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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-10-05
FOUNDED ,774.

Ample Buildings and Extensive
Grounds. HealthfuI Location at
the Historic Cool Springs. =
Thorough Instruction in Business
and Classical Courses. Military
Discipline. Moderate Terms.
Session Begins Sept. rs.
Address
IS. r.. gEsOWsON,
e.l7-f. Principal
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-10-05
S1.6O Per NJ.

Apply on the grounds.
BY order,
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.
MARY'S CO., MD.
B-2g-2m.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-10-05
COUNTY NEWS.
LocalWise and Otherwise.

The Maryland State Fair open
ed at Laurel, Md, on Monday last.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-10-05

The fall meeting Of the Mary
land State Fair Association opened
at Laurel Park on Monday last and
presented a racing program the like
Of which has seldom been exhibited
in this country. At the track are
quartered some Of the greatest
thoroughbreds that the world has
ever known, and the high class Of
sport offered the public is far and
away better than has hitherto been
the boast Of a state that has in the
past been famed her for patronage
of the sport of kings. A number Of
st. Mary's countians attended the
opening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
OBSTACLES
SALE

BY virtue of an execution in my hands
and to me directed, | will sell at Public
Auction to the highest bidder for cash In
the highway in front of the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
CORNWALL.

Mrs, $, Is, Darlington ha, returned
home to Cornwall after spending Is days
with friends at White River Junction,
Boston, NrwbuNp1rt, and Lowell
Mass
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood Of Addison
with their children recently visited the
family If their aunt Mrs, l. 10
llamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs, Leslie Mott and children
Of Hubbardton spent ten days with Mn
Motifs parents, Mr. and Mrs, \. W..
Foote, last week.
Mrs. II. +. Sanford and Mrs, j, Z
Spemy entertained a double teu-ten tea
party at Mrs. Santord's HON" Thursday
afternoon, A most enjoyable time was
spent.
TJ. MacMurtry had the misfortune to
lose nine calves Monday night by their
jumping from high ledge in the pas
ture to destruction.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Foote visited at
D. S. Twitcheps in Weybridge Wednes-
day.
Miss Sylvia Hamlin spent the week
end with friends in Addison
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
WEYBRlDGE.

Warren Perkins left here last Monday
morning for Albany, y, Y, TO attend a
business college there.
Last week f. i. Warner picked from
his strawberry plot stem on which
were two half grown berries and a full
blown blossom.
j. 5. and r. L Shaw motored to
Shoreham last Monday on Il business
trip.
Mr.. Tracy and nephew of Shelburne
were visitors in town Sunday,
Mrs Winifred Warner of Milton is eX-
pected to arrive here the latter part OF
the W eek for a brief stay with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, A. S, Warner
Those from here to attend the Stowe
HawIey wedding in Panton Wednesday
were MIR. and Mrs. G. +. Child, Mr.. and
Mrs. Q. X. Brittell, Mr.. and MRS. I. +
Dewey, Stowell and Marion and Mrs
Mary Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Hanks of Warren
are visiting their aunts Mrs. Addlt
Thompson and Miss Ll dia Hanks.
Nj. L. Young has purchased the Will
lam Baldwin place in the village, Car
Barrows will move there in November.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. TwombIy of Saga
more Beach, Mass, have been recent
guests at c. h. Brittell's.
NJ. L. Young, who closed his deal will
the New York milk plant Sunday carry
ing milk from here, will begin his trips
again in few days as the firm have
agreed on the old terms.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
RIPTOR.

j. s. Chandler is at home from a two
week. visiting trip near Boston and IN
Windham county, Conn,
Three Pittsfeld, Mass, gentlemen, a
mill man, IA lawyer and an Episcopal
clergyman arrived here on the 9Th, being
ON a hike through the State, They came
here from the trail on Camel's hump.
Mrs. Harry Jlmmo and two daughters
of Bristol were in town on SATURDAY.
last, guests at Maple Inn.
J.F. Stoddard has put new roof and
chimney on his blacksmith 'hop.
Under the leadership Of the Rev. Mr.
Atkins, our new pastor, the hour for
public worship has been changed from
two o'clock afternoon to eleven o'clock
forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Z Backus and son of
Brandon and Mrs Clara Marley of NIL
rose, Mass, were in town on Sunday
last,
W. C. Gee and family went to Gran
vile for days outing short time ago
and on their return discovered that some
one had broken into the house, taken his
gun and fired away all the cartridges
and returned the gun.
H. C. Powers of Granville was in town
on the 10th looking hale and hearty.
The top of Bread Loaf mountain was
white with snow on the morning of the
10th.
We hear that Austin Eubar does not
improve in health very rapidly.
Miss Lucy Hale is in Middlebury.
The afternoon of the Sth was unusual
ly warm and bright, but the 9th was
foggy, cold and rainy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
WEYBRlDGE HILL.

Mrs. Edward Bowdish, who has been
i'll four weeks, is improving.
Miss Wallbridge and Miss Billings will
attend the teachers convention at Bur
lington Thursday and Friday.
A few relatives and friends met with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Litchfield Monday
evening, October 2, TO celebrate their
tenth wedding anniversary.
Charles S, James is building an addi-
ton to his COW barn.
Mrs. B. o. Wales spent last week with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. w. w. Smith
in Colchester.
There is to be harvest supper at the
church vestry next Wednesday evening,
October IS.
Miss Martha Bowdish is spending some
time at the home of her brother, Edward
Bowdish.
Mrs. A. d. Hayward and son, Theoph-
illus Hayward of Lee, Mass, and Miss
Ann Mddlebrook are spending this week
at the Hayward home.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
PANTON

Richard Perry of Worcester, Mass, is
spendidg a week with friends here,
Mr.. and Mrs, Herbert Norton ant
children were in Burlington and Col
chester Sunday.
Sadie Wells of Lewis, n. Y, is spend
ing few weeks with Mrs. Andrew
Roscoe.
Mrs. Kent and daughter, Miss Mary
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs
Ebert Stagg.
Mrs. w. II. Cralley of Colchester i:
spending few days with Mrs. Herber
Norton.
Miss Mary Kent visited the school al
the Corners Monday.
Mrs. Orson Metcalf and Mrs. Louise
Barnes spent Monday in Vergennes.
Miss Bessie Rodgers spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Orson Metcalf
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13

President, Mrs. G A, Kerr; first vice.
president, Mrs. f \, Keolcr, second vice.
president J.. A. Scyery; third vice.
president, Mrs Mary Sausou; secretary,
Mrs. Morris j. Graves; treasurer, Mrs,
Clara Bumop; drectrcsses, chalrman
Mrs. o. G, Baker, Mrs, j, T., Graves, MIS-
G. w. June, Mls Mary Slau-on, Mrs. W.
II. johnson. \ lunch was served the
men at 6 O'Clock.
Marble chapter, O + s.. will hold a
mmmage sale Saturday October - in
its hall in the Smith block.
Mrs. Randall Hammond and son, Scott,
went Wednesday to Melrose, Mas,
where Scott Hammond will be married
Saturday noon to Miss Marion Tobey ct
that place.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
Rid Your Child of Worms

Thousands of children have worms that
sap their vitality and make them listless
and irritable. Kickapoo Worm Killer
kills and removes the worms and has a
tonic effect on the system. Does your
child eat systematically? Cry out in sleep
or grind its teeth? These are symptoms
of worms and you should find relief tor
them at once. Kickapoo Worm Killer
IL pleasant remedy. AT your Druggists,
25c.-adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
State of Ohio, City of Toledo.

Lucas County, IS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. j.
Cheney & Co, doing business in the City
of Tolado County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
one hundred dollars for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure. Frank j
CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my piesence, this 9th day of December,
A. d. 1885. A. w. GLEASON.
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts through the Blood ON the Mu-
cous Surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-10-13
RESIDENCE OF
MARY T. SUNDERLAND
AT BRIDPORT

in the County of Addison and State of
Vermont at Ten O'clock in the forenoon
on the 14th day of October A. D. 1916
tn e following articles of personal
property:
One Glennwood Cook Stove, nearly
new, also, all the Real Estate belonging
to Mary T, Sunderland,
Said sale to take place as aforesaid
unless said execution is previously paid
and satisfied. The proceeds of said sale
are to be applied, first, in satisfying the
legal costs of said sale; secondly, in sat
isfaction of said execution the balance if
any, to be turned over to the dependant
Dated at Bridport in the County Of
Addison, State of Vermont, on this 25th
day of Septmber, A. d. 1916.
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pose. The portfolio which ne carried
contained a dilapidated old blank
book. such as one buys In "A cross
roads store, a volume OF verse. and
an automatic pistol, carefully loaded.
His face was calm enough as he
turned on the light and drew down
the blinds OF his office. lie had no
bearing abundant outward signs OF
adversely that, from the opposite
side OF the street. halted to glance
up Just az he showed himself there
in the window.
Hamilton Burton deliberately I'M
locked tho morocco brief case with
Its gold clasp, First he o out the
pistol and carefully examined II.
Since there was no table left, no laid
II on the window sill near al hand.
Next he withdrew the book of verse
and after that tho country store note
book with its ~dog-eared and age
yellowed pages. These proceedings
left the ease empty save for a note
directed. "Corouer's Agent, City"
lie opened the poetry volume at "A
point where n page was turned down,
then, standing 10y the electric light,
boldly straight and without the air
OF "A man who entertains fear OF life
or death, he read aloud and with ex-
cellent effect
II onlU loved one country In my NE
And that trds France; I sac her break
her heart
Against the cruel squares; then the
last order
Broke from mn Inns as cooRy as a sntie.
God! HoW then rodc' All France tUds
IN that last
Chdroe! and Franco. broke her heart
for me .
He paused and a deep melancholy
spread over the features until the
eyes might truly have been those OF
broken dreams gazing seward from
the rocks OF 81. Helena. lilo glanced
again at tho pages and quoted softly.
"Ninetto, Ninette, remember the
Old Guard!"
After that he laid the volume aside
and turned the thumbcd pages OF the
blank book. These were pages
scrawled across in n boys round
hand. The man who had once been
that boy stopped when he came TO
an entry written long & by lamp
light in an unheated attic. with
frozen branches scraping tho roof
and the caves.
There IL something in me-" he
read, that tells me no mar was ever
greater than I've got In me 10 he.
John Hays Hammond. Carnegie,
Rockefeller. Frick were poor boys"
As he held the book in his hand he
was interrupted by a low knock on
the door, Hastily laying the diary
OF his boyhood over the pistol so az
20 conceal IL. he opened the door
and Len Haswell entered.
Tho brokers' ruin had been com
plete, and his dual troubles had owl
IDENTIFY driven him to zation
OF another sort. His face wore a set
such as artists give to the features
Of Dcath-the pale l~mplacahiity Of
doom. lie doomed there gigantic and
silent; strangely altered by a cholky
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OLD GUARD MAKES WAY FOR
NEW PARTNERS.
By Charles Neville Buck

pocket and drow out n watch upon
which any pawnbroker would have
advanced "A goodly sum-"tbis was
lIamilton's." His voice broke as he
held II out. ~ think he would like
YOU 10 have It. His Will left you
twenty thousand dollars-but"-.
Y0muro strengthened up. raised
both hands In a gesture OF protest
and his words came fast and
N~chomently.
NO. no! Thanks YER mutch-no-
no! You great artist-you not
un'stand making money. You need,
Mother -sistcr-father all need. No
please"
lie halted; then In n deep en-
harrassmcnt, went on. mo got
money In bank. Me not want be I'm
pertinent, but. He paused, seek
ing a disguised and delicate fashion
of volunteering aid and looked ap-
peallngly into the others face.
Fresh tears wellod into Paul's eyes.
II understand you. Yamuro." he said,
laying a hand on the stocky choulder.
mo. famuro, you have done enough
God bless youl" He could not truht
himself further and 20 no turned abb
ruptly and left tho room.
Then there shortly came tho day
when the house hat had been the
iiNlll' VI WV fllfT BUTTONS also went
under the hammer, and an uncon-
quCrable magnetism drew Paul - the
spot though he knew tho place would
be hlled with people who, 10 him,
must seem pillagers. He had nerved
himself to ask "a thing for which he
had been longing ever since those
doors had closed upon him. In that
house was tho Pagan temple which
his brother had built for his shrine
nj D 40 "a
might have graccd "a cathedral II
they would allow him ten minute
there ~alOne-ton minutes TO finger
the keys for the last time-at least
hc meant 10 ask II.
PAM found tho person who see med
vested with authority and 20 him put
his request, The Individual looked
az TINS pale young man and recog-
nized him. There was n pathos In
his face that could hardly be deried
and there was no reason for deny
ing him.
certainly. Mr.. Burton" he aRreed
"IN Instruct tho doorman not 10 lei
any n elise in-unless YOU have
friends you'd like 10 take with YOU"
Paul hurried after his guide, who
had been waiting Il fow steps dis
tant, but at the entrance OF the
music he halted. There, stand
Ing within arms reach. was Marcia
Terrell, though her face was averted
and she did not see him.
what brings you here?" he asked
In n low voice. and as she turned 10
face him her hands went spasmodi-
cully 10 her breast.
81 didn't know that you would he
here" she said family. but she did
not tell him that she hal come In re-
sponse 20 tho same instinct which
draws pilgrims To shrines hallowed
hN association: because this had been
tho tomple OF his art.
They have promised" Paul told
her ITO lot me play my organ Cor
tho last time. Won't you go with
mo, Marcid2"
rhcy went in, and for a moment
the giri stood there gasping at the
magnihcence Of the place, Then her
eNoS flooded and, with a sense OF rev
citation, she forgave him every
frai,'y and fault.
(ro Be Continusd)
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d ES N Y

- ~ IOt1l HtWS 10 haNloAAbi bS"'
and International news. Tho
country closely followed the
first column stories with which the
press sought 4 keep abreast OF the
affairs of Hamilton Montague Bur
ton. 1t was interesting reading, for II
dealt with n late ~potentate OF power
untold: now an invalid whose brain
slept like a child taking It's forenoon
nap, while his millions, counted IN
scores and hundreds. went back to
their sources as the sur draws water
into the clouds to spill 1t out again
elsewhere. A giant OF untold might
had kindled the fires that slept at Tho
heart of a volcano-and then had
fallen asleep upon the slopes down
which the lava must How!
Hamilton Burton lay for weeks In
in~sensibility and dellrium and whom,
In returned consciousness. he real
lied his predicament he raved against
restraint. counting the precious mo-
ments, which were being used against
him, bleeding him of vital power.
Nor had the forces aligned against
him marked time, When again he
took the field he must take II In a
realm of altered and shrunken
boundaries, and the roll call of his
allies would show many missing--and
many gone ver TO the foe, But
greater than all these things was the
change I'm himself. The wolf who had
gorged too deep OF success was 10
longer the lean lighting beast with "A
light OF conquest In his
eyes. That Burton might have met
even the present and triumphed. This
was a wolf on the defensive.
Perhaps Hamilton Burton during
those next few months was more
worthy OF admiration than he had
been since a boy whose dreams
burned c~ity-ward. Feeling each day
n day OF adversely and giving no hint,
he recognized, yet refused to admit,
the dawn Of defeat when defeat was
far past it's dawnlng. Upon the world
Of allied assailants that pressed him
back-back-ever back on dwindling
millions and then shrinking hundreds
of thousands ne turned a fierce and
u~nsurrendering face. To himself he
said even now that his star was in
fallible.
Possibly some day a historian
versed In the intricacles of hich-and
~low-fnance will record I'm detail, the
last chapers Of Hamilton Burton's
history. Here 1t will only be set
badly down that the weeks, for him.
went galloping toward and over the
brink Of things until he found his
affairs still reckoned In many mil
lions. but all in the millions OF liza
bilities.
Then one night he went 10 his
office, carrying a leather portfolio in
his hand. lie walked with his head
up and met the eye of every man
who cared TO gaze into his own.
About his neck was turned up the
collar of n sa ble-lIned overcoat-relic
az his days OF splendor. As no
walked downtown he met no one who
knew him, and this suited his plans.
Burton's Offices, still his under a
lOng-tcrm lease, were denudcd Of
furniture and accessories the sheriff
had already begun his c"ouhscations.
But tu-.'.-1' Hamilton Birton
e 70 use them for another pur-
The evening world., 1916-12-22

pallor and the dark rings out OF
which his eyes burned. After a mo-
ment Hamilton Burton inquired
well, Haswell2"
You may recall" said the cecp
voice In "A tone of quiet, that during
the two days when you scattered
ruin broadcast-and ruined yourself
into the bargain-I led your forces
on the floor of the Exchange"
"Pcrfectly." was the calm re-
Spouse. Il recall that you lost every
thing
Haswell held out a letter. 81 am
not complaining about my ruin IN
II got this letter a week ago"
Hamilton glanced at the en-
velope.
From Lorraine" went on Len Has
well in n voice OF even deadiier
quiet. II wouldn't care to tell you
what happened to hereafter she
pinned her faith on your promise to
buy her frcedom-from me-for your
brother. She lost out all around,
YOU see, ! wouldn't care TO tell you
about that-and its consequences.
But something's going to be paid on
account-hcre-to-night."
After a moment Burton said
slowly:
II am through. I'm Just ending
IT,"
once again the huge man shook
his head.
NO" he persisted. NO. that won't
do, You sea I've whetted my ppe-
tite on anticipation-ever since that
letter came. | must have the pleas
ure OF killing you with my own
hands-afterward the suicide will be
my own
To lay down ones life OF ones own
v~olition Is one thing. 10 permit
another TO take It in n fashion OF
his W arbitrary selection In quite
another. Hamilton Burton had
never been submissive. lie meant
TO die as he had lived-"captain Of
his soul and so he turned quietly
toward the window ledge where he
had laid tho automatic pistol. Per
haps some clairvoyant sense, loaned
by the ~closeness OF death. gave Has
well an intimation OF the Others in
tent. He reached the window irst-
at n ~bound-and stood before II. In
doing so. he jostled aside the blank
book containing the diary and saw
the weapon, which he calmly slipped
into his pocket. Then he raised tho
window as far as 1t would 20.
This IL the twentieth floor" no
commented with a CHASTITY signin-
canoe. Il know because walked
up. II won't take you so long TO
get down"
with an oath Hamilton Burton
lcaped upon his visitor. But il was
like a child leaping upon a gladiator.
With n mighty arm about his
waist crushing him until his bones
seemed TO crack and ono huge hand
cutting on the gasp OF his throat,
Rurton's body was bent back i'm "A
gorilla embrace and a purple mist
spread dHrkly before his eyes. Ito
had Just enough tremor OF conscious
mes left TO know that he hung hmm
and was being lifted and swung 10
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Homemade Candy
Holiday Vacations
BY Andre Dupont.

N[r ANDY Is very easy to make at
home, and the children usually
like doing this so well that It ~
n fascinating occupation for holiday
week when the schools are all closed.
in making cooked fondant, which
In the basis OF cream walnuts or
dates and forms the centres Of choco-
lates. etc.. the weather is an important
detail. On a rainy, foggy day the
fonddnt will be 80 soft hat moulding IT
or even drying IL for centres for dipping
In chocolate Is impossible. when the
wind Is high the fondant will granu-
late, 80 choose a sunny day. a very
good fondant can be made by putting
into Y, granite ware or aluminium
tSaucepan one pint of granulatcd
..ugaI 1.-TWO tumblers fulD. one tum-
lier OF water and one quarter tea
vioonful of cream tartar. Let this
NJ rapidly without stirring or NOV
the Kettle on the stove. In siN
- eight minutes II should be done.
Hiou can tell this by pouring a spoon
al into very cold water. II should
Fprm n little bail which should pc
: Noft and waXy and LIQUID not adhere
b snoistened fingers.
III When the syrup Is done remove
me saucepan from the stove and put
d In q cold place until tho contents
| IRE cool enough so hat the hand can
1)e placed on the bottom of the sauce
ban, The right temperature Is Inn
portant because If the syrup is either
to- hot or cold the fondant will not
be right. Stir with a spoon slowly
and constantly, always In the same
direction. First, the syrup viii be-
uu,.a milky and then thick and white
and finally dry around the edges OF
The saucepan and so stiff you can
hardly stir IT.. Take this mass in
ySur hands and lay II on a very cold
platter aud kncad like bread dough
until II IL soft and creamy. Place
THE fondGnt in a crock or glass pre-
serving jar, wet a piece OF clean linen
(part Of an old towel or napkin, or
anything like that In hot water and
lay over the top of the jar. This is
better kept for t~wenty-four hours. be-
fore II Is used for candies, but II will
kept In good condition for six months If
thb cloth Is kept wet and you can have
bonbons and chocolates whenever
SotI wish In n few minutes time. For
making chocolates the fondant should
be moulded into balls or cut I'm small
piecek, but moulding Is the most
satisfactory. Owing this process tho
hands should be frequently dipped
In cold nnlter and dried, but never
creased. a small piece ofrhe fondant
should be placed between the palms
Of the hands and rolled until il il
hihooth and round. Before It leaves
the hand and while 1t Is smooth and
pliable press into the top the nut
meat. the bit OF pineapple, the can
died cherry or whatever else is used.
IN YOU wish TO flavor or color the
fonGant the time to do Il II on knead-
M 1t on the day 1t Is made.