Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-03
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INDUCED ut the Pine. II Is pleasing 1.
right thinking mon that the rational ans
moral powers are not debased and re
duced to low scale BY the inordinat.
indulgence of spirituous and maltliquors
IL is certainly within range Of human
ability TO desisi from habit which op
poses the entrance of principles Of puri
ty.
Labor saving machines are being intro
duced hercab0ut. The ingenuity OF mar
Is remarkable. Despite his inventions
however. there exists an interdepcndene.
more or less between employer and EN-
ploye.
Gentle showers and nature is prolific
IL seems to have reached It's highest
state OF perfection. Flowers, foliage
etc, give TO the landscape an appearance
OF fullness and of beauty. The genial
/ rays Of the sun greet us. Its disc is not
overcast and tobacco, wheat, corn and
potatoes show the effects OF its power.
Truckers arc progressing well with their
work. They continue to ship asparagus
for which they realize fair figures.
Captain John II. Clarke and Wesley
Forrest are freighting wood, gum logs
and grain to Baltimore and other mar
kets.
Dcafr Well, no sweet sounds can
reach the car from the orchestra If the
tympanum be destroyed Listen! How
delightful are the notes of mocking bird,
spcckle-breasted thrush, oriolc, robin,
etc. The great and good One who bore
our griefs and carried our sorrows gave
US the dear birds. Look See how they
elevate their little heads towards heaven
when they carol their praises to Him.
They teach a great lesson-innocence
pure in its essence.
II is gratifying TO know that churches
are well attended on days of divine SER
vice. The Catholic churchcs-St. Igna-
titus and Michael-frequently are crowd
cd. The seating capacity is inadequate
to accommodate the respective congrc-
cations. Reasonable that's it-rea-
son when it is untrammelled, guides men
Alright by indicating their duties and
their obligations. II makes men secure
in theis own integrity. May they not
wrap themselves up to speak SO in pure
conscience and look forward without
fear to the change of the world, believ-
ing that all things work together in the
issue of their good.
Merchants are a little Respondent
True, times are dull, but our friends
should not despair.
The phenomenon known as the Auro-
IA Borealis does not appear in its brilli-
ant colors suddenly. II is. heralded by
dingy aspect of the sky Gradually the
auroral light appears and the long dreary
night of the arctic zone is relieved and
the inhabitants are made to rejoice.
We should not despair. Marriages in
the near future will occur, says Dame
Rumor
There they go-ladies, forsooth. We
admire their walk which is like 1.-THE wa
wing of willow boughs in a zephyr" We
take this occasion to return our thanks
TO the kind friends who presented us
with an ingeniously wrought and exquis-
itely beautiful bouquet. 1t was placed
upon the last resting place of the materi-
al part of bosom friend whose precious
soul took its flight years ago to region,
we hope, more cOngenial to its nature
Hcw thankful are we that we were not
taught TO indulge scepticism, aye, to in
dulge the Sadduccan sneer which is fire.
quently bestowed upon the notion of q
resurrection of the dead
More rain soon. Sign number 1.-The
low circling flights and zig-Zag evolu-
tions of swallows in search of food, in
sects-sign number 2-The activity of
bats, flying insectivora-This twilight
and nocturnal rambler is said to- be more
more active previous to rain than at
other times The moisture of the at
mOsphere causes gnats, etc, upon which
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air. These dual signs it is said by care
full observers seldom fail
The Sunday school of st. Michaers is
prosperous. That the period of youth
is the best for the cultivation of relig-
ious Characteristic most favorable for
serious impression, is not to be question
ed. The teachers, white and colored,
we are sure do their whole duty. Ora
cious agency begins only where human
agency fails.
Mr.. Jas. Roach continues to suffer in
consequence of his hand He is very
feeble
The strawberry festival which came
of at St. Mary's City, recently, was lar
gely attended and considerable amount
was realized.
Misses Edith West and Eva Dunbar.
of Smiths Greek, are pupils of the Fee
male Seminary of'said place. They are
bright intelligent pupils.
Aha! The signs mentioned are veri-
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