Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-05-18

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From Oar Regular Correspondent
Celluloid collars are not worn %
formerly. Young men are timid and
they prefer the Byron linen choker.
Many beautiful flowers are seen
and we do not know whether the
Celandine is raised hereabout or NOT.
1t is OF q pretty yellow hue, and ia
supposed to come and go with the
Swallows.
Herrings are plentiful. No cat
fish, but some cells. Few soft crabs
and they command high figures q
dozen. Frogs, large and small, are
consigned 70 Baltimore, and $2.25 q
dozen Is realized.
Caterpiliars are doing some dam
age 70 fruit trees and the worm and
ny are destroying the corn.
Birds-partridges and doves-are
seldom seen. It is sad TO know that
few song birds come this way.
Crows, buzards and hawks are
plentiful. Some owls.
Poultry raisers are unfortunate.
The gapes causes the death OF many
chicks. Few persons can success
fully remove worms from the throats
with horse hairs and feathers. We
know two ladies who seldom lose
chicks as they can manipulate the
hair and feather with skill.
There Is no one that we know who
practices the system in which it is
claimed that the sic.; can be cured
without medicine, neel goaly faith
in certain persons or OBJECTS TO pro-
duce the effect. Doctors have no
cause to be uneasy.
Few foxes are seen and the few
are OF a reddish-brown color.
Luna runs high in the heavens.
Her light is soft reminding US Of the
light which the electrical current
yields as it passes through Geiss-
ler's Tube.
Oh, look there Is glow worm. Il
is without wings. A female to be
sure. What tiny brush IL has at
tached TO it's tall The brush it is
said is used to keep its back clean.
The glow worms fitful light" isas-
ISOLATED with our memory OF beauti-
full summer evenings during our
youthful days in the Palmetto state.
Moist weather. There is no oSca-
sion for irrigation as is the case in
the Western u. S. II our memory
be not at fault it was practiced in
very early times by the Egyptians
and Babylonians.
A cool wave is with us and fires
are not uncomfortable.
Oak and hickory chips are utilized
to smoke meat and fish. The smoke
contains creosote, which is a preser-
vative.
Leading politicians are active.
Whiskey(P) is used freely on Sat-
urday afternoons and nights. Wood
alcohol is principally used 4 whis-
key(O and fusel-oil is an Ingredient
of it. 1t is not strange that so many
persons die Of hard liver" Wits
key(O spares none who yield to it's
embrace, and il seeks to embrace all.
We have not had the opportunity
TO visit the Confederate Cemetery
for a long while, bit we have not
failed to make inquiries about it.
Answers have not been as satisfac-
tory as we could have wished or de-
sired.
Messrs. w. III. Evans and W. A.
Dement,. OF Valley Lee. have done
much plastering in the district. The
plastering done for Mr.. John For
restel, OF Tall Pine, we do not thiak
could be excelled by the best city
artisans.
Teachers OF public schools are kept
busy. They go to their duty full of
their work, and they are impressed
with its overwhelming importance.
They know that an important inter-
est is committed 20 their charge
whenever q human being is placed
under their guidance. AzZANA.