Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-09-17
ST. INIGO's ITEMS.

rT"1s OaT regular Correspondent.
The monument at the Point Look
out Cemetery has an exceedingly
dark appearance. We suppose that
impurities such as mica, etc., have
caused the present color, Such mar
bic Is unfit for statuary purposes, to
say the least.
Farmers are at their wits end 30
get their crops saved. Laborers are
scarce and il is difficult 70 employ
few at advanced figures.
Much is being said about good
roads and it seems that writer's for
get TO mention the fact that the use
Of narrow tires do much TO keep the
roads during moist weather in bad
condition. The success of good
roads depends upon the general use
of broad tires and persons who have
much heavy hauling TO do during
the winter season, such as oysters,
should not overlook the advantage
Of broad tired wheels.
Few fish are caught just now, not
because they are scarce, but oar nc
quaintances say that they have not
the time TO spare to go fishing.
The whistles of steam engines arc
frequently heard during the day.
Canneries and steam saw mills are
IN operation. Work, work for idle
hands plentiful. Peelers, cappers,
oOx makers, etc., are kept busily
engaged every working day from z
a. H., to a late hour in the afternoon.
Oystermen tell us thae they get
30 cents bushel and that they ex-
pect 80 and 60 cents for the same
kind of oysters not many weeks
from the present time.
Some exceedingly warm days have
been experienced since the begging
ing Of the current month. Persons
who essay to forctell the weather by
reading the breastbone Of goose
say it Is little too early 10 predict
what the winter will be.
The young folks hereabout CON-
plain OF dull times, that is, there is
no amusement for them; and their
cry is, "A kingdom for an organ
grinder and a monkey Such o
combination uldinterestall classes
of this locality no doubt. IL would
DO novelty.
No marriages or deaths TO report.
There is story told by old folks
that years before the civil war, there
was tall lady who lived near Tall
Pine who, after number Of years
plus her majority, became engaged
10 q short man and he won her in
these words: Thy beauty sets my
soul aglow-l'd wed thee, right or
wrong man wants but little here
below but wants that little-long.
School children have stopped
counting the hours of their waning
summer vacation. Some are gleeful,
while others doubtlessly wish that
vacation time had just begun.
The crop of watermelons and
cantelopes is light and tho fruit is
not very sweet. Too much rain is not
conducive to raising melons.
We have seen some fine sweet po-
tatoes, and Mr.. Lee Mckay, of st.
Jerome's Neck, has large crop of
them.
Carpenters are kept actively en-
gagged. A substantially and beauti-
fully built house is a dogma. Pref
ty flowers, groups OF brotherly
trees, and the carpet of grass-all
possess that purity which is the
eternal counse! of nature TO the
sons and daughters of the banished
pair who once inhabited the beauti-
full garden of Paradise.
Few ex-confederates-J. Dallas
Evans, r. Il. Langley, Walter Wood i
Daniel Hammett, John +. Combs,
Thomas Cameron and Butler Taylor
c'Uncle George') survive as moau-
ments of the Lost Cause. They
frequently indulge in reverie. Hell.
the serpent and reverie are tortuous,
Mrs. K. Mayhem and two children.
Bessie and Andrew. of Washington,
ID. c., are visiting Mrs. Grissinger,
Ridge.
Harry Richardson, of st. Jerome s
Neck, supplies the merchants Of
this section with fresh and tender
beef
Beautiful nights. THE heavens
declare the glory of God and the
ornament heweth His handiwork. "
There is no exaggeration in the
assertion that farmers are paying
men one dollar a day for pulling fod-
der and boys get 60 cents day for
similar work.
Large hawks are giving poultry
raisers some trouble. Query. May
not a good action become q bad &C
ton? He who will not kill bird OF
prey whenever it be possible to do
so is responsible for its claw.
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