Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-02-27
saint InIgo's Items.

The primary schools, white ano
colored, are being regularly attend
ed by scores OF children. Inteli-
gence, not ignorance, now holds
4 sway; and no one can tremendously
move along with the current of hui
man progress without cultivated
mind. If the deaf and dumb became
profound scholars, what excuse then
can we have who can hold free in
tercourse- communion- with our fell
lows Some persons complain that
books are scarce Well, be this as
it may, too many books are often q
great disadvantage, by distracting
the attention and preventing close
application. We notice that the text
books are well selected, and they
should be studied very closely, very
F, intently, and perseveringly, it is
not sufficient that they be read once,
and then thrown aside.
Sunday schools are discontinued
presumably on account Of unfayor-
able weather. Comment is unneces
sary
The various degrees Of sickness,
the accidents 10 which we are ex-
posed, the very atmosphere which
we require, all conspire to corobor
ate the fact, that stability Is not for
man
Drs. Miles and Tippett have some
work to do, and that 70 which the
Rhetoricians art has subjoined the
idea Of personitication, and the
Moralists have degraded into u
monster, occasionally visits the dis
trict.
a short while prior to Lent sey
eral marriages were reported To
our Young friends we viii say, there
/ is way to win by commanding and
Il way tocommand by winning The
most charming views Of welded life
are to be taken from high mounts Of
vision those Of settled design and
steady purpose
Merchants do fairly good bust
ness. despite the fact that SINCE the
cold snap their sugar lard and meat
have run short
Oystermen are hiudered from
work, aud 50 they have beea com
/ PEELED to fall back on their nest egg
dollars, laid by for rainy day.
e an emergency
SIcighing has been INDUCED by
all classes old. middle aged and
young
Some cord wood cutting has been
done by My Dooley Wood lie has
given a number Of persons employ
mont.
I Dyspepsia is complained Of, prin
cipally by those person, whose
saliva is contaminated with tobacco
juice, or wasted IN eSpec,0ratiun
from smoking
Irwin aud Alfred Evans, Esqrs.
sons Of MIR Dallas Evans. visited
their home recently They are of
GERS ON a coasting steamer Sir.
Paul Evans, their brother, is sick In
a hospital 10 New Mexico having
been sent there from the Philippine
Islands
Filipinos and their ponies can ac
cumuodatc themselves 70 tbc climate
but civilized man has n hard road to
travel before he gets seasoned to the
hot aud humid atmosphere before o
happy 20 lucky state Of n.ind is en-.
! joycd
The mighty tread Of the storm
which ragged hereabout on END 10.
slant has left SIS signs in disHgurod
and uprooied trees To day the
Sun Us cheering rays greet us, and
the Little wrens that frequent our
woodpiie Join with US in returning
| thanks 20 the glorious Sun Of righte-
BUSINESS for the same.
How thankful we are ~ know that
the wall Of hunger has not been
heard in st Inigos Bread aud
meat are not absent in the homes 81
the poorest, and water is plentiful
limpid and sweet
! Ministers Of the Gospel essay TO
lead their congregations into the
path which leads TO heaven by
preaching the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, fearless
Of man and devils AzzAsA.
Charlotte Hall Items.
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