davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15

COlOred Pique
in great variety and much re-
duced in price. I21a, IS and
25c quality all tor Sc per yard.
Imported Organizes
One thousand yards best
German Organizes of the 25c
grade will be sold for 12Hc.
Fine Lawns
and Batiste in all new styles
this season. The opportun-
lty tor late buyers is here in
the II &c grades for Sc per
yard. Also fine quality of
Dimity for 1oc per yard.
Scotch Lawns
in new patterns and fast
colors. Will finish them at
sc per yard.
All Overs
are just received in new pat
terms of tuckings, putting,
both plain and with lace in
sorting from soc to S. per
yard.
Carpets
If you need them now or if
you will need them later it
will pay you to visit our car
pet rooms. After the Spring
selling season many patterns
are dropped and many REM
nants are made. For both
these conditions we seek a
quick outlet and low prices
will make the inducement.
Most any sized room can be
fitted.
Tapestry Brussels, 39c from SOC.
Tapestry Brussels, 400 from zoe.
Tapestry Brussels, $50 from SOC.
Velvet Carpets, zoe from $1.OO.
Short length Velvet Carpets, SOC. per
yard.
Administer Carpets, Coo from $1.00.
Administer Carpets, 75c from $115.
Remnants of Body Brussels and Ak
minister, 6Oc from $50.
China Mattings
at great reductions for the
coming hot months. Moth
ing in floor coverings are
cooler or more easily kept in
order for warm weather than
mattings. Think of
1915 for a roll of 40 yards.
15c mattings for Zoe.
lSc mattings for 12lc.
2Oc mattings for 15c.
25c mattings for 1Sc.
40c mattings for 25c.
Some very fine quality of
reversible Japanese Mating
with lnlaid figures end cotton
warps are reduced from $12
to So per roll.
Upholstery
goods are sorted up and re-
duced to make room for the
Fall arrivals. Odd pairs and
double pairs Of curtains are
reduced as follows:
Ruilled SWISS plain and fancy Curtains
$1.00 per pair from SIPS.
$1.15 per pair from S1.50.
$3.50 per pair from $2.O0
Silk Stripe
Curtains in colors and plain
aQ,ao+o ,xo .ol.1
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15

The "Cecil Wing" Aims to Advance
the Best Interests of Cecil County
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
Scotch Lawns

in new patterns and fast
colors. Will finish them at
sc per yard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
Fine Lawns

and Batiste in all new styles
this season. The opportun-
ity tor late buyers is here in
the II &c grades for Sc per
yard. Also a fine quality of
Dimity for 1oc per yard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
ALI Overs

are just received in new pat
terms of tuckings, putting,
both plain and with lace in
sorting from soc to S. per
yard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
One Year. $l.5O-Six Months, 75c-Singe Copy, Sc
Invariably in advance.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15

rs an iudncement to persons to become regular
readers of the "CecH Wig" the JoAowing special
rates MADE for subscription clubs, the copies being
addressed TO tie members and going in one bundle to
tie respective posto6ce. The cash must accompany
order for bQbe,S.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
Cultur. 81 nndive.

Endive, although m Of the oldest
vegetables and a very useful salad for
autumn and winter, when lettuce be.
comes scarce, Ia not m generally grown
AZ 1t ought to DO, which Ia perhaps on
account Of the extra labor required In
blanching II ind tho difficulty some
times experienced In preventing decay
after tying UP for blanching, Now Ia a
good time to SOW endive, az II thriyes
best during the autumn, when the
weather gets cooler. Its culture IL
similar TO that Of lettuce, II does best
IN light, rich soil sown In drills IL
inches apart and afterward thlnned
out l2 inches apart In the drills from
plant to plant, Like lettuce, 1t must be
encouraged to make q quick growth to
have II at Its best, and therefore It
ought to got plenty OF water In dry
weather, The ourled endive Ia perhaps
the best, and II Ii very ornamental,
says American Gardening,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
RYE AS, A FORAGE PLANT.
Its ADVANTAGE Hnd How II IL Drown
In Various staten.

J.. III. pammel Of Iowa. who thInlit
the value of rye ~ u forage plant Is
not appreciated Us i, should be, writes
Of It as follows In The Prairie
Farmer;
II used during the fall on winter, ~"
should 10 started early In the season,
as early In September ns possible; then
1t might 10 pastured through October
nnd November without detrlmrnt, Care
should, however, be taken not To stock
too heavy. In western Wisconsin,
where considerable quantities are
sown, 1t Ia started early In September,
During October and November sheep
arc allowed to range on 1t. It will not
do to turn cattle In, rs they arc very
apt to lnJurc It by tramping,
In most parts OF the country rye has
been chiefly grown with reference TO
Its value as a summer forage plant,
Thus In Alabama II was found when
sown In the summer II gave IN album
dant amount OF green fodder ana three
or four cuttings during the fall and
winter, At the Vermont station II wns
found that rye sown In September
gave abundant green fodder Tor cows
up TO tho middle OF May, but after,
ward tho stalks became tough and IN,
palatable. On May ~ the heads were
just beginning TO show and the crol
was III fine condition FOR cutting TO feed
green 10 cows. Its value at this stngv
ID quite high, m analysis OF the sample
showing 1880 per cent Of albumlnolds
In tho dry matter, while clover was
only ii pcr cent and timothy but ;,
per cent. This would mike It's feed,
Ing value per acre equal to about three
tons Of hay. A part or the field Gu,
May q come up again and made quite
q respectable second growth"
places In this state, and where II was
sown In September 1t gave an nbun,
dant yield of forage by May |, 1t was
even possible to pasture from the mid
die Of April to the first Of May without
detriment.
One other advantage OF rye Ia that
when cut for hay early In the srnson
before II blossoms It Is possible to
harvest two or three crops. Ii readily
stools from tho base, and II Ia the only
one Of our cultivated cereals In which
this ls tho case. In fact. rye Ia n peren"
NAL and Ia extensively used as a for.
ago plant In western Asia.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
One Vhiag ana Another

consider corn fodder better feed
for stock than pasture, especially when
the pasture Ia run down, as 80 many
are In the western states, prefer ~
eut, for feed, corn that was planted late
and that has rather small ears, This
makes q splendid feed for all kind OF
stock, says y Prairie Farmer corre-
spondent,
July IL the critical month for corn,
and The Kansas Farmer says That n
more favorable month than II has been
IN the Kansas corn belt can scarcely
he imagined,
All the indications point to q biz
corn crop, Western exchanges report
the oNtl0ok Mt this season the most
promising ever known for Kansas and
Nebraska and the acreage larger than
ever before,
Professor Robertson Of Canada lays
stress ON the fact that the quality af
tho seed depends on the HE from
which 1t came, Seed shApld he pure
a. to variety, m well a. free from
weeds and other seeds, Large, heavy
seed geFminates more quickly and
Givss bigger crops Of better quality
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
rlc,S
uEssiAN FLY, LARvA, ere.

uE6AtAN FLY, LARVA, ETC,
inch long ana shaped much like the
wheat nudge. The male Is mor
slender than the female, Fig. !, which,
when full OF eggs. slightly resembles q
diminutive mosquito moderately full
Of blood, The egg, Fig. "a. is about
one.lftieth Of m inch long. or 4 dull
reddish color. The lnrva or magg0t
Fig. 3b. Ia, when first hatched. Of 4
nearly white color, with a tlnge Of red,
but later It IL Il very light green.
clouded with white, The pupa. Fig. I'd.
IL formed under cover OF the puparium.
Fig. &C. which last Ii known az the
"Haxseed" stage, on account or lts re.
semblance to> q tiaXseed In form ana
color.
The effect Of the larvae, especially
on young plants, does not appear 70 be
quite generally understood, The sec
ond cut represents an Infested plant
fresh from the field. drawn from ma.
ture. The plant had been attacked
0 0 after Its appearance above
ground and had not filtered. The
leaves under these conditions are
broader, darker green, more vertical
and bunchy. The youngest leaf on q
healthy plant as It unfolds and pushes
upward In Of q tubular form and
spindle shaped.
The insect appears during spring and
fall. the former period extending, In
Ohio, throughout the month OF May
aud probably the first half Of June. and
the latter or fall brood extending
through tho last days Of August and
much Of September In the northern
part Of the state, and the last Of Sep.
TENDER and the first week or ten days
In October In the extreme southern
part or the state. The eggs are depos'
tied In both spring and fall OF the up
per side Of the leaves, and the young,
M soon as they hatch. make their way
down the plant behind the sheath OF
the leaves. In the spring they 80 down
to the first or second joint above the
roots. but In tho fall, when the plants
are much smaller, they usually 80
down to a point Just above tho roots.
indicated BY letter q. The effect on the
wheat In the fall IL to reduce the
growth to q mere bunch Of rank grow.
Ing leaves that kill out during the win.
ter. In the spring the maggots or
young 10 down to the first or second
joint above tho roots and there be-
come lmbedded In the straw. thus
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
A LIGHT CORNER FOR A sILQ,

ALIGHT CORNER FOR A sIL0,
how the corners may he constructed 10
that there will be no possible chance
for pulling apart. The principal corner
post A should he at least OF q by . ma
tevlAl,
The pieces II Il should be ct 2 by Z
scaatiing aud nailed securely, The
siding may he OF ! inch boards, ana u
they are well seasoned and matched
one thickness Of baards will be entirely
sufficient, RtNddIAg should DO placed
not mere than 2 feet apart, " u NA'
necessary to explain In detail the draw
Ing, The siding shown by y p y II
nailed securely to the q by q corner
pests, and tho siding sh9Wn by q q N
10 out that " can no nailed 10 the aNP'
Elementary Q by I studdlRg, Aftep
constructing the corners In this way,
no there In absolutely no chance fap
them 10 pull apart, the, usual method
of boarding across the Garner may ~
followed, 10 that the easilaGe win sst'
ue more evenly,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
rlMoTHv ALONE.
The Record Of q Fine AUGUST sewn
CEOp In Ohio.

Yesterday we cut the last Of the
timothy, IN August own crop, sown
alone, and a tlner field OF timothy |
never had upon The farm. writes an
Ohio correspondent 10 The Rural New
Yorker. The iell was Intended for
another crop, but u severe dtONsat
made the blowing 80 difficult that II
was deferred for n rain nnd no was nat
plowed until about July ~ when II
was turned over, heritage beneath,
About Aug, |, right after II heavy rain.
the land was made fine as cu,nway
and hurrows could make It, rolled aud
the timothy sown on-siX quarts per
acre--and lightly narrowed In, or
rather, Breeds weedered In, The weeds
were clipped down with the mower
and with the result that | do not re-
member ever having 80 fine u crop
Of this horse hay rs on this August
s0wn field.
My thought Ia TINT clover may he
made a much surer crop than It IL
when s0wn with oats, II the land Ia
made fine and compret before the clio.
YER seed In sown, and 1t should br
lightly narrowed to get Il In more
deeply than surface towlng and then
trusting to luck for II to get a root hold,
This has been our practice for years,
with, | think, not q failure In the time
Then why should not timothy he
sown as n crop by itself, and not have
to be nursed by a grim crop? Tho
secret OF success, I think, Is TO keep the
weeds and roxtdfl grass cut down 80
that they cannot get a start to over
shadow the crop we want, In our
anxiety TO get solllng and ensllnge
crops we must not forget that grass IL
the foundation OF good soil fertility,
and our clovcrs and grasses must 10
maintained In a rotation that recog-
nixes them M the great rrnovators OF
our farms and gives to them the first
chance. and that chance should be a
deep concern Of tho farmer 70 pro.
mote.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
p~rOteetinR (sullles,

This has been a scnson during which,
In many parts Of the west. rains have
been very heavy and Il large amount OF
good soil has been washed down the
Mississippi. Wherever land has been
broken up gullies have washed manS
wagon londs OF soil away and have cut
I'D the surface badly. There are n
number Of ways by which the evil
can be mitigated, such az dammlng
the gullies at intervals with brush
and straw, sticking In willow cut.
tings and the like, and they all
help. says Iowa Homestead. but the
best way 70 protect washing Ia to get
the gully lcvcled up and establish Il sod
upon II, This car be done by sowing
timothy. red top. alsike clover ana the
like, II the gully Ia one that can be
moved for hay, or by establishing
patches Of blue grass upon Il II It ls to
DO used aa pasture. Any blowing that
IL to be done by way Of preparation for
sodding OF any kind should be cross.
wise. or course. ana IN trying TO get a
blue grass sod the establishment Of
patches OF the sod In preferable to seed.
ing. although both methods may be
combined with advantage; that IL.
patches Of Hodding may DO done and
seed may DO sown on those parts Of the
gully where 1t Is lmpracticable 70 sod.
No farm having a gully upon It Ia safe
while the gully IL not In sod, The dam
ming above referred to helps some. but
In liable 10 wnAh ont mt any time when
an unusually heavy rain occurs and
then the last condition IL worse than
the first,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
HANDY RARN DOOR,

""N" """" '""" ways easily nc.
cessible both from without and from
tho inside Of the barn. Whatever arti.
cles are commonly placed In the win"
dows, Oh dusty shelves, on crossbeams
and In odd corners should find their
way Into tho door box, 10 that u
might always know where to find
things instead Of hunting them up and
losing ones time and temper.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01

tools, some OF
which gain FL.
vor with friends
u n 4 nelghbors
OF those who put
them into prnc'
|tlcc. A dra wing
OF one OF these
sent to The Ohio
Farmer rep Q.
SCENTS two half
4 0 RS OF tho
common ty p q.
The lower one
carries near the
TOD q tool box,
I Q usefulness
OF which goes
without q u . y.
tlon, al II Ii nj.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
'rr4s -tt:sa,AN FLY.

When and ,.0w ii tafugcs wheat.
Preventive s aud Remedies.
ThW l!esslan i!y Is oEc at ,stosc pests
Of the wheatilelds about which Il IT.
tie tisiely information seldom comes
Amlss. anh this tho Ohio station has
furnished In bulletin l0T. recently Ia.
Hucl. IN which are conclusions derived
from their own observation, In connec.
ton with that Of either ngriculturlsts In
various sections of the country.
The insect II Il small. dark c0lored,
two winged tiy, about ohe.eighth Of an
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01

APLANK cLoD CRUsHER. or edges OF the
stout planking. These pieces Of iron
need not be stout 0 long. In their
slanting position they will not clog
and will break up many clods that tho
crusher has not entirely mastered,
leaving the soil loosened and fine.
Strips OF board al be laid on top and
a weight added X needed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01

SUN scALD,
A Factor Requiring Confederation
In Growing Fruit Trees.

In some parts OF the country sun
acald IL one OF tho most Important
factors In growing fruit trees, isspe-
cially IL this true In the southwestern
states, where tho danger from sun
burning controls tho whole practice
Of cultivation and pruning. In that
country tho trees are headed low. even
down to within Il foot or six Inches Of
the ground, In order to protect tho
trunks. At the anne tlmo any eonsid-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
INFEsTRD WHEAT PLANT.

weakening II, and when the grain
comes to head the straw Will topple
over and break down, thus giving rise
to what In known as "straw fallen
grain. The insect passes the winter
largely In the fiaxseed stage about the
plants Just above the roots, II passes
the summer. largely at least. In the
stuhbles that are left In the fields at
harvest, Thus the adults breed In
spring and fall ut dates varying with
tho latitude, They live but q few days
and die almost Immediately after de-
posting their eggs.
The preventive measures are late
sowing, rotation Of crops and burning
Of stubble where this can be done, The
remedies consist In the use OF quick
acting fertilizers In the fall or pastur'
ing early sown fields preferably with
sheep, There Ia no known remedy
against the spring brood Of flies,
The Ramb0ulllet are sheep that do
well on the farm In any part OF the
country, according TO q writer In Amer
lean Agricultprist, They thrive on the
rugged hills Of New England, the
mountains Of Pennsylvania, Virginia
and North Carolina, tho rich bottom
lands Of tho Mississippi and Missouri
rivers and tho great plains OF the west
and northwest, They have no weak
paints end are pre'em'aantly . hardy
race,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01

pnniment, short
pieces Of round
iron being driv.
on into the low
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
Its RlsAayHRtaGs.

w UtkNW VMNVN8ef
NJ don't value success In life ~ high
" m used TO-"
why aotW
"Aftev people have won fame they
have nothing 10 look forward to-
Chicago Record,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
A ia RIM Convenience.

scandlna Wan farmers In the north.
west have preserved Il number Of old
country devices for buildings and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
square cornersd silo.

The principle reason why ensllage
spells In tho corners Of tho square sllo
IL that the construction II such that the
corners pull apart enough to admit the
mir, says L. A. Clinton In Tho Rural
New Yorker:
With tho usual form OF construction,
there will almost certainly DO q slight
give at the corners, and tho result II
the ensilage spoils. Tho figure shows
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01

hS' " '~'NsP'
cradle pruning In the tops Ia avoided,
because Il would expose tho larger
branches to the deadly sun scald. This
difficulty Is less frequently met In tho
northeastern states, but the writer or.
A. Waugh, In The Country GentleMan)
mas iutuly visited iii orchard rs far
north as Canada and New England line,
where nearly 80 per cent Of tho trees
were ruined by this trouble. They
were pruned 100 high, with heads six,
seven and eight feet from tho ground,
Sun scald IL usually worst on apples
and pears, but II may appear on a.
most any tree. The accompanying H.
lustration IL from Il tree OF Downer's
Late Red cherry growing Tor dying In
Maryland. When the damage Ia ~
old us this, where It has been Nceumu.
lating for several years, II Ia doubtful
II any remedy can DO applied, though
n a see In tho photograph how per-
sistently this tree has tried to heal
over the wound. When taken In the
early stages, sun scald may DO cured
by protecting the trunk with boards,
papers, straw or some similar material.
At the same time the scaly, burned
parts should DO cleaned away, and
some sort Of wax may DO applied. Tho
best treatment FOR sun seald, however.
In to avoid II.
Sunburns are usually only tho boz
ginning Of other serious troubles. B0r'
ers commonly follow closely after.
Ractarin and molda pnin access and
cause increased damage to wood and
bark, and the rain and sun check and
crack the exposed tissues, to their
great and permanent dctrimcnt. II IL
doubtless q fact that sun scald IL q
more important enemy Of fruit trees
than many Of the fungi that have been
extensively studied and ~elaborately
discussed In recent books and bulle'
tins.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
sour Corn Ki,ls ch,neh bugs.

Several years ago Chancellor snow
Of the Kansas State university made
exhaustive Investigations OF diseases
Of chinch bugs, lie found them sub.
ject to more than II bacterial dlsease
which was fatal TO them under suitable
conditions Of weather. Now 1t appears
from correspondence published In the
Kansas Farmer that IN Iowa man
claims to have found that s0ured green
cornstalks will produce the same germ
disease on chinch bugs ~ Chancellor
Shows remedy. He has found that no
can destroy all the bugs that come OF
u harvested wheattield by cutting the
outside row Of corn and letting II Ito
In small piles, Dead bugs will soon
cover these piles, and 10 further dam
age will be done to tho corn, The bugs
turn white, and no believes tho same
fungous growth comes on them as can
be Q Q on bugs treated by Snow,
Oats ~ y Substitute Far Glover.
Here Ii my experience with \ substi'
tute for clover; This spring ! soWed
two bushels Of oats and six quarts Of
timothy per acre, pu!veVixing the
ground once after seeding, The tlm0'
thy did not do very well, but the oats
are fine, They hsve furnished feed for
seven head Of cows and horses and 70
lae hogs; besides ! cut seven loads Of
hay from II acres, There IN still
enough excellent feed to last q long
time The COWS and horses are fal,
and the hogs arc doing nicely, ! feed
the hngs three bushels Of ear corn per
day, which, with the green oats, II aN
they need, would advise rolling tho
ground after narrowing, ~ " WIN then
retain moisture better, and tho more
moisture In tho soil the greater ha
gvQwth NJ feed, Hereafter when
have Z thin stand Of clover | am 90
Ing 10 sow aats,- Prairie Farmer
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
IN usaful lInpiemNnl,

The Illustration from The Farm
Journal shows a plank clod crusher
that has a smoothing harrow accom-.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
DO YOU
NOW
THAT-
The Gazette
Job Department

Turns out a better class Of
work than any other printing
establishment in the Yellow.
stone valley.
We are prepared to do any
class Of printing on short
notice.
We employ only first.class
workmen, and consequently
can guarantee ..............
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-09
IN. Power OF the whale.

II the whale knew It's own power, 1t
could easily destroy all the machinery
which the art Of man could devise for
catching him. 1t would only be neces-
sary for him to swim on the surface In
a straight line In order to break the
thickest rope. but instead, on being
struck by the harpoon, he obeys nat
ural instinct, which, in this instance
betrays him to his death.
Not having an air bladder. he can
sink to the lowest depths Of the ocean,
and, mistaklng the harpoon for the
teeth Of q swordfish, or a shark. he In
stantly descends. this being his man
ner Of freeing himself from these enc
mics, who cannot bear the pressure OF
q deep ocean, and from descending
and ascending in small space he thus
puts himself In the power Of the
whaler.
If we include the pressure Of the
atmosphere. body at the depth of 10o
feet would sustain that of GO pounds
on the square inch, while one at 1000
feet, a depth by no means consider
able, would be exposed to pressure of
1880 pounds. We need not, therefore,
feel surprised that on the laundering
of q ship at sea, though its timbers
part, not spar floats to the surface,
for IL the hull has sunk to great
depth all that Is porous Is penetrated
with water or is greatly compressed
Omaha World Herald.