davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
A GOOD WHITEWAsH.

A fresh coat of whitewash will i'm
prove the outside appearance of many
barns. sheds and poultry houses. The
cleanliness and healthfulness of many
farm buildings will be increased by
the use of whitewash within. For
the, inside work it is not essential
that the wash be enduring, for the
beneficial results are obtained by the
frequency of the application, but for
outside work durability is a chief
factor in a good wash. The wash
named below has been called govern
ment whitewash." because it is used
OF lighthouses and other government
buildings.
1t is made as follows: One-half
ter in covered vessel to keep in the
steam; strain this through fine
sieve or strainer and add to il peck
of common salt, previously dissolved
in warm water. and three pounds of
ground rice boiled to a thin paste and
stirred in while hot. Add also one
half pound of Spanish whiting and
one pound of glue previously dissolved
by soaking in cold water and then
melted in a glue pot. Add five gal
Ions of hot water in the mixture and
stir well. After being allowed to
stand for few days protected from
dust the wash should be applied hot.
This mixture is some trouble to make,
but where good wash is wanted it is
highly satisfactory.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23

II the average person who goes up
TO take a civil service examination
were asked where Sarawak is, he
would, unless he had survived a youth
full enthusiasm for stamp collecting,
fail Gisgracefully. Yet the history of
Sarawak is the story of one Of the
most remarkable examples of the rap
i'd civilization of a savage people in
these times, and to-day the principal
ity. which is about the size of the
State of Louisiana, has a consider
able import and export trade.
Sarawak, which has an area OF
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
Irish VILLAGE of Baltimore.

Baltimore, in Maryland, gets It's
name from a small and transformations
fishing village in Ireland. The word
Baltimore signifies the village that
grew up about the big house" and the
derivation is plain when one sees the
UNCOVERED ruins Of the very remark
able big house that was once the
stronghold Of the O'Driscolls. 1t is
situated upon an imposing height, a
sentinel over the numerous little
dwellings that have sprung UP and in
creased in the vicinity Of its wrecked
and deserted life. From the village OF
Baltimore enormous catches Of mack
erel are sent to America.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
THE SAVING OF THE HAY CROP.

The saving OF the hay crop in prop
er form receives far too little atten-
ton. 1t would probably be within the
truth to say that more than SO per
cent of the feeding value OF hay is
lost in the northwestern states be-
cause of improper handling. Through
q little neglect or inattention on the
part of those who make hay its value
may be lowered from first class to
third class. In fact, it may be only
a little better than straw.
One of the most common mistakes
Is to let the crop get over-ripe before
cutting it. Some kinds of grass and
clover lose much more rapidly than
others in this respect. Orchard grass
and tail oatgrass lose quickly in
palatability if not cut at the right time.
Timothy hay will not lose nearly so
RAPIDLY. but with it also after time
the loss becomes serious. When tim
othy is not cut until the heads begin
TO assume ripe tint, the feeding
value of the crop is very much les
sened. Clover also in all its va
rieties soon loses greatly in palata-
biIity after the heads reach the stage
of full bloom.
There are also great loss from al
lowing the hay to brown too much
under the influence of sunlight. II
hny is left lying too long in the swath,
IT loses its green color. When thus
Drowned before it is raked the palata-
bility is much injured. The leaves al
so of clover and alfalfa will drop off.
To handle hay thus may involve less
labor. but it may be attended with
serious loss in feeding value.
Then there is loss in improper cur
ing. IL hay is overcured and improp-
erly cured as described above, the
loss is less than when the curing is
not carried far enough before the hay
is stored. 1t will then heat and mould
If it will not mould it will get dusty,
and when in this condition it in
lures more or less the stock which
feed upon it. Dusty hay will induce
heaves ia horses and mouldy hay is
bad for anything that eats it.
There is also less from stacking in
poor shape. A stack of hay should
not rest directly on the ground. There
should be old hay underneath, or
straw or poles or rails. Where this
is not given attention, several inches
of the hay nearest to the ground will
spoil and in some instances a larger
amount. This ought to be prevented if
possible. 1t means quite proportion
of the stalk. IL can be prevented in
most instances by proper fore-thought
and care.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23

When a permanent fence is neces.
sary, as is often the case with line
fences between neighbors and along
roads, and for the permanent pasture,
one of the best plans for lessening the
labor of keeping the fences in good
repair is to grow trees along such
lines of fence and use them for posts.
1t is the rotting of the posts, rather
more than anything else, that causet
the greatest expense in keeping UP
the necessary fences. On our farm
we have tried this plan of setting out
catalpas every sixteen feet, taking
care to get them on the line, and so
far as possible to secure a straight
and upright growth. If these are set
out as yearlings when the fence is
first built the cost is very small and
by the time the posts are rotted of
the trees will have made a sufficient
growth to take their place. 1t is al
ways an item to reduce the fencing
especially when really necessary adds
materially TO the expense of keeping
up the farm. But where stock is kept
to consume the products of the farm,
more or less fencing is necessary, and
it becomes an item to lessen the cost
of maintenance as much as possible.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
FARM BOYS.

The farm is n good place. on which
to raise a boy-good place to develop
him physically, to teach him morality
and decency Of conduct, to educate
him on broad lines. But it could not
be expected that these boys would
all, or even a respectable minority
of them, remain on the farm; neither
would it be best that they should.
There is an urgent demand for them
elsewhere. In physical sense,
where are the nervy, pushing, aggres.
sive citizens of the future to come
from if not from the farm? Where
are the bank, the great corporation
and the big commercial concerns to OBJ.
tain men of the requisite energy and
ability to plan and conduct our great
modern business enterprises if not
from the farm? Where does the state
most look for rugged and loyal de.
tenders of its national honor? To
the farm boys. From where else shall
the country secure that sterling
worth, ability and integrity of charac-
ter needed in our legislature and ex-
ecutive offices? 1t is as true as Cos
pei that if it were not that q peren.
NAL crop of well-born, sound and
healthy country children, reared in an
atmosphere of morality and patriot
ism, is continually available as ma
terial for future American citizens
this country, great and grand as it is,
would go straight to the devil inside
CT two generations.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
DON'T GRIT YOUR TEETH.
The Man in the Chair Gets Pointer
or Two From the Dentist.

or TWO From the DentlSt.
mo teeth to FILL" the dentist said
to the man in the chair, but you are
grinding off your teeth more than you
ought to. Do you grit your teeth in
your sleep?"
And the man said he didn't stay
awake long enough to know about
that, but were they much ground off?
more than they ought to be at your
age" said the dentist. you have
worn the enamel off from some OF
them and got down to the dentine."
What's going to happen?" asked
the victim.
why, if you keep on grinding them
off," said the dentist, ''the teeth will
hollow out and well have to put plugs
in them with gold tops to give them
new grinding surfaces"
This wasn't a very pleasant pros
pect, so later the man sought to ascer.
tain for himself whether he did grit
his teeth unduly. And while he was
still unable to stay awake long enough
to find out, he did discover that he
had a habit at times of gritting his
teeth, in his waxing moments, wher
he sat back from his work to think
of something, for instance. And he
made up his mind that he would STOP
that, anyway, and he hoped that he
might thus stop grinding his teeth in
his sleep, IL he did so grind them
For, fine as they might be, he didn't
want any of those nice little gold
capped plugs put in his teeth If he
could help II.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23

II is an easy matter TO show that
thousands of farmers are becoming
rich, but is the average farmer over
a living? In many things the farmer
is at a disadvantage. He pays full
taxes. Ills property cannot be hid
den from the assessor. He pays the
highest price for everything he buys.
He gets no discounts. He is at the
mercy Of the railroad that transports
his products. He has very little to
do with fixing the prices of that
which he sells. How much special
legislation" has the farmer had? How
many farmers are there in congress-?
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23

Opinions differ considerably as to
the depth to which corn should be
cultivated. There is no doubt but that
conditions influence this question ma
terially. the same as they do every
other question in practical agriculture.
A majority of writer's favor what is
termed shallow cultivation-that is,
cultivation that does not as a rule
go down deeper than four inches in
the soil. But in some instances, as
when the weather is very wet, it may
be necessary to stir certain soils more
deeply to aid in drying them, and also
20 effectually destroy the weeds that
are growing in the sand.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
mr. R1yAH,5 BUNGALOW

ruled a native people. At the time the
kajah was residing at Sarawak, hav-
ing found the tumultous and ever-in-
creasing shouts for his life in his cap
ital wearying. The interior of the
island was in rebellion against the
Rajah, and his existence was in dan
ger of an abrupt conclusion at any
time.
Brooke heard of the Rajah's diem
ma, and considered that he had ar
rived at an opportune time. The open
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23

We take it for granted that good
many of our readers have harrows
that have been run six or seven
years, and that the teeth in them are
getting rather blunt. If so, let us
stick our bill into your private affairs
to the extent of telling you to take
those teeth off and take them to tho
shop for a sharpening the next time
you go to where blacksmith is. II
the harrow Is all right every other
way it will be the means of making
almost a new harrow out of it. We
mean as far as the work it will do is
concerned. Blacksmiths usually
charge a cent apiece for sharpening
harrow teeth.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
VARIOUS KINDS OF DAYS.
Word Said to Have No Real Meaning
Without Defining Adjective.


Without Defining Adjective.
Five kinds OF day are recognized.
and it has been said that the word
day" has no real meaning without an
adjective defining what kind of day
is meant. There is a civil day, the
astronomical day, the apparent solar
day, the mean solar day, and the sid
ereal day. The civil day begins at the
midnight preceding mean noon, and
consists of twenty-four hours counted
after twelve o'clock; the astronomical
day begins twelve hours after the civil
day, or at the mean noon Of the cor.
responding civil day. These hours
are reckoned from to "a II will be
seen. therefore. that while 1ohr.
12min., January LIST astronomical time,
is also 10hr. 12min. January 1st civil
time, yet 22hr 12min., January 1st as
Economical time. is also 10hr 12min.
a. m, January End civil time. There
are many anomalies growing out of
this use of the civil day, and there are
many arguments in favor of using the
astronomical day. It is one of the
reforms which undoubtedly will come
some time.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
stinay Woman.

Employment Agent-Why did you
leave Mrs. Goodsoul so soon? She is
said to be very nice woman.
Domestic-Nice! She's that stingy
she begrudges the very air ye
breathe.
"You amaze me-"
Judge for yrself Kerosene isn't
worth over IL cents a gallon. is it?"
NO"
"Well. she most had a AZ cause 1
started TO pour few drops OF II in
tn kitchen stoye.-New York Weekly.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
Woman 5en, on Vengeance.

AS NJ. Leon Victor was passing
along the Boulevard st. Michael,
Paris, a woman attacked him and bit
his ear off. He is now dangerously
Ill of blood poisoning. The woman
said she had been Tilted. and was de-
termined to wrealI her vengeance on
every man she met.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23

Minnesota has well enforced pure
food law. and IL proves that most of
the prosecutions under this law are
confined TO that part of the state i'm
mediately adjoining the state of Iowa,
which has no such law, the operation
of the law OF competition tempting
Minnesota merchants to sell cheap
things II not good things.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23
ONE Of RAA4X RR00kf550lDERj

signed a national flag, in which the
cross from his family coat-armor fig
ured, and declared the independence
of Sarawak.
The Yale expositor., 1904-09-23

tA6r. wragg invites contributions OF
any new Ideas that readers of this De,
partinent may wish to present. ana
would be pleased TO answer correspond
ents desiring information on subjects
discussed. Address M. ]. Wragg. Wau-
kee, Iowa.l
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-20
A SERIOUS
ACCUSATION
Negro Arrested AT Chrfstiana On The
Charge OF Arson

Herbert \. Thomas of the Baltimore
detective force, went to Wilmington one
day last week, and with Police Officer
Cornish. of that city. arrested Elmer
llynson. col0red. who is wanted in Mary
land 0n the charge of arson. IIynSon
WAS f1url at Chri$tialu and when ar
rested hy was playing bail on Il lot
When accosted he admitted the crime
and Willingly accompanied the officers
to Wilmington. after which the Balti-
more detective took him to Baltimore.
HyrSon is Il farm hand and was en-
plorcd in that capacity by Wesley Cam
non who has Il farm in ChcStcrtown
Kent county Md
On the night Of january 3D. out of re-
venge on his employer it is alleged. he
set fire to the Cannon homestead. The
house WAS burned to the ground. and
Mrs. Cannon, together with her children
narrowly escaped being consumed in the
flames. and were forced to seek refuge.
after Il long walk in the cold and snow,
in Il distant farm house.
The Baltimore authorities heard of
llNnSon'$ location, and detective Thorn
as was detailed to come to Wilmington
and get aid from the local Department.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-20
DELAY WARE COLLEGE
NEWARK, DELAWARE.
Session of 1904-5 Begins Septem-
Der 18th, 1904.

Entrance examinations will be held at
any of the following named places, on
June 18TH and 18th, 1904, if notice is sent
to the President: Newark, Middletown,
Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Georgetown,
Lewes, Seaford, Laurel.
Examinations for entrance will be held
in the College on September 18th and
I4th, 1904.
Candidates should present themselves
for examination in June, as they will
then have opportunity to make up at the
examination at the College in Septem-
Der any deficiencies that may be dis
covered
Tuition free to all students from Del
aware.
For any information about the College
write to the President Catalogues sent
upon application.
GEO. A. HARTER. President.
apr I6 5mos
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-20
Nursery Inspection

AS the season is at hand when the
officers OF the State Horticultural De-
partment conduct the annual inspection
of nurseries in the State as required by
the laws of Maryland, $685. Chapter
2So. we wish to announce to the public
that it is necessary for everyone who
wishes to sell either trees. vines. shrubs.
plants. etc, in this ol. any other State
to have their premises inspected by the
State Ent0molCgiSt and the State Pa
biologist. and secure Il certificate from
the above mentioned officers. if the in
spection is satisfactory. certifying that
said inspected stock is apparently free
from injurious insects and plant dis
eases. Such certificates should be at
tached to every consignment Of either
trees. vines shrubs. plants. etc. in or
der that the con>ignee may not violate
the before mcntiGned law.
The inspection of nurseries is of great
importance 10th to the nurScrymcn and
the growers; to the former. in THAT Il
rigid inspection of his stock will reveal
any injurious pests which may have re-
Gently commenced their ravagc<. thereby
giving him an opportunity to control the
same before their dcpredation< are ser
speCted by specialists enables him to
give Il greater assurance to the p,lblc
that his stock is clean and healthy. The
official certificate given to the nursery
men i'll this State protects them from
| competitors who grow inferior stock and
moreover allows them to ship their stock
into other States without it being con-
tiScatcd by the officers of the respective
States
To the grower, the attached certiti-
cate accompanying every consignment
of nursery stock assures thar the stock
has been duly inspected and is appar-
entity free from any injurious pests. AS
there are many that attack NURSERY
stock. which the ordinary grower would
not detect until after the planted stock
commenced to lose vitality or dies. the
result being loss of money and time,
tn" inspection of nurseries is i'll many
ways Il great benefit to the prospective
grower.
Those wishingto sell trees. vines.
shrubs. plants. etc.. should at once mott
fly the officers of the State Horticultural
department, College Park, Md. and the
inspection will he made at the proper
time. at the expense of the State IIolti-
cultural Department..
THOMAS b. SYAIONS.
State Entomologist.
j. b. $. NORTON.
State Patho!ogist.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-20
THE ELK NECK ROAD.
For the Cecil Wing.

/ VI lht Nttll W nlp.
y writer in your issue of the 10th inst
over the signature of "E" has; endeay-
o:ed to cnlightcn the public on the sub
jvct of Il proposed alteration of the pub
lie road from tIkton to Turkey Point.
and in doing 50 has placed himself in a
dilemma, having two horns. upon one,
or losSibly both of which he has certain
ly impaled himself; those horns are ig-
nolHnce AND falSchood
He speaks of the district of country
where the alteration is proposed as IAN
out of the way section where there is
hardly amy travel"
Now the facts are simply thcsc-Every
foot of the proposed change is in full
view of the town of Elkton, and the far
thest point, not more than one and a.
half miles from the town limits: SO
much for it being ian out of the section
and us it regards the travel over the Elk
Neck road it is fully equal to the travel
on the North East and West Nottingham
roads combined. What becomes of his
assertion that there sis hardly any tray
el' upon it?
The plain history of this application
to the Commissioners is as follows-Thc
citizens of Elk Neck have received less
attention from those having the control
of the public roads than any other por-
ton OF the county, II fact notorious to all
converSam with such Matters They
have borne in silence. this injustice and
neglect for many years until the only
outlet they had became literally ilnpas>-
sable: last winter. when grain advance ed
i'll price materially, several farmers in
the Neck hud considerable quantities of
grain on hand. and desired to avail
themselves in the rise in the market,
but such w;$ the state of the road in
question that it was utterly impossible
for them to- get into market Now what
becomes of the bold assertion of Il"
THAT the Elk Neck road is IAN excellent
lCudt'
\ year or more ago the Commissions
erS of Secil county appointed examiners
to examine the condition of this road
and report what alterations and improve
mentS Were necessary. Two out of the
three persons thus appointed are men
OF great experience, noted for their eau
ton. and as large taxpayers would GER
talnly reject any project likely to involve
"A large expenditure of the public money:
and as they resided at distance from
the proposed improvement, had no per-
sonal interest in the matter: notwith-
standing all this. the report WAS unani-
NOUS in favor of such alterations us
that now asked. 1t may be proper to
state, also. that the examiners carefully
went over the road and alteration pro
POSED number of times giving it a
full and deliberate examination. before
their report was determined upon.
Now the citizens of Elk Neck desire to
be paced On I'm equal footing with those
of other sections of the county: this they
have a right to ask. and demand, and
will not he deferred thcrcfrom by sscrib-
blcrs who are distinguished for nothing
but assurance, ''impudence." ignorance
and falsehood. Elm NECK.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-20
REDUCED RATES TO LOUISVILLE
Via Pennsylvania Railroad Account BIZ
ennial Encampment Knights of Pythias

On account of the Biennial Encamp-
ment, knights of Pytlias, at Louisville,
Ky, August 16 to 20, 1904, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell ex-
cursion tickets to Louisville and return,
from all stations on its lines, from Au-
gust II to II. inclusive, at rate of single
fare, plus Sl.oo, for the round trip
These tickets wild be good for return
passage to leave Louisville not later than
August 81. when validated by Joint
Agent at Louisville. Upon deposit of
ticket with Joint Agent. not latter than
August II, and payment of 30 cents. un
extension of return limit may be secured
to leave Louisville TO September 10, i'll
elusive.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-20
CIRCUIT COURT FOR CECIL
COUNTY.

When we closed our report last week
the trial of James Iicmphll for the
shooting of George Bris'tow was proceed
ing. The jury were out all Friday even
ing and until II O'Clock on Saturday,
when they brought in n verdict of not
guilty.
State vs. Andrew Bennington: case
from Hartford; assault and battery on
Joseph Guyton; guilty: fined $500 and
costs. and imprisoned 10 days in county
JAIL Jones for State, Batemun and Ro-
wan for defendant.
State vs. George Farrell. free negro,
for cnticing away Il slave woman be-
longing to John Owens: not guilty; Graz
son for State, Evans and Jones for de-
PENDANT.
State VS.. Hugh Wright; assault and
battery on VIM. Tammany stetcd, de
PENDANT to pay costs.
State VS.. Patrick Grace. assault and
battery on c. w. Knight found guilty
of an aggravated assault; sentenced to
pay S1.00 and costs and to be confined
six months in county JaiI; Jones for
State. Creswel Chambers for defend
ant.
State VS.. George Wiley, assault and
battery on Mary Ann Evans: not guilty.
Estate vs. Richard Craig. FREQ negro
assault with intent 10 commit n rupe on
Catharine Rlannn: verdict guilty: sen
fenced two years and three months to
the renitentiurv: Jones for State. Evans
for defendant,
State VS.. John Gillespie. for the MUIR
der of BENJAMIN \. Davis: not guilty,
being insane ut the present time Or
dered by the court that he be confined
in the MARYLAND Hospital until he re-
cover his reason. ut the cost of Cecil
county. Jones for Statc. Mccullough
x Maxwell for prisoner
State vs.. James Frazer, assault and
battery on Alice IIurn: >tcted; Jones for
State.
Stat" vs.. Wesley Janney; gambling;
steted; Jones for State; Mccullough &
Macknll for defendant
Stat" vs.. Parker Hall: same; stet
Staff vs.. Roht Mackcy: same stet.
State VS.. Mart. Rnrland; same; stct.
State VIZ. Levi Jsrnney. same; stct.
State vs.. Benz. T. Price. assault and
battery on Ih"mH> L. Jones; rot guilty;
Jones and Archer for State; Gluson.
\, 'r1., w. 'Nnia f. ''l'''S' save OF 'ohh
w. '' I,:,. ~. '"' ''"S I!",S" Oh Ea-
guilty: sentenced t. the prrftcrtiarv for
five years and thi,r m.a:tilS. The ,oun-