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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-01-31

Mr.. Mccall is a citizen of the
highest character and standing
and a prominent sugar planter.
Mr.. Mccall was a Democrat and
had held hOnorS at the hands of
the Democrats Of tins State, but
having, with number of other
planters, taken up a notion that
the Republican party was more
friendly to the sugar interests of
the State than was the Democrat
ic, foreswore his allegiance to the
latter and went over to the Re
publican ranks, in which he has
served for years without benefit or
reward until now. *"* In the
meantime, it is worth while to
have so respectable a Republican
as Mr.. Mccall in the important
place to which he has been ap
pointed.
The Item said: "The city of
New Orleans is peculiarly pleased
With Mr.. McCalIs confirmation |
t gives us a public officer who is
popular representative of the
cry highest interests of the State.
marks the overthrow Of the pro.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
does it matter anyway? It

" said Second Lieutenant Dill.
"Your ties all right, and what
does it matter anyway? It's
only little hop, and you don't dance"
'How do you know Major Sayres
asked, with flush, that 1 can't Dance
young fellow? You chaps fresh from
the Point seem to think your seniors
have forgotten everything"
"Oh, no! l beg your pardon, major
But, you know, you're retired and--all
that
Major Sayres, retired, rather bald,
his mustache iron gray, grinned grimly
at Dills reflection in the looking glass
Then he glanced downward at waist
band of Il comfortable dimension and a
pair of neatly shod feet Finally he
pirouetted with great agility and kick
ed high at the electric light. The lieu
tenant laughed loudly and clapped his
hands.
"Bravow he cried, with boyish i'm
BEEN
The toe of the majors right shoe wig.
gled gently, as though it were tempted.
The major said simply:
(which. would you rather be called,
Dill, by Miss Bain-uncle or brother?'
Dill flushed.
''That's not fair, major,' he said.
'When l asked your counsel did not
think you would taunt me-"
"Pshaw, my lad!' said the major pa
ternally. "You once told me yourself
that was old enough to take the place
Z of your father Accept the jest filially,
then. l don't believe Miss Balm really
cares for Prince Paccadini."
"Of course she doesn'tr' cried Dill.
"But-the title, and-she's ridiculously
obedient to her mother! AS for loving
him, why, honestly, major, think she
loves even you better.''
''See if a carriage is ready" said the
major, slipping ON light greatcoat.
"I've a good mind" the young lieu
tenant mused as he obeyed his senior,
"to ask old Sayres to put in a word
for me with Kitty. 1 guess he would.
He's such a good old boy, and he says
himself it's a shame such wealth
should leave the country"
They drove together to the Balm cot
tage and found the music already play
ing. The popularity of 'old Sayres"
was very evident.
Dear old major-so obliging and un-
selfish and so reliable" said the chap
erons.
"Dear old major-it's pity he's so
poor and getting old. He's more fun
than half the younger men," said the
girls.
"Good old boy. When a mans in
doubt, ask the major" said the young
men.
The major managed to enjoy two
dances, the second with his little IA
vorite, the heiress, Emily Balm. Then
he handed her over to Dill, with a
laugh and an elaborate sigh.
ITS sad, when 1 could dance all
night. However, 1 yield you to good
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

hands, Miss Balm. Dills my peculiar
care, you know, and, though he is only
an untitled American officer, beseech
your goodness for him. Princes are
proverbially"-
Major" said the girl. show often
have told you that would rather be,
If l We're a man, an American officer
than anything else?"
A young looking matron who would
hardly have been taken for Miss Bain's
mother signed to the veteran with her
eyes TO come to her. AS she did so
Prince Paccadini moved from her side.
The man of age worn titles looked sui
len. Mrs. Balm looked annoyed.
Major" she said, II think we had
better do it tonight and put a stop to
Ems caprices."
rs she naughty again" Sayres ask
ed. "She promised me to be good"
Good! The poor prince is furiously
Jealous, and no wonder. Look at her!
Her eyes are simply beaming upon
that young pauper, Dill. You have
such influence over these young men l
wonder you do not tell him at once
that he's making ia fool of himself.
Ems not going to marry poor nobodles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
DOGS AMONG THE LEPERS.
The Board of Health of MOlOlxai Has
Limited the Number to One
to Each Person.

There are about 1000 persons perma-
nently resident at the leper settlement
on the Island of Molokai, and there is
IN average of about five live and lively
dogs to each person,
And those statements are explanatory
of number of things. 1t would be
supposed, in the first place, that there
was some mysterious affinity between
dogs and leprosy, but this is not the
fact. The native, however, has great
fondness for dogs-and dog-and be-
cause of that fondness the number of
canine pets at the settlement has in
creased to such an extent that they
have not only become great nuisance
to those persons on Molokai who are
able to restrain their affection for dogs
within reasonable limits, but have like
wise become menace to the lepers
themselves, in that their dogs are lit
orally eating them out of house and
home, says the Honolulu Commercial
Advertiser.
There is, in fact, constantly increas-
ing insufficiency, actually felt, in the
grow more numerous at regularly re-
ourring intervals and more voracious
day by day. The average native will
go hungry himself to feed his dog.
More, he will even let his friend go
hungry to feed his dog. This is what
might be called an animal weakness,
and works no particular harm where
ho ie to
his bent and eat the dog, in time, thus
cementing his attachment to his pet
permanently, but the people at the set
tlement are not inclined to do that-at
least, not enough inclined to do so to
keep down the surplus dogs, and so the
board of health has been compelled to
take hand in the matter And this
has become condition requiring ac-
tion the more imperatively because the
dogs, not content with eating up the
paiai Of their owners, have lately taken
to running in the hills and pulling down
the calves of the herds there and eating
them also, thus cutting into the meat
ration, as we'll as the ration of paiai.
1t was in view of this condition that
petition was sent by the lepers to the
board Of health praying to have the
number of dogs in the settlement linn
tied, which petition resulted in the pas
sage by the board of new regulation
limiting the canine possessions of each
leper to one dog. The board was not,
however, inclined to be exigent in the
matter. 1t gave the dog owners until
the first of July to get rid of the surplus.
That should be ample time to prepare
and enjoy lot of luaus. And 5000 dogs
would contribute most successfully to
number of occasions of that kind,
whether as conscious or unconscious
participants in the festivities.
For as a member of the board of
health said, when asked about the mat
ter, yesterday, 'the dogs have been eat
ing them out of house and home. Now
let them eat the dogs, and that will pre-
serve the balance"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

Reports from the Philippines tell of
the popularity that baseball has ac-
quired there. In Manila especially has
the rooters' fever struck in hard and
the games are largely attended A six
league club has been established in the
principal city of the Philippine islands,
composed Of teams representing. the
army, the marine service, army trans
port service, Cavite and metropolitan
police, and the department of land
transportation. The league has been
in existence for six months. 1t was
organized by the American officers in
the Philippine service and the funds
for establishing playing grounds were
raised by public subscription. Games
are played on Saturdays and Sundays
and the attendances are enormous.
Many of the natives have taken up the
sport and are beginning to master it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
ALLIGATOR PEARS.
A Variety of the Fruit That Is Plen-
tiful in Porto Rico, But
Scarce Here.

Alligator pears have not grown any
cheaper since Porto Rico became a part
of the United States, and New Workers
cannot see that their favorite summer
salad is any more plentiful than it was
five or six years ago, when the fruit
began to be eaten in this cfty. There
has been no change in the prices, says
the New York Sun.
The fruit companies do not import
the alligator pears, curiously enough,
and the supply here is rarely equal to
the demand. Those that come to this
market are brought up by the stew
ards and other employees of the steam
ers that ply between this country and
Porto Rico.
The pears are difficult to keep unless
they are plucked when green and
brought here to ripen. Then they have
not nearly so much flavor as when they
are brought here just as they have
begun to ripen.
In this latter case there is little GER
tainty that they will last for more than
few hours after they arrive here. It
40 lhSh SAblCIuc peIlSHdDlllUy tnaG
prevents the fruit importing compan-
les from dealing in them.
In Porto Rico the pears are so abund-
ant as to be practically worthless.
They are not appreciated by the ma
tives as they are here.
Most New Workers still eat them
with French dressing after they have
been peeled and cut into slices. Some
persons, however, declare that the real
flavor of the alligator pear is to be
appreciated only when it is eaten with
little salt. They simply cut thepears
into two pieces, salt the inside and
eat them with a spoon.
Other new ways of eating the pears
are to peel them and after mixing
them with such salads as lettuce, ro-
maine or escarole, pour over a French
dressing in which the vinegar plays
very small part.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

unanimous vote the following were
elected into membership and will
become members on attending meet
ings and paying the initiation fee
of one dollar on notification of cor.
sec.: j. Harry Poist, Colora; Albel t
NJ. McNamee, Principle; Hugh M.
Cameron, Blue Ball. These were
declared elected members of Cecil
Farmers Club.
The next place of meeting was
left open to be decided later. By
motion club then adjourned.
Since adjournment it has been
decided that the next meeting Of
the clnb will be held with NJ. G.
Reeder on Sept. 9th.
ELWOOD BALDERSTON,
Secy. protein.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
THE LA PLATA PROVINCES.
BIT OF History Relating the Defeats
of England's Emissaries in
South America.

Buenos Aires, meaning good airs" or
"healthful Winds" was named by an
old Spanish explorer and freebooter,
Pedro de Mendoza, who founded the
city in the year 1885, says ST. Nicholas.
The wind blowing in from the pampas
was certainly good, but not so the fiat,
swampy piece of ground that he select
ed for town. Yet the little settlement
grew, despite it's surroundings, despite
the lack of harbor, despite century of
Indian wars and over two and a half
centuries of Spanish misrule. 1t grew
and prospered until, in 1776-an easy
date for you to remember-it became
the capital of the great Spanish vice.
royalty of La Plata, which comprised
what is now Argentina, Bolivia, Para
quay and Uruguay. Just one hundred
years ago Buenos Aires population
had reached fifty thousand, which seems
remarkable when one considers the
vexatious taxes and restrictions i'm
posed on her colonies.
In 1906 occurred the British invasion
under Maj. Gen. (afterward Viscount)
William Carr Beresford, an event that
nearly changed the destiny of half a
continent. For ''the Purple Land that
England lost" as a writer styles the
La Plata countries, would probably
have been British to-day, like Cape Col
ony, or, at least, English-speaking had
Beresford held the city he so easily cap
tured.
England and Spain were at war at
this time, Spain. being the ally of Ma
poleon. Beresford, who had been sta
toned at Cape of Good Hope, thought
he would aid his country by seizing
Spanish colony, and impulsively set
sail for Rio de la Plata with about six
teen hundred men. Arrived off Buenos
Aires, he took the city quite by sur
prise, and captured it easily But the
people were not inclined to submit to
a mere handful of Ingleses English
men), and after few weeks prepara-
ton they advanced upon the invaders
and soon overwhelmed them. The fight
ing occurred in the Plaza Mayor, the
principal square of the city, where
Beresford was intrenched, and this
square has ever since been known as
the Plaza Victoria, while adjacent
streets, such as Defensa Oefense), Re-
conquista (Reconquest), and few 9TH
ers, were renamed in honor of the VIC
tory.
But. Great Britain, unwilling to lose
such prize, sent a much larger force,
under Gen. Whitelocke, to recapture
the city. This expedition, however.
ended much more disastrously. White
locke, through his incompetency, lost
half his men and had to withdraw to
his ships; and, to complete his dis
grace, he surrendered Montevideo, the
city across the river-now the capital of
Uruguay-which had been gallantly
captured by separate force. Thus the
La Plata provinces were lost to Eng
land forever.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH"

Let it CO." THAT is good enough" are often
the words of good many men. But is ii good
enough? Is 1t done right? As we look around
at different farms we can see the answer in Il good
many ways, and we can see where some men who
saidi e Let it go, it is good enough!' make it so
much harder for another who saws 1t does not
suit me, but can't undo in one year what this
man has done in years. Unless we are interested
in financial way in these things we are ant to
become careless, and think only of self and not
the other side or their interests The other dav
in talking to man moving fence rows he said (
may as we'll be in bed trying to make this place
look decent, / asked why. although | knew the
reason. He said the man who farmed the place
before cut the rows four inches higher every year,
so you can see where have to cut 1t may have
suited him, but it don't suit me, and it takes the
how one mans ''let it go'' came back harder on
his successor.
A man plows and harrows his seed-bed. He
harrows it twice. that is enough because his father
and uncle only harrow theirs twice. 1t is good
enough, let it go, but there are two or three
places ought to have some more working, but
won't do it now because my neighbor has his
corn in and will work it after the corn comes up.
hnat hdppehsi Tue grass mas Il start, gets ahead
OF corn and where is he? just because it was
" good enough" he let it go Is it the successful
man who is satisfied with what he has done last
year and does not strive to do better this year?
Does he say last year was good enough, let it go,
can't do any better. No, the successful man
says last year was good year. l made some
mistakes, but will avoid those mistakes this
year and by so doing will make this better year
1t is the man who profits by his and others mis-
takes that succeeds. 1t is not good enough and l
will not let il go until l do better Look ut our
successful dairyman. Is he the man who is salts
fed with a COW that milks six months of the year
and makes 100 lbs. of butter? No, he aims to i'm
prove on what he has until he has the COW that
mllks ten months and makes him 800 ibs of butter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
Cecil Farmers Club.
Proceedings Of August Meeting Held at the
Residence of Frank R. Cherry,
near PrnCDiO
near Principle.
~~~~~~e~~~~~~
7HHE Cecil Farmers Club met
at "SedgeleY Farm the

VI HE Cecil Farmers Club met
Y at "Sedgeley Farm" the
home of Frank R. Cherry,
near Principle, on Wednesday,
Aug. 19. The following answered
to roll call: Prest., Alfred Kirk,
cor. Sec, NJ. G. Reeder, treas, j.
Il. Maxwell, NJ. L. Thompson.
j. S. Scarborough, Robt. T. Cam
eron, Elwood Balderson, Jos. 7.
Grove, A. B. McVey, f. r. Cherry,
J. Harry Maxwell, j. P. Wilson.
Henry S. Coudon, honorary mem
Der, and the following visitors were
also present: Mr.. Summary, of
Washington, d. c., DR.. G. S. Dare,
E. II. Worthington, H. G. Nc
Dowell, Clayton Mcdowell, Chas.
Mckinney.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and with slight correction ap-
proved.
On the call for experiments, A.
B. McVey started he had used a
hay loader this year and thought
he had suffered a loss for not
adopting it sooner. He gathers
the hay right from the swaths.
M. G. Reeder reported that ghe
uses the side rake and loader and
gathers light hay into winrows.
In view of the present movement
towards good roads in this District,
he also called attention to the fact
that at the recent meeting of the
League of Farmers Club resolutions
were passed endorsing State control
and leasing barren bottoms of the
Chesapeake bay for oyster planting
and using the revenue therefrom
for the building and maintenance
of good roads in the State. AT the
meeting referred to the executive
committee was instructed to use it )
utmost influence with the next
Legislature towards securing an
appropriation for road building and
also an appropriation for the COM
pletion of the Agricultural College
improvements.
j. p. Wilson reported regarding
potatoes that his experience and
observation is that they are usual
ly planted too close together, that
in many cases he has observed that
the outside rows were usually the
best. So he planted whole pota,
toes three feet apart in row and
rows three feet apart and raised
300 bus. per acre. This experience
was corroborated by A. Kirk and
others.
Elwood Balderston reported that
the alfalfa was not so encouraging
as previously, but that he is not
discouraged as he proposes reseed-
ing this fall and thus expects to
make a crop. f. r. Cherry sub,
stantiated the same regarding his
sowing, that it is showing yellow
but that he proposes replowing and
seeding thus having the ground in
ocnlated for the next crop.
Mr.. Summery advised farmers
to put up fruit well assorted and
packed honestly that his brand
will very soon be sought for.
Put your name on your selected
goods; but don't put your name
on second grade goods. The essay
being called our host responded
with the following:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
NOTICE

BT THE ORPHANS Court FOR CECIL CoUNTY,(
January IL, 1902. !
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex:
eeutors and Guardians that have not stated
a account within year. come forward and
do the same. or show cause to the contrary.
or they will be cited up.
Test: BE. JAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
CURT of Cecil county will be held on th'
Sc 30nd Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
tn ,ir accounts stated, will please bring in
,eir vouchers few days before Court.
Test: r. E. JAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
Vivid Suggestiveness.

Mrs. Slimdiet-No; 1 don't believe
in French cooking. My idea is to have
every dish suggest its chief ingredient.
New Boarder-Yes; 1 notice this
gelatine tastes like glue.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

"It must be a great comfort to you
to own such splendid furniture"
Comfort? There isn't but one COM
Portable chair in the whole lot, and
my wife invariably wants to sit In
that ."-Tit-Bits
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
A Sinecure.

Bowe HeauX-I'd like to live in a
place where there was no such thing
as work. Wouldn't you?
Hoe Beaux-Yes, and I'd like to
have the job of director of public
works.-Pennsylvan Punch Bowl.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 90
a. m. and l3 p. m. Market train leaves
R1wlandville. Tuesdays and Fridays at $50;
Liberty Grove. s35; Colora, SAL Rising Sun. 800.
Sylmar, 9.06: nottingham, 0 49, Oxford. 1000 m,
arriving at West Philadelphia, 2 80 p. m.
Sunday train leaves oxford at G.55 arriving in
Philadelphia at 9.l2 a. m; and 500 arriving in
Philadelphia at 7, 80 p. m. Saturday only, 9,2b p.
W. W. ATTERBURY J.R. WOOD.
Gea'I, Manager. Gen. Pass'r Agent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28

LEAVE GOING NORTH.

Additional trains leave Broad st. for Oxford 11.12
g. m, $50 and .l9 p. M; Sunday only, 7.55a. m.
7.Olp. m; Saturday only, l1.43 p. N.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-28
DEAR OLD
BOY.....
BY II. y. DLACK.

"X you are particular tonight"
" said Second Lieutenant Dill.
"Your ties all right, and what
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-03-04
What We Escape.

'Your waist" once wrote Mrs,
Barbauld to friend, ''must be OF
the circumference of two oranges,
no more" That was in the days of
stiff stays, tight lacing, high heeled
shoes, towering headgear and disre-
gard Of comfort in the costume OF
what she elsewhere termed "the
modish woman, presumably pre-
pared for the scrutinizing eye OF So
ciety."
1t was also, by way of necessary
relief, the day of the "shapeless
short gown and sack" often worn
until late afternoon or till it was
necessary to go out or to receive
callers, for an all day endurance of
compression of two orange degree
was beyond the capacity even Of our
heroic fOrcInothprs.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-03-04
kruuer and the UitIA,ders.

During the agitation at johann
nesburg among the uitlanders who
sought burgher rights for them
selves President Kruger thus ex-
planned his philosophy of it to Sir
Henry Loeb: "Sir Henry, these peo-
pie remind me of a baboon | once
had which was so fond of me that
he would not let any one touch me.
But one day We were sitting round
the fire, and unfortunately the
beasts tail got caught in the fire.
He now flew at me furiously, think
ing that l was the cause of his acct
dent. The Johannesburgers are just
like that. They have burned their
fingers in speculations, and now
they want to revenge themselves on
Paul Kruger"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-03-04
ne saw the Fish.

A. Snowman had a bill outside his
tent which read, "Come and see the
great sawed fish" a learned gen
tleman read it and informed the
Snowman that it ought to be sword
fish.
"Yer'd better come in and see for
yerself. The hadmission is only
tuppence," was the showman's only
reply.
So the learned man paid his tup-
pence, went in and was shown a
large cod sawed in half.
eyer amt the fust gent wot's
tried to teach me 'ow to spell, but
I've had a good eddication, an I'm
running this show to prove it,"
grinned the man.
The learned gentleman departed,
deeply meditating on the world in
general and that Snowman in par
ticular.-London Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-03-04
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