Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-02-25

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Cold weather and frequently the mer.
curry deseends within q few degrees oi
zero. Rain, sleet and snesg never hinder
teachers from attending TO their duty.
lew of the pupils take II VIII Try for
their motto. Undoubtedly they, young.
/. e., from > TO II years OF age. perhaps.
soliloquize: To what point shall our II.
forts be directed? We must have an aim
and never forget TO keep green in our
memories what Burns. The poet. aftribu-
ted most Of his misfortunes through life
the want OF an aim. How pleasing to
parents TO have children Of this type: and
we are sure that teachers are gratified at
their progress.
Farmers are active and their tobacco
beds have been made several days-not
weeks-ago.
Merchants, well, one remarked i'm our
hearing the other day have the Blues.
which have taken the possession of INV
whole being. Cheer up, we remarked.
for reasonable men never give up. They
are like Bruce, who was King of Scot
land. He took refuge i'm the winter of
1906 in the Isle OF Rachrin, on the coast
Of ireland. A succession oil defeats caused
him to take this step. While there he
was almost persuaded to leave his coun-
try forever, but seeing spider hanging 10
its thread, and endeavoring. as il its way
or fashion, to swing from one beam to
another, for the purpose of fastening it's
line. The insect tried six successive times
and its seventh effort brought il success.
The king returned to his scenes of danger.
keeping in mind the success of the spider.
and as he had never before gained a vic
tory, he never afterwards sustained a de-
feat.
Few wild geese have been killed this
season. Why? The answer may be that
sportsmen are poor marksmen. Our
memory takes a retrogressive glance.
The aneients used sings as means OF
warfare, and the precision acquired in
their use may be inferred from the fate of
Goliah, as well as from what is said in
the Goth chapter Of Judges. among all
this people there were seven hundred
chosen men, leit-handed, every one could
sliag stones at a hair breadth. and not
miss"
Politicians are quiet. We trust that
local, State and National ones may stop
a few moments to think. Even men OF
moderate knowledge should know il the
moral forces which have made the coun-
try what it is should belost, decay would
soon ensue. No doubt exists in the minds
OF right thinking men that as North Amer
lea has been the graveyard Of other races
before ours, it may in the distant future
be the graveyard ofour own. Politicians
not pot-hOuse ones, may it please--are
engineers to whose care has been entrust-
ed an engine whose explosion would in
iure the many millions of the country.
The politician who makes voters ignor-
ant or wicked, il an enemy of himself and
OF his country. The majority Of citizens
go to church, and doubtless it is the ar
dent piety that flames in the hearts of
worshippers that gives the Offering all it's
value.
Cornelius Wood, brother of Captain
Walter Wood, died recently at his home
in Northumberland county, Va. The Cap
tain Is the only surviving brother of six.
We infrequently notice the faces OF old
sailors. To the writer they have the ex-
preston of severity left upon them by vex-
alton OF perpetually. looking for changes.
A similar expression is seen upon the faces
OF many OF our acquaintance presuma-
bly, caused by the sudden changes Of the
which up to date has been al
clear, cloudy. mild and severe.
Recently the ice in some wells had to
be broken during the early part of the day
before water could be obtained, some
thing unusual in this locality.
A. NJ, 22nd-mild and foggy-a sud
den change. AZzANA