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Briscoe, Vice-President; Samuel K. George, Treasurer; Sam* uel M. Sinks, Cashier . DIRECTbRS: Hon. John P. Briscoe, John Shepherd, John W. Crawford, am uel M, Hints, James Alfred Pearce, Samuel K, George , Bdwxn H. Brown, Phil. H. Tuck, Adrian Foseg. Peruvian Guano, Clover and Timothy Seed and all Household and Farm ' supplies Furnished, Advances made on consignments. LEWIS HOPFENMAIR, Importer, Exporter, Manufacturer and Dealer in FIBTILZZm, TALLOW. SZDfiS, SOTS AND WOOL 221 101* Street, H. W., 934 Street, N. W„ Washington, D . 0. Factory and Wharves, SSrd K and Water Streets, Washington, D. C. Will pay highest market prices, the cost of freight the only expense to shippers, if# npfiw, Joe dray ace, Koeommimum or omg ether septate. If yoa desire to save all middlemen’s profits ship direct to ns Wool Wanted for Factory Purposes. Rxtkrskces :—Riggs National Bank, Lincoln National Bank, Washington Board of Trade, or any rSiab'e business house in this city or Baltimore. - - - I ■ -■■■ VOL. 61. LEONABDTOWN, MD., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1899. ( Written for the Bourn*.) IRS. BIGBKE’S TRIBULATIONS Mebby, Uncle Ned, you never heard of Finnigan’* goat. If ever yoo’ve been out to Carr’s Cross Roads yon most have beard the critter mentioned; bat if you’ve never bin this way, wby mebby von don’t know about her. She be long! to Mrs. Finnigan, is of a fe male sex, end they keep her to give milk for the Finnigan twins. Be fore I git through yon will under •Mpd that ihe aint a goat to be her a young man. She’* been try ing to fix one so he’d stay “Pat” for quite awhile—one that would take Ler to parties and pay for ice cream and sody. She haint seemed to have mnch lock that way until she went to visit her Annt Pitman in Boston, end there she got ac . qoainted with Mr. Clarence Enstis Fitz-Jenkins. Land take ! When I was a girl 1 never bad to look twice at a feller. I had all the the beaux I coold attend when I agreed to take Abram Bigbee for better or worser.. There were three strings to my bow at that very iden tical time, and some times I’ve thought that 1 took the very weak est one of them all. Bat law, yon can’t begin to see ahead of yon as yon can bebint yon. If my behint sight had been as good as my be front sight—l mean to say, that if my befront sight hadn’t been no better than my behint sight—good gracious ! I’m all tangled op in my interlects today. What I want to say is that if 1 could have looked into the future as well as I can look into the past, mebby 1 shouldn’t have took Abram Bigbee for better or worser, and mebby I should. You can’t always tel) what yon would have done now. Sarah Jane was awful tickled to think that she’d got a young man at last, and she wanted to invite him right out to spend a few days at oar farm. He’s a skyropodist by trade. A skyropodist. as mebby yon know, takes out corns and cats your toe-nails for yon at twenty five cents apiece, and warrants not to hart yon, and after a week or two them things that he took ont * will come back again jest as pert and good as new, and then he’ll take them ont again on the same terms. It’s a sertain sure way to make a living, Mary Jane says, be cause yon are always sare of a crop without regard to weather. Abram and I, we consented to have him come to our house, and Sarah Jane I she used up all theeggs that Abram’s fall pedigreed bens laid in three weeks amaking cake for him. She ( turned the house all upside down and hind part afore, and trimmed all creation with evergreen and sparrer grass and spruce boughs. 1 I guess you never seed each a fuss made over one corn doctor afore. 1 had to pot on my black ally packer frock and Abram be put on bis new six dollar soil, marked down * from twenty-five dollars, and war ranted yard wide, all wool, and fast dye. and custom made. He bated . awfully to do it, for Abram had about as live die as git off bis old clothes, but I told him he coold , tarn ap his panterloons when be milked, and pot some old stocking legs on over his shoes, and one of my gingham aprons to keep the front of him elean. Beats every thing how a man does bate to shift his clothes. Sarah Jane she walked down to the dee pot to meet him. She wanted to take the old mare and the shay, bat Abram said the old mare had showed some signs lately of having one of them balky spells of hern and he waa afraid she might be took and they wouldn’t git back to the boose in time for snpper. That are boss has some awfnl tantrums every time she’s been harnessed ever since that are , affair of Spiggott’a, and that makes l me think. Betsy B. aint spoke to Spiggott since, and as for Mr*. Grimsby, she pecked up her kit and j went off to her eister’s, and Spig ’ j goti is doing his work himself. I Mr. Fits Jeakioa came all right, B and be and Sarah Jane came op .L u .y. the front walk arm iaprm, as lov ing as two little birds*! Hs wasn’t much of anything tMloofc at, bat then you can’t always tall by a man’s looks how mnch btpmounts to. He was light-haired, ■pd he had a little yeller monstachiHhat was the next thing to invisilie. Bat he kepi feeling of the nee where it waa expected to bejdl the time when he waen’t catlap and 1 sap pose he was afearedSt might go back into its rootcwl leave him oat in the cold Good land, if 1 i.di pall ont I t*. with the ISSstiagfcoa 1 him all holler on a moustache. Fitz-Jankins was a poet, Sarah Jane said* end after supper she took him obi to see the sunset; and after he’d exclaimed over that a apell be and she strolled down to the frog pond at the lower end of our pertater patch and sot down on a log. Fits he got awful sentimental, as 1 found ont after wards, and began to quote poetry; then be got kinder down on his knees and began to tell how much he adored her. “Beantifnl planet of my existence,” said be, “smile upon me and transmute this lower world of oars into an Eden of de light. ‘As turns the not them sla.* forever to tiie pole. Bo turns av heart to t©e, mj loro, so loaf U earth shall roll—'” He’ got jns* that far in his love making when Mrs. Finigan’s goat, which had got loose, came along, looking for something to eat. She spied Filz, and as his back was to wards her, be didn’t see her. And Marsh Jane had dropped her head onto Fitz’s bosom go’s to hear him better, and she didn’t soe the ani mal either. And that are goat give Fits a shove that sent him in the air about six feet, and somehow the critter’s boros got attached to his clothe* so’a they held fast, and there that goat stood ahisting Fits ap and down like an old-fashioned see-saw-teter, and Fitz a-yelling at the top of his longs. Sarah Jane she seemed to have lost her wits entirely, and danced np and down and screamed ’mur der ! murder !’ with all her might. Abram was a-gitting himself ready to milk, but he heard her, and be ran and got the gun that Grand father Bigbee fit with in the war of 1812 and rushed to the rescue. He got the gon aimed and all ready to fire when Mrs. Finnegsn came rushing to the spot. ’Don’t yon dast for to touch me goat, yon dirty blackguard, yon,* she screamed. ‘She’s dearer to me than me own sister. She’s been both father and mother to me twins I Come here, derlint, to your own mother. Come, me precious I’ And she hild ont a paw of perta ter peelings to the pesky critter; bat by this time the goat’s temper was np, and she didn’t recognize her mother nor her sister, eitbqr. And she give Fitz another boost, and them clothes of hisn give way, and down be come, and left the goat free to attend any other basinets she might have on hand. And wbat did she do bat take right af ter Mrs. Finnigan, and Mrs. Fin nigan she dim the fence in a and stood there tetering back and forth on the top rail and calling on St. Patrick and all the other aaints in the callender to oome and pro tect her. Then it waa that Abram tetebed off the old gno, and it bad not been fired for qaite a spell, and it went off at both ends and knocked Abram more’n a rod, and in a min nit that are goat waa on him. What woold have become of Abram no one know* if it hadn’t been for Ben Hanks, who appeared on the scene with a pitchfork and punched the goat off. And jest at that time np driv Doctor Squills ly, and be seeing what a picnic we waa a-baving, he jumped oat of hie gig and got over the fence. ‘Let me give him some chloro form/ says Sqnillsly, ‘that will sort of divert his attention and yoa can all make yoar escape.* ‘lt aint no him; it’* a she,’ saye Mrs. Finnigan from the fence, shaking her fist at ths Doctor, ‘and bad lack to the man as goes for to give her them nasty toothache drops. Jist yoa go about yoar bus iness and let me goat alon*.’. Bat Sqaillely he got a bottle ont of hi* pocket and approaching the goat he fired the contents full in her faoe. The effect wee something that 1 goess Sqnillsly hadn’t oal kerlated on. That animal gave a leap towards him, and for a min nit yoa couldn’t see anything bat Sqnillsly and the goat rolling over and ever in a cloud of dost, and sometime* one was on top and sometime* tother. The goat was a-bntting and Sqaillely was a-kick ing, and after he’d sort of got him jsoif together, Abram begot a fence When the dost cleared away so’c yoa ooald see the lay of the land, the goat was over in Mr. Digby’a cornfield browsing the corn and acting aa quiet and self-possessed ss if nothing bed happened. Squills ly he was a sitting on a stump rob bing the dirt ont of his eyes with his fist, Mrs. Finnigan was climbing down off’n the fence sod swearing at Abram for firing the gon, and that are yonng man of Sarah Jane’s was streskiog it for the dee pot with no hat on, and bis coat was split from ear to ear, so to speak. Mrs Finnegan she went and hog ged that goat and called it her ‘blessed darlint,’ and led it borne. Sarah Jane cried herself to sleep that night and we fed tramps for a week on the cake she’d made for Fitz Jenkins. She aint never beard a word from him since, bat I tell her not to fret. There’s ss good fish in the see ss ever wss ketebed, if not better. Bre’r Ned, yoa will see we need more cake. * Snap Shot. A Telling Lecture. Two colored barbers, one sn old man, and the other a younger one. The yonsg one took off his apron and started for the door. Yo's gwine to get a drink, Jim?" asked the elder. “Dat's what I'se gwine to do." “Go and get yoar drink. I used to do the same thing when 1 was yonng. When 1 was fas married dab was a gin mill next to the shop whar I wucked an' I spent in fifty and sebenty cents a day oaten de dollar an' a half I earned. Well, one mawnin, I went into thebntch ah shop, and who should come in bat de man what kep de licker shop. “Give me ten or twelbe pounds po'ter house steak,' he said. He got it an' went ont. 1 sneaked np to the botchar and looked to see whet money 1 had left. “What do yoa want?' said the batohah. “Gib me ten cents wnf of libber," wnz my remark. “It wnz all I could pay fur. Now yon go an' git jo' drink. You'll eat libber, but de man wbat sells yon de stuff will have bis po'ter honse steak. De man behin' de ba' eats po'terhouae—de man in front eats libber. I ain't touched de stuff for thirty years, an' lam eating Do'terbonse myself."— National Ad vocate. Daring the winter of 1887 Mr. James Reed, one of the leading citizens and merchants of Clay, Clay county, W Va., struck his leg against a cake of ice in such a manner as to bruise it severely. It became very much swollen and pained him so badly that he coold not walk without the aid of crutches. He was treated by physicians, also used several kinds of liniment and two and a half gallons of whisky in bathing it. but nothing gave any relief until he began using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This brought almost a complete cure in a week’s time and be believes had he not used this remedy his leg would have bad to be amputated. Palo Balm is unequal led for sprains, braises and rheumatism. For sale by Wm. F. Oreenwell A Son. Leonard town, and all country stores. In thb Pasture.—Firat Grass hopper—Did yon hear from the field day sports ? Second Grasshopper—Yes. Wil lie Lepefor won the standing long jump and broke all records. First Grasshopper—You don’t say? Second Grasshopper—Yes. Just as be was fiyiqg through the sir an English sparrow swooped down and swallowed him. Willie hasn't lit yet.—Ohio Slate Journal. 1158 ( Written far the Beano* ) ► A VISIT TO THE CITY OF ROME. Not many years ago while read ing the early history of Rome, i was mnch impressed with the an cient relics of this historic city and determined to visit them. Accordingly 1 left St. George’s Island on the steamer Potomac for Baltimore, on May 8, 1892. After staying in the Monumental city for a few days I tool” a train for New York. On my way to the latter city, the train on which 1 was travel ij|&Q9|lided with a Sjulb-boau I i of eight end the wounding of twen ty-one. I escaped with a few slight braises sad after a stay of two weeks in New York resumed my journey. Boarding a North German Lloyd steamship 1 started for Rome on May 26. We steamed rapidly out of the harbor, and I had barely a chance to get a last look at familiar objects. One of the sights that impressed me most was the statue of Liberty at the entrance of the harbor. This statue was presented to the United States by France, and is one of the greatest attractions of New York. Steaming rapidly on we soon found ourselves on ih boundless Atlantic. After a voyage of some days we find ourselves to tropical seas, and for the first time we be held the phosphorescent light (or which the equatorial regions are famous. After visiting Palos, the port from which Golnmbns sailed ; Flor ence, noted for its art galleries, and various other cities we come at last to tbe historic city of Rome. A city that was founded seven hun dred years before tbe Christian era. That within the walls of this city stood the Senate House to which Marons Tolling Cicero delivered his most brilliant orations. Here too were tbe schemes perfected that blotted the Cartbagenian Empire from the face of tbe earth. We find also the statues of great statesmen, the rains of theaters and temples, and many other relics. We also visited tbe Catacombs in which the early Christians worship ped and in which they buried their dead. What a change there is in tbe Rome of today and of ancient times. How Christianity has tsken the place of idolatry and civiliza tion tbe place of barbarism. Tbe writer also visited tbe place supposed to have been tbe tomb of Remains. Tbe next place of in terest visited was the Vatican, the residence of tbe Pope. Upon the walls of ibis historic building were many rare paintings by noted ar tists. In our tour we .took a view of tbe great battlefield of Cannae. This battle was fought in the year 216 B. C. between the Homan and Carthaginian armies and resulted in tbe total defeat of tbe Romans. We find from laws still in exist ence, that while tbe Romani were great warriors they were also writ ers of law and literature. Tbe Government of Rome underwent many subsequent changes. It was fur about two hundred and fifty years a Kingdom ; afterwards a Re public and finally an Empire. It is needless to say that tbe Govern ment was very corrupt at times which accounts for the frequent changes in the administration of affairs. Leaving Rome we took a steamer for Paris, the Capital of France. Here we stayed a few days, and en joyed the manners sad customs of the French. Any one who should visit Paris will he convinced that it is one of the most beantifnl cities of Europe if not of tbe world. Tak ing a steamship from Paris we started on oar homeward voyage. After a few days sail we were again in tbe Weetern Hemisphere on tbe Island of Onba. Here we stopped for five hoars daring which time a view waa taken of the surrounding country. We finally resumed our voyage and in a short time landed in the city of New York. Taking tbe train we soon found ourselves in tbe Monumental City. Taking tbe Potomac e were soon on St. Gcor- - * Saint Mam’* Beaoon. JOS PllHvn§, , -V •vc* *•" . d\NDBII.LB. CIRCULARS, BLANKS, BILLHEADS BIRCVTU WITH > EATS CM * DISPATCH. Parties having heal or Persona. Pi op ertv for sale eaa obtain descriptive hand bills neatly execuud and at Cilyp lions. go's Island. Time and space does not allow me to give a fall descrip tion of ray trip. At some fataro time I hope 1 may be able to gi?a 1 the readers of the Beacon a more “ extended narrative of the “Eternal 1 City.** Anonymous. 1 The Devi) in V Balloon. r r The balloon corps of the Italian • p army in Home recently experienced t a carious and eventful interruption* r it appears that a sodden gust of . I wind swept away the balloon, made [ of silk, and the soldiers, bolding it I bj had to let them go for . fear of being carmdVff by tho-air ship which at once rose and mads i for the mountains. Toward even i ing it came to earth at the village , of Polombaro. The whole popu | lation, half aatonitbed, half fright i ened, suspiciously approached the ; silvery, shining balloon, and. after t some misgivings is to its inmstes, > took it prisoner, wondering wheth er or not the Evil One was still oc cupying it with a host of demons. To their great perplexity, the wo men and maidens of Polombaro discovered that it waa made of pure silk, and, naturally, they all sought to get ss Urge a piece of it as pos sible to make a dress for Sunday. But, to their dismay, tbs balloon, with every puff of wind, would bound hither and thither, and fi nally threatened to rscipe from them into the clouds. The matter became serious. The devil might, after all, be still inside it. How to get rid of his infernal majesty was the next question. “That will be simple enough,” •aid a crafty peasant; “let ns drag the monster into the church. If the devil is really inside he wiU then have to come out on his own ac cord. No devil can stay inside a church.” The balloon waa drag i ged to the church, the large en > trance door was thrown open, but the unwieldy “machine from bell’* resisted all efforts to cram it thru the door. Now a squabble arose among the mountaineers, some maintaining that the monster was too huge, while others said that the devil waa the cause of their failure to force it through. A final attempt waa made, and by dint of pushing, squeezing and pulling it was got inside the church. In the church all was darkness. Some candies were brought for a closer inspec tion of the monster. One specially inquisitive peasant went up and held his caudle to the silk where it had been torn and where there waa a small escape of gas. All at once a bluish flame sprang from the bal loon ; then came a fearful roar, a terrible stench, and load cries for jielp. as the people, half suffocated and many of them singed, ran blindly from the church. Pale and trembling from fright, the good folks of Palombsro assem bled on the square iu front of the church, some prostrate on their knees, others loudly lamenting the desecration of their aacred edifice and the sad fate of the village. Of course, nearly all of them bad teen the devil, as with s blue flame and a fearful stench he bad escaped from his infernal machine and out of tbo church. When the smell bad passed sway, iu the course of an hoar or o, a couple of foolhardy young men ventured to enter the church again. There were no evident signs that the liberated devil bad wrought any great havoc. But the lustrous silk, from which the fair eex of Palom baro bad intended to make fine raiment, was utterly destroyed and lay black and charred on the flag stones of the church. King Hum bert's balloon corps, however, will be more careful at its next aeronau tic experiment. i -••• On the 10th of December, 18ft', Rev. 8. A. Donahue, pastor If. E. Church, 1 Ft. Pleasant, W. Va.. contracted a severe ; cold which waa attended from the be ginning by violent coughing. He says : ( “After retorting to a number of so-oall ed ‘specific*.’ usually kept in the bouse, to no purpose, I purchased a bottle of > Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, which acted like a charm. I most cheerfully n commend it to the public. For sale by 1 W. F. Oreecwe!! A Son, Leonardtown, and all country store*.