The aegis & intelligencer., 1905-04-28

. about clock, and was drowned. He
had purchased a load of fish and paid for
the same When about starting, he de-
cided to visit some acquaintance who
lived near the river. In company with
others carrying a lantern, the party
started towards the wharf, Mr.. Winter
preceding the light He stepped over the
edge near the warehouse, where the
water is very deep. His body was not
recovered until FIVE hours after the accl-
dent. 1t was gotten out with graphing
irons. Baldwin and Bailey, undertakers,
prepared the remains for shipment and
they were taken to his home on Wednes-
day. The deceased man was 81 years
old and leaves wife and five children.
Mr. William G. Jeffery has lately COM
pleted a number of improvements to his
store and dwelling on Main street, Bel
Air. He has built an addition to the
store occupied by Cook and Jeffery which
almost doubles the floor space. 1t is 20
by 81 feet and lighted by sky light that
shows off the attractive stock Of goods in
a pleasing manner for the patrons. In
this part of the store, ladies furnishings,
millinery, etc, will be exclusively shown.
The whole store room is lighted with
electricity and presents tasteful appear
ance that is not surpassed by the stores
in any large city. Mr.. Jeffery has also
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veniences, and his buildings, which repre-
senting an outlay of over 81 900, are testi-
monals Of his thrift and good manage
ment.
The Reckord Manufacturing Com
pany, agents of the Minimax chemical
fire extinguisher, gave successful exhi-
bition of the power of this fire fighter in
a public test in front of the Court House
on Monday afternoon. A number of
pine boxes were covered with infiam-
mable oil and set on fire. When the blaze
was the fercest, chemical stream was
turned on and completely smothered
every lick of flame. This was repeated
two or three times, and when the test
was over it was almost impossible to
burn up the boxes that had been used, on
account of the pieces being charged with
gases from the fluid. Ifevery building
had a machine in it like this, there would
be thousands and thousands of dollars
saved every year, for nine times out of
ten fire can be extinguished without
much trouble if some modern apparatus
is handy for use before the flames get be.
yond control.
The Importance of testing seed corn
has been demonstrated in a number of
cases since the Corn Special passed
through this county a few weeks ago.
Several experiments have been made and
the results have been sent to Mr.. c. Bos-
ley Littig, who has made them public.
1t has been conclusively demonstrated
that not always the finest looking ears
of corn are most ikely Y to germinate. Mr..
Mr. T. Murray Maynadier, who has
farm near Vale, says that out of two
hundred tested ears, twelve of the best
looking failed to sprout. This would
demonstrate the fallacy of relying entire
ly upon the appearance of the ear and
illustrates conclusively the necessity for
practical test. OF course, corn planting
time is now so close at hand that those
who have not taken advantage of the
corn talk" will have to postpone the
necessary preliminaries in selecting good
seed until next year, yet the knowledge
gained from their more enterprising
neighbors should serve them goodStead.
The national interest in the Corn
Special, which made its initial trip over
the Maryland and Pennsylvania rail
railroad. will, it is believed, have the
effect of bringing settlers from other
states into our midst. Mr.. c. Bosley
Littig, who promoted this innovation is
in receipt of a communication from the
editor OF a newspaper in Iowa, who
states that he believes there will be an
influx of western population towards
Maryland. This correspondent thinks
that the sowing of alfalfa will have the
effect of revolutionizing farming as it
will grow in this community without
special effort. The point is being force
fully made that the farmers of the east
do not apply modern intelligence in their
daily pursuits. 1t is claimed that there
is too much of tendency to follow in
the footsteps of the past rather than
take advantage of the science of the pur-
suit which is being gratuitously given out
by our agricultural colleges and expert
ment stations. The spirit tofimprovement
seems to be pervading every walk of life
and farmers must keep up with the
times,