Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-03
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(From oar Regular Ceyrespoadsns,

| sciy sistis excessive dram drinking Il
INDUCED At the Pine. II Is pleasing tc
right thinking mon that the rational and
moral powers are not dehased and re-.
duced to low scale by the inordinate
indulgence of spirituous and maltliauors
II Is certainly within range of human
ability to desist from a habit which op.
poses the entrance of principles of puri.
ty.
Labor saving machines are being intro
duccd hcreabout. The ingenuity Of man
II remarkable. Despite his inventions,
however, there exists an interdependence
more or less between employer and en-
ploye.
Gentle showers and nature il prolific.
IL seems to have reached its 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. It's disc is not
overcast and tobacco, wheat, corn and
potatoes show the effects of its power.
Truckers are 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 msr-
kcts.
Deaf. Well, no sweet sounds can
reach the ear from the orchestra If the
tympanum be destroyed. Listen. How
delightful are the notes OF mocking bird,
speckle-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 great lesson-innocence
pure in its essence.
II is gratifying to know that churches
are well attcnded.on days of divine ser
vice. The Catholic churches-St. Igna-
titus and Michael-frequently are crowd
ed. The seating capacity is inadequate
to accommodate the respective cOngre-
cations. Reasonable! that's it-rea-
son when il is untrammelled, guides men
Alright by indicating their duties and
their obligations. 1t makes men secure
in their own integrity. May they not
wrap themselves up to speak so il 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-
ra Borealis does not appear in its brilli-
ant colOrs suddenly. II is. heralded by
a 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 bougls 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 a bosom friend whose precious
soul took its flight years ago to a region
we hope, more congenial to its nature
How thankful are we that we were not
taught to indulge scepticism, aye, tn in
dulge the Sadducean sneer which is fire.
quently bestowed upon the notion of 4
resurrection of the dead
low circling flights and zig-zag cvolu
tions of swallows in search of food, in
sects-sign number 2-The activity o
bats, flying inscctivora-This twilight
and nocturnal rambler is said to be NOR,
! more active previous to rain than a
other times. The moisture of the at
mosphere causes gnats, etc, upon which
they subsist to occupy lower strata o
AIR. AucSe uuai sigfls IL II SAUL w CstTc
: full observers seldom fail.
The Sunday school of ST. Michaers i
prosperous. That the period of you'll
is the best for the cultivation of a relig
ious character-the most favorable TO
i 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 il
consequence of his hand. He is yer
, feeble.
. The strawberry festival which cam
e of at St. Mary's City, recently, was lar
, gely attended and considerable amour
, was realized.
. Misses Edith West and Eva Dunbar
of Smiths Greek. are pupils of the Fe
male Seminary of said place. They ar
bright intelligent pupils.
Aha The signs mentioned are YER
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