Saint Mary's beacon., 1900-04-26

A whalel Yes. q large one has been
seen somewhere in the bay between
Point Lookout and Crizdesd This1evi-
athan is supposed to be i Ieast seventy
i've feet long. Apropos osthis mammal
OF the deep blue sea il i stId that there
is no trace OF neck even u he skeleton.
The wonders Of nature uFrIoubtedly Is
shown in this animal L Aas no exter-
nal ear and It's nostrils IRE used both
for respiration and also for hearing.
Wonderful animal
We are delighted. Liztens The
cheerful notes Of the mecking bird IL
heard and martins from Il sunny south
are here
Look, How beautiful re the differ
emily colored pansies- called hearts
ease, when we innocentiy chased butter
flies of kaleidoscope colprs in the old
Palmetto state. are, when the innocence
of childhood encircled csr brow and
our mind was not carnally disposed as
in the adult stage.
Some corn planting, which is early
for this latitude--is IL not
Fish hawks are plentiful. They are
active and il does not tske them long to
catch fish, fly away and eat them. Fish
such as herring and roak-may posi-
bly, escape their claws several times. but
should they come too near the surface,
that instant seals their dom. We no.
tice that Captain Moore makes frequent
consignments of shad, some of which
are very large. He has seseral traps.
The question is sometimes asked,
Have the inhabitants OF tie Philippine
Islands improved In morals since the
club of savage crushed The skull ofthe
brave old soldier Magellan From what
friend who Is at Manila tells us we in
fer that many of the nati7es daily beg
the heavenly Father to grant them grace
to live upright lives 50 that they may go
forth conquering and 10 conquer.
They ask this grace through the merits
of Him who is enthroned within the
Shechinah of eternal glory at the. right
hand of His Father. Oa, when will
war cease ? o thou Man of sorrows,
now Lord of glory. plead the causes of
those of every land who are wronged by
warriors steel and deadly missiles and
redeem them from destruction.
Wheat is beautifully green and as we
look over large fields of this cereal the
green expanse of the Emerald. Isle is
forcibly impressed upon Cur mind.
Warm evenings induce oats from their
hiding places and their h,ads are not as
ugly as those of warmer climates, for in
stance the head Of the Hypsignathus of
New Guinea.
Schools are progressing fairly well.
Teachers, we are glad to say, are not
found in the public schools without the
spirit for their work which necessity re-
quires. Examiner Joy krows this and
he is pleased with his corps Of instruct
ors. Mr.. Joy Is an old teacher and he
knows that the school room ID no place
for man or woman without principle.
Such teachers. perhaps tsere are some
In tEis wfdg w5fId, u segK IlyEIY.
hoods elsewhere. Lead the young into
principles of right and Heaven will
bless the doers.
Mrs. Tull, of Washington, d. c., is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Yeatman, of Point Lookout.
Miss Cora Yeatman, after spending
several months with friends in said city
returned home per steamer Potomac, re-
Gently.
Mr.. w. w. Grey is spending few
weeks at Scotland post Office Mr.. Grey
has been quite sick but few days of
indulgence of pure air has improved
him much. Willie, his SON, bright lad,
has responsible position in large
mercantile firm in Baltimore Il GER
tainly is pleasing to note facts relative
to boys of st. Mary's who strive to as.
cend in the scale of honor and useful
ness.
Mrs. John lyman, Of Washington, d.
c., is visiting friends of the district.
Roland Courtney, Esqr., son of Mr..
James Courtney, is quite ill, and Maud,
little daughter of Mr.. Thomas Dame
ron, Trappe, is also i'll. DR.. Tippett is
the attending physician.
AzzANA.