Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-09-20
Lowuntown Locals.
Trom Our Regular Correspondent

| lts lips ana moves SLOWLY In creeping
position. Young men we speak figura-
lively and in so doing we wish to con-
vey an important lesson to your minds
/ observe in passing along much extrav-
agance in different ways, and our word
for it, for every foolish, useless extrava-
gance you indulge in, the wolf ticks his
lips and creeps up little nearer your
doors. 1t is patent to our memory that
public treasures have almost been de-
pleted on account of extravaganza, to
put it in mild words
1t pains us TO see so much novel read
ing There is little theology in a novel
and when there any il is generally Of
the sloppy kind. Walter Scott, the
leading novelist, is the only great author
the civilized world has had who has
known how depict religions persons IN
tales of fiction.
Farmers OF different localities unqual-
iiedly assert that their tobacco is Of ex-
cellent quality and we observe that they
have it safely housed.
We notice that pets are numerous, and
we take occasion to say that pet cats,
dogs, monkeys, etc, should not DO al
loved in rooms where persons live, as
they are likely to carry about germs Of
disease
Dairy products are scarce. Say. SON
ny, has your mother any good butter for
sale; Bustery Well, sir. do not know
but do know that the best butter that
I have seen lately IS our neighbours pet
ram He knocked me about ten feet
tothet day.
Summer boarders and city visitors are
disappearing City folks joke about
their country cousins yet, when summer
comes they are glad to drop around and
see them.
Miss Mamie RidgolI, Of Tall Pine, is
visiting friends In Loonardtown district.
Some fish are being caught, aud infre-
quenlly large eel Is hooked This re-
minds us that scientists have sized the
sen serpent, which periodically appears
on the New England coast, down to
nothing more or less than a common a.
ant eel, which Is out Of Ia bailiRiok In
that part Of the world
The work Of preserving the famous
Mason aud Dixon line dividing Penn.
sylyania and Maryland has begun. The
work is placed Ia the hands Of National
authorities The survey will be done
without expense, the states simply bear.
Ing the expense OF assistants. No ap-
plioaDts from this soction that We arc
aware o.
We ask in all humilityof spirit--vain-
glory 10 the winds--is there double
standard Of virtue? II the question Is
20 be answered in tho Affirmative. then
one must be true, The other false Only
one standard 10 yirtuo ia allowable, l. e.,
permissible, and any attempt 10 use two
leads 10 hypocrisy Discrimination and
q dhsoublcr is a person 20 be Sc
ycrcIy passed by, treated a. an animal
affected with canine msdBoss -thefr Is
invariably something DARK. undsrhara
ed-,posiiigely dangerous about histraua-
actions, etc
The citl1ens 81 tbc district ihe intel
ligcnt portion whitcand colorc1-deslre
to have men elected to oDl9c whose NOR.
al standards are not 10 be- questioned. /
C., they prefer to Trust their wcIiatc t.
men who DO right ior conscience sake
They prefer solidity to sensational
every time
Ms Pembroke Smith. accompanied
by her son Osborne, visited Sir and Mrs.
Stephen Goodrich Jafb0csyillo. MI
recently We arc glad 10 hear that our
old friend stephen n doing we'll 10 The
undertaking business Tic also cor.
duets the mercantile business there We
notice that death comes 10 en-. even az
the rcpuIed healthy locality Of Jarbocs
willie.
Heavy rains have visited g. fuiro's
and a change In the atmosphere Is per.
ecplIble we are strongly impressed
with the conviction that we are on The
eve of q material change la the weather.
The long deferred hope IS about to be
ful6led We shall not slumber much
longer upon Dellah's lap In the near
future, the grass, etc, will be greeted
with the kiss Of tie frost king, aud
quiuiue, which is specific IN the com.
plant known as intermittent fever, will
rarely find a purchasor--exit palcness,
cbsttering oftoeth, horhpilatlon egoose-
ilesh), etc, etc
Deaf, elder son Of J. Frank Dunbar,
Is on brief visit to his family, near
Tall Pine. lie is an energetic young
man and has given up well paying po-
sition to accept q better one.
There was Mass at ST Aiichaol's 10Th
instant AgSANA.
Kerriok- Darnall.