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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04
THE FLOOD OF NOAH.
Geology Proves the Foundation OF
the Biblical Account.


There are Biblical doubters who scott
ut the idea that there ever was Il great
flood, yet the testimony Of the geolo-
gists, to say nothing of Ignatius Don
nclly'S theory of the submerged CONT
ncnt of AtlantaS, proves that at one
time the entire carth's surface was
covered with water. Professor Wright
of Obcrin, who has made geology a
life study, brings us new light upon the
subject In writing on the subject of
the contributions of Geology to the
Crcditability of the Flood" he states
that the level of the land changes con-
Stantly. The highest mountains were
once below the sea-level, as is proven
by the finding of Sca-shells on the sum-
mitS of the highest peaks. All of Cen
trail Asia was once covered by water
and is. now drying up. In fact the dry
ing out process has been going on for
thousands of years. The TurkeStan and
Siberian low-landS We're once sub
merged, while evidence is shown that
the Desert of Cobb was once Il body
of water equal to the Mediterranean i'll
size and depth.
The valley of the Jordan in ages back
was covered with water to Il depth of
from LOCO to | 400 feet. while changes
of level and climate in Asia seem to
prove that the Deluge once passed over
the entire country.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04
A Very accurate Description.

Hon. George S. Legare, member of
Congress from South Carolina and a
graduate of a Washington law school,
has a sense of humor and enjoys a
good joke even at the expense of the
members of his profession. He does
not uphold the smart lawyer and tells
of case in his native city of Charles
ton where pettifogging attorney was
crosS-eXamiuing an old negro witness.
After asking the old darkey a num-
Der of catch questions in an endeavor
to confuse him, he finally asked the
witness his occupation.
Use a cahpentah, sab"
what kind of carpenter?"
"Dey calls me a jack-leg cahpentah."
"What is 'jack-leg' carpenter"
Hes cahpentah what amt a fust-
class cahpentah, sah!'
well, explain fully what you I'M
derstand 'jack-leg carpenter to be-"
insisted the lawyer.
Boss, deed All claih to goodness All
dunno how ter 'splain any mo- bout a
iack-leg cahpentah 'ceptin' hit am jes
de same diffunce as dey is betwix' you
an fust-class laSyah, sab p
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04
To Make Old Fashioned Yeast,

Boil two ounces of the best hops in
four quarts of water for half an hour g:
strain and let the liquor cool down to
the warmth of new milk. then put in
Il small handful of salt and half Il
pound of sugar, beat up one pound of
the best flour with some of the liquor
and then mix well all together. Let
this mixture stand until the third day.
then add three pounds of potatoes,
boiled and mashed. let it stand Il day
longer, stirring frequently and keeping
1t near the fire in an earthen vessel,
then strain and put in bottles and ii
Is ready for use. The advantage Of
this yeast is that it ferments spontan-
eously not requiring the aid of other
yeast. If well cooked and kept in Il
cool place, it will keep six months or
more. 1t has been thoroughly tested
and never fails to make delicious light
bread.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04
Chemist Wiley on Pure Food.

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the chief of
the Bureau of Chemistry Of the De-
partment of Agriculture, has just re
turned from a tour of the British
Isles, France and Germany, where he
has been studying the preparation of
food products-packing, shipping, and
human consumption of foods. DR..
Wiley is pure food man. He be-
lieves that we should all have pure
food, or at least know what it is
adulterated with, and he is one of the
most active advocates in the country
Of national pure food legislation.
The question of pure food" he
said, lis one that should be better un-
derstood, and more actively engaged
in by people generally. We have Sc
cured legislation enabling us to pre-
vent the importation Of impure and
harmful foods, but the people are ap-
parcntly careless in regard to domcS-
tic manufacture. There is one feat
ure of the pure food investigation
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04

his father would reap, he had liiie,,
70 notice the lapidity of then growth Oh
the stalk which he had assembled. As
quickly as he stepped down. so llucl'
more rapidly the stalk seemed to grow
and he was no nearer the bottom imam
when he started.
His father. noting the absence OF
his son, saw that it would be useless
for him TO hunt through the jungle OF
waving corn, so he climbed to the top
of his windmill and his anxious eyes
behcld his boy waving his red bandana
in despair. Hastily Summoning his
neighbor and his other two sturdy
sons. they proceeded with axes to
chop down the wicked stalk. Their
axes, however, failed to find the same
mark twice. so rapidly did the stalk
shoot upward. Night came on with
out their accomplishing anything and
the boy was left to what appeared to
be n terrible fate. Like most Kansas
boys, however. he was awake to all
his opportunities. and existed for a
long time on the raw corn, having con
Sumed so much that he later notified
his parents by means of n message
written on one of the dried corn leaves
that lie was getting so fat there was
danger of the stalk breaking with his
weight. lie wrote that he believed a
more balanced ration would relieve
his fears, suggesting the planting of
beans at the base of the cornstalk as
an CXpcdient.
However. before the beans could So
cure enough growth, the drought
came on and stopped the growth of
the stalk and the boy was enabled
to climb down, thus saving his life.
AS mementos of the occasion. the lad
gathered up the corn cobs which he
had thrown down from his lofty seat,
amounting TO something over four
bushels and a peck, and on these he
has been working, turning them into
corn-cob pipes which he is exhibiting
mt the Truth Bureau Of the Portland
Exposition.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04

bundles of these cuttings should then
be Kept in running water until small
leaves or sprouts appear, when they
will be ready to peel.
Pretty White Willows.
Willows thus peeled are of Il fine
white color. while those which un-
dergo steaming or boiling for the re-
moval of the bark are of Il dark color,
being stained by coloring matter con
tanned in the bark; but experience has
shown that the articles made of boiled
willow are much more durable than
those made from the white rods of
spring pcclinG. The operation is so
simple that old persons incapable of
arduouS labor can make fair wages
doing this sort of work.
And vet, the farmer may ask, is
there market for willow ware in
this country? The United States con-
sumcs the largest amount of willow
ware of any country i'll the world
From one district in Germany alone,
as far back as 1893, i'll spite of the
panic existing at that time, $23O.OOO
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04
Willows Grow on Corn Land.

The general idea IS that willows
will grow only on very swampy
ground, but experience shows that all
serious attempts made on we'll
drained soil. even though of poor quail
ity, have been successful. The ground
is prepared Just the same as it would
be for corn or wheat. Willow plant
ing generally is done in the autumn;
should he in rows, the sets or cut
tingS. according to older methods be
ing placed about ten inches in length
and planted in the ground until about
only an inch and half prOtrudCs
above the ground. Almost without
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04

exception through the country will
lows are planted from inches to Il
fnOt apart in rows Dig feet to Il yard
distant from one another. thus allow
ing from about HOOD to $4,000 to the
GCrc. This method of wide planting
is followed for several reasons, it of
course being cheaper to plant fewer
cuttings, and the cost of cultivation
being reduced. the wide rows allowing
for the use of a pillow. 1t is also UNI
derStood and held by the higher
authorities that the more shoots from
stool or stump, the greater the yield
Where the cuttings have been planted
on meadow or corn land. the first year
the rows are hoed two or three times.
and later run through with n light
pillow. In later years only the ploW is
used. On bottomland, however, they
are only cultivated once, and there
fore only grassed with a sickle.
To Produce Straight Rods.
The Department of Agriculture has
found that though there may he OBJ
lection to close planting on account of
increased cost and greater amount
of cultivation necessary, both a
heavier yield and longer, more even
sized and better rods are obtained
straghter, less branchy, and less ia
pering. While a yield of four tone
of green rods per acre may be OBJ
tanned in twelve years where the hollis
are planted in rows three feet apart.
with distance of one foot between
hollis. over six tons are obtained from
an acre planted 29X9 inches, in only
ten years. The Department also adj
vises that the cuttings should he not
less than twelve inches in length. and
planted with the buds pointing up
ward, and that when placed in the
ground each cutting should be per-
fectly perpendicular. When willows
are planted close together all weeds
and grass, the foes of the willow,
should be kept out.
Osiers should be cut the first year,
even If no valuable material can be
obtained, for if this is delayed until
the second year, there is apt to be a
tendency to branch, so that less valu-
able material can be cut. This cut
ting should be done during the winter,
from November l to March 1, and as
near the ground as possible. The
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04
CONTROL OF CANAL MATTERS.
Transfer to the State Department
Under Secretary Root.

1t seems to be generally accepted
that the control of all matters in con
nection with the construction Of the
Panama canal is to be transferred
from the War Department to the
State Department. Under the law the
work is to be performed under the di-
rection of the President, and he origi-
nally intrusted it to Secretary Taft OH
the general ground that all national
engineering works were properly the
business of the War Department. 1t
is now realized that Secretary Taft
has great deal more than his pro
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04

worn of fine willow ware was i'm
ported. Since that date, hoWcvcr5 the
value of willow imports has decreased,
due, probably, TO the increase OF VIII
low growing in this country.
The manufacture of willow IS Whai
MIGHT he termed Il "houSe industry,
in which the men, women and chill
dren are engaged in pecling and split
ting the rods and weaving the bas'
kets under contract.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04

portionatc share of the government
work and responsibility, and it is
with view of relieving him of a por-
ton of his official burdens that the
President suggested the ACCESSIBILITY
of the transfer of the Panama Canal
work to the State Department.
Secretary Roots acceptance of the
trust would enable Secretary Taft to
devote more of his time To the CON
sid"ration of important questions af-
fecting the government of the Philip
pines and tie business of the army
generally. 1t is known that Secretary
Taft has no personal ambitions in
connection with the Panama canal
work. and is entirely willing, as a
matter of general cNpcdirncy, that its
supervision should be transferred Ia
Secretary Root as the head of the
State Department.
Secretary Root. however with al
his ability for hard work. is under.
stood To have 10 laundering after The
canal job
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04

lille this is not true of the condi-
Ions in western New York, the trade
there demands only the cheapest
grade of the steamed willow. But
Stcam-prelcd rods have dark color,
and hence cannot be used for fine bas-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-04

Prior to 1889 the Speaker of the
House of Commons was paid a salary
of 5 pounds a day and a fee of 5
pounds on every private bill passed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-31
The GREATNESS or AMERICA.

II tell you, America Is a great conn.
try. said q member Of congress or the
dag thai the reports ~ the Russian
revolution were published IN tn.
Washington newspapers.
lust think ~ II. There IL Uncle
Joe Cannon On the rear of that troll
ley a He i the presiding officer
Of The greatest deliberaiive body In
The world He IA hanging on 10 the
railing 10 keep from being thrown off
hy q lot n department clerks He y
smoking a pittshurg stogie and no
one Is paving any particular attention
10 him II ha didn't have car fare be
voali BE- put of right here at this
corner inst like n ether man would
be.
"lf be held n position Of equal dignl
~ and power in Russia he would be
surrounded tv 5,oeo soldiers, several
troops ~ cavalry and Lord knows how
ta1uy guns No enc would ever see
hts face
lust then Secretary Shaw came
along He was alone and was carry
ing nosa" newspapers and n paper sack
filiea with fruit,
Now. there Il our premier OF Il
nance said the congressman lie Is
walking along here through the
crowds Just imagine the Russian
q finance mingiing I'm a
crowd Ia the streets Of ST. Petersburg
J tell You | am awed when I think ~
the greatness and The freedom of this
What a great thing II is To
lsc an American Exchange.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-31
cUT|CuRA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest
Skin Soap.
The Worlds Sweetest
Toilet Soap.
Sale Greater than the Worlds
Product Of Other Skin Soaps
Sold Wherever Civilization Has
Penetrated.

Millions Of the worlds bes. people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by cuti-
cara Ointment, the great skin care,
Tor preserving, purify ing. and beau
tifying the skin, Tor cleansing the
scalp Of crusts, scales. and daudruh,
and the stopping OF falling hair, for
sofiening, whitening, and soothing
red, rough, and sore hands, for baby
rashcs, itchings, and chafngs, for
annoying irritations, or too free or
offensive Precipitation, foT Lucrative
weaknesses, and many sentative, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves TO women, especially
mothers, as we'll as for all the pur-
poses of the toilet, bath, and nursery.
Cuticura Soap combines delicate
emollieut properties derived from
Cuticura, the great skin cure, with
the purest of cleansing ingredients
and the most refreshing of flower
odours. No other medicated soap
ever compounded is to be compared
with It for preserving, purifying, and
Identifying The skin, scalp. hair, and
hands. No other foreign or domestic
toilet soap, however expensive, is to
be compared with it for all the pur-
poses of the toilet. bath, and nursery.
Thus it combines in one soap at one
price the most effective skin and CON-
plexion soap, and the purest and sweet
est toilet, bath, and nursery soap.
Sold tsfousaosi The World Cu.icuss Rssosy.ni, sc.
On form Of Chocolate Cos.rd Plls, Sc. per vial q 90,
Oinirssn,, &C. sose, Sc. Dvpotsi LONDON, q Charef-
hcass "a. FariAs Rue De IL Pair, Boston. IL Coianbas
Ave- Potter Drug I Chem. Corp, Sole PropA
- se1d for :" hov to Cure Every iiurnouL.s
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-31
JuJlrsu. AS IMPORTED FROM
JAPAN.

UuJliyu bas its most distinguished
American exponent Ia the president
Ana he has expressed his opiniou that
the art Is 8orih more. ia every way.
tban 81 ~ our athletic sports con
bined lie hiss emphasized his opin-
fan by securing Yamashlta A. instrnc
tor Ia the ATT foF tht rayal acadtmy.
After d while. ths saaae work IS 20 be
aaugbt " ,he military academy The
heada of several municipal police 4e
par,menis stand ready 10 Introduce
thn orR among thu policemen under
them Tho present difficulty IS the
scarcity u qualities Instructors 10 this
country
n Americans r TO reap the utmost
benefit from the introduction Of jul
iltSn hese, the start must be made In
rms right say 10 Japan. there are
many meshods n jii jitsu. There IL
only one. however. that ~ recognized
as official Thai Is the eclectic sys
Tern devised In recent years by Prof
figure kano. principal OF the high nor.
NAL school Of Toxic Jia.JItsu IN ia
pan Ii the art OK the gentleman; Il Is
nor intrusted 10 the class Of subjects
who would correspond 10 our prize.
fighters. Hence IL III appropriate that
the recognized authority on jim iiisu Is
also one Of the leading educators of
his country.
u Is the kanc system that the pres
ident has mastered; IL Is this system
which y 10 be taught al Annapolis and
at West Pont The kano Ia the Off.
cial system Of Japan, which f. taught
to every officer and enlisted man OF
the Japanese army. navy and police
departments. All of the other schools
OF iiujitsu, while providing me;hois
that ss~sm clever 10 the uninitiated
American, are helplessIy inferior be.
fore the kano methods. Some OF
these inferior systems contaIn as
many a. three hundred feass each.
the kano has but one hundred and
sixty feats. yet the kano provides a
wholly adequate defense, not only
against the Anglo Saxon boxer or
wrestler. hut against the adept Of any
n OF the inferior. old Japanese
schools -from The Japanese Art of
jim Jitsu.' by II. Irving Hancock, In
the American Moathly Review ~ Re
views for February
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-31

territory: II Is awful TO contemplate.
Certainly the opening ~ one of the
graDdest scenic regions In the United
States should mot be thought 81. les,
more people find their way 10 the
headwaiers Of the PecoS 20 fish. what
Commissioner Abbot, calls The grand.
est mountain road In America and
which he says wtn bring New Mexico
fame in every corner Of the land
should no, bs contemplated lest II
hinder some Albuquerque idler from
struggling over a mountain trail for
half a day 20 get a good run a. me
end"
The Journal quotes The Optic when
a. says.
a gentlemnn who hiss spent much
time IN the Alps and O recently
has been visiting the mountain coun-
try hcrcabout tells The Optic that
orr scenery IN grandeur ard ~
breadth u view. surpasscs taat of ihs
famous Europe,n mountains n viii
be necessary only 10 open the way 10
these magnificent heights AMI thesp
loyely valleys 10 have lhe region.
'hwnrca With visitors Las Vegas
Optic"
II also quotes from the New Mcai
can Then u adds,
The boosting IN these two newspa.
peers for the Scenic Highway IN nat
urel and 70 be expected we ere ss.
sured ty experts. however. that IT
means the ruin 81 fishing In the pecos
Most men would rather struggle over
a mountain trail for half a day ami
get u good run AZ the end. than 70
ride 70 the stream in an automobile
and whistle for a bite"
There has never been anything
more nonscaslcal published by a terri.
toriai newspaper. What kind Of q
policy is It that the Journal would al
~yocaie? Don't let people throng to the
Grand Canyon, lest they drive the few
elk in that region away. Don't build
a railroad acros the Oscura noun.
taIns TO Roswell. lest IL prevent some
tenderfoot with fierce armament and
short breeches from bagging a few
quail The rugged mountain trail
trayersed by few is more to be desired
than the splendid highway travelled by
thousands. This territory should be
kept closed as a game and fish pre-
serve rather than have Its magnificent
beauties brought 10 the attention OF
the world. It's developed and
It's barren areas reclaimed. Verify the
Journal writer must have taken a
taste Of the loco weed ere he penned
anything 50 foolish as HIS reason for
delaying the completion OF the Scenic
Highway.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-31
wglonry

We had been considering 4swessing
s's'nnenaaiion upon IN" laT improve
fa.at ID he editorial coIudns az the
Albuquerque Journal. which have
shown a tendency 70 treat locsi t.
SUES and 80 relcgate dry-ss-dust out
side matters 20 their proper place.
However We are instead lexi 10 ex.
press some surprise AZ the peculiar al.
''tude of that paper towards the
Scenic Hishssy
The Journal has all along showed
that breadth Of view which enabled
II 70 favor = project thar meSn the
Advertisement and Advancement or
The whole territory a. well as the es
~tahllshment of N impcrsnt prInei.
pie Rut Il has found an insuperabls
objection 10 The completion NJ the
Scenic Highway The fishing 90 the
Pecos VII be injured nd ever such
= calamity threa,cu The people ~ his
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-31

The Rock Island over It's tracks
TO Morlarity would mean the Roct
Island over It's own tracks 10 Albu-
qnerqne Journal But the Rock Island
ought 20 be extended TO Moriar.,y.
The trains would scare the antelope
ana nos Albuquerque mcn according
10 the Journal would rather chase an
antelope in the wilds than ride
through The country on an express
train
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-31
The FINANCIAL SITUATION.

Henry ciews under date OF Jan. 2s
writes;
The New York financial situation
has been more or less affected by
the outbreak In Russia. For a
period Il, vas impossible 10 tell ghas
would be the extent and consequences
Of an uprising which has long
been feared. and which has not Jet
by any means eliminated. The
fact, however. that the government
al ST Petersburg had taken rigorous
methods Of s~rppressing disorder. and
with considerable success. tended 10
partially restore confidence: and
there Was much less uneasiness In
the latter part ~ The week than when
the outbreak first began.
Il Is quite premature. however. 10
assume that the trouble ls over. While
the final outcome Is teyoad human
foresight. II s. practically certain that
the enlightened political freedom
which Russia heeds and must have for
her natural development Is only
deferred and cannot be post.
ponei indefinitely, Whether II
will be obtained by peaceful or
by revolutionary methods remains 10
be The car. a humane bur
weak ruler, Ii unfortunately under
complete control of the bureaucracy,
and no concessions OF importance are
expected al present from that quarter.
THE revoiutionists. which include al.
classes from anarchists 70 the
Zenistvos. are a body thus far 10.
capable Of organization and entirely
lacking in able or forcefnl leadership
Such being the case. ne government
tnag ~ able TO maintain order il che
army continues LOYAL. bur hs whoie
situation Is highly volcanic anl con.
tains All lhe elements ~ A great
reYolution-tke natural uprising OF
a long suffering people who have been
held down by the iron rule ~ an ar
bits1ry and ~amtocratic gos.rnmota
Evidently The time has come FIR the
Russian people to rise az On assert
shsir humane rights. 70 bs mcr. ir !
With this enlightened age
Tbs ezaH should not hesitate to
governmental methods for
The benefit Of the people and so re-
conten,ment and make his sub
truly patriotic.
The most hopeful aspect of the
Shole question is the probability ofthe
RussoJapanese war coming 20 a
close Russia Is evidently un
lhie to carry the confllcf 10 a nceess
'ui issue. her credit being threatened
her troops being needed Al home
prevent dissolution ot the Empire
This crisis permits an honorable re-
reat II such BE- the outcome. Il will
coun'erart temporarily at
east. tho effect % Russia internal
roubles The stoppaEe Of the enor
noas waste ~ llfe ans capital which