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The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
z. WHEN TO GIVE.
The Only Sure Way of Having Ones Plans
 Cor-;o1 Q-L

The Only Sure Way Of Having Ones Plans
 Carried Out.
 There died the other day in New York an old merchant, who had been always conspicuous for intelligently directed energy ia R-business and for simplicity of living. He was. not put down on the short list Of the great nillionaires, nor even on that longer one of men who, though not million2ires, were still very wealthy. The modesty Of his living had placed him on the list of the fairly well to do. His success in business, his unCstentatious life, his high character as a man, Q citizen and merchant, all testified to his good sense, judgment and ability
 When his will was opened, says the Philadelphia Ledger, it was found that he died the Possessor of several millions, variously estimated at from six to ten; it was also found that he had devised q very large part of his fortune to q num- ber of colleges, and had done it in the case of each Of them in such free and intelligent manner as to again demon strate his good sense and sound judg nent. He did not, as so many do, make a one-sided ante-morteZn bargain with the recipients Of his bounty that they should use it in the erection Of buildings, or in the endowment of chairs, or in any other way leading to the perpetuGtion Of his name and his charitable disposition. He made no bargain at al with them, but ordered the various bequests to them to be used as in the judgment of the colleges should to them seem best.
 Wise and generous as he was in giving well, he lacked the wisdom cf giving timely. Like so many others who have greatly desired that the wealth accumu- lated by them should go to the helping Of the world, he intrusted the work of distribution to executors, instead of do ing it himself. The result is the rather common one-lli5 will is contested; is, if possible, to be set aside, and his be- nevolent purposes are to be defeated.
 Had he himself done in life that which he directed his executors to Go when he was dead, he would have had the assur- ance that it was certainly and well done. The great schools, the usefulness of which he desired to increase, would have had their usefulness increased be- yond all peradventure, and his light of charity would have 50 shone before men as to serve as an example and an in- centive to others to emulate it. Asi is, his purposes of well-doing may all be frustrated, and the millions which he wished should, and which he anticipated would, be employed in extending the beneficial influences of enlightened edu. cation, may be spent in costly legal con- tention, or otherwise less proftably than he who wrought for them intended they should be spent. To give most surely every man should himself give, and give timely, during his own active life, to the end that his designs shall not be set aside,
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
FUTURE OF THE OYSTER.
Its Extinction Threatened Unless NeV
 Methods Are Adopted.

It's Extinction Threatened Unless New
 Methods Are Adopted.
 A recent letter from General Bradley T. Johnston to Baltimore paper pre- dieting the extinction of the oyster beds unless measures shall be taken to re- Plenish them is likely to bear good fruit. President Tyler, of William and Mary College Of Virginia, in letter to the Richmond Dispatch says that this col 1ege would gladly undertake the trust of experimental oyster culture. The college is in the center of tide-water Virginia, contiguous to the oyster-beds of James and York rivers, and the gift to it of a few thousand acres of oyster lands would enable it to work out the question of oysterculturc on scientific basis. The offer should enlist the ready cooperation of the State.
 It may be true, as Florida papers say, that Indian river alone has oys- ter-beds enough to supply the con- tinent for years, CT, as one journal puts it, that ''any settler along it's banks who wants bed of his own has only to put a few palmetto logs on the bottom of the river, throw busheI of oysters upon it and they immediately go to growing and multiplying indef- nitely." Admitting this, it is a we'll known fact that some of the most high ly-prized beds in our neighboring waters have virtually become exhausted, so that the varieties of oysters that made them famous are merely traditions now. Besides, oyster-culture has it's scientific claims, and, irrespective of results, the proposition of the Virginia college is commendable as showing the practical tendency of college work in these days.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
Killed by q Kiss.

About two years ago 1 was requested 70 investigate Q case of sudden death, says a writer in the New York World. l had often heard of persons dying of fright, but I was not prepared to be- lievo it Upon being conducted into the parlor was informed by the owner, a well-knovn merchant, that his daugh- ter had died under peculiar circum- stances. She had arisen in good health and spirits While she was seated ct the table talking with her mother, her brother, who was about to leave for business, came up behind her stealth fly and kissed her full in the mouth be- fore she was aware who it was. The girl screamed, sunk back in dead faint, and when she was brought to went into convulsions, and died before medical attendance could arrive. The whole family were Of a nervous temper ament, very eXcit2ble, and subject to hysteria. The autopsy showed that the girl had been perfectly healthy. Death was undoubtedly due to a nervous shock
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
NEW METHODS OF WARFARE.
Electricity Applied to the Firing of Cat.
 ling Guns.

Electricity Applied to the Firing of Cat
 ling Guns.
 Recent experiments at the naval prov ing ground with Gatling gun attached to an electric motor have determined a new method for firing this class of ordnance on shipboard, says the New York Tribune. The results were sat isfactory, and hereafter guns mounted on deck or aloft will be operated by a motor. Landing parties on shore will continue to fire the gun by the usual method. The motor attachment is en improvement instituted by Dr. R. J. Calling, and the plans of the arrange mcnts were made by the Crocker- Wheeler Motor Company of New York City. who also furnished the electrical appliance. The adoption of the motor will result in an economy of men and in effort, and will increase the efficiency of the fire. Where before two men were required to operate the Gatling guns, only orc will be necessary here after. Heretofore one man, the gun ner, trained the gun and dropped the shot where they would produce the greatest effect and another operated the crank which sets in motion the mechanism of the piece. By the new system the gunner alone trains and op- crates the gun by touching Q button.
 The motor is attached to the breech of the gun and moves with 1t in all di- rections. It can be detached instantly, the connection being Q specially de- vised one, and injury to the motor alone will not impair the usefulness of the gun. The greater steadincss of ap- plication by tho electricity renders the Gatling gun more effective as piece of ordnance than when operated by hand. The serving is as certain and there is increased regularity. These elements have entered into the new arrangement and given to the service another use for the electric current
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
Latest End in Bath-rnhs.

It is quite possible. indeed 1t is very easy, to pay fifteen hundred dollars for a b2th-tub in these days, says the New York Sun. For seven hundred dollars or eight hundred dollars the makers now offer tubs of iron faced with por- celain and then boxed around with mar ble in such a way that to all appear ance the whole tub is carved out of the beautiful stone. But if you want to bathc elegantly and have fifteen hun dred dollars to spare you may buy bath-tub all marble outside and raised at one end to a height of ten feet to ac- comlnodate a shower-srray in a tall marble tower that is open at the end toward the rest Of the tub. If you put this in ycur bathroom and cover the walls and floor with glazed tiles and set up cheval glass seven feet high in which to look at yourself while you bathe you will be quite ia the faskion and out twenty-five hundred dollars at the least.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
WHEN IMMIGRATION WILL CEASE
America and Australia Still Have Room
 for Thousands of Foreigners.

America and Australia Still Have Room
 for Thousands of Foreigners.
 According to Mr. Giffen few genera tions more will see the end of immigra- ton because there will be no room for more immigrants, all the blank habita- ble space having been occupied. Mir. Giffen is master of statistics, says the London Standard, but his manipulation of fgures in support of this rather dis nal theory is open to objection. Take the case of the United States-at the present time the most attractive emi- grafton field. Uncle Sam's territory, exclusive of Alaska, amounts, speaking roughly, to about 3,000,000 square miles One-third of this MT. Giffen de- ducts as uninhabitable; but if ever the rest of the country becomes as popu- lous as Western Europe the Americans will soon find means Of utilizing and fertilizing their sage-brush and alkah descrts.
 Then of the remaining 5000, 900 square miles he says that only about 1O0, 900 square miles remain to be culti- vated, implying that this is the only tract open to the agricultural immi- grant. But any one who has visited that great sloven continent, as Nas thaniel Hawthorne styled America, will know that, although the remain ing nineteen-twentieths have been al- ienated from the State and have be- come private property, only a small percentage of this area is cultivated, in the sense in which cultivation is under stood in such countries as England, Holland and Belgium.
 In the State of New York alone, de- spite the big city at it's southern OK tre1nity, there are hundreds of square miles Of wild land-land which could and would be cultivated if the pressure of population needed it. Depend on it that the United States, and still more Canada and Australasia, will need an abundance of strong, willing hands for many years to come. and we only re- grct that the working classes of our na- ton (that is the English, as distin- G1lished from the Irish, the Scotch and the Wclsh) show at the present time so little desire for emigration. England alone ought to send out at least 100000 e1nigrants yearly; and in their neW homes they would do more to preserve tue unity of the Empire than any arti- ficial federation schemes.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
Tho IYon,en of ronndor-

The females of Ecuador are proverb- ial for beauty, those among the aris- tocracy being said to have the faircst complexion of any in South America, while all possess large, soft and cx- pressive dark eyes, the blackest and most abundant hair, the whitest teeth. well-rounded figures and small hands and feet. Like ail women in the trcp- ics. they mature early and iade quickly, but perhaps their average span of forty years includes more heart-happiAess than comes to women of colder ciiihcs in three score years and ten, for these are harassed by Do "carlling cares or high ambitions.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
Women and Chamnacne.

It is curious what a great deal women have to do with champagne. says the Detroit Free Press. The Mer- echale q Estrees was 8 grand dame de par le monde; also was she an excellent woman of business in right Of birth, for she was the daughter of Jewish fnan- cier. She had vineyards at MaiIly, Verzy, Verzenay and Sillery, but she united the produce of them all under the one name Sillery. She bestowed special pains upon the cultivation of her vine yards, and having 9 good wine to sell used her social position unsparingly to force 1t down the tllroats of her contem- poraries. The popularity of Sillery seems to have been the beginning of that worship of brands which is so characteristic of the modern wine drinker. The vineyards in the Cham pagne department cover 13S, gro En- glish acres, which produce about 14;- 000,000 gallons of wine annually, of which about .one-third is sparkling vino.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
Reantifni YYonen of ,,err.

As all the world knows the women of Lima are proverbial for their beauty, says a Lima letter Such large, liquid, soulful eyes; such rosebud lips and pearly teeth; such dainty hands and feet and rounded arms and graceful figures it would be hard to find 50 commonly anywhere else on the earth. 4 com paratively few of the most ultra-lash- ionable wear modern hats and bonnets for state occasions, bat the vast maj jor- ity still cover their glossy black trcsses with the lace nantilla or black lnanta of silk or wooden. The latter is the only correct thing for church wear among young and old, rich and poor; und bonnet would no more be allowed during service than 9 gentleman at the North would be expected to come to the communion altar with his hat on his head. But the mantas are no longer put or, as formerly, so that only one eye of the wearer is visible, but are dis posed with more or less cCQuetti5h cf- feet, and arc vastly more becoming to the Castilian type of beauty than the most elaborate triUmphs Of French mi hnery.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-02
A Civ;IizinS Process.

The holy synod established a monas- tery in Nova Zembla by way Of ex- pertinent to find out whether the monks could exercise any civilizing influence on the people in the distant north. The experiment produced favorable results. Now resolutisn has been adopted to establish monasteries at various points in the Government of Archangel and in the Petchorslz territories.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17

The Straw Hats are here and await your coming new
and fresh for summer of 1901.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
School Commissioners.

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
Orphans' Court.

The Orphans Court for Cecil county was
in session on Tuesday and Wednesday Of
this week. The following business was
transacted: Sundry accounts against deceas-
ed estates were examined and passed.
Accounts passed First and FINAL account
of Robert Fl. Steel, exr. Of Justice Hugs ms.
and distribution struck on same; first pre-
ferIed account of Clarence 9. Strickland,
admr. Of Palmer G. Strickland, and divi-
dend struck on same second account Of Jas.
P. Scott, guardian Of George McCcrmick
ard others; first and final account of Geo.
Biddle, admr. Of Levi Young first account
OF VIM. T. Warburion, guardian Of Samuel
c. and Harry F. Ewing fourteenth account
of Jacob q. Morris, executors of Casper w.
Morris.
Bond approved. Bond ofElla ]. Cooper,
admrx. Of Charles A. Cooper bond Of Eliza
Kinkaid, admrx. OF Joel II. Kinkaid bond
Of John r. White, admr. Of Joseph l.. Bal
lane; bond of Randall w. Rose, exr. Of
Timothy v. Rose; bond of George A. Blake,
admr. of George Johnston.
Court adjourned 10 meet in regular session
in May next.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
County Comm1ssi oners.

The board met on Tuesday, all the mem
bers being present.
A petition from J.. P. Rose and others
asking for Waterman at the Iron Hill
crossing of the P. w. & B. Railroad was
granted and the clerk ordered to notify the
counsel for the company TO place man at
said crossing.
An out pension of $40 was granted to
Varius Robinson, Of the 9th district.
A petition asking for repairs Of road in
the 4th dist. was referred to Mr.. Willis.
petition for foot log on the Blue Ball
road near Leeds was referred to j. P. Steele.
The proposal of IT. J. Wilson and others
to contribute $3.50 toward repairing the
road between the residences of +. j. Wilson
and Susan England, on condition that the
county contribute like amount was accept
ed, and TIL. Wilson was appointed 10 take
charge of The work.
Fl. ]. Brscoe was re appointed treasurer
for one year from june 80, 1884,
The following constables were appointed
for one year:-1st dist. Thos. s. Benson, Jas.
Fl. Benson I'd, G. R. Carpenter; 81, Thos.
E. Lee; 9th. Geo. E. McKenney 9Th, j. g.
Hindman; 7th, w. F. A. Foster, A. H.
Rutter; Sth, John A. Richie.
The report of T. G. Bond, John w.
Began and w. T. Patton, commissioners
appointed to view and determine the pro-
priety of Strengthening and changing the
public road through the lands of L. Smelzer
and others was adopted and the clerk
ordered to notify the land owners that the
commissioners would change said road at
once.
Geo. A. Blake, representing the Town
Commissioners of Elkton, came before The
board and asked permission to open the
road bed Of the county road from the top of
Red Hill to the iown limits for the purpose
of laying the mains for the new water
works; said permission was granted with
the understanding that the said road was 10
be put in complete repair afterwar,l. and
town commissioners to assume all expenses
ofsaid repairs and all damages that may
occur in any manner arising for the open
ing of said road bed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17

Patent medicines differ-Oue has reason
ableness, another has not. One has repula-
tion--another has not. One has confidence,
born of success-another has only "hopes."
Don't take il for granted that all patent
medicines are alike. They are not. Let
the years of uninterrupted success and the
tens of thousands of cured and happy men
and women, place DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription on the side Of the compar-
ison to which they belong. And there isn't
state or territory, no nor hardly a coun-
try in the world, whether its people realize
il or not, but have men and women in them
that're happier because of their discovery
and their effects.
Think of this in health. Think OF il in
sickness. Aud then think whether you can
afford 10 make the trial If the makers can
afford 10 take the risk to give your money
back. as they do, ii,hey do no. benefit or
cure you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
Worth It's Weight in Gold.

If you feel depressed, your appetite
is poor and are troubled with digSiuess
Of the head, biliousness or dyspepsia.
DR.. Lees liver regulator win cure you.
Trial size bottles free.
A we'll known physician 10 New
York advises all his patients that suffer
with coughs and colds to use pan-tina
cough and consumption cure % aud
SOC. trial bottles free at G. G. Sil's
drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
The Farmers Alliance in Kent is

The Farmers Alliance in Kent is
said to be taking an active interest
IN political affairs. That's right
Farmers have much at stake in the
selection of good men for official
position, and they should be earnest
and vigilAnt in the matter and not
throw the responsibility altogether
upon OILERS. A better day is at
hand IL the farmers and all the other
industrial CLASSES will assist In select
lng public officials. The officers be-
long TO the people and they should
cay who shall al them.-Kent Nescs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17

81 dozen odd Pants Shirts and Overas lately added to
already large stock This sounds big but the trade is
sufficient to swallow the lott customers have learned is
folly to try to buy cheaper elsewhere that prepos
ferrous to entertain such idea
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17

teen, Harry, aged fifteen. Joseph,
aged eleven. who occupied cham
Der at the northeast corner of the
house, and Hampton, the baby of the
family, aged six years. who was
sleeping in the bed with his parents.
A colored servant, Florence Boldly,
occupied room on the first floor.
SOUND sLEEPERs.
During all the commotion occa-
stoned by the conflict with the mid
night murderer none of these people
were awakened until after the noise
had subsidized. The first person to
come to knowledge of the situation
in the house was William, the eldest
son. He became conscious of some
thing unusual going on just about
the time his father and the assassin
reached the bottom of the stairway.
and came out of his room. He found
his father lying on his side. and from
him learned what had happened
The son assisted the father to q
room. and then vent out to find
assistance.
Mr.. Stephen Murphy, who lives
across the field, about 500 yards
away. Mr.. John T. Reynolds and
Mr.. Milford Richards, close neigh
bors. were awakened and went for
medical assistance.
Mrs. Richards died about O'Clock
In the morning. never having spoken
a word after the fatal shot.
One ball entered Mr.. Richards's
back at the lower border of the ribs
lon the left side, followed the ribs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
DIED..

PYLE. On the 10Th inst. Phoebe A.,
wife of C. G. Pyle in her 10th year.
The friends are respectfully invited
10 attend the funeral on Monday Goth
inst. at o'clock a. m. Interment at
Trenton, Delaware Co., Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
ANOTHER
EPARTURE.

purchase heavily of Seasonabe Dry Goods embracing line
of Dress Stuff anxious for you see entirely new
and higher grade than have had nerve to touch be-
fore It aim to make and breadth of
trade for each season exceed our former history
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
10000 BUYERS

supplied their wantsduringthe
past year in our Great Store.
This vast host of patrons is an
evidence of our ability to please
your views at the prices you
wish to pay, but we can just as
easily clothe 100, 900 members
of male mankind as half that
number, and shall leave no
stone unturned to retain our
old friends and constantly add
new ones; when you buy from
us you need have no concern
about quality or prices, both
are always right-our guaran-
tee and well earned reputation
for reliability assure that.
OEHM'S ACME HALL.
SPRING SUITS
and overcoats bright and beau
tiful, fresh from the work room,
for all sizes and all shapes,
Gems at $8, $40, $I2 and $15.
OEHM's ACME HALL.
BOYS CLOTHING,
Underwear and Headwear in
richest abundance !; charming
designs in kits and Vestee
Suits, braided and embroidered
at IS, IS and $3.50. A superb
collection of stylish Youths'at-
tire at IS, $40 and $12 per suit.
oEHM'S ACME HALL.
LA 1 p Thai lMPKOVE
the wearer's looks; in latest
mode, shapes and colors. If
you care to save from SO cents
to $3.50 OH your own or your
Boys Head Dress, you must
come to us.
oEHM's ACME HALL.
COLLARS AND TIES
that don't worry the wearer,
are our forte. Our patrons
invariably profit from 10 to rs
per cent. by purchasing their
Furnishings from lis.
SAMPLES AND SELF-MEAsURE-
MENTS
sent on application.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17

Are broken down from overwork or household
cares Browns Iron Bitters
Fahullds the system. aids digestion, removes ex-
e. u biie, and cufes malaria. Get the genuine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-17
SPRING SUITS

and overcoats bright and beau
tiful, fresh from the work room,
for all sizes and all shapes,
Gems at SIS, $40, $I2 and SIS.