Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-07-04

ast week sent people flying from the city, |
md BY rail the Point Il only about two
nouns ride. OF les. and So. Maryis would |
nave market for ell her struck" and every
arm house within easy distance Of salt
water. as many summer boarders O. Il
,ould accommodate.
Let NJ hope hat the legislature elected
his fall will insist that something be done
towards the completion Of this rosd In
which the lower counties cf Mnryland
have % much invested and upon which %
much Of their future depends, for with The
road completed Point Lookout would be
within few hours travel Of five or nix
large cities. VIII the voters Of Sc. Maryis
Zee 10 it that there be no further delay In
the matter. The railroad business In reviv.
ing, and there In more demand for steel
rails than fonyears. The price Of iron and
coal have gone up, and the wages Of
10000 people have been voluntarily cd.
vanced In the past month.
II IL true, the speculation In wheat and
corn hiss ceased, and prices have dropped
Tor che present, and the silver lining 10 the
cloud that has hung over the farmers has
again been hidden. but, let us hope, only
for O while.
Silver-twenty-fve pounds Of silver dol.
lars in glass bowl. How many dol.
lars were they?
Father OBrien, the popular pastor Of Sc
Peters church having been admitted to the
Priesthood twenty five years ago yesterday,
the fee. St SITS. Peter and Paul, his CON.
gregaiion determined 10 celebrate the event
In suitable manner, and substantial one
also. When Il was first suggested to pre-
sent the reverend gentleman with twenty.
Ave pounds Of silver In dollar pieces. then
there was Q cry.
We can never collect that much, even
in st. Peters parish, but they did, and
when weighed and counted twenty. five
pounds was only three hundred dollars
A half gallon bowl was piled high. Three
hundred dollars In gold would not have
more than filed tea cup, ratio 10 to /.
Silver has weighted down Senator "Joe"
Blackburn, one Of the most popular men
ever sent TO the Senate, and who was
thought To be invincible In Kentucky. yet
he 10 in danger Of not being returned, for
sound money" carried the day In the blue
grass State and Secretary Carlisle scored Q
victory. "Wat" Hardin, the silver candi.
date, was nominated for Governor, but oil.
YER was not mentioned in the resolutions.
Silver Ii on the wane, but the advocates Of
have taken heart from the To-
r!es returning to power In England. 40
Balfour is in favor of bimetallism and of
action in the matter.
With the return of the Tories 10 power
two American girls will belong to the
Queens household. Mrs. Chamberlain,
wife Of the great Liberal leader, who Joined
forces with Saulsbury's party on the Irish
question, was Miss Endicot, daughter ofthe
Secretary OF War during President Cleve.
lands first administration, and Mrs. Cur.
ION, nee Letter, IL the wife of the under
Secretary Of foreign affairs, the Hon. N.
G. Curzon, who has for his opponent 70
reelection the husband of the American
beauty, Adele Grant, who also married On
Mrs. Letter. urzon has made
q success In London, where she was well
known before her marriage, and lately
dined the Prince Of Wales and the half saw
age SON OF the Amer of Afghanistan, the
present lion Of London society. As the
Prince of Wales lie said TO be In search of
q new sensation he must have found one
in mere ct pere Letter, who arrived on
visit TO their daughter the day Of the din.
ner.
For some years society people have bar.
ished their children 10 the nursery and 70
the care Of the teachers and nurses, and
have been.followed In doing so BY people
Of lesser importance socially. This. thanks
TO the arrival Of the Duke of York's baby.
the grandchild Of the Prince of Wales, and
his idol. The parents and grandparents,
not to mention the eat.grandparents of
This heir TO that throne upon whose sub.
jects the sun never sets, are rarely seen
without this bit Of humanity IL with them.
Society follows Id leaders AID domesticy h
the order Of the day. The more children
the merrier, and they are always In sight
Of their parents, who are no longer "pa"
and "ma," or papa" and "mamms, :" or
'papaw" or "mamaw," but just "fsther"
and mother" while the Minnies and Iii.
lee, NAMES and Ksties ere defunct 20 fash.
ionables The stately Margaret. Elisabeth,
Caroline, even Nancy, 10 once more hssrd.
and Katharine. Emeline and Mary, the
sweetest, purest Of sl' names. have returned
10 stay. The boys, God bless their mis-.
chievous hearts, have not escaped, but
Johnnie and Jimmie and Willie ere Jack.
Bill and Jim. all English, you know.
With old-fashioned names, old. fashioned
are returning. Children ere taught
10 obey, strictly obey, and 10 treat old see
with Difference. Iheard Of one fashionable
home where the two pretty children. o boy
and girl, are not allowed TO set In the pres
ence Of their parents or elders until told 20
DO 90. and when leaving the room the girl
makes Q curtsey and the boy low boy.
Il won't hurt them, and u some Of the chill.
iren Of well TO do parents were only cor.
.lled and taught manners the world would |
be much pleasanser PISS.
The glorious Fourth win soon b han. |
% approach can be heard even nov. br
iouble headed Dutchmen and frecracksrs,