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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
NEW YORK CENTRAL.

- Passenger Esrninss. Inoi1as3g Cos-
tselisd ..aes. Excel the Psansyivaaia
--f. stspsneSoas showing.
The passenger department Of tho
New York Central system. including
est from st. Louis And Chicago. is the
largest paying institution OF Its kind in
he world. II beats the Pennsylvania
ystem with Its leased and operated
Ines In the territory named by 81, 1885,
BS, and II 30 far ahead OF any other
ystem that comparison, to say the
East, 10 odious. Poor's Manuel, which
y an authority on railway Statistics, IN
~ last yearly edition showed the pas
oenEer earnings Of thirty-six Of the
leading railways. as follows:
fsnnsylvania ....:..... ........... FL. 10. QUO
1:S scra fHnsi neiusisx Ssx fsSsn NJ" England Hand
~ iSYsyi YORK Central Z Hudson 'S's0'0''
River Qeascd and operated
ooushsrn Paciiic sysiem............ si... ni n.sos.S1
.4snnsylvnnia Lines west OF Pitts
;Dosson l. Maine s'..... System ....:..... s.sSSSS
mileage Z Northwestern ......... 6.soo.0oo
.;ehicaEo. Burlington d Quincy. S.so0.000
I chics1o. milwaukee 4 ST. Paul. s.SS.SoS
5z,cSi:on: Topeka & Santa Fe:::. ssSS.SSS $500
<0rand Trunk ....................... 100000
Baltimore 4 Ohio ................ 60Sy 900
.Douthern R'y System .............. 4.sUO,Ooo
.Chicngo. Rock Island & Pacific. 4.3oJ.OoO
|d.ouisvilie & Nashville ............ i.2s2.ooJ
Make Shore 4 Michigan Southern S.2D.0 600
Missouri Pacific System ........... 100000
Boston & Albany .................. t.eeo.o0
Delaware. Lackawanna & West
-1dichigan Central .................. s.sU.ooo
Northern Pacific ................... 2ND.ooo
=
LehiEh Valley ............ ......... 2.7O.0O
Central railroad OF New Jersey. 2.7oo.ooo
/Union Pacific ............ .......... :.<sO.oJ0
|Great Northern .................... 2.0it.0uO
Chicago & Alton ................... 1851 .Ss7
chesapeake q Ohio ................ l.sS7.Oo
IPlant System ....................... l.27S.ll
.6envcr Il Rio Grandc .......... l.2&s.0oO
New York. Chicago & st. Louis. s7s.977
New York. Ontario e. Western. 63s.0oo
Pittsburg & Lake Erie. 5H.7 ~
4 Two Of tho great systems show earnings
from passenger traffic, as follows:
New York Central Lines:
New York Central. SIS 2ll. 900
HichiEan Central ............ .... $500 900
Lake Shore q Michigan Southern 420o.ooo
Boston & Albany .................. 3.soo.0oo
Pittsburg & Lake Erie ............ 5N.7sl
New York. Chicago & St. Louis. s76.yI7
ssi.sss. 76s
Pennsylvania lines:
Pennsylvania Railroad ............$2 vi 700 900
Penn. lines west OF Plttsburg.... s.soo.0oo
$4,000. .oOO
Total for these two great sys-
Buffalo Commercial. April 4. 1899.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
A Pure. Vegetable Compound.

No mcrcurlal or other mineral roisons in Cnsci
rets Candy Cathartic. only vegetable substance
late medical discoveries. All druggists loc 2oc' oo
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

"IIe laughs best VINO laughs last" u
don't know, It's mighty dismal business
getting off n joke and having to laugh at
Il yourself because nobody else does.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
To Laundry Dre.,c. and skirt..

4 To get best results. mix some "Faultless
Starch" in a little cold water; when dis
solved pour on boiling wnter until 1t be-
comes clear. All grocers sell "Faultless
Starch" Large package. 10c.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

..How is your new maid? Just pHr-
feet. She has sense enough on swecpinG
day to hang the best rug on the iroa'
porch"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
Ha1l's Cntarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

"Clementine. why do you wear an army
buckle? You have no soldier brothers OF
Cousins" .'Humph! You know as well as
Il do that would have married that major
II he had asked me-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children tcethIng softcns the gums, reduces tr
ammatIou allays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle
The sun., 1899-04-23
A SLY COON.
It Forgot Itself at n Critical Moment and
Fell Benenth q Club.

BATH, n. Y. April 22-GeorQe Goodrlch's
place Is near the line OF Potter county. Pa.
and he thought for some time that perhaps
that was the reason his chickens were disap-
pearing so fast. He doesn't think so now.
The other night he was watching his henhouse
when he saw som mething come stealing along
the fence aud soon discovered that It was
coon. He had no gun, fer he hadn't suspected
a four-leRRed chicken thief and had no inten-
tion Of shooting two-legged one. The coon
was q big one. but 1t menaeed to get into the
henhouse with apparent ease through a hole
in the door that Goodrich hadn't supposed a
kitten could get through.
house s Soodreh ciSpped H stone against the
hole. so the coon couldn't get out. Then he
found CLUB and went into the henhouse to
chickens had riale no outcry. so II was plain
that the coon had become alarmed and hadn't
way for ri the coon to to get get out but although the
moon shone through the wire screening at
one side Of the ipcIosqre near the top and
not see the chicken stealer anywhere. The
henhouse was built against, a stone wall.
the 'T coon % must have squeezed itself in one Of
the spaces between tn the stones, Goodrich tore
thS nace w6e
The roosts where the chickens spent the
night were along one end Of the house. six feet
forms Of the chickens could be seen only dim
ly. huddled together on the poles. When
Goodrich found that there was no coon in tho
wall. he began to wonder where the willy beast
could have stowed itself away. Glancing up
toward the end of the house where the roosts
were. Goodrich saw two, round spots that
looked like Goals OF fire. He knew what they
were-the coon's eyes. The cunning animal.
when 1t found that 1t was discovered. had
mounted quietly to one OF the roosts and
squeezed itself in between two Of the sleeping
chickens. donbtless with its back 10 the door
At first for II It had been facing the door Good
rich would have discovered its shining eyes at
once. II the coon had remained in that posi-
tion Goodrich would have perhaps gone away
thinking. the animal had Il secret meane Of
exit. and thus IL wouldhave saved its life
and had successful nights forage after all.
But coon curiosity was too much for coon
smartness. and az Goodrich pursued his inves-
legations the coon could not help taking:a look
to see what he was doing. and was thus discoy-
cred. Goodrich delivered one blow with his
club straight between the two blazing spots
on the roost. and the coon came down with a
thump. Another blow killed it,
IT wasn't Potter county COON" Goodrich
said. because IL was nice and fat. and Potter
county coon wouldn't have been smart enough
to climb up on that roost and pretend II was O
chicken. 1t was Steuben coon. all right"
The sun., 1899-04-23
ceptible. Sometimes the disease will lurk at

ceptible. Sometimes the disease will lurk at
the foot of hill and every person living there
will become III then II those persons move up
hill several hundred feet they become immune.
The disease spread up the Assam Valley In In
dia for twenty years, depopulating whole dis
tricts. The people moved from village to.vil-
laRe. carrying II with them in some cases and
leaving 1t behind In others. Sometimes fam
fly would move 100 Yards and leave the dis
ease behind: again they would move far away
from the infected spot. but the rats and ver-
min would follow in their wake. bringing the
disease. Largo amounts OF money have been
spent in India to fight this nalady.
While there can be no doubt that malaria in
It's several forms is the result OF n microbe. It
is yet evident that there are conditions under
which the germ will not thrive, A dry atmos-
phere is fatal to germs OF all diseases. and to
the malaria germ particularly: Malaria affects
those who break the soil OF low ground. who
sleep on or near the earth. who bathe In Or
drink stagnant water. Soldiers fatieued by long
roundines are extremely liable, to It,, Yet the
time after the march. for the reason that
ally are allotted daily proportion Of auinine.
which after all may merely deaden the effects
of the germ for the time being, This probably
was the reason so many soldiers were Ill Of
malaria at Montauk Point. In Cuba the Qui-
nine held the disease in check. In fact. 10
may be said that where marshy districts exist
80 also will malaria. It docs not follow how
ever. that tho marshes themselves are rospon-
sible. They are simply ali unsanitary condi-
ton. country wherein the malaria germ may
live and thrive.
The sun., 1899-04-23
ROCK MAPLE PLANKED sHAn
A Maine Recipe That IL Said to Be Far
Ahead of tho Chesapeake Idea.

A Maine Recipe That 10 Said to Be Far
Ahead OF tho Chesapeake Idea.
ORoNo. Ne. April 21.-The man who diScov-
cred that green rock maple slab was far ahead
Of the green ash plank used along Chesapeake
Bay for cooking planked shad. Is State Sena-
tor Henry P. Sharp OF Monticello. The secret
was revealed by accident. Years ago. when
he was woods foreman. he had great trouble
In finding cant dog handles that would not
bend. Ash and oak made excellent handles,
but as seen as they became wet the men who
piled and handled tho logs bont them into fan
tastic shapes After ten years OF trial with all
kinds OF wood Mr.. Sharp learned that rock
maple was the only material that would re-
main stiff after 1t was water-soaked. Asa
result OF this every cant dog now has rooK
maple handle.
Two years ago this spring Senator Sharp
won't down the river and bought dozen shad
fresh from the weirs. On his way nume ne
stopped at Orono, to visit the. cant ooG 'ac:
tory and have p(anked shad for dinner. As
fresh and sappy slab was sawed on from ne
cant dog stock at the mil. and to this the siai
with thin strips Il fat salt pork and piacoi mon
the Goals TO cook. The heat OF the fire stattl
the maple sap, in the slab ard made 4 -izz!s
cooked It was surrounded with a crystal wal.
OF maple sugar Men who helped eat the irst
:oaa Go0ssd TO IN %As
finished the entire tlsh Is short order, and then
cooked another and another using trt 5h SAP o
frierds about the wonderful dish. A. Eres.
ent nobody thinks Of using white ash Wien
green rock maple can be procured 70: cJoL'tE
Tho. men who are fond Of planked shat
cooked b. the Sharp process are about 70 CIV
TO convince him how thoroughly they appre-
ciate his discovery.
The sun., 1899-04-23
ANIMALS CAN COUNT.
The Horse the Rest Calculator Among Them,
According to n Russian.

ne tne NEST Among In0ms
According to n Russian.
An ornithologist. after many experiments on
parrots. holds that they can count up to four
A Russian physician. Dr. Timohsff. extended
these experiments TO birds. dogs. cats and
horses. He concludes that crows can count
up TO ten. dogs to twenty-four. cats only to six.
but horses carry Off the palm as calcuators.
In a village Of the Government OF Pokow.
DIR. Tmofeff studied horse belonging TO a
peasant and found that the horse always
stopped at the end Of it's twentieth furrow.
IL did not stop when tired. but only after every
twenty burrows. 1t was so exact al out this
thar Its master recguned the number of fur
lows that he had made by the mum ber OF times
for tlfe man. In another vii lage DR.. Tlmoterf
saw n horse that calculated the versus lRussian
niles by the number Of posts on the rond.
md the time hY the striking Of the clock. One
AZ the tweuty-second verst one OF the horses
hitchcd To the trnika IN three.hor carriagsl
st"pued suddenly The driver got down from
his seat. gave some proyender to the horse and
drove on. This horse had been trained by its
master when very young to get food at every
TWENTY-FIVE VerstS. There can be no doubt
that the horse kent count by tine posts al 0nR
the road II had made mistake this time Of
throe Versts. Dut II was not Its fault. Along
the road there were three other posts besides
like them. Hence the error Of three versts.
This same horse was accustomed 10 get its
Iood in stable near which the town clock rang
at noon. DR.. Timoteff hims self saw the horse
dissatisfied when less than twelve strokes
sounded, On the contrary. it manifested all
kinds OF satisfaction when it heard the twelfth
stroke Of the pell, neiRhinG for Its proveDder,
The sun., 1899-04-23

bears teeth and taking out his knife he per-
formed on the spot slight surgical operation
on himSelf and finished by binding up the
hand with a rag. Then he set to work and
okinned the bear and afterward made his way
to hts canoe and padded back to camp.
IL was dark when Cushmnn reached his
CAMP but his hand rained him 80 that he
knew he could not sleen. aud he determined to
start for home that night and have II properly
attended to. He reached Rog era Lumber
fast there Continuing his journey he arrived
at sherman early In the afternoon OF the day
following his adventure. He had carried the
three bearskins with him and had proof tn
suhstantiate his Rtory. His finger has since
etiffened and IL practically useless but aside
from this Cushman suffered no Ill effects from
his bear fight. and last spring he made 500 in
one week trapping bears.
The sun., 1899-04-23
Should Learn the Truth and Study the Facts
That Concern
HIMSELF, HIS WIFE and HIS Chill DREN
1.-The Intermarriage of the Diseased"
Crimes of the Parents That Beco
the Legacy of the Children.
The Entire First Edition Exhauste
Edition of 100000 Ready.
By Mail Securely Sealed and Without Marks
1T Is the Duty of Every Man to Read It,


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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23
A Bold Thief.
Communicated.

COHnuLlcdle1.
Mrs. Ellen Tosh, Of near Colora, being
away from home last Thursday night, was
surprised upon arriving home the next dav.
to Ind that some one had entered the house
during her ahsense, and taken several articles.
Misses Eta Tosh and Belle Uiudman, who
were in the house at the time. had not heard
sound. but were surprised and alarmed
when upon arising the next morning, to
find the diningroom window hoi,trd to the
top, and the room fun of gas, caused 10y the
door OF the fireplace stove being open.
Upon investigation, they discovered that
four pounds OF butter. some flour, canned
fruit and etc:, had been taken from Mr.
Aiken the farmer, who lives in the other part
of the house.
Several books, magazines, and late papers
were taken from Mrs. Tosh.
1t is supposed that the thief must have
been some one who is well acquainted with
the premises also that the stove door was
left open that the gas might escape torougt
the register into the room above and stupif,
the occupents. The two young ladies, how
ever. had closed the register before retiring
therefore, the gas had no effect upon them
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23
COLORA ITEMS.
CoLoRA. MD, Dec. %, 1899,

U. Z,
Copies Of the "Cecu Wing" are on sale
each meek in ColOro, at s. T. Wiley's store.
B cents copy.
William Bechtel and Eli Coulson, Jr.. visit
ed friends at Conshohocken, Pa, this week.
Robert Nesbitt, OF Boston, Mass, is visiting
relatives here.
Miss Mary Bechtel who Is principal OF a
high school at Vienna, Virginia, is home for
the holidays.
Mrs. Andrew Barrett and Mrs. Annie Pierce
spent Tuesday with friends at Nottingham, Pa,
Miss Emma Newlin, of Perryville, was the
guest OF Mrs. Molie Gray on Monday.
W. L. Fryer is having his house and store
reprinted.
Edward Gather has had wind mill erected
Burglars entered the house of Mrs. Ellen
M. Tosh on Thursday night, OF last week.
and took quite lot OF butter, canned and
preserved fruit, flour and some books. They
also entered the granary and took some
wheat.
Miss Amy Reece had her head badly cut
and her collar bone fractured by falling from
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23
CALVERT NEWS.
CALvERT. Dec. %. 1899.

CALVERT, Dec. %. 1899.
Banner Council found soma difficulty in
raising the large flag pole on account of the
high wind but they got there ali right.
The Sunday School Nmas entertainment OF
the NJ. L. Church will be held Saturday night
December Both.
Distric Deputy j. +. Berriker of district
No. 3, comprising Cecil, Hartford and BaIti-
moro counties starts this week to visit the
different councils
The Cecil Detective Association of Calvert,
held their annual meeting, December 18th.
The old board Of directors were reelected
except the president Mr.. A. X. Brown took
the place OF j. P Simper. After the business
was transacted the members, 70 in number,
were invited to lower room where Il boun.
teous dinner was prepared by the ladies of
the NJ. L. Church. All being SO we'll pleased
the ladies were given vote Of thanks and
were requested to prepare the dinner for tho
next meeting.
The ladies of Rosebank NJ Z. Church held
a supper in the G. +. hall, Dec. 18th. the
net proceeds of the day being something over
forty dollars.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23
CHESAPEAKE CITY NEWS.



The "CecU H'hjg' is on sale each ,reeh il.
chesapeake city, at Aierande,'s drug store.
3 cents cory.
Mrs. Charles Green and daughter, of Wash
ington, are spending the holidays with her
parents, MI. and Mrs. Harry Bouchelle.
Miss Florence Egee has been spending the
past week with Mrs. Walter Clayton, neal
st. Augustine.
Mrs. Oliver Sheridan, of Baltimore, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Edward litter.
Mrs. Edwin Graves and son, Edwin, are
spending the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Reed.
DR.. and Mrs. J. V. Wallace are spending a
few days with Rev. and Mrs. f. L. Williams,
of Baltimore.
Byron n. Bouchelle, of Johns Hopkins
University, is home for the holidays.
Messrs. |. G. Griffith and l. G. Griffith, Jr,
spent Tuesday with William Griffith, OF
Newark, Del.
Mrs. William Hudson was PHILADELPHIA
visitor this week.
Miss Emma Morgan and Harry Morgan
visited Mrs. Milcha Lusby, of Ceciton on
Sunday.
Miss Lula Brown, of Ekton, visited friends
Eere on Sunday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23
a poich last Saturday night.

poich last saturday night.
The road from Colora to Kcrner ke;ch +
being graveed.
The pupils of the public school at this place
gave an entertainment in the school house on
Friday afternoon.
shooting match will take place at Rich
ardsmere on Saturday afternoon. December
23rd commencing at o'clock
An evening party was held at the home of
Wilbur MeCardell, on Wednesday evening.
Quite numbcr Of young folks we!c present
Mrs. Henry Keene has returned home from
pleasant visit with friends in Wilmington
The West Nottingham Missionary Society
of West Nottingham Church met at the home
Of Mrs G. X. Becht"l on Thursday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23

Misses Hattie Alexander and Dora Anthony
of Elkton, visited Mr.. and Mrs. william
Alexander last Saturday.
Mrs. James \. Boulder entertained the
Woman's Missionary Society of the pre-by-
teriao Church last Friday evening
Mr.. John Sweetrnan and Miss Clara Lumm
were married On Wednesday evening at the
home of the brides father, Rev. l.. +. Poole
performing the ceremony The bride was
attired in white organdie with satin trim
mings al carried "A fan. The maid of honor
was Miss Mary Lumm, a sister of the bride.
The best man was Mr.. S. Elwood Biddle.
Miss Annie Murray played the wedding
march. Among those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. John Lumm, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Lumm, Mr. and Mrs. John Lumm. Mrs.
Samuel Simmons, Mrs. Albert Armbrister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Payne, Mr. and Mrs.
Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Norris Mr..
and Mrs. r. b. Lake. Mrs. Andrew Ross,
Mrs. Addie Mann, Mrs. Thomas MURRAY, Mrs
Bertha Hall, Misses Mary Miller, Maggie
Tatman, Sadie Tatman, Rebecca and Ruth
Lum Messrs Samuel and Isaac Simmons,
George Payne, Miller and Ter Lum, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Clark, Miss Nellie Cunningham
and Mr., Wm. Thorp, of Elkton.
| The submarine boat "Holland" from New
York to Washington passed through the canal
on Friday last week, accompanied by the
steam yacht ''Josephine."
The entertainment given by the High
School department and scholars from each
of the other grades was well attended The
drama striking Or by the High School de-
partment was well acted, the part of Howard
Stevens, the insane man, being well taken.
'The Counting of Mother Goose by the
smaller children was very crditablc. Thos.
Hopper as Santa Claus, Bennett Savn as
Jack Horner, Nathan Carter as The Man in
the Moon, Charles SchaiIer, as the Little
Bachelor. Jry Sageen as Old King Cole, Miss
Emma Pensi rs Mother Goose and Il num-
her of others filled their parts very creditnbly
Much praise is due the instructors.
James Allen has moved into town. He
has stored his goods until spring, when he
will occupy the Brady house, now occupied
10y SHUTTER BoucheIle.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23

The Shakers of Mount Lebanon. com
munity Of simple, honest, God-foaring men
and women, have prepared the Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial for many years, and it is
always the same. simple, honest curative
medicine that has helped to make the Shak-
ers the healthy. lonG-lived people that thay
are. The Shakers never have indigestion.
This partly owing to their simple mode of
life, partly to the wonderful properties of
Shaker Digestive Cordial Indigestion is
caused by the stomach glands not supplying
enough digestive juice. Shaker Digestive
Cordial supplies what's wanting. Shaker
Digestive Cordial invigorates the stomach
ana all its glands so that after awhile they
don't need help. AS evidence Of the honesty
Of Shaker Digestive Cordial, the formula is
printed on every bottle Sold by druggists,
price 10 cents TO : per bottle
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23
WOODLAND NEWS.


'oobhaN-N' i'tN'lIptI -, 1893
The "CccU wing" is on safe each ceph i.
Yoodlarm at C. s. Abraham's store. 3c,1ts
a crpy.
Mr.. George Bryde. OF Wilmington, Del,
spont Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Bfyde.
Miss Minnie Berry, OF Wilmington Del. =,
who has been the guest Of Miss Jennie Camp
bell the pass month. returned 10 her home
Saturday. accompanied by Miss Campbell
Edwin Barnes was in Baltimore Il few DAYS
last week.
The "Y's" held business meeting ut the
home Of Miss Sara f. Tyson on Monday
evening".
Miss LeLa Cameron, of Principle, spent
last week with R. X. Rawlings and family.
The Epworth League will be in charge of
c. S. Abfahams on Sunday evening.
John Iettcr has sold his Place at Battle
swamp to John Falls, OF Port Deposit. Mr..
Falls sold it TO james i. Rutter Of Woodawn.
MIR. Rutter and family will move there early
in the New Year.
The l.. T. J., vii! meet at the home of Miss
Ethel Hall On Saturday evening.
Mrs. RobeccH McCracken, of Cleveland
ohio, is ut the home of her sister Mrs. Caro-
lin" lnttrr.
Mr.. James I. Miller, highly respected
citizen of this place. died at his home Satur-
day, at $50 p. m. from Il ruptured blood
vessel OF the brain. He was sixty.lve years
old and consistent member OF HopewelI NJ
f. Church, OF which he was a trustee and
class leader. Besides n widow he leaves five
children all grown. -Four sons. Clifton and
Myron, Of Woodlawu; Snow and Randolph,
OF Camden, n. j.; one daughter, Mrs E. w.
jackson, of Akin. The funeral services were
held in Hopewell Church on Tuesday after
noon. Interment in the adjoining cemetery,
The pail bearers were the trustees of the
church, Messrs. G. S. Abrahams, Edwin
Barnes, John T. Rutter, John f. Gilbert H
II. Kirk and r. Goodwin Terry.
DR.. John F. Brown, of Baltimore, is spend
ing his Christmas holidays at home.
The 81. II, L." will hold an oyster and
poultry supper on Thursday evening. Decem-
her 2Sth, in the house belonging to Mr.. John
b Tyson ut the mill. Admission five cents
Supper twenty cents.