Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-09-30

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Schools reopened 18th instant. A. pu.
pills are too APT 60 be easily discouraged,
We essay 70 givc them little advice.
You study geography. Well. some Of
y0u are far enough advanced TO apprc-
ciate the study. particularly what ron
learn aboEs those islands which 50 bean.
tifuily adorn the Pacific. Now. do not
get impatient. Query. How were n
number Of these islands reared-con-
ssructeds Why, my little friends, we
pleasantly anticipate your answer. and
u i correct one, toby the little cor
al insect, which deposits one grain of
sand 1T time, till they, the islands. are
reared mp. II i Just 20 with human ex-
ertions. Take our advice-barring the
the old SAYING. Give neither counsel
nor salt until you are asked for Ii, and
be willing 10 labor for the prize. Obey
your teachers. They are not hirelings.
put into school houses TO do certain
work, receive their pay-salary--and al
the close Of the scholastic year return 10
their respective homes. Oh, no. They
are the pupils true friends. They de-
sire TO see you grow up 10 be useful men
and women. Whenever the saying of
the wise man of old Is whispered into
your ears, There i lion In the way.-
teachers are ready and willing to assist
ron 60 drive the beast away-that is-to
aid you in concentrating your efforts
and directing your energies. Teachers
ere competent TO the task OF teaching
you, and IL you will do your duty, there
win be no doubt about your acquisition
of knowledge.
Hot and cool weather alternating make
one feel little queer. Dust, dust-how
disagreeable Mt times.
Warren Clarke, Esqr., OF the Pine, has
sold his coy little place on st. Jerome's
Creek to Captain Dowdy for $325.
Every (excitablcl person Of st. Inigo's
Is on The tip.toe of expectation relative
to the early completion of the long talk
ed for railroad The protector, Col. A.
II. Liiderman, of Philadelphia, Pa, says
the line will run few miles north OF
Leonardtown, and q branch road NAV
easily be constructed to said town. All
that the Colonel desires is for the land
owners who hold title to the ground
over which the road will run to give
right of way free. Just consider for
few moments-from Point Lookout to
Baltimore in 3 hours, Only so miles
The world moves and st. Mary's will be
in the revolution, too. Instead of sing
ing the Yarn Of the Nancy Bell,' the
rising generation will no doubt talk and
sing Of the wonderful power of steam as
1t drives the iron horse through historic
st. Mary's. The Colonel states that the
Capital of the Company is 81 ,250, 900.
Mrs. Essie Cecil. nee Jarb0e, wife of
DIR. Charles Evans, of Calvert County,
returned home recently, after very
pleasant visit to the district.
r. +. Taylor, Esqr., of St. Inigo's post
Office, lost a buggy horse recently.
Mr.. George II. Roach has completed
the repairing of his dwelling. and we
venture the assertion that no neater one
adorns the banks of st. Jerome's Greek
from source to mouth. Merchants are
doing fair business.
Oyssermen essay to utilize their time
in proper manner. They report bust
ness fairly good.
The din of pots and kettles, the chatter
of dishes-and last but not least-the
music OF wash tubs.
Shall we bend and modify words to
make them harmonic with our whims,
etc. Why, no!
The dust has disappeared. A soaking
rain visited this section recently. Far
mers have succeeded i'm housing much
OF their tobacco and fodder. Officer
Barnes has lost much of his tobacco in
consequence of overheating.
Our locals are always timely mailed
We are punctual in sending the BEACON
our weekly gleanings. Wehave friend
who has clipped the notice for Registra.
tion from the BEACON and pinned it in
his cap as reminder. He did not regis.
ter in 90, but he says, the Lord permit.
ting, he'll do so in 90.
Ministers of the gospel essay to dc
good work, and no doubt they instil in.
80 the hearts of some of their hearers, 8
small measure of that heavenly love
which burnt so brightly in the spirit
and marked the life of Francis of As
sisi
Theobald Milburn, of Baltimore, sor
of the late Judge j. L. Milburn, visitet
the district recently TO witness the mar
riage of his sister, Miss Corine.
Mrs. NJ. +. Clarke, of st. Jerome'i
Neck, is quite sick. DIR. j. III. Miles il
attending her.
Man proposes TO do many things, bu
there is q higher Power who dispose.
and frequently brings to naught the de
sizes OF finite minded mortals. Whel
Coronado went in search (l54i-42) of tn,
fabulous seven cities of Cabola' insteas
Of discovering them the river ella thela
was discovered. There are few mel
Of this section who have signified thei
intention to 90 TO Alaska for the purpos'
OF seeking fortunes Curiosity and low,
of adventure and zeal TO convert tn
heather 20 Christianity are not even
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