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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

My Horse Brandy. beautiful bay,
fine size. stylish. easy. quick carriage,
splendid roadster. has speed, good
eyes, wind and sound. Gentle TO all
harness. An all round, noble horse,
young.
Also PRECURSOR canoe, 40 feet and 10
inches on keel 10 feet 2 inches beam;
II Horse Gas Engine; Decked forward.
Almost new, very able; splendidly built.
last goer; pretty model and suitable in
all respects for yachtin Entirely too
small for my present oyster and fish
business. W. L, POWELL,
June Gimp Airedela, Nd.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

viii exchange dwelling located at
Hyattsville, Nd, for timber land In St.
Mary's or Charles Counties. Property
In very desirably located, has steam heat.
all modern improvements. ten rooms.
Price Of same $500.
Address, VIZ. SHRDD HoLToN & Co.,
Hyattsville. Nd, o.
1907 Fl. Sc. N. w.
June 2S-1m. Washington, D. c.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

BY VIRTUE o au hority vested in
me a. late ''nu"ty rrea~ur. for St
Mary $ County, by an Act of the
General Assembly Of VI ryland. |
will tffrr at public sale at the Court
House door 10 I.eonardtowu,o on
TUESDAY. August 9, 1910,
between IL o'c ock, NJ and 3 O'Clock,
p. N, on that day and bet ween the
same hours on each succeeding day
until all sail property is disposed
OF and in til. order named 10 the list
below. the >everal tracts OF land or
parcels OF property herei matter nam
cd to the highest bidder for CASH
to satisfy the taxes, interest and
cost. now accrued or hereafter to
accrue. due on said property in the
State OF Maryland and in St. Mary's
county. for the years 1906 aud 1907,
which said taxes are now in default.
The reference made to 'Liber' and
Folio are 10 the Land Records OF
st. Mary's c'unty. Maryland.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Cornelius Butler. House and Lot. NO
deed. Taxes, interest and costs, %. SO.
Annie Rarnes. House and Lot, Liber
l. b A. No 4 folio l56. Taxes, interest
and costs. 81 n.
VIM Cation. House and Lot, No deed.
Taxes, interest and costs. 81 IA.
VIM Carter. House and Lot. No deed.
Taxes, interests and costs, 81 ~.
Thomas Green, House and Lot. No
deed. Taxes, interest and costs, $12 81
Martha Hopewell Hrs. House and lot
Liber j F T, No 8, folio 462. Taxes in.
terest and costs, 81 81.
Benedict Hopewell, House and lot.
No need. Taxes. interest and costs,
90 80.
John L Haven. House and lot. No
deed, Taxes, interest and costs, $5 20
Fell Lee. House and lot, No deed.
Taxes. interest and costs. 80 80.
Frank Parker. House and Lot. No
deed, Taxes. interest and costs, IS "a.
Rachel Taylor. Part Cross Roads SAX
acres, Liber J F F, No 6, folio 36S.
Taxes, interest and costs, elO.52.
SECOND DISTRICT.
George ArmswoFthy Pt Mardens Fan.
cy 40 acres and improvements Liber
+ b A, No 8, folio 526 Taxes, interest
& costs. $40 90
W. Bean. PIT Parish Beatle 8 acres.
land from Whalen Is acres, Liter e q
A. No 6. Folio 456. Taxes. interest
and costs, $40 81.
Leila n Graves. Land from w Price.
and Price. No deed. Taxes, interest
and costs, $3S IS.
John Maryland, House and lot. No
deed, Taxes, interest and costs, $5 81.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Joanna Clutch, House and lot. No deed.
Taxes. interest and costs, % SO.
John W Harris Joe Dyer AbelPs
Chance. 4S8 acres and improvements
Liber L B A; No s; folio IS Taxes; inter-
est & costs-$5 81
Jos W GOldsborough. Hickory Hin
go acres, Lot and four-fifths acres.
No deed, Taxes, interest and costs.
$19 10.
Mary J Love Land from 8 Thomson
5 acres. Improvements. Park Bottom 10
acres, Part Chance and Discovery s
acres, improvements. Liber r F. No 6.
Folio 334 and F F, No g, Folio 246.
Taxes, interest and costs. % 80
&c Milburn. Vacant Lot. Improve
ments, Liber F F. 10 8, Folio lie.
Taxes. interest and costs, els 10.
L n Peckham. Part Bloomsbury call.
ed River Side ga acres, improvements.
Liber B A, No 3 Folio 1S9, Taxes'
interest and costs, $50 OF.
John A Smith, Land from Jno 9 Mat.
tingiy 6K acres, improvements, Liber Z
b 4, No 2. Folio S76, Taxes, interest
and costs, 95 81.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

The Annual Sunday School Picnic for
ACKsndree n. L. Church. near Sand
gates. viii be held on the afternoon and
evening OF Wednesday. July goth. com
meneing at O'Clock. All are cordially
invited. CoMMIrrKE
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14
CHARLOTTE HALL SCHOOL.

Sc. Mays County. Maryiaad.
Thsnsxt session begins Sept Il. 1910.
Board and washing $3.50; tuition $50
a year.
Sc. Mays county 10 entitled TO the
follow wing scholarships.
The State scholarship of board and
tuition Tor 3 years. Apply to the School
Board, Geo. ". Joy, Secretary. Leonard
town.
2 The "Keech" scholarship Of board
and tuition for 3 y-ars. Applicants
must not be under ID years nor more
than IL years The Faculty viii make
the appointment on July 9Th. rs Char
lite Hall.
3 Any whi'e boy Of acceptable stand
ing, who has passed the 9th grade In
the pu' lie schools. may have a scholar.
ship OF free tuition Apply with proper
endorsement TO
col. J. MARSHALL DENT,
Oakl.y, Nd.
JOSEPH Fl. KEY. ESQ,
LeonardtOwn. Md.
For further information. address
GEO N. THOMAS A. M,
June 3O-1m. Principal
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NINTH DISTRICT.
RATIFICATION NOTICE
.. Philip Grssnwe0,

Mary T. Leach, admrx. Of RoneTt W. YassA
In the orpAanT Court OF g. Mary's County.
No. ll2 u. u.
It N hereby ordered thas ass aay yuas fsao.
that the sale made and reported ~ noharS
c. Combs, trustee In tAe a6cye ensts3nA eaae
% ratified and confirmed unlmm cause % ne
contrary be shown On OF nefure eAs 1Fa Mon
day Of July lyle, provided 0 cory of TIN or.
der 10 pu6liahed In the o. Mays BxAcoH
c e1 80 80 q sarss ssessve wssks prior
The report s1Atsa SAas ths lana anaa d.
KNOCK D ABEL. Cswk,
KkoCa .. ABKLL, cask.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14
w p. &C. Railroad Time Table.

Train leaves MechsnicsvilIe at 2.2O.
P. NJ, arriving at Brandywine at 400.
P.M. POpe's Greek Line leaves Brandy
wine at 4:56, p. N. Arrive I'm Baltimore
&C q 90, r. NJ and Washington at cas-
Trains connecting with the Pope's Greek
Line at Bowie leave Washington and
Baltimore at 100. A. N No Sunday
trains to or from Mechanicsville.
Mail Stage leaves I.eonardtown every
day, except Sunday. for Aechaniesville
at 7.3O, A. M; leaves Mechanicsville for
LeoDardtown a. soon as mail In sorted.
but not later than /, Pm.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

Percoson Aux. Cabin Canoe. 43 feet
long, IL feet beam II Fl. p. Engine
for sale. Cheap 70 quick buyer.
Apply 70
HOTEL ST. MARY'S.
June 30-1m.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

Father Kelly will hold q station
&C divers on the Manor Road,
Sacred Heart Parish, next Sunday
evening and will say Mass there
Mond ay morning July ls.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

Mrs. NJ. l.. Miilison, Of Leonardtown
In selling the latest Hats for Ladies' and
Children 30 II you wishes 20 get one
just call on her and be suited. Also all kind
OF latest styles OF Dress Goods for the
Spring aud Summer. Also will give a
nice present with every hat. So done
fail 70 call on her when In town.
Mas. n. l.. MILLAsoN.
March 31-tf.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14
TAN SALE
Property in ST. Mary's County.

BY VIRTUE o au hority vested 10
me a. late '"u"ty rrea~ur. + for st
Mary $ County, by an Act of the
General Assembly Of VI ryland. |
will tffrr at public sale at the Court
House door 10 I.eouardtowu.o on
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

Ross - Burfousha, Ecwss AAsAnes Il,
acreA L1nar J. y. p, Ne. q, Euzzo a. TAxaa
Interest and coees, &LA
Come as Last % aefss- No dssd- Taxss, N,
teFe4s and costs, t69.
J. p. Dosy. Q acres land, scrsa hand. Llhsz
J. J. G.. No 4, Folio 10. Taxsa, interest," and
costa x3-n.
Jane Dorsey and RrofhGr, Part Tread
Mount 20 acres. No deed. Taxes. tnseresi
and costa. N-A
sallie jackson, HOUSE and 10. LAbar T. d.
A, No. J. Folio u Taxes, tnterese ana costa.
s.7l.
John Jsnifsr, House and ios, Land from =
Taxes. intsrssssd and cosks, sii-il
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-14

and Wor-
zeal, yard
reLAwn,
no aud -
j. Child
Ia oak as
sget these
eith every
. millinery
very low
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13

been fairly satisfactory Tho methods
however, OF the dry farmers In Tooele
county are not in the main OF the APP
proved kind. Too many Of them fail
To practise the fallow; little care Is
taken In seed selection and u is con-
coded that the failure to secure max
imum crops I'm that county this year
Is due more to improper methods than
To drouth
Mt Paul Droubay OF Erda and Mr.
j 4. Anderson OF Lincoln are among
the most successful dry farmers here.
UTAH COUNTY GOOD.
In Utah county results have been
surprisingly good Mr.. stephen L.
ChipWan who operates in Cedar val
Icy, IN recent letter saws. "Our grain
Is remarkable to see this year; we
nave not had any rains since March
put We VIII harvest in the neighbor-
mood Of 20 bushels per acre from about
goo acres. u IS simply standing tho
dfouth fine and especially is this the
case with the Turkey Red wheat. This
mas been the best year for converting
the people 10 dry farming that we
have over had"
Nlr James Medium OF Prove,
bonch has hundred acres for which
ne paid 20 dollars per acre only four
years ago. Last year he obtained a
bushels Of good marketable grain per
acre and his ncighbors estimate that
nus Yield this year will be even bet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13
SNAIL FARM ING.

Among tho projects Of the depsrt- .
! inent OF agriculture Is an Investigation
| INT" edible snail raising as practised in
European countries and the possibility
OF us Introduction into the United
states with commercial success.
I me edible snails now on the market
OF inns country where they are con-
sluntly Incoming more popular. are i'm
ported from abroad. and ID is beIieved
that there are a number of uatIvc
species which would appeal 10 the chi
vogue ."
some people" remarked a scientist
u1 tne department are waking up to
the tdct that there Is profit aud inter
est IN the raising OF edible snails These
can be- imported for the purpose from
EUROPE. and there are several delicious
species Of Mexican and south American
sn1is now on the market here, as. for
mated Helix buffOniana
Like most kinds of edible snaIls. this
species Is extremely prolific and the
only condition required for raising the
dainty and beautiful little creatures Is
n moderately warm and even tcmpera-
turt' such as that of plant green
house The increasing popularity of
the delicacy warrants the belief that
edible snail propagation may be re-
garded as promising industry in this
country.
Occasionally seed such as is given for
FOOD 10 canary birds is planted In a
corner of the box. and when half grown
seems, according to expert snail raisers.
a tempting appetizer TO the dainty in
mates and gives a delicate flavor to In.
flesh The rolling surface OF periodical
~ renewed loan should be intorspersed
WIN small rough stones. small broken
tWigs and other miscellaneous odd bits
lne creatures evidently delight I'm
crawling over and under these To pre-
vent the snails from crawling up the
sides Of the box and making their es-
cape, wire screen Is recommended
Care, II seems. has % be given to the |
snailefy, and two inspections a day are !
required. All scraps of vegetable mat |
ter LETT uneatcn by the occupants must
be removed from the boxes II liz a
singular fact that the odor Of decom-
losing matter Is fatal to snails.
Their proper food consists OF clean.
tender. fresh bits OF leaves, preferably
nose OF the caulifower which they eat
'oracioualy. The earth must be- sprin-
<led once in "a hours with water 10
iampen the surface,-N. y. Sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13

lands. II Is generally conceded at
Nephi and elsewhere I'm the state.
that the Grace brothers are among
the best farmers To be found in the
west. These getlemen have large
acreage and their Yield this year was
between 80 and SO bushels per acre
THE METHODS.
The methods by which these re-
suits are obtained are very simple
ana can be briefly summarized II has
been shown IN Bulletin No 81 OF the
Utah Experiment station that fall
plowing Is essential In conserving
moisture The eNperimentcrs found In
cache valley a difference amounting
to more than sos tons ~ water to
the acre In the first five feet Of soil
IN favor Of land plowed in the fall.
They advise that blowing land in
the fall and leaving II In "A rough
lumpy condition through the winter
benefits the soil by weathering agen-
cies and this reacts favorably upon
the crop. IL must be conceded. how
ever that fan plowcd land Is more
likely to be infested with weeds dur
ing the fallow period than spring
ploWcd land The factor Of weakness
Is met by the Grace brothers Of Nephi
They pillow their land I'm the ordinary
way and in the early June Of the
volunteer wheat are well started. give
the ground thorough blowing. The
have very little trouble after that in |
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ter. when the writer visited this field
few weeks ago. lust at the time IL
was being harvested. 1t appeared that
the yield would not be less than so
bushels per acre.
IN SOUTHERN UTAH
From san Juan county the foreman
OF the experimental farm. writes. Il
am familiar with the appearance Of
the fields in the famous Cache and
Juab county dry farming districts but
In all my experience / have never
seen better fields Of grain than the
40 acres on the experiment farm this
year
From Washington county reports at
hand show that at Enterprise the re-
suits have been fairly satisfactory
Even In Sanpcte and SEWER counties.
whore proper methods have been en-
ployed the returns have more than
compensated for the labor involved
Juab county has given a splendid
account OF herself this year. The field
agent from the experiment station re-
Gently made his first visit TO this
section and upon his return he re-
marked that he had never seen, i'm
one section. so many good dry farmers
and 50 many well cultivated dry farms
as can be found In the vicinity i'm
mediately around Ncphi.
II would be folly TO attempt 10
give the names Of the successful dry
farmers because the list would en-
brace practically all who own dry
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13

the farms ~ these men are illustra-
tons Of the folly Of trying to grow two
and three and even more crops in sue
Cessiou.
FORTY BUSHELS FOR BONELDER.
In Boxelder county honors for the
most successful dry farming should
be divided between Mr.. Albert Holm
gren Of Bear River city, whose yield
Is. this year. between 80 and 40 bushels
per acre, and Mr. G.. w. Richards Of
Fielding who will obtain just az much
per acre.
There are some excellent dry farm
ers IA Davis county but the yield on
the average. viii not be as high az in
the sections further north. Mr.. James
q. Wood has probably the best field.
one OF the field agents from the ex-
pertinent station estimated that Mr..
Woods crop would this year yield IN
the ncighbOrhood OF 80 bushels per
acre. Mr. j. H. Bindloy Of Layton,
hes also made a very great success
OF his dry farming operations during
the past year.
In salt Lake county Mr. Marcus
Bennion and MIR. ~ r. Rasmussen.
both OF whom follow the advice Of the
dry farming experts. have obtained
excellent crops and II IL said by their
that their yields viii be IN
the noighborhocd OF 20 bushels per
acre.
In Toocle county the results have
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13

u INC history Of the past is any cri-
&c - may expect IN 1911 to have
Precipitation above tho normal. So
'u'h for the rainfall.
DRY FARMING.
D''ause Of the limited rainfall in the
~ spring and summer. there has
I" considerable uneasiness on the
AZ OF The dry farmers throughout the
~ western country When 1t is re-
~ '''at the precipitation during the
/ seven months OF 1903 was 1909
"'s and that during this year OslO)
.o'al precipitation for the corre-
| lug season was but $50 inches II
's'ihabie. was
|rner ~ most conservative and safe
Ions :, FH that under these condi-
ms was TO b. the crucial y,,,,..
|yen ~ When severe test would be
b the S system. The harvest season
|,u,n. aIy farms is now over and the
kd =, from all sections OF the state
hsns' ne intermountain country are
|kn,isa ana confirm the doctrine Of
Ie a., soil-culture promulgated in
he ex, rev years by the officers OF
IL. pertinent station.
''heipie OF fall blowing, Of thin
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13

I seeding. Of summer following. and OF
| spring harro wing have been shown to
| be essential and attention to these de-
tails OF management have insured sue
| cess even during this the drest OF
| years.
DR.. widtsoe. some years ago. pro-
| claimed the doctrine of moisture conser-
! walton and by experiments proved that
n was possible to store two years pre-
cipitation away in the soil for the use
OF one crop and the farmers who have
rigidly practiscd this doctrine have this
year reaped an ample harvest.
HISTORY OF DRY FARMING.
1t would be folly to say that the doc
trne Of moisture conservation is new;
these same principles were applied by
the growers OF grapes and olives in
Northern Africa In the days OF old
Carthage. The Navajos grew beans
and corn by dry farming methods
hundreds of years ago. The MeNicans
and Indians of old Mexico We're plac-
Using dry farming when the American
nation was still in its infancy.
In Utah, too, dry farming has been
successfully practised for some 40
years now. though the early efforts
were confined very largely to Isolated
sections and "a few Of the choice To-
cations in the northern counties of the
state.
Some six years ago now. the state
established and has since maintained |
"a number Of experimental farms for |
the purpose Of testing the possibilities |
OF Utah deserts in producing crop |
without the use of irrigation During |
these Years a great many valuable re- |
suits have been obtained ana "a won |
derful impetus given 10 the industry.
During al OF this time, however, the
precipitation has been normal, and |
above normal. up until this year. This
wear OF drouth has been the opportuno |
time for a real test Of dry farming |
methods That these methods have
succeeded Is proven by the returns
from all of the experimental farms as |
we'll as from the results secured from
a large number Of dry farmers In
every section OF the state.
CACHE COUNTY.
In cache valley the yields have been
more than satisfactory, partly because
this is one Of the Oldest dry farm Sec
lions IN the state and partly because
Of the influence Of the Agricultural
college.
some remarkably successful dry
farmers In Cache valley this year are:
Mr.. James Hall. Wellsville. Mr.. JAMES
Whitney and Mr.. j. b. Baker Of Men
ion, YOuk Brothers. Peter Peterson,
J \. Darlington of Petorsboro, the
Ballard Brothers Of Cache Junction,
pan Buffers at Charleston, Griffin
Brothers at Newton and many others
rhesc men have realized the advau-
a ges to be obtained from proper sum-
ner following. In the near vicinity OF
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7 and protected. They have many
| enemies, which embrace the marsh
hawk. owl CROW, ducks. geese and tho
guinea fowl The domestic fowls feed
! on the tadpole. Thousands Of toads are
killed by lawn mowers and ploWs but
there Is a terrible wanton slaughter BY
boys which is one OF the things our
proposed society will undertake to
overcome by campaign Of education.
TOADs COME HIGH IN ENGLAND
As high as shilling apiece has
been paid by English gardeners for
fullgrown toads. The number of toads
In the gardens OF England is nearly as
small as II is In Australia, and arti-
hcial propagation has been introduced
Il have studied the situation In this
country through correspondence and
official reports, but now / am here for
a practical tour Of inspection with the
idea of educating the farmers and the
gardeners as to the usefulness OF the
toad and how II may he bred and cared
for. There is something peculiar and
most interesting about the homing in
stinct OF this little understood animal.
There Is no question but that II lives To
a great age, and that Il remains year
after year In the same locality Evil
dence has been sent to me that two
toads occupied dooryards in two differ
ent towns In Massachusetts, for 70
anu 80 years respectively.
"A breeding place may be established
for toads near a shallow pool Of water
where the supply Is constant They
are not amphibiOus like the frog. and |
the water Is needed only for breeding |
purposes. Stagnant rather than rum /
ming water is desired. Some objection |
TO this has been made on the ground |
that II would bee a breeding place for /
mosquitoes. II Is entirely possible that
the tadpoles would deyour the mosqui- 4
TO larvae and. in any case. the young
toads Will leave the water By midsum |
mer or before the mosquitoes become
abundant, when the pools may be
drained.
Artificial shelters may be erected
for toads In gardens. These are made
by digging shallow holes and covering
them partially with board or nat
stone
AS a destroyer Of snails, sow1bugs.
WooNils and injurious forms OF animal |
and Insect lie that infest greenhouses
mere Is nothing In the world to com
pare In value with the common toad.
IN the Rouen chronological laboratory
IN uncountable number OF snails was
ixterminated by the introduction OF 100 |
Dads and 30 frogs. At Maiden, Mass
/ collection OF orchids valued at SIS 900
vas severely Injured through the at
acks OF mlridpods and soWbugs. Fifty |
Dads were introduced and the damage
rom this cause ceased within Is days.
The common greenhouses rose weeyll
an be exterminated rapidly by toads.
My plan If 90 arouse florists and
armers TO the Importance % the de- / ,
truction OF noxiOus insect hfe Then |
viii establish a farm or a. colonizinR | ,
ract for the breeding OF the toad. and |
expect within one year that l will ! (