Saint Mary's beacon., 1904-09-01
ST. INIGO,s rTIsa1s

/ "A man may IndGe OF the tree. by the
circulation. the texture OF the wood. the
foliage, and the flowers, but he cannot
speak with fullest confidence, till he sees
the fruit We have seen the fruit of field
and garden. The ears oE corn are large
the leaves Of tobacco are well deyeIoped.
the vines OF tomatoes are prolife, pota-
toes OF different species-sweeta and Irisb-
yield well, andeabbage, onions, beets, egg
plants, etc, areup to the standard. There
Is an abundance Of fruit, and whichever
eeptions, il is finely favored. Both can
neries are at work, and $500 ton is
paid Tor tomatoes, which, it is said. is n
remnnerative price. Raisers have to do
their own picking as it is impossible to
get iaborers. Men, women and very
young children are employed at the can
neries. Farmers may lose much OF their
fodder ON account of the scarcity of Ia
borers. We saw farmer a few DAYS ago
scratching his head and making use of a
lew curse words, because several persons
failed to put In an appearance i'm his corn
Held according TO the most solemn prom
Uses. We cautioned him to be patient.
He viewed US with eyes similar to those
Of the trainer of animals that cannot
change their spots, and passed by. Few
men, we suppose, have the genius of being
patient, Of loving those who repeatedly
disappoint them. simoOm could not
pass over lilly without marring It.
Wine making for domestic purposes
viii begin at an early day. All wine pre-
sumably IL Intoxicating, similar to the
wine by which Noah was dishonored, by
which Lot was defiled, wine, which Solo
man styles n mocker, and which is allud-
ed tO by one who is greater than Solomon,
az symbol of wrath.
Schools, public and private, will be
opened Mt an e .riy day for the reception
Of pupils. Some children have an indOmi-
table love oflearning. Itseems an inborn
passion, which NO difficulties can restrain
"a connatural flame which no waters of
adverse circumstances can quench Child
rem of this type possess characters rim
med with a stern and all-constraining
sense of duty. Their characters as they
advance i'm age may become ararecombi-
nation Of incorruptible honesty, inflexi-
BILE integrity, an immovahle firmness,
with the most unaffected modesty, the
most inartificial simplicity, and the most
unblemished purity. Teachers have no
occasion tn present to pupils of this type
vocabulary Of rules, for they have an
exact appreciation for them
Cigarette smoking appears to be de-
creasiag. This certainly is pleasing as it
is the most dangerous form Of smoking.
Cigaretteseon more nicotine and often
opium. Ii is said that smoking cigars
strong with nicotine caused the death of
General u. s. Grant. 1t Is certainly very
poisonous Boys should keep thefollow-
ing vividly i'm their minds: Cigarette
smoking-a little pleasure, disease, and
death.
Hard crabs are in demand and COM
mand from $3.50 to - a barrel net.
Money just now is handled in tolerably
large rolls by some persons. The dollar
mark - is always pleasing to the eye.
The daily papers invariably contain
statements that divorces are sued for.
Resently a woman wanted a divorce be-
cause her husband prayed too often. We
suppose tome badly treated husband in
the not distant future will pray for
separation from the woman he has sworn
10 love and protect because she would
not help him to pay his last years tailor
bill out of her scanty earnings realized by
selling eggs at 10 cents a dozen. II some
married persons only knew how TO live
intelligently divorce lawyers would not
have anything to do, and many a fashion
able one would be looking for another
job. They would belong to the small
fry-minnows.
Work is being pushed on the light house
at Point-nO-P Point, and MIR. Ii. NJ. Dunbar,
of st. Jeromes Neck, informs rs that the
contractors intend to complete it I'd. W
the current year.
Ruth, infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Smith, died recently of cholera in
fantum.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ford Yates have re-
turned to Baltimore. Mr.. Yates is anex-
pert fisherman, and just before his return
he caught the largest trout that has been
seen hereabout this season. The Potomac
near Point Lookout is the principal fish
ing grounds of our anglers.
Mr.. Irving l.. Evans, son of j. Dallas
Evans, Esqr has resigned disposition as
second officer of ofthesteamship Gloucester,
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company, to accept n position with the
U. s. Engineer Department. After short
visit to his parents he viii 60 in U. S.
Steamer General Gillispie.
| Gentle showers md the atmosphere is
much cooler. AzzANA.
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