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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-14
Remain your friend.
(sgd.) DIEDRICH GoossEN.

Very few farmers cultivate the habit
Of keeping careful accounts Of their
receipts and expenditures, showing at
the end Of the year a balance, either
for or against. The farmer Of Western
Canada is no exception to this. It Is
felt If more careful bookkeeping were
resorted to there that much better re-
~@ suits would be OBJ
STATISTICAL state tanned and shown.
ment Shows a DiVl1 There is the case
dend Of $50 In of the Crowfoot
1o4s Farming Co., Of
@@ Crowfoot, Alberta.
It has Just issued a certified statement
of its operations for the years 1912,
1918, 1914 and 1915. This Company
has had for the past few years about
1900 acres in wheat and between 200
and $50 in oats. The total operating
and general expenses for 1912, includ-
ing interest at SO and depreciation at
1870, were $12,587, for 1913 $17,5O6, for
1914 $18,729, and for 1915, $685. O4.4S.
Expense per acre Of land in crop was
$3.50 in 1912, S11.57 in 1918, $11.70 in
1914, and $17.87 in 1915. Total re-
ceipts were S15,531 in 1912, $3O,661 in
1918, $31,5S9.87 in 1914, and $62, 52O.26
in 1916. The percentage earned upon
capital invested was 6h% in 1912,
300 in 1918. 20 1-3 in 1914. and 500 in
1915. in which year it paid a cash divi.
dend Of $50.
The Company's statement shows
that the average dates of finishing
seeding was April Goth; the average
date commenced cutting was August
Observation-Disclosures.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-14

Washington.-Germany's disclaimer
Of responsibility for the destruction
Of the channel steamer Sussex sur
rounds the position of the United
States in the present submarine situa-
ton with further difficulties, and may
turn action, If any be taken, from the
Sussex case itself to the accumulation
of ships destroyed without warning
since Germany gave assurances gov
erning the submarine campaign.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-14

suits would be OBJ
tanned and shown.
There is the case
of the Crowfoot
Farming Co., Of
Crowfoot, Alberta.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-14
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Anrh ls-Progressive state Convention
~ Santa re.
April 25-Republican state Convention
at Albuquerque.
Las Vegas.
july 4-glcowboys' Reunion at Las
Sept 4-c-state Tennis Tournament at
R0aweil.
Oct: s-s-New Mexico Bankers Associ-
etion Convention at Grand CaGon,
Arts.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02
HOTEL SAINT
MARY'S
Leonardtown, Md

HoTFL ST. MARY'S IS
new building equipped with
gas. steam heat. hot and cold
water. well furnished rooms.
with telephones 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 a
success of the Donald" In
Washington.
The meals are excellent
and service is prompt and
courteous.
L ne management caters
Ito the county patronage.
There is a grill room and
the Bar is unexcelIed.
AlIin all Hotel St. Mary's IS
THE mostcompletel equipped
|hostely IN Southern Mary
Land
You can always be ae-
|comlncdated.
Rates moderate
I'm. A. Fsdulek So.
poc si.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02
AlaILlA1. nELlxAaE 1 y!Rs!AIl II: co
Patuxent River Line.

Schedule 10 effect April fths 1915.
Leave baltimore, Pier ., Light
Street, Tuesday z p. M, weather and
tide permitting. stopping II following
points:
Fair Haven, Plum Point. Dare's.
Governors Run, Milestone. Soiomons
| island, Spencerss, ST. Leonard's. Sol
iers, Sotterley, Cashiers. Parkerss,
Forests, DUKES, Trent Hall, Hol.
| land Point, Benedict, Lower Marlboro.
Returning, steamer will leave Lower
Marlboro, Wednesday, $3.50 q. m,
weather and tide permitting, stopping
at points as follows.
Magruder's Ferry, Holland Cliffs
/ Deep Landing, Trueman's Point,
Lieteh's, Holland Point, l1:46 D. M,
Benedict, IL noon, Trent Hall, Dukes,
Forests, Parker's, Cashiers, Sot-
terley, -2:30 D. M, Sellers, ST. Leon
ards, Spencer's. Solomon's Island,
| $50 p. M, Milestone, 8 p. N, Cove
Point, Governors Run, p. M,
Dare's, $40, Plum Point, 0 p. M, Fair
Haven, 10 m. arrive Baltimore
next morning.
Leave Baltimore, Pier Light Street,
weather and tide permitting, Thurs
day, 2 p. m.
Fair Haven, Plum Point, Dars,s,
Governor Run, Cove Point, MILL
stone, Solomon's Island, Spencar's s,
Sotterley, Cashnor's, Parkeris, For
rests, Dukes, Trent Hall, HOLLAND
| Point, f.46 a. M, Benedict.
| fNotc Steamer will not stop on
way to baltimore, but will not leave
Holland Point until AS >. M, on
Fridays
Returning, steamer viii leave Bene-
dict, weather and tide permitting, FRI
day. s q. M, stopping al al tho above
landing.
Trent Hall. Dukes, FORESTS, Par
i0er's, Cashmere. Sotterley, st. Leon.
ards, Sellers, Spencer's, Bolomon's
Island, $50 q. NJ, Millstone, 10 q. no.,
Governors Run. II noon, Plum Point,
p. M, Fair Haven, 2 p. m, Balti-
mnre, D. M
Leave Baltimore, Pier 4, Light ST.,
weather and tide permitting, Saturday
2 p. M, for tho following points;
Fair Haven, Plum Point, Dare's
Governors Hun, Cove Point, Mill
stone, Solomon's Island, Spencers s,
St Leonard's, Sollcr's, Sogteniey,
Cashiers, Parker =, FORESTS, Dukes
Trent Hall, Holland Point, Beuedirt,
Idcsch's, Truernnn's Point, Deep Land.
ing, Holland Gifts. MagrudeF' Ferry,
Lover Marlborough. White Landing,
Ferry Landing, Nottingham, Lyo1's
Crcnk.
Returning. steamer win leave Lyons
Greek. 7.00 q. M. weather and tide
permitting. Monday, stopping IL the
above points Nottingham, g. 30 =. m. /.
Lower Marlboro. $50 a. M Benedict,
1 II noon. Sotteriey, 2 30 .. m. Solo
mon'e Island. 20 D. m. Milestone. 500
.. M, Cove pvsnt, Governors Ron.
500 D. m. Dafs's, $40 .. NJ. Plum
Point, . % p. m, Fair Haven,
1000 p. NJ, arriving IN Baltimore next
morning,
This time. sabie shows the times Al
which steamers may be- expected 20 ar
rive At and dapart from the several
wharyee. but their arrival or departure
at the times stated - not guaranteed,
nor doea the Company hold itself re-.
sponeihic for Any delay OF any eonne.
uaanccs mFieing fhrrefrum.
WILLARD THOMSON,
General Manager.
b. w. DOWNEY.
Agent, Baltimore.
+. MURDOCH,
General PASSENGER Aren't.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02
Activities 81 w0men.

Great Britain has established schools
where women are taught mutation
work.
Scrub women in the Office buildings
Of the United States number over 26g
900.
Miss Marie Peary, daughter Of the
discoverer of the north pole, is nov
taking up aviation.
Nearly 5000 women Gre employed Il
the munition factories 10 this country
Girls who patronlze the Cleveland
dance halls are compelled to show
birth certificates.
Women are better than men wher
working on the difficult work Of blad
3 turbine engines.
kmong the 172 persons who viii b.
)nted diplomas to practice law IL
X. Louis are three women.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02
NOTICE

Having just received carload oil
new and up-to-datc HUGHES, am
now prepared 10 furnish sou with The
best buggies, considering quality and
price, that ever came down the pike.
Cali and look the,d over. 4 haze also
Just as line HARNESS that was ever
brought N 81. Mary's, both single and
double, az prices 20 suit the times.
Yours respectfully,
6-24-t5, a. T. WHILE Abel, Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02
KlBlLlHa. DELAWARE q VIRGINIA AZ. co
Potomac River Line

IN EFFECT APRIL 3. 1915.
Three trips weekly between Baltimore
ard Washington.
Resd Carefully. Important Charges
Have Been Made.
Steamer leaves Baltimore. Pier B.,
Light Street, weather and tide permit
ting. 5. D. M. Monday. Wednesday
and Saturday Tor the following lnndingsi
Milier's, Broome's. Porto Bcllo. Ora.
son :, Coan. a. ~ Bundick's, Lakes.
Walnut Point. Cowarl'a Lewisefta. Kim
sale. sCintfa. Lodge Landing. Hundy e
Point, Piney Point, l0a M. Leonard
town, 2 noon, Aheii's Gobruma Bay
Hidc RuahwoOd. Rock Point. b. M.
MoFgantown, Riverside. 6lymopt. Aiex.
andria. arriving 10 Warrington Monday
morning
con Signal.
Leaves Washington D. c., foot Of
Seventh Street. weather and eide per.
hitting, al p. IN. every Monday,
"Wednesday and Saturday for this foil
lowing Landings
AIexsndfia, 4sb D. M. Glywoni,
A0rRantown. Riverside. Bush kood,
Rock Point, CobFums. Bay lSlde.
I iissonnFdtown fAer motel. Abeii'n, Piney
Point. sCintFa. Lodge Landing. i0a m
Mundy'a Point, ksnsaie. IL noon. Cuan.
! Hundgck's. lakes. Walnut Point, Cow.
arts. Lewisetta. Milier's ~ m.
CjFsson's. p. M. Broome's. Porto
I Beilo. Baltimore.
con Signal.
tsteamcrs will leave IeonarsftoVn fof
baltimore az O. M. and all lafAilrga
below LeoDardtown one hour raflisf
than when leaving Laonardtown az 1
n. NJ, from June 18th 20 August 18th,
1916.
Arriving IN Baltimore "Wednesday.
/ Friday and Monday mornings
I Freight received ~ haltimore FOR
above points on sailing days until 4 q
r. NJ.
I Thi8 time table shows the lSnns ~
which steamers may be sxpeetCd v ~.
rive a0d depart from the several
( yhsFYea. but their arrivals % departure
( At the times stated II not guaranteed,
nor does the Company hold itself re.
I aponslhie for any delay or any c,hise.
( qusnces arising thcFefrom.
WILLARD THOMSON.
General Manager.
D. w. DOWNEG,
Agent. Bsltimqs
I T. MURDOCH.
General Passenger agent
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02

b tell the truth.
Nv. cabaret and
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02
Can your Are Your

Can you define the words "chamfer. :
dibblo, 'gambit," 'synecdoche."
'testudo, ~mitosis. "peneplain, with.
out consulting the dictionary? II you
can You win pass the new mental test
proposed BY Chicago psychological ex.
perta. r you can't you may sim con-
slider yourself mentally as sound as
the general run Of mankind. Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02

Happy and free from the worries Of
war ta1ctU i are the people Of Lundy
a = = little speck on Devon n
ohannel. the akiag" az
whleh, Rev. Hudson Hotven, died
ehoH time ago The reverend gentle
man administered the affairs Of the
island from 1887 to 1904. as his father,
who tbught the island IN 1874 for about
S90OdAdld before him. The inhabitants
of LufRy number about forty aud lead
nm unkentful life. They pay no
taxes, ne attached 70 no pnrsh or
union and have no poor The island
has a roDlantlc and luwless history
and vas once considered an excellent
harbor ami refuge for murderers.
Bardslsy Island, situated III the Irish
sea, % the county Of Carnargon, IS
alotbef spot where the tax collector Is
r.slkno'fn, There are aboit sixty peo-
pie 6nss5e fshspd, who elect their own
king. The inEshbtanls are mostly en-
gagged In farming and fishing. The
island got its name from the tradi.
ton that IT was the last retreat Of the
Welsh bards. In ancient times II had
a reputation for sanctity and 10 be
buried oA Its soil was an honor much
TO be desired. 1t believed that more
than $4,000 saints gained this
privilege.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02

~ % say
"Friend Joshua, neighbor Joseph de-
sires me to inform thee that, IL thee
hast not underwritten, thee needst not
do It."
The message was delivered promptly
and precisely. Friend Joshua, who Ind
not signed, and had decided against
doing so, understood II to mean that
the ship had arrived safely, and tire
owner did not wish to pay the pre-
MUM, now useless, unless the signed
document required him IN honor and
law to do so. That Is what the cnnDy
Z Joseph expected him 10 think and be
proceeded to act as Joseph had
guessed he might act. He pretended
not to find the policy where be looked
for it In his Office, slipped It stoalthily
among handful of other papers,
which he carried carelessly with him
into the next room, where be went os.
tensibly to seek further, and there sly.
~ signed IT. Presently he brought y
back ana delivered Il 10 the messenger
with the message:
"Tell thy master I had signed"
1t was not pretty bit Of business
f,iend Joseph's trick was little TOO
ciever-but certainly no one ran sym
pathize with friend Joshua. II WAS a
case Of the bitter bit.-Youth's Com.
panion.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02

4 statesman knows what ought to
sha done ana politician does some
ahlpg elee and gets away with 1t.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-02
ElIaht Of ImaaInatlon.

do you mean to tell me you are go.
" to vote for prohibltion2p
Yep replied Uncle Eli Bottletop,
] hope they'll win. Then II they
to stay Ia power, maybe theyll
Qolitics an hook up with tho
pterests same as the other par
done n the past
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23

Typicaliy Spanish in construction. It
sunny Spain. Even the roof OF tho
Chapel is gone ana the frcscoes havo
been ruined by the rain. \. the south
end there IS a small sacristy where
few of the statues and brio a-brac
OF the old days arc preserved. Tho
pillars and columns snow a decidedly
Moorish caste in both shape and COL
oring. Curious figures of boys play
ing on musical instruments are carved
over the doors-one, u violin player,
is the best preserved, being frescoed
in tolor The Mission has a tower,
and in the middle arch there was a
bell. The structure dates back to
1881.
Espada
The Mission San Francisco de la
ESpada was commenced In 1116 and
completed in 1880. and dedicated to
St. Francis the founder CT the Fran
ciscans. called f,spada or sword. Ira
dltion tells us that the old tower CT
the Chapel was built in the form of =.
hilt of a sword and that tho ina gina
ton OF the founders supplied length
to tho blade to complete tho similarity
to the whole weapon. This Mission
is the least attractive of them all and
seems to have been a sort of fortress
as there are holes for both cannon
and musllets in the walls. The parts
which have been restored show Moor
ish shapes and lines, although it in
no way compares with he San Jose
Mission. Mexican families live in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23

though the specialists that now make
up the majority of the LOCO men
on a modern battlcahip were all mo
Chanics and electricians ana the like,
when, as a matter of fact, there are
others who are worthy of their hire
for all that they have nothing 10 do,
directly, with keeping the ship and
its intricate mechanism in lighting
trim. 4 ship might be compared to
a bi. manufaCtory; the machine shop
is inportant but so is the Office. Fol
lowing that train OF thought we might
90 down into the bowels of the armor-
clad and nnd at work over books
and tvpcwritcrs group OF mon that
the AVERAGE citizen never associates
i\x1h warship routine. These naval
snocinl,sts are known as mon OF the
Woman Branch. bat in civll life We
would speak of them as clerks and ste
Inogruphcrs. correspondents, account
ants and paynlastorS. Alike to the
other naval specialists they qualify for
thcir duties at special schools located
at Newport. Rhode Island. and San
! Erancisco, cal,
Then there arc tho men OF the Hos
pltal CORPS who are specialists if there
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23

In the early days the building was
known rs the Mission San Antonio de
Nalero, and its erection is said 30
date back TO 171G. IT WAS not re-
garded by the .Franciscans as their
most successful Mission nor is its ar
chitecture as graceful and picturesque
rs many of the others. 1t was the
siege OF March 6, 1896, which makes
it famous. The oihcc Missions are
different in many ways-the2 are
larger and have finor carvings. but at
present, with the exception OF one.
they are massive ruins.
Now comes the news tina. these sa-
cred churches are to be restored rs a
complete rehabilitation OF the cdificcs
is part OF the program of the com
mi;tee who is in charge OF the cole-
bra ton of San Antonio's two hun
dredth anniversary. Cardinal Glib
bons has already expressed himself as
IN favor of the restoration. and re-
Gently in speaking of the Texas move
ment to this end, the eminent divine
declared: They honor themselves in
honorinC the memory Of these men,"
These old ruined churches. while not
as we'll known as those of THE Kings
Highway" of California. are quite as
large and in one or two instances
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23

owned about one hundred acres out
side.
During the fight for the independ-
ence OF Texas tho Mission was used
for the quartcring OF troops. This
was in 1885, and again in 1889 after
the Mexican war.
san Jose.
The Mission OF San lose, familia rly
known as the Second Mission, was
founded in 171S. il is tine most beau
tiful OF all on account of the exquis! te
carvings on the facade, its Moorish
outlines and its classic windows. The
drapcrics of tho figures of the Virgin
and Saints chisclled in stone are done
with such skill as to resemble the
1ilmy lace of a bridal veil. There are
Sacred Hearts. chcrub heads, couch
like canopies and wonderful corniccs.
Tho greater part of the carving is the
work OF tho Spanish artist Huicar, who
devoted many Of the best years of his
life to the work. The lines of the
Mission are a COY forever to the lover
o. art and its windows with their
graceful curves and beautiful cary
ings arc III exquisite taste. Tho south
window Of the baptistry is considered
by art connoisScurS as "the finest gem
of architectural ornamcntation existing
in America today" Unfortunately
even this has not escaped the van
! dala. \ part Of The Chapel still stands
and has been decorated in gaudy
style by the Mexican women who live
nearby. Two or three old dust~covered
/ pictures said to be scenes from the
life OF ST. Joseph hang on Tie wall
In 1859 several Benedictinc Fathers
from Pittsburgh came to ths Mission
for the purpose of RESTORING il, but
before much had beer. accomplished
! the Civil War came on and the proj-
! Get was abandoned.
Capistrano.
The Mission san Juan Capistrano is
named in honor of Santa Giovanni ii
! Capistrano. friar Of the Franciscan
! order. 1t is now a moss-covcrcG ruin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23
~HIHp<V/ C1t|T2EzSE2T =I-E
0<Oeculz/<5L <r2 ne -
L@egz4-<.r2S-- s5z5hllr0& 161S G1@<2

ever was II specialist, and to show
how complete is this network of spe-
cial!sis aboard Il warship il may be
mc1tioncd in passing that each ship
has its Pharmacist or Chief Pharma-
cist. We tap our feet when the ships
band plays on deck o. on shore, but
we do not stop to think that every
man, from the bandmastcr to the
drummer, is Il specialist and must be
recognized rs such or he would not
have his position.
Even the homoiy household pur-
suits are gloriticd by specialization on
the up-to-datc warship, No wonder,
for It is no slight task to satisfy hun
dreds OF star boarders, their appetitcs
whettcd by the sea air. 4 Naval chef
has q numerous corps OF assistants,
each OF whom spccialiZcs In one line
lust as do the members of the culin-
uary corps of a big hotel and paral-
lcling the cocks in importance are the
bakcrs--bakcrs that arc not only pro-
ficicnt in evening bread and pies but
can, upon provocation, produce con-
fcctioncry that would make "a hit in q
fashionable girls boarding school.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23

the subject. But never fear, the tho
Org OF specialization holds good here.
TOO. II there ever WGro specialists
worthy the name they are the mighty
Sunmcn who point and fire the big
bankers of tho battleship fleet. For
nerve and skill and precision, your
diarlond-cutter nor your stecple- jack
nor set your military acroplanist has
anything on the men who stand be
hind the guns in the battleship tur-
rcts and whose trigger fingers must
be trained to make due allowance for
the rolling and pitching ot the ship
that serves rs a portable gun platform.
In gunncry of all pursuits it would
appear that the way to learn to do Il
thing Is TO do il. Well, Uncle sam
subscribos to that theory, rs witness
the time and ammunition expended
every year in naval target practice,
( But on top of that the Government
maiuiains a technical school for gun
NCrS Just rs there are provided, rs
! has been explained, technical schools
/ Tor the grooming of naval electricians
and muchinistS and artisans. The
School for Scamcn Gunncrs is located
at Washington, j.. G.. in order that
our markSmen in tho making may
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23

now known in history because CT its
being bathed in the blood OF patriotic
Texans during their struggle against
Santa Anna in 1886. The horrors OF
the bcsieging OF this handful. OF Tex
ans who were in the Alamo b. an
army OF from three to four thousand
MeXicans and the brutal killing of
Colonel James Bowie, who was at the
time i'll with typhoid fever, and one
hundred and eighty-two others. is too
well known to need repetition here,
suffice to say that the Alamo is che
of Americas most vencrated sErincs,
for the horoism Of these men ranks
with that shown ct Thermopylae and
in the charge OF Balkalava. This
building stands IN the heart of the
city and is fairly we'll preserved. VS.
itors are shown The room IN which
Bowie was lying i'll ar the time of the
fight and told how the Mexican SOL
diers raised him on their bayonets
and carried him around NC room
While his life blood ran IN Streams
over their shoulders. the 2rcat pillars
behind which the Texans tool; refuge
and fred at the Mexicans: the old
doors with the marks of the Sandba .
, barricades used and many other in
| teresting things.