Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-25

ttr61n our Regular C0rTesDOndenfl
Harvest Is over. Lis,enl Why, IL is
steam. after being employed 10 doiss work.
= forced out into the air. What motive
power Look Sec what large bundles
OF wheat and rye are carried through the
thresher. Watch out for accidents. We
readily admit that steam power has been
one of the greatest promoters Of the indus.
tries of the civilized world for many de-
cades Of years, yet ii will not be denied in
the face Of terrible accidents which more
or less daily occur, that It is an exceeding.
ly dangerous element in the hands of the
inexperienced engineer We trust that our
local engineers will not entertain the idea
that we arrogate to ourselves the office of
counselor. We are not an engineer, either
mechanical or operative. The fellow feel.
ing which existed between Damon and
Pythias prompts Us to caution our friends
to be particular 4 word to wise men, &c.
Corn, tobacco, potatoes, etc, are -four
ishing. Gardens are excellent Peas,
beets, onions, eggplapts, cabbage and beans
well, they are, in the language of the la.
dies, Just grand" Blackberries are get
ting ripe, and raspberries, sweet and succu.
lent, are palatable, particularly when served
with cream. We are indebted to nearby
neighbor for a mess of the latter. Thanks,
and we win not forget The DISTINGUISHED act
Of kindness Apples and peaches will be
oNs l.
or no damage to orchards hereabout
Merchants are doing fair business.
We notice that ladies far and near do not
fail to visit the millinery department Of
Messrs. Benville and Company. We are
confident that they always find hats, veil
ing, ribbon, flowers, feathers, etc, to suit
their varied and fastidious notions Lady
clerks, affable and polite, are present and
ready 20 wait on customers
The expression, Hard Crabs" is seldom
heard, bat, well, fish-ad nauseam.
We never get tired of mentioning the
good work that our ministers Of the Gospel
are accomplishing in St. Inigo's district.
They do not seek their own glory. They
do not put themselves forward to view,
while the great God man is kept in the
background. They feel it 10 be their duty
i'm fact, they know it-not 10 please the
imagination of their respective eongrega-
tons, but TO mend their hearts and reform
their lives
Flora's beauties charm us with new
sweetness The warbhng of birds is har-
monious. Whew How time passes
Tic, tic-yes, the pendulum swings freely
in its arc, and the hour hand-mercy in.
dicates that the time is near when ruddy
evening gives place to gray twilight
We notice that Geo. Roach and Geo.
Drury, Esqs., have excellent corn, the best
that we have seen to date. Sweet potatoes.
despite the ravages Of The worm in the ear
ly part of the season, are growing and look
ing well. The red and white varieties are
principally raised. Jersey yellOws are sell
dom seen hereabout
No sickness Of consequence, and doctors
are not active. Few very old persons are
to be seen in this section. The lives ofour
citizens apparently are reduced 70 little
more than half century, Judging from the
many who die before they arrive at this
age. The wild and lawless passions, SC far
as our knowledge extends, are not INDUCED
to a considerable extent. Intemperance
is confined TO the few who are well known
to the vast majority who shun the swine
when il is red, when il giveth his color in
the cup" Possibly the atmosphere and
food have undergone change within the
past few years, and contributes towards the
early dissolution of the body.
A few of the leading Republicans down
here say, If the ticket was Mckinley and
Reed they joy would be complete. This
word "ir' is small word, but how il does
effect matters, etc.
AZZASA.