Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-20

says that he believes with Eusebeus thss
5. Pau. Was widower which would
imply that he had been married. He al
20 says that no doubf this Is why ne 80
stEenuously discouraged the institution.
Few marriages occur hereab0ut. Cupid
10 inactive and secms 10 say 20 young
men, Look before you leap" This d
"a adage, We presume that has profound
Significance In Is application 70 candi-
dates for matrimony Socrates, poor
man. failed, perhaps. TO consider the
adage or something similar, and his
darling xauthippe deceived him and
caused him 20 experience an unpleasant
connubiaI association.
s-me sickness and doctors do not fail
70 caution their patients to be careful In
their diet. He entertain the opinion
that Il Il impfudence In diet that causes
the sympathy aud antipathy displayed
~ some persons with regard 20 aliuen.
tary food There are whole families
who entertain horror Of cheese, and
We kneu lady. now dead, who would
turn pale and shudder ct the smell Of =
| watermelon.
Summer resorts are beginning 20 -
sumo . lively appearances. We notice
lannon's he arrivals 1t Mr.. SAMUEL L.
kaIeigh's oar old friend Mr.. Robt. Mill
er, Of Alexandria, Va, in which city he
owns considerable property He has
been an extensive traveller and Il is in.
teresting 10 listen 20 him ~ he relates
the wonderful things which he has seen
His Wait TO Pompeii and what he saw
there confirms the Bible expression.
There Il nothing new under the sun -
Sewing machines. cop -er raxors, panes
Of glass. barber poles Of different colors,
pawn brokers signs, bakers bread, &c.
We cannot believe with josh Billings
that THE heart don't want educating
cay more than mountain spring dus !"
We are pleased to understand that min
listers of the gospel are striving to edu-
cate the hearts of their respective con-
geegations In the way to heaven so that
whenever the time arrives for them TO
enter the valley Of the shadow Of death
they win have bright stars OF hope to
cheer them amidst the gathering dark
ness Of the tomb.
IL gives M pleasure to see that some
OF our merchants advertise tsaeir goods
for sale In the local papers. Does ad-
vertising payf Let's see A-h-e-m, yes.
Mr.. John Wanamaker, Of Philadelphia,
recently made . contract with the New
York Journal for page advertisement
six days each week for one year for
$s50.000 Now merchant friends of st.
Inigo's district stop wondering IL it pays
70 advertise. Patronizc the county pa-
pers BY subscribing for them and II yoa
have anything Of importance to sell, &c !,
advertise IL. You'll aid the proprietor
and benefit yourselves. Try IL.
How we sympathize with the ladies.
Il ID rumored that they viii be obliged
70 confess theirsge during the taking Of
the coming census. II they refuse to
tell their age or indulge in any inaccu-
rate statements relating hereto, . fine OF
800 viii be imposed.
Mr.. Willie Lee Clarke, of Chicago, Is
visiting his parents who reside near the
Confederate Monument. Mr.. Clarke Is
the Principal bookeeper In the largest
hardware firm In the city.
Look! Well. yes, we see In our minds
eve Japanese mail carrier. How punct-
ual he 10 In the discharge of his duty.
Our mail carriers are punctual, too.
They allow nothing TO divert their at
tension from their important business.
The distance from wynne, (Millers
Wharf TO Ridge being about 81 miles
the mail Il frequently transported by the
carrier on foot. Il makes connection
with the mall from Point Lookout ut an
early hour and the masses are told of the
insidious akissing-bug." They give an
incredulous smile and oct % insouciant-
ly as 'red-skin' ~ the stake. No one
that we have knowledge of has received
an osculatory salute from this insect up
to date.
| As farmers generally have excellent
corn it would be invidious to particu-
larize. Much OF It Is in tassel and it il
beautifully green. With few exceptions
tobacco Ii mp to the standard and we
notice that potatoes are Of most excell-
/ ent.quality.