short. but OF
medium fine texture The mutton IL
OF excellent quality. The southdown
ewes often produce two lambs At a
birth. and sometimes three. They are
a very valuable breed for early lambs
AZ the lambs grow rapidly. The
Southdown is an English breed. taking
tn name from the Southdowns. the
broken and billy lands OF Sussex and
neighboring counties OF England.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-28
WP. q c. Railroad Time Table.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY "a, 1913.
Trains leave Mechanicsville at lao
p. M, arrive az Brandywine at $3.50,
r. NJ. Pope Greek Line leaves Brandy
wine at 6:17, p. m. Arrive in Baifi-
more at Cos r. NJ, and Washington at
$40 p. M. Trains connecting with the
Pope's Greek Line at Bowie leave
Washington 7:45, A. M; Baltimore at
$3.50 A. NJ. No Sunday trains to or
from Mechanicsville.
Mail Stage leaves Ieonardtown every
day, except Sunday, for Mechanics
vile at 7:30 A. NJ; leaves Mechanics
vile us soon as mail is sorted not
later than 4 r. M.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-28
HOTEL
MARY'S
L.eonardtown,
Maryland.


1UlTEL ST NARY 5 IS q
new building equipped with
gas. steam heat. hot and cold
water. well furnished rooms.
withtelephones and splendid
service.
Since the first Of November
the establishment has been
under the management Of w
A. Fenwick. who for the past
IL years has made such o
success Of the Donald" In
Washington.
The meals are excellent
and service is prompt and
courteous.
The management caters
to the county patronage.
There is a grill room and
the Bar IS unexceIled.
All all Hotel St. Mays Is
the most completely equippe5
hostelry in Southern Mary
land.
You can always be ac-
commcdated.
Rates moderate.
Vim. A. FenElck. Pop.
Dec -l9-lI.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-28
CITY or cRoEsus AND MIDAS
Situated In spot Rich In Legends Of
Ancient Geography and
Mythology.

There 10 river which lows north
ward. eastward and northward again.
finding its hazardous way through the
rugged mountains Of ancient Lydia, In
Asia Minor Its waters. now scant and
llmpid, now yoluminoua and tuFbld,
says writer IN Scribner's Magazine.
are poured at length into larger and
more sluggish stream. which. fed By
hundred other snow born fountains
that descend from the almost perpetn-
ally snow clad mountains on the
south, flows westward. IN its turn.
through q broad and fruitful plain and
then through a narrow defie. to loso
Itself and ifs yellow hue at last in the
clear expAnse OF the Bay OF Smyrna.
which at this point represents the
Aegean zen
The smaller river Il the ancient Pac-
solus-t the gold bearing stream Of
classical legend and song--in which
mythical Midas washed to cleanse him
self OF the golden touch" and from
which historical Croesus washed his
wealth BY The simple process known as
placer mining For Croesus was no
other than the last king Of the ancient
tydian nation, and the Pantolus cut
Ia halves the market place of no less
a city than Sardis. his capital
The greater river was anciently the
Hermus. Beside its bank the armies
II Xerxes and OF Alexander encamped.
It made OF the plain Of Lydia q great
nation's granary and garden; but Il
lid not appeal to the poets and the
builders Of legends as did its little
mountain arm with the sands Of gold.
The snow capped mountain was Tmo-
Ius to the Greeks IT'S rugged fast
pesses saw the birth and youthful
sports OF Pan. Thus. IN q few words,
we may place the setting Of this story
| In the ancient geographical chart, and
IN the mythology and legends OF the
ancient Greeks.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-28

styles Who Ii that IN the next
room hear calling somebody her
precious treasurer"
MyIes Oh. that's my wife
''But didn't know YOU had any
children2r
eWa haven't the precious treasure
she's referring u Is q dozen egSs ~
bought this morning
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-28
Saint Maygs Bsasob
JOB PRINTING

BILL HEADS LETTER HEAD
ENvELoPEs RUsiNEss GARD
INVITATIONS PROGRAMS
POSTERS LEGAL BLANKS. ETc
CITY PRICES
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
BRAVERY OF HIGHEST ORDER
John Muir Relates an Incident Which
Shows the Courage of the Wild
~ Gray Goose.

John Muir tells in his STORY OF
NY Boyhood and Youth" about many
OF the birds OF Wisconsin. and espe-1
cially OF the common gray geese.
which would arrive hungry and wing
weary, with nearly an inch OF snow
on their backs. But they never lost
their wariness, and the hunter who
would secure trophy must hide him N,
self before the birds arrived. Tor no
one could approach them afterward:
5seIt was the ambition Of boys to be
able to shoot these wary birds.
never got but two, both of them at
one so-called lucky shot. When ! ran
to pick them up one OF them few
away, but as the poor fellow was
sorely wounded he didn't fly TAR.
When caught him after short
chase he uttered piercing cry Of
terror and despair, which the leader
OF the flock heard at q distance OF
about hundred rods
They had flown OF in frightensd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28

disorder, OF course, but had got into
the regular harrow shape order when
the leader heard the cry, and SHAH
never forget how bravely he left his
place at. the. head Of the flock and
hurried back screaming and struck at
me in trying to save his companion.
lodged down and held my hands
over my head. and thus escaped q
blow OF his elbows. Fortunately l
had left my gun at the fence. and the
life OF this noble bird was spared,
after he had risked 1t in trying to save
his wounded friend or neighbor or
family relation.
"For SO shy bird boldly to attack
a hunter showed wonderful sympathy
and courage. This Is one Of my
strangest hunting experiences. Never
before had I regarded wild geese as
dangerous or capable Of such noble
self-sacrificing devotion"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
sYNoPsi|a,.
4 @oPXekzN7E 1872 -. =.
ZKE 8o6bS1zZRRXx C219lw

y Congressman Standish and the Woman,
believing themselves IN 10y, ioye' spenSa ata Z
week as mSn Yonf Tnder
names. The Woman awakens to the fact
4 that she does not love Standish and calls
n ths'y eRs dsyofion on Wanda Kely
phone girl at the Hotel keswick: wash an
ington. Is loved by Tom Blake, son e OF the
marriage and is refused; She gives rs "
get revenge on Jim Blake fSr running me mer
Congressman Standish. turned insurgent
Is fighting the Mullins bill,sa measure IN
Of hs %
through. Robert.on. eon-in-iaw Of jim! I'm
ana TIM the tries WIN
Into his past. jim Blake finds out about
nor ano New YORK hotel. He secures ali
the facts except the name OF the Woman
and proposes 10 use the story as q cluo
to pass. Tom Blake and his father have
family row over the fathers political the
Blake LEX 1ays t1ae tells e Miss
Kelly. that he 4 going 70 have talk With 1T
VIII call up number On the tslsPRh one
800 for that number. AZ the conclusionI
gets q New York wire and calls Plaza
tlOOI A few minutes later Robertson tells
y Miss Kelly to call Plaza 1901 and get his
wife or one OF the servants on the phone.
nMiss Kelly refuses to give Jim Blake the
story Of the Standish episode prepared
ready to send out as soon as the Wom-
ans name Is learned. Tom Blake tells
his father OF his love for Wanda Kelly,
and family row ensues. Blake 8 daugh-
ter Grace arrives with her husband, Gov
ernor Robertson. Miss Kelly calls on
Grace IL warn her that her good name Is
threatened by impending exposure 4 Of
Standish and Is insulted for her pains.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28

RED 81 |IlI,I::I, NOT 70 BLAME l.I'lI
According to Writer, Their .Fretsul.
ness 10 Thrust Upon Them by
: the Humorlsts. 81

You will read In ancient chronicles
that when the ru5y-haired Crusader,
Sir Rufus de Burgh. paid his famous
visit to the monastery at Saint-Brieuc
he said to the abbot: Now tell us.
old chap. how did you lose your mar n
Nothing daunted. the abbot replied:
"Sir knight, 1t was red. so pulled
1t out!"
4 A Maltese cross marks the spot
where the good man fell, and you may
see it to this day; but the end Is not
vet. for a certain fretfulness has been
attributed to the red'headed ever
since. and now comes wise Professor
Davenport, looking into them with the
eye OF science.
For our part. we think science Is
taking. awful risks, and will discredlt
itself. We admit the ffetfulness. We
have often observed it. Yet we hold
that the red.headed come into the
world peaceful and amiable, and have
fretfulness thrust upon them by the
humorists. This is why Titan paint
ed where he did. Seeking city over
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
CHAPTER XIV.
An odd Alliance,

The sound Of a step in the hall out.
side brought Grace to the door. She
opened 1t stealthily, as though bent
on some mission Of dire peril. And,
as stealthily, Wanda slipped into the
room; closing the door behind her.
The two women faced each other in
silence. 1t was Grace who spoke first.
TT sent for you. Miss Kelly" she
began uncertainty, because-because
oh, I'm hemmed in everywhere!
don't know which way to turn!"
II see" said Wanda quietly. Stand
ish is going to throw you over to save
himself? I was afraid SO.
f'I-I said some cruel -abominable
things to you little while ago. Miss
Kelly" stammered Grace. won't
you forgive me? You see, l was fight.
Ing for my very life. I'm sorry"
I'm sorry was cranky, said Wan
da impulsively. and guess under.
stand all about it.. thought first
that Fate had let me In on this SO that
I could show you up. But I think
now it was so I could be OF some use
to you. You see. there's only we two
women. And we've got to fight that
whole crowd.
You'll help? You'll stand by me?''
That's what I've been trying to
tell you, Mrs Robertson You've paid
for all you did. And ! don't want you
to pay any more. You're ten times
better woman this minute than a lot
who have the law on their side. So
forget all that and let's see what we
can do" d All :z:$
Grace, to Wanda's dismay, broke
down and sobbed in hopeless wretch.
edness. EsI Sz sl~t ri
Don't! Don't!" pleaded the girl.
"We'll-oh, dear!" a sob choking her.
"Now you've got me going! We must
brace up and do something. There's
plenty Of spare hours for crying. But
this isn't one OF them. We've bunch
OF trouble ahead of US. But we're go
ing to win out. So let's get busy.
''By this time. most likely. they've
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
FRUITS in THE HOT WEATHER
Natures Provision for the Preserva'
tlon Of Health When the mer-
curry 10 Soaring. z

It is hardly necessary to tell the
summer girl to add fruits to her
beauty diet. There is whole medi-
cine chest Of tonics to be found among
the fruits, and these are natures
remedies which leaves no III enects.
Perhaps among the tonic fruits, ap-
pies, prunes and pineapples are most
conspicuous. OF apples little need be
said other than that the axiom OF our
childhood days, gold in the morning
silver at noon and lead at night" has
been abandoned. For the normal per
son apples are golden whether eaten
at night or noon.i AS both food and
physic," prunes are pre-em1nent.
There Is no simpler. pleasanter Taxa
tive than handful of prunes. Soak
them in glass OF water overnight
and take them the first thing IN the
morning, drinking the fruit juice and
masticating the prunes thoroughly be,
fore swallowing. II this simple reg1.
men 10 kept up for . week or 30 It
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28

should It be the innocent? Why not
the Woman who is-guilty?" r.
Matt" she walled. her defense all
swept away in breath. If you let
my husband know-do you feallze
what it would mean? 1t would mean
a separation-a divorce-disgface-
everlasting disgrace! Am I 70 pay
that price for your victory?" D.
THAT is for you to decide. I simply
warn you not to let your husband and
father move against me on these lines.
That is ALL Good-by. / will come
back later to see Mr.. Blake" ~
watt" she begged. There is one
thing you can do-one thing you must
do. 1t won't endanger your success.
MY father and Mark and some other
men are coming here for a conference.
I want you to meet them and to urge
them not to use this horrible story
1T would be useless" he objected,
though moved in spite Of himself, by
her absolute brokenness. but III try.
I promise you. Ill try my best And
I will guard your secret as long as 1t
can be guarded. Until there 10 no
other possible chance. Then-well,
this story must be stopped. That is
all. 1t is waste Of words for me to
say how sorry am to have made you
so unhappy tonight. Good.by."'
He was entirely master OF himself
now: cold. impersonal, phlegmatic. No
one seeing him take his leave at the
door of the, Robertson suite would
have guessed his brain contained
solitary thought beyond the possible
winning Of move In his cherished
political game.
The moment Standish was gone,
Grace collapsed, She sank down be-
side the desk table, helpless to move
or think. Everything was in black
whirl. The hour which for years she
had dreaded: for which she had 80
long and SO carefully prepared.
She moved convulsively. The motion.
brought her hand in contact with the
cold metal Of the telephone on the
table before her. And with the touch
came inspiration. Catching up the In
strument she unlocked the receiver.
Miss Kelly" she called TREMENDOUSLY.
rs that you? You know my voice. l
II am alone here-Can you come,
please? At once must see you
Oh, thank, you At once. please.
She rose unsteadily to her feet, as
might half-senseless pugilist who
will not yet give up hopeless fight
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
New way Of Preserving Eggs.

New Way Of Preserving Esss.
A new way Of preserving eggs has
been practiced in Bavaria recently
which is said to be satisfactory. The
eggs are placed in water Of temperac
ture OF about 95 degrees for q Quartor
OF an hour. Then they are put 90 .
net, held for Ave seconds in boiling
water, and then, az quickly as pos
sible, removed into cold water. me
eggs, still wet, are laid on clean
cloth and allowed to dry by exposure
to the air. They must not be dfssd
OF with cloth or towel. When thdy
are dry they are packed in box With
bran and ground peat. The box Is
stored in cool place. out OF reach Of
frost. Eggs thus preserved in June
we're found to be perfectly fresh next
March:-Up-to-Dat Farming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28

It was the cry OF revulsion that
might break from forest-roamer
who had all but trodden on rattle
snake. He recoiled step. with a
shudder as of p .ical sickness.
was this $neeoed?" he ragged. WAS
it necessary, to defile my smashed idol
still further? Wasn't 1t enough that
you long ago taught me to look on all
women as shadows? Why must you
turn misery into nausea by playing
Delilah? Ny love was tragedy. Why
must you profane it and make it foul?"
He mastered himself with an effort
and fought his way back to the wonted
lifeless impersonality that had become
to him second nature. a. Is ~
Mrs. Robertson" he went on in his
customary measured slowness, the
case stands like this: your father and
husband are seeking to ruin me by
raking up a story of my past. That
story involves you. You ask me to
protect you. You sink to ,unspeakable
methods to make me do SO. shall
protect you as far as can. shall do
80 to the extreme, unless such protec-
ton must involve the welfare OF the
people who trust me. will not stand
by meekly and see my life work
for my country ruined. will not
betray the trust of millions whose
only hope rests on me. This story
your father has dug up must not
b.. made public. You understand
me? 1t must not be made public! At
any cost to myself or to you. Is that
clear?" ~ ..,t5s5. - =,
Then" she asked In tired despera-
ton. what do you mean to do?"
4 Nothing at ALL" he returned, 80
long as your father and husband keep
this story quiet s,r5 < 2
"But surely they won't publish 1t
without knowing my-the Woman's
name?" .7s5 "a
"That is what I'm beginning to be
afraid OF. They may feel SO absolutely
certain OF learning the name later, that
they will circulate the story on the
floor Of the house tonight and in to-
morrow's newspapers. And then. when
they find out who the Woman really is,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
wonderfully

will clear out the system wonderfully
and also tone up the nerves.
e The remedial powers Of the pineap-
pie are truly remarkable. II your
throat Is swollen or sore, or irritated
with dirt after a fascinating motor
trip on summer roads, try gargling 1t
in pineapple Juice: Surely this IL
much pleasanter than the usual 10
tons, and you will find it quite a.
effective. Moreover, the pineapple
contains a wonderful digestive fluid,
SO the girl whose blotchy skin is due
to poor digestion will do well to eat
this fruit in large quantities, as it will
make easy the process Of digestion
and prevent the dull headaches, the
pimples and muddy skin Of which she
Is at present complaining.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28

lind at Covent Garden on the night OF
May II, 1857, for the benefit OF two
minor actors and "a French dancer,
when she was overcome with sudden
faintness. She struggled bravely on
until the end, when she staggered OF
the stage. Recovering after few mo-
ments. she came forward to speak the
epilogue, but had proceeded no fur
Their than If were among you I
would kiss as many Of you as had
boards that pleased me, compilations
that liked me, and breaths that T."
when, exclaiming in agony, 20 God!
o God!" she collapsed in heap upon
the floor. She never returned to the
stage. $50
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28

it will be too late to suppress it. You
must stop that story; If it gets out /
shall lose the fight. And ! can not do
that, even to save you" s..
TN other words,' she retorted, ito
save yourself you will hide behind
meg" Z. a VA b 81 H ii; d. AZ Z II
If you care to put 1t so.'
But" she urged. II can't speak to
father or Mark about 1t. I'm not sup
posed to know anything about It.. Sup
pose-suppose can't stop 1t?
"You must It's the only chance.
They're delaying the house proceed
ings this minute; just to get their
proofs In order to launch the story to-
night. They intend to use 1t to pre-
vent my certain victory. And they
must not. At the first sign that they
mean to do 80 l shall have to 60 to
your father and tell him who the Won
an il! l would rather be shot But"
""Oh," she burst out hysterically.
,'.you wouldn't-you. couldn't-do that!
You're not so unutterably low as to
damn the future Of q woman who once
trusted you--who---''''' ~ IN.
"I've told 3you." he. replied, that ]
am not in this fight as a man. but as a
leader. 1t is one woman's good name
against the welfare of a nation. !
haven't the right to protect you,
Grace won't let my sin as q man de-
feat the great principles / stand for.
You coward! You pitiful hypo-
critical coward" she ragged. you
haven't the manhood to stand by
your own past. You'll let woman
pay your debts-and pay them with
everything that makes her life worth
living. In all these years I've felt that
II q moment like this should ever
come, / could rely on your honor. I've
always believed you would at least
what Is the old phrase ?-'perjure
yourself like gentleman It's easy
enough to save yourself and call 1t
duty to the people. A coward can al
ways find an excuse. Oh, could car.
~ it all through safely, even now, IT
only you were man instead Of block
Of stone"
TT is too late now for reproaches,"
he answered. For years I've been
building up a fighting strength-wait.
ing for the peoples chance of victory.
And that chance has come. II they
lose, 1t shall not be because Of their
leader. T."
"a woman's reputation is worth
more than any mere political victory;
Then" he commanded. tell your
father and husband so. They are pre-
pairing to wreck a woman's life to save
themselves. No code of honor stands
In their way. They are out to win.
To win at any price. And it Is only,
fair that the filthy methods they use
should come back on their own heads.
II some one must be betrayed. why
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
Melba,a Australlan Homo.

Nine. Melba has built for herself .
delightful retreat at Lilydale, one OK
thef most picturesque localities near
her native Melbourne. She has limited
more than once that she would 5000
make 1t her permanent abode. She IL,
keenly interested in the conserva
torium OF the University Of Melbourn
and has lectured to its staAsatA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
The styles.

Funny how women will go from
one extreme to another"
whats the matter now?"
formerly they used to have darts
in their waists and now they have
dashes In their skirts"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
Other Odors,

"My wife was to give rose tea,
everything scented with roses"
"A delicate conceit" 81
eyes; but things went wrong. Tne
people in the next fat took that occa-
sion to have onions and cabbage"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
Its Kind.

"Jim kissed Name while they were
out in the boat trying to hook trout"
"Well, that was a kiss appropriate
to the OCCASION"
TN what way7"
Z Wasn't it fishing smack?''
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
Business Reasons.

''Jukes is q mean man, but he al
ways contributes to Sunday school
picnics and excursions" =
Don't you know why? He Is In
the umbrella business" ~ L&'