Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-09-03
downtown Locals.
lFk0zn our ReQular Oorresp0nden


(FSom our Regular O0rrsspOndsnt)
Coleridge says,
NV eyes make pictures when they are shut.
see fountain, large and fair.
A willow and ruined hut
Look! We see-nct In our minds eye
three small red lights ascending Ghost
Hill II 10 8 p. m. We are 30 scared
Mercy! A kingdom for an antispssmodic
Doctori Not vet A voice. Clear the
track Pshawl Why, it il three summer
boarders on Columbia bicycles going to the
post Office. That's all. Ring your bells
next time please and perhaps, you viii do
poor mortal favor by keeping him at
least from dreaming of or about Raw-head
and-bloody bones, etc.
See those wagons and carts-1, 2. 3, 4, 8
all loaded with large and beautiful red
tomatoes going 10 the canning factory at
the Pine. Cider mills are in operation
and judging from the quantity of apples,
there will be many gallors made. Grapes
| in abundance, and no doubt wine will be
made as formerly. Excellent sweet pota
toes are being dug, principally Of the white
variety.
The weather continues cool. A thick
quilt Is not out Of place at night. Exit
August. Shall we say. welcome Septemb-
er! We look around u.s. Thanks, q
number of plants are In flower. The birds
sad TO say, however, have migrated, and
the unerring certainty of their change
flight fills our mind with wonder Save
the ears Of corn, and please, sir, do not let
"Sal and Jingo" entirely eat the ears of
that brutes are guided by instinct, and, too,
poor fences are no check to hogs, particu.
larily during the current season. I OBJ
serve, sir, that the end Of instinct is to
satisfy appetite, Independent ofmoral right
or wrong. Fave the ears, will you, please,
of my only hog. Reason and moral nature
designates and controls the brute, 1. e., the
lower type OF animals. Man belongs TO
the higher type, |. he Is endowed with q
Soul, mysterious, wonderful mysterious,
having no exterior no interior no surface
no dimensions, everlasting in its existence.
Oh! my feet are so cold. Whew! how
| my shoulderblades achel Headache
Lack Of appetite? Bitter taste In the
mouth early In the morning? Yes, have
all these symptoms and more, too. Well,
our doctor say that remittent fever has Just
such symptoms. Geta doctor in time, for
congestive fever may take place in the
early stage Of the disease. Is IL not true
that we cram our stomachs with too much
unwholesome food? Aye, how true it il
that we pander TO the pleasures of the
palate, which like the Egyptian thieves,
strangle those they embrace Ere many
weeks we will Cd. W regale ourselves
with draughts Of different political speak
ers portentous wisdom. The free silver
wave has refused to ebb hereabout up to
date. Thanks, the Anew Woman" has
not made her appearance in St. Inigo's
No room here for Women's Rights women.
Our females greatest pride, so far as our
knowledge extends, Is the observance of
such lire Of conduct as meets the approx :
al Of men of honor and nobility Of char
acter.
The long vacation has made dali boys
and girls, and the notice that the public
schools will be opened 18th instant is
viewed with pleasure of roth parents and
children. II pleases US 10 see that Exam
liner joys ten (10l questions In physiology
were carefully selected. We are Of the
opinion that teachers should be intelligent
psychologists. BY this we do not mean
that teachers should be as well versed in
the study named as were the sons of Ascu-
lapius. MOI They should sufficiently
understand physiology so as TO intelligent
ly guard their pupils against those abuses
from which they 50 often suffer
Miss Myrtle Beal. of St Jerome's yicin-
ity, and Miss Lula Smith, of Leonarctown,
visited the village of the Pine recently.
Mr.. w. r. Powell and family have
returned home after q pleasant trip to
Accon4ac county, Virginia.
Jerry Wrightson Esqr. SON of the late
John w. Wrightson who was one Of the
leading member Of the Methodist church
Of the Pine. has opened O grocery and
liquor house on Wizards Chapel Point,
Mr.. VIM. Barnes is his clerk, and first
rate one too-afable and accommodating
10 a fault.
The Sunday school which is conducted
by members Of Sc. Michael's (R C.l church
has large attendance both white and
colored children. The teachers are white
and colored respectively.
AzzANA.