Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-06-27

(FSOm our Regular C0rrespondent.)
Our mind is carried to the conclusion
that fair yield of wheat will be realized
in St Inigo's district. The reaper has per-
formed its work thoroughly well, and
now the elastic force Of steam as a motive
power is being applied to place the valua-
bic cereal in proper condition for consign-
mcnt. How noisy What. Why, the
high pressure engine when in operation.
Look Where? Just over there beyond
the tail pines in John Gray Lilburn's field
and you VIII see an engine at work. Ex-
anime the piston and you will understand
why the engine makes the welkin ring
with its noise. All! yes, understand. 1t
is noisy because-yes. well-because-
a-h-e-m-the piston acts against the pres
sure of the air.
Watch OUT There are dogs travelling
up and down the highways. Some OF them
are vicious. They'll bite, and it's not very
pleasant to have the teeth of CANNES press
too heavily against fellows legs. More.
There is such a thing as hydrophobia, and
it occurs sometimes that dog is hydro
phobic animal. A little consolation creeps
into our mind, however, and it is this :
| Man is not as liable TO the disease men
toned as the inferior animals.
II requires about all the brass Of the bra.
zen serpent to say that rain is not needed.
The fact is, the ground is very dry, and
farmers fear to do too much blowing until
Heaven sends good soaking shower. We
trust that we may soon say TO the little
boys what was often said to us in cur in.
nocent childhood days: Say, sonny, 60
and battle your fingers in that beautiful
rainbow-just across the field-touching
the lower bows Of those small oaks-see
How delightfully."- pleasant is that gentle
wind from the Sweet Sunny South ~
Oh my what fragrance il wrafts TO us
Does it not blow over beds of pink -carthu.
sian, lemon blossoms, lilies, and gigantic
expresses festooned with the beautiful jas
mine, the language OF which IS expressive:
To mind that admits the moral degen.
eracY of human nature, il must occur that
since the introduction Of the cause of this
degcneracy man has greatly changed. Our
downfall has brought us in connection with
many evils, notably diseases, which are
but the harbingers ofdeath. Thanks-and
they arc based upon DR.. Tippstt's asser-
tions-we Rhaye very little sickness just
now. What is truth? No reasonable man
will question the truth of the assertion that
the phenomena of the visible world stands
on the evidence ofits own existence. This
| Is truth, and we trust that we will be be-
lieved when we utter another truth-name-
ly, that news is exceedingly scarce at the
present writing. It's so.
j. Harry Raley, Willie Jones and Hottie
iShadrick, Esqrs., all of ST. Mary's county
are off GERS on Steamer Sue.
Mr. Ralcy is native of ST. Inixo's dis
trict, and we hear that he makes an eff.
Client officer and he is greatly beliked by
| the company.
The Steamer Potomac has several of the
old county's sons as her officers, namely,
Alexander Bea!e, Jos. Cough and Warren
Jarboe, Esqrs. 1t is exceedingly crafty
ing 10 their many friends to know tina,
they are so well beliloed by all with whom
they have dealings, and particularly by
the company who employ them.
AzZANA.