Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-08-02
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dislike dark nights. Strange fact.
though not the less real. ghost
stories told us during our childhood
days clings to our memory still The
first Impressions are the most last
ing. |. O.. with US. The weight OF
darkness lies heavily on our soul.
We shudder at the thought OF the
world Of Outer Darknessl"
An occasional rain accompanied
with lightning, thunder aud toler-
ably heavy winds. Is not the wind
composite7 We believe 1t is as
much electrical as aerial
BIacksmiths are kept busy. The
ring Of the anvil is musical, and
without tho conoid bicorn il would
be comparatively useless.
The buzz OF the saw and the nery-
GUS ana sometimes Simultaneous
clicks Of hammers are heard in tho
village Of Tall Pine. Soon the large
storehouse Of Mr.. John S. Jarboe
will be completed Mr.. Louis Court
ney builder.
Whew! what large cucum bers,
averaging thirteen ounces.
Potatoes yield well. They are
large and are free from imperfec-
tions.
Miss Nellie Atherton, oi Washing
ton. d. O., is visiting Mrs. Baker
Herbert, Of Smith 5 Greek.
The district can boast OF several
men Of old age, from "Ihreescore
and ten to one hundred and seven.
These men no doubt have kept out
Of premature graves by strictly OBJ.
serving the hygIenic aud dietetic
rules Of life.
Cupid is tolerably active. How
be labors TO make souls yearn for
love and TO love and TO Lowell He
knows THAI the love that engonders
matrimonial happiness must be re-
ciprocal. The winged boy is not an
impractical dreamer.
~ wished that had studied 10
be doctor, said young man
TIC other day. "Why2'i asked a
by studer. We'll, said young
America. apart from being neces.
sary evil, would enjoy seeing my
cherished beliefs knocked into cock
ed hats by Madam Nature.
See bow those men can ascend
and descend telephone polesl They
can climb like squirrels. Wires
are being placed IN their proper
places.
We notice that jamestown weed
(LJaNra Stramomium) is In bloom.
Children sometimes gather the seeds
Of this plant and chew them which
contain Daturine-an energetic mar
cotic poison. Victims OF this poi
son suffer the most intense agonies,
and die la maniacal delirium.
Corn is growing WE'LL LIS color
o beautiful green is comforting TO
the eye.
A few have realized fair yields Of
wheat. Mr. Austin r. Ridgell, Of
Scotland neighborhood, sowed a lot,
ca two and half acres, in Fultz
Mediterranean wheat, and realized
(76) seyenty-six bushels.
No elastic vibration 10 the Earth S
crust has been felt hereabout.
Few dogs, few ileas. Thanks.
Don't you know. speaking Of IDEAS
reminds us Of what Mark Twain
says When we speak of Give,
Nelson, and Putnam as men who
didn't know what fear was, we
ought alwoys to add the fiea and
put him at the head Of the process
sion.
Despite moisture, the roads are
In comparatively good travelling
condition
Some sickness. Doctors no doubt
try to prevent disease. What is
the use for doctors to do SO, as VIZ
are told that the air swarms with
pathogenic germs, and you are aware
that II is impossible to sterilize the
boundless atmospheric
Some cider is being made. The
Juice Of the apple as beverage Is
looked upon BY some persons with
suspicion, despite the fact that some
doctors recommend II In certain
forms Of dyspepsia where the pro
cess Of digestion Is too hurried.
A few drunkards. Some temper
ance advocates recommend an abrupt
suppression of whiskey as cure
We beg to disagree with them. We
have noticed that tho sudden with,
holding Of liquor from men who are
/ fl the habit Of getting daily drunk
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