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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-28
HoW's This

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. ].
CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last IS years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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LOCAL NOTE5

At the annual election Of Cecil Lodge
No. 125 A. F. & A. NJ, held on Tuesday,
Dec "a, the following officers were
elected to serve for the coming year.
worshiptul Master, CLIFTON G. Laws;
NJ D.; Senior Warden, 2. t. Loveiess;
Junior Warden, T. ]. Conrey, M. D.;
Secretary Hugh w. Caldwell; Treasurer,
| Delmar Smfthers, D. D. s.
and sent from here this Christmas was
very heavy; possibly heavier than ever
before. This would seem to indicate
prosperous times.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Henry ,Deibert Barge building Co.
will be held in Masonic Hall on Tuesday,
Dec. 81, at p. m. Matters of especial
interes to stockholders will be discuss
| ed and possibly some definite action
taken. All stockholders are urged to be
in attendance.
Several members of the Chesapeake
City Gun Club held an informal shoot on
Christmas. The best general score was
made by Charles Stevens, who broke Al
out of A. In the shoot for turkey at
10 targets, William Arrants broke 10
straight winning the turkey.
Rev. E. G. Eggert, of Harrington, Del,
filled the pulpit at the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday and informed the con-
gregation that he had decided to accept
the call extended to him by the Presby-
terian church of this city.
The tug "Startle" has been equipped
with an ice pillow to keep navigation open
in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
clipping has ben received here,
taken from one of the Birmingham, Ala,
papers, which states that the Bergen
Matthews Electric Co. has been incor-
porated with a capitalization of $50, 900,
with Joseph Egee vice-president. JOS
eph Egee is son of Mrs. Annie T. Egee
of this town. We wish Mr.. Egee sue
cess.
| The home of Mr.. ]. Harry Salmon, Of
Summit Bridge was badly damaged by
fire on Wednesday night, the fire being
caused by defective fireplace.
HELEN BENSON.
Miss Helen Benson, aged II years
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Noble T. Ben
son, died at her home here Christina,
, morning. Helen was bright, attractive
girl and had hosts of friends She was
in the fifth grade at the school here ant
was always regular in attendance unit
compelled to leave school a short tint
!; ago on account of i'll health. Her fun
i eral was held on Friday at p m.
? MARGARET PORTER.
Miss Margaret Porter died at he1
home here on Thursday morning, IN hel
S5th year. She was one of the oldest ant
most highly respected residents of thi
, town. The funeral will be held on Sun
day at 1880 p. m.
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MARGARET PORTER

Miss Margaret Porter died at her
home here on Thursday morning, IN her
S5th year She was one of the oldest and
most highly respected residents of this
town. The funeral will be held on Sun
day at 1880 p. m.
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CECHTON

Rev. and Mrs. G. l.. Hardesty were
Smyrna, Eel, visitors last Friday.
Miss Isabel Clark was the guest of
Misses Ada and Mary Davis on Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Benson and chill
dren, Camden, N. j., are visiting Mr..
and Mrs G.. w. Padley
Miss Grace Cruikshank has returned
from visit to her sister, Mrs. R. Bond
in Port Deposit
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Y. Weed have moved
into the house vacated by Mr.. and Mrs.
E. o. Spear.
William Hardesty, of georgetown,
Del, Is visiting his parents here.
Miss Georgiana Walmsley, OF Prin-
cipio, is spending the holidays at her
home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyle, of near
Galena, visited Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Smith on Sunday.
Mrs. r. A. Snyder spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Manlove.
Miss Isabel Griffith, of Middletown,
and Miss Elma Taylor, of Town Point,
are spending their holidays with their
parents in town.
Mr.. William w. Allen, of Mfddletown,
Del, and Miss Bertha V. Husfeh, of
Earleville, were quietly married last
Thursday afternoon, at 8 o'clock, at the
M. E. parsonage by Rev. G. L. Hardesty.
Services began on Sunday in st. Ste
phen's E. p, Chapel, and will be continu-
ed every Sunday morning at II o'clock.
The evening service discontinued until
further notice.
Mr.. Noble p. Ferguson, of Wilmington,
is visiting his sisters here.
Mrs. James Stradley has moved into
the house vacated by Mr.. r. Y. Weed
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TOWN TAXES

Taxes for 1912 are due and payable
September /, 1912.
On all taxes not paid by January /,
1913, interest will be charged thereon
from September l, 1912, to date of pay
ment.
Taxes not paid by April l, 1918, are
required by law to be placed in the
hands of the Sheriff of Cecil county for
collection.
Tax payments are to be made to
JNO. w. HUDSON, JR.,
Treasurer.
dec 16-'11-1 yrs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
Odd Value of a PASSPORT.

Until you go broke in foreign
country you never can realize just
what useful thing a passport is
said the returned traveller 1t not
only enables you to get into a coun-
try. 1T also helps you to get out,
sometimes in a most unexpected way.
Everybody abroad thinks well OF a
passport, but nobody sets quite so
high a value on 1t as a pawnbroker.
Owing to a delayed remittance / had
occasion to visit one Of those men In
Paris. The article I offered for Sc
curity was worth many times the loan
requested, but he refused an advance
on account of satisfactory references.
My temporary address in Paris and
my permanent address in New York
were not sufficient guarantee OF my
honesty. Just as the case assumed a
desperate complexion the broker sug
gested a solution Of the difficulty.
Have you passport he asked
Il had at the hotel.
Fetch it, he said IL that looks
all right I'll let you have the money.
up to that time my passport had
been a useless piece Of luggage; Their
l blessed the foresight that had bid
den me secure it,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
Hiqher Cost of Living.

George E Roberts, director OF the
mint. prophesies higher cost Of living
in the future He points out the fact
that the population increased q per
cent. during the past ten years while
the farm land area increased only AZ
per cent. The difficulty is not SO
much that the farm land area In
creased as it is the fact that the farm
population is decreasing. This means
less intensive cultivation, whereas we
should have more thorough tilling OF
the soil. Farms are becoming larger,
whereas they should become smaller
and afford sustenance 10 more people.
who. in turn, will produce more. II
we solve the problem OF keeping peo-
ple in the country We shall have
taken a long step toward the reduction
OF the cost OF living--People's Pop
ular Monthly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
CONSTRUCTION OF CORN CRIB
Modern Farmer Now Uses Elevator
for CrlbbIng Crop-Section OF
Building Is Shown.

Modern machinery and methods
have brought about great changes in
harvesting the corn crop and the mod
ern farmer now uses a corn elevator
for cribbing his corn. In response to
several inquiries and for the benefit
of those who intend to build new cribs
to be filled with an elevator We pub
lish herewith a sectional drawing
showing how The crib should be built,
how the timbers should be placed and
the various sizes Of same, says the
Iowa Homestead. The drawing shows
a section of 2+-foot crib with ten
foot driveway in the center and a
grain bin over the drive. The length
may be any size from 20 to 200 feet
Ions In building one of these cribs
it must be remembered that the roof
must have-an angle of at least 45 de-
grees, that is, the slope of the same
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
No Time to Spoil.

An old-fashioned woman who some
times complains of fads in the public
schools has an opera bag and letter
marked Exhibits Nos. and g" which
she shows without comment to de-
tenders of the system. The opera
bag Is made Of soft. burnt leather.
deliberately monogrammed and be-
fringed. The letter reads:
Dear Aunt: 1 had expected to get
up to see you during the holidays, but
was disappointed. This is my second
year in high school anf am Literally
rushed to death. The Opera bag
am sending you for birthday pres
ent l made myself. l made it at
school We devote an hour every
day to artistic work of this kind. Ii
is extreamly interesting. | hope you
will find the bag useful as well as
ornamental"
"One hour a day." sighed the old
fashioned person, Ito make opera
bags and similar handicraft, and then
second year high school pupil pro
duced an ill-spelled letter like THAI
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30

cheaper gains and greater profit can
be made where silage is fed TO tat
tening cattle and sheep than where 1t
is not. Silage may also be fed to
horses.
Many prominent breeders and feed
ers in various parts of the state have
found the silo profitable investment.
Do not be afraid to put money into
silo. as it will make you more money.
Corn is the most satisfactory crop
for the silo. Progressive farmers
should endeavor to use the entire corn
crop. as about 81 per cent. of the
value of this crop is found in the
stalk. The farmer with silo has no
worry in regard to scarcity OF feed
Essentials of a Good Silo.
There are several essentials in any
good silo. It should have good.
strong foundation and floor; strong.
rigid. smooth, alright walls; a con-
venient satisfactory door, which can
be made alright when he silo Is
filled. The silo should be substantially
built of good material. Wood, brick
cO0C1eIc anu SldLCu lAAC 81 " $50 ~
ing used successfully in the construc-
ton of silos. The chief important
differences In these materials are the
| cost and the durability.
1t will not pay to build anything
but a circular or round silo. The rooi
while desirable is not absolutely es
sential The greater the height OF the
silo. within safe limits. the better
will be the quality Of the silage.
There are many different types Of
silos and many different manufactur
ers, and the farmer who contemplates
erecting a silo will do well to investi
gate these matters.
Careful attention should be giver
to the condition of the crop at thu
time Of filling. and the methods of dis
tributing and packing.
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must be what is called half-pitch,
meaning that the distance from the
peak down to the plate must be half
the width of the building. This steep
roof is necessary to accommodate the
corn conveyor and distributing spout
which is hung directly from the raft
ers. For this reason care must be
used not to have any cross ties higher
up on the rafters than shown IN the
drawing. The studs are two by six
inches set "a inches on centers. The
braces A, B and C are all two by six
inches placed four feet on centers.
The rafters are two by six inches set
"a inches on centers; the stills, if crib
sets on piers, should be six by six
inches or six by eight inches square.
A tie rod one-half or five-eighths
inches in diameter should be placed
across the building ten feet apart, as
shown. The guide boards are for dis
tributing the corn evenly in the crib,
but should not be nailed in place I'M
til the conveyor Is installed, as in the
distributing spouts in the various ma
chimes, the spout is SO arranged that
the center studs forming the driveway
may be extended up above the plate
line as much as three feet, increasing
the capacity Of the grain bin just that
much. The roof may be covered with
any material, but a good composition
roof is recommended.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
Foundation of Freemasonry.

Little Of its ancient ruins have sur
vived repeated conquests and pillages
Of Jerusalem by Assyrian. Persian. and
Roman, except certain massive foun-
dations, walls and passages. which
may or may not be genuine relies OF
the first and most precious structure.
To the skill and organization OF these
Tyrian masons many enthusiastic
eulogists of Freemasonry date back
the foundation of their order. claim
which in a certain sense may perhaps
not be utterly untenable. Undoubt-
eddy the Phoenicians were very skill
full, and did much to extend the knowl-
edge and practice of operative mason
nv into Crete, the islands OF the
Aegean, Greece, Sicily, Italy. France
and Spain Carthage, her mighty on
shoot. was a walled city Of such
strength and so wonderfully provided
with fortified Ravens and docks. aque-
ducts, sally-ports and salient towers
and parapets. that even when Rome
had apparently humbled her In the
dust and deprived her OF every engine
of war, she was still able TO hold her
besiegers at bay for two long years,
until her gold-bought mercenaries de-
serted her, and, indeed, sold their
swords to her enthusiastically OF
the Trades" Charles Winslow Hall,
in National Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
Facts About Rainfall.

After a drought continuing for five
weeks, rain fell on Saturday last gen.
orally throughout the country, and the
opportunity was thus afforded OF ex-
aiming samples of rain with view
of ascertaining whether the long arid
interval had affected it's composition
in any way. Clean samples of the wa
ter caught nthe roof of the Lancet
Offices about an hour after the shower
had begun were submitted TO partial
analysis with interesting results. A
feature Of the analysis was an un-
usual amount OF ammonia In the
water. This. of course, had been
washed out of the air. The quantity
found was equal to 525 grain of am
monia to a gallon OF the rain water.
This is about seven times the amount
found volume for volume in rain In
normal times OF rainfall--London
Lancet
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
In Navajo Land.

When a Navajo dies ne is buried
ON the desert. usually at the scene Of
some feat of valor or of the chase
in which he attained fame. His last
resting place is encircled by stones,
and around him are placed the car
casses of seven horses slain In bis
honor. with all of their silver trap
nings so that he shall have mounts
TO help him along TO road to the hap
py hunting grounds. These shrines OF
the dead are sacred, and any desecra-
ton of them is swiftly punished. Net
withstanding all warnings, however.
a youth with the surveying party
could not resist the temptation to help
himself to a silver bride lying beside
one Of these desert graves. For days
before that, the party had seen no
signs of the Indians. yet within twenty
minutes a dozen Navajos appeared
and compelled the desecrator or the
burial place to take back the head
stall. The Indians. evidently super
stitious. would not touch 1t them
selves. Then they demanded food
and departed.-Overland Monthly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
WAY OF THE MODERN WOMAN
About Her, Perhaps, but She
"Gets There"

She was a quietly dressed woman OF
middle age, and she learned the name
of the junior partner from the ground
glass door. The young man looked
at her rather doubtfully. trying TO
recognize her, for from her looks she
might have been the widow Of almost
everybody sufficiently dead. She spoke
with great earnestness.
Yes, am Mrs. Jones, and l came
TO see you about something very in
teresting, for you see my husband
before he died made great invention.
and / have it here with me and I'll
show it to you"
There was no break In her speech.
but somehow her modest shopping
bag had opened and a small tin box
and a soiled cloth had come out.
now this remarkable shoe polish
is only a quarter OF dollar the box,
and we call it The Polish of a Gentle
man. and it goes on With truly mar
verous rapidity, like this, and you
see"
Marvellous rapidity" was mild for
what happened. While the young man
was grasping the idea that the lady
was not an old friend of his mother s
she had gone down on her knees
smeared the oily stuff over his right
shoe and fallen to rubbing it violent
ly with the rag. The pretty stenog
rapher at the side desk put Oh
burst of speed that made her machine
talk like gatling gun.
The clerk, coming in to report
stopped, looked and backed ou'
stammering- The young man did his
best to interrupt. The senior partner
came in to find the modestly dressed
woman folding dollar bill, the pretty
stenographer blushing over due bill
and the junior member Of the firm
the color of Cardinal Farley's new ha'
slowing shoe polish into his desk anC
trying to get his undaubed left foo
out of the waste basket unobserved.
1t really is good backing" The
young man said after he had told th'
story to show how little he reall!
cared And l suppose she's worked
every Office in the building the SAM
| Way."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
Good Roads
GF0T.MNO1eS

It's the stray cockleburr that seeds
the field for next year.
Never hoe or cultivate beans when
the vines are wet with dew or rain.
A heavy crop of weeds will check
the growth Of the clover a great deal.
Blood meal is rich in protein, peas
are much richer in protein than corn.
Corn planted to secure large yield
OF ears makes the most valuable sill
age.
The seeding Of rape and turnips in
corn has become an established prac-
tice.
Sow some clover; if nowhere else,
SOW in corn efter the cultivation Is
over.
Alfalfa will grow on nearly all good.
well-drained soils, but best on a rich,
sandy loan.
The only good way to shock grain
is in round shocks with one or two
cap sheafs on top.
Pick cucumbers often and clean. II
permitted 10 mature and make seed.
the productiyeness of the vine stops.
Hoe, cultivate or rake the soil about
once a week. Thus weeds will be
killed before they have a chance 10
grow.
The sand yctch Is smaller and more
recumhent than the common vetch,
and has been tested but little in this
country.
Cypress is said to be the best ma,
terlal for wooden silo, as ii possesses
unusual weather and water resisting
qualities.
Bear in mind that corn fodder, or
fodder corn, must not be cut early
for Ii means a los of large part OF
it's feeding value.
One lesson that the short hay crops
of the past seasons have taught us IL
that crop o. hay can be raised alons
the roadside where weeds had theil
home before.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
PUTTING HIM ON TO SECRET
Dear oIo Lady Meant Well, but She
Was a Little Behin1
the Times.

The other day" said the dentist. L
was called out OF town to extract an
aching tooth for old Mrs. Exmouth.
;drs. Exmouth, you must know. is min
ty-four years old and has lived in
remote little suburb for the last eighty
years. Her head is perfectly clear.
but she has never been what could
be called a progressive woman. Well.
pulled out the old lady's tooth. which
was very loose, without the least
trouble to either OF US and she was
perfectly delighted to be rid OF ii and
very much surprised that / hadn't
hurt her more She said / must be
the finest dentist In the country and
that she was sure / would some day
acquire worldwide fame.
yesterday" pursued the dentist, L
had long letter from her. She writes
that she has just received a letter
from her granddaughter. who lives In
England, telling OF an operation that
had been performed on one OF her
teeth and that was made painless by
the administration of a certain gas
which Mrs. Exmouth assures me must
! be a very recent discovery because
she never heard OF IL before. Listen
to what she writes" and the dentist
read from the page of a neatly writ
ten letter: II am going TO tell you
the name of this gas, because | think
that any dentist who can pull teeth
as beautifully as you can deserves TO
be rewarded by being told about this
marvellous discovery and i would like
you TO be the first in this country TO
use it. Perhaps you can send over to
England and get some az once. Ii Is
called Nitrus Oxid Gas. Now you
know the secret and | am glad TO be
able to tell you and l hope that you
may make your fortune from its use
Quite a serious matter to Mrs. Ex-
mouth-this laughing gas" concluded
the dentist facetiously.-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30

give the hogs all the clover they will
eat from the time 1t Is six or eight
inches high until its growth is him
dered by dry weather IN July or Au-
gust. Alfalfa will make better pas
ture for hogs than clover and should
be provided wherever II succeeds we'll.
In order TO keep the hogs continuous
ly supplied with green forage, a field
OF rape should be seeded in May TO fur
nish pasturage during the dry wealth
er. Amber sorghum seeded broadcast
on fertile soil the first Of June is also
used to good advantage. An acre Of
good sorghum will furnish pasturage
for fifteen or more hogs for one or two
months. The hogs may be turned on
the sorghum when 1t gets twelve or
fifteen inches high.
For fall forage and for grain, soy
beans and cowpeas are most excellent.
or these the soy bean Is the better.
Soy beans planted the last OF May
should be ready for the hogs by the
middle OF September and Is the best
crop grown in Indiana for supplement-
ing corn for fattening hogs. Don't fail
10 supply your hogs with a succession
of forage crops for next year and a
crop OF soy beans TO start the main
fattening period. for herein lies one OF
the principal means OF reducing the
cost OF producing pork
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-30
MATERIALS FOR GOOD ROADS
Exact Proportions of Sand and Clay
Cannot Be Given Definitely Be-
cause Of Variations.

The exact proportions of sand and
clay for making the best sand-clay
road cannot be stated, as the proper
tons vary with the character OF the
sand, according to it's sharpness, per-
centage of foreign material and size
of grains Approximately, there is in
a sand-clay road about eighty per
cent. sand and twenty per cent. clay
One simple means of determining the
theoretical amount of pure clay that
should be added TO any sand that is to
be used in the construction of a sand
clay road is to fill glass tumbler
brimfull with the sand that is TO be
used and then fill a similar tumbler
with water; pour the water carefully
onto the sand until the water comes
flush with the surface, which will
mean that all the voids between the
grains of sand are now filled with wa
ter. The amount Of water that has
been poured into the tumbler contain
ing the sand will represent the pro-
portion of volume of clay that is nee.
essary to add TO that particular sand
TO fill all the voids with clay.
Having determined the source oil
supply of the best materials for ma
king sand-clay road, the next ques
ton is the mixing Of the materials
and this varies with the character OF
the subsoil, whether this is a sane
upon which clay is to be added or clay
upon which sand is TO be added. i
will be found that it Is much easiel
to make a sand-clay road where th'
| subsoil is clay.