Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-04

(0riginal CoErespondenes-l
.Messrs. Edifors with all
its rperry -msking has passed away and
"a = few short hours The old year Will
be feckoned arnong fRe things that were.
Time nies is an old truisn that often
falls anhreded upon the ear, but with .
little reflection II becomes pregnant
irush, repirfe with golden thong hts that
brsghtea as they come forth. One year
ago how many firm resolves TO improve
upon the past were made, only to be
broken :-aDd pleasant TO dwell upon
how many were kepts Let Us hope
that the latter outnumbered the CORNER.
How many, one year ago. were tread
ing this worlds rough pathway bright
and Joyous then. have since passed on
and are new waiting 10 welcome Us on
the other shores Each little cCmniu-
nifty can name its missing one. One
year ago, the conntry seemed on the
eve Of plunging into another inter-
necine strife, but wiser counsels pre-
vailed, the war-cIo1d blew over and the
outlook is again Frightening. One year
ago Europe I we except little grum-
bling, seemed peaceably inclined. now
two great nations are engaged 10 death
struggle, one for supremacy, the other
for existence. And last but not least
the friends of Temperance one year ago
were almost despairing Of success. and
the prospect Of banishIng King Alcohol
from our county only showed itself in
the dim future, but to-day their pros
poets have frightened and his dethrone-
ment seems almost an assured fact.
Happy thought Our schools will be
about The first to profit, for many now
spend in rum the money that would
comfortably clothe their children and
Ct them for the school room. In fact.
intoxicating liquors have crippled the
schools Of this county, and may say
country, more than any other cause.
.qpropos, this reminds me Of the circum-
stance that happened in our neighbor-
hood a short time ago. One of the me-
morals was left at the Post Office and
remained some time before any but a
few knew OF its existence. At last IT
was brought out, and despite the ar
guments OF its opponents nine-tenths
Of those TO whom Il was presented
signed it. This continued forla few
days, uLtil about 30 names were secuS-
ed, when 10, n disappeared No one
knows ughtconcefning it, and ! Judge
that some friend Of the drinking and
gambling kelis TO say stores would GER
tainly be a misnomer) was fearful that
their nefaFious business would be de-
stroyed and thought that il could thus
be saved. OIL weak and impotent
conclusion. King, Alcohol, methinks
YOUR days are Numbered here, and those
who live by Turing men to destruction
with you must soon find other employ
ment. Our representatives at Annap-
oils cannot afford to neglect this sub
iect, for the cry is sounded and we hear
the shout from Charlotte Hall TO Point
Lookout, down with alcohol S.
Another subject has been upon the
taps some time, which | think our del
egates would do we'll 10 examine, viz:
dog law. The low prices of tobacco
has caused many of our active, vide
awake farmers t6a
see if something could not'Se Iodhd %
either entirely take the place of the
much abused tobacco crop or help out
low prices, and the rearing OF sheep at
tracts the attention OF many of them,
bet they know from experieLce (f not
their own, that oil others, that il is use
less unless they can have law afford
ing them some protection. for they know
not what hour some worthless dog may
get inio their flocks. Any sensible man
/ should think would be willing TO pay
4 dollar or even two for good dog,
(and no other is worth keeping). Let
this fund be used TO pay for sheep de-
stroyed by dogs, and il any should be
left, let Il be used for the schools or
roads. They should be cautious though
and not bundle il too much with tags,
collars and fees or the sheep-owners
viii get nothing. a. .ca 3
Dec. 81, 1877. So NJ.