Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-01
1uwuntown Locals.
Correspondence Of ne beacon ]

Pupils are bending their minds to their
studies. New ideas penetrate little by
little into their beings, opening to them
horizons Of which their minds had never
dreamed. Teachers essay to study each
pupils individuality and the laws of his
or her mental growth. They possess
wide general information. We cannot
understand why public schools cannot
be made the center of light and power.
Occasional showers accompanied with
electricity, etc How refreshed one feels
after one Of these showers Electricity,
forsooth, is the life that animates every
thing.
Ministers of the gospel essay to get
their hearers to live up to the Savior
Kings commandment of love. By so
doing no one will seek to wrong or in
jure his Misunderstanding will not be
in vain to overcome the adamantine wall
OF envy, etc.
Beautiful nights, and the reflection of
stars are seen in the waters Of the Ches-
apeake and Potomac shimmering like
dissolying pearls,
Flora is active and out Of the vigorous
earth flowers spring in mad, gay multi
tudes, reminding US Of the freshness
and fragrance and beauty Of the past
Spring.
We crave 10 be an artist, but Heaven
never designated that we should be one,
and earth cannot reverse the DEGREES Of
Heaven We never could got beyond
the tyro In the art Of drawing How
difficult It is for US to appreciate forms,
proportions, relations, shades, tints,
movements and postures Wehave miss
cd the early training, and alas We are
forced to take our position beyond the
pale OF the wclltauRht draughtsmans
art
Mr. Scott and his wife, nee Miss Katie
Foxwell, arc visiting relatives and
friends of the district.
Wheat that IS up has . pleasing mp
pcaranco--a brilliant deep green
When stripped OF yerbiage and put in
the language ofnaked truth The best men
in politics arc puzzled TO know who viii
be the next president Tho small poli.
ticians and the maladoroua number 81
political hangers on represent that they
can see into the future and with their
mental penetration well, the spirit 81
modcsty and their environment, fofbids
thcm 10 tell--disclosc their coveted t,b
knowledge.
Oh our ear IL thrilled and our heart
quiycrs at the Joyful singing 81 birds, all
the brigh. aud dazzling air seems filled
with ~ dulcc, and bcwildcrlng jubilee.
A revoric In truth, for the dear, sweet
so,,zsters have flown TO the sunny south
Farmers work early aud lato--no
slotha among them Man must earn his
bread 10y the sweat Of his face mus, bo
active A human sioth-a creep easy,
picking up crust here and there
would be as great a slight as the South
American animal by this name The
great Creator made the animal named 80
&C, In a alolhful way lts food il ever
present on ali sides % IL and II requires
to move slowly as IL lays branch after
branch bare Of It's gcrdaut foliage
We notice that improved machinery
Of different patents for farm WORK has
obllteratcd the primitive hushandman
for ho Is no longer seen with bis home
made plough in the silver Of the morn.
lag working long after the gold ~ the
evening" has disappeared from view
Book agents occasionally pass this
way They SCH very good books, par
ticularly histories. The cbb and Cos Of
the feelings Of those who like 10 read
such books-and who does not; makcb
the agent successful or not
So far as our limited knowledge com
passes some merchants have to pore over
thumbed. greasy, dog-oarcd books 10 IN.
ravel the hurriedly set down figures.
cross out bad debts, etc, etc and long
before their task ia finished, realize the
unpleasant icsults that must follow their
summing up. Keeping store Is like
keeping hotcl--somc funny things occur
The merchant and the hotel man inffe-
auently at least feels that they are be
witchcd They may essay 10 do bust.
ness husiness-like. but there are men aud
women who will make them feel that
they know very little about business on
the score Of collecting. There is moth
ing like experience, nothing TO compare
with il when man wants 10 DO BUSH
ness In a business-iike way.
The spirit which peryades the person
mel Of Sunday school teachers Is we'll IL
Illustrated by their punctual attendance
and their untlring endeayors to teach
their pupils TO love Him who came into
the world, not to glorify Himself, but TO
lay down His life for the world In en-
couraging Sunday schools we show our
appreciation Of the work done by the
| work together for the spiritual good Of
| the little ones Secular schools arc
good in their way, but the Sunday school
! is of paramount Importance.
| The citizens of the different neigh
| bofhoods OF the district are carrying
themselves buoyantly and seemingly
do not intend to grow old for they are
aware If they should do so, they would
be devoured by the gangrene which at
tacks every stagnant society and from
which no patient RECEIVERS.
We notice that persimmon trees arc
/