Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-03-03

From. Orr Regular Correspondent.
The brilliant worlds which revolve
IN the inssuensity OF space may have
. diversity Of seasons similar To the
earth. and their inhabitants may be
subjected TO the changes Of the same
70 Q less or greater degree. Ii is
enough to say that although winter
with US has been severe. earth is
still lovely. How charming the coun-
try will be later on when fiowery
fields and smiling pastures will
greet the eye. Golden harps of Hea-
ven will not be heard, but birds
pouring forth their melody-wiIlcharm
the ear. Delight extreme TO our inn
prisoned soul to contemplate the
change Sublrnary cares will van
ish like the mist before the dazzling
lustre OF the King Of day. Man
should not despair. On earth the
great Maker displays the wonders
Of His love.
So far as we know no fellow-crea.
ture has passed to the world of spir-
its since last items.
We ask our neighbors to tell us
something about the condition Of
wheat. and their answers are not
Observation-Disclosures by that
cheerless word ''if."
Everybody is on the tipioe OF ex-
pectaAi0n relative 70 the war between
Russia and japan. Weekly, Twice
a-Week, daily and Sunday papers
are read with eagerness. Sin, alas
Ii Is coal, which not only burns,
but blackens. Is il not the Trojan
horse that bears with il sword, fam
inc and pestilence? The Seditious
Arch-fiend whom God precipitated
from Heaven is never better pleased
than when nations go to war. The
late General Sherman called il hell
and we have the belief that the devil
is never so delighted as on a great
battlefield, when men are killing
one another by wholesale, and thus
engulfing thousands into torment.
1t casts dismal nightmare, to speak
so, over the minds of men, obliterat-
ing every vertigo of fellow-feeling.
Mr.. ]. Ford Yates and wife are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dallas Ev.
ans, Miller's wharf.
Irving Evans, mate on the steam
ship Kershaw, OF the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company,
that runs from Baltimore to Boston,
lost heavily by the late fire at the
former place.
Doctors are kept busily engaged
judging from their travelling to and
fro. So far as we are able to Judge
our doctors possess lively imagi-
nation, and are able to see the ply
steal condition Of affairs liz their
mind s eye, and give the medicine
which will modify aud restore their
patients to normal.
Acme figures are realized for
poultry and eggs. Oysters are in
demand and command extravagant
prices per bushel, particularly Sc
lects c'XXX'D consigned North.
Truckers. i.e.. few of them, de-
sire higher figures for tomatoes the
ensuing season. $500 a ton, they
say, is not sufficiently remunerative.
They want at least 81. so a ton.
Alternate freezing and thawing,
deep ruts, wide holes, thick mud,
etc. are q coalition OF obstacles form
ed to bar the progress of travel.
Recently we noticed four large well
conditioned horses straining their
muscles pulling a load of oysters, z
or barrels, TO Miller's wharf; and
the driver seemed to make the best
of his position possible, despite the
fact that the constant jolting told
heavily upon his nerves. AS he
passed by us-we were at our wood
pile endeavoring to chop seasoned
piece of oak with a dull axe-he
bowed and smiled. We returned
the compliment, and oh, such smiles
-Mockery of expressions which are
peculiar to human skulls.
Life! What is life? 1t is voy-
age: the idea is the itinerary. Aye,
it is a mystery; the inexplicables