Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-04-23

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IN the morning. heavy clouds with
their forked lightning at noon. and
cheering rays of the Sun piercing
the azure vault Of the heavens as the
the shadows begin to lengthen.
Divers are at work at Point No
Point and the engines and machine.
~ which went TO the bottom some
weeks ago during storm will be
raised perhaps during the refiux OF
the tides.
Messrs. John f. Combs, Geo. C.
Roach, James Clark, Charles Rio
ards, ]. Frank Dunbar, Harry and
bohanon Clarke bad pleasant trim
to Baltimore, recently. Messrs
Combs and Roach received fair fig
ures for their tobacco, the best quail
'ty selling for 10 cents q pound.
Large quantities Of herring are
packed and shipped from Miller's
wharf by Messrs. Bailey & Smith.
BY lucky turn of the wheel Of for
tune, work for willing hands is not
wanting and indulgence is not to be
found in the vocabulary OF men
whose natures are not reduced to
something akin to the shiftless strat
um Of society.
We notice that the prices of horses
have increased, aud a young and
good draught horse cannot be bought
hereabout for less figure than sl25
to $3.50. Mr.. Max Shuman has a
pair which may be bought for $500.
Doctors keep active and measles
is pronounced to be an epidemic,
entire families suffering in con-
sequence OF the disease. Sweating
drinks made from saffron, MULLEN.
ETC., are administered during the
first stage of the eruption.
Captain Warren Clarke is run
ming seed oysters for MIR. James
Hall, of Cornfield Harbor, and Cap
tains John r. Clarke and ]. w. For
rest are buying and shipping junk.
So far raisers of poultry have been
very fortunate, and many chickens
and goslings are to be seen.
Some gardeners have planted con-
siderable areas and their peas and
potatoes are growing well.
The old alchemists were accustomed
tocall phosphorus the Son ofSatan.
Look See that luminous appear
ance. How it glows-in the dark.
To be sure it is 'fox-fire' and it re-
minds US of the glow worm s fitful
light" so intimately associated with
our memory of beautiful summer
evenings of long ago in the dear old
Palmetto State.
Now that the days are growing
longer, Mrs. Gossip says that she
feels nothing like the tediouness of
long nights and she does not suffer
nothing like ennuie. To be sure the
old lady can give wholesome advice
whenever she selects to do so. The
following is what she said toa group
of men not long ago: Sirs, giving
advice is not my forte, but as kind
words are gratifying, and cost lit
tie, will say, hear as little as posi-
BILE whatever is to the prejudice of
your neighbors, white or colored.
Believe nothing of the kind till you
are absolutely forced to it. Never
drink in the spirit OF one who circu-
lates an evil report. Always mod.
crate as far as possible the unkind-
ness which is said about others.
Give no snap judgments. Be pa
tient and God-fearing to hear
the other side.
So far as our knowledge compass
ses peace reins among our neighbors.
The poet tells us that when Acne
as visited the lower world to have
an interview with his father Anchi-
ses he found the descent smooth and
easy, but the ascent was one of diff
culty-a work of labor and pain.
Our friends bearing in mind the gen.
eral application of the visit to the
Trojan hero, make for peace, as it is
easier for man TO get into diff
Guilty than TO extricate himself from
it.
Our local political leaders although
intoxicated with their particular
opinions are cautious in their ex-
pressions, as they may expose their
weak points to vigilant adversaries.
After-thought in many cases which,
by due fore-thought. may be pre-
vented.
A number OF our citizens are anx-
ious for the establishment OF q tele-
graph line, while the opinions of
others are vacillating relative to the
enterprise. The growth of opinion
of some persons is like vessel ly-
| ing to in q rough sea, which requires
| time to become settled.
| AZZANA.
Illustrated Lecture.
/ Don 4 fail To attend the illustrated