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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23

There is no use suffering from this dread
full malady, if you will ouly get the right
remedy. You are having pam all through
your body, your liver is out Of order, baye
no appetite, no lie or ambition, have a bad
cold in fact are completely used up.
Electric Bitters is tie only REMEDY that
will give you prompt and sure relief. They
act directly on your Liver, stomach and
Kidneys tone up the whole system and
make you feel like a new being. they are
guaranteed to cure or price refunded For
Sale at X. b. Fra2er's Drug Store, only so
cents per bottle.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23
Brooklyn, n. Y, Dec. 10, 1896.

MEssRs ELY Bros II have used Elg's
Cream Balm a number Of years and find il
works like charm. 1t has cured me Of
the most obstinate case of cold in the head
in less than H hours from the time | felt
the cold coming on. l would not be with
out it. Respectfully yours,
2S3 Hart st. FEED FRIES
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists
Full size soc. Trial size 10 cents. We
mail it.
ELY BROS, So Warren ST, \. Y. City.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23
The flames PENNANI.
Saved by a SailOr, and Ch,cag0 E'StOri-
cal Society Win Preserve II.

Captain Jan@, T. Tyler, Of Wooster, o.,
recently received d letter tr"n an OLD
Friend, john 4. Gardiner, vine IS q. Key
West, saying he had purchased the Names
pannant and forwarded it to the Chicago
Historical Society.
Mr.. Gardiner met one CT the survivors
OF the Maine with bundle ru1er his arm
and asked him what he was carrying. The
sailor explained that whilo he was in the
water after the explosion, swimming for
shore, he struck something which proved
TO be the Names pennanr Win great
difficulty ho reached III shore aian il.
Mr.. Gardiner at once purchased Il Mr..
Gardiner is former Wayne county hoG
bat later moved to Chicago, and for some
time has been in Gaia. Kansas City
| Times.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23
WOOL PRODUCTION IN PERSIA.

The principal districts Of tine Persian
wool production are KoraS5an and herman.
The annual output is estimated at -, 600, e.
600. Two-thirds Of the wool ase consumed
in the country itself for the manuiacsure
OF carpets. The remainder goes to Pom
bay and Bassorah. In tho latter place tho
wool is mixed with Turkish and then
shipped to Marseilles or directly to
America.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23
The Cecil Telephone and
Telegraph Company
OF CECIL. COUNTY,
~.>N ~,

Ss>> -,
invites especial attention q the public 10
reduced prices for rental UG
BELL TELEPHONES:
Business Places $50 per aInum
Residences go pr a1n9rn
The lines OF the Company extend to al!
PARTS Of the county, and connection is soOu
to be made with tine C,t.as. rs present
subscribers are:
National Bank OF EIk,uu.
Canal once, Chesapeake CITY.
T. J. CIcavcr,,s hessidcnec, cake City.
D. CcaVcr'~ Gl'iCU, ID#.u Point.
) Ekton Il. l.. X p. Co.
& Ekton Appeal.
Second National Bank of Elllton.
\ il. NinSinECr'S Store, L..aJuu.
9 Clerks Oficc, EIton.
10 II. NJ. McCull6ugl's oGcc Elkton.
IL IL. c. Wells Drug store. Ektou.
T. Singerly's once, Elkt0u.
II X. {. Lewis store and "a-."-u,,, EIkton.
10 HarVrys Min, thtids.
Ii Cherry Hin Exchange.
Il Aims House.
~ North East Exchange.
| 20 kcNS& aii!irr, E0tlOh.
| - Davis & NinsiuE'T- N.I. '.tnu.
| % Cecil Democrat O.!IcC.
- ]. II. ~teccs 4 sidonr". Chesapeake City.
81 j. IL. 8 Gcc'a once. Bohr.4i' Bridge.
| ~ L. r. Scutts Ru~idCuc". E.lIOn.
% A. G. Browns Store Elktou.
| 20 Cecil Wing Onicc, El>tou.
| 80 W. T. MarbHrtons RrSidu1Ce, EiktOn.
! ~ kll.tou Il. Il. station, Passenger.
| % W $. Evans CiiCc, fht0u.
s. Freight Onicr, P.,W Is y. 4. r., EIkton.
| 3i j. s. Wirts residence, tllton.
! 81 County Commissioners OiliCc. EktOn.
Is Scot Fertilizer Co., EIGtOu.
10 W n Warhurtons Omc" Elluon.
A. Mrs. }. a. }; CresweiIs ltes'dcp ,, Elkton'
| 43 K. f.. JamuT'S Residence. LlktOn,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23

THE GREATER Includes the less.
Hoods Sasaparilla cures Lip disease and
s3rofula sores and it may be depended UPON
to cure hollis and pimples and humors Of
all kinds.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23

TI'VT -IIITTNI' :. N-TTIWTNs UNIN.
stops only on notice to conductor or agcn
pr II passengers are TO gel oil.
b Stops to let on passengers
stops on notice 10 agent 80 take on pas
scnGprs for pUima east of New York.
Trains leave Port Deposit for perryvllc at,
-, t.S2, 1904 and lO.l2 Il IN, and at l2in, 3.?5,
'.35 md $50 p. m, week days. Leave PCrryYiic
!ci 'nh al5, 4.O5 ana SIS y ii week days
j. B HUTCHINSON, j. Il. WOOD.
GCn'l Manager. G.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
MODERN ECONOMICS.
How They Have Been Applied, with
Great Success, to the MIX Basi-
ness Of Scranton, Pa.

An application Of modern economics
to the milk business, profitable alike
to the producer, the consumer and
the middleman. is reported from Scran-
ten, Pa. Az the wholesale and retail
dealers were bought out by a syndi-
cate, which concentrated the distrfhu-
tion of the milk at one central cream
cry in the city. Another radical in
novation was a reduction of the num-
Der of peddTers by three-fourths. 1t
was found that by the establishment
of a proper system OF distribution the
public were served better than ever by
only one-fourth the number of ped
dlers, to say nothing Of the great saw
ing in working expenses. Under the old
system the winter price of milk to
consumers in Scranton was eight cents
per quart, and five to six cents in the
summer. Now the price is six cents
in winter and five cents in summer.
\ contract has been entered into for
all the milk produced within a radius
of 90 miles OF the city, and armers are
receiving 1A cents quart in summer
and 2A cents in winter. for all the
milk they make. d, livered at the COM
pany's creameries in various parts
Of the producing territory. These
prices average nearly ia cents high
er than under the old competitive sys-
tenn, and producers ge. full pay for all
their milk. instead of suffering heavy
losses by the failure Of irresponsible
peddIers.-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
STILL a CITIZEN.

1THE Grass Valley Herald takes us
Il to task for being one of the spec
tators of the dog fight which took place
at Hill City last Saturday, and says that
a senator, mayor and postmaster ought
to set better example to his fellow
men. In assuming the duties of the
offices named we did not sacrifice our
rights as private citizens, and it was
as private citizen that we attended
the performance referred to. In fact,
we own one of the dogs, and it is per-
haps needless to add that he came out
victorious. We think we know our
gait without advice from the Recorder
or any other source. As senator,
representing this glorious territory, we
put on more dignity than horse can
draw, and even stand the governor of.
As mayor of this town we are boss,
and have the right of way over all
vehicles on the street and deadhead
passes to all shows which come along.
As postmaster we cock our hat on our
ear and step high, and as editor and
proprietor of the Kicker we can bor-
row money at the bank without an in
dorser. All this is all right, and rs it
should be, but when the fit takes us
to throw of these mantles of dignity
and become a private citizen for a few
hours, we propose to follow our in
clinations and let the carping public 60
to grass.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
How to stop Coughing.

The following is from doctor con-
nected with an institution where there
are many children: There is nothing
more irritable to cough than a cough.
For some time had been so fully as
sured of this that determined, for one
minute at least. to lessen the number of
coughs heard i'm a certain ward in
hospital of the institution. BY the
promise of rewards and punishments
succeeded in inducing them to simply
hold their breath when tempted to
cough, and in little while was myself
surprised to see how some of the chill
dren entirely recovered from the dis
ease. Constant coughing IS precisely
like scratching wound on the outside
of the body. So long as it is done the
wound will not heal. Let a person when
tempted to cough draw long breath
and hold it until it warns and soothes
every air cell. and some benefit win
soon be received from this process.
The nitrogen which is thus refined acts
as an anodyne to the mucous membrane.
allaying the desire to cough. and giving
the throat and lungs chance to heal
At the same time a suitable medicine
will aid nature in her effort to recuper-
nte.-N. Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
IMPROVEMENT IN DRESS.
a. Ob,ervant Woman Notes That Men
show = Decided Increase IN
Their Care of Costume.

"Men are, as rule. trying to make
themselves more attractive, says an
observant woman, land | am glad TO
see them giving more thought to their
personal appearance 1t Is not foppasn-
ness, only bit of commendable esthet-
icism. Some men, in the matter OF
dress. nre blots on the social landscape.
There was a time when certain men OF
prominence in art or literature studied
an artistic negligence. They let their
hair grow over the tops of ears and
collars. They wore seedy undress at
afternoon receptions and studied gen.
eral disregard of things conventional.
If one commented on their appearance
some one would he sure to answer, in
variably: oh, it is so DELIGHTFULLY."- odd
At a number of affairs last winter
came across most remarkable-looking
man, and when asked who he was the
answer was: why, he is Mr.. So-and-So.
He writes short stories and lectures.
He is so charmingly natural This par
ticular man expressed his naturalness
by attending an afternoon tea in tan
shoes, brown trousers, gray coat and
celluloid collar that was literally
cracked around the rim He was toll
Grated because of his alleged briiliancy
and naturaIness. lam glad to note that
this cult of unconventional men in So
ciety is disintegrating-
Ibid you ever see more picturesque
figures than you find in the photographs
and paintings of the men of three or
even two generations ago? They are
pictures Of the men who made the first
chapters in the mercantile and profess
sional history of this city-men OF
sound sense Yet they were paragons
of correctness in their dress They
studied effect. Customs have changed
in so years. but why should change
Of custom dispel the idea that it is be-
coming for man to make himself at
tractive? In the coming of figured
waistcoats. golf, bicycle and riding
suits see signs for the better. Y.
Commercial Advertiser.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
LIGHT AS SEA FOAM.
A secret which II Worth Know
ing About Every Day
Cooking.

There in certainly no witcnery about
plain every day cookery, and yet 1t re-
Gently seemed to q practical experi-
enced housewife as if there must oe.
She had always been famous for a hgnt
touch whenever she welded the rolling
min or the wooden spoon, and yet here
was Swedish girl not yet year In the
country whose cake wss certainly pet
ter than hers. whats your rule. Sell
ma 2" asked her mistress. "A cnp1ui
of butter, two OF sugar. three OF Hour,
four eggs and cupful OF milk Sim
DIV this and nothing more? Are you
sure?'' The girl was truthful, and the
catch phrase caught her, for she gave
, side glance and looked down, saying:
well, mistress, I'll tell you what the
secret is. On Friday we always have
caramel custard without meringue
en- top, and save out the whites OF TWO
eggs and use them as well as the other
four in the cake on Saturday. lou
taught me to be very careful about
crcaming the butter, blending II with
the sugar. Until you told me, did not
notice that the grocer had two kinds OF
this sugar, although my cake had some
times been spoiled by the coarse kind
This was the secret Of cake OF velvety
texture and light as sea foam and also
tine kind, II properly shut away in the
| cake box and kept from family marau-
ders, will be fresh at the end OF a week,
Especially If thin rag is spread on top
to help TO keepit: The icing is made by
boiling q cupful of granulated sugar
and half cupful of boiling water until
the sugar spins heavy thread. Beat
the whites of an egg until stiff. then
stir in quarter of teaspoonful OF
cream of tartar, now add the sirup and
| beat until cold.
One has only to glance at the fruit
stalls, which are not yet crowded from
| the corners of our city streets, to ind
that nuts of all sorts are particularly
| fine this year. Although apples are ex-
pensive. cider may be bought at about
| the usual price, and pretty and deli
cious jelly made with this and any nuts
fancied. Soak half package OF gelatin
| in half pint of cold cider for five min
| utes, then stir in pint and half OF
boiling cider and pint OF sugar; when
| clear stir in cupful of the meat OF
English walnuts or the like and stand
in a cool place until set.
Very shortly birds will be so expen-
sive that only the very rich eau indulge
in them. While they are comparatively
cheap, there is an easy and economical
way to preserve them so that they will
keep for several months. They are
first to be cooked and carved as il to be
served at table. the pieces put in crock
and covered with melted lard. When the
lard hardens cover closely and keep in
dry, cool place. When needed they are
10 be recooked as quickly as possible in
very hot frying pan. The grease that
adheres to each piece is sufficient Tor
the cooking.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

Don't neglect to grow petunias.
Handle fruit az il you were handling
eggs.
It is the early sprayer that catches
the worm.
The Bartlett pear beats the world in
popularity.
Akebia quinata is a hardy, pretty vine
for the porch.
The Norway and sugar naples are
desirable trees.
Pear growers say that clay soil is the
best for the pear.
Cut out all the limbs from the pear
tree that show blight.
Send for what you wlnt to any rep
utable nursery and you will get what
you order.
There is NO difference between
budded and grated apple trees - t.
superiority.
Ii is cheaper to buy fruit txees and
plants than to buy fruits gbod 3eal
chcAper.--YestegR Plowmap
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21

the center of it. The Shawver frame
has the open center; the joint frame
that / have invented has no tie and
there is no tie in the modern solid
timber, pin-and-mortise frame.
The cut illustrates perhaps the most
common and generally applicable sort
OF frame possessing the advantages OF
open center, simplicity and great
strength. I supposed that ! had in
vented this frame, did, in fact, in
vent it, yet this winter l have seen
more than one barn built on exactly
the same model and built before our
barn was planned.
1 have said that the modern barn has
no tie across it. This is true, yet not
Just an accurate way of stating the
facts. The barn must of course have
q tie to hold the thrust of the rafters,
else it would spread and the roof sag.
Really, the tie is at the level of the
NOW floor, at T, Fig. /. From here the
strain is taken by the standing-brace,
Il, to the short ties, c, c. With this
arrangement the building is quite as
solid as though the ties, C, C, were con-
tinuous.
Perhaps I should have stated that
the modern hay carrier has the faculty
of gripping the rope at any desired
height and taking the load in whenever
it is high enough to clear the NOW
floor or height of hay in the NOW. Thus
it is readily seen how convenient it is
not to have the tie, C., cross the path
of the travelling draught of hay that
may perhaps be quite below its level.
When we built our barn our carpen-
ter was quite anxious for fear some
thing would give way and the thing
wreck itself. i had no fears, yet
watched it curiously when first we be-
gan to lift the hay. Our barn takes
in hay at the end, from outside, So
that it is not tied together above at
this end. We often hauled up as much
as 1000 pounds of hay at draught and
not the least fraction of an inch of
giving was anywhere noted, although
| watched it very closely. 1t amuses
me, however, to see how anxiously
some old gentlemen even yet advise
that spike on some plank for collar
beams, for fear that it may "spread."-
Joseph +. Wing, in Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.


let fall by the man with the briar-root
pipe we judged that he was Mariner
and when the colonel asked him the
question direct he replied that he mad
been whaler for 20 years.
Then you must have some interest
ing adventures to relate continued
the colonel.
..Wan, / dunno. / have been knocked
about now and then, but nuthin' to brag
of. l think the mystery of the Lucy
Jane was my greatest adventure"
We pressed him to relate it, and after
exchanging his pipe for . cigar ten
dered him, he said:
Il was the skipper of the Two Broth
ers, and one day we met the Lucy Jane
off the cost of Java. There was calm
for two days, and the ships was clus
together. On the third mornin', jest
arter daylight, we looked fur the Lucy
Jane, but she had disappeared
"You don't mean she had gone
DOWN." asked the colonel.
"My mate allus thought so, but !
didn't. / hev allus felt sure that =
| whale swallered her durin' the night"
but how could whale swallow q
ship?"
II dunno, but he must hev dun it.
Thar was no wind to sail her away, and
she had disappeared"
.But she might have sprung a leak,
as you call it."
"Skassly. II she had sprung leak
Capt. Tobias would hev called on me
to borry gallon of whisky fur the men
at the pumps. That was allus his way.
He never expected a man to pump ship
without a drink of whisky. No, he
never sprung leak"
But a current might have drifted
him away"
..If it had he would hev come aboard
to borry some plug terbacker. as he
was about out. That was allus his way
He never went adrift without plenty
of plug terbacker aboard"
But you don't seriously think
whale could have swallowed his ship?'
asked the colonel.
II can't see how it could hev bin
otherwise" was the answer. I'D like
to think some other way, but can't.
"Well, that's all nonsense, Of course
Ii she was close to your ship you ough'
to have heard some noise"
That's what we did. sir. had two
men on watch, and they said that wher
the whale swallered the Lucy Jane he
uttered an awful groan."
What did he groan for?"
II never could exactly understand
but I'll tell you what think. When
| was aboard of her that afternoon hal
dozen of the men had out their fish
lines. I think they was left lying
around the decks, and when the whal,
swallered the ship them fish hooks sor
d. stuck in his throat and made hin
tgroan!"
i There was painful silence for
couple of minutes, and then the colone
asked:
..Is whaler and = liar the sam,
thing?"
4 .Skassly. sah-skassiy!" replied tn
mariner, as he sat stifiiy erect. -
whaler, sab, is person who ketche
whales and tells the truth, while liza
is person who don't ketch nuthin' an,
lies about it. MQUAD.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
ABOUT BARN FRAMES.


Inventions change conditions. Once
any high barn was a white elephant.
Next the harpoon fork running up to
track under the roof-peak made height
an essential of the model barn. Then
came the invention of the hay-sling.
that final perfection in unloading OF
hay. With the sling came the problem
of waste Of power, of time, in hosting
the draughts over the great beam or
'.tic" that in all old barns connects
the tops of the posts at the upper ends
Not only was there prodigious waste
Of energy and time in hosting these
great draughts of hay to the peak be-
fore running in, but when it WAS
dropped from the height, if at all green.
it might pack SO solidly as to "mow-
burn" at that place.
Next followed the "open center
barn, and to-day there is no barn built
by up-to-date builders with tie across
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
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! The Arizona Kicker. I
e BY W. QUAD. \:
Copyright. $50. @4
BY ~. QUAD.

eertained that William was hung by
five cowboys from NIX ranch, who
overlook him Just as he had dismounted
from cayuse belonging to the ranch
which he had borrowed on dark night
without consulting the owner. ms IN
formation we did not communicate 10
the father He left here Wednesday
evening, fully believed that Wllilam
had been chased mile and half by
cinnamon bear, and that heart failure
was the direct result. 1t were better SO.
He will return to his wife and mother
and tell them that William Joined the
innumerable caravan from over-exer-
ton while trying to keep Is rods ahead
Of a hungry bear; and, though she will
grieve for her first born, she will be
spared the knowledge that he was
choked with lariat for two or three
minutes before his heart went back on
him.
LIVELY TIMES AT THE GULCH.
nF there is more lively town than
II Giveadam Gulch in this glorious ter
ritory of Arizona we don't know the
geographical location of it. During the
past week, when every other town was
asleep and couldn't even get up dog
fight in front of the courthouse, we
had four shooting affairs, hung one
man. warned two out of town, pulled
off a horse race, had three marriages
and started two new saloons. In addi-
tior to the above, over $4,000 worth Of
real estate changed hands. cowboy
broke his neck by falling OH his horse,
mountain lion was shot in our pri-
vate graveyard and Col. Hopkins chal-
lenged us to fight duel. Everything
came off in good shape except the
duel. We were on hand at the appoint
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21

mind that he got Hank Scott, the half
breed, tight, and then gave him keg
of powder to blow up the Kicker Office
We have it from a man who over
heard part of the conversation. Hank
is willing enough to blow us sky-high,
for we've had his left ear among our
Office relics for the last year. The
trouble, however, was that he was too
drunk to carry out his programme, and
in fooling around with the powder, he
brought about an explosion on the va
cant lot next, west of our Office, and
sailed away to unknown lands in sec
tions.
What we could find Of Hank we
buried the next day at our expense.
and we don't feel particularly hard
against the colonel. We shan't 60 look
Ing for him especially, but if we should
happen to run across him some day
while we feel aabsent-minded, we shall
very likely gather him in and mark his
tombstone No. Il in our private grave
yard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
re vital Point.

Mr.. Brown-Do you know anything
about this young man who comes to
see your daughter?
Mrs. Brown-Oh, yes. He's Of very
rood family, a member of the Presby-
terian church. never drinks nor smokes
and
Mr.. Brown (impatiently)-Yes, yes,
but what wheel does be ride?-.N. J:
Truth
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-05-21
TT WAS A BLUFF.

M ONDAY morning, while his honor
NN the mayor (who is ourself) was
transacting official business In his
room at the city hall, Pine Hill cow
boy named Joe Scott sent in word that
he was on the public square prepared
to take and hold the town. In just 13
seconds after receiving the message, his
honor had buckled two revolvers about
his waist and was at the foot of the
stairs. His prompt response to the def
ratified Scott, who put spurs to his
broncho and clattered out of town
without firing a shot. His honor got
two shots at the flying coward, ono of
which passed through his hat, but he
got away unhurt, and people who met
him seven miles out say that he was
still on the gallop.
The Pine Hill chaps might as well
quit their bluffing and knock under.
They could scare the former mayor out
Of his boots with one war whoop, but
things have changed. The present
mayor (who is ourselD doesn't scare,
and he is bound to run this town on the
law and order principle if it necessi-
tates adding ten more acres to the
graveyard.