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The Monticellonian., 1916-04-20
The MOnticeliOnian

JAS. R. GOTHAM. Editor and Proprietor.
Eff. GOTHAM. Business Manager.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
GOT SAILORS GOATS
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE IN
NERvEn BRITISH sEAMEN.
Men Refused to Stay on ship That IN
Their Opinion Had "seen the Bot.
tom Or the seav--veaseI Held
In Thick Mud

Not SO very long ago the appear
ance Of new island on the coast OF
Alaska brought to mind other rapid
upfisings Of land on the ocean.
An island suddenly came to light off
the coast OF Sicily. remained for two
months and as quickly disappeared
Sabrina, near the Azores, retired from
public life before it had been fairly
chartea, The Gulf OF Mexico has wit
messed the advent and subsistence OF
small islands. These upheavals Of
the bed Of the ocean suggests all gorts
OF mysteries connected with the un.
known depths. A British vessel once
had an uncanny experience in this con
nection.
The vessel was out twenty-three
days from Manila to the Hawaiian is
lands. It was a silent, dead-black
night. The lead showed deep sea
Suddenly those ON board felt as though
&ey had grounded.
Daybreak revealed low and misty
fky- The Britisher lay as II becalmed
i'm the midst Of an oily sea strangely
4 discolored in patches. Suddenly the
water, to use the words of the mas
ter, 'trembied" The ship rolled, and
In the distance rose q huge balloon
shaped mass Of vapor, steam or smoke
There was not the slightest sound
but q long line OF chatting water
stretched across the streaky calmness
/ Then the yapor settled over all, and
the ships company could hear but not
see the seething and pouring water all
about them The captain ordered a
bucketful to be drawn up. II was hot
and smelled like the product OF gas
works. Whereupon the captain RE
marked that "a new continent was be.
ing poked up" adding that he wished
himself well out Of the way.
The air grew more oppressive every
moment. The vessel gave gentle
side roll and word went round that the
ship was aground. Over went the
lead and came up covered with blue,
oozy mud. The Britisher was wal
lowing in sludge, the darkness was
pallIike and the atmosphere suffocat
ingly close Then the air was rent
with reports dreadful to hear in that
darkness There were three OF these
blasts and all was still again
When the light came. red and vi,
natural, strange sight met the eyes
OF those on board. II was as If the
bottom Of the Pacific had been laid
bare. They were helpless in a sea Of
thick mud. The sulphur fumes we're
choking and all had to take refuge be
low. Hour after hour they gasped
facing the probability OF death by
suffocation Suddenly they felt that
they were anoat. The bank Of mud
that held them had disappeared and
after a time the Britisber made her
way out Of the gruesome spot
When Honolulu was reached the
crew deserted. for they held that there
was no luck in ship that had seen
the bottom OF the sea"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
cape cod canal J succnna.

test pb the Cape
Cod canal has been declared SUE
cess. Two submarines made the trip
from Boston to Newport at the rate OF
eleven miles an hour. and at a great
saving OF time, as compared with the
outside route. The eight-mile trip
through the canal was made in forty
five minutes, and by using This pas
cage the submarines saved six miles
Of distance and avoided much rough
weather. The KieI canal was built
by the Germans at cost approaching
$l00,000.OO0, mainly for strategic pur
poses: yet It is fact that the reauc.
ton OF distance between the German
base in the Baltic and the North sea
by this canal is little greater than the
gain to the American fleet, which
would result from the enlargement OF
Cape Cod canal TO accommodate cur
battleships between those two impor.
tant stategic centers, Newport and
Boston.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
shoeked 81 =. IN, lnformall.u

Harry A. Franek, famous as world
wanderer, who has just returned from
a four years hike in South America.
tells the following about the impress
sion left by Colonel Roosevelt with
the natives Of Paraguay:
Il got near the trail OF Colonel
Roosevelt, though not nearer than a
couple of hundred miles. He was on
his trip to the River OF Doubt and ]
heard much about him from the ma.
tives, and from two men who had been
with him, Father Zahm and Mr. Sipp.
] heard many yarns about Roosevelt.
Az one village, in the widest part Of
Central South America, hundreds OF
miles from civilization and peopled
only by few Indians, the inhabitants.
! was told, had been greatly shocked
because the colonel walked about their
streets without his coat oni"-New
York Times.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24


ON mountain slopes 50 stgeB @ ap
pear quite worthless FOR agriculture
the rice growers Of tAe Philippine
lands are producing crops upon iaaae
to-order farms These famous eef
races o. the mountain province exteb8
as Tar o. the eye ean reach, WORT at
patience rivaiing the pyramids la
agine q whole mountain laid out 81
ledge above ledge The walls alm0el
perpendicular. the strip % field graded
Just enough TO allow the water 10 aow
from one terrace TO another wllh0ui
violence, 80 that every acre IS lrri
gated but not washed ont By the ear
rent
The work appears too vast to be The
work Of human beings 10 lact III
might better represent some great up
heaval Of the earths crust Popular
Science Monthly
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
Bowl q peath.a

The latest thriller for amasrmeut
parks and similar lusttutions Is -.
called bowl OF death. which unts
from a horizontai 70 vertical posi-
ton and then back agaln AZ tie faer
drives his motorcycle at hifh speed
around The rim picture Of this da-
vice appears ID the Popular Mothan,
les Magazine The bowl 70 made up
OF segments Of perforated steel Is is
feet in diameter and is hemispherlcai
in shape except Tor Cat section a,
the center and sharp Inward carve
at the rim designed 10 furnish tie
rider some degreeof protection asala8l
the danger of running on the ifa
When the motorcyclist begins his lea
the bowl is horizontal with the open
side up. A. soon as the machine 81
tatns sufficient speed % ride ca the
vertical edge the bowl Is slowly awans
70 position ~ which tho open side Il
vertical.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
ApHsE NOT YET 0BSoLE TE
VIII Remain, Il May Be Safely Assert.
eol Long After Some Prpphsta
Have Seen forgotten


Some prophets and SONS 81 prophets
who predict that horses on the farms
viii soon be only q memory Will have
passed away, and pleasing epitapha
will be carved into the stones wliah
mark their resting place long before
their prophecies become fact Tie III
PRODUCTION Of the farm tractor VIII moi.
as some believe femove the horses
from the fields and from their nas
lures. Farm Machinery asserts. rhe
advent Of the street cars did not have
that effect upon horses. neither ala the
bicycle nor automobile. Today there
are more horses In this country imam
there We're ten years ago. and prices
are considerably higher. TIE one
thing that the farm tractor win 40 Il
TO supply the need 81 power ou thel
farms which horses cannot give. Taks
away the farm tractors which are IN
use today aid eyefal hundred thou.
sand horses would be required to rex
place them, or IL horses could moi be
had the lands would have 10 rs an
plowed and untitled The number Of
tractors now IN use viii be maltipled
many times within the next ten years.
but there will be as many horses ia
this country as there are today ana
prices VIII be even higher Than now
Farm tractors are becoming i neees
sity, just as electric street cars have
become the same AS telephones hase
supplanted the telegraph In a way snd
have taken the place OF messenger
boys and quick delivery Of man. 10
one vii: agree that there ara not moro
miles OF telegraph wire ia uss today
than ten years ago, nor can Il ia sald
that there are fewer messenger boys
yet the telephone Is III almost epery
business house and IN many house
holds. doing work for which there was
little demand a few years ago.
The farm tractors VIII simply III in.
TO the greater needs Of the country
and win do the heavier chores apd
drudgery which horses are little Ill
for They Will not replace tho 3rsi9es,
but viii simply assist them and make
life easier for them They viii also
enable farmers TO breed better horses
because their mothers viii Ike kept lar
that purpose instead Of spending haii
or more OF their time IN doing hearg
work. Let us not dream too long apoa
the practlcabnity 81 the horseless
farm, Il is a long way on. as ye.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
TREATMENT OF POTATO SEED
Solution Of Commercial FerfnalIn and
Water viii Destroy Disease
Spores OF TUbsrs.

Potato diseases such A. fnsarinm,
stem rot and scab. live over winter on
the seed and IN the soil Planting in
fected seed Ia diseased soil simply per.
petnaiea the disease The way TO pre-.
vent scab Is 70 disinfeci seed potatoes
and plant them IN clean soil upon
which tho crop has not been grown
for several years preceding Thorough
treatment with solution Of one pint
commercial formaiin to 80 gallons wa
Ter win destroy disease spores, Cor,
rosiye sublimata also can BE used.
Dissolve four ounces ia Eve gallons hot
water and after Il coeis add ~ gallons
water Soak tho tnbers for one and 4
half houss In this solution, when they
may be cut and planted
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

C5y CARR NROOMAN. Assistant Heeres
tary Of Department Of Agriculture.)
10 bulletin OF the United States de-
partment OF agriculture written TO sug
gest to the corn belt farmer Of the mid
die West some ways OF "cashing in
the scientific advice offered him In hun
dreds OF bulletins already published
Carl NroOmah assistant secretary OF
the department. devotes section 10
the discussion OF the best rotations
Not until you get clover or some
other legume into your scheme II
farming he says. do you have a rota-
tion that pays dividends ~ bigger
crops Many farmers think they are
keeping up 70 date and farming sclen.
tiically II they have i've or ten acres
ia alfalfa and get a stand Of clover on
twenty or thirtyacre field once IN
two or three years. This II a serious
mistake Fha productivity OF farm
i not being kepteup on a permanent
basis unless annually az least one
fourth Of that farm l. made to grow
legumcs. which are either plowed un-
der as stable manure OF green ma.
nnre
The rorn0ats system becomes efiec
tive when year OF clover is added
and the rotation runs corn. oats.
clever n aoctioas where oats do not
produce good yields wheat may be sub.
stitutcd
The Importance u including clover
r. tho rotation. however, has been def
intiely established By long series Of
experiments carried on IN Illinois As
FAR back as 1879 two rotations were
started, one bring corn and oats and
the ether corn, oats and clover These
rotations we're continued without
change During the years from 1901 70
1851 the average yield ~ corn IN the
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

wheat AFTER ths wheat Il harye sted
the glover makes rank Rrnwth aad
may be piowcd under III the faii nF f0l.
lowing spring IL this way ii zach
four year rotation there ara two
irgurne rrops 70 pillow under and AZ The
same time three grain crops 10 bar.
vest The rotation mag be rhanKeH %
fiteyeaF one BY adding sa extra year
Of corn II this IL desired
II tie farm Is badly run down and
much organic matter and nitrogen
must BE- added 10 the soli before tbe
corn can be raised probably. sweet
clover seeded Ia the wheat may BE- al.
lowed io stand over tor 4 crop tha Ioi,
lowing year The rotation Win then
be ~ foliows Corn. oats with clover
seeding. clover. wheat wish sweet
clover seeding. sweet clover
II q short rotation IA desired $50
that win BE- effective ii building ap 4
rundown farm is the following Cura.
rye with clover and timothy seeding
clover and timothy, The rye is seeded
IN tho standing corn aud che clover
and timothy seeded ID the rye early III
the following spring Tho rye IL hogg@l
on snd. tn me clover natures. part Of
u Il used for hog pasture and part for
hay. The ciosertimothy sod II then
turned under for corn Under this
plan an tho rye grown lie left where
Il IL produced and all the cornstniks
cut up and worked into The SOIL tiir
thermore. all sho manure made BY the
hogs Ia gathering the rye and corn ia
left In the field
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
PROFITS FROM 4 DAIRY HERD
Gov. 20 &c Most Productive Must
Have Cars ard Consideration Due
60 Animal Mother.
lny 4. ID coTTREILl

The man 10 make tho most profits
from dairy herd must be a gentleman
kind, considerable. progressive. intel.
ilgent, MIX ID the product Df mother.
hood. the COW Is q mother and gives
milk TO develop the life OF her haby,
the cali. The dairy COW. TO be made
most productive, must have the caro-
and consideration due 20 every ami
NAL mother She must have milk pro.
dnelnR feed and feed that wiIl develop
fully her unborn calf while che IA milk
Ing She must have bodily comfort
shelter. water. salt. shade III hot
weather. and pure air ali the time.
She must be potted When a man
takes her calf away from the con- and
miIks her, he becomes for The time 70
her a secondhand calf The COW loves
her calf and Is happy when she il CIV.
Ing milk 20 Il. The more the dairy
man can pct his cows, make them
comfortable aad make them like him
as they do their calves, the more milk
they viii give and the richer viii be
The milk This sounds like gush" but
~ cold business truth thai closely tul.
lowed will bring profits.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
HOTEL SAINT
MIARY'S
L.eonardtown, Md.
Horn e. MApv,c

HOTEL ST MARY'S Is
new building equipped with
gas, steam heat. hot and cold
water. well furnished rooms.
with telephones and splendid
service.
Since the first of November
The establishment has been
Under the management of w
A. Fenwick, who for the past
IL years has made such a
success of the Donald" in
Washington.
The meals are excellent
and service is prompt and
courteous.
The management caters
to the county patronage.
There IS a grill room and
the Bar Is unexcelIed.
All in all Hotel st. Mary's is
the mostcompleteIy equipped
hostelry in Southern Mary
land.
You can always be ac-
rommodated.
Rates moderate.
WIN. A Fsnviek -.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
- 1000 &c chenp.

Leg bands are very cheap. When
you sort out your pullets band the
right leg next year band the left leg
and the third year do not band The
fourth year dispose Of hens with
band on right leg and begin over by
banding right leg or get eelluloid
bands, using different colors for each
year This Is better than toe mark
ing young chicks,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
Chinese Minister Lonq a Diplomat.

DR. Wellington Koo, who has been
appointed Chinese minister to this
country in succession to Kai Fu-Shah.
was until his appointment minister to
Mexico, Peru and Cuba. Doctor Koo
was an undersecretary in the Chinese
foreign office until recently. and ne
such was q member OF a diplomatic
commission which conducted the nego-
tiations in Picking with the Japanese
minister He speaks English perfect
~, and is graduate Of Columbia uni
versity. where he received his doc
torafe.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

The bishop Of Hereford Is IN tho
6eld again. this time with a beautiful.
ly-worded demand that we should all
be self-saerihcing and give up smok-
ing. The appeal, confess, arrested
the after-hreakfast match on rs way
TO my after-breakfast pipe till / dis.
covered that the bishop is not himself
a smoker. How grateful we ought TO
be to our vicarious prophets Of SELF.
aacrifcel- London Evening Standard,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
Growth Of Rubber Indpalry

The worlds production OF crude rab
Der last year amounted TO $4,000 tons
This is substantial increase over
1914. OF this amount Of rubber fs.
600 tons is used IN The United States
aad Of that amount mere than one halt
finds he way into Akron. O., the home
Of the tire industry u Is matter
OF record that IN 1905 $4,000 acres 0g
land were devoted 70 rubber culture,
and in 1915 there we're 1.39o,00D acres
devoted TO this industry.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
More Nolae rhnn tlnrmonu

II is said that din Will be produced
in new Richard Strauss symphony
by the following Instruments Hirht
horns, four trumpets. four trombones,
two bass tubas. two harps, an organ
and celesta. bass drums. kettledrums,
bells, cymbala, triangles, tomtom and
a shepherds bell, also e!ghten afse
violins, sixteen second viollns. twelve
violas, ten yioloncellos. eight double
basses. two large flutes ohoes and
clarinets.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

The study OF plant forms opens TO
us a world Of grace, harmony and
beauty that Is not without influence
upon the esthetic feelings, ard the
appreciation Of art Intimately IN.
ToIved as Is the vegetable kingdom
with the evef.ahanging aspects Of ma
ture, It Ii wen fitted ID attract the
mind to the inc featuFes Of scenery
and the grand effects Of the natural
xEarId
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
peaeended from Crusaders.

The ToaaYegs. Sahara desert tribe,
whose members wear yeils SO continu-
ally that near relatives are said not to
recognize each other II the garment
in question happens 10 be removed,
are direct defendants Of a party Of
crusaders who were lost on the way to
conquer Jerusalem and Mecca
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

Corn starch VIII remove stains from
the dinner frpck or party gown. One
woman dropped grease on delicate
colored silk frock andput corn starch
thickly on tho under side. hung up the
frock and IN few hours not a trace
pf grease remained when the same
woman forgot ner shields and came
nome with perspiration stains she
treated them 10 q liberal bath of corn
starch while moist and not ssain
showed when the goods dried
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
Electric Restaurants.

A large mining company has II,
stalled an electric restaurant $50
yards in from the foot Of the SHAFT
10 one Of It's mines Here food ii
COOLED or heated electrically. and hot
coffee Is prepared BIZ the same means
since most Of Ee Important coal
mines already use electric power un-
sq@feronnd for power purposes, there
,Hhould 81 little difilculfy ii establish
ing subterranean electric restaurants
% any Of them
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

A diTing suit made Of aluminium
alsoy h cue Of The latest inventions.
Il is claimed tllat by means OF this
sult divers can do salvage work at
extraordlnarp depths They nave, for
example already used the new armor
At a dertp o. 2l2 feet. and there are
possibilities of deeper descents
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

A peach tree, after Il has been vim
tef.killed. may be cot back 10 stubs a
foot or two long, and II the ends are
painted and II the roots are In good
condition. new top WIN grow 10 take
the place Of the one that was killed.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

For only in the mass IS war vast
10 the man in the trench II reduces
Itself to the man on bis right, the man
cn his left, the man aoross, beyond the
barbed wire, and woman. Mary
ilcberta Rinehart IN Saturday Evening
Post
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
chrIstsned WIN Human Blood

ChristeFled Win HUMAN bIouus
Not always was bottle OF wine
used in christening a ship. In the
days Of sacrifice to the gods, 1t Is
said It was customary to sacrifice
human being when beat was being
launched and to cut his throat over
the Prov. 80 that his blood baptized
il.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
n Mlnl,t az 49,.

Sonny. ai&, IS very nuch ayerse 10
anything thar 10 sissiliea One day
while watching me dress his younger
brother ID q much befrillcd little suit
he sudaahy Diurfed out Mamma
it's . wonder you wouldn't put q cor
set Oh Archie
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
Florence NlchslnraIe.s Gin.

on ter return from the crimea Flor.
.1ce Nightingale was given $2bo,000,
which she devoted to founding the
Nightingale Home for Training
Nurses
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

Everybody has some iFitnll Whom
they wish to make hupY Il mag
te Mother Or Father sister ~ Bro
tier II nay be q Wife or i inay
be j Sweetheart and often Them
selves
our stock 81 Iewery and liric-a-
Brae Is complete Each piece has
been carefully selected and We feel
satisfied tllat visit from y0u viii
bear ~ oat that we hayc9a tinA
selection IS can be found anywhere.
ANY article thai ycn mas selevt
will IS laid aside ana delivered when
wanted
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
workino Ahead

n The manure is hauled out during
the winter hard Job 10 completed
when spring opens up. and the team
is ready FOR blowing rather than haul
Ing manure for week n two
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

former was only 81. bushels per acre,
while IL the latter it was 572
What 10 known as standard illinois
rotation - the following Corn, oats
with cleSef saaasae. clover wheat Ia
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
NTICE ]!

Having just received a car-load ~
new and up-to-aate BuGGIEs, am
now prepared 70 furnish You with the
best buggies, considering quality and
price, that ever came down The pike.
Cali aud look them over. have also
Just as iine HARNESS that was aver
brought IN 81, Mary's, both single and
Mbnbie. ~ nriccs tO' sult Tho times
Yours rsspcctfully,
6s24-u. a. r. WHILE Aheli. Md.
Washington Journal., 1916-07-21

Der @oupernsur bon aioutTdOH
bat an MlaieItdt teIesrapbiert: Sim
itsbe fir pfli6terfinuns bis gum
MeuberItsn". &0nntn sic bic Srags
peite biefer ipenisen 8orte ermsIs
fen, &inb9 9is gum @euBsrfen =
bos beiBt 10 piel ipie arieg bis oufs
MefIer. limb bab er Iein @ort sins
lDien pirb, boDon bin i'd i~iberSeugt.
Dir biirfen Itol3 Isin ouf bieien Sub
rer. mas meni2enmOeli9 1T, piro sr
~leiiten. unmittelbdr porber bat Der
@ouOerneur nod ben nfrsunbf9aftIis
den 8eIu9 bes iopanii9sn @eneruIs
5utuI9ima erbaIten. SIT bieIe linz
perfrorenbeit = Inn nidt gu fagen
unberf9Gmtbeit = ni9t iloifii42"
rabsr barin Iisst bod cine ges
robe5u bimmeII9reienbs 5oIi9beit!"
Die Sberiu 5udte sIei4miitig bic
49ieIn.
.Grporten Sic eiipos onberes bon
ben @eIb9eii9teru uno ibrsn en9li>
I9en SpiebseieIIen?"
LIMB mir foIIen Bier rubig 5uieben
uno obporten, mas tpmmtg"
vWas bleibt uns onberes iibri9!
Die 6oIsen tper6en ni6t lonee ouf
Ii9 portsn loifen. unO psr ni4t ges
robe ouf ben &Opf sefalIsn lit, tpirb
fe fi9 felbf tIarma4en. Nun bers
lteben sic tpobI, iuarum i9 Elm srn.
Ftes @eIi9t made unb au9 pesbaIb
.i9 pIaB f9offe unb boriorse =
ni9t pa6r? Mog's tommen, mics
mill - mir finO g%eriiitst - Der Sang
tann Beginner"
Washington Journal., 1916-07-21
R%Ieinbnhn Sbh

ateinbabn SObll.
&lein6obnbeamter: ga, &oQege,
i9on oisnItfrei? DH tommit bod ionit
crit INNER iiber me bal6e Stunoe
fpdter an!
2otomotibfubrsr: ga, mir ba6en
bait beute perseRen. in Oingsborf bic
Magen binter bic Mai9ine gu topz
peln, unb ba iino mir bait obne 2ait
DieI firer ansetpmmen!