Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-12-10
ST. INIGO's ITEMS.

20 cause alarm even lot tue SaI6ty Vi
vehicles whose naves present longi-
tudiual openings and whose spokes
whenever the wheels rapidly re-
volve reminds one of the rafting Of
bones in the hands of an expert end
performer in a minstrel show.
A few OF 'the boys" who hurried
away to the war in '61-62 are living
hereabout. John f. Combs, ]. Dali
las Evans, Danl Hammest, Walter
Wood and unreconstricted Dick, or
as some are wont to call him a dyed
in-the- wool Confederate minus 'Ex.
Recently George G. Roach realized
1925 apiece for diamond-back terra
pins.
Some fine hogs have been killed.
Maximum weights from 275 TO $50.
Barrelled oysters are being ship
ped north Of Mason and Dixon s line.
w. p. Powell and James Hall are the
principal consignors.
Cholera has caused the death of
many fine turkeys. James A. Court
ney and Edward Mayo have been the
heaviest losers.
Teachers essay to inculcate polite
ness, and infrequently they relate
anecdotes of great men to impress
the minds of their pupils that it is
always right to treat every person
whom they meet with the same
Yes, boys and girls, politeness
doesn't cost anything. 1t is but a
slight effort to elevate ones self
above the level of an irrational ami
NAL. The great Thomas Jefferson
who was president two terms was
once riding with his grandson when
an old negro man bowed to them.
Mr.. Jefferson returned the bow, but
the boy did not. Mr.. Jefferson turn
ed to his grandson and said, do
you allow a poor negro TO be more Of
gentleman than you are ?" Gen
tlemen go armed only in conscious
ness of right, and this right teaches
them TO respect their fellow men
all the children OF Adam, without
exception of race or religion.
There is some unkindness mani
tested down here. Query. What
is the substratum of this unkindness?
Whiskey, in truth. Government is
particeps criminis in il all, for il
issues license to whoever will pay
$25 to do the very thing that tenn
perance men fight against-to keep
the demon of drink from doing it's
devilish work amongst US.
The majority of democrats of the
district are in favor of Governor
Smith for Senator. He is not aman,
they say, to lose all sense of logic,
relativeness and propriety, content
to put up any and every argument,
no matter how absurd or unsound.
to press his individual claim upon
public notice. That be has discharp-
ed his duty faithfully and persever-
ingly cannot be successfully denied
by his opponents. No doubt many
democrats throughout the county
echo their sentiments.
Life is real, life is earnest" and
among the practical duties devolving
upon US none takes the precedence
of work. Everybody, except a few
invalids, work down here. A nun
Der of young men have learned the
important fact that the obstacle to
successful establishment in life lies
in the man, not in the conditions.
The unhygenic habits of a few
citizens gives doctors work to do.
There was Mass at St. Michael
Church and at St. Peter Claver's
Hall last Sunday. Rev. Father Full
lerton is so DESTROYS for men, women
and children to enter in the strait
gate that it seems that his entire be-
ing is actuated by enthusiasm.
Those who desire to enter the King
dom of Heaven, must strive to press
through the strait, i.e., the narrow
gate. Our lives will go right when
the compass of conscience is adjust
ed to the polestar of Him who died
to save US.
Death has again visited the dis
trict. Recently Mrs. Maud Yeat-
man, nee Courtney, andchild passed
to the world of spirits. Mrs. Yeat-
man was true Christian woman
and since heaven is a place of happi-
ness, to which the souls of the
righteous shall be admitted, there is
no doubt that her felicity is assured.
From a child to her death she ago
nIZed to enter in at the strait gate.
A colored man by the name of Lee
died few days ago. AS he beliey-
ed in the vicarious sacrifice of the
Saviour, let us hope that his preci-
Gus immortal part rests in peace.
There are twenty-seven shuckers
employed at Miller's wharf and
thousands of gallons of oysters are
shipped to Baltimore every week
per Weems' Line.