Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-01-21
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tne rays Oh the sun from reaching
the earth the line of demarkation be-
tween the iron like grasp OF Jack
Frost and the work OF The sun 3
penetrating rays are distinguishable
even by asuperficial observer. The
current winter has given black
smiths much work 10 do: for horses
and mules have to be rough shod as
IL Is impossible for them 70 travel In
many places. As man rises above
the brute creation. in the intellectual
powers which he displays, we are
at our wit s end 10 understand WHY
owners OF oxen hereabout do not
nave these patient, useful and seem
ingly never firing beasts of burden
also sbod. Owners of oxen who re-
side north Of Mason and Dixon s
line shoe them. True. The winters
OF this section are not so severe as
farther North, yet the roads, public
and private, are sufficiently rough
and icy in places to warrant the
shoeing named. Apart from the
utility q sympathetic feeling-and
we fail to discern that il requires a
new display OF feeling-to consum-
mate the act.
We note the scarcity of birds and
other game. which demonstrates the
insufticiency OF the present game
law. One hooking bird, one red
bird, one wren aud few native and
foreign sparrows are about the va
rietieS, etc, seen just now. All
periods Of measured duration lie
within the reach Of numbers, and
these numbers may variously be ap-
piled TO animate and inanimate
things. How sad to contemplate the
time when the numbering of limo
cent birds hereabout will be an i'm
possibility. So far as fitite compre-
hension goes, there were no birds
antecendently to the commencement
of time and such will be the case in
the near future in this section if
man S cupidity be not stopped-noi
checked-by an effective game law.
We are no pessimist, at least on this
point.
Is it not natural for parents TO
gr;eve at the loss of child? The
empty cradle or little chair is a con
slant reminder of the absent one.
Recently Mr.. and Mrs Jerry Wright
son, OF St. Jerome's Neck, lost their
bright little son, aged two years.
The soul is u simple essence. II
cannot perish. Its simplicity Sc
cures it's immortality. We have the
words of Him who, by His Gospel,
has brought both life aud immortali-
ty to light that little children are
examples to those who are sincerely
DESTROYS Of pleasing Him. ''Ofsuch
is the kingdom of God" What con-
ISOLATION to parents
Some sickness and doctors do not
often fail to attend sick calls. In
clemency of the weather does not
hinder them. A doctor should be
paid for his services. Todilly daily
with him about his charges, which
generally are within the boundary
of reason, places him in q dilemma
Illustration. A grumbles and de-
mands that at least ~ be deducted
from his account; b also puts up
the plea that the charges are enor-
mous-that his FIVE children had the
diphtheria very slight, being con-
fined TO their beds only three weeks
each and none of them died and G.
said before he could settle the sur
prisingly large account he would
have to consult his old woman and
he has not materialized since absent
ing himself and ID, whose pet son
slipped-not on banana peel-but
on the slippery ice, and knocked
both knees out of joint and broke his
nose, refused to pay the very reason
able charges of 81. That men are
governed by contrary impulses we
admit, and will say here, always
follow the strongest one and settle
the medical accounts aud stop the
doctor from hating between two
opinions. His services are certain
IL valuable and in the majority OF
cases, indispensable.
Ministers of the Gospel are pune
tual in discharging their sacred duty.
So far as we know there are no inf
dels down here. There may be
minds, while floating in an ocean of
uncertainties, hazard conjectures
which will terminate in q doubtful
issue.
Mrs. z. ]. Rowe, nee Barnes.
after spending several weeks with
her sister Miss Edith A. West, of
Wynne, returned to her home in
Philadelphia. Pa, recently.
The temperature of the human
blood is about 90 degrees Fahrenheit
and that of IA hens blood is 1OS
degrees. IL this condition could be
reversed during the cold season
woodpiles would not decrease so
rapidly, but il would be rather
hard for the hens. 1t is well that
human beings cannot have things to
suit themselves for they would no
doubt act upon the principal of the
cat, which said to the COW that was
experiencing iron-hearted hunger,
you can get plenty of apples by
just climbing up the tree.
AzzANa