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Saint Niaru’s B aoon.
jjb puanxo,
V SUCH AS
HANDBILLS,
CIRCULARS,
BLANKS,
BILL HEADS
BXKCCI-ED WITH XBATSIH * DISPATCH,
Parties haring Real or Personal Prop- *
•rtv for sale can obtain descriptive hand
bill* neatly executed and at City pricer.
Washington City and
Potomac Railroad Company.
lime Table—-In Effect Monday, October 1897* If-30 A. M. U
STATION?*—Socm. A- M.
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WaaliinirtoD (P. w.* a U.H.) Ic. I 7A<
IfalUraorr <P. W. £ B. Kb..) ( 7*i
(Calvert Station; leave. 1
iirMulswioe (P. W. k 11. K. K.( arr. 121
“ “ < W. k P. K. H.) leave 3O
*Ce4arvlit “ o 4o
•Woo4villo “ S SO
Oallant Green •* >{n
Huebosvflle • “ 10 IS
•Oaka “ 10 52
Charlotte Hall “ 10 as
Sew Market ** 1035
ecbanicaville. arrive 10 45
•Flag Stations.
Doors, any size, 1| inches thick, sl.
Nails, best steel, 1001 b. kegs, $1.60.
18 Inch boards, 1 cents foot*
Blinds, any size, 1 and a-half
inches thick, $1 a pair.
Flooring, 6,8, and 10 inches
wide, $1.25 per 100 feet.
Mantels, No 1, any size, $1
frahiTlibbiy
A 00,,
Corner ith St. and
Row York Avenue,
Washington, D. G.
R. O. Mulikin, Tobacco Salesman. John M. Page, Cashier.
The Maryland Commission Agency.
OP RALTiatKK riTT.
..Director*.. Por the Bale of
Jus. 8. Wilson, Sccty. Tobacco, Grain, Wool
John If. Mitchell.
F. U. Harnall, ..and..
John B. Ouat,
VTPISSSS' Farm Produce Generally.
Dh. Geo. W. Dorset.
S. K, CJorner Frail & CJhar'les* streets.
Mu. John M. Talbert will give his persona)'attention to the inspection of all
Tobacco consigned to,u.
Farmers and Planters Agency,
27 East Pratt Street. Baltimore,
F’or th.e sale ol Tobacco. Grain, Fruit and all
kinds ot country produce.
Philip H. Tuck, President ; Judge John P. Brrscoe,
Vice-President; Samuel K. George, Treasurer; Sam
uel M. Sinks , Cashier .
DIRECTORS:
Hon. John P. Briscoe, John Shepherd,
John W. Crawford , Samuel M. Hxnhs,
James Alfred Pearce, Samuel K. George,
Edwin H. Brown, Phil. H. Tuck, Adrian Posey.
Peruvian Guano,
Clover and Timothy Seed and all Household and. Farm
supplies Furnished .
Advances made on consignments.
April 2-j.
LANDS WANTED.
THE MARYLAND HEAL ESTATE AND HOME-SEEKER’S ASSOCIATION
is now milking up its Catalogue of Farms and Lands for 1898, for the use of Hol
.andera and other Immigrants.
IF YOU HAVE LAND FOR SALE you want to get it into this CATALOGUE,
cither directly or through your Broker. Write me for further particulars. Ad
dress
J. LELAND HANNA,
808 Law Building, Baltimore, Md.
Aug y#
HOTEL LAWRENCE,
LEONARDTOWN. MD.
In first-class order. Good table and accommodations.
91-80 pr day. Special prices by the week or month.
Stables and feed and good care of horses.
A. A. LA WMJSNCL
VOL. 59.
STATIONS—Noara. P. X.
Mectuuilcsvllle leave 1 B 0
Near Market “ X 00
Charlotte Hall ** 2 06
*Oafca “ 140
H uabenville ** 2 SB
Gallant Green “ 2 3b
•Woodville ** * 4
•Cedarville “ 2 66
Brandywine arrive 3 M
(W. A p. B. K.) leav 3 43 .
I CP. W, * B. K. E. )
Baltimore (Union Station) arr 537
WaahlDfton (P. W. A B. E. R.) arr & {
♦Evear Week Dav.
LEONARDTOWN, MD., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1897.
| Election Notice.
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRO-
I 1 visions of the Code of Public General
Laws. Article XXXIII, section 18, we,
the Board of Supervisors of Election for
St. Mary’s county, hereby give notice to
| all whom it may concern, that an elec
, tion will he held in St. Mary’s cennty on ,
TUESDAY, Neiember 2,1897,
at the usual places of voting in the sev-.
i eral Election Districts of said St. Mary’s'
I county, that is to say;
First District -4*
At St. toiyo's.
I
I Second District,
At (jiak Star*,
Third District,
At Leonardtoicn,
i Fourth District,
At Chaptico, J
Fifth District, j
At Mechanicsrilmj
Sixth District , f
At Good Hope,
Seventh District,
At Milestown,
Eighth District,
At Jarboesville,
Ninth District,
At Adams* Store,
The election so to be held is for the
; purpose of electing
One person to be Comptroller of the
, Treasury of the State of Maryland.
One person to be Clerk of the Court
Apneais of the State of Maryland.
Two persons to be Associate Judges j
of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of the j
State of Maryland.
One person to represent St. Mary's 1
j county in the Senate of Maryland.
Two persons to represent St. Mary's i
county in the House of Delegates of Ma
ryland.
One person to be Clerk of the Circuit
Court for St. Mary’s county.
One person to be Register of Wilis for
St. Mary’s county.
One person to be Sheriff for St. Ma
ry’s county.
One person to be County Commission
: er for St. Mary’s county.
One person to be Surveyor for St. Ma
• nr*s conntr. * # I
The polls shall be opened at 8 o’clock,
A. M., and close at l o’clock, P. M.-’
NOTICE.
To Hotel Keepers and all others who
deal in Liquors, and fur the informa
tion of all persons concerned the fol
lowing sections of Article XXXIII of
the Code of Public General Laws of
the State of Maryland are published :
Section 105. It shall be unlawful for
j the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store,
! drinking establishment or any other
place where liquors are sold, or’for any
other person or persons, directly or in-*
> directly, to sell, barter, give or dispose of
| any spirituous or fermented liquors, ale,
{ beer or intoxicating drinks of any kind
on the day of any election hereafter to
be held in the counties of tinstate; any
person violating tile provisions of this
sections shall be liable to indictment,
) ami shall upon conviction, be fined not
j less than fifty dollars nor more than one
; hundred dollars for each offense—one
. half the fine shall be paid to the inform-
I er, the other half to the county commis
sioners for the use of the public roads.
Section 100. Any person who shall
make any bet or wager upon the resnit
of any election to take place in this
State shall be liable to indictment, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars, to be paid to the State
j for use of the school fund. Every de
posit of money in any part of the State
as a wager or bet upon the result of any
election in this State or elsewhere shall
be forfeited and paid over to the county
commissioners of the county where de
posited for the use of the county, and if
deposited in the city of Baltimore, to the
Mayor and City Council.
Section 104." Whoever, daring the
hours of registration or revision of reg
istration, or daring the hours of election
or canvass of votes, or of making returns
thereof in any precinct, shall bring, take,
order or send into any place of registra
tion, or revision of registration, or of
election, any distilled or spirituous li
quors, wine, ale or beer, or shall at any
; such time and place drink or partake of
j such liquor, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor. and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not less than ten dol
lars ($10), nor more than one hundred
dollars.
G. OSCAR WATHEN.
JOHN E. REINTZELL,
THOMAS H. BOND.
Election Supervisors for St. Mary's Co.
Oct. 7, '97—3t.
Want to See Yonf
Come to California where L. H.
Millison is now selling a brand new
stock ? goods at bed rock prices.
Granulated Sugar. scta lb
Meat, Sets |b
Coal Oil, 150 proof, Oct# gal.
Calicoes, the best. 4 a scts.
Ginghams. 4 * scta.
Large stock of Clothing at aston
ishingly low prices.
Shota and Boots vary cheap.
All are invited to come and see my
stock. The quality of the goods and the
low prices will surprise yon.
L. H. XZLLIBOH,
Sept 28 ’B7—tf # California.
DICK RAILY.
j PBACTIAL
j noose Painting, Graining, <kc.. done
j with neatness and despatch and at mod*
ate rates. Address, Leocartfeown P. O*
Why Grant Wat Blot Kidnapped.
One winter aftewoon of 1861-62
n roan on s mol drew rein in n
Missouri lane within speaking dis
tance of two younS men husking
corn in company iSh several adult
j negroes. It was afimt 4 o'clock of
a cold gray day. Vi hate to see
men work so hardAthe rider call
ed, with intent to Bb sarcastic.
’Hello, Jeff,’ tbf young fellows
I called as they roaejrom the piles of
stalks before wbkfi they sat and
sauntered toward t|e fence.
‘You’re a likely! chap to talk
about work, ridin’ abound the coun
try on a mewel. liUt* they weren't
no work to do.’ \
J The rider grinnei. ’lt's too late
todiusk coru anyhow. You South
ftar’linians are always about two
'months late.’ Suddenly bis voice
Changed to a tone of joyous excite
ment, and he bent over the pommel
of his saddle:
‘Say, the Knights meet tonight.’
‘Shat up, you fool,’ said one of
i the buskers. ‘Don’t you see the
j niggers listening. ‘What’s going
ion ?’
‘The rider’s voice sank into a
mumble. *1 don’t know. Jim
met me and told me the dutch ped
dler had brought some news, and
said he wanted all the Knights to
be on band.’
Where do we meet?’
‘Jim Lyon's barn.’
•Well, I’ll tell you this—wo’ve
j got to have a lot o’ pickets out, for
| these niggers are excited. They
| hare an idea something is going on
that would interest them.’
‘Jim’H watch out for that. Well
—so long. Be on hand.’
‘We’ll be there.’
. The country about St. Louis was
at that time more Secession than
Union in feeling, and though the
farmers of the creek were pursuing
i theL ways quietly, they were ready
at any for an enterprise in
aid of the South. By a swift and
decided stroke of military fore
sight, Frank P. Blair had captured
(’amp Jackson and its arsenal in
May, thas saving the city and its
monitions to the Union, but there
had sprung up all over the country
E secret society in sympathy with
the Sooth. These societies were
branches of the Knights of the
Golden Circle, and it was their hope
that at some time they might be
able to do some decisive work in
aid of secession.
There was a lodge or circle at
Gravois, to which all the Confeder
ate sympathizers were gathered, but
thus far the Southern cause owed
them little. There was something
in the sadden cull for a meeting
this November day, however, which
convinced every eager Knight that
the time for action bad come at last.
Some deed was to do—what it was,
no one could tell, save the peddler,
but as the night grew thick, from
every direction, on foot and on
horseback, the men began to move
through the cold, bleak air, toward
the rendezvous. The two young
men of the cornshocks were broth
ers, Abner and Zimri Taylor. They
were both stalwart, bearded, and
quiet in manner. At supper they
uttered no word of the news
brought to them, for black ears,
keen as a bare’s, were open to bear
the lowest word. The blacks were
already tremulous with excitement
over the news of battles in the
South, which some of them com
prehended to mean that certain
white men were fighting for them.
Others merely felt sympathetically
the tense anxiety of the time which
portended tragic deeds. There was
a restraint in the silence which Ab
ner’s wife perceived. As he rose
from the table that night he said
to his wife:
‘l’m going to the postoffice to
hear the news.’
The yonng wife seised the mo
ment to say ;
‘O, Abner, I hope it isn’t any
projects of the Knights.’
‘Be qniet,’ he said sharply. ‘Yon
needn’t worry if it is. 1 promised
yon 1 wonidn’t go into toe service,
and I won’t—at least, not now.’
! ‘Promise me not to do anything
i rash, Abner.'
I He smiled a little. ‘I don’t have
the reputation among the circle,’
he said.
The younger brother grew impa
tient. ‘Oh. come along, Aba*r ;
'Sfc’H be late.’
Abner had already been under
arrest for a rebellious act while on
a visit to St. Louis, and his wife
was easily alarmed now. By 7:30
the barn held a score of men of all
ages and sizes, and outside a circle
of picket kept watch that no prying
negro came within hearing distance
of the loft in which the meeting
was held. In the center of the
group, and doing most of the talk
ing. was u big. black whiskered
man of alert and vigorous manner.
The members were hunched or
sprawling about on the hay listen
ing in silence. At last the chair
man rapped for order and said in a
low voice :
‘Brothers of the circle, you are
called together tonight because
there is work to be done. You’ve
all been just achin’to do something
for the cause, and now’s vo’
chance. We’ve had to submit to
these \ ankee scrubs who hold our
fo’t. Fo’t Jackson should never
have been surrendered. We have
been helpless under the heel of
these Northern vandals ever since. ’
Now we have a chance to make
them pay. Brother*Mose Baumer
has a word to say.
Baumer was a peddler who car
ried drugs from St. Louis to the
Confederate armies in the Southern
part of the State. lie carried also
whatever news of military move
ments be could secure. He now
stepped’out into the floor, the
citcraent of the project :n his vis- [
age. He plunged into the plan at
qnce.
‘Brothers we have chance to
rob the Northern a bri
gadier-Gcnerul. Gen. i. S. Grant
of Cairo is home on a of ab
sence. He drove out today without
a guard. Nobody with him. He’s
at old man Dent’s, which is noti
more than two miles from here.
\on all know the place. He will
be there all night. My plan is to
surround the house and seize him
while he is asleep. The Union
cause will have one Brigadier-Gen- j
eral less.’
Two or three of the younger hot
heads leapei up, white with excite- •
ment.
‘Good ! ‘That’s the plan. We’ll
make him pay for BNtnonl.’
The boldness of the scheme took
the cooler men at a disadvantage.
Before they could gather their
limbs under them another belliger- j
ent was in the middle of the floor,
blazing with excitement, his words
a volley. ‘lt is a glorious oppor
tunity to serve the cause of the
South. W’e have been organized
for just work as this. Now is our
chance. 1 will be one to do this
work tonight.’
‘So will I,’ said oao at his side.
‘And I,' shouted several more.
The Chairman uttered a warning ,
hiss—‘Sh I—don’t yell.’ For an
instant it seemed as if the whole
lodge was ready for this bold plan, i
but a dissenting voice made itself
heard at last. Some one shouted.
‘Bold on a minute !* and when the
rest had time to look about to see
who had spoken, Abner Taylor was
seen standing in the background.
The big corohusker looked grim
and threatening as be stepped for
ward and flung his bat on. the floor.
‘I vote no ! Now, see here, neigh- ’
bors, 1 want a word right now. I
i know this Gen. Grant, i’ve cut
wood and hauled ’props’ with him. 1
1 He has eat dinner in our house
many a time. You ail know him,
and you know that a better man
; never lived in this town. He's a
gentleman and an honorable sol-!
dier, and I don’t propose to kidnap !
a man like that andeiasach circum
stances. Why, the man trusts ns !
Yon say he has do body-guard—
well. I’ll be yte of his body-guards.
‘You all know I’ve no love for i
Yankees; 1 would cat the heart
oat of Frank Blair if I could, but
Gen. Grant was our friend and
1 neighbor. Why, I’ve seen him
give bis last $5 to a poor widow
\ woman ( whose house was burnt
down. * You all remember Tom
j Harris’ widow. Some of you fel
low* hauled ‘props’ with him, and
rtow when he trusts ns and comes
home here without a bodyguard he
expects to be treated like a gentle
man, and by the Almighty, he shall
be if my fist has any weight.’
‘He’s ad——d Yankee soldier.
He’s killing our men,’ yelled some
one. It’s ail war, anyhow.’
‘Well, kiddoappin’ aiut war,’ re
plied Abner. ‘lt’s sneakin’ busi
ness to jump in on a man when he’s
home to see his wife and children,
and I’m not going to be a party to
do it.
More than this. It’s easy to car
ry out your plan. We could kid
nap Grant easy enough, but what
would the Northern armies be do
in’ tomorrow and the day after?
There wouldn’t be a man of us liv
ing, nor one brick on top of anoth
er in three days from now. I’ve
been harnessed up by them once,
and I don’t intend to be again.’
His words and voice carried con
viction.
‘This stops right now. It don’
go another step. General Grant
i sleeps undisturbed tonight and he
goes back to St. Louis and Cairo
undisturbed. If be be killled or
captured let it i*e done by General
Pillow or General Bnckner in a
S square and fair fight.
The meeting ended right there.
The hotheads apologized, and the
I peddler slunk away. ‘Ab that was
j a great speech vou made,’ sai I the
younger brother as they went across
the fields. ‘You're right, but it’s
a terrible temptation. Grunt seems
to be going up steadily but Pillow
will attend to him.’
On February 16 Ulysses Grant
took Donneiton from Buckner and
Pillow, and became ‘Unconditional
Surrender Grant.’
__ _
Unfortunate Interruption.
Willie was asleep and Dan was
I lonely. W’illie is the minister’s
son, Dan is his dog. It was Sun
day morning and every one was at
charch but these two friends. It
was warm and sunny, they could
hear the preaching, for their house
was next door the church.
‘Dan,’ said Willie, ‘it is belter
here than in church, for you can
hear every word, and don’t get
prickles down your back, as you do
when you have to sit up straight.’
In gome way, while Willie was
listening he fell asleep.
Dan kissed him on the nose, but
when Willie went to sleep be went
io sleep to stay, and did not nr.ind
trifles. So Dan sat down with the
funniest look of care on his wise,
black face, and with one ear ready
for outside noises.
Now the minister had for his sub
ject, ‘Daniel.’ This was the name
he always gave Dan when he was
teaching him to sit up and b>g, and
other tricks.
While the dog sat thinking, the
name ‘Daniel’ fell in his ear. Dan !
at onc6 ran into thechurch through I
the vestry door. He stood on his
hind legs, with his forepawg droop-1
1 ing close beside the minister, who
I did not see him. but the congrega
tion did. When the minister
shouted ‘Daniel !' again, the sharp
barks said, *Ves. sir,’ as plainly as
Dan could answer.
The minister started back, look
ed around, and saw the fnnny lit
tle picture; then he wondered what
be should do next, but Just then
through the vestry came Willie.
' His fc.i was rosy from sleep, and
<he looked a little frightened. He
, walked straight toward his father,
I and took Dan in bis arms and said:
‘Please 'sense Dan, papa. 1 went
to sleep and he runned away.’
Then he walked out with Dan
( looking back on the smiling con-j
I gregation. The preacher ended
bis sermon on Daniel as best be
could; but then be made a resolve,
if he ever preached again on the
prophet Daniel, he would remem
ber to tie up his dog.—Our Little
Ones.
It is now stated that the world
will be overpeopled at the end of
175 years. This brings us to the
year 2072, when the population, at
• present rate of increase, will be 5,-
i 994,000,000 people. People now
living need not worry about this.
S
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SobjoGts of Theug)l.
It may truly be said tkAt no man
does any work perfectly” who doea
enjoy his work. Jy in c,ne's work
is the consummate loo* without
which the work may Iftelone. in
deed, but without its tint st perfec
tion. f
A character which combines the
love of duty and the ability to per
form it is the one whose o tfoldings
gives the greatest promts of per
fection. |
All great men arc brave in initi
ative; but the courage wjjiich ena
bjes them to succeed trite ■ others
dare not even attempt so
potent as when it leads 30 entire
self-forgetfulness.
An upright posture is talicrthan
a stooping one because itiis more
natural, and one part is tetter sup
ported by another; so it is pisier to
an honest man than a knuvh.
We must lie fallow bcfortjwe can
produce greatly, and we nrlust en
rich ourselves inwardly before wo
can spend generously, in creative
work.
The promoters of progress khou Id
never forget the result of Experi
ence. Truth is mighty no natter
how old it may be. |
If any one speak ill of thee, con
sider whether he hath truth in his
side; and if so. reform thyself, that
his censures may not affect tl.ee.
A fresh mind keeps thelbody
fresh. Take it* the ideas < f the
day, drain off those of yesterday.
As to the morrow, it is time etion gh
to consider it when it becomes to
day.
It is said woman loves courage
in man, that he mav
No; she loves courage which n.akes
sacrifices. She loves heroism. |Sho
loves protection, but from a hero’s
arm. Itiwthe-virtue. not her own
safety, she loves.
Good nature is the very air of a
good mind; the sign of a large and
generous soul and the peculiar soil
in which virtue prospers.
The lottery of honest laoor,
drawn by time, is the only one
whose prizes are worth Inking up
and carrying home. |
When we are alone we have our
thoughts to watch, in the family
our tempers, and in society fur
tongues.
With rudeness suffered to re gn
at home, impoliteness must neces
sarily be the rule abroad.
I'ain is one of Nature’s teachers
whose lessons we cannot afford to
dispense with.
Great griefs are dumb, and little
cares cry aloud.
An injury repaired is a bent lit to
two.
A vice never seems to us so hor
rible as when practised bv someone
we do not like.
Deep streams move with si lint
majesty, shallow brooks bubble
over every liny stone.
Debt is the worst kind of powfer
tv; it makes us feel Hint each debt
or is the ircfral master of our pur*e.
Of all deceivers, the self-deceiver
is most to be pitied. # i
Deride not auk infirmity; if is
sinking one on whom God's brad
is lain in sorrow.
“I can’t see how any family live*
out Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
Diarrhoea Remedy," says J. H. Adana, a
j wsH known druggist, of Geneva, .lla ,
! in a letter inquiring the price of adofan
) liotties, that he might not otdy had- it
| for use in his own family, but supple it
to bis neighbors. The reason some peo
ple get along without it. is because < ley
do not know its value, aud what* /st
amount of suffering It will save. W1 ;re
ever it becomes known and used,jit b
the only remedy that can always bade
; pended upon f< - bowel complaint*-.p<Hh
| for children ana adults. For sole at 25
and S 0 cents per bottle by W Hi**.* F.
Greenwell A Son, Leonardtown Ju. S.
Matthews, Valley Lee.
Coroner—-“ You say you told the
’ servant to get out of the bou* f < the
minute yon found it was ot fire,
and she refused to go?" f
Mrs. Dorns—"Ves; Ihe sai I she
most have a month’s notice before
she'd think of leaving."—Hosjdeaf.
Doctor—My good wotnan,. doea
yonr son always stutter? Mojfeer—
Not always, sir, only w hen lie at
tempts to talk.