Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-04-27

ChAPfic0s AD., April zzud, 1899.
The cola snap about Faster created much
apprehension the safety Of the fruit crop
From careful observation and inquiry, I fina
that although the pearhes, peass and apricotu
are nearly all killed in some localities, "a OH
ere they have sustained liltle or no damage,
while the apples cherries and harder fruits
have not been Injured In the least. what i
called ihesold kind or native pearh has MOI
suffered 80 much as the imported o. graft
ed. Along ih- river rosl iesdins lrom
Chaptieo 20 Bedlam Neck and ihe farms lsor-
d.Fing the lefi bunk Of The ic0miec, s6 far
as am informed, but little daInag Is done
the fruit, while further up into the interior
and In the hAckwocds aid Forest the pearhes
pears, ETC., have in macy places been n.arly
AL killed. The immunity from injury to the
fruit Ia the FIRST nasnesi section Is ow ng. 1
judge 10 the facg that the NJ vi wind Is Il
sweeps across the Wicomico and lie broad lal-
eral branch extending 10 Aliens fresh, Is
greatly sofaened IN ehe n nsii, and imparts 3
nlilder temperature toshe portions Of land Il
hfst visits aflsr snch modincasions. Upon the
whole, however, think we can congratulate
ourselves upon = nne prospect for fruit this
year, I0r though uAny ag the pesrhes and ieu-
desek fruits are killed, the hardaer kinds.
sneh as apples, cherries. etc. have, 50 far, sns-
tanned no Injury and are NOT likely 70
Farmers are busy planting cofn; q large
acreage has been prepared for the crop; also
many oats have been seeded.
The able article Of Anon ia repIv 40 those
who dcprccate the law establishing the " iip-
ping post Cor Wholesalers seems 70 me 20 De q
settler fully concur in all that anon has
said upon the subject These writers 0ppns-
ing the law in question, appenr 70 proceed
upon the assumption that when a woman mar
riesh man, because, forsooih, she agrees 20
love, houor and obey him, she should Ie
treated hy him Is q mere ciiai:el oP slave. and
that hes iiege lord should have the unilnpearh-
able righs fe punish her with The lash for her
incorrigibleness whenever she does not yield
Q ready acquiescence 10 his every whim and
caprice, (0ften YerY unreasonable, forgetting
that prer0gative forms no part Of the marriage
contract We aFe told ia the ScFfpanr that
ishe who sparefh the rod hateih his con" hni
nowhere IN that sacred volume can We End
authority Tor such correction 70 be applied %
the wife; on The contrary. we have The sem
ieucs, s'husbands, love your wives ssTliey
twain shall be two IN one nesh," &C. She Il
MOI bis. interior. but bis equal, though sub.
missive, not bis keip, bnt his Rel,-mesf che bxsi
aud most trusted friend and compsnson Of his
bosom. his confidential advisrr and c0nsoler
In misfortune and sharer of his ioy Ia prosper
ity. IL fact, bis better SELF making bis home
an Eden o. happiness and tightening bis heart
BY her fond caFessing aud loving sympathy
How worse thar brutish thea IN him % beat
her I How revolving must hethe spectacle q
behold The husband beating his tender and
loving companion, Who, being the weaker YES
sci, Is subject 20 bis poWerl Cnn anything
be more hnmiiialing % him than this Z
In comparison with IL the uhippinR-pogt sinks
into insignl6cAnce. As wis we'll said hy
"Anon" sssueh a one has no manhood h
lose By heasing bis better half be has
reached the acms u degradation. The fsw IL
throwing additional safeguards around IN
wife encroaches not upon the msFriage rela-
ton but on The contrary adds 10 the sireHgth
q ils sanclity. Il takes SWAY no right which
The nnPsiai tie rpniers: for - | have before
said the pFsrogAkive claimed forms NJ part of
the marriage contract. fei, we Gnd lnem de-.
bouncing itas = disgrace 70 Stale iegfslntiun
and announcing sheiF intention 70 keep ont 81
the toils Of mAirimony while d Femains upun
she statute hook. cannot see, however any
good rpason Why if should deter ang from e..
teFing that happy state, anless there be s0snr
0ahello who esieom8 the privilege ofwfGe.
beating as dsarer 70 him than the pure aud
silent JOYS 0f welded life, aud that cannot b
a disgFaes 10 The State which applies only &C
those whose reprehenzible conduct brings
thsm undeg ils provisions. ?.