The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-22

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when they ought to have half an acre.
What investment SO profitable could be
made by the citizens of Elkton as pleas
ant grassy play ground, shaded with trees,
for their children? Health and comfort
provided for the little ones are worth more
to them in future years than all the dollars
and cents that can be boarded by parsi-
mony multiplied hundred fold. Double
the extent of ground ought to be added to
/ the school house lot, which should be plant
ed with shade trees, making a pleasant
place where the birds would come and sing
and the children delight to linger and play.
1t is time, too, that the subscriptions for
belfry were closed and the money col
lected. What are the committees of Pub
lie School teachers and pupils about, who
had the matter in charge, of raising fund
sufficient to put a belfry on the new build
ingo Let them move in the matter with
out delay.
Potato Bugs.-Ye potato bugs have come,
! and have commenced active operations by
depositing punches of yellow eggs on their
favorite plants.
Mr.. r. II. Bell showed us potted tomato
plant, on Monday last, with bunch of
healthy looking eggs fastened on the under
side of one OF the leaves. In stirring the
soil in the garden the "bus" is turned up
plentifully, full grown, tiedged and thrifty.
The early potato tops have been already
attacked by them in some quarters, as soon
as they have made their appearance above
ground. This early onslaught by the bee
tie will, doubtless, discourage many weak
minded and iIresoute farmers and they
will probably be deferred from planting
potatoes; while those who resolve to fight
the bugs and plant a full crop will reap
their reward. Arsenic or Paris green di
luted with water is doubtless a sure shot
on the bugs, but the means of sprinkling
the vines are defective and this may cause
many to shrink from the undertaking. We
see advertised hand fountain pump, man.
ufactured by Joshua A. Whitman, in Prov
idence, Rhode Island, which will force
stream of water forty or fifty feet or when
fitted with sprinkling nozzle, scatters a
spray over large area in few minutes,
from bucket of water mingled with the
poison. Some such hand engine as this
would enable one person to sprinkle large
patch of potatoes in very short time: and
few thorough sprinklings will effectually
exterminate the beetles and their larva.
We exhort our farmers not to be beaten by
the Colorado potato bugs. The farmers of
Colorado. and Kansas, when they were
and four years ago, thoughtinothing of
them. They gave their potato tops few
dustings with Paris green, which always
exterminated the insects and saved the pota,
toes.
Forest Fire.-A fire broke out on Red
Hill, in the woods of James Merry and DR..
Cooper on Thursday week, near the rail
road, which was subdued before much dam
age had been done. On Sunday afternoon
the flames again broke out and being famed
by strong wind, spread in the woods rap
stuu ldu oSCi d litiSG VI Ill. JUL
RVS land, doing considerable damage to his
fences. A number of persons from town
attracted by the dense volume of smoke
and the appearance of the fire as it spread
among the dry brush and leaves, went out
and rendered Mr.. Merry much assistance
in tearing down fences and placing the rails
out of reach of the flames. The fire is
supposed to have been caused in the first
instance by sparks from locomotive, and
was not entirely extinguished on Thursday,
but left smouldering in stump or dead
tree whence it was spread on Sunday by the
wind. The fire had reached about the CEN
ter of Red Hill in the woods when it was
subdued on Sunday night by back firing.
| Several fires have broken out in Elk
| Neck recently, and great damage has been
done in the destruction of timber, cord
wood, fences, &c. One Of the most de-
structive that ever happened in that much
| tire-scourged section ragged this week, ex-
tending from a point known as the "Stone
| School House. to Plum creek, a distance
| of seven miles, on both sides of the county
road. The Public School House at the
Chapel was burned, and the NJ. E. Church
at that place was only saved by great effort
on the part of some men who happened to
be on the spot at the time the fire ap-
preached the church, building or repairing
fence about the premises. Among the
sufferers are George Rambo, who lost two
hundred cords of wood; John L. Lee,
| Glading and others. This fire is reported
| to have been unusually destructive to young
timber, owing to the extreme dryness of
the woods and underbrush.
Apprenticeship lecture of Rev. MIR.
| Culliss on appearances was delivered
on Monday evening last to a good house, in
Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton. The lecturer is
very happy in his fund of anecdotes, which
are made use of to set off the discourse and
illustrate the strongest points. AT times
he rose to true eloquence when enforcing
the necessity of truth and honesty as well
as polish and politeness in all appearances
and intercourse among our fellows. He
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in extravaganza of dress and the consum-
ing passion for false show. He related an
instance to illustrate how honest, useful
labor is stunned. Two advertisements ap
peared in the same issue of the Public Led
ger of Philadelphia. One was for an entry
clerk, the other for boy to learn the wheel
| wright business. The lecturer felt curious
to learn what kind of a response would be
made to the two notices. Calling at the
office Of the Ledger the next day he was told
that 700 applications were made for the
position of entry clerk by 10 O clock on the
day of the appearance of the notice, while
the notice for wheelwrght had single
applicant.
The Rev. Lecturer further RECALLED his
audience with an afterpiece of music COM
prising two little hymns, one of them a
favorite hymn sung by Mr.. Sankey at the
Moody and Sankey revival meetings in Eng
land. The lecture was very enjoyable, but