Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-04-07
ST.. 1NTGO,s ITEMS.

Winds and sun are potent auxi-
liaries in drying the ground. We
do not think that our sense ofseeing
is treacherous and that we are hasty
and premature in saying that roads
are getting in better condition and
that some ploughing has been done.
April so far has been windy, and il
is the only month in the year that
has had name given it expressive
of the appearance Of nature.
Oil Look over there. What
pretty hyacinths The aroma they
emit is delightful. We reflect before
wespeak or write. The voice should
be an echo of the souls harmony,
and thoughts when written should
be clothed in language which do not
reject simplicity.
II is always pleasing 70 us TO note
Unsuccessful endeavors ofthe young
men, particularly those who have
left this section TO seek employment
elsewhere. Charles r. Combs, son
OF John f. Combs. Ridge, is in the
commission business 10 New York
city, Howard D. Brownley, son Of
George w. BROMLEY. Ridge, is ste
nographer in U. s. Navy and Dent
Dunbar, son OF J. Frank Dunbar,
Ridge, has a lucrative position in q
tug boat company, Of Philadelphia,
Pa.
There was Mass at st. Michaelis
3rd instant. The church was beau
tifully decorated with bouquets Of
choice flowers and pot plants from
Louis Courtney S conservatory, near
Tall Pine. Mrs. J. Frank Smith, 81
Scotland, contributed several bon
quets oil double hyacintbs, etc Rev.
Father Conway ofiiciated IN place Of
Father Fullerton who was recently
paralyzed. The music and singing
was especially good. Mrs. Daisy
Bayne was orFanist and Miss Lila
Smith, Mrs. Loomy and Mr.. Loomy
were the singers.
Stop Well, what is the matter
Ia answer, will briefly say Alex.
ander, whom no conquest could salts
fy, yielded at Babylon. and persisted
IN the flower Of his age. because rea
son that beam Of Deity conld not
stop him 10 his career dissipation.
He died a drunkard
We notice that chickens, ducks,
gnineas. geese and turkeys are rails.
ed hereaboui. The fowl unriyaled
for beauty among all the feathered
tribe Is mot seen. When Cr9sus,
King OF Lydia. was seated on his
throne. adorned with royal magnih- !
cenee, he asked Scion Il he had ever
beheld anything so fine. The phi,
losopher, no way moved BY the OBJ
jccts before him, replied That
after having seen the beautiful plum.
age of the peacock, he could be as
tonished at no other tinery
II pains us 10 see children indulge
the habit Of chewing and smoking
the poisonous weed discovered by
Columbus in 1892 What next2 AS
age increases the drunken revel
The horrors OF the FIRST pipe or Gig
arctic and the first debauch are no
doubt greatly alleyia;ed by sugges.
tions from adults that iheexperienee
Of both are necessary 70 constitute
the smart young man
Doctors have some work do do.
Sporadic cases OF pneumonia are re.
ported.
We notice that James III Fendlea,
near Miller's wharf, Is agent for En-
mons q Co, Nurserymen, Newark,
Wayne Co, New York. Trees,
flowers. etc, which have been de.
livered. give satisfaction TO patrons
Miss Robrecht, Of ST. Georges Is
land, is visiting Miss Lila Richard
son, OF St. Jerome's Neck, and Miss
Rose Milburn, teacher Of the Neck
school, is visiting relatives in Leon
ardtown.
Imagination Well, we will not
indulge it.; for we are aware that il
canmake Uriel glide on sunbeam,
swift as shooting star.
AzzANA.